monkeybone wrote:well, i didn't forget to mention a song or two from Momentary Lapse - i just saw that i didn't need to list *every* song. i had to stop at some point, eh?
i wonder that you mention 'on an island'. you don't remember (i'm guessing), but i did get a gilmour solo cd while still working at qwest and talked to you about it. the cd was from 1984ish? anyway, it gave me hives. i hated it!
i did see gilmour on some late night show perform something from 'on an island' and was so sad. i just didn't like it. i really didn't want to see him in that manner - on an american talk-show performing what i thought was sub-par music given his genius. i didn't buy the cd - and frankly am thinking i shouldn't because it would be more dissapointment. am i wrong?
i have now put Meddle, Atom Heart Mother and Animals back into regular rotation because of this discussion. thank you for reminding me.
as far as the long cut from AHM, i'll just say this: i have sung classical music for years and years and am definately appreciative of that long track. i LOVE that they used human voices as instruments (as they are meant to be)
i have a vivid memory of the first time i listened to The Wall all the way through, with concentration. i found that that work was as well constructed as any symphony ever writtern. it's structure is concrete.
i do wonder about clockwork orange though. my initial reaction is that it's best left to Beethoven et al.
Yeah, I know what you mean, listing an entire CD is silly, however, I think some of the non radio cut songs get overlooked a lot, especailly with The Floyd. On an Island is actually from 2006, so, I think you ended up with a different CD, or got the CD recent and are thinking of something else... maybe? If you still have the CD, you should look at it, or at least look it up or go online to check a sample to see if it is the same one... On an Island by G is very excellent, and enjoyable. So, I think you should give it a chance, or, let me send it to you (mp3) so that you can check it out. If you like it, support the man and buy it
You are very welcome. I cannot think of the last time I listened to Floyd, or anything else that is not video game music. Ironically, I am currently creating my third video game CD masterpiece, and afterwards, think I am going to make a few CD from other music, and add a bunch of things, not just Floyd, to it, and burn it to my 360 Elite since it has all that space, just waiting for music to be put on it.
Aye, AHM is wonderful as instrumentals go (think I mentioned that in many ways by now), and it is crazy how the voices used make reference to "breakfast", which of course plays well with Alan's Psychodelic Breakfast on the end of the CD.
The intro theme to Clockwork is what catches me. I mean, they have the William Tell Oveture, and some other classics in it also, but it was the theme song, the way it starts off, and the excellent way that song goes, that makes me wonder if the director had heard AHM and something something of a similar quality (not that I am calling it similar) to it.
I will have something here... at some point...