Ummagumma - Pink Floyd > Reviews

Advantages: Floyd, Cannabis, experimental, WOW
Disadvantages: Can be a little too odd for some

UmmaGumma is a double album from Pink Floyd in 1969, whilst the summer of love was in full flow from this album.. well it looks as if Pink Floyd were just really, really, really stoned! It’s a really interesting album though and I think the idea is pretty excellent. Basically there is a live album and a studio album. The Studio album is split into four sections effectively, one for each of the Pink Floyd members to do their ‘own’ piece. This album ... Read review

Advantages: The Live Album
Disadvantages: The Studio Album

Pink Floyd's Ummagumma is a double album consisting of a studio album and a live one. It's quite expensive but really is worth it if you're into post Barrett, pre Dark side ... Floyd. Live albums have had bad press ever since they were invented, but recently they have beceom a good way of measuring wheather a successful band can really cut it. I would point to Radiohead's 'I might be wrong' to prove this, while Stereophonics 'Day At The Races' ... Read review

Advantages: The Live Album
Disadvantages: The Studio Album

The first time Floyd's self indulgence got the better of them. It's a double album (that never usually bodes well), consisting of a live album (Oh no) and then a studio album where each member of the band is allowed to express their artistic integrity (Oh my god, Works by ELP anyone). The live album is worth five stars, so if they had split the set it would have been easy to rate. It consists of four extended versions of studio tracks all of which ... Read review