Atom Heart Mother - Facts

ATOM HEART MOTHER
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John Peel: Particulary in America, people would spend weeks in debate about what the title meant. People are quite capable of starting religions (laughs) based on 'Atom Heart Mother'. You know, some attractive blonde woman would be called Atom Heart Mother and the rest of them would call themselves Red Indian names and worship her...
Info Source: Pink Floyd - Through the eyes of... Bruno Macdonald

Ron Geesin: I still like 'Atom Heart Mother' because it sends me a few grand in royalties and it was fun to do.
Info Source: Pink Floyd - Through the eyes of... Bruno Macdonald

Nick Mason: As a starter to it, Roger and I put down the whole thing, just bass and drums, which was a crazy thing to do. We used parts of that but basically it all got chopped up anyway, so it was a totally unnecessary, amazing feat of brilliance. Totally useless.
Info Source: Pink Floyd - Through the eyes of... by Bruno Macdonald

David Gilmour: All I've ever tried to do is play music that I like listening to. Some of it now, like 'Atom Heart Mother, strikes me as absolute crap, but I no longer want or have to play stuff I don't enjoy.
Info Source: Pink Floyd - Through the eyes of... by Bruno Macdonald

Comment: 'The Amazing Pudding' is the inexplicable banner under which 'Atom Heart Mother' was first unveiled. The title was subsequently appropiated by a Pink Floyd fanzine, established by Ivor Trueman in order to finance his Syd Barrett magazine, Opel.
Info Source: Pink Floyd - Through the eyes of... by Bruno Macdonald

Richard Wright: It just doesn't flow very well. There's lots and lots of edits in it. I wasn't happy. I was at the time, but, thinking back, I'm not happy.
Info Source: Pink Floyd - Through the eyes of... by Bruno Macdonald

Roger Waters: I wouldn't dream of performing anything that embarrassed me. If someone said to me now, 'Right, here's a million pounds , go out and play "Atom Heart Mother", I'd say, "You must be fucking joking. I'm not playing that rubbish."
Info Source: Pink Floyd - Through the eyes of...by Bruno Macdonald

Comment: David Gilmour originally called the main theme "Theme From An Imaginary Western". Other titles this song was known as, besides The Amazing Pudding are, Untitled and Consequently
Info Source: The Pink Floyd Encyclopedia by Vernon Fitch

Comment: 17:28min into the song a voice says "Here is a loud announcement" and 19:08min the voice says "Silence in the studio".
Info Source: The Pink Floyd Encyclopedia by Vernon Fitch

Comment: Fathers Shout is part 1 of the Atom Heart Mother suite (1970). Consists of random noises and ends with a motorcycle sound.
Info Source: The Pink Floyd Encyclopedia by Vernon Fitch

Comment: Breast Milky is part 2 of the Atom Heart Mother suite (1970). Begins with an organ and viola duet and builds up to a full orchestra.
Info Source: The Pink Floyd Encyclopedia

Comment: Mother Fore is part 3 of the Atom Heart Mother suite (1970). Consists of a quiet choral section with organ and chorus.
Info Source: The Pink Floyd Encyclopedia by Vernon Fitch

Comment: Funky Dung is part 4 of the Atom Heart Mother suite (1970). It consists of a loud guitar and bass with a weird choir section. Originally it was called 'Split Knees'.
Info Source: The Pink Floyd Encyclopedia by Vernon Fitch

Comment: Mind Your Throats Please is part 5 of the Atom Heart Mother suite. Consists of an organ section with overdubbed voices and sounds. It consists of a loud guitar and bass with a weird choir section .
Info Source: The Pink Floyd Encyclopedia by Vernon Fitch

Comment: Remergence is part 6 of the Atom Heart Mother suite. Consists of the reemergence of the main theme.
Info Source: The Pink Floyd Encyclopedia by Vernon Fitch

 

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