I always kind of thought that this album was from the 90s or something, which may have to do with the high saturation of the cover image. but, it's not from the 90s, it's from 1970. so i listened to it for the first time today and i found that it really just seems like a continuation of Ummagumma. some of it is cool, some of it is a bit much. i've realized that David Gilmour is my favorite member of Pink Floyd. yeah, Roger Waters was the head nut, but he seems a bit cocky. but Gilmour's song on this album is definitely better than Waters'. Atom Mother Heart Suite is long. which is alright, but in all honesty there were definitely some parts in there that were either TOO long or just not necessary. i don't know, it's a big ochestration number with a choir and those types of things, and that's whatever, but i like the blues guitar solo a lot more than all of that stuff. Richard Wright's song, Summer 68 is fine. acoustic guitar, piano, horns-it could just as well be an indie band song in this day and age. Gilmour's Fat Old Sun sounds like something off of the Kinks' Arthur. but that album is incredible, so that's okay.
I guess having not listened to this before, it doesn't suprise me that this is what it sounds like. two songs by all the members and then three songs by seperate members. this is what was going on with them until they sort of found out what they actually wanted to do-then they wrote Echoes, which then brought on Dark Side of the Moon. but it's pretty scattered and certainly not a real easy record to listen to all the way through. unless you like the sound of someone eating breakfast, then you'll love the final thirteen minutes.
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