Favourite Song Of The Week - Atom Heart Mother Suite by Pink Floyd from Atom Heart Mother Suite

Two weeks ago, I bought Atom Heart Mother and A Momentary Lapse Of Reason at the same time. I listened to the latter first, which is a better album in a whole, but after listening to the first few minutes of Atom Heart Mother Suite, I knew that I’d like it. And I did. So it is this week’s favourite song. Atom Heart Mother was composed and recorded in a time when Pink Floyd was near the middle of the Psychedelic to Progressive rock change. The sound is Progressive-oriented, but the titles are truly Psychedelic, like Alan’s Psychedelic Breakfast. Atom Heart Mother Suite is a truly remarkable piece. It beats Echoes’ time by 16 seconds, which makes Atom Heart Mother Suite 23:44 long. And that’s all “instrumental” with backing vocals. The song starts with a brass section, which is joined by guitar and bass and drums later as well. This goes on with strings and vocals, too. The end is a medley of everything that came before it, and then ends on a long, loud note with all instruments plus the backing vocalists playing/singing at the same time. Lyrics to the Whole Album Atom Heart Mother Suite on iTMS