364. Shiny Joe Ryan on Pink Floyd 'Meddle' (1971)

<p class="" data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><strong>Pond</strong> guitarist and singer-songwriter <strong>Shiny Joe Ryan</strong> joins me from Fremantle, on the eve of his new solo album ‘Shiny’s Democracy’, to talk about a favorite album at once logical and surprising - <strong>Pink Floyd</strong>’s 1971 LP ‘Meddle’.<br /> We talk about how the album serves as a transitionary album between the <strong>Syd Barrett</strong> and <strong>Roger Waters</strong> dominated eras of the band, Floyd’s flirtation with folk-rock, making 70s rock music before the sound of the decade had been defined, the underrated genius of keyboardist <strong>Richard Wright</strong>, Roger Waters and <strong>David Gilmour</strong>’s battles over the legacy of the band, Joe’s encounters with the infamous flying pig and how the record has influenced Joe’s own music.</p>