Pink Floyd

From the Morse code space-out of "Let There Be More Light" to Syd Barrett's final, loony offering, "Jug Band Blues," A Saucerful Of Secrets is among the very best of Pink Floyd's records. Sure, the title track hasn't aged all that well, but "Set the Controls For the Heart Of the Sun" is creepy as hell and "Corporal Clegg" flat out rocks.

The Pink Floyd were in the forefront of the self-consiously psychedelic rock movement in
Britain as it developed over a year ago; they had to their credit a couple of promising
singles ("Arnold Layne" and "See Emily Play") and a fairly impressive first album. The Piper at
the Gates of Dawn. Syd Barrett (vocals and lead guitar) displayed a minor talent for writing
as well as a not insubstantial ability to prepare special effects and production w... More >