Pink Floyd
A Saucerful Of Secrets

THE REVIEW

Honor and merit to Norman Smith, the producer of a band that no one else would have ever had the guts to bring to the forefront. We are talking about one of the most well-known bands in the world, a band that will remain carved in history, which, in turn, will not be able to forget; I am talking about a band that gave life to the psychedelic genre, that gave rise to an infinity of new melodies, eerie, distressing sounds, with a spatial aspect, that during the listening enter your body and kidnap you into the vastness of the album's atmosphere.

This is an album to be savored in the dark, as you must not see anything but the imagination that "A Saucerful Of Secrets" provides you. This masterpiece opens with "Let There Be More Light", lifted up by the irreplaceable Roger Waters, who brings to life his mysterious and overwhelming bass that covers the entire album; in this piece, Waters sings in a way that I would call 'maccheronico'—a bit broken and very fascinating—and we will certainly be amazed by the final guitar solo, thanks to Gilmour, accompanied by spatial melodies. Authentic tracks, and more representative of the album, are "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun" and "A Saucerful Of Secrets". The first astounding track digs into your soul, giving you the feeling of a high, and it will seem as if you find yourself in your own world; it has unique, visionary melodies, and after listening to it, I thought that to create such a song, within Pink Floyd, there must have been a touch of madness... furthermore, Roger Waters' voice is insatiable. In the second track, here is the spirit and essence of the album, which indeed gives the album its title, this track is a continuous discovery one after the other, the multitude of moody, distressing sounds, it almost seems like the soundtrack of a horror film, during which astronauts are visiting the moon and realize they are surrounded by extraterrestrials, who will take over, and for our heroes, it will be the end. Finally, the single that concludes the album, deviating from the Psychedelic genre, is "Jugband Blues", composed by Barrett; I don’t like it, but I certainly couldn’t overlook it, because even though it almost sounds like a band song, with loud trumpets that don’t really fit with the album's genre, it still fits within the irreplaceable peculiarity, uniqueness, and originality of Pink Floyd.

P.S.: why smoke pot or anything else that falls into that sphere?? If you’re seeking a high, listen to this album, and you’ll enjoy an hour of pure ecstasy!!