UMMAGUMMA

A mixed bag, this one... the Live album is largely excellent, with Gilmour, Mason, Waters and Wright generally improving on the studio originals, but the Studio album is half-hearted at best, with nothing really involving to get one's teeth into. Indeed, it's as though all four (undeniably skilled) band members couldn't really be bothered to put much effort into their studio tracks, and so that disc comes off as feeble and unfocused. It must be said that Part 4 of Wright's "Sysyphus" is very atmospheric and effective, and Gilmour's "The Narrow Way" has its moments, but it's on the Live disc that the boys really impress. It's a pity the Floyd didn't release UMMAGUMMA as a double-live LP; it would have surely made for more entertaining, and rewarding, listening.

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