A case could be made for "San Tropez" and "Seamus" being kind of throwaway tracks but it really doesn't matter in this case. That's about six less-than-perfect minutes out of an otherwise perfect 46 minutes that are really easy to ignore when you take the strength of the "One of These Days," "A Pillow of Winds," "Fearless," and "Echoes." A perhaps airier record than what comes after in their catalog, Meddle will always be a favorite due to those four tracks. The funky breakdown of "Echoes" sets the tone for some of my favorite styles of songs for the band that come later, while "Fearless" and "A Pillow of Winds" show a really nice, softer side of the band that mark some of their most famous tracks on later works. It all kicks off with the beast of driving bass and drums of "One of These Days," a forever-lasting track that always gets my head nodding.
Reviewed on Tuesday, January 24th, 2023, 8:59am.
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