Talk:Careful with That Axe, Eugene

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"Careful With That Axe Eugene" is in fact the b-side to their 5th single, "Point Me At The Sky"

the b-side to "It Would Be So Nice", their 4th single, was "Julia Dream"

early versions of the song had the titles "Murderistic Women", or "Keep Smiling People"

in 1969 it was included as part of the extended suite "The Man and The Journey", with yet another alternate name: "Beset By The Creatures of the Deep"

throughout 1969 and 1970 Eugene was usually paired live with the song "Green Is the Colour", which segued into it

"Come In, Number 51 (Correct number?), Your Time Is Up" I think was another alternate title for the song. I forget when that title was used though. I'm not too certain. Absolutely Curtains 18:39, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

Contents 1 Careful with that oxygen? 2 Rant 3 The Early Singles 4 Instrumental? 5 punk? 6 Aaaaaaargh!!!

[edit] Careful with that oxygen?

That line kind of strikes me as being urban-mythy, is there any documentation of there being some drug called oxygen? Erowid.org doesn't have anything listed under the slang & terminology vault. 66.110.241.82 20:44, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

i agree, that sounds like bullshit. without citation, i think it should go.69.181.121.40 07:45, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

If it stays at least say what the drugs real name was as well ,not just a street name BauerPower 21:40, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rant

"a loud (and largely indecipherable) pictish rant"

Picts states (correctly) that the language hasn't survived, so this strikes me as a bit unlikely. --84.92.81.68 15:36, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

"Pictish rant" is shorthand among Floyd collectors for Waters' habit of shouting gibberish in a Scottish accent during concerts. That bit should probably be changed to something less obscure. GhostTrain 06:52, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

It definitely needs to remain as a Pictish rant. After all, Waters did write the song "Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict," not "Grooving with a Scottish Man Who Spoke an Ancient Dialect That Has Not Survived." Crazydiamond1to9 08:07, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Early Singles

Anyone else think the album for this should be listed as The Early Singles? Or, if you prefer, Relics. I know it's not an original album or anything, but from what I've seen, non-album songs can still be listed as belonging to compilations as the albums. So couldn't that work?

- Rock Soldier, 23:14, May 4, 2007

I'd agree that it should be listed as part of Relics, if not Ummagumma. Having it as part of Zabriskie Point seems silly. Crazydiamond1to9 05:53, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

I actually didn't think of having it for Ummagumma or Zabriskie Point, but I guess those could work. I vote for The Early Singles or Relics, as those are the two releases where the studio version appears.

- Rock Soldier, 22:17, May 8, 2007

[edit] Instrumental?

Is this really an instrumental? It has the line "careful with that axe, Eugene" StaticElectric 20:02, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] punk?

Stukas Over Bedrock sound like speed-metal to me. IanHistor 02:12, 29 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Aaaaaaargh!!!

If I remember correctly, somebody has fielded the idea of a page all about the Roger Waters scream. I personally don't agree with this, but wonder if anyone else does. --The guy with the axe - aaaaaaargh!!! (talk) 20:12, 12 June 2008 (UTC)