mikeh@haddock.UUCP (01/31/85)
I've had a long day of hacking at a.out tools that just won't make it.
I haven't spun this disk since '77. It gives me great warmth and relaxation
to listen to `Sysyphus'' (Wright). ``Lancaster Meadow' is esp. good.
Anybody else like old Floyd? ('ere it became the Roger Waters Band?)
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Herbiewfi@unc.UUCP (William F. Ingogly) (02/03/85)
>> I've had a long day of hacking at a.out tools that just won't make it. >> I haven't spun this disk since '77. It gives me great warmth and relaxation >> to listen to `Sysyphus'' (Wright). ``Lancaster Meadow' is esp. good. >> >> Anybody else like old Floyd? ('ere it became the Roger Waters Band?) I don't have my record collection with me, but the album I think you're talking about is called "Umma Gumma," and came out circa 1969. Also, the song with the bumble-bee and bird songs is called "Grantchester Meadows," to the best of my recollection. Umma Gumma is a truly fine album with a lot of good memories associated with if for me. The live versions of "Careful With That Axe, Eugene" and "Saucerful Of Secrets" are a real treat, and capture all the excitement of a live Pink Floyd performance. My favorite Pink Floyd albums are the first four (very likely because they were an important part of my social life in the sixties): Piper At The Gates Of Dawn A Saucerful Of Secrets Umma Gumma Atom Heart Mother I saw them in concert at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago just before Atom Heart Mother came out, and that performance remains one of the four or five best I've ever seen. Anywhere. Imagine an audience of stoned-out hippies listening to a live rock performance in dead silence, and giving the band a standing ovation after every song! Other bands playing that night were Litter, Rotary Connection, and Mason Proffit. Tickets were $4.50, as I recall (sigh...). Unfortunately, I consider "Meddle" only mildly enjoyable, and haven't liked anything the band has done since (please, no flames; I'm talking about my personal taste in music, not yours).