Echoes

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"Echoes" is a 23-minute progressive rock epic by Pink Floyd, renowned for its atmospheric soundscapes, extended instrumental passages, and central role in shaping the band's early 1970s artistic identity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf progressive rock song
rock epic
song
album Meddle
artist Pink Floyd
centralTo Pink Floyd early 1970s artistic identity
composer David Gilmour
Nick Mason
Richard Wright
Roger Waters
featuredIn Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
Pink Floyd: The Best of Tour 72 (bootleg)
featuredInTour Animals Tour
Dark Side of the Moon Tour
Meddle Tour
linked to: Meddle

Wish You Were Here Tour
firstLivePerformance 1971-05-15
firstLivePerformanceLocation Norwich Lads Club, Norwich, England
genre progressive rock
psychedelic rock
hasNotableFeature atmospheric soundscapes
call-and-response guitar motif
extended instrumental passages
long ambient middle section
marine and submarine sound effects
multi-part song structure
prominent use of Hammond organ
seagull-like guitar sounds
use of Leslie speaker on piano
wordless vocalizations
influenced Pink Floyd live performances in early 1970s
length 23:31
lyricist Roger Waters
partOf Meddle
performer Pink Floyd
positionOnAlbum final track
recordingPeriod 1971
recordLabel EMI
Harvest Records
releaseDate 1971-10-31
side Side B of Meddle
linked to: Meddle
workingTitle Nothing
Return of the Son of Nothing
linked to: The Son of Nothing

The Son of Nothing

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