David Gilmour To Join <i>Atom Heart Mother</i> (You Heard Me) Tribute Concert
An upcoming live performance of Pink Floyd’s Atom Heart Mother led by Ron Geesin, the orchestral arranger who worked on the album’s legendarily bloated title track, will be joined on the opening song by none other than Floyd’s David Gilmour himself. Gilmour has been quoted as saying “Some of it now, like Atom Heart Mother, strikes me as absolute crap, but I no longer want or have to play stuff I don’t enjoy,” but obviously time has changed the guitarist’s feelings about the album, which was the band’s first No. 1 album in the UK critically thought of as a disappointment following Ummagumma.
Those who have bought tickets for the Sunday evening Atom Heart Mother concert, being held at London’s Cadogan Hall on June 15th, will have an added bonus to what already promises to be a very special event.
We’ve now had it confirmed by his manager that David Gilmour will be making a guest appearance at the show helmed by his old friend Ron Geesin. He’ll be performing on the epic 1970 track, alongside the Italian band Mun Floyd, cellist Caroline Dale (who has worked with David before), the brass ensemble, and the 40-strong chorus Canticum, all of whom will be playing the piece in front of a rapt audience!
Yeah, “rapt.” I remember one time me and some friends got “rapt” while listening to Galaxie 500’s “Fourth Of July” on repeat and I went into a long description of how Dean Wareham knew what notes would sound most powerful to people who were “rapt” while listening to it. I hate to think of what I might have said if someone had put on side one of this masterpiece. Maybe “dude, I’m bored.”
David Gilmour Guesting At Atom Heart Mother Concert [Brain Damage] Pink Floyd – Atom Heart Mother [YouTube]
