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Poll Question: Which song do you prefer??
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One of my lesser favorite PF albums, though I still like it (which should say something)


My vote for:
Let There Be More Light


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Set the Controls, really tough to go past
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Points: 32690 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2012 at 20:24
"A Saucerful of Secrets" for me.  Great track.
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The title track, Careful With That Axe Eugene and Set The Controls For The Heart of The Sun, for me, are a little boring when compared to most live versions I've heard.

Jugband Blues is definitely my favorite track. I do like the whole album though.
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Points: 1008 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2012 at 22:36
One of the very best albums, a work of genius - every track (with the possible exception of See Saw) is a classic. 
 
I voted for the title track - the first prog rock epic.
 
 
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Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun.
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Points: 23996 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 06 2012 at 02:44
The first two tracks, surely. I voted for Let There Be More Light.
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun and, to a lesser extent, A Saucerful of Secrets are just draft versions compared to the magnificent live versions (of which the version of Set the Controls from Live at Pompeii stands out).
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Not a big fan of this album, but I really like Let There Be More Light. My band has covered it on a few occations.
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Originally posted by octopus-4 octopus-4 wrote:

Originally posted by Fox On The Rocks Fox On The Rocks wrote:

^ Yeah, Saucerful is way better live, just listen to the Live At Pompeii version; beautiful. In my top 5 for Floyd tunes.

Right Thumbs Up           I agree but....I prefer the Organ sound from the studio version...
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Set The Controls - a classic.
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Originally posted by jean-marie jean-marie wrote:

Set the control...But Remember a day, Seaucerful and Let there be are very close
I love this album and it's my favourite of their first four studio albums. Pretty much  agree with Jean-Marie but the title track and Set The Control are like 1A and 1B.
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All the songs are great, but the most great of all is the title track.  Best heard on Ummagumma, or bootlegs.
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Set The Controls and ASFOS were both amazing live. But fall short on the album.


Remember A Day is a perfect track on the album


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Originally posted by topographicbroadways topographicbroadways wrote:

Set The Controls and ASFOS were both amazing live. But fall short on the album.


Remember A Day is a perfect track on the album


the thread title says best song off the album, not best song on the album LOL

just going by the actual abum version, I've always liked Corporal Clegg, and once covered it with a crazy band.
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Originally posted by Stool Man Stool Man wrote:

Originally posted by topographicbroadways topographicbroadways wrote:

Set The Controls and ASFOS were both amazing live. But fall short on the album.


Remember A Day is a perfect track on the album


the thread title says best song off the album, not best song on the album LOL

just going by the actual abum version, I've always liked Corporal Clegg, and once covered it with a crazy band.

Corporal Clegg is a very cool wacky tune. This album was actually very good.

Still going for Remember A Day Wink
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Points: 13032 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 06 2012 at 10:51
Originally posted by Man With Hat Man With Hat wrote:

Title track
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Points: 12859 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 07 2012 at 04:08
I must admit I have a soft spot for Corporal Clegg.
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Points: 12608 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 08 2012 at 01:57
It's a very difficult choice between the first 3 songs... love 'em all. I also love the title track, but only the live versions, specially the one on Ummagumma. As a matter of fact, I also like "Set the Controls" much better on the Live at Pompeii version, and after that, listening the the studio version leaves me rather underwhelmed. I'll be going with "Remember a day".
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Points: 12608 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 08 2012 at 02:01
As a matter of fact I also liked See Saw quiet a bit, though not as much as the others. Still, I'm a bit surprised it's got absolutley no vote. Now, Jugband Blues is song I find very interesting because of it's lyrics and it's meaning... but the performance is not my favourite on the album. I wish there were some awsome live version of this song that I may enjoy better.
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There are quite a few out-freaking-standing tracks, like 'See-Saw', 'Remember a Day', and the title track; it's hard to pick one. The former two are equally top-notch from start to finish, but it's the finale of the latter that got me into playing the keys. Oh, well, let it be the TITLE TRACK. 

It's pretty sad that 'See-Saw' doesn't get much love. Oh, well. 'Set the Controls' is ambient music that is too dead for me.


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