History Music / ASaucerfulOfSecrets

'''''A Saucerful of Secrets''''' is the second studio album by Music/PinkFloyd, released in 1968. It marks a turning point in Floyd's history, as it's their last studio album to feature the ailing Music/SydBarrett and their first studio album to feature David Gilmour. Barrett would only appear on 3 songs off the album, one of which he wrote ("Jugband Blues"), and another ("Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun") which is the only song to ever feature the 5-man line-up of Pink Floyd.

* AlienInvasion: One interpretation of the track ''Saucer Full of Secrets'' (due to the 'Saucer' in the title). Another is simply any general war/invasion scene. There's the lead-up and feeling of dread/the invader(s) appearing (''Something Else'')....then the invasion/battle (''Syncopated Pandemonium'')....then surveying the damaged wasteland/Aftermath (''Storm Signal'')....then the mourning of the dead (''Celestial Voices''). Whenever from Extraterrestrials or an Earthly military, the song is a definitely depiction of an invasion scene.

'''''A Saucerful Of Secrets''''' is the second studio album by Music/PinkFloyd, released in 1968. It marks a turning point in Floyd's history, as it's their last studio album to feature the ailing Music/SydBarrett and their first studio album to feature David Gilmour. Barrett would only appear on 3 songs off the album, one of which he wrote ("Jugband Blues"), and another ("Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun") which is the only song to ever feature the 5-man line-up of Pink Floyd.

# "Remember A Day" (4:33)
# "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun" (5:27)

# "A Saucerful Of Secrets" (11:59)

* AlliterativeName and AlliterativeTitle: "A '''S'''aucerful of '''S'''ecrets", "'''C'''orporal '''C'''legg'', "Jug'''b'''and '''B'''lues".

* ChangingOfTheGuard: The album was literally recorded in the midst of Syd Barrett leaving and David Gilmour joining. Indeed, "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun" is the only track in the entire Pink Floyd discography to have both of them on it together. The trope also shows in the music- having elements of both ''Piper'' and the later albums.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun" actually name-drops ''Music/TheWall'', and parts of the song's lyrics come surprisingly close to what would come later on the album[[note]]"Witness the man who raves at the wall" anyone?[[/note]]. Also SelfPlagiarism when Rogers Waters recycled the basic riff of "Set The Controls" for the three parts of "Another Brick In The Wall".

* {{Homage}}: Roger Waters admitted in an article shortly after the release of ''Saucerful'' that the lyrics to "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun" were borrowed from a book of Chinese poetry, specifically A.C. Graham's translation of ''Poems Of The Late Tang''.

* LongTitle: "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun".

* ThePowerOfTheSun: "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun" is sung with an almost mystic admiration for the sun.

* {{Scatting}}: "A Saucerful Of Secrets".

** "Jugband Blues" namedrops "I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine" by Patti Page.
** To [[Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds"]] by Music/TheBeatles on "Let There Be More Light".

* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Syd Barrett sings lead on "Jugband Blues". Roger Waters sings lead on "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun" and co-lead vocals on "Let There Be More Light". David Gilmour sings co-lead vocals on "Let There Be More Light", "Corporal Clegg" and "A Saucerful Of Secrets". Nick Mason sings co-lead vocals (on one of the select few Pink Floyd songs he even sings on) on "Corporal Clegg".

* TitleTrack: "A Saucerful Of Secrets".

* EpicRocking: "Let There Be More Light", "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun" and the TitleTrack.

* BlueMoon: "Jugband Blues"
--> ''And I never knew the moon could be so blue''

* AlliterativeName and AlliterativeTitle: "A '''S'''aucerful of '''S'''ecrets", "'''C'''orporal '''C'''legg''

'''''A Saucerful of Secrets''''' is the second studio album by Music/PinkFloyd, released in 1968. It marks a turning point in Floyd's history, as it's their last studio album to feature the ailing Music/SydBarrett and the first studio album to feature David Gilmour. Barrett would only appear on 3 songs off the album, one of which he wrote ("Jugband Blues"), and another ("Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun") which is the only song to ever feature the 5-man line-up of Pink Floyd.

'''''A Saucerful Of Secrets''''' is the second studio album by Music/PinkFloyd, released in 1968. It marks a turning point in Floyd's history, as it's their last studio album to feature the ailing Music/SydBarrett and the first studio album to feature David Gilmour. Barrett would only appear on 3 songs off the album, one of which he wrote ("Jugband Blues"), and another ("Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun") which is the only song to ever feature the 5-man line-up of Pink Floyd.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun" actually name-drops Music/TheWall, and parts of the song's lyrics come surprisingly close to what would come later on the album[[note]]"Witness the man who raves at the wall" anyone?[[/note]]. Also SelfPlagiarism when Rogers Waters recycled the basic riff of "Set The Controls" for the three parts of "Another Brick In The Wall".

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* EpicRocking: "Let There Be More Light", "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" and the TitleTrack.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: "Set The Controls for the Heart of the Sun" actually name-drops Music/TheWall, and parts of the song's lyrics come surprisingly close to what would come later on the album[[note]]"Witness the man who raves at the wall" anyone?[[/note]]. Also SelfPlagiarism when Rogers Waters recycled the basic riff of "Set the Controls" for the three parts of "Another Brick In The Wall".

* EpicRocking: "Let There Be More Light", "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" and the TitleTack.

# "Let There Be More Light"
# "Remember A Day"
# "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun"
# "Corporal Clegg"

# "A Saucerful Of Secrets"
# "See-Saw"
# "Jugband Blues"

* EpicRocking: "A Saucerful Of Secrets".
* {{Foreshadowing}}: "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun" actually name-drops Music/TheWall, and parts of the song's lyrics come surprisingly close to what would come later on the album[[note]]"Witness the man who raves at the wall" anyone?[[/note]]. Also SelfPlagiarism when Rogers Waters recycled the basic riff of "Set the Controls" for the three parts of "Another Brick In The Wall".

[[caption-width-right:350:''A Saucerful Of Secrets''.]]

* ShoutOut: To [[Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds"]] by Music/TheBeatles on "Let There Be More Light".

* AlliterativeName and AlliterativeTitle: "A '''S'''aucerful of '''S'''ecrets", '''C'''orporal '''C'''legg''
* ChangingOfTheGuard: The album was literally recorded in the midst of Syd Barrett leaving and David Gilmour joining. Indeed, ''Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun'' is the only track in the entire Pink Floyd discography to have both of them on it together. The trope also shows in the music- having elements of both ''Piper'' and the later albums.

* AlliterativeName and AlliterativeTitle: "'''S'''aucerful of '''S'''ecrets", '''C'''orporal '''C'''legg''

* AlliterativeName and AlliterativeTitle: '''C'''orporal '''C'''legg''

* {{Foreshadowing}}: "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun" actually name-drops Music/TheWall, and parts of the song's lyrics some surprisingly close to what would come later on the album. Also SelfPlagiarism when Rogers Waters admitted he recycled the basic chord structure of "Set the Controls"[[note]]Which he wrote, notably[[/note]] for the three parts of "Another Brick In The Wall".

* ThePowerOfTheSun: ''Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun'' is sung with an almost mystic admiration for the sun.

It was met with mixed reviews upon release, but perhaps it's time that ''Saucerful'' [[VindicatedByHistory gets the praise it deserves?]]

* ShoutOut: To [[Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartClubBand "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds"]] on "Let There Be More Light".