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Meddle

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In my opinion, everything that Pink Floyd released from 1971 to 1979 is a classic masterpiece. "Meddle", released in 1971, was the first of many classic albums to come.

"One of These Days" and "Echoes" are the standout tracks, but the melancholic beauty of "A Pillow of Winds" also ranks up there with the best of Floyd. "San Tropez" is a nice little jazzy number sung by Roger Waters. Not one of his best, either musically or lyricly, but still fun.

"Seamus" seems to be the only real throwaway song. Two minutes of a dog barking over some slow blues played by David Gilmour. Pink Floyd would use barking dogs to much greater effect on the "Animals" album several years later.

Overall, a very solid album, with two "essential" Floyd masterpieces (with "Echoes" taking up one whole half of the album). I wouldn't recommend this as a first purchase, but it would definitely be in my top five.

Though often overshadowed by The Wall or Dark Side, this is a magnificent album. This is my favorite earlier Floyd album, even though it doesn't get the airplay of the others, it is truly a masterpiece.

I love the whole vibe of this album, and every song. A Pink Floyd classic.

For fans of this Ambient Prog Rock album, I recommend on Amazon mp3 my latest purchase, music by instrumental artist Surreal Realm.