madcat
madcat
22 oct 18

DeRank™: 20,65

Pink Floyd - Time One of the most famous songs by Pink Floyd and one of my favorite moments from the album: I find the transition from On The Run to this piece, the instrumental introduction, the umpteenth memorable solo by Gilmour splendid (as much as the opening of Speak to Me) #piperatthegatesofthemoon
 
madcat
madcat
21 oct 18

DeRank™: 21,08

Speak To Me - Pink Floyd - Remaster (01) If I were asked for my opinion on why this album has been the most successful of the group, I would probably respond 'because it has everything.' It is an album that defines Pink Floyd like probably no other, in the best possible way and in every possible sense. There's even no point in asking whether it's their best album or not (I myself don't think it's the best) because it is nonetheless essential, from the cover to the heartbeat that opens it, to the heartbeat that closes it #piperatthegatesofthemoon
 
madcat
madcat
21 oct 18

DeRank™: 16,85

Obscured by Clouds - 01 - Obscured by Clouds - Pink Floyd This memorable instrumental intro further emphasizes where the band was heading with increasing determination, in terms of sounds, atmospheres, attitude #piperatthegatesofthemoon
 
madcat
madcat
20 oct 18

DeRank™: 18,86

Absolutely Curtains - 10 - Obscured by Clouds - Pink Floyd Their third soundtrack; generally underrated like 'More' but equally important: in this one and the previous one, in fact, one can identify (almost) all the ingredients that will allow the group to produce the next milestone #piperatthegatesofthemoon
 
madcat
madcat
20 oct 18

DeRank™: 20,13

Pink Floyd - A Pillow of Winds (Remastered - HQ) But how beautiful is the transition from One of These Days to this piece? They couldn't have chosen a better one to follow such an opening #piperatthegatesofthemoon
 
madcat
madcat
20 oct 18

DeRank™: 18,82

Pink Floyd - One of These Days (Remastered - HQ) Pink Floyd - Echoes (Remastered) It's probably no coincidence that I've paired these two giants, just like I did with the two giants of the debut: if I had to choose just one key moment for Pink Floyd after The Piper at the Gates of Down and before Dark Side of the Moon, I wouldn’t hesitate, because within these two journeys lies the past, the present, and the future of the band #piperatthegatesofthemoon
 
madcat
madcat
19 oct 18

DeRank™: 21,21

Pink Floyd - Fearless (Remastered - HQ) "Meddle" (virtually a masterpiece, despite that extra track/prank, which, although amusing, was easily avoidable since it's clearly a b-side) is a fundamental album for their sonic evolution: if in the previous ones there was a band in constant flux searching for their sound, this is the culmination of that journey, with the two monuments at the opening and closing (which rightly always grab the spotlight when discussing this album), but not only, like this track that I have always loved dearly #piperatthegatesofthemoon
 
madcat
madcat
18 oct 18

DeRank™: 20,56

Fat Old Sun - 04 - Atom Heart Mother - Pink Floyd If "Summer '68" was the song that marked Wright's growth as a songwriter, this is the song that represents Gilmour's maturation as a songwriter. Waters, well, as a songwriter, had already established himself as the boss with his first credited track on the second album #piperatthegatesofthemoon
 
madcat
madcat
18 oct 18

DeRank™: 24,17

Pink Floyd - 03 - Summer '68 - Atom Heart Mother (1970) Wright's maturation as a writer: beautiful, rich, captivating #piperatthegatesofthemoon
 
madcat
madcat
18 oct 18

DeRank™: 18,65

Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother Suite (Full Song) Atom Heart Mother (Live Montreux, 21 Nov 1970) (Band only) The orchestral arrangement of the piece that opens the second phase of Pink Floyd will remain yet another, but isolated, sonic experiment, which will not entirely satisfy the band, who will indeed perform it live without an orchestra (a version that I personally prefer) #piperatthegatesofthemoon
 
madcat
madcat
16 oct 18

DeRank™: 16,29

Embryo (from Harvest Records sampler ‘Picnic’) Embryo (alternative Version) (BBC Radio Session, 16 July 1970) The evolution that this track underwent from the studio version to the live one represents somewhat the fundamental change the band was going through in '69/'70; in the live version, Gilmour will insert that 'whale effect' guitar effect which he would later use for 'Echoes' #piperatthegatesofthemoon
 
madcat
madcat
16 oct 18

DeRank™: 13,68

Pink Floyd The Riot Scene (Zabriskie Point Remix) Of the pieces written for the soundtrack of Zabriskie Point, few were actually released: this composition by Wright, in particular, became famous because it was rejected by Antonioni who, it seems, couldn't stand its overly melancholic atmosphere, and because it was later reused, making it one of their most famous pieces. Do you recognize it? #piperatthegatesofthemoon
 
madcat
madcat
16 oct 18

DeRank™: 21,78

Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun - 03 - Ummagumma - Pink Floyd and it certainly couldn't be missing, to close the Ummagumma chapter, this version of the first great piece by Waters, which here reaches, like in Careful with that Axe Eugene and A Saucerful of Secrets, monstrous levels, becoming something different and effectively surpassing the studio version #piperatthegatesofthemoon
 
madcat
madcat
15 oct 18

DeRank™: 13,97

Pink Floyd - The Narrow Way and here is Gilmour's composition, which represents somewhat his "baptism by fire" as a songwriter: I have always liked it a lot, I find it the best among the studio tracks of Ummagumma. It already says quite a bit about Gilmour as a songwriter, in addition to being a guitarist.
 
madcat
madcat
15 oct 18

DeRank™: 7,99

Pink Floyd - Sysyphus (All Parts) The piece from Ummagumma composed by Wright: focused on atmospheres and sound effects, with very little space given to melody #piperatthegatesofthemoon
 
madcat
madcat
15 oct 18

DeRank™: 20,37

Careful with That Axe, Eugene - 02 - Ummagumma - Pink Floyd I've had a strange relationship with Ummagumma: it's the second album I purchased (and loved) from Pink Floyd, but I didn't listen to it again for many years, "distracted" by their subsequent albums that I bought and rediscovered greatly in recent years. I consider it the pinnacle of their early phase: the live album is something monstrous, essential for understanding the level of sonic evolution they had reached; the studio album experiments in often wild ways, gifting us with the three gems from Wright, Gilmour, and Waters #piperatthegatesofthemoon
 
madcat
madcat
14 oct 18

DeRank™: 19,83

Main Theme - 08 - More - Pink Floyd Another instrumental from their first soundtrack, centered around that Gilmour-Wright dialogue that will become one of the band's trademarks #piperatthegatesofthemoon
 
madcat
madcat
14 oct 18

DeRank™: 12,91

Pink Floyd - Quicksilver Their ability to evoke images and cinematic visions through sound was noticed right after their first two albums, and in fact, they were commissioned for 3 soundtracks: this is the first one, musically quite varied, where the sounds in some pieces become increasingly ethereal and the atmospheres more and more dreamlike #piperatthegatesofthemoon
 
madcat
madcat
12 oct 18

DeRank™: 15,43

A Saucerful of Secrets - 05 - A Saucerful of Secrets - Pink Floyd Pink Floyd - A Saucerful of Secrets (2013 Remastered) The search and care of sounds are obviously one of the characteristics of Pink Floyd: the title track of the second album is, from this point of view, impressive. I have always preferred what the track will become in the Ummagumma version (where the extended ending sung by Gilmour becomes the most beautiful and moving part). Which one do you prefer? #piperatthegatesofthemoon
 
madcat
madcat
12 oct 18

DeRank™: 16,74

Pink Floyd - Corporal Clegg - 2011 Remaster HQ A piece that somehow begins to steer towards themes of a social / psychological / existential nature regarding the human condition, which will gradually take over and then explode from Dark Side of The Moon onwards, offering further signs of Waters' maturation as a songwriter #piperatthegatesofthemoon
 
madcat
madcat
11 oct 18

DeRank™: 21,30

Paintbox Remember a Day - 02 - A Saucerful of Secrets - Pink Floyd Wright (along with Waters, who had become the main composer) also begins to emerge as a composer in the immediate Post Piper era: first with a B-side (PaintBox) of a 45 still credited to Barrett, and then with the two tracks from the second album, of which Remember a Day is, in my opinion, the best #piperatthegatesofthemoon
 
madcat
madcat
11 oct 18

DeRank™: 31,62

Pink Floyd - Let There Be More Light [2011 Remastered] The first track of the second album indicates quite clearly the significant change that the group was undergoing: the atmospheres become darker and more dreamlike, Gilmour's guitar already makes an important presence, and the unforgettable, fairy-like psychedelic vibes of the Mad Hatter seem quite distant. A new beginning, in a way.
 
madcat
madcat
10 oct 18

DeRank™: 24,19

Pink Floyd - Astronomy Domine Pink Floyd - Interstellar Overdrive HQ The two pieces - pillars of the album: it's a must to include them. I believe that no one at the time had ventured so "beyond" in the field of psychedelic rock. #piperatthegatesofthemoon
 
madcat
madcat
9 oct 18

DeRank™: 15,03

pink floyd chapter 24 I consider The Piper at the Gates of Dawn the manifesto of '60s psychedelia, as much influenced by what came before as it is influential afterwards; and it will certainly be influential for many of the things the Pink Floyd will do later. The two cornerstones of the album will certainly arrive, but I also want to focus on other pieces, much less known and regarded, like this one, of which we will find traces in many ecstatic/dreamy atmospheres of the immediately following works #piperatthegatesofthemoon
 
madcat
madcat
9 oct 18

DeRank™: 22,10

Arnold Layne From the Gates of Dawn to the Dark Side of the Moon With this "series," I will attempt to select the most significant tracks by Pink Floyd from 1967 to 1979 (with a particular focus on the less well-known ones) for an ideal journey through the evolution of their sound. One could only start with Arnold Layne #piperatthegatesofthemoon
 
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