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 NERFINISHED
artist Pink Floyd NERFINISHED
centralTo Pink Floyd early 1970s artistic identity
composer David Gilmour NERFINISHED
Nick Mason NERFINISHED
Richard Wright NERFINISHED
Roger Waters NERFINISHED
featuredIn Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii NERFINISHED
Pink Floyd: The Best of Tour 72 (bootleg) NERFINISHED
featuredInTour Animals Tour NERFINISHED
Dark Side of the Moon Tour NERFINISHED
Meddle Tour NERFINISHED
Wish You Were Here Tour NERFINISHED
firstLivePerformance 1971-05-15
firstLivePerformanceLocation Norwich Lads Club, Norwich, England NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
partOf Meddle NERFINISHED
performer Pink Floyd NERFINISHED
positionOnAlbum final track
recordingPeriod 1971
recordLabel EMI
Harvest Records NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1971-10-31
side Side B of Meddle NERFINISHED
workingTitle Nothing NERFINISHED
Return of the Son of Nothing NERFINISHED
The Son of Nothing NERFINISHED

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Pink Floyd notableWork Echoes
The Rapture notableWork Echoes