Saucerful of Pink: Tribute to Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 18, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Cleopatra
• ASIN: B000001JSP
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #224,373 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun

2. Another Brick in the Wall, Pts. 1-2

3. One of These Days

4. Wots...Uh the Deal

5. Interstellar Overdrive

6. Learning to Fly

7. To Roger Waters, Wherever You Are

8. Jugband Blues

9. On the Run

Disc: 2

1. Echoes

2. Hey You

3. Careful with That Axe, Eugene

4. Lucifer Sam

5. Pigs on the Wing, Pt. 1

6. Let There Be More Light

7. Young Lust

8. A Saucerful of Secrets

9. Point Me at the Sky

10. The Nile Song

Editorial Reviews

Two CD set that features over two hours of Pink Floyd tunes covered by a wide array of Alternative, Goth and Prog artists. Taking the Pink Floyd experience to new highs are Psychic TV, Alien Sex Fiend, Nik Turner (Hawkwind), Sky Cries Mary and leading members of the contemporary USA hard edged scene. Redline. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hard to rate. Some great, weird songs but weird compared to?, September 24, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Saucerful of Pink: Tribute to Pink Floyd (Audio CD)

This is the first collection of music I didn't know how to describe because I haven't heard music like this before. Is this music good? Well, some songs ("Set Controls For Heart of The Sun") are awesome and capture the trippy, surreal qualities of PINK FLOYD at their finest. Others, well, not so good...
Unlike one reviewer, I am not dismissing this music just because it lacks familiar elements in rock music like the electric guitar, etc. Actually, I find the use of different instruments (or just strange use of keyboards) very refreshing. Songs like the strong opener are brilliantly executed and respectful of the original sound being mimicked. Where I had some trouble enjoying was when the song was completely unrecognizable from the original like "Another Brick in the Wall." Luckily, the rest are better.

Like PINK FLOYD, the singing is not the main emphasis. I found the fact that most of the songs were rather lengthy a bold and intriguing concept. I have to "tip my hat" to the artists for picking lesser-known songs and playing to such magnitude. The songs that stand out (besides "Set Controls" that I already stated is wonderful) are "Interstellar Overdrive," "Hey You," (best vocals), "Careful With That Axe, Eugene," "Lucifer Sam," "Let There Be More Light," and "Saucerful of Secrets" because there is a nice mixture of the old song structure and the newer method of music style. Worth noting is the humorous and clever "tribute" to "Several Species of Small Furry Animals." I was disappointed in "On The Run" (somehow, just not quite right) and "Echoes" because of the unsettling vocals upsetting the balance of the beautiful music (unlike "Set the Controls" which keeps the spiritual-like qualities throughout). Others are worth a listen. Not since the album "Sgt Pepper Knew My Father" have I heard as interesting a tribute to well known rock musicans and their songs.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly a great tributary, February 9, 2003

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G. Durkin "durk182" (NY, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Saucerful of Pink: Tribute to Pink Floyd (Audio CD)

Like any compilation album, you don't wind up liking every band/song. But the great thing about this tribute album is that there are enough artists with their own take on Floyd - some very original versions of Floyd songs that aren't on the radio. If you're a fan of the band's history (but not stuck in history), then you'll like this album.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Broad range of style and talent, July 5, 2001

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Andrew (Miami, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Saucerful of Pink: Tribute to Pink Floyd (Audio CD)

Overview: This 2-disc tribute to Pink Floyd features a range of styles. Some of the songs aren't done very well, but the great ones more than make up for them. This is the best PF tribute album I've found.

DISC 1

Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun: This is a "spookier" version of the original, with a kind of aboriginal sound to it. A very good start.

Another Brick in the Wall I and II: Not very good. The vocal section sounds like a hiphop experiment gone badly awry. Fortunately, the instrumental portion of the song is a lot longer. It has a very watery, electronic sound to it.

One of These Days: An electronic version with a great beat. Sounds like something off of the "Run Lola Run" soundtrack.

Wots ... Uh the Deal: Excellent. Slower and dreamier than the original.

Interstellar Overdrive: Take the original and replace the guitars with synthesizers. Not bad, but nothing special.

Learning to Fly: Very dark ... sounds a bit like one of Marilyn Manson's slower songs.

To Roger Waters, Wherever You Are: Silly. Some guy ranting in a cave fades into electronic bagpipes and then back again.

Jugband Blues: Nice rendition of Syd Barrett's last song with the band. A bit faster and happier, though, so it loses the labored and tragic undertone that made the original powerful.

On the Run: Electronic version that works very well.

DISC 2

Echoes: A nice remake. A bit spacier than the original, it puts a new spin on the song by incorporating some nature sounds.

Hey You: Once again, spacier than the original. While it lacks the punch of the guitar solo from the original, the electronic sound works very well for this song.

Careful with that Axe, Eugene: A nice segue from the mellow first two tracks into the louder songs on the disc. Starts off quiet and slowly picks up a nice beat.

Lucifer Sam: The electronic bass sound just can't compare to the raw sound of the original.

Pigs on the Wing: Imagine the original, except sung through a static-y megaphone.

Let There Be More Light: Instruments and vocals sound very close to the original ... until they change a couple of the words for some reason.

Young Lust: Not very good ... the poor singing really hurts this track.

A Saucerful of Secrets: A nice instrumental that manages to bring a new sound to the song while remaining true to the original.

Point Me at the Sky: Very spacey version of this lesser-known song. Manages to sound like something out of the 60's. Very good.

The Nile Song: Decent, but nothing great.