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It was recorded in two sessions in France, while Pink Floyd were in the midst of touring, and produced by the band. Obscured by Clouds is among Pink Floyd's shorter albums and makes heavy use of the acoustic guitar. Lyrically, the songs centre around love, a theme the album has in common with the film. The album's only single was "Free Four".
The song begins with a rock and roll count-in, but in this case Pink Floyd decided to play with words and record, "One, Two, Free Four!" The song deals with reflection of one's life, the "evils" of the record industry, and also makes a reference to Roger Waters' father who was killed in World War 2. [4]
The soundscape has been rumoured to be Pink Floyd's final, unreleased album The Big Spliff; Atom Heart Mother: The dripping tap sound at the end of the album was sometimes locked into the inner groove on vinyl editions so it would play infinitely until the stylus was removed from the vinyl. On CD versions, the dripping tap plays for 17 seconds ...
"Your Possible Pasts" (mislabeled as "Your Impossible Pasts" on a radio promo single) is a song from Pink Floyd's 1983 album The Final Cut. [1] [2] This song was one of several to be considered for the band's "best of" album, Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd. [3]
Stoppard used all of the album, apart from lyrics, as "a kind of underscore", taking emotional cues from the music. He contacted Pink Floyd's David Gilmour , who gave Stoppard permission to write dialogue that would be heard over the instrumental pieces, and found the resulting script "fascinating". [ 1 ]
Hipgnosis covers were noted for their quirky humour, such as the cover for the Pink Floyd double-LP compilation A Nice Pair, which featured an array of visual puns. Another example was the album There's the Rub for Wishbone Ash using a picture of cricketer and ball.
The Wall tells the story of Pink, an alienated and embittered rock star. [1] At this point in the narrative, Pink is now grown up and married, but he and his wife are having relationship problems because of his physical distance and nearly complete emotional "wall". Pink asks himself how he should complete its construction.
"Jugband Blues" is a song by English rock band Pink Floyd, released on their second album, A Saucerful of Secrets, in 1968. [1] [2] Written by Syd Barrett, it was his sole compositional contribution to the album, as well as his last published for the band.