| Obscured By Clouds |
| 1- Obscured By Clouds Written by: Waters, Gilmour Running Time: 3:05 Rating: **** Comments: The opening track to this amazing sound-track. It's a terrifict instrumental, and a good introduction to the type of music on the album. (no lyrics) |
| 2- When You're In Written by: Mason, Gilmour, Waters, Wright Running Time: 2:31 Rating: **** Comments: Basically just a continuation of the first track, this song gets into a more rock n' roll type rhythm. (no lyrics) |
| 3- Burning Bridges Written by: Waters, Wright Running Time: 3:30 Rating: **** Comments: This song has a great melody, but it's not incredibly strong. It serves the whole of the album though, as it's melody is reprised later on. It's a good, soft song, with soft lyrics. Lyrics: bridges burning brightly merging with the shadow flickering between the lines stolen moments floating softly on the air borne on wings of fire and climbing higher ancient bonds are breaking moving on and changing sides dreaming of a new day cast aside the other way magic visions stirring kindled by and burning flames rise in her eyes the door that stands ajar the walls that once were high beyond the gilded cage beyond the reach of time the moment is at hand she breaks the golden band |
| 4- The Gold, It's In The... Written by: Waters, Gilmour Running Time: 3:08 Rating: **** Comments: This song is simple rock n' roll. It's nothing special, but it does have some great guitar work and a good beat. Lyrics: come on my friends, let's make for the hills they say there's gold and i'm looking for thrills you can get your hands on whatever we find cause i'm only coming along for the ride well you go your way, i'll go mine i don't care if we get there on time everybody's searching for something, they say i'll get my kicks on the way over the mountains, across the sea who knows what may be waiting for me i could sail forever to strange sounding names faces of people and places don't change all i have to do is just close my eyes to see the sea gulls wheeling in the far distant skies all i wanna tell you all i wanna say is count me in on the journey, don't expect me to stay |
| 5- Wots...Uh The Deal Written by: Waters, Gilmour Running Time: 5:09 Rating: ***** Comments: Like "Bridges Burning" it's a soft and simple melody, but there's a beauty to it that it takes a few listens to really appreciate. The lyrics are equally beautiful. This is just a great, flawless song. Lyrics: heaven sent the promised land looks alright from where i stand 'cause i'm the man on the outside looking in waiting on the first step show me where the key is kept point me down the right line because it's time to let me in from the cold turn my lead into gold 'cause there's a chill wind blowing in my soul and i think i'm growing old flash the readies...wot's...uh deal got to make it to the next meal try to keep up with the turning of the wheel mile after mile, stone after stone you turn to speak, but you're alone million miles from home, you're on your own so let me in from the cold turn my lead into gold 'cause there's a chill wind blowing in my soul and i think i'm growing old fire bright by candle light with her by my side if she prefers we need never stir again someone sent the promised land well i grabbed it with both hands now i'm the man on the inside looking out hear me shout, come on in what's the news, where you've been 'cause there's no wind left in my soul and i've grown old |
| 6- Mudmen Written by: Wright, Gilmour Running Time: 4:18 RANKING: #18 ****** Comments: It's a crime that such an unbelievably intense and amazing song can go unrecognised. Nobody knows what this song is, but it's easily one of Pink Floyd's best. It gets 10 times better every time you listen to it. It's pure ecstacy, and nothing less. (no lyrics) |
| 7- Childhood's End Written by: Gilmour Running Time: 4:33 Rating: ***** Comments: Gilmour's solo contribution to this album is a wonderful masterpiece of lyric and song. This track starts out with a synthesizer growing louder until a faint beat can be heard, then the guitars come on, and finally, the excellent lyrics begin. This is a great song to sing along to, and one of the best songs on the album. Lyrics: you shout in your sleep perhaps the price is just too steep is your conscience at rest if once put to the test? you awake with a start to just the beating of your heart just one man beneath the sky just two ears, just two eyes you set sail across the sea of long past thoughts and memories childhood's end your fantasies merge with harsh realities and then as the sail is hoist you find your eyes are growing moist and all the fears never voiced say you have to make the final choice who are you and who am i to say we know the reason why? some are born, some men die beneath one infinite sky there'll be war, there'll be peace but everything one day will cease all the iron turned to rust all the proud men turned to dust and so all things time will mend and so this song will end |
| 8- Free Four Written by: Waters Running Time: 4:16 Rating: ***** Comments: Waters's solo contribution to this album is just as good as Gilmour's before it. This has a greath rhythm, with clapping in the background, and great lyrics. This song even works well on it's own, without the rest of the album. Lyrics: one two free four the memories of a man in his old age are the deeds of a man in his prime you shuffle in the gloom of a sick room and talk to yourself as you die and life is a short warm moment and death is a long cold rest you get your chance to try in the twinkling of an eye eighty years, with luck, or even less so all aboard for the american tour and maybe you'll make it to the top but mind how you go and i can tell you 'cause i know you may find it hard to get off but you are the angel of death and i am the dead man's son he was buried like a mole in a fox-hole and everyone's still on the run and who is the master of foxhounds? and who says the hunt has begun? who calls the tune in the courtroom? and who beats the funeral drum? the memories of a man in his old age are the deeds of a man in his prime you shuffle in the gloom of a sick room and talk to yourself as you die |
| 9- Stay Written by: Wright, Waters Running Time: 4:07 Rating: **** Comments: Another nice, soft melody to help the album reach its close. Like most of the other songs, it's not much on it's own, but it sounds great in its own context. Lyrics: stay and help me to end the day and if you don't mind we'll break a bottle of wine stick around and maybe we'll put one down 'cause i want to find what lies behind those eyes midnight blue, burning gold a yellow moon, is growing cold i rise looking through my morning eyes surprised to find you by my side rack my brain and try to remember your name to find the words to tell you goodbye morning dues, new born day midnight blue, turned to grey midnight blue, burning gold a yellow moon, is growing cold |
| 10- Absolutely Curtains Written by: Mason, Gilmour, Waters, Wright Running Time: 5:51 Rating: *** Comments: This final instrumental sounds like it is building up to something for most of it. Finally, when the music breaks, there is no major climax, but a new melody entirely. It is native tribe chanting, and it goes on until its abrupt stop to finish the album in a most eccentric way. Despite its strangeness, it's a good song, and the perfect ending to this incredible soundtrack. (no lyrics) |
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| Released: 1972 by Harvest Records Running Time: 40:28 Ranking: #10 out of 14 studio albums Album Highlight: Mudmen Album Weak Point: Absolutely Curtains Average Song Rating: **** Comments: While this album is the soundtrack to a foreign film, you don't have to know anything about the film to enjoy this music. This is actually a very good album, with much consistency between the songs. There are a few stand-outs, all in a row from the brilliant "Mudmen" to the fun "Free Four". The lyrics probably don't mean as much if you are unaware of the plot, but you can still follow the basic ideas they put forth. Together, the words and music make for some excellent songs, soundtrack or not. |
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