they were originally wanting to keep him on to work on studio stuff and not play live like beach boys did with brian wilson

30 seconds in and this is still schizo

I guess the context I'd say for Saucerful album is

They are continuing more in the vein of the non-Syd parts of Piper. It's still clear they are trying to make some of the same music as before just without Syd

But this album is also genuinely important and innovative for psychedelia and rock music through the heavy focus of textures and spacey ambiance. Piper did that a bit too but this one pushes it further

You can make a strong argument that this album essentially invented the space rock subgenre and also is an important precursor to the German krautrock/komische scene which was important to ambient and electronic music with guys like Kraftwerk and also ran alongside what Eno was doing

TL;DR: they didn't know what they were doing but the album has a significant legacy anyway and it's still a psychedelic classic

its psychedelic music man this is what its gonna be like

but they stop being as overtly psychedelic within a few albums

nice piano line there

I am a big fan of Richard Wright various keyboards all over all PF. one of key elements to their sound

this him singing on this one too he doesn't sing that often besides harmonies

i've seen him doing keyboard rig videos over the years and what sounds he uses on songs live

cool stuff

he was a cool guy

crazy control freak Roger Waters basically bullied him out of the band in late 70s and forced him to still contribute to that album and tour anyway as an a session musician

this one has potential

the bassline and xylophone are trippy

Syd Barrett plays one of the guitars on this one but idk even which part it is

he probably didnt even know where he was at the time

other than this song he doesnt show up til last song

first album save

Set controls is a major vibe

This sick

they didnt know how to write songs after losing their songwriter so they starting just doing some random boulshit and accidentally made classics anyway

Real rt

the biggest classic on album

Roger Waters even did it on his concert when I saw him

Love how subdued that was while still carrying energy

schizo time

First two songs felt almost generic psychedelia

Corporal Clegg also restoring the feeling

this seems the least weird

its a 'seinfeld is unfunny' thing and i will keep being defensive about that

what's that

the staccato bassline is killing me