History Music / Meddle

** "Echoes" also has less than 3 minutes of lyrics despite lasting for over 23 minutes

''Meddle'' is the sixth studio album by Music/PinkFloyd, released in 1971. Despite the soundtrack album ''Music/ObscuredByClouds'' coming straight after this album, ''Meddle'' is generally considered to be the direct precursor to ''Music/TheDarkSideOfTheMoon''.

!! Tracklist:

[[AC: Side One]]

[[AC: Side Two]]

!! Principal Members:

* {{Bookends}}: A quasi-example: The third-to-last section of "Echoes" features some thematic similarities to “One of These Days”. The first track itself begins and ends with wind noises, although the end [[FadingIntoTheNextSong fades into]] "A Pillow of Winds".

* VariantCover: U.S. editions used a different tint for the ear pictures as well as putting text on the front cover. Reissues from 1994 on use the U.K. cover.

# “One of These Days” (5:57)
# “A Pillow of Winds” (5:10)
# “Fearless” (6:08)
# “San Tropez” (3:43)
# “Seamus” (2:16)

# “Echoes” (23:29)

''Meddle'' is the sixth studio album by Music/PinkFloyd, released in 1971. Despite the soundtrack album ''Music/ObscuredByClouds'' coming straight after this album, ''Meddle'' is generally considered to be the direct precursor to ''Music/TheDarkSideOfTheMoon''. “Echoes” (which takes the whole of the second side of the album) is generally considered to be one of the best Pink Floyd songs. Alternatively, for better or worse “Seamus” is generally considered to be one of the worst Pink Floyd songs.

''Meddle'' is the sixth studio album by Music/PinkFloyd, released in 1971. Despite the soundtrack album ''Music/ObscuredByClouds'' coming straight after this album, ''Meddle'' is generally considered to be the direct precursor to ''Music/TheDarkSideOfTheMoon''.

''Meddle'' is the sixth studio album by Music/PinkFloyd, released in 1971. Despite the soundtrack album ''Music/ObscuredByClouds'' coming straight after this album, ''Meddle'' is generally considered to be the direct precursor to ''Music/TheDarkSideOfTheMoon''. “Echoes” (which takes the whole of the second side of the album) is generally considered to be one of the best Pink Floyd songs. Alternatively, for better or worse “Seamus” is generally considered to be one of the worst Pink Floyd songs.

TheOneWith the longest Pink Floyd song.

!! San [[StealthPun Tropez]]:

[[caption-width-right:350:''No one speaks, and no one tries; no one flies around the sun...'']]

* ShoutOut:
** The bass guitar-heavy bridge of "One of These Days" includes a quote from the ''Series/DoctorWho'' theme on a keyboard in the background.
** The Music/BeastieBoys sampled "One of These Days" during the song "Johnny Ryall" from their album ''Music/PaulsBoutique''.
** Music/DepecheMode's "Clean" from 1990's ''Music/{{Violator}}'' quotes the bassline to "One of These Days".

** Music/DepecheMode's "Clean" from their ''Violator'' album has a similar bass line to "One of These Days".

# "One of These Days" (5:57)
# "A Pillow of Winds" (5:10)
# "Fearless" (6:08)
# "San Tropez" (3:43)
# "Seamus" (2:16)

# "Echoes" (23:29)

* {{Bookends}}: A quasi-example: The third-to-last section of "Echoes" features some thematic similarities to "One of These Days". The first track itself begins and ends with wind noises, although the end [[FadingIntoTheNextSong fades into]] "A Pillow of Winds".

''Meddle'' is the sixth studio album by Music/PinkFloyd, released in 1971. Despite the soundtrack album ''Music/ObscuredByClouds'' coming straight after this album, ''Meddle'' is generally considered to be the direct precursor to ''Music/TheDarkSideOfTheMoon''. "Echoes" (which takes the whole of the second side of the album) is generally considered to be one of the best Pink Floyd songs. Alternatively, for better or worse "Seamus" is generally considered to be one of the worst Pink Floyd songs.

!!Principal Members:

[[caption-width-right:300:''No one speaks, and no one tries; no one flies around the sun...'']]

[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/meddlecover_8784.jpg]]

[[caption-width-right:300:''Meddle''.]]

Preceded by ''Music/AtomHeartMother''. Proceeded by ''Music/TheDarkSideOfTheMoon''.

* {{Mahjong}}: The band members were supposedly fond of this game. "A Pillow of Winds" refers to one of the many possible hands in it.

** The bass-only bridge of "One of These Days" includes a quote from the ''Series/DoctorWho'' theme.

** In case that video's removed....[[http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f226/SpukiKitty/The%20Pink%20Floyd%20Boys/tropez1_zpsskgvfd1n.png here's]] [[http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f226/SpukiKitty/The%20Pink%20Floyd%20Boys/tropez2_zpsoqefkky9.png some]] [[http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f226/SpukiKitty/The%20Pink%20Floyd%20Boys/tropez3_zps9xh7zdi4.png fine]] [[http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f226/SpukiKitty/The%20Pink%20Floyd%20Boys/tropez5_zps5zioyyz4.png screen]][[http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f226/SpukiKitty/The%20Pink%20Floyd%20Boys/tropez6_zpsmo2ztjqr.png shots]].

* {{Bookends}}: The album itself lacks them, but its first track, "One of These Days", begins and ends with wind noises, although the end [[FadingIntoTheNextSong fades into]] "A Pillow of Winds".