However, Floyd’s discarded outtakes contained a musical sequence around which the Atom Heart Mother suite would evolve. The soundtrack included just three Floyd tracks, padded out with songs by the Grateful Dead, among others. Zabriskie Point appeared in February 1970 and was a resounding flop. It was hell.”įloyd lasted two weeks in Rome and then came home. However, the director, worried their music would overpower his movie, criticised everything: “You’d change whatever was wrong and he’d still be unhappy. “We did some great stuff,” insisted Waters. Zabriskie Point was the next stage on Floyd’s varied musical journey, but the band quickly discovered that Antonioni was an impossible taskmaster. The piece was fashioned out of found sounds, with its composer ranting in a Scottish accent. Pink Floyd in 1971 (Image credit: Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images)įloyd’s next release, 1969’s double album Ummagumma, included Roger Waters’ musique concrète experiment, Several Species Of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together In a Cave And Grooving With A Pict.
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