Après le départ de Syd, Pink ƒloyd tourna en Angleterre et en Europe jouant jusqu'à trois concerts dans la même journée (le 1^er Juin 1968).

Que signifie "UmmaGumma" ? :

• 26 Avril 1969 Bromley Technical College, Bromley Common, Kent
• 27 Avril 1969 Mothers, Erdington, Birmingham, Warwickshire
• 02 Mai 1969 College of Commerce, Manchester, Lancashire

Des titres différents :

Qu'est-ce que c'est que "The Man & The Journey" ?

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 06 : Atom Heart Mother Atom Heart Mother "Atom Heart Mother Suite" The "Atom Heart Mother Suite" is a side-long instrumental split into six different, named parts. Most of the divisions are marked by a return of the main theme of the piece, played by everybody (group and orchestra). Beyond this, there is some controversy over where each section starts and ends. The EMI and MFSL versions of the disc have index markers; they are essentially the same on both discs (give or take a few seconds), and are given below. Many Echoesians, however, are somewhat unsatisfied with these divisions, and so have developed an alternative indexing scheme. This is also given below, along with an explanation... Section Title EMI/MFSL Index Echoes ------------------------------+----------------+---------- a. "Father's Shout" | 05:20 | 02:59 b. "Breast Milky" | 10:09 | 05:22 c. "Mother Fore" | 15:26 | 10:11 d. "Funky Dung" | 17:44 | 15:25 e. "Mind Your Throats Please" | 19:49 | 17:44 f. "Remergence" | ..end | ..end The first part, naturally, is "Father's Shout," with all the weird sounds, horses, and ends with the motorcycle. The second part, "Breast Milky," starts off as a duet for organ and viola; and gradually includes drums, guitar, and the rest of the orchestra. (2:59) Then "Mother Fore" begins. This section is a quiet choral section, with mostly chorus and organ. (5:22) "Funky Dung" has a lot of guitar, strong bass, and that weird choir singing things that sound vaguely like "toast....coffee...yeah...." or "saa saa saa saa saaa.....brrrrrrrrrroooooooooonnnn." (10:11) "Mind Your Throats Please" is the strange (like it's not all strange?) part that begins with alternating organ notes. After the slower beginning with organ and such, a section that echoes has been calling the "Overload" section begins, with lots of out-of-sync voices and sounds; sounding a bit like the Beatles' "Revolution 9." This is either part of "Mind Your Throats" or "Remergence," depending on whose opinion you ask. (15:25) "Remergence," then, is the climactic final section, where the main theme gradually "re-emerges." (17:44) As you can see, the main argument lies in the question of the lengths of "Father's Shout" versus "Remergence." I guess this just goes to show how subjective some of these things can be... "Other AHM suite tidbits" In the AHM Suite, there are two voices that can be clearly heard: 17:28 "Here is a loud announcement" 19:08 "Silence in the studio!" Stanley Kubrick wanted "free rein" to use music from AHM in his film "A Clockwork Orange." The band didn't agree... The title track was named during the sessions for the BBC radio show, when the track needed a name, and Ron Geesin suggested to Roger Waters that he'd look through The Evening Standard and see if he could find a title in there. The paper carried an article about a pregnant woman with a pacemaker, headlined ATOM HEART MOTHER, and the rest (as they say) is history. The track has been announced by the band as: Consequently The Amazing Pudding one side of our next album Jon Rosenberg suggests referring to the early (and different) live performances of this song as TUP for The Untitled Piece. The cow on the album cover is Lulubelle III The cow-cover came to be because the band wanted a cover that was as ordinary and un-psychedelic as possible. "CD art" The Atom Heart Mother EMI CD had a simple fold-open booklet, with a picture of cows, and the track list and credits. The remaster has 24-page booklet with all the lyrics and lots of photos; milking machines, boots, a piano, a man snorkeling, and, of course, a "psychedelic breakfast." Picture disc is of a cow. Also includes a card of "Breakfast Tips" to go along with "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast"; one recipe is for a "Traditional Bedouin Wedding Feast," the other is in German: ORIGINAL FRANKISH COW BRAIN BREAKFAST A cheap, light, intelligent breakfast -- the alternative to normal scrambled eggs! Ingredients: 100 grams Cow Brain Oil, Salt, Pepper 1 Onion 1 Egg Some Parsley Preparation: First rinse the brain and peel off the skin, which the butcher often leaves on! Heat oil in pan and add chopped onion. Then add the brain and cook. Add the egg and scramble. Add salt, pepper, and parsley to taste. Enjoy! [Editors note: while it may sound disgusting, it actually is rather tasty, adding some garlic improves the recipe] "Who is Alan?" Alan is Alan Stiles, a roadie of Floyd's back then. Alan's Psychedelic breakfast is named after him, and it's his voice you hear on the track. The kitchen sounds were recorded in Nick masons kitchen. The band was never very happy with this piece, which might explain why it was performed live only a few times. During the live performances the band was served tea on stage (this section is missing from the only known RoIO recording of this song). Early British pressings of the album had the sound of the water dripping from the tap continue into the trail-off groove in the record, allowing some turntables to play dripping water forever (or until someone turns it off, whichever came first). The song is divided into three named sections: a. "Rise and Shine" 00:00 b. "Sunny Side Up" 04:22 c. "Morning Glory" 08:17 Alan Stiles can be seen on the back cover of Ummagumma. See the ummagumma manpage.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 07 : Zabriskie Point Zabriskie Point "What is Zabriskie Point?" The title Zabriskie Point refers to a mountain Peak in Death Valley, one of the hottest places on earth. "Is the movie any good?" "Zabriskie Point" (1970): [from Toapher] I'm the first one to admit that Z Point is not your mainstream, top quality movie, but that does not mean that it's not worth seeing. It does move rather slowly and the plot is not what I would call riveting. But what's important is to understand the era in which it was made. The movie was filmed in 1969. This was near the peak of civil unrest in this country [the US]. While the acting might not be academy award material, the movie is a very accurate portrayal of the trials and tribulations of the youth subculture. We tend to look back at the 60's in a very romantic light, but the truth is that it must have been a *very* difficult time for everyone. Z Point tries to shed some light on that aspect of the era, rather than just portray it in the "Summer Of Love" way. In addition, there is a sub-plot that pervades the movie. The words to "Crumbling Land" indicate that The Floyd were aware of this and understood what that sub-plot was about. The female lead worked for a group of land developers who were working on creating a community in the desert. They were trying to take a piece of land that was not capable of sustaining human life and transforming it. This required robbing resources from nearby ecosystems, destroying the natural habitats on the site, and polluting an otherwise clean area. The "famous" sex scene that took place at Zabriskie Point itself was a celebration of the natural beauty and purity of the undisturbed landscape. Available as soundtrack and on video: VHS (NTSC/PAL) "What is this rereleased soundtrack I keep hearing about?" The soundtrack has recently (1997) been rereleased by Rhino records, with the addition of four previously unreleased Pink Floyd tracks: * Country Song * Unknown Song (known as Rain In The Country on many RoIOs) * Love Scene (version 4) * Love Scene (version 6) Love Scene 1,2,3 and 5 exist, but have never been released. The rereleased soundtrack also adds unreleased guitar pieces Jerry Garcia recorded for the film. What happened during the soundtrack recordings? The story behind this movie soundtrack in a nutshell: Pink Floyd were asked by Michael Antonioni to make the soundtrack for his movie Zabriskie Point, the band was for two weeks in Rome, slept late, drank beer, wine and went into the studios around 9 PM, and work until 7 or 8 in the morning. No matter what they did, Antonioni did not like the result: "Eeeeeets very beautiful, but eeets too sad." After two weeks of this, Antonioni called a halt to the sessions, and picked three (of the reported eight) completely finished tracks, one of which (Come In Number 51, Your Time Is Up) was a remake of Careful, and was probably the reason the band was asked by Antonioni. The final soundtrack contained music by The Kaleidoscope, The Grateful Dead, Patti Page, The Youngbloods, Jerry Garcia, Roscoe Holcomb, and John Fahey.

les deux tournées 1970 et 1971 furent les dernière au cours desquelles Pink ƒloyd se permit de modifier le répertoire de tournée, et d'improviser longuement au cours des morceaux.

• Careful with that Axe, Eugene
• Fat Old Sun
• The Embryo
• Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
• Cymbaline
• A Saucerful of Secrets
• Astronomy Domine
• Blues

"One Of These Days"

En 1970 et 1971, Pink ƒloyd participa deux fois au John Peel Show sur la BBC. Les dates exactes d'enregistrement de ces concerts, ainsi que les morceaux qui y furent joués sont restées un mystère entouré de confusion pendant de nombreuses années, et de nombreuses publications (y compris le livre "In Sessions Tonight" de la BBC et les éditions any=térieures de cete faq donnèrent des informations erronnées sur ces deux concerts).

"Obscured By Clouds" est la musique du film "La Vallée" enregistrée en moins de deux semaines au Chateau D'Hérouville (au nord de Paris) entre le 23 et le 26 Février 1972 et le 23 et le 27 Mars 1972. À cette époque, le groupe tournait au Japon et aux USA avec ce qui allait devenir "The Dark Side of the Moon".

• "The master of foxhounds" (Le maître de chasse à courre)
  Ce qui suit est un extrait du site http://www.mfha.com (Site officiel des Masters of Foxhounds of America) :
  "Les maîtres sont désignés pour une certaines durée et sont responsables envers les membres de la chasse et le committée de la courre. C'est lui qui a la responsabilité de la courre pour la journée et qui prend les décisions. Le respect des terrains parcourus et de la maîtrise de la meute sont de sa responsabilité. Il ou elle, doit faire son possible pour assurer des relations sereines avec les propriétaires des terrains sur lequels la meute chasse. Il supervise les croisements au sein de la meute, planifie la courre et appointe les homme qui vont travailler avec lui. S'il ne dirige pas la meute personnellement il appointe un meneur de meute qui peut être un professionnel. La plupart des courre ont plusieurs maîtres de courre. Legroupement des maîtres partage alors les responsabilités. Si un maître ne dirige pas la traque sur le terrain en personne il peut appointer un meneur de traque qui prendra en charge les cavaliers qui suivent le maître. Le travail du traqueur est de permettre au cavaliers de suivre la traque de la meute de suffisemment près pour admirer le travail des chiens sans toutefois interférer avec le travail du meneur de la meute."

• "and who beats the funeral drum" ("et qui sonne la tambour funéraire")
  La personne sonnant le tambour funéraire détermine l'allure de la procession.

Relics en vynile :

• En noir et balnc avec un dessin de Nick Mason représentant une machine digne de ce que fabrique Tinguely. Il en existe des versions avec le nom du groupe en rose au lieu d'être en noir.
• Une photo d'un ouvre boite à quatre yeux ressemblant à un masque (souvant appelée "mask cover") aux USA.
• une photo de vieilles pièces de monnaie ("coin cover") (Autralie).