ATOM HEART MOTHER

This is a hugely mixed album. The first side has a similar feel to the later but MUCH better Echoes on Meddle but the "noises" section in the midle is grossly inferior. There's some fine keyboard work, some lovely slide guitar and the violin solo which precedes it is complete bliss but the brass and choral work are annoying at times. 50% for this at best. The second side is OK until Fat Old Sun raises it to a high and then Alan's Psychedelic bloody Breakfast brings it crashing down again - utter rubbish. They were showing some good ideas but the consistency was just not there. Another 3 months of work might have led to a better result but the money wasn't available. Buy it by all means but be prepared!