Atom Heart Mother by Pink Floyd
Atom Heart Mother has always been my favourite Pink Floyd album, even though the members of the band are rather embarrassed by the pomposity of it. However I’m not the only one who thinks this is a great soundscape.
“If you were to ask anyone to name a Pink Floyd LP their immediate reaction would no doubt be Dark Side of The Moon or The Wall (- two very superb LPs). However, I can’t remember the last time I heard anyone mention this LP, which is a shame…but in that respect it makes Atom Heart Mother a true gem; something that is overshadowed in many ways yet shines through, in my opinion, perhaps more than many other acclaimed Pink Floyd work.
The title track is a 25-minute opus of avant garde rock…(Here is a 7 minute section, combined with the ‘stargate’ sequence at the end of 2001 A Space Odyssey). httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfK4HoZYDEQ from stirring strings, to grunting engines…marching brass…Gilmour throwing in some slide guitar and, at the other end of the spectrum, some pounding drums from Nick Mason. This really is an epic track……….At the core of the album are three very delightful songs – the touching “If”, Gilmour’s idyllic “Fat Old Sun” (great solo at the end…), and Wright’s “Summer ’68″, which contains some great uplifting piano work and melancholic brass!” …….by Lukenors @ Amazon.co.uk.
It’s not just the music that inspires, I also like the powerful simplicity of the cover. It has no words to identify the band. Just a photo of a cow in a field, looking at the camera lense. Storm Thorgerson who designed the cover said he simply went into fields near Potters Bar, and photographed the first cow he saw.
I’ve always thought that this would make a good Pop Art image, and here is my first attempt using oils on canvas. Hope you like it!
Marathon Runner, Drinker and Artist, Blogging for Pleasure and Profit.
Hi John
Congratulations on your first attempt. It’s a wonderful painting!!
Best wishes
Ann
Cor! Thanks for that Ann, glad you liked it.
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The cover looks so original and interesting as well since most bands would prefer to use the picture of the band instead. Storm Thorgerson, never heard of him before but I like his work.
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John McNally
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September 16th, 2011 at 11:48 am
Exactly Mitch, there wasn’t even the groups name on the cover, just the picture of the cow. There was an exhibition of Storm Thorgerson’s work at the Royal Albert Hall last year, he did most of Pink Floyd’s covers.
John
Leamington Spa, England
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Hahahah just a picture of a cow. I like that
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John McNally
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November 2nd, 2011 at 5:15 pm
Same here Dale, I thought the picture was so good I painted it in oils.
John
Leamington Spa, England
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