Echoes (23:31)
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“Echoes” is a song by the British progressive rock group Pink Floyd which appears on their 1971 album “Meddle”. It runs for 23 and a half minutes and is considered by many to be one of the band’s finest post-Syd Barrett, pre-“Dark Side of the Moon” compositions.
Although the intentions of the band are unconfirmed, Echoes is commonly enjoyed while synched with the “infinity” segment at the end of Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 film, 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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Echoes is a song by Pink Floyd, including lengthy instrumental passages, sound effects, and musical improvisation. Written by all four members of the group (credited as Roger Waters, Richard Wright, Nick Mason, David Gilmour on the original release), Echoes provides the extended finale to Pink Floyd’s album Meddle. The track has a running time of 23:31 and takes up the entire second side of the vinyl recording.
It also appears in shortened form as the fifth track on the compilation album which took its name, Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd. Echoes is the third-longest song in Pink Floyd’s catalogue, after Atom Heart Mother (23:44) and the combined segments of Shine on You Crazy Diamond (26:01). Unlike those pieces, it is not explicitly divided into separate parts; however, the composition was originally assembled from separate fragments, and was later split in two parts to serve as both the opening and closing numbers in the band’s film Live at Pompeii.
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Although the intentions of the band are unconfirmed, Echoes is commonly enjoyed while synched with the “infinity” segment at the end of Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 film, 2001: A Space Odyssey.
(Edited by IRONICtypo)
Another description
Echoes is a song by Pink Floyd, including lengthy instrumental passages, sound effects, and musical improvisation. Written by all four members of the group (credited as Roger Waters, Richard Wright, Nick Mason, David Gilmour on the original release), Echoes provides the extended finale to Pink Floyd’s album Meddle. The track has a running time of 23:31 and takes up the entire second side of the vinyl recording.
It also appears in shortened form as the fifth track on the compilation album which took its name, Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd. Echoes is the third-longest song in Pink Floyd’s catalogue, after Atom Heart Mother (23:44) and the combined segments of Shine on You Crazy Diamond (26:01). Unlike those pieces, it is not explicitly divided into separate parts; however, the composition was originally assembled from separate fragments, and was later split in two parts to serve as both the opening and closing numbers in the band’s film Live at Pompeii.
See more details here.
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IDetestU wrote:
Most Beautiful Music Ever Written !
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revolutiondeath wrote:
One of the best songs ever.
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CynthiaKhel wrote:
mágica.
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Kimpaz wrote:
Absolute love!
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MysticQueen100 wrote:
Check the live version von David Gilmour and Rick Wright live in Gdanks! Amazing
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ThomasCliquet wrote:
timeless, infinite beauty, best song of all time? It's up there with other great ones
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MichielP wrote:
It's too short! [3]
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Diego_Teco wrote:
"If this was a painting it would be worth billions" LOL at it. :)
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WichitaQ wrote:
it could last for 23 hours and it would still be awesome
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oliversimon90 wrote:
Flyin'!
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DrkZero wrote:
If I had a chance to listen to a song just before I die, I'd choose this one [14 ]
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afsaneh127 wrote:
words can't descripe my feeling for this song....I can listen to this track over and over again and everytime it's like a new song.....love it <3
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LostInTheHaze wrote:
sooooooooo fuuuuuuuccckkkkiiiiiinn gooooooooooooooooooooodd! mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm yyyyyeaaahhhh
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EagleRebel wrote:
If this was a painting it would be worth billions
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leshinari wrote:
@alfapp I believe the problem lies in 23 minutes XD
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oliversimon90 wrote:
I'm listening to this whenever I want to fly away
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CypheroN wrote:
speachless
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oliversimon90 wrote:
I adore this tune.
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alfapp wrote:
Should be among the top five within the Pink Floyd charts and not around thirty. Now, come on freaks ...
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BrestFF75 wrote:
wow. just... wow '-'
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