From: commodorejohn@gmail.com   
      
   On Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:58:22 GMT   
   Charlie Gibbs  wrote:   
      
   > Extended drum solos were a big thing at the time, to the point of   
   > being parodied.   
      
   A-yup. Personally I'm fine with 'em, provided they keep the flow/energy   
   going; always liked "Anonymous 2" by Focus, which included not just a   
   drum solo, but an extended bass solo section, all as part of a long-   
   form instrumental jam based around an uncredited theme from the 15th   
   century - doesn't get much more '70s art-rock than that XD   
      
   > I loved the whole "art rock" phase, along with concept albums.   
   > For example, side 3 of Pink Floyd's "Ummagumma":   
   >     Sisyphus (parts 1-4)   
   >     Grantchester Meadows   
   >     Several Species of Small Furry Animals   
   >       Gathered Together in a Cave and   
   >       Grooving with a Pict   
   >   
   > "Atom Heart Mother" was good too.   
      
   Ummagumma I'm hot & cold on (the live disc is killer, but only Gilmour   
   & Waters's solo tracks grab me - funny, as Wright is one of my all-time   
   favorite keyboardists,) but AHM is better than anybody gives it credit   
   for (even the band themselves mostly hated it.) Think it's because the   
   centerpiece is such an unusual number, with Floyd pretty much providing   
   a backing track to an orchestral piece mostly written by someone else.   
   Heard a live recording that was just the four of them, stripped down to   
   the bones of the piece, and that was mighty interesting; sounded closer   
   to the funky bits of "Echoes" than anything...   
      
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