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
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rock epic ⓘ song ⓘ |
| album | Meddle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Pink Floyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTo | Pink Floyd early 1970s artistic identity ⓘ |
| composer |
David Gilmour
NERFINISHED
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Nick Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Waters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
NERFINISHED
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Pink Floyd: The Best of Tour 72 (bootleg) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredInTour |
Animals Tour
NERFINISHED
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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
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psychedelic rock ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
atmospheric soundscapes
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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
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Harvest Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1971-10-31 ⓘ |
| side | Side B of Meddle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workingTitle |
Nothing
NERFINISHED
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Return of the Son of Nothing NERFINISHED ⓘ The Son of Nothing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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