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040: Pink Floyd - Meddle (1971)

Discord and Rhyme: An Album Podcast

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Pink Floyd's Last Flight Music

The pre noise instrumental section sounded like the band marching into the unknown. The post noise instrumental section sounds like the band coming back from the unknown to show you what they found there. I love the build up in this section Pink Floyd understood very well that the best way to build tension is not to play too much. This section is a masterclass and holding back. And it helps that what they're building up to fully justifies the build up itself.

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