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| Label = EMI Columbia (UK) Tower (US) | Writer = Syd Barrett, Roger Waters, Rick Wright, Nick Mason | Producer = Norman Smith | Tracks = | Misc = }} "Interstellar Overdrive" is a psychedelic instrumental composition written by Pink Floyd in 1966, which appears on their 1967 debut album ''The Piper at the Gates of Dawn'' at almost ten minutes in length. The song came about when guitarist Syd Barrett heard the band's manager Peter Jenner humming a song, to which Barrett tried to interpret it by playing it on his guitar. Musically sharing the same theme with "Astronomy Domine", the piece was recorded in several takes between March and April 1967. An earlier, longer recording of the song can be heard on the soundtrack to the film ''Tonite Let's All Make Love in London'', which was recorded at Sound Technique Studios in early 1967, and was released in the same year. Other versions of the track appear on various bootleg recordings. The piece has been covered by acts such as T. Rex, Pearl Jam, Hawkwind, the Melvins, and Spiral Realms. ==Composition and music== "Interstellar Overdrive" was one of the first very psychedelic instrumental improvisations recorded by a rock band. It was seen as Pink Floyd's first foray into space rock〔 (along with "Astronomy Domine"), although band members would later disparage this term. "Interstellar Overdrive" originated when early Pink Floyd manager Peter Jenner was trying to hum a song he could not remember the name of (most commonly identified as Love's cover of "My Little Red Book").〔〔Manning 2006, p. 26〕〔Chapman 2010, pp. 125–6〕 Guitarist and vocalist Syd Barrett followed Jenner's humming with his guitar and used it as the basis for the principal melody of "Interstellar Overdrive". Bassist Roger Waters once told Barrett that the song's riff reminded him of the theme tune from ''Steptoe and Son'' (by Ron Grainer).〔 Around the time the song was written, Barrett was also inspired by AMM and its guitarist Keith Rowe, who had a pattern of moving pieces of metal along his guitar's fretboard.〔 The free-form section (and also, "Pow R. Toc H.") was inspired by Frank Zappa's free-form freak-outs and The Byrds' "Eight Miles High".〔 "Interstellar Overdrive" shares an emphasis on chromaticism with "Astronomy Domine". The main theme descends chromatically from B to G, before resolving to E, all chords major. The opening hook of the piece is a distorted, descending guitar riff, played by Barrett, its composer, with Waters on bass and Richard Wright on organ.〔 Nick Mason's drums then kick in, and after the riff repeats itself a bit, the track turns into improvisation, including modal improvisations, flourishes on the Farfisa organ, and quiet interludes.〔Palacios 2010, p. 189〕 The song gradually becomes almost structureless and in free-form tempo, punctuated only by strange guitar noises.〔 Eventually, however, the entire band restates the main theme, which is repeated with decreasing tempo and more deliberate intensity.〔 Waters once called the song "an abstract piece".〔Palacios 2010, p. 129〕 A bass riff in the song later evolved into another Pink Floyd song, "Let There Be More Light", which was written by Waters.〔〔Palacios 2010, p. 200〕〔Palacios 2010, p. 319〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Interstellar Overdrive」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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