A deserved party, recognizing achievement. A celebration is something more spectacular. Not an event itself worth popping corks over, yet arguably did a reasonable amount of good long term. Should the anniversary be commemorated, instead of celebrated? Rather like one commemorates an event in history, such as the founding of NATO.
But is Atom Heart Mother’s 50th anniversary worthy of celebration? A change in the way their music was packaged, both physically and sonically. A change which saw Pink Floyd move in a progressive direction. Pink Floyd, not quite in the doldrums but not exactly flying either, released an album which indicated a change.Ī change severing any remaining ties with their psychedelic, whimsical past. Four on from the bombastic psychedelia of their debut, one of the greatest albums of the 1960s. But, as a whole it’s awful schmaltzy and a little vapid.October 2, 1970, album No. And, there are sounds that draw pictures. As Impressionism, it’s occasionally effective, but on a very imitative level. It turns out to be an Impressionist orchestral sketch of (I think) a morning that includes some rock elements. The best that can be said for it is that it’s craftsman-like and that in spite of its many parts, it’s an entity. They use orchestral elements and a choir. Their last album, Ummagumma, while a bit drawn-out, had all their best elements.Ītom Heart Mother is a step headlong into the last century and a dissipation of their collective talents, which are considerable.
Pink Floyd used sounds no one else thought of and could make them lyrical besides. Most other groups, when they thought in terms of electronics, thought only of painful feedback. And their music, if it wasn’t memorable, reached into the limits of their experimentation. Their use of a third, rear, sound source anticipated quadraphonics. Their work in the electronic capabilities of rock was more advanced than most people recognize. At one time, Pink Floyd was far-out, freaky even.
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