The Piper at the Gates Of Dawn

Like many, I didn't disccover early Floyd until after becoming enamored with Dark Side/WYWH.  Knowing this was a significantly a different group/different sound, and not being specifically a psychedelia fan, I had no expectations going in.  I rather took to it though.  And while it's not one of my faves, it's still a worthy part of my collection.  

But anyway it´s great title, really now think it´s kind of children´s music as most of the psychedelic music is although children can´t understand it (at least I didn´t when I was a child).

^ Indeed. Too bad they play no pipes in the album.

I love this album. For a long time Animals was my favourite Pink Floyd album but in recent times I've developed a new appreciation for Piper at the Gates of Dawn to the extent that it challenges Animals as my favourite Pink Floyd album.

^ I didn't know that. But I guess that's not so surprising given the oportunities that studio tech give the bands. Actually, I have read about this sort of things being done with live recordings too.

It's not really among my favourite Floyd albums... though of course that still makes it at least a good album. Astronomy Domine is indeed among my favourite songs from them, though, and I do like some other songs on it. Interstellar Overdrive has been a rather frustrating one, because I do love that opening riff, but most of the song is just psychedelic jamming that I can't fully get into... however, one of the live versions on the new early years box-sets really fix it for me... slightly changed, but just enough to make me enjoy that middle passage very well indeed (and just about the same applies to Por R Toc H, which I hadn't been able to get into until I found one of the live versions on those albums).

67-71 Floyd saved me this summer. such a treasure.

I enjoy Piper At the Gates. In no way do I think it is their third greatest (in my book that goes to The Wall, behind Meddle and Dark Side of the Moon). But it is not something I would vehemently argue against.

I find it to be a very significant album, and would listen to it day and night if given the option (especially over Saucerfull of Secrets, More or the godawful Ummagumma, or what I consider the worst output by Floyd... Obscured By Clouds).

Piper is an album though I feel is criminally underrated in their discography, and I think gets far too overlooked. Honestly, it pains me that I see Saucerfull get far more attention nowadays.

My favorite songs on it are Astronomy Domine, Interstellar Overdrive, Bike, Matilda Mother, and Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk.

All great work. Barrett's work would become far to ignored by the world in later years, I feel. His solo work is well worth a listen btw.

^Uh...I never said anything about how proggy it is...perhaps you are getting that from his review...but nevertheless there's nothing 'fresh' about Barrett's acid tinged silly pop songs imho that others weren't doing then and better...try the Beatles for one.