Obscured By Clouds [Remastered] - Pink Floyd

Advantages: Good music and all that.
Disadvantages: Soundtrack album.

...trying! ~~~~Introduction~~~~ Obscured By Clouds is the second and final film soundtrack recorded by Pink Floyd. This was released in 1972, the first -A Soundtrack To The Film More- came out in 1969. During those years so much had changed for Pink Floyd. Back then they were still looking for some kind of direction after losing Syd Barrett, by now they were well on their way down their new road. Digging it out and cutting down the trees in the way ...
...and had never been trekked before. This album is a vast improvement on More, even though More was actually quite good if a little ahead of it's time. The film it's from is 'La Vallëe' which I'm afraid I've never seen. You know how it is, most bands make music for Hollywood rubbish that is shown over and over and the Floyd went and made music for some little French film. The soundtracks are of course essential for Floyd fans to own, the entire discography ... Read review

Advantages: Lifts you,enthrawls you,takes you to another world a masterpiece!!!
Disadvantages: The odd track drags on or is too heavy due to a botched waters/gilmour collaberation

Obscured by clouds is a soundtrack albumn by Pink floyd to a french film 'La vallee'.The film is based on a women in New Guinea joining an expedition of hippies to locate a secret vallee worshiped by local tribes.The film is based on a daring adventure and unique out of this world experience which is pretty much like the albumn.Roger waters uses his lyrics to create a parralel contrast between the film and music it's very engenious because the lyrics ...
...as if the lyrics tell the story of each stage of an exciting once in a lifetime adventure and you have been invited along. The music ahh what an amazing blend of perfection.This albumn was mae in between MEDDLE and DSOTM and many elements from each side of the floyd ages are blended into the albumn a couple of the tracks especially WHATS....UH THE DEAL include a reminiscent sound to the PILLOW OF WINDS track on ECHOES.The DSOTM element is also there.But ... Read review