Echoes vs. Atom Heart Mother (epics)

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Which of these two epic-length Floyd tracks is better?


I love both of them. They're about the same length, but Echoes has a bit more going on I think. I do love AHM though, its not far behind and the strange chanting in the middle is very cool. But Echoes is the stronger of the two, for me personally.

Your thoughts?

I disagree, I think that AHM has more going on, considering the fact that most of it is actually planned out. Echoes is really just a really long drawn out verison of a 5 minute song. Although it is a unique and good song, it isn't that compositionally interesting. AHM takes you on a 24 minute trip through crazy horns, squawking organs, funky guitars, grunting choirs, and mournful violins.

I like Echoes better.

Echoes.

Hands down, actually. Atom is a good suite but it's still an imperfect experiment, with some weak moments. For me it's the first step of a work in progress to Echoes and subsequently to Shine On, which is the most accomplished of the three.
Echoes instead is almost the perfect track, well written and well recorded, wonderfully built up around the "ping" in the beginning.

Agrt

echos = teh best track evar

Even though I love ATM (I heard it for the first time the other day), I would have to say that Echoes wins; only because it is slightly more coherent.

Echoes, obviously. THE Floyd track. But AHM is certainly one of my faves.

my 7 year old son wants me to start playing Floyd in my truck, we just got over the 6 month Metallica high he was on.
i think both of CD's in this poll will work..cuz i have the 2..
i vote AHM and Echoes for good tunes

echoes. nuff said

Definately Atom Heart Mother

Count me in as an Echoes guy as well.

Although I won't deny that I absolutely LOVED AHM 9especially the choir bit and all that), Echoes was by far the better structured one.

And I agree with Mad Yannis that Echoes built upon AHM and ultimately lead to the wonderful, delightful, magical piece that was "Shine on"...

AHM for me. Love it. Best PF track there is. Best album too.

They meant the songs, not the respective CDs.

atom heart mother is my favorite floyd song


but echoes is close

ATM wins!!!

ATM?

Well, I think the pro-Echoes people already said enough; no need to repeat it. AHM is an excellent masterpeice, but Echoes is more solid.