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maxmox
(Broome, Western Australia)
Posted: Apr 22, 2013 - 14:13
 
 spacemoose wrote:

I suggest applied use of psychadelics, or empathogens.  They are very effective at breaking and/or reprogramming associations.  This mechanism is what makes them so effective in treating alcoholism and trauma. 

Get some good friends in a nice environment, take some shrooms, lsd or extacy, and have a nice trip while listening to the album.  Thatl'll probably fix the problem.


 
A friend cured blinding migraine attacks that would have him bedridden for three days, by ingesting a quarter dose of  ecstacy just prior to the onset. Go figure.

GarageDragon
Posted: Jan 18, 2013 - 09:01
 
 spacemoose wrote:

I suggest applied use of psychadelics, or empathogens.  They are very effective at breaking and/or reprogramming associations.  This mechanism is what makes them so effective in treating alcoholism and trauma. 

Get some good friends in a nice environment, take some shrooms, lsd or extacy, and have a nice trip while listening to the album.  Thatl'll probably fix the problem.

 



That will work a whole lot better than wires in the brain.

BigIslandBlues
Posted: Nov 16, 2012 - 15:37
 
Such a great song.

rdo
(DC)
Posted: Oct 02, 2011 - 13:25
 
lame

spacemoose
Posted: Sep 08, 2011 - 01:58
 
 Xstar wrote:

Awe dude, give it another chance!  I totally get it, but it was the dance and not the Floyd twas the flailing!
 
I suggest applied use of psychadelics, or empathogens.  They are very effective at breaking and/or reprogramming associations.  This mechanism is what makes them so effective in treating alcoholism and trauma. 

Get some good friends in a nice environment, take some shrooms, lsd or extacy, and have a nice trip while listening to the album.  Thatl'll probably fix the problem.


Xstar
(Florence, Kentucky)
Posted: Sep 08, 2011 - 01:50
 
 misterbearbaby wrote:
If it wasn't all a dream, I saw a modern dance troupe do a one of those flailing, wacked-out modern ballets to (the full-length recording of) "Atom Heart Mother" in upstate New York in the winter of 1971-72. It impaired my enjoyment of this fine album essentially for life.
 
Awe dude, give it another chance!  I totally get it, but it was the dance and not the Floyd twas the flailing!



misterbearbaby
(Marina del Rey, California)
Posted: Aug 07, 2011 - 16:42
 
If it wasn't all a dream, I saw a modern dance troupe do a one of those flailing, wacked-out modern ballets to (the full-length recording of) "Atom Heart Mother" in upstate New York in the winter of 1971-72. It impaired my enjoyment of this fine album essentially for life.

Byronape
(Snorkeling in the River Styx)
Posted: Aug 07, 2011 - 16:40
 
 bpkengor wrote:

So, the consensus is that RP plays a lot PF, PG, LZ, TH, & PT, is that right?  
 
Are you implying that this is a bad thing?  When bands put out as much fantastic material as they have, it's hard to not play it.


h8rhater
Posted: Jul 07, 2011 - 07:53
 
 bpkengor wrote:

So, the consensus is that RP plays a lot PF, PG, LZ, TH, & PT, is that right?  
 
I think they meant not enough.


bpkengor
(York, Maine, USA)
Posted: Jun 30, 2011 - 08:51
 
 horstman wrote:

Let's not forget Peter Gabriel, Led Zeppelin, and Porcupine Tree!

Love the PF and most of what Mr. Goldsmith plays, hey it's his station, and I thank him for his creative efforts.

 
So, the consensus is that RP plays a lot PF, PG, LZ, TH, & PT, is that right?  



DeemerDave
(The Gate City of NH, USA)
Posted: May 29, 2011 - 17:13
 
 Furgas wrote:
"Goodbye Cruel World" comes to my mind when I listen to this song. Anyone else hear some resemblance?
 
Yes, I hear it. Both songs written by Waters.


HazzeSwede
(Vinyl Land)
Posted: May 05, 2011 - 02:38
 
I like cows....and PF.

Furgas
(Poznan, Poland)
Posted: Apr 28, 2011 - 04:08
 
"Goodbye Cruel World" comes to my mind when I listen to this song. Anyone else hear some resemblance?

Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Jan 30, 2011 - 16:08
 
I love Pink Floyd. Inclusive.{#Daisy}

boober
(KC,Mo)
Posted: Dec 30, 2010 - 08:33
 
 coomerfan wrote:
"I gave my love a chicken that had no bone...."

YAWN
  I'm not a fan of your comment....Coomer
This song is extraordinary in it's simplicity....



coomerfan
Posted: Dec 23, 2010 - 11:32
 
"I gave my love a chicken that had no bone...."

YAWN

bindi
(North Carolina)
Posted: Nov 21, 2010 - 18:20
 
I kind of missed the pre DSM Floyd in my journey - and I thank Bill for playing some now and then.

Apparently it pisses some listeners off to hear PF. . .yeah, I've worn out an LP or two in my day, but I bet someone will enjoy being introduced to those songs I've gotten tired of, so can the negative vibes. . . Viva RP!

kurtster
(Area code 216)
Posted: Jul 17, 2010 - 10:25
 
9 to 10.  regardless of how I feel about Waters.

peter_james_bond
(The Burg)
Posted: Jun 22, 2010 - 10:54
 
Quite mooooving.

denbear
(Denver, Colorado)
Posted: Jun 22, 2010 - 10:49
 
My favorite Pink Floyd album

Stingray
(EUROPE)
Posted: Jun 22, 2010 - 10:48
 
Grandpa talks about the good old times!

AS STUPID AS THE COVER COW!

horstman
(Syracuse, New York)
Posted: May 21, 2010 - 15:13
 
 mgoldman wrote:
Here at RP you can count on Pink Floyd every Day.  And if you get tired of that, you can always listen to the Talking Heads EVERY DAY.  With the Billions of recorded tunes there are, a day OFF once in a while would be really nice.  Just my 2 cents, which ain't worth a nickle.
 
Let's not forget Peter Gabriel, Led Zeppelin, and Porcupine Tree!

Love the PF and most of what Mr. Goldsmith plays, hey it's his station, and I thank him for his creative efforts.


WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: May 14, 2010 - 19:24
 
 mgoldman wrote:
Here at RP you can count on Pink Floyd every Day.  And if you get tired of that, you can always listen to the Talking Heads EVERY DAY.  With the Billions of recorded tunes there are, a day OFF once in a while would be really nice.  Just my 2 cents, which ain't worth a nickle.
 
Y'know, I sorta like Bill's PF jones. I wasn't a big PF fan back then, and he's opened my ears considerably to the variety and complexity of their recorded heritage. But...to your point, if this were my station, there would be a whole lot more Joe Jackson, Split Enz, Grateful Dead, Miles Davis, Allmans, and others. But it's not. So, I'm good with PF and whatever else Bill chooses to serve up. BTW I have all the Talking Heads stuff, and I love 'em; so for all you haters out there...{#Nyah}



akaike
(Mississippi - in the State, on the River)
Posted: Mar 19, 2010 - 07:38
 
 GriffinMN wrote:
You don't like hearing PF every day? I sure do! And I would love it if RP would play the whole Animals album one time. As for AHM - how great to hear it at all on radio. Great song - beautifully minimalist and wonderful understated guitar from Gilmour.
 
I love the juxtaposition of acronyms that permeates our daily existence...one man's Adaptive Harvest Management (AHM) is another's Atom Heart Mother (AHM).

Now why does this song makes me crave Chang's Chinese?


treehugger
Posted: Mar 12, 2010 - 09:49
 
 mgoldman wrote:
Here at RP you can count on Pink Floyd every Day.  And if you get tired of that, you can always listen to the Talking Heads EVERY DAY.  With the Billions of recorded tunes there are, a day OFF once in a while would be really nice.  Just my 2 cents, which ain't worth a nickle.
 
If recorded songs are anything like web pages, blogs or opinions, 90% of them aren't worth your time. 

Nice song. I like that I get exposed to PF here that I wouldn't normally hear. Thanks Bill.  

spigolli
(Peachtree City, GA, USA)
Posted: Mar 12, 2010 - 09:47
 
Love the separation of the instruments in this tune.

ckcotton
Posted: Mar 12, 2010 - 09:47
 
Any chance we could hear "Alans Psychedelic Breakfast" for old times sake {#Lol}...... no marmalade.....


GriffinMN
(Minneapolis)
Posted: Feb 15, 2010 - 17:17
 
You don't like hearing PF every day? I sure do! And I would love it if RP would play the whole Animals album one time. As for AHM - how great to hear it at all on radio. Great song - beautifully minimalist and wonderful understated guitar from Gilmour.

mgoldman
(Wherever you Go, There You Are)
Posted: Feb 08, 2010 - 20:54
 
Here at RP you can count on Pink Floyd every Day.  And if you get tired of that, you can always listen to the Talking Heads EVERY DAY.  With the Billions of recorded tunes there are, a day OFF once in a while would be really nice.  Just my 2 cents, which ain't worth a nickle.

iam_overlord
(Allston)
Posted: Jan 15, 2010 - 07:14
 
And if I hear this again
I'll.... something that rhymes with again.

helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Dec 08, 2009 - 01:21
 
 DaveInVA wrote:

Nice Akai GX-620D! I restore and use old reel to reel machines daily. Mostly studio stuff like Studer, Ampex. Magnecord etc. I especially like the earlier tube stuff and even use them for live recording of bands for "vintage" sound... Here is a Tapesonic 70 I still use:


  I still have an Akai Tape Deck, which i use and it works perfektly since more than 20 Years! By the way, this is a nice song!



DaveInVA
(In a crumbling Queen Anne mansion in Damnville, VA)
Posted: Nov 13, 2009 - 12:01
 
 justin4kick wrote:
This prehistoric piece of equipment has played this recording till the tape finally broke.
 
Nice Akai GX-620D! I restore and use old reel to reel machines daily. Mostly studio stuff like Studer, Ampex. Magnecord etc. I especially like the earlier tube stuff and even use them for live recording of bands for "vintage" sound... Here is a Tapesonic 70 I still use:



copymonkey
(in the northeast, but not near anywhere cool)
Posted: Nov 13, 2009 - 11:44
 
As a certified Floyd disliker (hate is such a strong word). I must say I really like this.

jagdriver
(Just a tad south of Paradise)
Posted: Nov 13, 2009 - 11:42
 
 h_in_bristol wrote:
I love Atom Heart Mother....
 



azdcryan
(Sunny Arizona)
Posted: Sep 11, 2009 - 10:56
 
I have always thought of Trey and Phish when I listen to this track...intro tease at a live show.

capandjudy
(Huntington, WV)
Posted: Sep 04, 2009 - 15:57
 
If I were a swan, I'd be gone.
If I were a train, I'd be late.
And if I were a good man, I'd talk with you more often than I do.
If I were to sleep, I could dream.
If I were afraid, I could hide.
If I go insane, please don't put your wires in my brain.
If I were the moon, I'd be cool.
If I were a book, I would bend.
If I were a good man, I'd understand the spaces between friends.
If I were alone, I would cry.
And if I were with you, I'd be home and dry.
And if I go insane, will you still let me join in with the game?
If I were a swan, I'd be gone.
If I were a train, I'd be late again.
If I were a good man, I'd talk to you more often than I do.


h_in_bristol
(over there ^)
Posted: Sep 04, 2009 - 14:55
 
I love Atom Heart Mother....

Limpopoking
(The Parish of St. Alfonzo)
Posted: Aug 10, 2009 - 23:05
 
Oi... early Floyd was so stunning... specially aided by a few enhancing substances. I had such fun {#Lol}

DavidS_UK
(Central England, UK)
Posted: Aug 04, 2009 - 02:10
 
One of the most undervalued songs by the Floyd, and you can see the origins of Dark Side in the lyrics and chord progressions.  Great track.

RedGuitar
(Iowa, USA)
Posted: Jul 10, 2009 - 07:03
 
 justin4kick wrote:
This prehistoric piece of equipment has played this recording till the tape finally broke.
 
I've got an old R-to-R machine, too.  They were great for long stretches of music.  Use the 3 3/4 ips speed and you still get better fidelity than a cassette player! 


jonahboo
(in a corner)
Posted: Jul 03, 2009 - 08:29
 
 cyaleah30 wrote:
This is a very soothing song...it's making me sleepy {#Sleep}
 

agreed

scottflory
Posted: Jun 08, 2009 - 12:04
 
absolutely love this one - used to play it myself on the acoustic

peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS)
Posted: Jun 01, 2009 - 12:51
 
 carl wrote:
I normally think of Floyd as having such distinct phases... but polish this old tune a bit, and it could have fit right in with later day albums like Animals, The Wall, or Final Cut. Anyway, it's all Floyd. It's all good... and I sure appreciate hearing hidden gems like this.
 
{#Clap} Good post from Dec 2001. 

cyaleah30
(Chicago)
Posted: May 07, 2009 - 18:57
 
This is a very soothing song...it's making me sleepy {#Sleep}

jagdriver
(Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA)
Posted: Mar 05, 2009 - 16:40
 
 justin4kick wrote:


This prehistoric piece of equipment has played this recording till the tape finally broke.
 
Mine was a 10-1/2" TEAC 7010 GSL with automatic reverse. It was awesome for the time, along with a pair of JBL L200 Studio Monitors being driven by 250W per side. And I knew how to splice!

(Breakfast in Los Angeles....macrobiotic stuff...)



fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Aug 28, 2008 - 02:47
 
A pedant writes: how nice to hear the subjunctive used properly - "if I were" rather than the increasingly common, and grammatically wrong, "if I was". That's all, folks :o)

lwilkinson
(North Am)
Posted: Mar 23, 2008 - 10:52
 
justin4kick wrote:


This prehistoric piece of equipment has played this recording till the tape finally broke.


I used to have a r to r ...... what a classic .... much more elegant for music than a CD player.

About the song ..........


What a wonderful tune. Perfectly suited to today's weather; sunny, cool, clear, gentle breeze, peaceful.

Great accompaniment to a bottle of Mojito with a Rocky Patel Series 1992.

Bliss..............


Otomi
(Una hermosa barranca en el centro de México)
Posted: Jan 20, 2008 - 12:57
 










maclochness
Posted: Dec 04, 2007 - 14:14
 
This is classic Roger Waters - say what you will about his lack of melody, or whatever, but he was the idea man in the 70's - he just needed help polishing things up.
justin4kick
(The Netherlands)
Posted: Nov 03, 2007 - 05:31
 


This prehistoric piece of equipment has played this recording till the tape finally broke.