Description:Commissioned as the soundtrack for Barbet Schroeder's 1972 film The Valley, Obscured By Clouds actually holds up rather well on its own terms. The title track is a trippy, cinematic instrumental that features some searing guitar work from David Gilmour, but full-fledged songs like "Free Four" (which sounds like a morbid inveCommissioned as the soundtrack for Barbet Schroeder's 1972 film The Valley, Obscured By Clouds actually holds up rather well on its own terms. The title track is a trippy, cinematic instrumental that features some searing guitar work from David Gilmour, but full-fledged songs like "Free Four" (which sounds like a morbid inversion of Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit in the Sky"), and the folksy "Wot's...Uh the Deal" are the real highlights of the set. Essentially a transitional work, Obscured By Clouds has long been dwarfed by Dark Side of the Moon, the album which came immediately after it. In fact, the funky "Childhood's End" and the ethereal "Burning Bridges" could well be dry runs for the Dark Side tracks "Time" and "Breathe," respectively. In all, it's a priceless snapshot of a band on the verge of immortality. --Dan Epstein... (more)(less)
Manufacturer : EMI Europe Generic Release date : 3 June 1972 Number of discs : 1 EAN: 0724383560929 UPC: 724383560929
"Released - 1972
Track listing:
01. Obscured by Clouds
02. When You're In
03. Burning Bridges
04. The Gold It's in The...
05. Wot's... Uh the Deal?
06. Mudmen
07. Childhood's End
08. Free Four
09. Stay
10. Absolutely Curtains"
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