ProduktrezensionenAtom Heart Mother by Pink Floyd (CD, Mar-1987, 2 Discs, Capitol)

A must listen to - for classical influenced rock & Pink Floyd fans !!!!!!!!

Had to give it only a 4 of 5 rating - ONLY because Pink Floyd was in a transition stage in my opinion. The orchestrative work on the album is really really good - unique. David Gilmour's steel guitar ads a nice touch. The song " If " , gives you a clue to the future greatness of Pink Floyds albums like Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall. This Album is a must for those who like Pink Floyd and classsical type rock melody music! Many melodic sounds...& sound effects also...Vollständige Rezension lesen...

Not Floyd's Best, But Still Better Than The Rest!

This is a very enjoyable album. If you're looking for the Dark Side of the Moon, this ain't it. Still, it has some good songs, like Fat Old Sun, and some interesting experimentation. Good stuff!!!

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Atom Heart Mother- Pink Floyd

Most consider this to be the worst of the 14 original recordings of Pink Floyd. I do not agree. Even though, most of Pink Floyd's records are meant to be listened to from start to finish to get the full sense of what they were meaning, this CD is not like that. There are two, traditional long instrumental pieces. The six part Atom Heart Mother and the three part Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast are the bookends for this recording. My favorite part is the three 5 minute songs that were written by each of the principal song writers, Waters, Wright and Gilmour.
Water's song "If", is a beautiful piece of music about self analysis. Roger's voice is soft on this piece, unlike the harder vocals that he is traditional known for.
Wright's song "Summer of 68", has great instrumental and seems very biographical of what Rick may have gone through during their 2nd US tour in the summer of 68.
Gilmour's song "Fat Old Sun", is amazing. If one wants music to be visual and to escape into, this is the piece. Will put me in a good mood no matter what my day has been like. Gilmour plays this on his solo tours in a little different arrangement, and that is also amazing, but the original recording is my favorite.
I believe any of the three songs could have been released as singles at the time of the original release of the albumn. If someone only knows Pink Floyd by their radio songs, they probably wouldn't guess any of these individual songs were Floyd.Vollständige Rezension lesen...

A great Pink Floyd album

This is one of the better early Pink Floyd albums. I had this one ias a teen and wore the record out. It is easy to listen to. None of the songs were big hit and you will never hear them on the radio but that is what I like about this album. If you are a true Pink Floyd fan you will have this album. If you are just discovering the band then this will be a great one to explore. Some of the very early Pink Floyd albums can be hard to listen to but that is not the case with Atom Heart MotherVollständige Rezension lesen...

Uncategorisable

Straightaway I'll say that I would like to award this album 4/5, but I'm only too aware that many people will hate it. My first reaction on hearing it was bafflement. Not only is the title track (occupying half the album) unlike any other Pink Floyd track, but it's not like anything else, ever. Containing horns, orchestration and a choir (amongst other things), the band almost seem to be playing second fiddle during much of it, but Richard Wright and Dave Gilmour do manage a nice spot of interplay during the centre section. "If", "Summer '68" and "Fat Old Sun" are quiet accoustic numbers which are pleasant enough but very, erm, pastoral? "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast" is, well, Alan cooking and having his breakfast and occasionally musing about things interspersed with musical interludes. Most odd.
Whatever your taste in music, however extensive your music collection, buy this in the sure knowledge that it won't fit in.
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Attom Heart Mother and other things

You know I could bitch about the couple of things I bought over Ebay that wern't quite what I had in mind. I could complain about the few things I thought were overpriced once I got them but guess what? I wouldn't have nearly the space I do now to rave about the things I thought were just so cool or the items I purchased that were just right. Ebay has just done remarkable things for me. I've found music I thought I never would be able to replace. I managed to find things to wear that I could never have found without it. Ebay...you're terrific!!Vollständige Rezension lesen...

A Breathtaking work of art

As any loooong time fan of any band or of great music, everyone has an album that really opens up new worlds of feeling and imagination. In my case with the great Pink Floyd, it happens to be this album.

"The Wall" may have been the first Pink Floyd album I ever experienced in my home country of Guatemala back in 1979/1980, but it's this album that takes my cake as my absolute favorite in the long, distinguished, and oh so rich discography of the supreme band that is Pink Floyd.... thanks, one of my best purchases this year!!!! Great album!!!Vollständige Rezension lesen...

good

really liked it. First really amazing Floyd album. Title track is long and classical and has sounds they will use later in Echos, etc. Good one for fans but maybe not for average listeners.

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Breast Milky

Atom Heart Mother often scares the average listener but those of us who are not afraid of different and unusual sounds love it. It's hard to figure out what to compare it to and the closest I can come is to say that it reminds me of a funky/Avant-Garde rock opera nightmare. Actually, I think that sums it up very well. If you like the strange side of Pink Floyd you should really appreciate this. If you only like the Floyd that you hear on the radio you might want to pass. 5 Stars.Vollständige Rezension lesen...

FLOYD IS HIGH ON LIFE

No other explanation needed (stoned) cold high !

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