![]() ![]() “Fearless” continues the Waters/Gilmore yin/yang collaboration with a great chord progression and tune that, with an almost country-western vibe, really does set the controls for the heart of planet Earth. It’s quietly beautiful, very British, and really, it evokes the absolute serene pastures of (the before-mentioned) Roy Harper, especially with the lyric “Sleeping time when I lie with my love at my side.” This languid moment equals Led Zeppelin ‘s attempt to pay homage with “Hats Off (to Roy Harper).” My friend, Kilda Defnut, always says, “Strange bedfellows make great music.” And that is true with this song. Now, “A Pillow of Winds” is a Roger Waters and Dave Gilmore collaboration. ![]() “One of These Days” (which continues with the warning “I’m Going to Cut You into Little Pieces” spoken by the distorted voice of Nick Mason) is a distant cousin of “Eugene” who still, apparently, needs to “Be Careful with That Axe.” Let’s just say the song blisters with the Roger Waters and Dave Gilmore doubled bass (fed through a Binson Echoric unit) and conflates blues, psych, and space music. Saucerful of Secrets kept the band suspended in the cosmos Ummagumma was live and solo songs and Atom Heart Mother (despite the lovely Lulubelle III on its cover) was a mixed bag of some rock but a lot of Ron Geesin orchestrations and the forgettable “Alan’s Psychedelic Breakfast.” Apparently, a quadraphonic ‘Azimuth Co-ordinator’ sound system, weird effects, and hitting big gongs really hard can only go so far.īut Meddle is the sound of Pink Floyd harmonizing its collective talents. To tell the truth, the post-Syd Floyd didn’t manage that much. It’s hard to believe, but there was a post-Syd Pink Floyd history before all the feuding lawsuits, before the white blocks of the Wall, before the errant run-a-way inflatable pig, before the Moon revealed its Dark Side, and even before Roy Harper sang the immortal lines, “Oh by the way, which one’s Pink?” ![]()
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