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Track Listings
| 1. Let There Be More Light |
| 2. Remember A Day |
| 3. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun |
| 4. Corporal Clegg |
| 5. A Saucerful Of Secrets |
| 6. See-Saw |
| 7. Jugband Blues |
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58 of 65 people found the following review helpful
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Released in 1968, Pink Floyd's second album, "A Saucerful of Secrets," shows the band in a transitional period. Singer/songwriter/guitarist Syd Barrett was ousted from the band due to his LSD use & erratic behavior (though the Floyd still allow him a final appearance at the album's end). Taking Syd's place was singer/guitarist David Gilmour, while bassist Roger Waters picked up the bulk of the songwriting duties, along with a pair of contributions from keyboardist Richard Wright. Some have criticized "Saucerful" as being a mixed bag, but I say that's total nonsense, because I've always loved this album. Roger Waters branches out as a songwriter very well with his trio of trippy psychedelic rock songs, "Let There Be More Light," "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun," and the very amusing "Corporal Clegg" (representing the first of Waters' various war-themed songs, though this particular tune is done with humor, including a solo on kazoo). Richard Wright delivers a fine pair of atmospheric songs, "Remember A Day" and "See-Saw." But the big centerpiece of the album is the 11-minute title track, an avant-garde, three-part instrumental in which the Floyd give the listener the aural equivalent of a war. The first part is the tension build-up, the middle section is the war (with drummer Nick Mason's tribal percussion loop, Gilmour running his guitar up and down a microphone stand, Waters repeatedly smashing a gong, and Wright pounding his piano senseless), and the final part is the release, the calm after the battle. It's an amazing piece, one of Pink Floyd's best, and it points in the musical direction that the Floyd would take on future releases.But it is Syd Barrett who gets the final, haunting word on "Saucerful" with his Pink Floyd swansong, "Jugband Blues," recorded just before his exit from the band, and which the Floyd rightfully saved for release on "Saucerful Of Secrets." The song---featuring some very twisted lyrics and a cameo by a Salvation Army band---may indeed represent Barrett's tragic fall into dementia, but he still sings it with tremendous feeling, and no diehard Floyd fan will ever forget Barrett's final, jarring line, "And what exactly is a joke?". "A Saucerful Of Secrets" is a terrific Pink Floyd album.
27 of 33 people found the following review helpful
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Its sad that people who are listening to "Wish You Were Here" don't know who the song is referring to. Being a Syd fanatic, I tend to focus on the first two albums. By the time of Saucerful of Secrets, Syd Barrett was being edged out of the band because of his erratic behavior (such as writing a song called "Have You Got it Yet?" and constantly changing the chords to frustrate the other band members). This was not the end of his career as he did two quite brilliant solo albums and still paints to this day. However, by the time of Saucerful of Secrets, David Gilmour has been enlisted as the singer and Roger Waters took over the creative control. On a song by song basis:
1.Let There Be More Light-dark, somber, very heavy, prog rock starts here.
2.Remember a Day-whimsical ode to childhood, obviously inspired by Barrett
3.Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun-Performed live during the Barrett era but obviously a Roger Waters song-absolute classic
4.Corporal Clegg-"Corporal Clegg earned his medal in a dream"-anti-war without being preachy. Another classic
5.A Saucerful of Secrets-Close to avant-garde classical. Another prog rock inspired masterpiece.
6.See Saw-Too close to Remember A Day to be original
7.Jugband Blues- Syd's last work of genius. The only song he sang on Saucerful but he claims to have guested on guitar on a couple of others-To some a self diagnosis of schizophrenia but lines like "I'm greatful to you for making it clear that I'm not here" are jabs at his by now former bandmates as well.
Anyone who considers themselves a Pink Floyd fan and has not heard this and the first album, "Piper at the Gates of Dawn" is missing out.
1.Let There Be More Light-dark, somber, very heavy, prog rock starts here.
2.Remember a Day-whimsical ode to childhood, obviously inspired by Barrett
3.Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun-Performed live during the Barrett era but obviously a Roger Waters song-absolute classic
4.Corporal Clegg-"Corporal Clegg earned his medal in a dream"-anti-war without being preachy. Another classic
5.A Saucerful of Secrets-Close to avant-garde classical. Another prog rock inspired masterpiece.
6.See Saw-Too close to Remember A Day to be original
7.Jugband Blues- Syd's last work of genius. The only song he sang on Saucerful but he claims to have guested on guitar on a couple of others-To some a self diagnosis of schizophrenia but lines like "I'm greatful to you for making it clear that I'm not here" are jabs at his by now former bandmates as well.
Anyone who considers themselves a Pink Floyd fan and has not heard this and the first album, "Piper at the Gates of Dawn" is missing out.
22 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I am a very BIG Pink Floyd fan and i have to say this is THE greatest album they've ever done (or ever will do)! I have nothing but great things to say about this album, and if i were to write them all down here i'd be here for years! Listening to "Remember" a Day and "See-Saw" really depresses me, because of Rick Wright's waning lyrical contributions in later years. He has the ability to write the most beautiful songs. *sigh* Oh-well. The rest of the album is equally fantastic. Starting with Rogers "Let There Be More Light" with its dark mysticysm. "Set The Controls..." and its menacing undertones. "Corporal Clegg"; (fabulous manic guitar Syd),Waters first scoff at war. "A Saucerful of Secrets"; winding, falling, climax of sound. And finally Syd's "Jugband Blues" a song so hauntingly sad he almost makes you want to cry. I miss you Syd
Most Recent Customer Reviews
60s Pink Floyd at it's very best.
Saucerful of Secrets is a more atmospheric, spacier and more psychedelic follow up to Piper at the Dawn. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mumba Beal
One of Pink Floyd's Best!
Like "Dark Side of The Moon", this is another album I can listen to and not have to skip over any track.
All the songs are very well done and musically creative. Read more
All the songs are very well done and musically creative. Read more
Published 9 months ago by J. Cournoyer
Goodbye, Mr. Pink Floyd!
What do you do when the lead singer, main songwriter, and driving force of your band is no longer there?
You replace him and move on to mega-stardom.
Well sort of. Read more
You replace him and move on to mega-stardom.
Well sort of. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Matthew E. Kenary
Mostly mellow. Wright and Waters do Barrett. 7/10
I've got the cd marked as a 1994 release. Think my notes say that it would be good if the sound on the cd was brighter and more upfront. Read more
Published 22 months ago by dfle3
What a great album
Excellent transition from the psychedelic Piper At the Gates of Dawn release, to the Pink Floyd of Dark Side, Which You Were Here, Animals & The Wall. Read more
Published on May 20, 2010 by Mark Steffen
Take a journey.
I like "A saucerful of Secrets" a lot. It is experimental, it is psycadellic, it is spacy. Of course it is. This is what we wanted from PF in 1968. Read more
Published on March 20, 2010 by Monty Smith
Classic
Sergant Pepper may have let the world know there was such a spirit as psychadelia, but Saucerful Of Secrets gave psych a body. Read more
Published on February 15, 2010 by Bill Your 'Free Form FM Print DJ
a saucerfull of hippie skeletons
I like the music(ZAK) on this albumn, especially the title song. And since the hollow droning of the gong or synth or whatever represents what these "Tracks" represent a time of... Read more
Published on November 20, 2009 by Kid Prometheus
LET US HAVE A NEW DIGITAL REMASTER WITH MISSING SYD TRACKS!!!
If "PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN" rates a digital remaster, then it's about time for a " A SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS", to get the same attention. Read more
Published on October 27, 2009 by Transparent Radiation
Pink Floyd's sophmore album is more consistent and confident than...
Released in 1968, A SAUCER FULL OF SECRETS was Pink Floyd's second album, following up on their debut The Piper at the Gates of Dawn which appeared the year before. Read more
Published on October 22, 2009 by Christopher Culver
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