Meddle

by Pink Floyd

Overview

Atom Heart Mother, for all its glories, was an acquired taste, and Pink Floyd wisely decided to trim back its orchestral excesses for its follow-up, Meddle. Opening with a deliberately surging "One of These Days," Meddle spends most of its time with sonic textures and elongated compositions, most notably on its epic closer, "Echoes." If there aren't pop songs in the classic sense (even on the level of the group's contributions to Ummagumma), there is a uniform tone, ranging from the pastoral "A Pillow of Winds" to "Fearless," with its insistent refrain hinting at latter-day Floyd. Pink Floyd were nothing if not masters of texture, and Meddle is one of their greatest excursions into little details, pointing the way to the measured brilliance of Dark Side of the Moon and the entire Roger Waters era. Here, David Gilmour exerts a slightly larger influence, at least based on lead vocals, but it's not all sweetness and light -- even if its lilting rhythms are welcome, "San Tropez" feels out of place with the rest of Meddle. Still, the album is one of the Floyd's most consistent explorations of mood, especially from their time at Harvest, and it stands as the strongest record they released between Syd's departure and Dark Side. [Meddle was re-released on CD in 2016.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	01/15/2016
Label:	Pink Floyd Records
UPC:	0888751708921
Rank:	3848

Tracks

1. One of These Days
2. A Pillow of Winds
3. Fearless
4. San Tropez
5. Seamus
6. Echoes

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Pink Floyd   Primary Artist
Nick Mason   Vocals,Percussion
David Gilmour   Bass,Guitar,Vocals
Roger Waters   Bass,Vocals,Guitar (Bass)
Richard Wright   Vocals,Keyboards

Technical Credits

Bob Dowling   Cover Photo
Roger Quested   Engineer,Recording
Nick Mason   Composer
Pink Floyd   Composer,Producer,Original Sleeve Design
David Gilmour   Composer,Lyricist
Tony May   Cover Photo
Oscar Hammerstein II   Composer
John Leckie   Engineer,Recording
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Robin Black   Recording
Peter Bown   Recording
James Guthrie   Mastering
Roger Waters   Composer,Lyricist
Rob Black   Engineer
Joel Plante   Mastering
Peter Brown   Engineer,Recording
Richard Wright   Composer