pink floyd atom heart mother atom heart mother album cover

But really, Atom Heart Mother isn't that much of a lazy alcoholic. So is this album the wino that's too lazy to move out, out of the children? In the Pink Floyd's eyes, yes. Now generally parents don't play favourites with their litter, but poor little Atom Heart Mother has been singled out by them as one of their worst albums. The latter is a result of going into a studio and recording a bunch of songs. One of them is the result of gettin' it on. But, as a whole it’s awful schmaltzy and a little vapid.The members of Pink Floyd have two sets of children. And, there are sounds that draw pictures. As Impressionism, it’s occasionally effective, but on a very imitative level. It turns out to be an Impressionist orchestral sketch of (I think) a morning that includes some rock elements. The best that can be said for it is that it’s craftsman-like and that in spite of its many parts, it’s an entity. They use orchestral elements and a choir. Their last album, Ummagumma, while a bit drawn-out, had all their best elements.Ītom Heart Mother is a step headlong into the last century and a dissipation of their collective talents, which are considerable. Pink Floyd used sounds no one else thought of and could make them lyrical besides.

Most other groups, when they thought in terms of electronics, thought only of painful feedback. And their music, if it wasn’t memorable, reached into the limits of their experimentation. Their use of a third, rear, sound source anticipated quadraphonics. Their work in the electronic capabilities of rock was more advanced than most people recognize. At one time, Pink Floyd was far-out, freaky even.

Pink floyd atom heart mother atom heart mother album cover