"But The Gunner's Dream cuts through the gloom, thanks to a heartbreaking, fragile melody. Overshadowed by the albums that preceded and followed it, Obscured by Clouds might be the most underrated release in Pink Floyd's catalogue: it boasts fantastic instrumental experiments, musical signposts to The Dark Side of the Moon and, in Wot's Uh the Deal?, a beautifully careworn, Beatles-y ballad undersold by its daft title."
"18. Grantchester Meadows (1969) In the pink Nick Mason, Dave Gilmour, Rick Wright and Roger Waters in 1968. Photograph: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images The studio half of Ummagumma is a mess a band audibly searching for direction without success but it contains one unequivocal triumph: Roger Waters' evocation of the parkland on the banks of the River Cam, its pastoral calm spiked with a curious sense of menace, as if something nasty is lurking in the undergrowth."
"The More soundtrack throws up everything from proto-heavy metal and mock-flamenco to bongo solos. But Cymbaline soaring choruses, Rick Wright-heavy coda is both splendid and oddly prescient: Apprehension creeping like a tube train up your spine sounds like a Dark Side of the Moon lyric that arrived four years too early. 16. Louder Than Words (2014) The final track on The Endless River, the final Pink Floyd studio album is, by some distance, the best song of their post-Waters era: it's elegiac and gorgeous,"
The Final Cut lacks memorable tunes and features racked, strangulated lead vocals that create a bleak, uncompromising worldview. The Gunner's Dream provides contrast with a fragile, heartbreaking melody that cuts through the album's gloom. Obscured by Clouds stands out as an underrated release, boasting instrumental experiments, musical signposts to The Dark Side of the Moon, and Wot's Uh the Deal?, a careworn Beatles-y ballad. Grantchester Meadows evokes the River Cam's pastoral calm while unsettling menace lurks beneath, delivering one of Roger Waters' most evocative pieces. Cymbaline and Louder Than Words offer prescient choruses and elegiac post‑Waters beauty respectively, highlighting enduring musical strengths.
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