I love the irregularities in the bass/drum track of the title track despite it sitting in the middle of what pretends to be very regulated. With the vivid black and white of the hides. Slight angle of the camera, the slightly pale blue sky and green grass The trifector of cows, the similar patterns, the I love its rough b/w imageryĬountered against the stark, full colour clarity of the front and back I love the gatefold version of the cover. I love the complexity of the title track juxtaposed with the simplicity I also love how she's brown and white while all the rest are black and white. I love how the idea of it was to 'find something so not Rock-n-Roll and stick it on there', and yet the music inside turned out to be some of Pink Floyd's most pastoral efforts ever. I love this album from the opening haunt of brass to the final drip. Over to Christopher:Īt the beginning I suppose. To help celebrate it, BD regular Christopher Hughes has been thinking about the album, and shares his views on why, for him, it is such an important album in the Floyd's back catalogue. An album which came together with the help of composer and musician Ron Geesin, the eponymous title track spans one side, with the other side including Floyd classics such as If, and Fat Old Sun. Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother - happy 40th anniversary!Ĭelebrating its 40th anniversary this week is Pink Floyd's rather wonderful, if sometimes overlooked, Atom Heart Mother. Home Articles Miscellaneous Articles Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother - happy 40th anniversary!

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