Echoes is possibly my fave PF song ever, it's so much more than music, it's a journey!
Check out David Gilmours forthcoming live DVD shot last year at the Royal Albert Hall, as it features Echoes among many other classic Floyd tracks, plus a complete performance of his stunning "On as island" LP
I’ve always preferred Echoes part II, though remain perplexed why they split the song into two halves anyway. I’m assuming it’s to avoid playing the whale song part in the middle section, but I would rather leave the stage to a recording (or leave Rick Wright to weave his magic) and come back for the end – mainly because the transition between the mid-section and part II is the best bit of the song – massively theatrical - and a shame to lose it just to miss out the middle.
But that’s just me. The opening section of Careful With that Ax, Eugene has to be one of the most amazing pieces of music by any band.
Drugs and Floyd. Not sure I would take Gilmour’s word for it. His interviews on Live at Pompeii were notoriously tongue in cheek.
I can't help but think they were wrecked out of their minds while playing Sauceful. Look at how Gilmour's sitting. That's a drug induced seating position if i've ever seen one :D
Echoes Part II is definently the best in the movie. If you listen closely to the ending, you can hear a Shephard tone. It's an auditory illusion, and beauty personified as music.
Another vote for Echoes, absolutely brilliant. One Of These Days and STCFTHOTS are high up on the list though. Updated my VHS copy to DVD a few years back, well worth it.