Echoes by Pink Floyd

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The Extra Long Week at The Lost Soul of Rock and Roll ends today. I hope you've enjoyed some rock classics that go into the ten, fifteen, or twenty minute mark. The albatross is motionless above me this morning. The song of the day for November 30, 2012 is 'Echoes' by Pink Floyd. This twenty three minute song is featured on the 1971 album, Meddle.

I decided to use the 1972 Live at Pompeii version of 'Echoes' for today's selection. Live at Pompeii is a must see movie in my opinion if you are a fan of Pink Floyd. It is a concert film, but there are no fans at the performance. Pink Floyd haters love that last sentence.As far as rock concert films go, I must admit that Live at Pompeii just might be the best of the bunch.

Is there a rock band out there today that performs without their shirts? This seems to be a lost art in my opinion. There was a time when a rocker dude could show up at a concert only wearing a pair of jeans. That was acceptable. If that were to happen today then there might be some outrage or perhaps some concern over the mental state of the shirtless rocker.

As a fan of Pink Floyd, I must show some love to Meddle. 'One of These Days', 'San Tropez', and 'Echoes' are my top tracks from the album. Although 'Echoes' goes past the twenty minute mark, it is an enjoyable rock experience. Floyd's hit the twenty minute mark in other songs, and I'm going to give the title to 'Echoes' for being the best extra long track for the band. Enjoy.

Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2) by Pink Floyd

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Our week of end of summer and/or the return to school has come to a close. I'm thinking that we should keep the weekly themes going and I have the next three weeks covered. 'Another Brick in the Wall (Part2)' is our final selection for this week, and it just might be the best anti-school song in the history of rock and roll. 'Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)' was a #1 hit song from Pink Floyd's 1979 rock opera, The Wall.

Should I be happy that Roger Waters, the bass player for Pink Floyd, had a psychological breakdown while on tour during the late 1970s? I don't wish bad things on others, but it was that breakdown that led him to write The Wall. As a fan of Pink Floyd, I do like The Wall, but I'm not in love with the album. That statement may be blasphemy to some fans, and my personal favorite from Floyd is Dark Side of the Moon. However, if we need a school sucks type of anthem, then 'Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)' does the job despite the fact that the chorus is not grammatically correct.