Product Details

* Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
* Number of Discs: 1
* Label: Capitol
* Catalog Number: 46383
* ASIN: B000002U9Y
* Other Editions: Audio Cassette
* Average Customer Review: based on 122 reviews. (Write a review.)
* Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,302 in Music (See Top Sellers in Music)
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1. Let There Be More Light Listen Listen
2. Remember A Day Listen Listen
3. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun Listen Listen
4. Corporal Clegg Listen Listen
5. A Saucerful Of Secrets Listen Listen
6. See-Saw Listen
7. Jugband Blues Listen

Editorial Reviews
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A Saucerful of Secrets is an uneven album that could glibly be called Pink Floyd's sophomore jinx, though it's a bit more complicated than that. The problems behind the band's second outing can be summed up in two words: Syd Barrett. Or rather, the absence thereof. The creative force behind Floyd's first distinctively baroque collection is credited with just one track here ("Jugband Blues") and the occasion marked the beginning of his decades-long withdrawal from public life, battles with mental illness, and burgeoning cult legend. What's left is essentially the first album by the "classic" Floyd lineup, though they're understandably a long way from their focused 1970s prime (as witnessed by the 11-minute title track); the dense sound and effects collages that are mere seasoning on later Floyd records are too often the whole point here. Roger Waters barely hints at his later glories on "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun," a would-be stellar journey that's ultimately rather pedestrian. An album that seems alternately driven by a genuine experimental spirit one moment and creative panic the next. --Jerry McCulley ( )