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Atom Heart Mother
Atom Heart Mother cover
Studio album by Pink Floyd
Released 10 October 1970
Recorded March–August 1970 at Abbey Road Studios, London
Genre Progressive rock, experimental rock, folk rock
Length 52:44
Label Harvest, EMI (UK)
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Producer Pink Floyd
Norman Smith (executive producer)
Professional reviews
Pink Floyd chronology
Ummagumma
(1969)		 Atom Heart Mother
(1970)		 Meddle
(1971)

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Contents

Cover art

The original album cover shows a very ordinary cow standing in a very ordinary pasture, with no text nor any other clue as to what might be on the record. Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domesticated Ungulates a member of the Subfamily Bovinae of the family Pasture is land with Herbaceous vegetation cover used for grazing of Ungulate Livestock as part of a Farm or Ranch. (Some later editions have the title and artist name added to the cover. ) This concept was the group's reaction to the psychedelic "space rock" imagery associated with Pink Floyd at the time of the album's release; the band wanted to explore all sorts of music without being limited to a particular image or style of performance. Psychedelic rock is a style of Rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. Space rock is a subgenre of Rock music; the term originally referred to a group of early mostly British 1970s Progressive rock and psychedelic They thus requested that their new album have "something plain" on the cover, which ended up being the image of the cow. Storm Thorgerson, inspired by Andy Warhol's famous "cow-wallpaper", has said that he simply drove out into a rural area near Potters Bar and photographed the first cow he saw. Storm Thorgerson (born 1944 in Potters Bar, which was in Middlesex at the time and is now in Hertfordshire) is an English Graphic designer. For the song by David Bowie, see Andy Warhol (song. Andrew Warhola (August 6 1928 &ndash February 22 1987 known as Andy Warhol Potters Bar is a town in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire, England, located 18 miles (29 km north of central London. [1] The cow's owner identified her name as "Lulubelle III". More cows appear on the back cover (again, with no text or titles), and on the inside gatefold. A gatefold is a type of fold used for advertising around a magazine or section and for packaging of media such as Vinyl records.

Song summaries

The title track's original title was to have been "The Amazing Pudding". " Atom Heart Mother " is a six-part Suite by Progressive rock band Pink Floyd, composed by all members of the band and Ron Geesin. It was changed to its present name after the band came across a newspaper article about a woman with an atomic pacemaker with the headline "Nuclear drive for woman's heart. " [2]

The piece is a progression from Pink Floyd's earlier instrumental pieces such as "A Saucerful of Secrets". " A Saucerful of Secrets " is a multi-part instrumental by the rock band Pink Floyd from an album of the same name, released in 1968. The "Atom Heart Mother" suite takes up all of side one, and is split into six parts, featuring a full orchestra and choir which take most of the lead melody lines, while Pink Floyd mainly provides the backing tracks; a reverse of the 1960s pop music practice of using orchestration as the background, and putting the rock band in front. " Atom Heart Mother " is a six-part Suite by Progressive rock band Pink Floyd, composed by all members of the band and Ron Geesin. An orchestra is an instrumental ensemble, usually fairly large with string brass woodwind sections and possibly a percussion section as well For the musical composition see Chorale. A choir, chorale, or chorus is a Musical ensemble of Singers However, there is one section where a bluesy electric guitar solo by David Gilmour takes the lead. David Jon Gilmour CBE (born 6 March 1946 is an English Musician, best known as the Lead guitarist one of the lead Singers The suite was co-written with Ron Geesin who arranged the orchestration on the recording. Ronald 'Ron' Geesin (born 17 December 1943, in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland) is a British Musician and

Critical reaction to the suite has always been mixed, and all band members have expressed negativity toward it in recent times, as shown in the quotes section later in this article. But they appear to have been enthusiastic about the suite in the early 1970s, taking a full orchestra on tour just for the purpose of performing this piece; a move which caused the tour to lose money. A later arrangement without orchestra, and pared down from 25 minutes to 15 by omitting the strange "collage" sections and closing reprise of the main theme, remained in their live repertoire into 1972, performed in concerts that also previewed The Dark Side of the Moon. The Dark Side of the Moon (titled Dark Side of the Moon in the 1993 CD edition is a Concept album by the British Progressive

Side two opens with three five-minute songs: one by each of the band's three resident songwriters, and closes with a suite which was primarily conceived and assembled by Nick Mason, but credited to the whole group. Nicholas Berkeley "Nick" Mason (born 27 January 1944 in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England) is the Drummer for Pink Floyd. Therefore, this album's concept is similar to their previous Ummagumma album, in that it features the full band in the first half, and focuses on individual members in the second half. Ummagumma is a Progressive rock double album by Pink Floyd, released in 1969 Roger Waters contributes a folk ballad called "If" which he would play frequently at live shows in support of his Radio KAOS album, more than a decade later. George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943 in Great Bookham, Surrey) is an English rock musician " If " is a song by Pink Floyd on their album Atom Heart Mother. Radio KAOS is a 1987 Concept album / Rock opera by former Pink Floyd bassist and songwriter Roger Waters. This is followed by Rick Wright's brass-heavy "Summer '68", a critique of the "rock 'n' roll" lifestyle that would soon become characteristic of Pink Floyd. Richard William "Rick" Wright (28 July 1943 &ndash 15 September 2008 was a pianist and Keyboardist best known for his career with Pink Floyd " Summer '68 " is a song by Pink Floyd on their album Atom Heart Mother. Next is David Gilmour's "Fat Old Sun", for which a 15 minute extended arrangement spent two years as a key part of the band's live set, and is a staple of Gilmour's various solo tours. " Fat Old Sun " is a Pink Floyd song written and sung by David Gilmour.

The final track, "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast", is divided into three segments, each with its own descriptive title, joined by dialogue and sound effects of then-roadie Alan Stiles preparing, discussing, and eating breakfast. " Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast " is a three-part instrumental track from the 1970 Pink Floyd album Atom Heart Mother. The original intention was to title it "Syd's Psychedelic Breakfast" and feature the voice of Syd Barrett, but Barrett declined to participate. Syd Barrett (born Roger Keith Barrett; 6 January 1946 - 7 July 2006 was an English singer songwriter guitarist and artist

The original LP ends with the sound of a dripping tap which continues into the inner groove, and thus plays on indefinitely.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Atom Heart Mother" (David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Rick Wright, Nick Mason, Ron Geesin) – 23:44
    • Instrumental
      • "Father's Shout"
      • "Breast Milky"
      • "Mother Fore"
      • "Funky Dung"
      • "Mind Your Throats, Please"
      • "Remergence"

Side two

  1. "If" (Roger Waters) – 4:31
  2. "Summer '68" (Rick Wright) – 5:29
  3. "Fat Old Sun" (David Gilmour) – 5:24
  4. "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast" (David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Rick Wright, Nick Mason) – 13:00
    • Instrumental
      • "Rise and Shine"
      • "Sunny Side Up"
      • "Morning Glory"

Personnel

Additional personnel

Quotes

Atom Heart Mother is a good case, I think, for being thrown into the dustbin and never listened to by anyone ever again! [. " Atom Heart Mother " is a six-part Suite by Progressive rock band Pink Floyd, composed by all members of the band and Ron Geesin. David Jon Gilmour CBE (born 6 March 1946 is an English Musician, best known as the Lead guitarist one of the lead Singers George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943 in Great Bookham, Surrey) is an English rock musician Richard William "Rick" Wright (28 July 1943 &ndash 15 September 2008 was a pianist and Keyboardist best known for his career with Pink Floyd Nicholas Berkeley "Nick" Mason (born 27 January 1944 in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England) is the Drummer for Pink Floyd. Ronald 'Ron' Geesin (born 17 December 1943, in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland) is a British Musician and " If " is a song by Pink Floyd on their album Atom Heart Mother. George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943 in Great Bookham, Surrey) is an English rock musician George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943 in Great Bookham, Surrey) is an English rock musician " Summer '68 " is a song by Pink Floyd on their album Atom Heart Mother. Richard William "Rick" Wright (28 July 1943 &ndash 15 September 2008 was a pianist and Keyboardist best known for his career with Pink Floyd Richard William "Rick" Wright (28 July 1943 &ndash 15 September 2008 was a pianist and Keyboardist best known for his career with Pink Floyd " Fat Old Sun " is a Pink Floyd song written and sung by David Gilmour. David Jon Gilmour CBE (born 6 March 1946 is an English Musician, best known as the Lead guitarist one of the lead Singers David Jon Gilmour CBE (born 6 March 1946 is an English Musician, best known as the Lead guitarist one of the lead Singers " Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast " is a three-part instrumental track from the 1970 Pink Floyd album Atom Heart Mother. David Jon Gilmour CBE (born 6 March 1946 is an English Musician, best known as the Lead guitarist one of the lead Singers George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943 in Great Bookham, Surrey) is an English rock musician Richard William "Rick" Wright (28 July 1943 &ndash 15 September 2008 was a pianist and Keyboardist best known for his career with Pink Floyd Nicholas Berkeley "Nick" Mason (born 27 January 1944 in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England) is the Drummer for Pink Floyd. David Jon Gilmour CBE (born 6 March 1946 is an English Musician, best known as the Lead guitarist one of the lead Singers The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943 in Great Bookham, Surrey) is an English rock musician The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the See also Acoustic Guitar (magazine An acoustic guitar is a Guitar that uses only acoustic methods to project the sound produced by its strings Richard William "Rick" Wright (28 July 1943 &ndash 15 September 2008 was a pianist and Keyboardist best known for his career with Pink Floyd A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers Orchestration is the study or practice of writing Music for Orchestra (or more loosely for any Musical ensemble) or of adapting for orchestra music composed " Summer '68 " is a song by Pink Floyd on their album Atom Heart Mother. Nicholas Berkeley "Nick" Mason (born 27 January 1944 in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England) is the Drummer for Pink Floyd. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Audio editing is the process of taking recorded sound and changing it directly on the Recording medium (analog or in RAM (digital " Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast " is a three-part instrumental track from the 1970 Pink Floyd album Atom Heart Mother. Alan Parsons (b 20 December 1948 in London) is a British Audio engineer, Musician, and Record producer Ronald 'Ron' Geesin (born 17 December 1943, in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland) is a British Musician and Orchestration is the study or practice of writing Music for Orchestra (or more loosely for any Musical ensemble) or of adapting for orchestra music composed Musical composition is an original piece of Music the structure of a musical piece the process of creating a new The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, founded in 1951 by trumpeter Philip Jones, was one of the first modern classical brass ensembles to be formed James KA Guthrie (b November 14 1953 in London is a British Recording engineer and Record producer best known for his work with the Progressive . . ] It was pretty kind of pompous, it wasn't really about anything.

- Roger Waters - Rock Over London Radio Station - March 15, 1985, for broadcast April 7/April 14, 1985.

Some of it now, like Atom Heart Mother, strikes me as absolute crap, but I no longer want or have to play stuff I don't enjoy.

- David Gilmour - November 1994

"What do you think of your early records like Atom Heart Mother and Ummagumma today?"

I think both are pretty horrible. Well, the live disc of Ummagumma might be all right, but even that isn't recorded well.

- David Gilmour - German news magazine "Der Spiegel" No. 23 - 5 June 1995

It's an averagely recorded album but a very interesting idea, working with Ron Geesin, an orchestra and the John Aldiss choir. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Roger and I were quite friendly with Ron. I think I met him through Robert Wyatt. The thing that Ron taught us most about was recording techniques, and tricks done on the cheap. We learned how to get round the men-in-white-coats and do things at home, like editing. Ron taught us how to use two tape recorders to create an endless build up of echo. It was all very relevant to things we did later. Now I listen to it with acute embarrassment because the backing track was put down by Roger and me, beginning to end, in one pass. Consequently the tempo goes up and down. It was a 20-minute piece and we just staggered through it. On the other side, Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast was another great idea -- gas fires popping, kettles boiling, that didn't really work on record but was great fun live. I've never heard Roger lay claim to it, which makes me think it must have been a group idea.

- Nick Mason

At the time we felt Atom Heart Mother, like Ummagumma, was step towards something or other. Now I think they were both just a blundering about in the dark.

- David Gilmour

I didn't have anything, really, to do with the start of Atom Heart Mother, and when I asked them what it was about, they said they didn't know themselves. It's a conglomeration of pieces that weren't related, or didn't seem to be at the time. The picture isn't related either; in fact, it was an attempt to do a picture that was unrelated, consciously unrelated.

- Storm Thorgerson - Guitar World - February 1998

"I think Atom Heart Mother was a good thing to have attempted, but I don't really think the attempt comes off that well,"

- David Gilmour - Rolling Stone Magazine - November 2001

'I wouldn't dream of performing anything that embarrassed me. Guitar World is a monthly Music Magazine devoted to Guitarists It contains original interviews album and gear Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published If somebody said to me now: "Right. . . here's a million pounds, go out and play Atom Heart Mother", I'd say: "You must be fucking joking. . . I'm not playing that rubbish!". 'Cos then I really would be embarrassed. '

- Roger Waters - interviewed by Richard Skinner - BBC Radio One - 9th June 1984

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1970 UK Albums Chart 1
1970 Billboard Pop Albums 55
1970 Norway's album chart 13

References

  1. ^ Atom Heart Mother - Trivia and Quotes, Pink Floyd Co.
  2. ^ Neptune Pink Floyd Co.
For the broadcaster see Richard Skinner (broadcaster. Richard Skinner ( May 30, 1778 &ndash May 23, 1833 The UK Albums Chart is a list of Albums ranked by sales in the United Kingdom. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional
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