Pink Floyd, 1971.
Pre-BIG TIME.
The one before Dark Side of the Moon.
One of These Days - stonkingly good bass line and rocks along like the Dr Who theme (sorry, Dr Who came first, guys).
Some laidback stuff, some bluesy stuff, even Liverpool United's version of You'll Never Walk Alone (on Fearless)...
AND a dog (Seamus) singing the blues!
...but the coup de grace, the raison d'etre of the album is "Echoes", the side-2-filling song which begins in a very sci-fi bluesy way, descends into buzzes, beeps and burbles a la early-mid Floyd (this is probably the last big noodly piece they did), and comes back to the blues...
My friend Kerry used this track, or part of it, in a surreal dream sequence in his play "Harbouring Ghosts" - very effective, and shows how evocative this music can be...
In fact, Kerry, if you're reading this, this album is for YOU (Anfield evocations!)...no arguments!
All others, the grade is 9/10 (due to debatable but clearly proven qualities of noodly section).
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