Music From the Body

Roger Waters | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 19, 1989)
• Original Release Date: 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Caroline
• ASIN: B00000811N
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #80,223 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Sound experimentalist Ron Geesin teamed with Pink Floyd's Roger Waters for the soundtrack to this 1970 medical documentary, and the results were predictably out there, featuring tracks like Dance of the Red Corpuscles and Mrs. Throat Goes Walking . And the band's on board for Give Birth to a Smile ...a must for Floyd fans!

Customer Reviews

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Traveling Through The Body With Geesin & Waters, August 20, 2006

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Alan Caylow (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Music From the Body (Audio CD)

Not for the faint-hearted listener, this 1970 soundtrack album to a medical documentary entitled "The Body" was created by avant-garde composer Ron Geesin & Pink Floyd bassist/singer/composer Roger Waters (Geesin & Waters would work together again on Pink Floyd's "Atom Heart Mother," but "Music From The Body" was their first joint project). The album is pretty wild stuff to say the least, with lots of experimental sounds, instrumentation, vocals and effects. The wonderfully goofy opening cut, "Our Song," with it's rhythmic sound collage of clapping, belching, farting and baby noises (accompanied by ragtime piano, no less!), pretty much prepares you for what will follow. But in between Geesin's far-out pieces (other highlights include the vocal experiments of "More Than Seven Dwarfs...", the spooky "Body Transport," and the fun "Mrs. Throat Goes Walking"), Roger Waters drops in to play some very nice, simple acoustic numbers, like "Sea Shell And Stone," "Chain Of Life," and "Breathe" (a very different song from the "Breathe" that appeared later on Floyd's classic "Dark Side Of The Moon," although it shares the same opening lyric: "Breathe in the air"). Finally, the rest of Pink Floyd themselves---David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright---join Waters at the album's end for the uplifting finale, "Give Birth To A Smile." "Music From The Body" is definitely not an album to play at a party, but if you're a diehard fan of early Pink Floyd, then I think you'll enjoy this weird, wonderful record from Ron Geesin & Roger Waters.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Fabulous!, May 16, 2006

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Terence "URIZEN" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Music From the Body (Audio CD)

If you are one who believes that music ought to be made with guitar, bass, drums and maybe some keyboards only. DO NOT BUY THIS CD!!! However, if you are open to music which is made utilizing natural sounds and processes these sounds to express musical ideas then this cd may be for you. Much of the cd is expressed utilizing ideas and techniques commonly found in avante garde, musique concrete and electoacoustic soundscapes. Sometimes beautiful, sometimes abstract and dark this often overlooked cd takes you on a journey to places previously unknown and some more familiar places. Individual breakdowns of songs would be pointless since this work is meant to be taken as a whole. The acoustic moments where Roger accompanies himself are great and are juxtaposed against the more abstract pieces brilliantly. To sum it up... If you are a fan of Floyd's leaning towards the abstract (ie found in sections of Atom Heart Mother, Ummagumma) then you will probably be pleased with this cd. If your favorite Pink Floyd song is Money or Comfortably Numb, and listen to predominantly 70's classic rock, you probably will want to stay away from this one

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Attempt, February 15, 2004

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Guillermo (Mexico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Music From the Body (Audio CD)

I've been all my life a fan of Pink Floyd and its members. The first time I listened to this album was an incredible experience, I really felt I was travelling through a body, and believe me, if the sperms are travelling like "more than seven dwarfs in penis land" what a wonderful life they must have.
An excellent try for those who are Floydian fans, or Progressive rock fans. If you'd like to experiment alone a marvelous journey, TRY IT NOW.