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A soundtrack to the 1969 film of the same name, Pink Floyd's More produced such tracks as The Nile Song (their take on the emerging heavy metal genre) Cymbaline, Green is the Colour and several instrumental pieces. How does it hold up as an album? #pinkfloyd #albumreviews #historyofrock
Pink Floyd is without a doubt one of the greatest classic rock bands of all time. They began in the 60s with Roger Waters on bass, Nick Mason on drums, Richard Wright on organ and Syd Barrett on lead guitar and vocals. Syd was the band's leader and chief songwriter in the early days, penning their first singles Arnold Layne and See Emily Play. This would lead to the release of their 1967 album Piper at the Gates of Dawn, featuring classics like Astronomy Domine, Flaming, Bike and the epic psychedelic instrumental Interstellar Overdrive. Their live shows were equally inventive incorporating unique light shows. However due to Syd's intake of LSD mixed with a breakdown involving schizophrenia, he would gradually be pushed out of the band he fronted, being replaced with David Gilmour on guitar. This would become Pink Floyd's classic lineup with Roger taking more of a songwriter role, including the song Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun which would appear on their 1968 album A Saucerful of Secrets. The album was the only to feature all five band members and Syd's final composition with Floyd, Jugband Blues. Their soundtrack to More came out in 1969. On Ummagumma, Pink Floyd was still finding their voice, focusing more on albums rather than singles, but still producing an occasional classic like Careful with that Axe Eugene. In 1970, Atom Heart Mother proved to be a success with the 23 minute instrumental and featuring Dave's song Fat Old Sun. 1971's Meddle would turn out to be an important staple for the band with the rocking opener One of these Days I'm Going to Cut You Into Little Pieces, featuring a rare spoken vocal by Nick, Roger's echoing bass line and Dave's Slide Guitar. The flip side, another 23 minute piece, Echoes, featuring Dave and Rick on vocals, is often regarded as Progressive Rock's finest moment, from the opening ping of Rick's leslie piano. They would also perform both these songs along with earlier classics Live at Pompeii. The Obscured by Clouds soundtrack appeared in 1972 with tracks like Burning Bridges and Free Four. However 1973's Dark Side of the Moon would become one of the most successful albums of all time, staying on the charts for nearly 13 years and still a best seller today. Roger's lyrics dealt with the evils of society driving one to madness, while the music was nearly one entire inter-connected piece (making it difficult to separate for a playlist or a best of / greatest hits compilation). Still standouts like Money, Time and Great Gig in the Sky are favorites among fans. Their 1975 followup Wish You Were Here, featuring the opening and closing piece Shine On You Crazy Diamond (a tribute to Syd Barrett who even showed up at the sessions), is thought to be equally great, if not greater, as Dark Side. But tensions between the band were beginning to rear their head. 1977 saw the release of Animals, likening three animals: Dogs, Sheep and Pigs to various classes of society. Roger became the band's main frontman and sole songwriter with Dave occasionally sharing the mic and writing credits. Tensions grew during the tour when Roger ended up spitting on a fan in Montreal and coming up with the idea for The Wall to separate himself from the audience. 1979 would see the release of The Wall, the album and later the tour and film. Another Brick in the Wall Part 2 became their best selling single and Comfortably Numb remains one of their most popular tunes. But it nearly broke up the band as Roger fired Rick for lack of output, creating a greater rift between him and Dave. 1983's The Final Cut was Roger's final album with Pink Floyd before he officially left, leaving Dave and Nick to reunite with Rick for 1987's Momentary Lapse of Reason. Roger sued to break up the band, but failed to do so instead focusing on his solo career. The Gilmour led Floyd would produce 1994's The Division Bell, a return to form for many fans with Rick now sharing vocal and songwriting duties again. It wasn't until 2005's Live 8 concert when Dave, Nick and Rick reunited with Roger for a short set giving closure for many fans. Syd died in 2006. Rick died in 2008. The album The Endless River was dedicated in his honor. Pink Floyd's legacy has continued to inspire fans and aspiring musicians, myself included. - Hudba
More isn't a bad album, it's just not the best. The Nile Song is my favourite track, I heard it first on the Relics compilation, along with Cirrus Minor. I'm really enjoying the series and can't wait for you to review the Obscured By Clouds album!
Same here first heard those 2 on relics and funnily enough I put obscured by clouds in the car a few weeks ago and I forgot how great it is. It truly is the forgotten Floyd album
@@babylemonade2868 just discovered your reply and I agree, it's always overshadowed by Meddle and Dark Side of the Moon. Mudmen is a great song!
The Nile Song is basically if Pink Floyd did Grunge
True 😂
Some actually called it heavy metal
@@kevinmcc3147 it was probably the Heaviest song of the 1960s, but it kind of similar to what Tom Petty would have come up with if he tried to play Metal
@@godetonter4764 actually More like the Beatles doing helter shelter which Paul McCartney said it was them trying to do a heavy song like the who
Vegetable Man is also very grunge
I think More is a decent album
my favorite track on More is “Green Is the Colour”, but other favorites would be “The Nile Song”, “Crying Song”, and “Up the Khyber”
I've loved this album for 40 years. If you haven't taken the time to explore it you have a real treat in store
This guy is not giving the album a chance. He needs to get stoned and try again.
@@bigdunc1313 You nailed it!
@@stephenstone8480 😎
I also love this album. Good music to smoke a joint to 😊
Definitely Pink Floyd's most underrated and overlooked album. An absolute classic.
I re-listened to this album about a month or so ago, arguably their most underrated album by far
I don't know...
For starters, I like Point Me At The Sky. The chorus is pretty cool.
As for the album, it's pretty nice. I mean, it's a pretty early work. Considering they're all trying to find their feet, they did a good job. Obviously the Nile Song is the highlight, but Cymbaline is an underrated song.
I was at a 12 hour charity concert in the UK December 68. Floyd were like the headline act but they were not on until just after the pubs shut. It was also a Saturday night. Sure enough the skin heads and Bovver boys full of six pints of lager poured into the venue. Floyd started with Astronomy, all went well until the quiet organ bit, when the drunken newcomers started booing and yelling. Floyd followed this with 'Point me to the sky' at which point the previously angry crowd started cheering, they actually liked it. Floyd then stunned them by following up with Careful with that Axe. That was the first concert that I had seen Floyd with David Gilmore in the lineup.
So glad to see this one in a video; Green Is the Color, Up the Khyber, and Cymabaline are wonderful
Cirrus Minor, Cymbaline and Green is the colour are masterpieces. I like the vibe of the album....
Think you’re a bit hard on Cirrus Minor. Like much of the early Floyd, it was part of that great introduction ‘Relics’ that had a fantastic selection of early works, and therefore have a soft spot for Cirrus.
A shout out too to Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets. The Early Years box set (mainly bought digitally except for the Atom Heart Mother one) reignited my interest (and preference) for this period - and NMSOS produces great live versions of preDSOTM Floyd
The mixture of trippy instrumentals and 'normal' songs is because the film uses the trippy stuff as a regular soundtrack, and the songs as incidental background music. Like if someone has a radio on in one scene then it will be playing one of those normal pop tunes.
Yes, I mean this is what you get with sound track albums. Like you watch a movie and then at the end look at the list of songs included in the movie and have to admit that you never heard a lot of them, because they were just background snippets.
The Nile Song is hugely underrated as an influence to hard rock and metal before 1970. It's on par with Helter Skelter, 21st Century Schizoid Man and Summertime Blues by Blue Cheer.
The reaction at 6:00 is priceless! Can't wait for the Ummagumma review. It'll certainly be an interesting one...
Aaaah it's Sunday. Must put More on the turntable. For the last 43 years.
Why oh noooo? Ummagumma is a great album if you ask me. And I listen to it a lot. If you don't like it look at it like this: no ummagumma = no dark side. The same goes for Atom Heart Mother.
Funny you should mention that…
Oh why's that!? Iv never branched out more than their live gigs and Grand Chester Meadows on the album
Ummagumma is amazing!
I can already tell what the next fish is for Ummagumma from your reaction.
There’s actually a very good alternate version of Main Theme which was on the Early Years box set
Thank you for that info. I love this album, especially Main Theme
I regard this as a nocturne piece, same with Ummagumma. Best to listen to it with the lights on low on late cold winter nights.
I really like these uploads. You've inspired me to go on this journey with you!
Can't wait for your review of Ummagumma. For me it's an extremely important album. But great importance doesn't always mean it's good (though I think it's decent) but that without it things would be very different.
Great series I actively look out for
There's a live version of "Cymbaline" called "Nighmate" (before More album). Dude, this live version is really really really awesome. Easily one of my favorites songs from the band
I live in Spain. The pronunciation is ‘Ib-EE-tha’. You pronounced it like the ‘zz- in ‘pizza’, which is obviously from a different language. Loving the series btw.
One of my Favourite Floyd albums, bought it in 69 when it came out and still play it.
A couple of tracks from this film soundtrack album stayed in the band's live setlist for a while - "Green Is the Colour" & "Cymbaline" ~ the band was still finding its way forward at this point in the wake of Syd's decline ..
I already told you my favorites from this. I think I would include Green Is The Colour. David Gilmour's voice sounds like Ray Davies and a very nice flute from Mrs. Mason. And while I mentioned Cymbaline as a favorite, it kind of sounds like a commercial jingle in the 1970's for beer. Quicksilver is my least favorite from it followed by that goofy instrumental at the end of side 1.
Don't worry JT. Ummagumma is not a favorite of mine either but I still look forward to your review. I'll say some prayers while you must endure it. 🙏 You'll need them for Several Species Of Small Furry Animals!
After you get to Dark Side Of The Moon, check out Dark Side Of The Moonshine. While I don't promise you'll love it, it's worth a listen.
Point me at the sky of my favourite pink Floyd single. It’s awesome!
I appreciate Floyd’s ability to swing from pretty and tranquil (Green is the Colour) to Proto punk/ metal (Nile Song *Punk and Metal bands have covered this song). BTW. I’ve listen to a whole bunch top tier bands from this era and they remain my favorite, warts and all.
Hawkwind tried to cover Cymbaline and murdered it.
I’ve always thought the album cover for More looked so intriguing for some reason
A spanish piece didn't even get a mention, damn
I just went and listened to the nile song. love it
The Crying Song is a bit repetitive, but the lullaby feel of it is pretty soothing, and it's also the first appearance of Pink Floyd's much-memed motif of the Stone.
i cant wait to watch ummagumma's
The Nile song is possibly my favourite pre Dark Side song by Pink Floyd.
Last seconds were epic
As a teen I thought I was a Floyd afficionado, had all their albums - then i came across this on a market stall and was like "What the hell is THIS?!"
The chap running the stall gve me the background, it was for a film, etc - ending by telling me it's not very good...i bought it, anyway, and remember really enjoying a lot of it, I still have that copy almost 30 years later.
It takes me back to that time in my life, warm summer mornings, young and carefree...so it has some meaning for me. Always loved cymbaline and green is the colour - also loved the nile song a lot when I first heard it, very heavy...and the crying song was always a favourite....it's an under-rated album.,
You forgot to mention „a spanish piece“
They wrote composed and recorded this album in two months Roger waters was writing the lyrics in between recording sessions a couple of the song's are unused tracks from the man and the journey it is easy to knock some of the tracks but to put out an album in a 2 month break from touring and recording ummagumma has got to be admired
Yeah, totally agree! I love this album! I was born in 1969 just after they'd recorded it and just before it was released. I bought it in 1982 with my paper round money at the age of 13! Still got it on vinyl on the black Columbia label! Some of Rick's finest Farfisa moments on there as well as some excellent songs from Roger, not to mention the one and only PF track credited to Mason and Wright!
The love versions are amazing y’all. Especially Cymbeline
As a hardcore Floyd fan who did seek out the various films they provided music for, I definitely endorse your decision to avoid watching them. “More” and “Zabriskie Point” are simply boring, but absolutely avoid “The Valley” (Obscured by Clouds) at all costs!
I think these are all interesting movies to watch in a historical context, when making low budget experimental movies were a thing. But I agree as pieces of entertainment they are all pretty bad.
More is worth a watch. Once. Zabriskie Point is boring. The Valley is boringly tedious or tediously boring I can never remember which.
they're all good movies to watch on a summer sunday with the shades closed
The explosion at the end of zabriskie is good to watch at an actual cinema though, you can make out the products being blown up (plus the tickets we got were free).
I know they’ll be more of them, but what’s the album called? (Funny joke)
I approve!
Yeah pink Floyd although not at any time for me a bad band did struggle through a few albums in-between Syd's departure and dark side of the moon. They were very experimental and just trying to find their style without their former front man. There is definitely some great stuff in that era though.
I love Cirrus Minor, very atmospheric. Green is the colour and Cymbaline are other high points. The Nile Song is well juxtapositioned next to Cirrus Minor. 7/10
Replace ''Party Sequence'' with "Ibiza Bar" and you have the best A side ever change my mind
I will definitely relisten to this album
That reaction to Ummagumma at the end is completely justified.
Just for the quality of your videos production , you deserve a lot more subscribers than this. Love your channel JT.
Really enjoying this series, I’ve been following it and listening to albums I haven’t yet thanks to this series! Do you plan on covering the live at Pompeii film?
Oh yeah. I couldn't NOT cover Pompeii even if I tried.
@@JTCurtisMusic nice! ahah
Up The Khyber, the title is a play on words with "Khyber" (short for "Khyber Pass") being rhyming slang for "arse".
I will love how you will handle ummaguma.
I love the movie dude... give it a try..
Super underrated album
Sounds good
I'm not Spanish, I don't speak Spanish and I don't live in Spain ... yet still I know Ibiza is pronounced eye-bee-tha. Makes me glad I'm not American.
The first song is 'Cirrus Minor'.
Cirrus Minor is a type of cloud and NOT heroin.
In the context of the film, I think it's meant to be a metaphor for heroin in the same way Brown Sugar is.
@@JTCurtisMusic
Thanks for the information.
I haven't seen the film and learned of the song from 'Relics'.
But listening to rock music, the more I realize how much slang there is for heroin.
I only thought about clouds with this track.
I was late in discovering Pink Floyd and started in '79 with The Wall. I then started to buy their older albums and didn't think much of this middle period between the time just after the departure of Syd Barrett and Dark Side of the Moon. It was only later after I had outgrown the pessimism of those 70's album that began to find a renewed interest in this period. I think they made some of their most beautiful music. The albums themselves were a bit sloppy and rough but therein lies the charm. They were evolving as a band during this period. As noted Roger Waters was improving as a songwriter and the band was still clumsily searching for an identity away from their psychedelic origins. I disagree with the opinion expressed about Cirrus Minor; it is a hauntingly beautiful song. Green Is the Colour is among my favourite of their songs. I cannot defend the instrumental tracks too much, especially one titled A Spanish Piece, which sounds like it is being sung by Manuel from Fawlty Towers.
Most of the albums recorded during this period were recorded very fast and they lack the studio polish that would become a Pink Floyd trademark. One was recorded in a week. It was either this one or Obscured by Clouds. Both are greatly underrated and overlooked. I love them, flaws and all. Here we have the band at their most ethereal and dreamy. This is music for the mind.
your reaction to Nile is epic
I think the More soundtrack is rather underrated. It's the closest they ever got to pulling off an album of quality, classic 60s psychedelia without Syd, before veering into full on proggy space rock after the palette-cleansing Ummagumma. It may be a film soundtrack, but it almost resembles a more sedated and often unplugged sibling to Piper At the Gates of Dawn. Some of the band's trippiest moments are on this record. It's a bit dirge-like and ominous at times. If Piper at the Gates of Dawn was a trip, More is the morning after. Not for easy listening. But very rewarding. Far better than than the messy Saucerful of Secrets.
I actually don't mind Point Me at the Sky
My ranking favourite to least:
1 - Crying Song
2 - Cirrus Minor
3 - Cymbaline
4 - Ibiza Bar
5 - The Nile Song
6 - Green Is The Colour
7 - A Spanish Piece
8 - The Main Theme
9 - More Blues
10 - Party Sequence
11 - Quicksilver
12 - Dramatic Theme
5:04 Omg, I just noticed... David's guitar is not intonated *_AT ALL!_* Lol. Just goes to show how obsessed with precision we've become these days.
Can't tell just by looking. As a guitar tech of 35 years' experience, from appearance his intonation is set pretty much as my 1976 Strat which is hanging on the wall next to me, that is with the bottom E set furthest back and the top E furthest forward. Usually the G would be a little further back than he has it. Roto sound strings, for instance, had a distinct problem with the D for a long time which needed to be right the way forward. OK on a Strat but hopeless on a 3 way Tele bridge.
@@nickhirst999 While the low E looks set back a bit, all the other saddles look to be perfectly in line.
@@CristiNeagu The quality of the film/ video is not brilliant (I've got a higher quality version which I could check) but looking at the intonation screws rather than the saddle positions, it's clear that the length of the exposed screw threads increases overall, from bottom E to top E, which is exactly what one would expect. I've set up at least 5,000 guitars (and that's a conservative estimate) not all of them Strats and not all of them electrics but though I couldn't say for certain that Gilmour's guitar in this video isn't out, I'd be fairly sure it's not a long way out. I hate intonation to be out which is why I only used Rotosound strings briefly.
The Nile Song is in my top 10 Pink Floyd songs.
I love cirrus minor especially when the guitar drops out and that organ comes in
Same here. There are some really good covers of that track on Spotify as well. Can never understand how it's just dismissed by so many people.
Don’t worry, I feel that every time I have to listen to Ummagumma too😂
Nile song is awesome. My favorite
I like the album. It has some cool songs ❤
I really like More. Its better than Saucerful and Ummagumma. The film is interesting too but pretty depressing.
It’s… an interesting album… is really all I can say about this album, ofc, I love The Nile Song and Cymbaline and whatever the other song that sounds alot like the Nile Song is called (I don’t remember) but to me, most of these songs just don’t work
I can honestly say I've been Pink Floyd fan since Momentary came out. But, IVE NEVER heard or bought this Album. It's the only Floyd Album I never owned. I bought Ummagumma before this when I was younger, and after that disappointment I just skipped this period. I really don't think I missed out on anything. But, Meddle definitely started my favorite period of Floyd, and of course Dark Side goes without saying.
I'd check out those tunes I highlighted: The Nile Song, Cymbaline, Green is the Colour
Nile and Ibiza bar sound like adult swim bumpets
Grandchester meadows live is amazing
Why does no one (other than myself) like 'Cirrus Minor'?
I never saw the film, 'More' but I was first introduced to it on 'Relics'.
Ummagumma's always been my favourite ;)
More was the cradle of all new things and I believe The Man and The Journey suites were a masterpiece but I only knew of them from books back then. It took decades before I could hear a complete recording.
I was at a performance of the 'Man and the Journey', June 1969. It is easier to recall and remember the performance art rather than the songs, such as having a tea break on stage and sawing up bits of wood. Never released on record or film. However the songs are on You Tube if you care to search them out.
I love that ending! 😂😂😂 Ummagumma definitely isn’t that good. The live songs are definitely overrated imo, and the experimentation is… interesting…
I need to see a review of several species of small furry animals gathered together in a cave and grooving with a pict.
Ah, yes. The peak of Pink Floyd track titles (It perfectly suits how goofy the actual track is though to be fair).
@@electric-charge we can all agree it is an amazing title.
Love the movie, love the album. I actually found the movie on CZcams once.
"More" is actually a good album with good songs and interesting experimentation for the time too. A great look at other Floyd sides. The opener sets the mood for the album. It is not a heavy rock album but reflective and very creative. They tried a lot of different things. The blues stuff is nice and just sets a cool background sound. Main Theme and Dramatic Theme are fantastic pieces. The film is embarrassingly crappy and the music is not utilised to try and rescue it.
More...Beautiful music...and Rick organ îs divine,..i hate Final cut If You try to explain me why
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More is a Pink Floyd Movie Soundtrack and nothing more, but I have a soft spot to some tracks and has a cool Album Cover by Hypnosis.
how to pronounce ibiza and caring abut that dpends on how pretiously a perosn wants to speaking Castellano..Spanish.... lol...
I don't care what you surmise. The first two songs are the best ones on that album.
You can avoid the movie.... it's basically awful, and you are left feeling flat watching this awful character get stoned before overdosing.
very disappointment and upset that the video or anyone in the comments hasn't mentioned "a spanish piece"
It's one of the songs of all time.
I love more but you need to be stoned 🙂
Great album. JTCurtis' review is unnecessary
Your comment is unnecessary
I’m gonna give this one a spotted fish
I like The Nile Song, Ibiza Bar, Cymbeline, Cirrus Miner and Green Is The Colour. The rest are either okay or skip worthy
Don't bother with the movie...it is beyond dumb.