Pink Floyd’s first visit to Japan resulted in three concerts, the first two in Hakone, about two hours south of Tokyo. The Blu-ray does not have a high-res version of the studio album, alas, but there is restored audio and video of some of the band’s performance at Japanese rock festival Hakone Aphrodite (summer 1971). Sony Music Japan’s “Hakone Aphrodite 50th Anniversary Edition” includes a CD and a Blu-ray, along with extensive artwork extras. ![]() It marks the 50th anniversary of the “Japanese Woodstock,” starring the English band. But, as a whole it’s awful schmaltzy and a little vapid.Pink Floyd’s “Atom Heart Mother,” one of the band’s most-debated works, is getting an elaborate rerelease in Japan. And, there are sounds that draw pictures. As Impressionism, it’s occasionally effective, but on a very imitative level. It turns out to be an Impressionist orchestral sketch of (I think) a morning that includes some rock elements. The best that can be said for it is that it’s craftsman-like and that in spite of its many parts, it’s an entity. They use orchestral elements and a choir. Their last album, Ummagumma, while a bit drawn-out, had all their best elements.Ītom Heart Mother is a step headlong into the last century and a dissipation of their collective talents, which are considerable. Pink Floyd used sounds no one else thought of and could make them lyrical besides. Most other groups, when they thought in terms of electronics, thought only of painful feedback. And their music, if it wasn’t memorable, reached into the limits of their experimentation. ![]() Their use of a third, rear, sound source anticipated quadraphonics. Their work in the electronic capabilities of rock was more advanced than most people recognize. At one time, Pink Floyd was far-out, freaky even.
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