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Oct 20, 2011 - 2:03 PM
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Octoberman
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MOMENTARY LAPSE is a beautiful album (I don't really hear anything 'sturm und drang' about it....that description would go to some of their more wild stuff, like certain tracks on UMMAGUMMA), and I play it quite often.
I think what I was getting at was that sort of stereotypical 80's type of sound where everything seems to be over-the-top dramatic. Huge drums, huge guitars, huge bass, huge synth... everything HUGE. Of course, the album isn't COMPLETELY awash with that sort of production technique... it has plenty of quiet, subtle moments, too. The "hugeness" is probably what Gilmour was referring to, IF the interview is to be believed. Regardless, I would never want anything subtracted... it is what it is. As you put it, beautiful.
Funny you'd mention "Ummagumma". I've been paying that one more attention lately, too. I still love "Grantchester Meadows" as much as I ever did. And "Sysyphus" gets better every passing year (but I may be subconsciously biased by the sad knowledge that we won't get any more music from RW). "The Narrow Way" is still Gilmour finding his voice--not bad at all. I even have a lot of fondness for "Grand Vizier". Good, trippy stuff.
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UMMAGUMMA is definitely trippy, yes! But each suite has its own set of things to enjoy for different reasons.
If there's anything in PF's catalogue that sounds huge, I would have picked Waters' stuff myself.
But I get what you mean. Gilmour often paints with broad strokes which gives many of the tracks an almost film music-like quality.
Terminal Frost is indeed the ultimate film music track.
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UMMAGUMMA is definitely trippy, yes! But each suite has its own set of things to enjoy for different reasons.
If there's anything in PF's catalogue that sounds huge, I would have picked Waters' stuff myself.
But I get what you mean. Gilmour often paints with broad strokes which gives many of the tracks an almost film music-like quality.
Terminal Frost is indeed the ultimate film music track.
Yep, "Terminal Frost" is a really good example. Back when AMLOR was brand new, I was blown away at how cinematic "Yet Another Movie" is. I'm still blown away by it. The part just before the guitar break, where the really deep synths come in--followed by those massive drums... it's just spinetingling. My JBL's get a fantastic workout!
(I remember thinking how cool it would be if it had been used on "Miami Vice". I can't believe they never used it. Or "One Slip", for that matter. Both those tunes had such a great "Vice-y" groove to them.)
Remember, Yet Another Movie was co-written with part-time film composer Pat Leonard, so no wonder it had certain cinematic qualities.
I agree those songs would have been great in Miami Vice.
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