Pink Floyd: The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn CD Track Listing
Pink Floyd
The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (1967)
Capitol CDP 7 46384 2\n(C) & (P) 1967 EMI Records Ltd.\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nThe title of Pink Floyd's debut album is taken from a chapter in Syd Barrett's favorite children's \nbook, The Wind in the Willows, and the lyrical imagery of The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is indeed \nfull of colorful, childlike, distinctly British whimsy, albeit filtered through the perceptive lens of LSD. \nBarrett's catchy, melodic acid pop songs are balanced with longer, more experimental pieces \nshowcasing the group's instrumental freak-outs, often using themes of space travel as metaphors \nfor hallucinogenic experiences - "Astronomy Domine" is a poppier number in this vein, but tracks \nlike "Interstellar Overdrive" are some of the earliest forays into what has been tagged space rock. \nBut even though Barrett's lyrics and melodies are mostly playful and humorous, the band's music \ndoesn't always bear out those sentiments - in addition to Rick Wright's eerie organ work, \ndissonance, chromaticism, weird noises, and vocal sound effects are all employed at various \ninstances, giving the impression of chaos and confusion lurking beneath the bright surface. The \nPiper at the Gates of Dawn successfully captures both sides of psychedelic experimentation - the \npleasures of expanding one's mind and perception, and an underlying threat of mental disorder and \neven lunacy; this duality makes Piper all the more compelling in light of Barrett's subsequent \nbreakdown, and ranks it as one of the best psychedelic albums of all time. \n------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nArtists :\n\nSyd Barrett - LeadGuitar & Vocals\nRoger Waters - Bass Guitar & Vocals\nRick Wright- Organ / Piano\nNicky Mason - Drums\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This rock cd contains 11 tracks and runs 41min 58sec.
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- Pink Floyd - Astronomy Domine (04:12)
- Pink Floyd - Lucifer Sam (03:07)
- Pink Floyd - Matilda Mother (03:07)
- Pink Floyd - Flaming (02:45)
- Pink Floyd - Pow R. Toc H. (04:26)
- Pink Floyd - Take Up Thy Stethoscope And Walk (03:06)
- Pink Floyd - Interstellar Overdrive (09:41)
- Pink Floyd - The Gnome (02:13)
- Pink Floyd - Chapter 24 (03:41)
- Pink Floyd - Scarecrow (02:10)
- Pink Floyd - Bike (03:21)
