Pink Floyd Cover Songs

gdub411 wrote: QueensRyche did Comfortably Numb and retitled it Silent Lucidity

 Hardly.... they wished they had a guitarist that could come up with those CN solos... heck there ain't many bands out there that wouldn't wish the same thing!!

Vegetableman wrote: gdub411 wrote:  TO VEGETABLE MAN:Zabriskie Point...March 1970' Atom Heart Mother...October 1970' The reason why they may want to do that is those songs would never be heard by most fans of Pink Floyd(even your biggest ones) on Zabriskie Point. Zabriskie had lots of other bands on it that proggers wouldn't be interested. To me...Crumbling Land is one of my favorites and it is a shame it is so difficult to find. Heart Beat, Pig Meat wasn't a masterpiece but neither is Fat Old Sun and I rate HBPM higher...the last tune Come in Number 51 Your Time Is Ip is just another remake of Careful With That Axe Eugene P.S..Vegetable Man was a great tune by Syd...way ahead of it's time...very loud and heavy...a little too distorted sounding though...so awesome username!! The Soundtrack may have been released in 1970, but the songs were written and recorded in 1969. I'm not a big fan of HPBM but I do love Crumbling Land, unfortunately the Floyd weren't the band to reuse material like that... (the reason why Come in Number 51 Your Time is Up was recorded for the film is because the director of Zabriskie Point was one stubborn guy.) P.S. Thanks!

Hey Vegetable Man-Could you believe Pink Floyd actually referred Crumbling Land as their stab at country?...if thats country then I'm the pope.

I would agree that the guy who directed that as one stubborn guy. Pink Floyd originally signed on thinking they would do the entire soundtrack but then he had his doubts and went with a mix....too bad.

Voivod did another Floyd song "The Nile Song", as well. I haven't heard it though.

Plus, on the subject of covers they did 21st Century Schizoid Man, which is excellent!

"Atom Heart Mother" is a bit like "Ummagumma", but less so, if that makes sense. Even if it doesn't, I'm very keen on both albums - although both are more challenging in differernt ways to the later albums.

"Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast" is great on very, very occasional listens - you tend to find yourself wandering around saying "Toast... I like toast..." for several days afterwards

The live part of "Ummagumma" is very good indeed - superb renditions of early Floyd classics - although I slightly prefer the "Live at Pompeii" versions; the latter wins mainly because the video is great. The studio part is one of those things - you're either gonna love the experimentation (if you're into psychedelics, this'll blow your mind - especially the bit where it goes all "A Day In The Life"), or you're gonna hate it for all the ego-tripping. Hey - isn't that what makes great prog?

Other very overlooked albums from this period are "More" and "Obscured by Clouds" - both soundtrack albums, written in just a couple of weeks each - although I'm not sure that the latter ever made it to celluloid. Both, like AHM, require time to get into, as they are not as obvious or as easy to access as later Floyd material. In my opinion, though, "Meddle" is the pinnacle of this "2nd stage" of Floyd - "Echoes" is one of my all-time favourite Floyd tracks.

The only covers I have any time for are the "Dub Side of the Moon" album, and Voivod's faithful rendition of "Astronomy Domine". I haven't heard Marilyn Manson's "Another Brick in the Wall Pt II" - but I'd imagine it'd be good, as Manson always finds time to inject his own personal style into what he does (whether you like it or not is immaterial); thanks for the heads up

The Scissor Sisters should apply the scissors to their tongues...

gdub411 wrote: Alan's Phychedelic Breakfast is the single worse piece of music(I use that word quite loosely) ever by Pink Floyd..it is too bad they didn't put Embryo,Crumbling Land, and Heart Beat, Pig Meat on this one in place of Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast, since they made those 3 tunes the same year(Embryo would later get released on Works and the other 2 were on the soundtrack to Zabriskie Point

Embryo, Crumbling Lang, and Heart Beat Pig Meat are a year older than Atom Heart Mother.

Embryo was discarded from the Ummagumma recordings (around April '69) and was re-mixed around 1970 by their producer at the time of the recording without permission of the Floyd. It was planned to be released on a compilation in 1970 with other artists, but the album was withdrawan.

And I don't see why Crumbling Land or Heart Big Pig Meat would even get to AHM seeing how they were already released. A lot of outtakes from the Zabriskie Point Soundtrack resemble future works... Rain in the Country -> Brain Damage... Unknown Song -> Parts of AHM... The Violence Sequence -> Us and them... Those would be the ones to even get a chance on the album if it was to happen.

Anyway, Widespread Panic has covered Wish You Were Here... Primus has covered Have a Cigar... and I know Dream Theater have covered a bunch.

Voivod did an incredible version of Astronomy Domine on their Nothingface album.

To Penguin: I am a big Floyd fan myself and I haven't decided which album is their worst but it is definately between More and Atom Heart Mother.

The 1st side...the title track is an interesting instrumental ,but by no means overwhelming. Overall I think they went too far with all the orchestration and chanting going on but it is still somewhat melodic and relaxing to listen to...that is the good side

Side 2 starts off with IF and that song seems like it had potential, but the music tends to meander a bit in the middle and starts to get boring

Summer 68 is a quaint tune by Wright..very melodic...best song on this side-and hardly a masterpiece.

Fat Old Sun just drags on and doesn't seem to go anywhere interesting. David gilmour does a rotten job on vocals in this one

Alan's Phychedelic Breakfast is the single worse piece of music(I use that word quite loosely) ever by Pink Floyd..it is too bad they didn't put Embryo,Crumbling Land, and Heart Beat, Pig Meat on this one in place of Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast, since they made those 3 tunes the same year(Embryo would later get released on Works and the other 2 were on the soundtrack to Zabriskie Point