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Other bands have done this better.
The Piper At The Gates of Dawn must have been shocking in 1967. The recording of a man losing his mind. A mix of instructional freak outs and childish pop songs. Surprisingly it’s the pop songs that let the album down for me. I think Barrett at his best during the LSD freak out instrumentals. Sam’s Lucifer and Bike are the best of the more conventional songs. 5.9/10
This might be OK if I took a double dose of gummies...
No thank you - has a little bit of edge beyond the experimental psychedelic madness, but mostly experimental psychedelic madness. Not much to grab onto unless you're in the throes of an acid-induced fever dream. 2.5
So mid it hurts
Was not high enough to enjoy. Too much craziness going on for my typical "background of work" style of listening.
2 - I knew this was gonna sound different than their famous stuff, as I've heard some of this before, but damn, this was out there. It had good moments here and there, but the majority of it felt aimless and started to grate on me. Bike was funny though.
THIS is Spinal Tap. Psychedelic aspects aside... Did nobody in the band figure that something about Syd was way the f*** off when all this was going down? I'm sorry about what happened with Syd: nobody deserves that. But from a musical perspective: thank heaven he went off on his own trip. Songs like "Astronomy Domine" and "Matilda Mother", which start off strong, end up taking weird left turns that diminish the strong elements. Just say, "no", kiddies.
Too much prog rock
Favourite Song: The Gnome Blended into the background a lot which didn't quite grab me much. However, the more instrumental songs were interesting.
So, as a die-hard fan of Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" and "The Wall," my journey through "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" was like stepping into a time machine - one that was a bit tough to navigate. This album is a testament to Pink Floyd's roots, showcasing the embryonic stages of their evolution. It’s dominated by Syd Barrett's unique style, a stark contrast to the band's later works. His influence is a constant presence, offering a glimpse into what Pink Floyd was before they became the band that many of us know and love. It’s a piece of history that shows where they started and hints at where they were going. However, the vibe of the album is undeniably dated, and at times, it ventures into territory that feels, well, corny. The psychedelic sounds and whimsical lyrics about buttercups and unicorns are far cries from the introspective and philosophical themes of their later albums. It's like listening to the teenage diary of a band that would grow up to write epic novels. I would recommend "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" to Pink Floyd fans as a once-off listen. It’s important to experience where the band came from, to appreciate the full spectrum of their artistic journey. But once you've taken this trip back to the 60s, you might not feel the need to take it again.
Not in the right mood for this one. Too stressful. Not chill
What a coincidence, two days ago I saw a Pink Floyd tribute band playing exactly the show PF did in 1973: after the break the 5 star album Dark Side of the Moon and before the break endless psychedelic songs of 15 minutes, boring me to death. This album fortunately has shorter songs than the 1st part of the concert, but has the same effect on me, utterly bored. 2 stars the maximum I can give.
I wanted so much from this album when it opened with huge swells of gritty, scuzzy guitar, and was prepared for forty minutes of solid psych rock. Imagine my disappointment when the guitar immediately faded after the opener and the whole LP became a misguided, meandering mess. Some cool studio tricks and tech to note here and there, but you do actually need some melodies and sense of songwriting to make an album work.
It’s a narp from me. Too out there. Like jazz, the only people the musicians are entertaining is themselves.
I'm going to take a pass on this Pink Floyd album. I like the band, but let's just say, I'm glad they got better. This album just didn't do it for me.
Overrated 1.8
This is clearly what they were going for on that Os Mutantes album, but this one has a little more beatboxing. Giving it two stars because the first few songs aren’t that bad, but the rest of the album is just strange. I think if you played this to me while I was on drugs I would probably never forgive you for the rest of my life 3/10
Pink Floyd was more like Stink Floyd with this Mid Barrett guy amirite? A couple decent moments but overall the direction of the album just didn't hit with me. The songwriting is a lot like the other Syd Barrett work that I've heard which isn't my favorite. We should all be glad that David Gilmour joined and Roger Waters took over the songwriting for the later albums
The only thing that got this album a 2 was the 9 minute song was actually kind of poggers. Other than that I almost KMS'ed halfway thru. The Gnome song was troll but bad
Not every debut album of a great band needs to be on this list. 2/5
I have never listened to pink Floyd. This feels a level above the other prog rock we have listened to on here. Quite experimental and big compositions. Still not convinced on prog rock or that I'll listen too much after this.
Didn't do much for me. Think they went on to go greater things
As a "late" Pink Floyd fan (DSOTM onward) it was the first early album that I have listened to. Decided I much preferred the "later" stuff post Syd.
My love of Pink Floyd has always been for their 70's output. Happy to give another run at Piper, only to be reminded why it doesn't sit on my shelves. The album is ponderous and messy, almost playing like a spoof of the psychedelic rock genre that exploded that year. The sense of experimentation on Astronome, Interstellar, etc. is incoherent and draggy. Many of the songs sound like guys messing around and hoping that something cool happens while the tape rolls (not in and of itself a bad thing). Unlike a lot of other albums of this genre, I feel that Piper hasn't aqed well. It feels more like a oddity, a museum piece rather than something you'd reach for in repeated listenings.
Pre-David Gilmour led album that really makes you wonder if Pink Floyd would have really been as successful as it was if Syd Barrett hadn't succumbed to drug use and mental illness.
No thank you - has a little bit of edge beyond the experimental psychedelic madness, but mostly experimental psychedelic madness. Not much to grab onto unless you're in the throes of an acid-induced fever dream. 2.5
Really annoying to listen to. It sounds like Syd et al are thinking far more about themselves than the listener, in trying to be impressively quirky.
Pow R. Toc. H - екскюзми, уот дъ хел. Много е странна и психо и ме напряга ужасно. Meh
Cool to hear early Pink Floyd, but at times grating and boring.
Poopers at the Gates of Dawn.
Kind of like a psychedelic Beatles type of sound… very weird but not awful. 2 of 5
No wonder everyone was ingesting heroic amounts of narcotics back then.
Yeah. Just yeah. Obviously better things to come.
so, so, so much more "60's"y than I could have imagined. David Bowies first album and this one have more in common than I ever would have guessed. Their musical ability is there but WOW, the lyrics and their delivery are not the coolest. That beings said, it had plenty of good moments. One song sounded like a precursor to "Set the controls for the heart of the sun". Interesting but I think I'll avoid this one on any Pink Floyd re-listening.
Eh
This version of Pink Floyd is almost unrecognizable compared to the progressive rock masterpieces they would later release. But I've never been huge on psychedelia, and the entire record has that sound, although there is more actual song structures throughout here. There's some solid jams here and there, but this just really isn't my cup of tea.
They did some great music but this one doesn't really stand the test of time.
Yeah, I don't really see anything noteworthy about this. Production is godawful too.
Meget psykedelisk og eksperimenterende. Nok FOR meget til min smag. Fin debut, men deres lyd ændrer sig også meget senere hen. Kræver nok et lyt eller to mere.
It’s a no from me, Dog.
Could have played this entire album back to front and not been able to guess the band. I personally don't care for British Pop, 'wanna hold your hand' Beatles and shit. Didn't care for this.
This sounded more like the Monkeys than Pink Floyd to my ears. Maybe they hadn't found drugs yet?
Well they sure got better… clearly Syd was a great influence and inspiration but his affected voice grates and the dull themes (bikes, gnomes) drag. And whilst Pink Floyd began their sonic exploration, some of it seemed just to be switch the speaker balance left to right, back and forth! A curiosity as much as anything.
I don't love this. Some of the songs are okay, but some of them fill me with rage and make me want to throw things
The unfortunate thing about this album is that it just isn't as good as their later work. Sure, Syd Barrett is taking some new directions, but it's unrefined. Some judicious production could tone down some of the repetition, maybe sort of the jangling. Lucifer Sam is the standout track with its detuned Californian surf feel. Anything that twoddles on about goblins drinking wine should just fuck off and bury itself in soft peat for six months.
Not very good.It’s trying to be whimsical I guess.You can tell drugs we’re involved in it’s creation,but that just leads it to be annoying and lacking in clear structure.The vocals are nice but there’s no Great songs or actually any good songs.It’s all just annoying and not very pleasant to listen to.Lots of double tracked vocals with nonesense lyrics,and random sounds,lots of random Sounds tjat Are just irritating.I’m glad they improved after this and started doing cool Guitar solos.This does not deserve to be on Rolling Stones 500 best albums of all time list.
Not quite there....
At least we know it only goes up from here.
I’m convinced you need to have smoked weed at least once to enjoy psych rock.
C Astronomy Domine - 3 Lucifer Sam - 3 Matilda Mother - 3, used to be one of my favorite Pink Floyd songs Flaming - 2 Pow R. Toc H. - 3 Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk - 2 Interstellar Overdrive - 2 The Gnome - 3 Chapter 24 - 3 The Scarecrow - 2 Bike - 2 I used to like this a lot when I was younger. I'm not sure why. I understand the novelty of Syd Barrett's only Pink Floyd album, but they were clearly much better off without him. Sometimes, drug addiction can save lives.
Once again, I find that I'm just not that into Pink Floyd.
Generally speaking I like Pink Floyd. However, this album did nothing for me. I knew Astronomy Domine because Voi Vod did a great cover of it back in the early 90s. But other than that, nothing on this album stuck out for me.
Well, they had to start somewhere. So they started… there.
It's a good thing I discovered Wish You Were Here and The Wall before hearing this because it might have put me off ever giving this band a second chance. This is just too untethered and weird for me. There were moments where musical brilliance shone through the trippy clouds, but they were way too few and far between to make any of this coherent. I'm glad to have listened to it, as a historical record, but you can meet me on the dark side of the moon. It's more like a 2.5, but it ain't a 3, so 2 will have to do.
Meh 2/5
Oh good, some late 60s English rock. I was worried I hadn't heard enough yet. It's only album 999 after all. Pretty different to later PF - turns out Syd Barrett wrote the whole thing. It's pretty loaded with whimsical amusical nonsense, but also has some actually songs. Makes it more listenable than his solo album... but only just. 2/5.
I prefer their later stuff
not for me.
I'm not a Pink Floyd fan. I just don't get it. I've also never done drugs. (This may be relevant.) These songs have the most random lyrics, I just have to roll my eyes at most of it. Watching buttercups and riding you-nee-corns? It's definitely not the worst album on this list. I did like Lucifer Sam, which is the most straight forward rock song on the album.
Not good
Far from their best stuff. It's alright.
Didn’t enjoy this
Like first two songs, after that, falls off
They chose this over Dark Side of the Moon? This isn't bad, but it's british rock from before the 2000's so I'm instantly tired of the genere. I'll give it a 3 I guess, but I'm not enjoying it a whole lot. It's not agregously bad like other british music we have had to listen to though. The nice thing about this is that not all the songs have singing/lyrics. There is a song that is 9 minutes 40 seconds long, and it sucks too. Immediatly dropps this thing to a 2.
I think I need more LSD to find this album good Pity, I really like the later Pink Floyd (Dark side.., the Wall, etc) but this was just crap
Aivan liian taiteellista menoa meikäläisen makuun ja yleiseen fiilikseen ko. orkesterista. Otti koville kuunnella läpi.
Eipä tämänkään myötä mitään ihmeellistä ahaa-elämystä kyseisestä bändistä syntynyt. Jonninjoutavan oloista
Meh
Just another album that washed over me. Sorry
Wtf is this. Though recognised some intros
Flummigt 60-tal som inte åldrats så väl
I’m a fan of their later work, and indeed of the Syd Barrett singles (Emily and Arnold, which disappointingly aren’t on this album), but this record is for me of historical interest only.
Psych rock. Built the groundwork for the early years of Pink Floyd but many more psych rock albums I’d rather put on. Bonus points in retrospect for Syd Barrett
Wat een car crash deze plaat.
Spacey
We pan left, we pan right, we pan left, we pan right. Left, right, left, right, left, right!
Even if there's a hint of what came later, this is either second-rate Dr. Demonology fodder or third-rate garage
Experimental and psychedelic but you can see where they were heading. Not their best album by a long stretch but without it there wouldn't be the iconic albums to follow so 2* for the start !
I liked bits of it but songs like The Gnome were just silly.
Syd Barrett has entered the chat. Apparently he went somewhat insane after making this album. I'd say he was deteriorating WHILE making it. I'll give it another listen the next time I try shrooms, and perhaps that will make a difference.
The “noise” portions really grated on me.
Overall: i dont even wanna finish listening to this. I like some of Pink Floyd's other, more popular, songs. But this album is hard for me to listen to even though I know they are influential. It just doesn't sound good to me lmfao Astronomy Domine - 2.5/5 not a big fan tbh Lucifer Sam - 2.5/5 not a big fan either Matilda Mother - 3/5 better a bit Flaming - Pow R. Toc H. - Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk - Interstellar Overdrive - The Gnome - Chapter 24 - The Scarecrow - Bike -
I'm pretty sure you need to be stoned to enjoy this album. Not a fan of random and discordant noises.
Sounds pretty stupid, but it's not that bad. 3 2
Look I was tired, hungry and just wanted to go home. All those weird psychedelic little sounds just weren't hitting right at all. Not really my thing and none of the songs really stood out to me (in a good way)
I got nothing. But I got a lot.
Why is this on here
Some very good stuff in here, with Interstellar Overdrive a highlight. Unfortunately a lot of it is wank. And Bike is an atrocity. I love Floyd, but man, this was, on par, not good
Pink Floyd can be great but this i didn’t really like. I really can’t say why it just sounds a little dull
A bit too psychedelic for my tastes
Meh, not it for me
Can't believe how disappointed I was by this, it droned on, never picked up steam and I have zero reccolation of it
No. Actively didn't like. Other Pink Floyd grew on me so I listened through twice and stick by it. The first point I thought hey I really like this was when the album had ended and a different PF album had started playing. Maybe if you were tripping in the 60's this would have been great - I, unfortunately am not, 2
I understand that this was a groundbreaking album, but I just don’t like much of it.
Just when you think it's standard 60s British Invasion, it veers off into some weird experimental nonsense. There are glimpses of the Floyd to come, but not many. Sorry, Syd, not a fan.
It strikes me that if Pink Floyd was made up of Ben Doak, Darwin Nunez and Cody Gapko then this album would be the best in the world.
Syd Barrett psychedelic genius my hairy bum hoop, he's got nothing on Ben Doak. This probably would have just about scraped a 3 until I got to The Gnome but that drivel has knocked it down a point.
Aivan liian 60-luku LSD jne. Jostain syystä kuitenkin auttaa, että koko levy on samaa sekoilumassaa.
Some progressive moments but also a lot of hippy bollocks
Seltsam. Manche tracks kicken, andere nerven tierisch.
Demasiado álbum conceptural y un tanto psicodélico. Ninguna canción conocida. Muy experimental. Es un grupo que me gusta, pero este disco, poco
This sounds like Beach Boys or The Kinks, they were definitely still waiting for their sound to come along
I generally enjoy psych rock and the music was okay but I was honestly very underwhelmed by this album
I guess for a first album it was fine but this is way below the quality I expect from Pink Floyd. I have no desire to listen to this album again.
I’m not sure Pink Floyd would have become as famous as it did if it hadn’t come out at the height of hallucinogenic drugs
Not a big fan of 60s psych rock, and this album showcases why.
Love Pink Floyd, this was not their best work for me
Pink Floyd is in my Top 5 bands for sure — Animals, Dark Side of the Moon, and The Wall are all five stars — but I just can't with Sid Barrett. It's like if the Beatles made an album that was nothing but Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds. Sid Barrett going nuts was the best thing that ever happened to Pink Floyd.
39/100
I love Pink Floyd, but I don't love this. Syd Barrett gets a lot of love, but the band made much better music without him - this is too out there for me (although every album should have a song with as silly a title as Take Up Your Stethoscope and Walk). Interstellar Overdrive is a very cool instrumental that loses its way and drags, there's no song that obviously appeals, and then you have stuff like Bike which is just too weird. 2/5.
I do not understand why people like Pink Floyd so much.
No le pongo un uno por respeto a quiénes son
I like Pink Floyd but i have a hard time with avant garde psychadelica.
Respect the talent, hate the music!
A young Joe Classic. Very psychedelic and weird. Bless Syd B
😕
Drugs much? Wouldn't listen to again
MEH
Ugh, hippies. I’m no fan of 70s Pink Floyd but I didn’t make it to the end of this.
This album was alright, pretty standard British Invasion era music that really isn’t my thing
There is a lot of noise, yes it does sound like something to play while taking hallucinogens. But then if I were to take those, I would not want this music to guide my experience. It might turn into something scary. There is a lot of experimenting with sounds, kind of fun, but doesn't make me feel particularly good. I liked Matilda Mother and Gnome. Maybe needs another listen but I am not that excited by this right now.
Meh.
Understanding Pink Floyd's origin story made me like them a bit more. And then Bike ruined everything.
Listened before, not their best.
This one is not for me
Since it’s their first album I get that it was groundbreaking, but this is far from the best Pink Floyd
It's fun enough to hear early Floyd, in much-less-than-cohesive form and without much conjuring (for as familiar as Dark Side has become, the techniques are perfectly effective as far as I'm concerned; little of that here). It's even a genre I enjoy-by-default, but with a quarter of the runtime taken up by stinkers I cannot imagine returning to it entire.
Typical Pink Floyd.
too whimsical?
Bit weird but I get it
Detta sög.
Didn't move me. Listened through a few times and was mostly annoyed by the twee novelty songs. Bikes, gnomes, meh. Interstellar Overdrive has a nice riff, but it just doesn't go anywhere. Not a particularly auspicious debut even though I like the Wind In The Willows reference.
This is very telling of my age...but I did not know Pink Floyd started out as a psychedelic group before evolving into progressive rock. I enjoy the latter more.
Nope
Somewhat forgettable to me. Not much of interest and for sure weaker than their work in the '70s. I really like Pink Floyd, but missed this album in the past. First listen and save for some neat effects while wearing headphones (whispering and stereo effects), that's really all it offers. It can't even touch the genius of The Wall or Dark Side of the Moon.
i appreciate it when it sounds like artists enjoy creating and take joy in putting something together rather than enforcing an inspiring or controversial narrative on a melody in a clunky and unnatural way, but i dont feel like im in on this, in a 'you had to be there' improv evening way. i dont really see myself coming back to this. wasnt a terrible listen while i was drawing.
Pink Floyd was my favorite band in high school...well high school is over! I never heard this album before today and it bears little resemblance to the band that I loved from Meddle through Animals (yes I purposely left out The Wall), and I have little need or inclination to listen to it again. Oh well HS was overrated anyways 2 5 🌟
Boring
2. This was apparently before they got popular and dare I say good? Way too floating and experimental to me.
Couldn't make it through this one :(
honestly i like pink floyd but i just didn’t click with this album. it got annoying at times and just nothing felt good to listen to
Still always hard for me to believe that this is the "same" band that within a decade would release Dark Side..., Wish You Were Here, and Animals. I say "same" band realizing it kind of wasn't... Syd Barrett blahblahblah. I just don't know about this album. Some of Floyd's mid-70s period albums are among my favourites of all-time but so it's hard and maybe unfair to judge this as the beginning of some continuum. So to judge it on its own.... It's certainly weird. And at certain times interesting but is it actually good? I've listened to it 3x this weekend and I keep wavering on my own question. I guess as a poor summary I can't say if there is anything truly memorable or catchy here and that's not always necessarily a bad thing. This is definitely more of a feel album (or drug album which i've just eaten 2 enormous slices of homemade chocolate cake and the sugar coursing through me is definitely a kind of high...) that needs to be heard as a complete entity. It's maybe fun/weird/interesting in a mild way but the vocals are almost stereotypically 60s trippy/boring, most of the songs have interesting effects and often start to go somewhere but don't really have any cohesion to them. And honestly it's just not something I really would crave listening to. I tried. It's not bad, but give me "Animals" all day any day instead. 5/10 2 stars
Not a big fan of Syd Barrett Pink Floyd, it turns out.
I didn't really enjoy most of it. Weedy songs with little in terms of tunes that seem to lean on the worst psychedelic tropes. Terrible production doesn't help with tracks like Interstellar overdrive sadly lacking in energy and weight.
To experimental for me Rating: 4/10
Definitely prefer other albums of theirs.
Too poppy/early Beatles like. Not the true Pink Floyd that I know and love.
The folk-rock songs were okay, but I ended up skipping most of the improvisations. I feel like appreciating this album would require ingesting illegal substances.
Interstellar Overdrive is fun for a while, until the sound bloke on LSD goes off on one at the end. Then it can fuck off.
Feels very jam session but recorded. Fuck this
Hey at least it made me realize I've always been too hard on later Pink Floyd
On one hand, it's kind of novel to hear Pink Floyd's roots, but on the other, I didn't exactly come away from the album feeling like I needed to. Without their later, more distinctive sound, this resembles countless other 60s rock acts, some of which were already doled out by this generator. Picture S.F. Sorrow, right down to the questionable stereo mixing, though maybe with less overt Beatles influence, and you have a lot of what this has to offer. Key Tracks: Lucifer Sam
Visto che ci sono altri due o tre album dei Pink Floyd nella lista non posso sbilanciarmi tanto. Ammettendo di non essere il loro fan numero, riconosco che in generale alcuni loro lavori mi sono piaciuti molto mentre altri per niente. Io qui non li riconosco proprio, sembrano i Beatles (per il sound British) che fanno rock-surf psichedelico. Forse perché essendo molto giovani, ancora non avevo trovato la propria identità. La prima traccia ha rubato la mia attenzione, ma è durato poco, a un certo punto sono diventati noiosi. Sì sono ripresi un po' verso la fine, dopo la traccia da 9 minuti, ma non ho cambiato molto idea. Delusione. 2
Altro gruppo nella top dell'aspettamento al varco. Dire che sto disco suona pretenzioso è dire poco. I tentativi di fare i paxerelli con The Gnome o Chapter 24 non m'hanno convinto e hanno fatto effetto jeans strappati da 200 euro. Si sente che si sentono parecchio fighi su sto album. I Genesis onestamente mi sono sembrati su un altro livello anche se Selling England By The Pound è tipo 5 anni dopo. Mi rendo conto che gli vorrei dare 3 solo perché me pare brutto, però certe cose le ho trovate abbastanza cringe pure, quindi vado di 2.
don't listen to this if you like Pink Floyd
I was not really familiar with any of these Pink Floyd songs. It was not their best work.
rough around the edges but its their debut
OK
Rock demasiado psicodélico.
Very much of its time
Sounds like a bad trip.
Maybe for someone but not me
No amount of drugs is going to make this good
Meandering. This album reveals glimpses of a band that has better songs and albums. None of the tracks here were particularly inspired.
Huge PF fan but this album never did it for me. This form of Psychedelia - the poppy, cutsy type - never resonates with me.
After the first couple of songs I thought able went off the rails…
Surf Rock vibes Trying to be the Beatles...but later drug Beatles
Not their best.
I love Pink Floyd but this is some really mediocre psychedelic rock. You'd never think that they would go on to be one of the greatest bands of all time based on this album alone.
1967 was a phenomenal year for classic and influential albums, with the Beatles, Velvet Underground, Jimi Hendrix, Love etc… all releasing some of their best work. It’s a bit of a myth to say Pink Floyd were a major influence on psychedelic rock, loads of bands were doing it before them and doing it a lot better. It’s a debut album though that bears no similarity to their seminal 70’s output. This is a mainly forgettable album aside from Interstellar Overdrive. And the album cover is dreadful.
An album that would send you as mad as Syd himself. I can’t abide the vocals for most part and the silly 60s psychedelic pop lyrics, however musically it is also staggering brilliant in parts. A frustrating album
I kept wavering between 2 and 3 because a lot of the album I found kind of boring or just not to my taste, but then suddenly there'd be a really nice part that would last for about 10-15 seconds and I'd feel like it wasn't so bad. But I don't really want to listen to it again, and would probably change it if it happened to randomly come up, so I'm settling on 2. Quite a lot different than the more popular and famous Pink Floyd that came later!
I know they are great but for me it's a bit psychedelic
A largely unremarkable album except for the fact that this band would go on to record much better and impactful music. The missing ingredient in this debut was the rise of Waters and Gilmour as forces in the band and their unique perspectives.
Very experimental, almost a bit Beatles-esque. Really not my bag though. 2/5
I like Pink Floyd, but I've only listened to the later stuff. I didn't like this.
Typical Pink Floyd, not my favourite. Didn't like it
Very erratic. Definitely Pink Floyd but there’s clearly a reason DaRk side, wall, and wish you were here are held so highly.
Not really me - too psychedelic but glad I listened. Some clever lyrics (real eyes realise real lies) but didn't like the sinister undertones.
Such an odd sound - at times different and intriguing and at times discordant and a little tough to listen to. Cool to listen to early Pink Floyd, but this doesn't pull me in like their other albums do Liked: Lucifer Sam
Saved Prior: None Saved Off Rip: Lucifer Sam, Matilda Mother Cutting Edge: None Overall Notes: I don't really get what the big deal about this is. I'm sure they get better as they go along but man, did not especially like these songs.
I enjoy some of the early psychedelic rock like this, but there was too much scattered noise and favoring of one ear over the other (don’t know the technical term for that) for me to really enjoy it
Never even heard of this album. Way more psychedelic than I was expecting given my knowledge of Pink Floyd doesn’t go much beyond Dark Side of the Moon. I imagine it was pretty mind bending at the time but a lot of it just feels a bit silly now. Pleased it wasn’t the prog rock I’d expected but probably won’t be listening to it again (unless I ever get a desire to hear a song about gnomes).
pink floyd is weird. this album was weird. no standouts, probably not going to listen again.
This started reasonably well, was ok in the middle and awful by the end. The four tracks from 'The Gnome' onwards have to be a joke, surely?!
The 60's were a crazy time, man
La guitare, le drum, la bass tout ça c’est bon mais des bruits de bouches, de cheval qui galope, on dirait c’est juste fait pour nous montrer qu’ils sont buzés noir !! Ça fait juste rendre l’écoute difficile et pas harmonieux. C’est de la musique pour écouter très attentivement. Mais c’est pas mauvais Je l’évite les 30 premières secondes de pow r toc h Ayoye, bike et mathilda mother Je lévite : lucifer Sam, une toune presque normal
I am now disowned by the Gruenberg clan.
Made me feel like taking a kip. Fondly sees their inception, but glad they improved from here
Meh.
Ummmmmm
It's fine, I'm just not a huge Pink Floyd fan.
Nah
I didn’t take enough acid to listen to this. Long boring and meandering.
maybe for the best
Too psychedelic for me.
Britisk psykedelisk rock, melodisk
Very all-over-the-place. Not really a showing of what they would become. I've listened to it prior, and didn't remember much, and for probably good reason. Very acid-folk, loose, weird. Favorite track: "Take Up They Stethoscope and Walk"
Fell apart at the bottom half. 2,5/5
This is ass. Can't believe such a great band came from this.
No reason to be on the list. Garbage. 1/5.
... I disliked this so much that having to listen to the whole thing made me slightly angry. I'm so glad Pink Floyd exists for the listeners who love them, but dear lord I am not one of those listeners. "Interstellar Overdrive" in particular was an assault on my nervous system. Rating: 1
I never would have expected a pink floyd album to be so fucking shit
1.5/5 Too experimental for my liking. I was really enjoying the last song "bike" then halfway through it just turned on its head. Like most of the album, it has some good ideas but too much mucking about.
I wanted to like this, but honestly it was just kinda terrible. Amateurish, annoying, and just shitty sounding. Sorry, I just didn't like it. Compare it to Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall, Wish You Were Here or Animals and it's just night and day -- no comparison. One star.
Never expected Pink Floyd to make this much of a stinker, even if it is their debut. There's just no identity, it's the same as every other forgettable early prog act
Horrible, mindless hippy drivel. If you need to be on a shitload of drugs to enjoy something, that thing sucks.
Was gonna be a 2 but then got real weird at the end.
Love The Wall. Same Dark Side. Not this.
This is so fucking tedious. Insufferable. Self-indulgent. Utter nonsense. I can’t even be bothered to write a proper review. I will say this though – I’ve discovered that probably my most hated niche sub-genre is the one in which artists sing earnestly about nature in a twee-like manner. Singing about scarecrows and mice and fucking dandelions while layering over a bunch of stupid sound effects. Rubbish. Absolutely fucking rubbish.
sure bro
not my thing
Terrible album
Okay I fucking hated this
- Yeesh. This gave me a whole new appreciation for groups like Jefferson Airplane, because this brand of psychedelic actively irritates me. Never been a Pink Floyd fan and this pushed my distaste to new levels. - The middle third of this album, from "Pow R. Toc H." through "Interstellar Overdrive" is rooooouuuuugh. Granted, I am not currently on LSD, but this makes me think trying it would make me into the type of twat that likes this. - Did not mind the hook of "Lucifer Sam" and I see the appeal of "The Scarecrow." But I was so incredibly turned off from the rest that I am not even willing to go to a 2.
I've always thought one day I'll get into Pink Floyd. Thank you 1001 albums for clearing that thought from my brain. This ain't for me
That’s why I found it boring…
The strangest classic rock album that I've ever heard. I don't even know how to rate that one.
Too much psychedelia for me. Didn’t enjoy it. 1/5
It is difficult to see how this turned into The Wall, Wish You Were Here, Dark Side Of The Moon. It’s awful. Runs the gamut from frilly ascot Brit-pop to mindless chanting.
Just awful. So many ‘nails on a chalkboard’ moments.
This is the kind of Pysch I abhor. I’m sure it was massively influential, and I imagine I’ll enjoy later Pink Floyd output significantly more, but I loathed this. It’s giving an unironic version of Spinal Tap on stage with the shitty undersized Stonehenge.
Unpopular opinion but other than a few songs, I do not enjoy pink Floyd. This was a lot of noise, some ok but mostly just nof enjoyable to listen to.
I love some of Pink Floyd's stuff, but I genuinely hated this album. I think I would rather throw up than have to listen to this album again. Genuinely just such a violent experience on the ears with the stereo. I had no favorite track, that's how much this album hurt me.
I never thought I would ever give them a 1 star.
Three thoughts. 1. This is weird, even by today's standards. 2. There's a reason nobody cites this as one of the greatest albums of all times, let alone of all Pink Floyd albums. 3. "I'm playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order!"
Folky, hippy shit. Nah
This is some messed up psychodelic drivel. Living proof that drugs are bad.
Absolutely shoite and annoying. Fuck off back to your drugs
una pijita, me cuesta creer que alguien lo disfrute
Aggressively not my thing. I almost had to turn this off.
I think Pink Floyd can regard themselves as very fortunate that their record company didn't drop them after this first effort, or we might never have heard of them. Even by the standards of other "psychedelic" albums of the period this is absolute shite.
Pink Floyd's music is complete arse. There I said it 1 ⭐️
No surprise to learn that Pink Floyd were even churning out pretentious guff at the start of their career. I disliked this album. I dislike the band.
Most I've enjoyed a PF album. Still not for me though.
Absolute dross, don't care if its Pink Floyd. Perfect example of an album that does not need to be on the list. They've got some exceptional albums and this is a stinker.
WTF even is this album? At least they got better over time.
Ok it can't be just me that thinks some of this is just nonsense.
ts pmo bruh
Yeah if this were any other band I'm not sure it would be on this list, alongside a lot of the rest of the borderline offensive psych-adjacent late 60s British pop. Why am I listening to Pink Floyd sing about a gnome named Grimble Gromble? I do like Pink Floyd a LOT - I think that's why I'm being so harsh. One star.
Dark Side is one of my all time favorite albums, but man, this one is nearly unlistenable drugged out rambling. It's a miracle someone kept paying them to write more.
what the fuck pink floyd
You can't make me like Pink Floyd. Annoying stoners have been trying for years.
We can split Pink Floyd into two camps. Syd and Post-Syd. Give me Post-Syd every time. It's just another boring psychedelic album, but at least it's British and so has a little bit more humour involved. However, I'm still bored out of my mind by having to sit through what feels like the 100th 60's psychedelic rock album. They must have had exceptional drugs to put up with shite like this. I'll have what Dimery's having. Best Tracks: Astronomy Domine; Chapter 24; Bike
I’d rather listen to anything else
If Pink Floyd has no haters then I’m dead
Holy shit this music sucks
Do you need drugs to enjoy this? I don't think I've had enough drugs to enjoy this. Cover notes: what in the Olan Mills fever dream happened here?
Barely listenable
It's an abortion.
1/5
1. aztronomy - 1.5 2. lucifer -1 3. matilda - 1 4. flaming -0 5. pouu - 0 6. uualk - 0 7. interztellar - 1 8. gnome -1 9. chapter - 0 10. crouu - 0 11. bike - 1
If I was at the UFO Club in 1967 I might have enjoyed this. Also if I'd taken enough drugs. Listening now, with sound and sober mind, this album achieved the remarkable feat of being simultaneously pretentious, portentously serious, and cringe-makingly whimsical. By the time I reached the last track, Bike, I was actually angry at how stupid it was.
i understand now why on every other album they stfu for 90% of the song
2/10
Pretty sure this is not meant to be a sober listen and maybe that’s just the issue but this just wasn’t enjoyable like at all for me. Maybe I’m being a hater but this might be the first 1 star rating from me.
What did I just listen to???
A fledgling band playing and exploring sound. Not one I enjoyed. Maybe you had to be there
Getting really bored of the classic rock. Couldn't get through.
Really not for me, there is so much better Pink Floyd out there.
I was tempted to grade this on a curve since it's Pink Floyd, but if this was an album from a random band I'd never heard of before I may have even given up halfway through. I give 2s to albums that I'm never going to listen to again, but I didn't actively wish were over already. Unfortunately this is one that I was just counting down the minutes for. Maybe if I was on acid it'd resonate, but I wasn't.
Terrible. This, kids, is a lesson. Don't take drugs and read Tolkin and record t the same time. Music was Meh, Lyrics were primary school level.
Boring
This is NOT pink floyd bro what the fuck. Actually an insane album, like I know people love Syd Barrett but genuinely there's not even the glimmer of potential here. There were small moments I liked but goddamn this really wasn't it.
Recently listened to the entire Pink Floyd discography, a new album each day, I already know this album is terrible and they only got good in the early-mid 70s (and by good I mean amazing). The 60s are awful in general though and so is this.
That was so much worse than I thought it would be - I’m glad they moved away from this sound
My relationship with Pink Floyd's music seems to get more interesting by the day. Back in the day when "Another Brick in the Wall" hit the charts, I found it to be a very weird and rather scary song, probably because of the video with the marching hammers. Today, the song is a favourite of mine, as is the entire album on which it belongs, and I have come to really like much of Floyd's music, after eschewing it for many years... But, I had never listened to their debut album until today. My verdict on this one? Truly awful, and while I imagine most of their albums will be in the four and five-star range in my ratings, this one is getting just one lonely star. I honestly think that Syd Barrett's departure is the best thing that could have happened to Pink Floyd.
This is horrendously twee. The worst offender is the Gnome song, but it's far from alone. Interstellar Overdrive had brief moments that reminded me of bands I like a lot more, like Can, but lost me with the drastic left/right audio panning.
Why yes, this does sound like it was conceived by three architecture and one art student in the late sixties, how did you know?
Didn’t like
I am a big fan of Pink Floyd, but very specifically the 1973 to 1979 period of time (I guess I must prefer the Roger Waters led period-ugh). I have never been able to get into the albums from before then and after then. At all. I've heard songs here and there, and just don't really like them. As far as I can recall, I've never listened to this entire album before. I imagine I must've at some point, in the period of time when we'd hang out in someone's basement and just listen to albums non-stop (with the help of some substances as well). Listening today, I'm pretty sure this one would've sent me into a paranoid spiral, and it almost did today stone cold sober. This was not a good record, IMO. Way too pyschedelic for my tastes. I like weirdness, but I also like it to sound fun and have a point. I just didn't get this at all. I was prepared to give it a 2, just because I found my foot tapping at times, but then came the Interstellar Overdrive/The Gnome combination and I was done. From that point forward I was just irritated with what I was hearing.
Wow! If I did not know what I was listening to, I would not have believed this was Pink Floyd. I am no fan of Pink Floyd, but this was awful. I am glad they eventually found a different path.
Experimental and innovative for the time didn’t hold up imo
When I thought pink floyd couldnt be worse...
Every so often I decide to try to listen to Pink Floyd and realise that I don't understand it. Maybe I should try some of their later stuff (once I am feeling brave)
Not a Pink Floyd fan, and this album didn't change my mind. In fact, I think I liked it less than the usual popular albums. That said, kudos for not making every song 10 minutes long on this one.
I’m guessing this album is here because of the experimental recording techniques used to produce it. If I was being harsh I’d say there’s really no other conceivable reason. This album bears somewhat little resemblance to the post-Barret Pink Floyd led by Roger Waters and David Gilmour. The album ranges from full of experimental psychedelic rambling songs to Donovan-esque British folk inspired songs.
Love PF but not this album. 1/5
It’s that horrible sixties sound again.
Unremarkable circle jerking.
Being Pink Floyd can't save you from a bad score. This was bland at its best and unlistenable at its worst. "Astronomy Domine" starts with annoying beeps; the obnoxious gibberish at the start of "Pow R. Toc H."; the fading in and out of the L/R audio at the end of "Interstellar Overdrive"; the buzzing/feedback in "Chapter 24"; and they finish the album off with a minute and a half of bullshit horns and bells in "Bike". There's a reason I had not heard of this album, and there was definitely an addition by subtraction situation with Syd Barrett leaving. This gets my first 1/5. It's garbage.
Shite.
I'm really glad they were given the chance to change their sound.
this album is making it so hard to defend to my girlfriend that this group actually has bangers once you get past this gingerbread man ahh album...
this sounds like the beatles (derogatory).
Weird experimental sounds. Not a fan. Thank god it was short-ish.
That's not my taste in music - I can't do anything with the music
Infantile hippy early Prog Rock.
Hated every second of it. Dont care how original it is or that it’s 60 yrs old. I’ve heard so much better and worse music with this sound prior to listening to this that it really fails to impress. If you told me it was written in the 90s for a drug flashback scene in a shitty movie I would totally believe you.
That was hot garbage
What are we doing here? Sincerely.
This psychedelic bullshit sucks. Not to be a hater, but I hated this. I am quite glad that Pink Floyd evolved in a different direction from this album. By the time I got to Bike I was almost angry at this.
Didn’t think Pink Floyd could get worse. Unfortunately I was wrong.
If I could have given this no stars I would have. What an absolute joke. Probably the biggest load of rubbish I have ever listened to.
Pure torture.
Ugh, no thank you
Did not like this at all. I'm surprised because Pink Floyd is pretty popular.
Really? With all the great Pink Floyd albums you pick this one.
Was this album included because it was an early example of psychedelic rock or because rock critics can’t help but overrate Pink Floyd? Songs about evil cats, buttercups, and unicorns.