Why did Pink Floyd make echoes?
“Echoes” established a trend with Waters to write emphatic words and explore the theme of communication, which would be a key theme of The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) and later solo work. Pink Floyd rehearsed the completed piece before committing a final version to tape.
What’s the longest Pink Floyd song?
Pink Floyd’s longest song title is Roger’s “Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving With a Pict”… ha ha ha, of course it is!
Did Pink Floyd use a theremin?
Great songs don’t always need words. “The Great Gig in the Sky” from Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon, by Richard Wright and Clare Torry, played on theremin, an early electronic instrument controlled without contact.
What is echo sound waves?
An echo is a sound that is repeated because the sound waves are reflected back. Sound waves can bounce off smooth, hard objects in the same way as a rubber ball bounces off the ground. Although the direction of the sound changes, the echo sounds the same as the original sound.
What is the noise at the beginning of wish you were here?
The radio was recorded from Gilmour’s car radio. He performed the intro on a twelve-string guitar, processed to sound like it was playing through an AM radio, and then overdubbed a fuller-sounding acoustic guitar solo. This passage was mixed to sound as though a guitarist were listening to the radio and playing along.
Where was Pink Floyd Echoes filmed?
The amphitheatre at Pompeii where most of the footage was filmed.
Did Led Zeppelin use a theremin?
Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin used a variation of the theremin (pitch antenna only) during performances of “Whole Lotta Love” and “No Quarter” throughout the performance history of Led Zeppelin, an extended multi-instrumental solo featuring theremin and bowed guitar in 1977, as well as the soundtrack for Death Wish II.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX7KwOeI1bI