MBS
02-28-2006, 06:19 PM
Meddle is an interesting album. It seems to combine all of Pink Floyd's influences. Hard rock (One of These Days), Acoustic (Pillow of Winds), rock (Fearless), jazz (San Tropez), and blues (Seamus). It should also be noted that Meddle is probably the only Floyd album with nominees for best Floyd song (Echoes) and Worst (Seamus)
One of These Days is the hardest rocking song on this album. It starts off with a repeating bass line and flange drenched chords. The song goes kind of trippy, and Nick Mason speaks the famous line: "One of these days, I'm going to cut into little pieces!". This of course is very distorted and heavy, and the band breaks into a rocking jam. Listening to this song, I have kicked a baby in the face. That is how metal this song is.
The album then takes a twist in the opposite direction with the acoustic ballad A Pillow of Winds. The music for this track was penned by Gilmour; however, the lyrics were written by Roger Waters (which isn't that much of a suprise if you think about it). It's a nice song, and was featured on my airplane radio when I was flying back from Washington D.C under the station "Adult Contemporary". Or something like that.
Fearless is a very cool song, with multi layered guitars and a sweet acension riff. The end of the song fades into You'll Never Walk Alone, a song by Rodgers and Hammerstein, which is the anthem of Liverpool F.C. and sung by the fans. An overall very cool track and one of my favorites on this album.
The first time I heardSan Tropez, I envisioned the band in tuxedos playing at some fancy cocktail lounge with the upper class of Britian. No lie. The whole song has a very jazzy feel, and a cool solos provided by Gilmour and Wright. It's interesting to note that this song is one of the first "Waters brings it to the studio, yells at the band and tells them to play it, no qualms asked" kind of songs, for Roger Waters composed this whole song at home. No further alterations were provided by members of the band.
Seamus has a bit of a backstory to it. Seamus is the name of a dog owned by Steve Marriott, a close associate to the band. When they found out that the dog could bark and howl in tune with music, they put it to the test. Floyd quickly arranged a 12 bar blues number in which the song was to sing along too. Most Floyd fans consider this a weak track and the joke completely flies over their heads, however I think it's kind of nice and a cool little bit to have on the album.
Echoes is the climax of this album, taking a complete side of a vinyl, and considered to be the band's masterpiece. It begins with Wright tapping his high B on the keyboard, which ran through a Leslie rotating speaker (for more information about Leslies, see here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_speaker)) At first, the notes that Wright plays seem to be random ad libs, but a melody and harmonies quickly form. Bass and drums enter as Gilmour solos, and a dual vocal harmony from Wright and Gilmour sing the first verse. This song has some of my favorite Pink Floyd lyrics, and they're the most poetic. (IMO)
Overhead the albatross
Hangs motionless upon the air
And deep beneath the rolling waves
In labyrinths of coral caves
An echo of a distant time
Comes willowing across the sand
And everything is green and submarine.
Strangers passing in the street
By chance two separate glances meet
And I am you and what I see is me.
And do I take you by the hand
And lead you through the land
And help me understand
The best I can.
After a couple of verses, Gilmour leads the band into an energetic jam. The underwater theme expressed in the lyrics is further advanced by the sounds of whales. (or as the PF thread calls it, the "whales having intercourse part") This was done when Gilmour accidentally reversed the cables on his input/output jacks on his wah pedal. The jam comes back in after, and the band finishes the song.
Echoes is known as the quintessential Pink Floyd song for it's progressive feel and groove. Originally, the song was about space, and early live versions of the song reflected it. It is said that Echoes could be synced to the final scene in 2001: A Space Odyssey, but I'm not sure.
There's gonna be a quick change: I cannot upload albums right now, as I am still on a slow connection. However, if someone could be as kind as to upload the album and email it to me, I will be eternally grateful and post it for others to download.
The livejournal where you can find the album (if someone uploads it: http://www.livejournal.com/users/aaronkay
The email address where you can email me complaints, advice, albums etc: inevergiveyoumymoney @ gmail.com
(you know, put all of it together, those dang spam robots get to me every time. :-/)
One of These Days is the hardest rocking song on this album. It starts off with a repeating bass line and flange drenched chords. The song goes kind of trippy, and Nick Mason speaks the famous line: "One of these days, I'm going to cut into little pieces!". This of course is very distorted and heavy, and the band breaks into a rocking jam. Listening to this song, I have kicked a baby in the face. That is how metal this song is.
The album then takes a twist in the opposite direction with the acoustic ballad A Pillow of Winds. The music for this track was penned by Gilmour; however, the lyrics were written by Roger Waters (which isn't that much of a suprise if you think about it). It's a nice song, and was featured on my airplane radio when I was flying back from Washington D.C under the station "Adult Contemporary". Or something like that.
Fearless is a very cool song, with multi layered guitars and a sweet acension riff. The end of the song fades into You'll Never Walk Alone, a song by Rodgers and Hammerstein, which is the anthem of Liverpool F.C. and sung by the fans. An overall very cool track and one of my favorites on this album.
The first time I heardSan Tropez, I envisioned the band in tuxedos playing at some fancy cocktail lounge with the upper class of Britian. No lie. The whole song has a very jazzy feel, and a cool solos provided by Gilmour and Wright. It's interesting to note that this song is one of the first "Waters brings it to the studio, yells at the band and tells them to play it, no qualms asked" kind of songs, for Roger Waters composed this whole song at home. No further alterations were provided by members of the band.
Seamus has a bit of a backstory to it. Seamus is the name of a dog owned by Steve Marriott, a close associate to the band. When they found out that the dog could bark and howl in tune with music, they put it to the test. Floyd quickly arranged a 12 bar blues number in which the song was to sing along too. Most Floyd fans consider this a weak track and the joke completely flies over their heads, however I think it's kind of nice and a cool little bit to have on the album.
Echoes is the climax of this album, taking a complete side of a vinyl, and considered to be the band's masterpiece. It begins with Wright tapping his high B on the keyboard, which ran through a Leslie rotating speaker (for more information about Leslies, see here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_speaker)) At first, the notes that Wright plays seem to be random ad libs, but a melody and harmonies quickly form. Bass and drums enter as Gilmour solos, and a dual vocal harmony from Wright and Gilmour sing the first verse. This song has some of my favorite Pink Floyd lyrics, and they're the most poetic. (IMO)
Overhead the albatross
Hangs motionless upon the air
And deep beneath the rolling waves
In labyrinths of coral caves
An echo of a distant time
Comes willowing across the sand
And everything is green and submarine.
Strangers passing in the street
By chance two separate glances meet
And I am you and what I see is me.
And do I take you by the hand
And lead you through the land
And help me understand
The best I can.
After a couple of verses, Gilmour leads the band into an energetic jam. The underwater theme expressed in the lyrics is further advanced by the sounds of whales. (or as the PF thread calls it, the "whales having intercourse part") This was done when Gilmour accidentally reversed the cables on his input/output jacks on his wah pedal. The jam comes back in after, and the band finishes the song.
Echoes is known as the quintessential Pink Floyd song for it's progressive feel and groove. Originally, the song was about space, and early live versions of the song reflected it. It is said that Echoes could be synced to the final scene in 2001: A Space Odyssey, but I'm not sure.
There's gonna be a quick change: I cannot upload albums right now, as I am still on a slow connection. However, if someone could be as kind as to upload the album and email it to me, I will be eternally grateful and post it for others to download.
The livejournal where you can find the album (if someone uploads it: http://www.livejournal.com/users/aaronkay
The email address where you can email me complaints, advice, albums etc: inevergiveyoumymoney @ gmail.com
(you know, put all of it together, those dang spam robots get to me every time. :-/)