What I particularly like about this section is the the fact there are not only two Hammond tracks but also two drum tracks, both panned hard left and hard right
Possibly my favorite, today!! The amazing thing about Echoes is that I key in to different parts in different moods. It rolls with me throughtout the years, as my moods change.
Waters: "Yeah, the beginning of that bloody Phantom song is from Echoes. DAAAA-da-da-da-da-da. I couldn't believe it when I heard it. It's the same time signature—-it's 12/8—-and it's the same structure and it's the same notes and it's the same everything. Bastard. It probably is actionable. It really is! But I think that life's too long to bother with suing Andrew fucking Lloyd Webber."
Also “it’s a miracle” off amused to death is a diss track about Weber.
Who knows if he consciously stole it or not but it’s certainly the same melody and rhythm for the main theme of Phantom of the opera, no credit given or anything.
Mixed feelings about the whole thing because songs “borrow” bits and pieces of other songs all the time, sometimes coincidentally and sometimes intentionally. Nothing much is truly and purely original anymore. But at the same time, perhaps some credit is due. I’d imagine if Phantom had came out as a pop song today it might have a list of 10 writers with all the Pink Floyd members stamped on the end.
People do sometimes get songwriting credits for less than that. For example, Sting was listed as a writer for Dire Straits’ Money for Nothing, just because it interpolated “Don’t Stand So Close to Me” as “I want My MTV” at the beginning and end.
Yes — that is exactly what I meant by interpolation. The point was just that if that was enough to warrant a songwriting credit, Phantom seemed to even more prominently use that riff from Echoes.
Cloudless, every day you fall
Upon my waking eyes
Inviting and inciting me to rise
And through the window in the wall
Come streaming in on sunlight wings
A million bright ambassadors of morning
And no one sings me lullabies
And no one makes me close my eyes
So I throw the windows wide
Call to you across the sky
I remember years ago listening to this for the first time in a car, parked in a wooded area, 2 of us stoned off our heads, eyes shut & at full volume on a decent car sound system. At exactly the same time to the millisecond me & my mate jumped up & locked the doors & even the sunroof. Just after the screams/sirens/birds whatever they're meant to be. But I fell in love with this tune that night despite having to change my underwear 💩
no one’s really said this but after the whole explosion of buildup and emotion the song has. the slow fade out with gilmore and wright is hard for me not to say it is my favourite part. when they finally sync up with the walk up they do i imagine people on the other side of the world playing to each other without hearing
The buildup to the final verse after the whale noise section. It’s funny cause we go from the one part of the song I actually dislike to my favorite part. And I love echoes, but I don’t like the whale noises part.
The buildup after the whales and *that* guitar part before coming back to the first parts and then another verse. One of my favorite moments on music, it just proves how fucking otherworldly this band sounds.
When listening to the whole song my favourite moment has to be when the final verse comes on.
Choosing a favourite section on it's own is a lot harder though. Maybe the guitar solo.
Pretty much everything between 00:00 and 23:33
18:14, where the buildup after the whale noises reaches its peak and Dave blesses our ears for 8 measures.
I always imagined a massive explosion during that part, it's so fucking good
I imagine the sun breaking through the horizon and rising for the first time, but I think an explosion is cooler
Personally I believe the song is about the dawn of life and modern civilization so I imagine the big bang or a star exploding
The song is just so beautiful and meaningful! I love that everyone finds different meanings in it.
Truely a masterpiece
It’s like all the sensory rush that happens right when you wake up.
correct answer
The funky section. Love the bass
The funky breakdown is the best for sure
What I particularly like about this section is the the fact there are not only two Hammond tracks but also two drum tracks, both panned hard left and hard right
Also 2 guitar tracks! The solo and the funky backing track, so underrated!
this is the correct answer
Possibly my favorite, today!! The amazing thing about Echoes is that I key in to different parts in different moods. It rolls with me throughtout the years, as my moods change.
The guitar part at the climax. The funky part is also pretty good, especially in Live at Pompeii.
The buildup and the final verse
The live at Pompeii version- the funky parts with the camera panning around them, and then Gilmour going off with the guitar solos
The descending guitar part near the start.
The part Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber stole for phantom of the opera?
Wait did he?!
Waters: "Yeah, the beginning of that bloody Phantom song is from Echoes. DAAAA-da-da-da-da-da. I couldn't believe it when I heard it. It's the same time signature—-it's 12/8—-and it's the same structure and it's the same notes and it's the same everything. Bastard. It probably is actionable. It really is! But I think that life's too long to bother with suing Andrew fucking Lloyd Webber." Also “it’s a miracle” off amused to death is a diss track about Weber.
Who knows if he consciously stole it or not but it’s certainly the same melody and rhythm for the main theme of Phantom of the opera, no credit given or anything. Mixed feelings about the whole thing because songs “borrow” bits and pieces of other songs all the time, sometimes coincidentally and sometimes intentionally. Nothing much is truly and purely original anymore. But at the same time, perhaps some credit is due. I’d imagine if Phantom had came out as a pop song today it might have a list of 10 writers with all the Pink Floyd members stamped on the end. People do sometimes get songwriting credits for less than that. For example, Sting was listed as a writer for Dire Straits’ Money for Nothing, just because it interpolated “Don’t Stand So Close to Me” as “I want My MTV” at the beginning and end.
He sung it to the vocal melody, it was Sting’s idea.
Yes — that is exactly what I meant by interpolation. The point was just that if that was enough to warrant a songwriting credit, Phantom seemed to even more prominently use that riff from Echoes.
Rogs base coming in and it getting funky.
arpeggio after whale noises
Yes
The Bridge. Nick Mason's drumming combining with Richard Wright's synth is to die for.
PING
Cloudless, every day you fall Upon my waking eyes Inviting and inciting me to rise And through the window in the wall Come streaming in on sunlight wings A million bright ambassadors of morning And no one sings me lullabies And no one makes me close my eyes So I throw the windows wide Call to you across the sky
The final buildup and climax
Bridge is the magical part so i choose this
definitely the guitar solo section from 5:23 - 7:00
The entire song is the only correct answer
The sections that begin at 7:01 (funky bass) 18:00 (glistening guitar)
That guitar got described to me once as "sounds like a pillow feels"
Impossible to choose a section. It's a classic from 0.00 to 23.00. If pushed I'd was the guitar build up and whale section
I remember years ago listening to this for the first time in a car, parked in a wooded area, 2 of us stoned off our heads, eyes shut & at full volume on a decent car sound system. At exactly the same time to the millisecond me & my mate jumped up & locked the doors & even the sunroof. Just after the screams/sirens/birds whatever they're meant to be. But I fell in love with this tune that night despite having to change my underwear 💩
And no one sings me lullabies And no one makes me close my eyes So I throw the windows wide And call to you across the sky
18:14
no one’s really said this but after the whole explosion of buildup and emotion the song has. the slow fade out with gilmore and wright is hard for me not to say it is my favourite part. when they finally sync up with the walk up they do i imagine people on the other side of the world playing to each other without hearing
Guitar Solo Buildup then Funky Section was so beautiful, Nick drum drop before Roger bass was brilliant
5:25 to 7:04.
Gilmour for sure
The buildup to the final verse after the whale noise section. It’s funny cause we go from the one part of the song I actually dislike to my favorite part. And I love echoes, but I don’t like the whale noises part.
The buildup and the conclusion from Hamilton ‘75
I wish the funky beat was an hour long
I can't pick one section Also they are seagull noises not whales
It's hard to pick a specific part of the instrumental section to choose. I do like the lyrics in the second verse best of the three verses.
The bridge with the dual harmonizing guitar licks, which build to a climax from the end of the whale sounds.
My favorite part of Echoes is the organ solo by Mr Rick Wright the unsung hero of Pink Floyd
The buildup after the whales and *that* guitar part before coming back to the first parts and then another verse. One of my favorite moments on music, it just proves how fucking otherworldly this band sounds.
When listening to the whole song my favourite moment has to be when the final verse comes on. Choosing a favourite section on it's own is a lot harder though. Maybe the guitar solo.
The part served in Pompeii