MusicStrands Mon Apr 03 18:37:32 CEST 2006 Mon Apr 03 18:37:32 CEST 2006Mon Apr 03 18:37:32 CEST 2006 Atom Heart Mother

The Suite on this album (which comprises an entire album side) is one of the greatest peices ever recorded by Pink Floyd. Oddly, only hardcore Floyd fans even know this album (and the albums they recorded during this period) exists. If you like Floyd at all and haven't heard this album, check it out. It's a masterpeice.

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The core members of Pink Floyd are geniuses. They made music that was art way ahead of their time (and have hardly been topped since). If you're a fan of later Floyd (Dark Side of the Moon and after), definitely check out some of their earlier stuff. My favorite period is that time after Sid left the band and before Dark Side came out... they were doing some unbelievably great stuff which is perhaps some of the most under-appreciated work in rock, IMHO. Check out Meddle, Obscured By Clouds, and Atom Heart Mother (my favorite) so hear what I'm talking about.

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As a long-time fanatic of The Grateful Dead, this album is far and away my favorite studio work from the band. This album, like no other, captures the band's amazing song-writing, singing (which is rarely as good as it is on this album), and minimalist style. It's nothing short of a masterpiece, and can only be topped by some of their greatest live performances, like For The Faithful (Reckoning) and Live Dead.

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