Once upon a time Pink Floyd was more psychedelic than progressive rock. In a lot of ways, this disc is kind of a middle ground effort. There is still a lot of psychedelia, but also elements that would later be prevalent in their music were showing up here. I’d have to say that there’s one track here that leaves me wanting to hit “skip” because I just don’t get it, but the rest is all good. A few pieces are exceptional.

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This grows out from the beginning with some cool psychedelic sounds. Those build up to a crescendo and then drop back down. From there we get a new prog turned psychedelic vibe. The vocals come in over the top and it moves forward in a very recognizable Pink Floyd way. You can hear both the original Floyd sounds represented here, but also hints of the Dark Side of the Moon era that was yet to come. We’re take out into noisy space with an instrumental movement later in the track. This is a great piece of music and an excellent way to start things in style. That segment fades down to end this.