![]() Very soon, Floyd would be using their slowness and moodiness as traps for Somewhat different manner, also permeates the big orchestral suite on the first hey wait aĬuriously, the same «lazy» feel, although in a Laziest-sounding side in Pink Floyd history, with everybody just chillin' likeĪ big old Holstein-Friesian in the meadow on a hot summer day. General concept of making an album side about nothing in particular - the As rotten as that suite is, really, it at least ties into this Snippets of melodies that the band probably gathered together from rehearsal ![]() Not come up with a suitable composition of his own, so he had to serve asĮngineer on ʽAlan's Psychedelic Breakfastʼ, mixing all that stuff in between half-assed To conclude it all with a 13-minute collage of breakfast noises and banterĪbout food? The poor drummer, suffering the typical poor drummer's fate, could If the album was their reflection of some lazy vacation. Sentimentally nostalgizing, David is lethargically chillin' in some hammock, as The state of (not too) high art - Roger is moodily complaining, Rick is Surprisingly in common is a general feel of weakness and apathy, upgraded to One thing that all these three songs show Nugget: ʽSummer '68ʼ is a mix of music hall, ʽPenny Laneʼ, autumnal French pop,Īnd Mamas & Papas-style vocal harmonies that people frequently single outĪs the highlight, but I think that it lacks sharpness, just like everythingĮlse here - and could never endorse it higher than Gilmour's ʽFat Old Sunʼ, theįirst bona fide song which he wrote completely on his own and which isĮssentially one fat old tribute to The Kinks (David's falsetto on the verses isīelieve the similarity of the title to ʽLazy Old Sunʼ was merely a Rick contributes another psychedelic piano ʽIfʼ is a tender folk ballad whose numerous references to insanity fall onĭeaf ears (this has to be one of the least credible "if I go insane"īits in popular music history) frankly, I can see somebody like James Taylorĭoing it - pleasant, sympathetic, forgettable - and really, Waters is never at Roger once again steps into the shoes of an acoustic singer-songwriter. To name the winner: all the three main contributions are good, not great, Anyway, in this particular contest I feel hard pressed Introduction, upon which they all take the stage and merge together in ![]() If it were up to me, I'd suggest reversing theĪlbum sides: the presentation of four personalities seems more logical as an ![]()
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