iirc wright credited john wood (the in-house engineer at sound techniques) with speeding up the piano interlude in a totp interview.
― Deflatormouse, Wednesday, 4 August 2021 17:37 (two years ago) link
Pinky and Perky would often sing cover versions of popular songs, but also had their own theme song, "We Belong Together".
Now I'm imagining Pat Benatar's "We Belong" sung in ultra-high chipmunky voices and...I kinda want to hear it.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Wednesday, 4 August 2021 17:39 (two years ago) link
xp thanks Deflatormouse
Listening to Piper, the mono mix FWIW - I've never put it on more than once at a time, so this is the first time I've played it again and gone back through it (rewinding through tracks, repeating tracks, etc.) It really is an incredible psychedelic fantasia to get immersed in. So dense and so much happening, their later work seems so airy and orderly in comparison. Also as much as I love "See Emily Play," it's kind of a rare instance of concentrated brilliance - even at this stage Pink Floyd albums were truly albums. There are standouts on Piper, but even the highlights don't really work as singles. Not a knock on Barrett, just the nature of the music.
― birdistheword, Wednesday, 4 August 2021 17:41 (two years ago) link
Found it
Although it sounds a bit gimmicky, hardly any special effects were used. Take that 'Hawaiian' bit at the end of each verse, that was just Syd using a bottleneck through echo. The part that sounds speeded up, John Woods, the engineer, just upped the whole thing about an octave.
― Deflatormouse, Wednesday, 4 August 2021 17:49 (two years ago) link
There's a quote from Wood in one of the books (I can't remember which) to the effect of, 'the record is quite gimmicky, that's what happens when you have two engineers working on the same record'
'Flaming' was a single in France and maybe some other places, and i think it "works" to a degree, it doesn't really have a chorus or anything, it's more of a mood piece than 'Emily' but it might be the most similar in terms of the allegedly "gimmicky" production.
I haven't listened to it in a while, but the densities on PatGoD are more clustered together than they seem to be at first. Lucifer Sam seems to have the most overdubs. The sections with a lot of things happening all at once create the illusion that the whole record is denser than it probably is.
"Fantasia" is otm though. It's way more intense than the singles, there's more 'sturm und drang'
― Deflatormouse, Wednesday, 4 August 2021 18:10 (two years ago) link
Mono mix is a must imo. If you're listening to the stereo mix you're doing it wrong.
― Deflatormouse, Wednesday, 4 August 2021 18:15 (two years ago) link
Gilmourish gets to the seagull sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EYwhxCsKFg
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 16 August 2021 06:54 (two years ago) link
The Chipmunks have never been a thing in the UK tbh (...)― Soundtracked by an ecojazz mixtape (Tom D.), Wednesday, 4 August 2021 16:43 (one week ago) bookmarkflaglink
They had a couple of hits, and I have two of their singles - one is songs from Mary Poppins which is suitably silly, and one which is from ChittyChittyBangBang and is .. well, "Hushabye Mountain" is sadder than "Caroline No", I tell you!
― Mark G, Monday, 16 August 2021 10:08 (two years ago) link
ach, wrong formatting, nm.
The gullmore
― Maresn3st, Monday, 16 August 2021 10:43 (two years ago) link
For some reason I ended up watching this 40 minute take down of a sub-sub-sub-sub Weird Al take-off of The Wall by some YouTube person.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rokAtlFGa7Y
The Wall is great and Pink Floyd rules.
― in twelve parts (lamonti), Friday, 3 September 2021 17:52 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6ciDQ6SDkw
― Maresn3st, Friday, 3 September 2021 17:52 (two years ago) link
When the daughter of the guy in Pink Floyd just wants to play her guitar in peace pic.twitter.com/tqOwk4h3b0— Giles Paley-Phillips (@eliistender10) September 4, 2021
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 5 September 2021 23:50 (two years ago) link
as has been mentioned, she looks remarkably like her dad circa 1974
― mookieproof, Monday, 6 September 2021 01:24 (two years ago) link
100%
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 6 September 2021 02:28 (two years ago) link
Not gonna lie, watching that Nostalgia critic review of the guywithglasses parody felt like
https://i.imgur.com/aQA2pcq.png
― pplains, Monday, 6 September 2021 02:57 (two years ago) link
I was at a neighbor's house last night for a drink, and he asked if there was anything I wanted to hear. I said nah, go ahead and put whatever you want on. He said, you sure? I know you're a music guy. And I said, nah, surprise me. And he put on "Have a Cigar" and said he'd really been getting into Pink Floyd lately. I guess that surprised me.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 6 September 2021 13:25 (two years ago) link
That's actually a good pick. I was on a Pink Floyd kick earlier this summer (and posted about it here!) and despite my strong preference for The Piper at the Gates of Dawn era, I did appreciate the Waters-era more. Besides the Pompeii film, Dark Side and Wish You Were Here were the ones that I really enjoyed without reservation.
― birdistheword, Monday, 6 September 2021 18:52 (two years ago) link
https://external-preview.redd.it/H0nyb7KtVhIuTYbMC-doN2vLUnHqWyGTCxiBvzly3ko.jpg?auto=webp&s=b07cbe0ca2797810878fdd3901774ffbdad39f9b
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 6 September 2021 20:11 (two years ago) link
Cool interview with bassist Guy Pratt - talks about meeting Gilmour, Waters, etc. Lots of Floyd and Bryan Ferry talk.https://thehustle.podbean.com/e/episode-328-guy-pratt/
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 10 September 2021 01:41 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEdNyEnm0e4
― Maresn3st, Friday, 24 September 2021 18:07 (two years ago) link
This sounds better as incidental music to some cheap 80s thriller than it does as a big production number.
― Halfway there but for you, Friday, 24 September 2021 18:21 (two years ago) link
When does Momentary Lapse of Reason Redux get released?
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 24 September 2021 18:22 (two years ago) link
October 29, though it was already released in the Later Years boxset.
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 24 September 2021 19:14 (two years ago) link
Recreating the Live at Pompeii PA systemhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-lygHGBJ6A
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 8 October 2021 20:16 (two years ago) link
This is amazing, thanks so much!
― Maresn3st, Friday, 8 October 2021 21:55 (two years ago) link
Where’s muh early singles vinyl record? I’d be like TAKE MY MONEY
― New Zealand, with that hottie (hardcore dilettante), Friday, 8 October 2021 22:59 (two years ago) link
I'm way too excited for the Animals remix.
― A. Begrand, Friday, 8 October 2021 23:32 (two years ago) link
"Young Lust" is not my favorite
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 31 October 2021 01:07 (two years ago) link
Just don’t listen to the wall
― calstars, Sunday, 31 October 2021 01:43 (two years ago) link
But the whole point of "Young Lust" is the phone call at the end where Mr. Floyd realizes his wife is cheating on him, it's a reversal of the lyric.
― Halfway there but for you, Sunday, 31 October 2021 04:23 (two years ago) link
Nowadays, that song would just end with it going straight into someone's voicemail.
― pplains, Sunday, 31 October 2021 04:23 (two years ago) link
A bunch of '71+'72 era bootlegs have mysteriously appeared on Spotify, been there a couple of days now, can't imagine it'll be long before they're shot down.
― Maresn3st, Monday, 13 December 2021 10:28 (two years ago) link
Yeeshkul forum is all up in this already, interestingly as it seems there is an official seal on these releases, so some kind of copyright placement?
― Maresn3st, Monday, 13 December 2021 10:32 (two years ago) link
Cool, thanks for the heads up. Have these previously circulated as bootlegs? If so, is the sound quality improved from the originals?
― joni mitchell jarre (anagram), Monday, 13 December 2021 11:36 (two years ago) link
Also, if I only wanted to grab one or two of these, which ones would you recommend?
― joni mitchell jarre (anagram), Monday, 13 December 2021 11:38 (two years ago) link
They're not improved/remastered in any way, it's interesting as the artwork supplied to Spotify (at least) is from the bootlegs, no attempt has been made to make new art. It's all rather curious.
The Hamburg '71 uses the original (and very much of its time) vinyl artwork - http://ace-bootlegs.com/wp-content/uploads/BOOTLEGS%20ARTWORK/PINK%20FLOYD/PF%201971/1971-02-25-M502-front.jpg
None of them are totally amazing quality but the Hamburg concert would be my pick, I think.
― Maresn3st, Monday, 13 December 2021 12:40 (two years ago) link
...or just listen to this one on YT instead - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-_pza85Nho
― Maresn3st, Monday, 13 December 2021 12:43 (two years ago) link
Christmas lights are up! pic.twitter.com/HYFzsSaTpW— CosmicCharlie (@wanderwithodin) December 12, 2021
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 14 December 2021 00:08 (two years ago) link
Oct. 17, 1971 in San Diego would be my first grab.
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 14 December 2021 00:15 (two years ago) link
From Rolling Stone:
Pink Floyd Surprise-Release a Dozen Pre-‘Dark Side’ Live Albums
Previously uncirculated versions from Atom Heart Mother, Meddle, Obscured by Clouds and more appear on streaming services
By Kory Grow
Like the echo of a distant time, a dozen previously unreleased Pink Floyd albums quietly surfaced on streaming services this week. All of the concerts occurred between 1970 and 1972, covering the period in which the band released Atom Heart Mother (1970), Meddle (1971), and Obscured by Clouds (1972), and had already begun playing songs from Dark Side of the Moon (1973).
One recording — a March 1972 Tokyo gig — features a near-complete performance of Dark Side in sequence, a full year before its release. The songs are loose and jammy in a way not heard on the studio version. Many of the record’s well-known sound effects are completely different and “Money” features some unusual percussion.
The recordings from September and October 1971 are also notable for sandwiching the dates in which Pink Floyd holed up in the ancient Pompeii amphitheater where they played to an audience of ghosts for a concert film released the following year. The live albums contain songs that appeared in the film, including renditions of “Echoes,” “A Saucerful of Secrets,” and “One of These Days,” all of which were featured in the film’s Pompeii sequence.
All of the recordings are copyrighted to Pink Floyd Music Ltd., suggesting these are official releases from the band. Their release may be timed to extend the rights of the recordings. In 2013, a rep for Sony explained Bob Dylan’s release of uncirculated music by telling Rolling Stone, “The copyright law in Europe was recently extended from 50 to 70 years for everything recorded in 1963 and beyond. With everything before that, there’s a new ‘Use It or Lose It’ provision. It basically said, ‘If you haven’t used the recordings in the first 50 years, you aren’t going to get any more.'”
Pink Floyd likely previously released the EP, 1965: Their First Recordings, in 2015 for this reason. The recordings later resurfaced in the band’s Early Years box set.
The titles, according to Ultimate Classic Rock, include:
They Came in Peace, Live, Leeds University 1970 Washington University 1971Live at Grosser Saal, Musikhalle, Hamburg, West Germany 25 Feb 1971Mauerspechte Berlin Sportpalast, Live 5 June 1971Live, Lyon 12 June 1971, Tokyo 16 March 1972Live in Rome Palaeur 20 June 1971Amsterdamse Bos Free Concert 26 June 1971 (Live)Live in Montreux 18 & 19 Sept 1971KB Hallen, Copenhagen, Live 23 Sept 1971KB Hallen, Copenhagen, Vol II, Live 23 Sept 1971Over Bradford Pigs on the Groove Bradford University, Live 10 Oct 1971Embryo, San Diego, Live 17 Oct 1971The Screaming Abdabs Quebec City, Live 10 Nov 1971
― Hideous Lump, Thursday, 16 December 2021 01:33 (two years ago) link
I haven't checked any of them out but people have been complaining that a lot of them sound bootleg-y, like the sound quality isn't great.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, 16 December 2021 02:10 (two years ago) link
Man it’s fucked up how many great concerts weren’t recorded or if they were are barely listenable (see also new John Coltrane release) but we can hear every note the Disco Biscuits ever played in stunning quality.
― zacata, Thursday, 16 December 2021 14:09 (two years ago) link
XP - They are definitely bootlegs, the people are right
― Maresn3st, Thursday, 16 December 2021 14:21 (two years ago) link
I didn't feel like starting a poll, but feel free - MSN Entertainment's 20 Worst Pink Floyd songs (in apparently random order):
Several species of small furry animals gathered together in a cave and grooving with a PictTake It BackSeamusIt Would Be So NiceLet There Be More LightThe Dogs of WarAlan's Psychedelic BreakfastThe Hero's ReturnMudmenJulia DreamSisyphus (Parts 1 to 4)The Nile SongSee-SawAnisinaThe Fletcher Memorial HomePow R. Toc H.Corporal CleggThe Grand Vizier's Garden Party (Parts 1-3)A Saucerful of SecretsLearning to Fly
Their bias is clear, more than half of Saucerful and Ummagumma are on this list, and nothing at all from 73 to 79. Barrett only appears on one song, but Richard Wright gets hammered. My pick for best: "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast". Worst: "Dogs of War".
― Halfway there but for you, Thursday, 16 December 2021 22:19 (two years ago) link
madness, half a dozen favorites of mine in that list
destroy everything post-Wall for sure though
― chaos goblin line cook (sleeve), Thursday, 16 December 2021 22:28 (two years ago) link
fave is def "Julia Dream" there
that list is crazy. 'julia dream' also one of my all time faves. 'a saucerful of secrets', 'nile song', 'corporal clegg', 'let there be more light', 'pow r toc h.' and 'see saw' would all be on my 'best of'
― stirmonster, Thursday, 16 December 2021 22:33 (two years ago) link
Without fetching my giant 'R Wright NO.1' foam finger and waving it about, See-Saw and IWBSN are both fantastic sketches of tiny little moments of psychedelic ennui of the kind that Rick captured perfectly. People will write them off as a load of tum-tee-tum bullshit (himself included even perhaps) but not me. The pre-chorus of IWBSN is the juiciest bit of psychedelia, see also 'I open the door to an empty room, Then I forgeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet' from Paintbox
― Maresn3st, Thursday, 16 December 2021 22:51 (two years ago) link
The pre-chorus of IWBSN is the juiciest bit of psychedelia
That's true, and the chorus and coda are worthy, shame about the verse which is as bad as everyone says.
― Halfway there but for you, Thursday, 16 December 2021 23:01 (two years ago) link