'The Band Who Ate Asteroids For Breakfast' - April 3, 1971 - Rotterdam, Holland

Sound Quality: A

Performance: B+

Overall: 3/5 Storage

The performance wasn't fantastic but it was good, the recording was very good overall but not excellent.

The first two songs, seemed a little out of sync, not clicking, it did get better after that as they seemed to gel on stage as the night wore on. It missed a 4/5 and a place in iTunes because of the bras and choir on AHM which I hate as it ruins the song for me.

Track breakdown...

Astronomy Domine: Starts with an introduction by Roger, long song introduction too. The middle section was pretty messy.

Careful With That Axe, Eugene: There is a point about 9 minutes in, still in a long slow mellow period and the music fades out to barely nothing, a realy gentle keyboard chord, and you can almost hear the band kind of being a little hesitant of where to go next. Just seems like tonight they are not all on the same page. The crescendo is pretty slow build up but some really great screams here and great section after too. The seemingly confused part in the mdidle didn't subtract much from the enjoyment, nice version.

Fat Old Sun: This is a great version of the track

Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun: Real spaced out version, good. Possibly a small; cut @ 14:45 and also there is something at the every end after the song is done.

Cymbaline: Sound effects very clear, good version

The Embryo: Lots of Ricks swirly 'Turkish Delight' keyboard going on in the middle section which tails off before the whales kick in.

A Saucerful Of Secrets: 25 minute version fo this track, lots of improvisation but nothing  that takes it out of the realms of listenability (is that even a word?) about 16:30 there is some shouting but I can't make out what said, not sure if that is by design. The pictish rants I have heard so much about! Nice version

Atom Heart Mother: BRASS and CHOIR, Sorry but Ron Gessin ruined this song.

Pretty good, but I have heard much better.

-----------------------

Pink Floyd

Oude Ahoy Hallen

Rotterdam, Holland

April 3, 1971

"The Band Who Ate Asteroids For Breakfast"

Disc 1:

1. Astronomy Domine

2. Careful With That Axe, Eugene

3. Fat Old Sun

4. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun

5. Cymbaline

Disc 2:

1. Embryo

2. A Saucerful of Secrets

encore:

3. Atom Heart Mother

another stellar show.  sounds exellent