Condition: Used
Pink Floyd - Soundtrack From The Film "More"
Label: Capitol
Catalog#: ST 6318
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Red Label
Vinyl: VG+ VG++, some light scuffing slight suface wear on opening track Cirrus Minor ( listen)
Cover: VG+ has ring wear and minor wear to corners and edges, one inch pen mark on back
Country: Canada issue
Released: 1969
Genre: Blues, Rock
Style: Stoner Rock, Experimental, Acoustic
Credits: Artwork By - Hipgnosis
Producer - Pink Floyd, The
Written-By - Gilmour (tracks: A7 to B6) , Mason (tracks: A4, A7 to B4, B6) , Wright (tracks: A4, A7 to B4, B6) , Waters (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to B4, B6)
Tracklisting:
A1 Cirrus Minor
A2 The Nile Song
A3 Crying Song
A4 Up The Khyber
A5 Green Is The Colour
A6 Cymbaline
A7 Party Sequence
B1 Main Theme
B2 Ibiza Bar
B3 More Blues
B4 Quicksilver
B5 A Spanish Piece
B6 Dramatic Theme
Based on what I have read, Pink Floyd did this album because they wanted to start making movie scores. Released in 1969, this soundtrack to the counterculture melodrama More (directed by Barbet Schroeder) really is a very nice listen. From the pastoral serenity of the opening track, through the thunderous Nile Song and Ibiza Bar, and into the spacey and experimental instrumental passages, this is a great album that indicates (somewhat) the direction that Pink Floyd would take as they entered the 1970s. I guess it is worth mentioning that Pink Floyd would take the experimental approach of More to an even greater extent on the follow up Ummagumma (1969).
The instrumental pieces are balanced by the vocal pieces on this, the Floyd's third album, and although some have commented that Dave's vocals sound "feeble" I actually think he sounds great (even on Green is the Colour). Dave's spacey guitar playing is also right on track and he uses a great mix of electric and acoustic textures. With respect to the instrumental tracks there are some pieces that reflect Rick Wright's interest in avant-garde composers (like Stockhausen) especially Up the Khyber, which features a "tribal" drum part by Nick Mason (who co-wrote the piece), some atonal playing on the organ and piano, and electronic effects. Other interesting pieces include the completely "out there" track Quicksilver, which is the most experimental and at 7 minutes the longest track on the whole album, along with the short piece Party Sequence, which features some great percussion parts. At the other end of the spectrum is the softer piece Green is the Colour, which features acoustic guitar, acoustic piano, along with a very soft bass part by Roger and a tiny bit of organ by Rick. Another piece in the acoustic vein is the Spanish Piece, which features some excellent flamenco-ish acoustic guitar playing by Dave.
The Floyd even take on the blues with More Blues, although it is the blues as only Pink Floyd could play it - very psychedelic and spacey. The fact that Nick Mason does not play his drum kit all the way through, but rather in "fits and starts" also gives the piece a vaguely experimental feel.
Unfortunately, albums like More, along with all of their pre-Dark Side of the Moon (1973) output and even Animals (1977) tend to fall through the cracks. This really is too bad given that the 1967-1972 timeframe was a very creative period in their career. Not to diminish the significant achievement of Dark Side of the Moon however, which brought progressive rock to an even wider audience and was an extremely significant work, it is just that I love Pink Floyd's late 1960's/early 1970s material. As such More is highly recommended along with Atom Heart Mother (1970), Meddle (1971); and Obscured by Clouds (1972). Although from 1977, Animals is also very highly recommended too.
Clip of the movie MORE, featuring Pink Floyd's Cymbaline
Pink Floyd - Green is the Colour (scene from More)
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