Here we’re getting obscure. This is an interesting part of the bands career which has nearly been lost. The Man and The Journey, originally billed as The Massed Gadgets of Auximenes – More Furious Madness From Pink Floyd are two sets that present the first attempt at a concept work for the band and it’s interesting to see where some ideas that came a lot later got their genesis.
The set used some old material, some new, to create a larger vision than the pop songs on Piper at the Gates of Dawn and A Saucerful of Secrets. The band established two sets which were their first concept projects. The Man follows the theme of a man through the course of his day. This is particularly interesting because it was reused on 1971’s Meddle. The set uses titles like ‘Work’, ‘Teatime’ and ‘Nightmare’ to show their relevance to the concept. Work and Teatime are the most interesting talking points in terms of experimentation. Work is a percussive peice which uses the sound of sawing and Teatime is the band being served and drinking tea on stage, which evolved into ‘Alan’s Psychedelic Breakfast’ from Atom Heart Mother.
I have no idea what The Journey’s about at all. In any case it’s a fascinating document of early Pink Floyd and it’s surprising that there’s been no official release of this material. Another interesting point was how silent the audience was throughout the actual music. No wonder Waters lost it with stadium audiences on the In The Flesh tour.
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