Meddle is a 1971 album by British progressive rock band Pink Floyd. It was recorded on various occasions between January and August 1971, released in the US on October 30, 1971 on Harvest/Capitol and in the UK in November 1971 on Harvest/EMI. Meddle was certified Gold in October, 1973 and Platinum and Double Platinum in March of 1994 by the RIAA. A remastered CD was released in August, 1994 in Europe and April, 1995 in the US.

Track listing

Meddle has six tracks, the last of which occupied a whole side of the original LP:

1. "One of These Days" (Mason/Gilmour/Waters/Wright) - 5:57
2. "A Pillow of Winds" (Gilmour/Waters) - 5:10
3. "Fearless" (Gilmour/Waters) - 6:08
4. "San Tropez" (Waters) - 3:43
5. "Seamus" (Mason/Gilmour/Waters/Wright) - 2:15
6. "Echoes" (Mason/Gilmour/Waters/Wright) - 23:29

Personnel

• David Gilmour - Guitar and Vocals
• Roger Waters - Bass Guitar and Vocals
• Nick Mason - Percussion
• Richard Wright - Keyboards and Vocals

Also:

• Seamus (Steve Marriott's dog.)

Commentary

Though the tracks have variety of moods, Meddle is generally considered more cohesive than its 1970 predecessor Atom Heart Mother. The first two songs on Meddle segue into each other via a wind sound effect in a style reminiscent of later albums Dark Side of the Moon, and Wish You Were Here. Meddle also has the interesting distinction of having the two songs often nominated the worst and the best songs produced by Pink Floyd (these being "Seamus" and "Echoes" respectively). It had a good deal of commercial success; it reached #3 on the UK music charts and was certified double platinum by the US RIAA on March 11, 1994.

The final song of the album, "Echoes", is reputed to synchronise thematically with the final section of the 1968 Stanley Kubrick film 2001: A Space Odyssey entitled "Jupiter and Beyond the Infinite". "Echoes" also gave its name to a 2001 Pink Floyd compilation album, on which much-edited versions of it and "One of These Days" were included.

"One of These Days" uses a slide guitar and a bassline reminiscent of the theme tune from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who.

Quotes

"Meddle is amongst my favourites. I mean that, to me, is the start of the path forward for Pink Floyd really"

- David Gilmour - Australian Radio, February 1988

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

External links

• Pink Floyd lyrics for Meddle
• Album trivia