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Piper at the Gates of Dawn (Remastered)

Pink Floyd - Piper at the Gates of Dawn (Remastered)

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Track List: Piper at the Gates of Dawn (Remastered)

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Disc 1:

  1. Astronomy DomineDownload & Buy
  2. Lucifer SamDownload & Buy
  3. Matilda MotherDownload & Buy
  4. FlamingDownload & Buy
  5. Pow R. Toc H.Download & Buy
  6. Take Up Thy Stethoscope And WalkDownload & Buy
  7. Interstellar OverdriveDownload & Buy
  8. The GnomeDownload & Buy
  9. Chapter 24Download & Buy
  10. ScarecrowDownload & Buy
  11. BikeDownload & Buy

Disc 2:

  1. Astronomy Domine
  2. Lucifer Sam
  3. Matilda Mother
  4. Flaming
  5. Pow R. Toc H.
  6. Take Up Thy Stethoscope And Walk
  7. Interstellar Overdrive
  8. The Gnome
  9. Chapter 24
  10. The Scarecrow
  11. Bike

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Album Details: Piper at the Gates of Dawn (Remastered)

Release Date:
08/14/2001
Label:
Toshiba Emi Japan
UPC:
4988006791695

User Reviews: Piper at the Gates of Dawn (Remastered)

  1. Better than any other Pink Floyd album

    , February 5, 2001
    Reviewer: Top 500 Reviewers Zorak - See all Zorak's reviews
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  2. Pink Floyd - Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)

    , March 30, 2006
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The title of Pink Floyd's debut album is taken from a chapter in Syd Barrett's favorite children's book, The Wind in the Willows, and the lyrical imagery of The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is indeed full of colorful, childlike, distinctly British whimsy, albeit filtered through the perceptive lens of LSD. Barrett's catchy, melodic acid pop songs are balanced with longer, more experimental pieces showcasing the group's instrumental freakouts, often using themes of space travel as metaphors for hallucinogenic experiences "Astronomy Domine" is a poppier number in this vein, but tracks like "Interstellar Overdrive" are some of the earliest forays into what has been tagged space rock. But even though Barrett's lyrics and melodies are mostly playful and humorous, the band's music doesn't always bear out those sentiments in addition to Rick Wright's eerie organ work, dissonance, chromaticism, weird noises, and vocal sound effects are all employed at various instances, giving the impression of chaos and confusion lurking beneath the bright surface. The Piper at the Gates of Dawn successfully captures both sides of psychedelic experimentation the pleasures of expanding one's mind and perception, and an underlying threat of mental disorder and even lunacy; this duality makes Piper all the more compelling in light of Barrett's subsequent breakdown, and ranks it as one of the best psychedelic albums of all time.

- Steve Huey, All Music Guide



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