I’m listening to those reaction videos again on YouTube, and thinking many times, ‘that bloke wasn’t born when this song was released'.

Yet they seem to love these old weird tunes such as 'Echoes' which contains such a diversity of sounds unheard in today’s music.

What I should do is listen to tunes that I have never heard before, or else my musical knowledge will never expand, yet it's the same old music I have listened to countless times.

‘Echoes’, I haven’t played in full for at least a decade, which brings me too…

Pink Floyd – Echoes (Meddle – 1971)

A lot of the early Pink Floyd material I can’t get into at all; it’s a bunch of weird stuff. ‘Atom Heart Mother’ with its horns and brass, or ‘Ummagumma’ with its strange noises?

Like many before me, it was ‘Meddle’ that started it for me, and NO I don’t remember it. 1971, I’m not that fucking old, just old.

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‘One of the These Days’ is decent but ‘Echoes’ was the beginning of the truly great stuff, though the ‘wind’ section does go on a little long, and the funky part before that reminds me of music that could have been from a hippies 70’s house party where there’s a general orgy going on.

What struck me about Echoes was the start; the delicate keys followed by David Gilmour's guitar work. Crank it up for the full experience, if you can tolerate the overloud ping sounds, or better still take something hallucinogenic before you start.

Oh and give yourself a little time. This is far from your THREE minute radio-friendly tune.

Genesis – The Fountain of Salmacis (Nursery Cryme - 1971)

I was only chatting to @steevc a few nights ago about the early 'Gabriel' albums being patchy. I was around 18 years old when these got my attention and I never told anyone. It was totally uncool to like Genesis during these times.

Was it just me who liked this progressive strange band? There was no internet in 1980, and talking to regular people gained me strange looks.

I loved the regular music of the times, and this had to be held in a secret musical personal closet, which sucked.

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Music that tells a story; before discovering Genesis I had no idea about songs such as these, and owning the gatefold LP that contained the lyrics I was able to understand this creative fable from ancient Greece.

As for the rest of 'Nursery Cryme', I find 'The Return of the Giant Hogweed' a little over the top, and the rest of the album uninteresting, that is besides the exceptional 'The Musical Box' which is on another level.

I am sure I have featured that track before on HIVE (or STEEM), so I won’t highlight it again.

Yes – Close to the Edge (Close to the Edge - 1972)

Is anyone listening to this for the first time? I truly feel sorry for you, as this was one of the toughest, weirdest songs I have ever encountered. Just listen to Doug Helvering, and his reaction, near the start of the song.

I remember my first listen and... well my reaction was, 'what the fuck is this mess?'. Yes are not a band to be taken lightly, and 'Close to the Edge' has a massive THREE songs on it, with this one weighing in at over 18 minutes and is the most inaccessible by far.

‘It sounds like chaos’, Doug says, which made me chuckle. I think I played it back to back at least 15 times before it settled into my head and something musical registered.

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When you read, ‘this is a classic', over and over again, you want to hear it. Let me tell you, patience is a fucking virtue when it comes to Yes. What do I think of ‘Close to the Edge’ now?

It's not a song I don't listen to much, but it's settled into my head nicely, that bass is unworldly. Then there's always Rick Wakeman's keyboard solo, much later. Rick was a keyboard virtuoso, there's no denying it, but this is a sound from another time. It may not resonate with young ears.

Here's some tough. difficult, inaccessible stuff for you @bozz. I was thinking of you while writing this article!

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