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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2016 2:43:18 GMT 10
Maybe I'm being a bit too harsh. Okay I'm definitely being too harsh. But the two long tracks that bookend this album always felt unfinished to me. The rest is good though but it's such a short track listing that AHM ends up being a fairly mediocre affair. What does everyone else think of AHM?
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Post by BluesyThug on Dec 18, 2016 11:05:48 GMT 10
Maybe I'm being a bit too harsh. Okay I'm definitely being too harsh. But the two long tracks that bookend this album always felt unfinished to me. The rest is good though but it's such a short track listing that AHM ends up being a fairly mediocre affair. What does everyone else think of AHM? If you think about it, the album's probably their most purely prog album that they ever did. That said, I will have to agree with you that the longer tracks (as well as Fat Old Sun, which does nothing for me) really mark down the album |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2016 13:58:06 GMT 10
Maybe I'm being a bit too harsh. Okay I'm definitely being too harsh. But the two long tracks that bookend this album always felt unfinished to me. The rest is good though but it's such a short track listing that AHM ends up being a fairly mediocre affair. What does everyone else think of AHM? If you think about it, the album's probably their most purely prog album that they ever did. That said, I will have to agree with you that the longer tracks (as well as Fat Old Sun, which does nothing for me) really mark down the album Eh I like Fat Old Sun but I get why some wouldn't. |
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Post by BluesyThug on Dec 18, 2016 13:58:51 GMT 10
If you think about it, the album's probably their most purely prog album that they ever did. That said, I will have to agree with you that the longer tracks (as well as Fat Old Sun, which does nothing for me) really mark down the album Eh I like Fat Old Sun but I get why some wouldn't. I guess the same could be said if you replace that with If, which I know does nothing for you |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2016 14:00:31 GMT 10
Eh I like Fat Old Sun but I get why some wouldn't. I guess the same could be said if you replace that with If, which I know does nothing for you Actually it's grown on me a lot. |
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Post by BluesyThug on Dec 18, 2016 14:11:17 GMT 10
I guess the same could be said if you replace that with If, which I know does nothing for you Actually it's grown on me a lot.  |
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Post by FuzzedOutRabbit on Dec 18, 2016 21:09:12 GMT 10
I can see why Roger Waters, other Floyd members, and maybe a decent handful of fans have put down an album like Atom Heart Mother. Whilst it isn't as strange as the Ummagumma Studio in the experimental stages, Atom Heart Mother still had a bit of strangeness to it's opening track, and it's closer song. I enjoy all the other tracks in the middle as it also more of those early Pink Floyd Folk (Rock) vibes into this blend of experimental, symphonic, classical-ish and psychedelic. This album was one of those where the more i listened to it, the more i enjoyed it, and is on my vinyl wishlist. All in all, i have lot of respect for Atom Heart Mother.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2016 21:34:12 GMT 10
I can see why Roger Waters, other Floyd members, and maybe a decent handful of fans have put down an album like Atom Heart Mother. Whilst it isn't as strange as the Ummagumma Studio in the experimental stages, Atom Heart Mother still had a bit of strangeness to it's opening track, and it's closer song. I enjoy all the other tracks in the middle as it also more of those early Pink Floyd Folk (Rock) vibes into this blend of experimental, symphonic, classical-ish and psychedelic. This album was one of those where the more i listened to it, the more i enjoyed it, and is on my vinyl wishlist. All in all, i have lot of respect for Atom Heart Mother. Interesting. Initially I loved it and these days, not so much. |
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Post by BluesyThug on Dec 19, 2016 0:02:14 GMT 10
I can see why Roger Waters, other Floyd members, and maybe a decent handful of fans have put down an album like Atom Heart Mother. Whilst it isn't as strange as the Ummagumma Studio in the experimental stages, Atom Heart Mother still had a bit of strangeness to it's opening track, and it's closer song. I enjoy all the other tracks in the middle as it also more of those early Pink Floyd Folk (Rock) vibes into this blend of experimental, symphonic, classical-ish and psychedelic. This album was one of those where the more i listened to it, the more i enjoyed it, and is on my vinyl wishlist. All in all, i have lot of respect for Atom Heart Mother. Interesting. Initially I loved it and these days, not so much. Hmm... While I never quite loved the album, I never minded it. Probably the album that best deserves the middle tier position in the Floyd discography |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2016 22:39:19 GMT 10
I love that album, aside from the god-awful Alan's Psychadelic Mess of a Breakfast, I thought all the tracks were very strong. The title track was epic, although it did get a bit too long and the middle part with the chorus shouting was admittedly slightly weird, it was at least experimental and I felt the overall song worked. The other songs were all very good in their own manners. Fat Old Sun, I didn't enjoy too much tbh. I liked Gilmour's singing part and the guitar, but whenever it gets to that "How do you feeeeeel" part, it just completley ruins the mood that the song initially set up. As for "If", very strong emotional delivery by Waters I find and has a lot of memorable lyrics but I will admit that it gets a bit repetitive and boring if you listen to it a lot of times.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2016 23:17:06 GMT 10
I love that album, aside from the god-awful Alan's Psychadelic Mess of a Breakfast, I thought all the tracks were very strong. The title track was epic, although it did get a bit too long and the middle part with the chorus shouting was admittedly slightly weird, it was at least experimental and I felt the overall song worked. The other songs were all very good in their own manners. Fat Old Sun, I didn't enjoy too much tbh. I liked Gilmour's singing part and the guitar, but whenever it gets to that "How do you feeeeeel" part, it just completley ruins the mood that the song initially set up. As for "If", very strong emotional delivery by Waters I find and has a lot of memorable lyrics but I will admit that it gets a bit repetitive and boring if you listen to it a lot of times. The title track's just unfinished but has it's moments. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2016 23:17:56 GMT 10
I love that album, aside from the god-awful Alan's Psychadelic Mess of a Breakfast, I thought all the tracks were very strong. The title track was epic, although it did get a bit too long and the middle part with the chorus shouting was admittedly slightly weird, it was at least experimental and I felt the overall song worked. The other songs were all very good in their own manners. Fat Old Sun, I didn't enjoy too much tbh. I liked Gilmour's singing part and the guitar, but whenever it gets to that "How do you feeeeeel" part, it just completley ruins the mood that the song initially set up. As for "If", very strong emotional delivery by Waters I find and has a lot of memorable lyrics but I will admit that it gets a bit repetitive and boring if you listen to it a lot of times. The title track's just unfinished but has it's moments. They named all the sections, but I forgot their names. I only like the parts with the giant trombone or something blaring. |
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Post by meddle on Dec 19, 2016 23:47:13 GMT 10
I really enjoy this album
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Post by BluesyThug on Dec 19, 2016 23:58:02 GMT 10
I love that album, aside from the god-awful Alan's Psychadelic Mess of a Breakfast, I thought all the tracks were very strong. The title track was epic, although it did get a bit too long and the middle part with the chorus shouting was admittedly slightly weird, it was at least experimental and I felt the overall song worked. The other songs were all very good in their own manners. Fat Old Sun, I didn't enjoy too much tbh. I liked Gilmour's singing part and the guitar, but whenever it gets to that "How do you feeeeeel" part, it just completley ruins the mood that the song initially set up. As for "If", very strong emotional delivery by Waters I find and has a lot of memorable lyrics but I will admit that it gets a bit repetitive and boring if you listen to it a lot of times. The title track's just unfinished but has it's moments. Why the hell would they release it if it wasn't finished? Lol |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2016 0:31:30 GMT 10
The title track's just unfinished but has it's moments. Why the hell would they release it if it wasn't finished? Lol Don't take it so literally |
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Post by BluesyThug on Dec 20, 2016 9:38:41 GMT 10
Why the hell would they release it if it wasn't finished? Lol Don't take it so literally W E L L T H E N |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2016 16:17:49 GMT 10
Don't take it so literally W E L L T H E N What? All I said was a piece of music sounded quite unfinished. Doesn't mean they didn't finish composing it. |
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Post by BluesyThug on Dec 20, 2016 16:57:00 GMT 10
What? All I said was a piece of music sounded quite unfinished. Doesn't mean they didn't finish composing it. Ah, so less SMiLE and more The Madcap Laughs |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2016 16:57:45 GMT 10
What? All I said was a piece of music sounded quite unfinished. Doesn't mean they didn't finish composing it. Ah, so less SMiLE and more The Madcap Laughs Correct |
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Post by BluesyThug on Dec 20, 2016 17:03:02 GMT 10
Ah, so less SMiLE and more The Madcap Laughs Correct How fast and bulbous |
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Post by DarkSideFreak on Jan 5, 2017 4:40:55 GMT 10
Maybe I'm being a bit too harsh. Okay I'm definitely being too harsh. But the two long tracks that bookend this album always felt unfinished to me. The rest is good though but it's such a short track listing that AHM ends up being a fairly mediocre affair. What does everyone else think of AHM? If you think about it, the album's probably their most purely prog album that they ever did. That said, I will have to agree with you that the longer tracks (as well as Fat Old Sun, which does nothing for me) really mark down the album Yeah, problem being that prog isn't the best style for Floyd - leave that to Yes or Genesis, I'd say. I mean Trespass wipes the floor with AHM, and that was just the beginning. Fat Old Sun live is a million times better than the sleepy studio version. I liked it in Wiesbaden, but the guitar sounded much too noisy - DG overdid it with trying to make the song rock. The Remember That Night version is sublime. Only Summer '68 would make a personal compilation. |
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Post by BluesyThug on Jan 5, 2017 21:08:51 GMT 10
If you think about it, the album's probably their most purely prog album that they ever did. That said, I will have to agree with you that the longer tracks (as well as Fat Old Sun, which does nothing for me) really mark down the album Yeah, problem being that prog isn't the best style for Floyd - leave that to Yes or Genesis, I'd say. I mean Trespass wipes the floor with AHM, and that was just the beginning. Fat Old Sun live is a million times better than the sleepy studio version. I liked it in Wiesbaden, but the guitar sounded much too noisy - DG overdid it with trying to make the song rock. The Remember That Night version is sublime. Only Summer '68 would make a personal compilation. I really need to check out more Genesis and Yes before firmly saying. I'd agree that Summer '68 is by far the strongest track, though If is great as well. |
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Post by DarkSideFreak on Jan 18, 2017 3:26:28 GMT 10
Yeah, problem being that prog isn't the best style for Floyd - leave that to Yes or Genesis, I'd say. I mean Trespass wipes the floor with AHM, and that was just the beginning. Fat Old Sun live is a million times better than the sleepy studio version. I liked it in Wiesbaden, but the guitar sounded much too noisy - DG overdid it with trying to make the song rock. The Remember That Night version is sublime. Only Summer '68 would make a personal compilation. I really need to check out more Genesis and Yes before firmly saying. I'd agree that Summer '68 is by far the strongest track, though If is great as well. I've got all the Yes classics (hooray for cheap box sets!) but my Genesis collection is still woefully incomplete, funnily enough. I find If a bit bland to be honest. Though I do like that line about going insane - obviously a Brain Damage precursor. |
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Post by BluesyThug on Jan 19, 2017 14:35:59 GMT 10
I really need to check out more Genesis and Yes before firmly saying. I'd agree that Summer '68 is by far the strongest track, though If is great as well. I've got all the Yes classics (hooray for cheap box sets!) but my Genesis collection is still woefully incomplete, funnily enough. I find If a bit bland to be honest. Though I do like that line about going insane - obviously a Brain Damage precursor. I look forward to your review of Calling All Stations |
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Post by DarkSideFreak on Feb 1, 2017 4:40:32 GMT 10
I've got all the Yes classics (hooray for cheap box sets!) but my Genesis collection is still woefully incomplete, funnily enough. I find If a bit bland to be honest. Though I do like that line about going insane - obviously a Brain Damage precursor. I look forward to your review of Calling All Stations Huh? |
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Post by BluesyThug on Feb 1, 2017 6:12:42 GMT 10
I look forward to your review of Calling All Stations Huh? Their much derided album after Phil Collins called it quits |
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Post by DarkSideFreak on Feb 1, 2017 6:37:03 GMT 10
Their much derided album after Phil Collins called it quits Well, have you heard it? And have I ever published a review of Selling England by the Pound? |
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Post by BluesyThug on Feb 1, 2017 7:58:59 GMT 10
Their much derided album after Phil Collins called it quits Well, have you heard it? And have I ever published a review of Selling England by the Pound? Not as far as I know. And no, I actually have yet to hear a full Genesis album |
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Post by DarkSideFreak on Feb 1, 2017 20:03:21 GMT 10
Well, have you heard it? And have I ever published a review of Selling England by the Pound? Not as far as I know. And no, I actually have yet to hear a full Genesis album So, jumping ahead of myself there  As a matter of fact, I know three songs off Calling All Stations (Congo, Shipwrecked and the title track) and if they are any indication, I don't really understand the complaints... |
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Post by BluesyThug on Feb 3, 2017 19:34:31 GMT 10
Not as far as I know. And no, I actually have yet to hear a full Genesis album So, jumping ahead of myself there As a matter of fact, I know three songs off Calling All Stations (Congo, Shipwrecked and the title track) and if they are any indication, I don't really understand the complaints... That's interesting. This is one of the reviews that I've stumbled upon on this album: starling.rinet.ru/music/genesis.htm#Stations |
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