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Pink Floyd — Summer 68
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Orodrigues
(Resende (RJ), Brazil)
Posted: May 17, 2013 - 23:43
 
Can I give one more 10? 

buddy
Posted: Jan 12, 2013 - 11:53
 
Thanks Bill, nice to hear one of these once in awhile.  Really enjoyed it in the context of where PF was at that point in their growth and where it fit into the times.

plaid
(Tech nexxus o' my house)
Posted: Nov 16, 2012 - 14:36
 
I'm a huge fan of PF, but this is too repetitive, drab and underwhelming.

lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Aug 08, 2012 - 08:59
 
 smackiepipe wrote:
Reminded me a bit of The Nice back in the day, too. Except the vocals are better.
 
Which is why Mr. Emerson of the Nice went and found himself Mr. Lake of King Crimson. 

lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Aug 08, 2012 - 08:57
 
 Tana wrote:
Did Pink Floyd somehow get an advance copy of the Beach Boys' Smile recordings? Remarkable similarities in parts.
 

Actually - the Floyd - like hundreds of other musicians including the Beatles - were probably listening to Pet Sounds a lot in the summer of '66 and all the seasons to follow  before they stepped in to record this.

Oh - and the probably listened to Revolver and Sgt Pepper as well.

This is a very cool piece of work.

window
(Richmond, VA)
Posted: Aug 08, 2012 - 08:56
 
A favorite Floyd cut, in part because it sounds so different from their other stuff (which I also love).

JIan
(SW Desert, AZ, USA)
Posted: Aug 08, 2012 - 08:56
 
 misterbearbaby wrote:


I attended a modern dance performed to Atom Heart Mother 1971-ish. I expected it to be silly, but I was quite amazed. A somewhat neglected PF album, best taken as single composition.
 
Agreed!

Euskadita
(MX)
Posted: Aug 08, 2012 - 08:54
 
Never thought this would be played here. I'm not a Pink Floyd fan but this IS for me their top song! 

oldsaxon
(Wales via Vancouver, BC.)
Posted: May 05, 2012 - 10:16
 
Didn't like that at all.

ziakut
(The Windy City)
Posted: May 05, 2012 - 10:16
 
Introspective and ahead of their time. Love this tune. Period.

misterbearbaby
(Marina del Rey, California)
Posted: Jan 31, 2012 - 08:49
 
 aspicer wrote:
Unbelievable memories to this tune.  Incredible piece of music!  Thanks Bill.  You certainly won't hear this on any other "radio station!"
 

I attended a modern dance performed to Atom Heart Mother 1971-ish. I expected it to be silly, but I was quite amazed. A somewhat neglected PF album, best taken as single composition.

blotto
(127.0.0.1)
Posted: Jan 31, 2012 - 08:45
 
Feel the complete opposite. After that dredge by Sigur Ros it is so good to hear something great from some talented musicians.

 tutakea wrote:
hm... following Sigur Ros, i admit this classic sounds quite lame to me, now...
really way to much assassa and humssasssa 
 



Tana
(Lancaster, PA)
Posted: Dec 30, 2011 - 14:09
 
Did Pink Floyd somehow get an advance copy of the Beach Boys' Smile recordings? Remarkable similarities in parts.

aspicer
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Dec 30, 2011 - 14:07
 
Unbelievable memories to this tune.  Incredible piece of music!  Thanks Bill.  You certainly won't hear this on any other "radio station!"

jagdriver
(Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise)
Posted: Oct 28, 2011 - 06:04
 
I still love this after all of these years; Rick Wright's piano melodies have always been very soothing to my ear.

smackiepipe
(Western North Carolina)
Posted: Sep 26, 2011 - 13:25
 
Reminded me a bit of The Nice back in the day, too. Except the vocals are better.

tutakea
Posted: Aug 26, 2011 - 04:34
 
hm... following Sigur Ros, i admit this classic sounds quite lame to me, now...
really way to much assassa and humssasssa 

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Aug 26, 2011 - 04:29
 
 lmic wrote:
I simply can't believe how much like the Kinks they sound, sometimes. Love it.
 

The Kinks couldn't carry Floyd's guitar straps or any other equipment.  No really, they asked one time and Waters told em to piss off!
One of the greatest album covers of all time BTW and a great song! 8

coloradojohn
(Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan -- 15 min. west of Shinjuku, center of the freaking Universe)
Posted: Jul 25, 2011 - 19:38
 
I'll second that...  MACROBIOTIC STUFF!

 LSC wrote:
What about playing "Alan's psychedelic breakfast" ?


cfordham
Posted: Jun 24, 2011 - 07:23
 
 Tim_in_N_FL wrote:

Love Pink Floyd's work, period.

Along with Relayer and a few other pals, I saw "The Wall" tour back in November '10 in Tampa. As expected, it was outstanding...no...it was epic despite the fact that it was performed in a professional ice hockey arena and we had nosebleed seats.  I spoke with one concert goer who had seen the original Wall tour in NY.  He too was positively impressed with Roger's new production.  I can't wait for the DVD to come out for it. We were hoping Gilmour would choose the Tampa show for his one-time impromptu appearance but no dice.  Does anyone know what show he played?  Has he shown up yet? ;)


 


Yes, Gilmour played at th O2 in London in May. He came on for Comfortably Numb.

Apparently Nick Mason was in the audience but resisted the urge to join in... It is very sad that they no longer have the option to reform as a 4 piece.

shawshank
(Maryland)
Posted: Jun 24, 2011 - 07:14
 
{#Daisy}

gioia
Posted: May 07, 2011 - 14:18
 
Fresh air to my soul,  thanks.

I just discovered you  {#Clap}{#Group-hug}{#Dancingbanana}

LSC
(Gothenburg,Sweden, Europe, Planet Earth)
Posted: Apr 05, 2011 - 22:44
 
What about playing "Alan's psychedelic breakfast" ?

grogg
Posted: Mar 21, 2011 - 13:23
 
 mandolin wrote:
...what cows want, cows get...
 


..cows help us all...

mandolin
(...drifting...)
Posted: Mar 21, 2011 - 13:20
 
...what cows want, cows get...

4merdj
(donde el viento se devuelve)
Posted: Mar 21, 2011 - 13:19
 
"how do you feel?" summer of 2011 is coming!! {#Sunny}

lmic
(Harmless Little Bunny)
Posted: Mar 21, 2011 - 13:19
 
I simply can't believe how much like the Kinks they sound, sometimes. Love it.

Tim_in_N_FL
(Florida)
Posted: Jan 17, 2011 - 22:45
 
 Relayer wrote:
Ah I love this song so much.  RIP Rick.  On the up side, tomorrow I am going to see Roger Waters live in Tampa.  Would prefer to see Gilmour, but Waters will do!
 
Love Pink Floyd's work, period.

Along with Relayer and a few other pals, I saw "The Wall" tour back in November '10 in Tampa. As expected, it was outstanding...no...it was epic despite the fact that it was performed in a professional ice hockey arena and we had nosebleed seats.  I spoke with one concert goer who had seen the original Wall tour in NY.  He too was positively impressed with Roger's new production.  I can't wait for the DVD to come out for it. We were hoping Gilmour would choose the Tampa show for his one-time impromptu appearance but no dice.  Does anyone know what show he played?  Has he shown up yet? ;)



On_The_Beach
(Vancouver BC, Bud)
Posted: Jan 01, 2011 - 22:24
 
 Relayer wrote:
Ah I love this song so much.  RIP Rick.  On the up side, tomorrow I am going to see Roger Waters live in Tampa.  Would prefer to see Gilmour, but Waters will do!
 
I saw the epic "Wall" tour recently. After you see the Waters show, I can pretty much guarantee that you will change your mind about preferring to see Gilmour (and I'm a big fan of both).


Relayer
(Gainesville, FL)
Posted: Nov 15, 2010 - 19:28
 
Ah I love this song so much.  RIP Rick.  On the up side, tomorrow I am going to see Roger Waters live in Tampa.  Would prefer to see Gilmour, but Waters will do!

drews
(London, Blighty)
Posted: Oct 15, 2010 - 03:10
 
Dig the udders, Daisy's due a milking

 mread wrote:
Dig the piano, dig the horns.  Good stuff from their better years.
 



mread
(Sun Diego)
Posted: Sep 28, 2010 - 21:27
 
Dig the piano, dig the horns.  Good stuff from their better years.

DaveInVA
(In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA)
Posted: Sep 13, 2010 - 08:26
 
Wonderful ol' 'royd tune - Just love it {#Music}

Ag3nt0rang3
(Canada)
Posted: Aug 12, 2010 - 07:49
 
 westslope wrote:

Spores?   Shrooms in the desert?  
 
Why, what did you think he was talking about?

MinMan
(Bay Area, CA)
Posted: Jul 26, 2010 - 21:42
 
 calypsus_1 wrote:
Roger Waters on Red Square by ~Kuni4ek
Just the fact that any member of Pink Floyd would be playing at Red Square is entirely unthinkable until the current decade. Lookin back, the times certainly were a changing.

KurtfromLaQuinta
(Yep. I'm still here in La Quinta.)
Posted: Jul 26, 2010 - 21:36
 
 calypsus_1 wrote:

Roger Waters on Red Square by ~Kuni4ek
Polina Kulikovskikh ©2006-2010 ~Kuni4ek

Here is one of my photos. It was done on 24 of June 2006.

 
Nice stuff there calypsus.


westslope
(BC coast)
Posted: Jul 11, 2010 - 10:37
 
 scooterdog wrote:

Picture this...Its 1975 me and 4 buddies out in the desert sitting around a campfire enjoying some spores.....
 
Spores?   Shrooms in the desert?  


DoctorHooey
(/etc)
Posted: Jun 09, 2010 - 13:57
 
GREAT to hear this!!! I've forgotten how good this album is. I need to go dust it off tonight.

mandolin
(...drifting...)
Posted: Jun 09, 2010 - 13:55
 
 nagsheadlocal wrote:
Remember Album-Oriented-Rock radio? I mean, before it became an over-programmed joke. They used to play what were called "deep cuts" or songs off albums that didn't get airtime.

This is one of the reasons I send a few bucks to RP. Forgotten gems.
 
++

ziakut
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Jun 09, 2010 - 13:53
 
Nice to hear this...instead of the tired old 'classics' from this band. Thanks RP. Music to my ears!!!

calypsus_1
Posted: May 28, 2010 - 19:37
 

Roger Waters on Red Square by ~Kuni4ek
Polina Kulikovskikh ©2006-2010 ~Kuni4ek

Here is one of my photos. It was done on 24 of June 2006.


shutter
(You can't get here from there)
Posted: Apr 22, 2010 - 11:29
 
About eight years ago my son was in middle school and heard me playing this tune.  He said he really liked it asked me to put it on his iPod.  It's still there and still one of his favorite albums.  Mine too.

titanium667
(Oakmont, PA USA)
Posted: Apr 22, 2010 - 11:28
 
 wild_mercury wrote:
I know the Floyd themselves dislike this album, but I find it quite enjoyable, like most of the pre Dark Side material.  It's a little pretentious with the horns and all, but what the hell?
 
Never a big fan of Pink Floyd, but I actually like this!

ziakut
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Apr 22, 2010 - 11:24
 
Nice choice! Welcoming PF without their tired hits. This is bountiful!

ra990
Posted: Mar 21, 2010 - 21:15
 
I remember when I heard more than a few years ago that Rick was working on a new solo album. I was so excited...

I was really looking forward to hearing more from him.

RIP Rick 

wild_mercury
(Glenview, IL)
Posted: Mar 06, 2010 - 11:58
 
I know the Floyd themselves dislike this album, but I find it quite enjoyable, like most of the pre Dark Side material.  It's a little pretentious with the horns and all, but what the hell?

scooterdog
(Twin Falls, Idaho)
Posted: Feb 18, 2010 - 07:04
 
I have a DTS version of the original Quad recording for this I just got a hold of. Brings back tons of memories.

Picture this...Its 1975 me and 4 buddies out in the desert sitting around a campfire enjoying some spores. My buddie had an 8 track quad player in his van. He brings out the box speakers and set them all around us. The sky is pitch black and the stars are amazing...He drops in this album in quad. It was one of those amazing moments in my life...

wow... thanks Bill I love this album, a little strange at times but well worth a cup of morning coffee

nagsheadlocal
(North Carolina, the new New Jersey)
Posted: Feb 18, 2010 - 06:56
 
Wow, it has been AGES since I last heard this song.

Remember Album-Oriented-Rock radio? I mean, before it became an over-programmed joke. They used to play what were called "deep cuts" or songs off albums that didn't get airtime.

This was a "deep cut" when I was a lowly DJ way back when. And, in fact, I think the last time I heard this song was when I cued it up on WGNL (We Got No Listeners) in '72 or '73.

This is one of the reasons I send a few bucks to RP. Forgotten gems.

macadavy
(Cascadia's attic, eh?)
Posted: Feb 03, 2010 - 00:17
 
 sandymac2010 wrote:


Wouldn't it be great if your post could be added to every feed on RP.  Well said and I salute you!
 
Hear! Hear!



sandymac2010
(Am I there yet?)
Posted: Jan 02, 2010 - 13:38
 
 denmom wrote:

You know, if you want a station that only plays the stuff you like, go to Pandora and make yourself one.  I happen to love this song, but even when Bill plays one I hate, I'm interested to hear it.  It's about getting another point of view from a human, not just endlessly feeding myself the stuff I already know and love.

Evolve or die, buddy.

 

Wouldn't it be great if your post could be added to every feed on RP.  Well said and I salute you!