I've listened to this song so often it's on my various playlists CZcams creates. It's always in my feed. I think the first time I heard this song it was at a psychedelic party playing on a state of the art reel to reel recorder. At any rate it was all Pink Floyd. Psychedelic.
@J F Yes!!!!! I’ve been saying that the term “underrated “ needs to be banned. Listen, music fans: if you can’t come up with a better adjective to describe someone or something, just skip even commenting. Thank you.
Ce concert mythique,a été créé par des chaînes européenne,par Adrian maben un réalisateur franco écossais, histoire aussi de faire un contre pied a Woodstock,,un concert sans Public,le résultat est parfait,la technique du son est quasi parfaite, pour l'époque, tourner entre Pompéi et paris,ce concert est vraiment génial,les 4 musiciens, font montrer leurs talents,aux décors de Pompéi, peut être leurs meilleurs concert?le talent des musiciens est a la hauteur tout comme Pompéi , l'arène et ces vestiges,en font un concert unique !!! quand je vois actuellement,des concerts gigantesque, style U2,qui pour moi ne valorise pas vraiment les musiciens, c'est beau,il ya des feux d'artifice,toute sorte de paillettes,mais dans le fond,le public paye le décor et je ne suis pas sur du résultat des musiciens ?? peut être Bono qui voit toujours tout en grand,et je me demande si U2 ou un autre groupe aurait fait a Pompéi sans Public ???je suis très septique du résultat ?je crois que seul Floyd avait la dimension pour faire ce qu'ils savent faire de mieux c'est a dire de la musique et de la très bonne musique, Gilmour est revenu dans l'arène,je ne sais pas ce que sa a donné ??je ne pense pas que ce soit mieux que PF, ont ne peut refaire 2 coup a Pompéi.... je dis que pour l'époque c'était vraiment une très bonne idée de confier Pompéi mm a Pink Floyd,le résultat est au rdv 👍👍👍
I really like how concise you are. I completely understand your viewpoint, even if I can't put it into words. You really peaked my curiosity. I'm sure I'm older than you, but maybe you are wiser and certainly more beautiful.
@@scottbrown5818 thank you for your wise words. It's not my wisdom, it's pink Floyd magic that arouses these unexplored sentiments in you. I am glad we align on the same page!
@@prachiverma9852 Thank you for your prompt response. My comment about age was really motivated by my surprise that a girl probably born post-2000 is even aware of Pink Floyd. I really like the music of the modern generation, but I have to be honest. The music of the UK and America in the late 60s and 70's was a magical time in history. Pink Floyd is one of the most original and innovative bands that Rock n' Roll ever produced. I think you are wise beyond your years, but maybe unaware. Don't underestimate yourself. On the other hand, that may actually be a gift. Girls like you are hard to find. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to get carried away. I think there maybe a slight language barrier, but I don't care.
They used overlays and overdubs of track parts and effects sometimes to but most of it is performed by the band. Their live performances of one song could carry on for half an hour sometimes. There had three hour sets most the time and where great improv artists. Which is much harder then playing the same part over and over the same way every time like some bands do. To Improv the band has to connect on a higher level and read each other while setting each other up for epic parts, all done on the spot, that’s not easy.
Yes...but I honestly think Nick Mason is the feature of this particular song. They all have significant part of this masterpiece of a band. It's so hard to say who is the centerpiece when the band as a whole is the round table. You can only say that with the greatest of bands. I mean Roger waters vocals I think are awesome as well in this song. True musicians all around.
I saw a youtube comment that was so beautiful, it made me teary-eyed. 🥺 A man wrote: "In 1972, as a teenager, I sat in a dark room, smoking a joint, listening to Pink Floyd on my headphones. Here I am, 50 years later, doing the exact same thing. I'm blessed to have lived during the time of Pink Floyd."
When you want to trip without being under the influence of anything stronger than soda pop, listen to some early Floyd. It will take you places you never imagined.
I've done a more than a healthy amount of psychedelics in my life but that chapter has closed. At least for a long while. I hadn't heard this song before but my dad told me to play it while we were enjoying the total solar eclipse this past Monday. It is SOOOOOOOOOO awesomely trippy wow did I enjoy it 🤪🥰
This is the type of music no mainstream musical group could or would play. Pink Floyd's music was so complex that this is what made their music do unique.
Yea it's does. Early Floyd was really bass and drumming caring the song with Rick adding his haunting keyboard playing to give it atmosphere. Especially on a lot of there bootlegs from 68-70.
@@Mathb19 4 million views compared to the view count of modern music, is nothing.. for example, Bieber's song 'Sorry' has 3.8 billion views.. that's almost 1,000 TIMES more views than this Pink Floyd masterpiece. BTW - what kind of question is, 'do you have problems'? lol. Is that how you talk to people who challenge your opinion? That inhibits dialogue.. Maybe try and foster dialogue rather than insinuating some kind of 'problem' in the other person...
I guess Stones Jones u dont understand what he means. He means that this is Music easily to be made today, not 50 years ago, because they where aheadof their time. Just thing of those soundeffects. All made by Hand, not on the PC from Pre-made files that you adjust with some programs. Oustanding!
part of the brilliance of this song certainly revolves around Nick's drumming. It's incredibly steady with constant rhythmic value, as the other instruments devolve into chaos. The perfection of trance and emotion, the drums keeping the mind centered. The recurring theme continually builds and resets the mood. It is one of Pink Floyd's masterpieces.
At the beginning of the seventies, Pink Floyd music hit me like the apple hitting Newton's head.Everything I thought I'd known about music vanished away and I remained captive into this music ever since.
thanks. unfortunately in the 1980s, it was hard to find guys like that--I tried. a few were genuine, but mostly I found people wanting to tell me how to play because of the lack of understanding of Floyd or Deep Purple for that matter.
he didn't just hit the keys, he made the sounds perfectly match the mood and created the perfect background atmosphere. Every note had subtle variations. Whether its with Syd or with David, Rick's keyboards "made the song" and set them apart from other bands. There is no better 'background' keyboard player in all of rock and roll. RIP Rick
Every member of this band showed their absolute mastery at Pompeii. Gilmour on Echoes and Saucerful, Wright on Saucerful, Waters on One Of These Days, and Nick Mason here.
@@napooliveros356 Both Roger Waters & Nick Mason on this song. It's the first song Waters wrote that he said he was happy with. The lyrics are translated from an ancient book of Chinese poetry Waters had. The title is the only lyric Roger Waters wrote, the rest are different poets from the ancient Chinese poetry book. I'm sure those poets were the stars of their era. Their works live on in this song, as long as Pink Floyd fans/freaks listen to this song. Kinda cool perspective I just grasped right now although I've known about the way it was written for awhile now. And you're right about Mason owns One Of These Days
If you like this you'll love Pink Floyd / Cymbaline / in a church .... which is on CZcams somewhere. ('Though strictly speaking its not a Church they're in).
Nick Mason is one of the most under-appreciated artists. He was the only member of Pink Floyd to remain with them for the whole time. And frankly, watching the Live at Pompeii performance, he proves his worth in the rock infamy. Not dissing any other Floyd members, but he's certainly credible.
hweenmask Ok. Fair enough to say in a band where many members came and went but the main "lead artists" stayed. Wright and Mason weren't a simple rhythm section. They each brought their own talent. Were they the greatest ever recorded? No, but they fit so well into the band it wouldn't sound the same without them. Syd created Pink Floyd, Roger helped perfect it, but David brought the sound and style while Roger helped hone the message and lyrics. Wright and Mason could've easily been the footnotes in these "creative differences", but usually held up when the style changed and helped keep a central ground. Roger and David were hardly born from the same pod, and it shows if you're familiar with Pink Floyd history.
hweenmask actually, I don't think Wright was replacable, neither Mason. For different reasons, Wright had a great synergy with Gilmour, which another player wouldn't (and he brings the atmosphere to most of musics) And Mason had a nice groove for Floyd songs Thats why the pink floyd is so great together, and not that great separated
The drum solo followed by RW's atmospheric playing make a strong case for Mason and Wright. This is the band at it's peak, when they play as a band. Unfortunately, I tend to side with Waters because the others were lazy and could not be bothered to practice and come up with material later on after they got rich. At least we'll always have this peak PF period between Ummagumma and Meddle when they were still a team.
MichaelKingsfordGray How so? That is a sign that the band is cohesive. Plus it creates a wide spectrum of unique sounds, which is what made Pink Floyd so special.
that was because they had strong jazz influence, but then in the later 70s, a number of bands sound started changing to the new 'heavy metal', which broke down the interplay that early rock had.
Just saw Roger Waters show in SF two days ago- unbelievable experience! A multimedia extravaganza and at 79 years old, he hasn't lost a step! Nick Mason in Oakland Oct 2022 doing Saucerful of Secrets. Cannot wait! RIP SYD snd Rick.
What’s wonderful about this is that there isn’t a synthesizer anywhere in this performance; just standard electric and acoustic instruments with some nice delay effects on Rick’s Farfisa organ. What a beautiful performance so long ago.
@@spaceslav8954 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_poetry . The lotus part, yes, the "one inch of love is one inch of shadow, Love is the shadow that ripens the vine" part, "watching the watcher" etc. It does not directly quote. It more heavily borrows.
Little by little the night turns around Counting the leaves which tremble at dawn Lotuses lean on each other in yearning Under the eaves a swallow is resting Set the controls for the heart of the sun Over the mountain watching the watcher Breaking the darkness waking the grapevine Knowledge of love is knowledge of shadow Love is the shadow that ripens the wine Set the controls for the heart of the sun The heart of the sun The heart of the sun The heart of the sun The heart of the sun The heart of the sun The heart of the sun The heart of the sun The heart of the sun The heart of the sun The heart of the sun The heart of the sun The heart of the sun Witness the man who waves at the wall Making the shape of his question to heaven Whether the sun will fall in the evening Will he remember the lesson of giving? Set the controls for the heart of the sun The heart of the sun The heart of the sun The heart of the sun The heart of the sun The heart of the sun The heart of the sun The heart of the sun The heart of the sun The heart of the sun The heart of the sun The heart of the sun The heart of the sun The heart of the sun The heart of the sun
@@obiestill5785 youre welcome. Good music taste also. I guess you like The Doors and Velvet Underground too? Also listen to Can - Deadlock, great album.
@@danebitirekao1922 I checked them out. Very cool. Have you ever heard Budgie before? Check out Parents. They do something with an electric guitar toward the end that makes it sound just like seagulls to my ear. Unique, I thought.
This is the first pink floyd song I heard when I was 14, and I fell in love with it. It's one of those songs that evoke such a spiritual, cosmic, mystic aura and feeling. It does transport you to a different plane musically. Also great track to listen to while tripping balls.
My friend once said his top 3 albums were Dark Side of The Moon, Wish You Were Here and The Wall. And I said "I thought we were listing our top 5 albums from each band" and he said "well those are the only ones I care about" and I'm just like "You have no idea what you're missing out on"
Totally agree with you..BTW the Wall was my least liked Floyd album. .huge commercial success but I found it rather discothequeish considering the time when it was released...
This is real psy music, not any Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead and so on...Wish you were here Syd and Rick. Thank you for all your songs Pink Floyd.
Jefferson aiplane and grateful dead songs are also psychedelic , but no could do it better than pink floyd , they are the best of what psychedelic music can be , along with the doors song ' the end "
This stuff is more prog rock than it is psych rock but I see where you're coming from. Many would say Pink Floyd is the pinnacle of psychedelic rock music.
THis is the only song to have all members playing even syd, he recorded some guitar riffs you are hearing, and when he left they left him in this song and put david in with him...So its the only pink floyd song with Syd, David, Rodger, Nick, Richard.
@@andbacil The Floyd bounced everything off Syd, he was the genius, the man at the controls, the springboard for everything which followed; would've loved to have heard Syd's completed version of this song.
Willdaberry Blue Syd Barrett is not on this track! He neither was on the studio version featured on "A Saucerful Of Secrets". For some reason, Roger decided to record the song, without Barrett, over three sessions between August,1967~January,1968. Roger did add seagulls! David Gilmour added a little Guitar towards the end of the song in January,1968.
The farfisa organ played by Richard wright creates a mystical ambience with the energetic drums of nick mason and scintillating vocal of Roger with a brilliant touch of Syd and gilmour that's make a pink floyd immortal
The atmosphere of Richard’s section 5:16 is so damn amazing. Roger compliments how longer notes with the beautiful higher notes of his bass and the background of stoned bodies outlining Wright’s silhouette. It just makes the whole section so beautiful to listen to but so creepy to watch. I love everything about this version of the song, I can’t listen to the studio recording anymore because this version is so good. Nick Masons drumming is so good (as a drummer I’m so happy to hear this man popping off), Richard Wright’s ambient section is bone chilling, Roger Water’s vocals give me goosebumps. God damn I’ve never listened to older Pink Floyd as much but wow they went crazy on this track.
My God, I haven't given Floyd a good listen to since high school. This just reminded me why I fell in love with their music in the first place. Atmospheric; grande; introspective; absolutely incredible. I think I'm gonna go pack a bowl.
I don't know what possessed you to stop. I remember when Meddle came out, they were changing directions. This particular recording is something I listen to so much I probably pay for the advertising all by myself lol 😆😂😂😂
Questa versione magica l'ho ascoltata in concerto dei Pink Floyd nel 1971 ad Rotterdam olanda,serata magica avevo 22 anni da allora fanno parte della mia vita .Roger col cerchio infuocato e stato magico genio insieme a tutto il gruppo,quelli erano e sono stati i veri floyd.ora ho 75 anni e tutti i giorni mi immergo nella loro musica di un altro pianeta,con loro volo nell'universo.
Marsha Rupe a saucerful of secrets is my favorite portion of the film. Can't beat Roger slamming that gong and David playing shoeless on the ground laptop style guitar!
the 'old' pink floyd? Do you mean before DSOTM and/or THE WALL? The 'old' pink floyd to me is before David Gilmour replaced Syd Barrett. I adore both musicians, and I love the whole gamut of PF's music from it's inception to present day, it is all magical imo. There is not one album I dislike! I love the tracks 'green is the colour' and 'cymballine' from the More soundtrack album for David's singing, and Lucifer Sam, Astonomie Donomie and Interstellar Overdrive from Syd for his riffs and inventiveness on the guitar, plus his melody composition! I don't care too much about the rift between Roger and the band in later years like some people do, as I don't think it is our business as fans to be honest... I think all the band members contributed something very special and don't like to compare Roger's solo efforts to David's, or Roger's PF material with the band to PF material after he'd left either. No one is a perfect human being, but their music together is truly amazing when they played together, despite the band politics. RIP Rick Wright and Syd Barrett.
@@donalddrysdale246 I see everything everyone but a simple blues, it mixes arabic-sounding scale (probably smt like the Freigysh scale) with long mystic "improvisation" moment. I've never smoked weed or been high, but i know that this masterpiece would probably be the sound i'll hear.
This one makes my mind travel more than any song of the Floyd.. It gets me in a kind of trance but a smooth one. Underrated song sadly who deserves way more credits and views..
Pour moi c'est leur meilleure période , repoussant les limites des conventions , un son glacial comme les immensités spatiales qui nous entourent...du très grand art !
Reason being is Drumming is constant movement..sound and motion ,,visually this is where the action is..the other musicians are static ,,and rightly so..jumping around & exaggerating their movement would appear foolish..so in this video format that is where the eye is pulled to...Being a Drummer and producer myself this is spot on
2024 anyone?
Still and forever live at Pompeii
Childhood memories
Naturally. 😊
Listening now
Of course will be back for the 2025 comment
Yes....
I bet this song was not in your recommendation, you searched it for own. A real masterpiece ❤️
Haahah seriously why aren't they usually in recommendations? Pioneers in mental freedom
It was in mine and rightly so.
Actually, this has been always in "watch again" gatecory for me, and I've been watching.... love it ❤
It was in mine. Absolutely deserved.
I've listened to this song so often it's on my various playlists CZcams creates. It's always in my feed. I think the first time I heard this song it was at a psychedelic party playing on a state of the art reel to reel recorder. At any rate it was all Pink Floyd. Psychedelic.
Absolute masterpiece. This is when Pink Floyd were at their best.
Just amazing.
Nick Mason is the most underrated drummer ever. I really appreciate his contributions to Pink Floyd music.
Es malísimo !!
Well, I Think Nick is doing allright as the most sane member of Pink Floyd!
@J F Yes!!!!! I’ve been saying that the term “underrated “ needs to be banned. Listen, music fans: if you can’t come up with a better adjective to describe someone or something, just skip even commenting. Thank you.
@J F Even more tedious than xxx were ahead of their time.
legend of drums!!!
Pink Floyd don´t do songs; Pink Floyd do masterpieces!
There are no junk or filler tracks on a Pink Floyd album !!! Each has a purpose !!!!
@@Bruce15485 Me when Corporal Clegg: 💀
Ce concert mythique,a été créé par des chaînes européenne,par Adrian maben un réalisateur franco écossais, histoire aussi de faire un contre pied a Woodstock,,un concert sans Public,le résultat est parfait,la technique du son est quasi parfaite, pour l'époque, tourner entre Pompéi et paris,ce concert est vraiment génial,les 4 musiciens, font montrer leurs talents,aux décors de Pompéi, peut être leurs meilleurs concert?le talent des musiciens est a la hauteur tout comme Pompéi , l'arène et ces vestiges,en font un concert unique !!! quand je vois actuellement,des concerts gigantesque, style U2,qui pour moi ne valorise pas vraiment les musiciens, c'est beau,il ya des feux d'artifice,toute sorte de paillettes,mais dans le fond,le public paye le décor et je ne suis pas sur du résultat des musiciens ?? peut être Bono qui voit toujours tout en grand,et je me demande si U2 ou un autre groupe aurait fait a Pompéi sans Public ???je suis très septique du résultat ?je crois que seul Floyd avait la dimension pour faire ce qu'ils savent faire de mieux c'est a dire de la musique et de la très bonne musique, Gilmour est revenu dans l'arène,je ne sais pas ce que sa a donné ??je ne pense pas que ce soit mieux que PF, ont ne peut refaire 2 coup a Pompéi.... je dis que pour l'époque c'était vraiment une très bonne idée de confier Pompéi mm a Pink Floyd,le résultat est au rdv 👍👍👍
Pink Floyd doesn''t make songs. They make experiences
The keyboard in this version is so sublime Rick wright is my hero
50 years later it's still such a cool song.
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Indémodable imbattable intemporel...
51 now and yes
Still supercool in 2023 december. I just checked. Believe me: 110% on Coolness still.
This is a Nick Mason appreciation post.
Pink Floyd is my escape. Pink Floyd is my therapy. Pink Floyd is my defense.
Well said young lass, well said.
Some of us , then again , over-think our listening experience........🤔🤔🤔🤔
I really like how concise you are. I completely understand your viewpoint, even if I can't put it into words.
You really peaked my curiosity. I'm sure I'm older than you, but maybe you are wiser and certainly more beautiful.
@@scottbrown5818 thank you for your wise words. It's not my wisdom, it's pink Floyd magic that arouses these unexplored sentiments in you. I am glad we align on the same page!
@@prachiverma9852 Thank you for your prompt response. My comment about age was really motivated by my surprise that a girl probably born post-2000 is even aware of Pink Floyd.
I really like the music of the modern generation, but I have to be honest. The music of the UK and America in the late 60s and 70's was a magical time in history.
Pink Floyd is one of the most original and innovative bands that Rock n' Roll ever produced. I think you are wise beyond your years, but maybe unaware. Don't underestimate yourself. On the other hand, that may actually be a gift. Girls like you are hard to find.
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to get carried away. I think there maybe a slight language barrier, but I don't care.
Almost like a psychedelic orchestra. It's hard to believe just 4 guys manage to create this kind of a lush sonic trance.
Agree. LUSH
Five guys, actually. In fact, this is the only Pink Floyd track to feature all five members.
@@edenlippmann3745 Syd?
They used overlays and overdubs of track parts and effects sometimes to but most of it is performed by the band.
Their live performances of one song could carry on for half an hour sometimes.
There had three hour sets most the time and where great improv artists.
Which is much harder then playing the same part over and over the same way every time like some bands do.
To Improv the band has to connect on a higher level and read each other while setting each other up for epic parts, all done on the spot, that’s not easy.
@@napooliveros356 Yes
Super Nick Mason and Richard Wright. A real masterpiece ❤
Richard is the soul of Pink Floyd
Yes...but I honestly think Nick Mason is the feature of this particular song. They all have significant part of this masterpiece of a band. It's so hard to say who is the centerpiece when the band as a whole is the round table. You can only say that with the greatest of bands. I mean Roger waters vocals I think are awesome as well in this song. True musicians all around.
I saw them in concert in Wichita, of all places, in 1971.
I have been a big fan ever since just because of this kind of artistry.
That must have been amazing. I saw them in 1977 during the animals tour. Truly the best concert I ever went to.
I saw a youtube comment that was so beautiful, it made me teary-eyed. 🥺
A man wrote: "In 1972, as a teenager, I sat in a dark room, smoking a joint, listening to Pink Floyd on my headphones. Here I am, 50 years later, doing the exact same thing. I'm blessed to have lived during the time of Pink Floyd."
When you want to trip without being under the influence of anything stronger than soda pop, listen to some early Floyd. It will take you places you never imagined.
Absolute truth.
Exactly
Yes amigo, wiyh Floyd you don't need funny stuff... These guys are ready to blow your mind anytime. 😊😊😊
I've done a more than a healthy amount of psychedelics in my life but that chapter has closed. At least for a long while. I hadn't heard this song before but my dad told me to play it while we were enjoying the total solar eclipse this past Monday. It is SOOOOOOOOOO awesomely trippy wow did I enjoy it 🤪🥰
This is my favorite version of this song. Everyone is in top playing form and perfectly synchronized.
I loved Pink Floyd since 1969. Still do!
IM AGREE WHIT YOU
5:35 me too
Nick Mason is fantastic 🙏🙏👍and Rick Wright too
This is the type of music no mainstream musical group could or would play. Pink Floyd's music was so complex that this is what made their music do unique.
That's my favorite version of 'Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun'. One of the best and most hypnotizing tunes from their early years.
This just might be the most mystic song ever made
No it's this
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Random Username I think that "stairway to heaven", by Led Zeppelin, also is very mistic
@@dalirosa4694 Not mystical, rather pastoral
@Roger Baker Both are
Is it just me, or did the early floyd revolve around the drums alot more? Nick was awesome!
Yea it's does. Early Floyd was really bass and drumming caring the song with Rick adding his haunting keyboard playing to give it atmosphere. Especially on a lot of there bootlegs from 68-70.
I think that it's so many other "pop" songs are guitar-centric that with a truly collaborative one the "backing" instruments are much more present.
HOSSMCGILLICUTTI I feel ya brother
I know the comment is two years old, but I can't help myself... the video certainly revolves around the drums a lot.
My answer to that question can be seen on the Umma Gumma album cover.
The fact that rhythm is the first essential of music made rock what it is.
One of my favorites. Not sure why this one isn't more well known.. it's so hypnotic!
what do you mean more well known? how old are you?
@@teamEP789 I don't know many people who know this song.. I'm 40.. time for new friends? lol
most of the old PF songs aren't well known outside the folks alive when they came out and the pink floyd fanbase
this video has 4million views, what do you mean? do you have problems?
@@Mathb19 4 million views compared to the view count of modern music, is nothing.. for example, Bieber's song 'Sorry' has 3.8 billion views.. that's almost 1,000 TIMES more views than this Pink Floyd masterpiece. BTW - what kind of question is, 'do you have problems'? lol. Is that how you talk to people who challenge your opinion? That inhibits dialogue.. Maybe try and foster dialogue rather than insinuating some kind of 'problem' in the other person...
Love looking at those 2000 year old faces, it’s like they are listening to the Floyd with us.
Hard to imagine that was nearly 50 years ago... wow.
It has never dated.
why? 50 years is not that long ago. also the best and sincere music dates from that time and even befooooore. stop being small
I guess Stones Jones u dont understand what he means. He means that this is Music easily to be made today, not 50 years ago, because they where aheadof their time.
Just thing of those soundeffects. All made by Hand, not on the PC from Pre-made files that you adjust with some programs. Oustanding!
@@jackgammon4084 "IF" Christ was born 40*50 years ago ;)
@@ArinmarDeKaldenoc it be about 50 years now
part of the brilliance of this song certainly revolves around Nick's drumming. It's incredibly steady with constant rhythmic value, as the other instruments devolve into chaos. The perfection of trance and emotion, the drums keeping the mind centered. The recurring theme continually builds and resets the mood. It is one of Pink Floyd's masterpieces.
I enjoy reading comments that are open to being controlled by pink floyds music
The way he builds up the tension is just fantastic
I like the way the camera orbits Nick as Earth would orbits the Sun
At the beginning of the seventies, Pink Floyd music hit me like the apple hitting Newton's head.Everything I thought I'd known about music vanished away and I remained captive into this music ever since.
My all-time favourite spacey, trippy track. Just grabbed me and sent me. Does it every time. RIP Richard Wright.
This is true raw talent. This band oozes musical genius. Long live Pink Floyd ✌🎶
thanks. unfortunately in the 1980s, it was hard to find guys like that--I tried. a few were genuine, but mostly I found people wanting to tell me how to play because of the lack of understanding of Floyd or Deep Purple for that matter.
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rick wright RIP. one of the most innovative, sonically inspiring keyboard players there ever has been
he didn't just hit the keys, he made the sounds perfectly match the mood and created the perfect background atmosphere. Every note had subtle variations. Whether its with Syd or with David, Rick's keyboards "made the song" and set them apart from other bands. There is no better 'background' keyboard player in all of rock and roll. RIP Rick
He is now in the same room with Jon Lord from Deep Purple and both are talking about playing their keyboards...................
@@dpc983 Such a wholesome thought.
Thank you he gets nowhere near the respect he should in my mind his keyboards are the key to the Pink Floyd sound
Every member of this band showed their absolute mastery at Pompeii. Gilmour on Echoes and Saucerful, Wright on Saucerful, Waters on One Of These Days, and Nick Mason here.
Nick Mason on One of these days...
@@napooliveros356 Both Roger Waters & Nick Mason on this song. It's the first song Waters wrote that he said he was happy with. The lyrics are translated from an ancient book of Chinese poetry Waters had. The title is the only lyric Roger Waters wrote, the rest are different poets from the ancient Chinese poetry book. I'm sure those poets were the stars of their era. Their works live on in this song, as long as Pink Floyd fans/freaks listen to this song. Kinda cool perspective I just grasped right now although I've known about the way it was written for awhile now. And you're right about Mason owns One Of These Days
roger waters owns "Careful With That Axe, Eugene"
@@ognjcc Love those too incl. Careful with that axe...👿🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Gilmour couldn’t come up with Echoes if his life depended on it. The lyrics were pure Waters.
All you hear about is Gilmour and Waters, but the time keeping of Mason and the the harmonies of Wright wow !
One of the greatest performances in human history :)
If you like this you'll love Pink Floyd / Cymbaline / in a church .... which is on CZcams somewhere.
('Though strictly speaking its not a Church they're in).
Clownsec 👏👏👏👏🖒🖒🖒
The best
Yessssss
Yes
Nick Mason is one of the most under-appreciated artists.
He was the only member of Pink Floyd to remain with them for the whole time.
And frankly, watching the Live at Pompeii performance, he proves his worth in the rock infamy. Not dissing any other Floyd members, but he's certainly credible.
lot24 So very true.
Reese Pastmore Damn son, what a great argument
hweenmask Ok. Fair enough to say in a band where many members came and went but the main "lead artists" stayed. Wright and Mason weren't a simple rhythm section. They each brought their own talent. Were they the greatest ever recorded? No, but they fit so well into the band it wouldn't sound the same without them.
Syd created Pink Floyd, Roger helped perfect it, but David brought the sound and style while Roger helped hone the message and lyrics. Wright and Mason could've easily been the footnotes in these "creative differences", but usually held up when the style changed and helped keep a central ground. Roger and David were hardly born from the same pod, and it shows if you're familiar with Pink Floyd history.
hweenmask actually, I don't think Wright was replacable, neither Mason.
For different reasons, Wright had a great synergy with Gilmour, which another player wouldn't (and he brings the atmosphere to most of musics)
And Mason had a nice groove for Floyd songs
Thats why the pink floyd is so great together, and not that great separated
The drum solo followed by RW's atmospheric playing make a strong case for Mason and Wright. This is the band at it's peak, when they play as a band. Unfortunately, I tend to side with Waters because the others were lazy and could not be bothered to practice and come up with material later on after they got rich. At least we'll always have this peak PF period between Ummagumma and Meddle when they were still a team.
Awesome, psychedelic, relaxing. One of their best early tunes! 💗💗💗💗
Richard Wright showed his best skills in this 🔥🔥
One thing I always notice from Pink Floyd is that each member has its moment of glory in most songs. I have so much admiration for this band.
johnemil deleon i love that about them
MichaelKingsfordGray How so? That is a sign that the band is cohesive. Plus it creates a wide spectrum of unique sounds, which is what made Pink Floyd so special.
What's David's or Roger's moment of glory on this one? Frankly, Floyd rarely did what you say.
that was because they had strong jazz influence, but then in the later 70s, a number of bands sound started changing to the new 'heavy metal', which broke down the interplay that early rock had.
Ues
More than 50 years ago and still keeps thrilling me this sort of music. Pink Floyd are the masters of progressive rock 🎸
And still plenty peaple deny it!
Absolutamente hypnotica.
Ein extrem guter Text, einfach nur klug. Ich liebe ihn, fast - über das alles.
Just saw Roger Waters show in SF two days ago- unbelievable experience! A multimedia extravaganza and at 79 years old, he hasn't lost a step! Nick Mason in Oakland Oct 2022 doing Saucerful of Secrets. Cannot wait! RIP SYD snd Rick.
The greatest band ever to walk the Earth!
,,,and space
Beatles mate no doubt
@@Yahniboy just to make it simple for everybody: Pink Floyd is Bach, Beatles is Johann Strauss (all Strauss)
This band has so many versatile sounds holy shit
yes they did, and they also had some interesting and unusual forms then.
Imaginative
Had ;before 1973.I hated them since I first heard "money "
Very experimental... Especially in the albums pre Dark Side....
@@vanman757 absolutely
This song is ethereal and hypnotic, I really appreciate this performance
Yeah first time I heard it I was trippin on some mushrooms man and it put me in a trance it felt like
What’s wonderful about this is that there isn’t a synthesizer anywhere in this performance; just standard electric and acoustic instruments with some nice delay effects on Rick’s Farfisa organ. What a beautiful performance so long ago.
Dang what u got against synthesizers?
You say that like most of Pink Floyd’s music isn’t either based around or constructed with synthesizers
Emerson would have a word with you
@@grande1590 he just meant it’s amazing that they didn’t need to use synthesizers on a song like this.
Rick was awesome!
RIP Richard..
A truly MASTER.
I can hear the Arabic/Middle Eastern influences loud and clear, a
great great one
floyd use a great influence of the eastern parts listen to echoes album
U r a man of taste dude✌
Investigate phrygian mode
One of the great things I like about Pink Floyd
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Pink floyd the greatest band ever.nick is simply amazing in this one
Early Pink Floyd experimental is my favourite ...the more way out the more I love it
My favourite pink floyd's song! I love it. I love Pink Floyd.
Check out "Hurdy Gurdy man" performed by Donovan, mind blowing.
Alexandra Ionesi Mine too! This song is on a league of it's own
Nick Mason's too apparently.
We are in agreement then. Next comes "A Saucerful of Secrets," etc!
This was made on a other planet. No doubt! Cannot pin this down as my fave, cos that's Pink Floyd's brilliance, you just can't choose one.
Medieval Chinese poetry + Arabic belly dancing music= Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun by Pink Floyd. What a masterpiece of music.
Do you know what exactly is from Chinese poetry? The lotus part?
@@spaceslav8954 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_poetry . The lotus part, yes, the "one inch of love is one inch of shadow, Love is the shadow that ripens the vine" part, "watching the watcher" etc. It does not directly quote. It more heavily borrows.
not arabic but persiantraditional music
Little by little the night turns around
Counting the leaves which tremble at dawn
Lotuses lean on each other in yearning
Under the eaves a swallow is resting
Set the controls for the heart of the sun
Over the mountain watching the watcher
Breaking the darkness waking the grapevine
Knowledge of love is knowledge of shadow
Love is the shadow that ripens the wine
Set the controls for the heart of the sun
The heart of the sun
The heart of the sun
The heart of the sun
The heart of the sun
The heart of the sun
The heart of the sun
The heart of the sun
The heart of the sun
The heart of the sun
The heart of the sun
The heart of the sun
The heart of the sun
Witness the man who waves at the wall
Making the shape of his question to heaven
Whether the sun will fall in the evening
Will he remember the lesson of giving?
Set the controls for the heart of the sun
The heart of the sun
The heart of the sun
The heart of the sun
The heart of the sun
The heart of the sun
The heart of the sun
The heart of the sun
The heart of the sun
The heart of the sun
The heart of the sun
The heart of the sun
The heart of the sun
The heart of the sun
The heart of the sun
Thank you, me lady
Thanks for the lyrics of this fantastic song. Knowledge of love is the knowledge of shadow...
So nice of you. Thanks.❤️👉🏼☀️
@@obiestill5785 youre welcome. Good music taste also. I guess you like The Doors and Velvet Underground too? Also listen to Can - Deadlock, great album.
@@danebitirekao1922 I checked them out. Very cool. Have you ever heard Budgie before? Check out Parents. They do something with an electric guitar toward the end that makes it sound just like seagulls to my ear. Unique, I thought.
This song is severely underrated
Rick Wright's work here is very impressive
+Hank Hardigan Same on the lp
Someone said it!
Es impresionante !
indeed
I love it when Rick and David play together. like in the great parts of Echoes. He will be missed
I really have to do homework, but I've fallen into the Pink Floyd trance yet again.
I was gonna hit them books, but then I got high, but then I got high, but then I got high-i -- Afroman (if he listened to Floyd, which maybe he does)
What a timeless, mesmerising, transcendental song…
This is the first pink floyd song I heard when I was 14, and I fell in love with it. It's one of those songs that evoke such a spiritual, cosmic, mystic aura and feeling. It does transport you to a different plane musically. Also great track to listen to while tripping balls.
That’s Phrygian mode for ya, plus the band’s raw talent and creativity of course.
Brings back so many memories brilliant ❤
this song is certainly the most under rated of pink floyd's songs!
and is one of the most beautifull!
under rated? you make me laugh.. is a fuckin' anthem!
Samyaza, just look up the meaning of 'under rated', would you?
***** So true. So many gems are overlooked by a lot of people because they only bother with the most popular recordings.
***** I think no one would really dream of describing "Final Cut" as anything akin to overrated, wouldn't you think?
Not many people are familiar with the first few Floyd albums, they're missing out
Exactly
My friend once said his top 3 albums were Dark Side of The Moon, Wish You Were Here and The Wall.
And I said "I thought we were listing our top 5 albums from each band" and he said "well those are the only ones I care about" and I'm just like "You have no idea what you're missing out on"
If you are over 60, you sure remember....
TBH, I prefer pre Dark Side of the Moon Floyd.
@AA Michaels then you don't know much about music
Rick Wright just out of this world, so talented and a great vocalist RIP
Masterpiece of floyd, this song will live for eternity
Pink Floyd what can I say. There is no other band!!!!
Seen them so many times. Heartfelt for those that are no longer with us.
I'll say Radiohead are at their same level
No no no ...... There is no other DAY
(Let's try it another way)
You'll ............... Oh well I'm sure you know the rest of it.
What about King Crimson ?
@@gillesleblanc7646 To me only The Beatles, Nico and Velvet Underground come somewhat close, but still very far away
Best song by Pink Floyd ever.
Those who disagree are flawed and confused.
Totally agree with you..BTW the Wall was my least liked Floyd album. .huge commercial success but I found it rather discothequeish considering the time when it was released...
What
@@eastonmartin1400 What indeed
I could never get tired of this. Such a great video and song. Nick and Rick are phenomenal here.
Richard Wright was phenomenal. The melodies gave pink floyd the opportunity to be fantastic. Genius
@@viniciuszamboni6911 Absolutely. He was the heart of Pink Floyd.
Live at pompei is Mason finest moment.
When theres no hope left, you set the controls for the heart of the sun.
The way Nick tears at those drums.. I mean damn! Icons.. all of them are wonderfully beautiful icons.
Introducing Mr Nick Mason, the most CRIMINALLY underrated drum of the entire universe.
Hands down, the absolute best thing about technology, being able to discover these videos.
In 100 years it will be heard as classical music
This is real psy music, not any Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead and so on...Wish you were here Syd and Rick. Thank you for all your songs Pink Floyd.
Exactly, agree
Jefferson aiplane and grateful dead songs are also psychedelic , but no could do it better than pink floyd , they are the best of what psychedelic music can be , along with the doors song ' the end "
This stuff is more prog rock than it is psych rock but I see where you're coming from. Many would say Pink Floyd is the pinnacle of psychedelic rock music.
It is more like space rock
psychedelic music can assume many different forms, you may like this one more, but all are psycoactive
THis is the only song to have all members playing even syd, he recorded some guitar riffs you are hearing, and when he left they left him in this song and put david in with him...So its the only pink floyd song with Syd, David, Rodger, Nick, Richard.
Willdaberry Blue what about jugband blues?
Syd actually recorded half of this album. Nice profile picture, though, fellow nakama!
Too bad the guitar is barely audible
@@andbacil The Floyd bounced everything off Syd, he was the genius, the man at the controls, the springboard for everything which followed; would've loved to have heard Syd's completed version of this song.
Willdaberry Blue Syd Barrett is not on this track! He neither was on the studio version featured on "A Saucerful Of Secrets".
For some reason, Roger decided to record the song, without Barrett, over three sessions between August,1967~January,1968. Roger did add seagulls!
David Gilmour added a little Guitar towards the end of the song in January,1968.
The farfisa organ played by Richard wright creates a mystical ambience with the energetic drums of nick mason and scintillating vocal of Roger with a brilliant touch of Syd and gilmour that's make a pink floyd immortal
The atmosphere of Richard’s section 5:16 is so damn amazing. Roger compliments how longer notes with the beautiful higher notes of his bass and the background of stoned bodies outlining Wright’s silhouette. It just makes the whole section so beautiful to listen to but so creepy to watch. I love everything about this version of the song, I can’t listen to the studio recording anymore because this version is so good. Nick Masons drumming is so good (as a drummer I’m so happy to hear this man popping off), Richard Wright’s ambient section is bone chilling, Roger Water’s vocals give me goosebumps. God damn I’ve never listened to older Pink Floyd as much but wow they went crazy on this track.
That is guitar sound.
Ancient magic of the sounds
A beautiful blending a d balance of sounds and music.
My God, I haven't given Floyd a good listen to since high school. This just reminded me why I fell in love with their music in the first place. Atmospheric; grande; introspective; absolutely incredible. I think I'm gonna go pack a bowl.
Why do drugs with floyd
Hopefully, sativa.
I don't know what possessed you to stop. I remember when Meddle came out, they were changing directions. This particular recording is something I listen to so much I probably pay for the advertising all by myself lol 😆😂😂😂
@@lizroberts6257 Yup. Blue Diesel goes well. Vortex even better.
@@izasana47 Yet , I will throw no shade on Alien OG, even tho' it's 50/50. 🤣
Enter light or fall in darkness. This song opens either door.
DJ DOGO 美人だね‼️元気❓
Join the dark side.... of the moon.
"Love is the shadow that ripens the wine". Yep!
What a spectacularly talented drummer 🥁
nicks drumming is amazing in this song
Mad Matt Drummer almost as good as Jon bonom
Keith Moon, Mitch Mitchell...
Pink Floyd the best and fabulous band of century
I wonder what the people of Pompeii would have thought about this music 2000 years ago
Weed+this song= good times
Acid👈👌
Good times, Bad times pal, that ain't good. Seriously.
LOUDSTEEL Good times, bad times
You know I had my share
When my woman left home
With a brown eyed man
Well, I still don't seem to care
@@SpongbobCrackpants belly full of food and wine does it for me.
No doubt but psychedelics+ this song= BETTER times
Now I finally see where Tool got their sound.
This is mesmerisingly good.
Tool really does sound like floyd but without keys
3:40 onwards, take us with you Nick, to the heart of the sun...
Tool also draws heavy inspiration from King Crimson.
same here
Jim Morrison ?
Solo loro potevano in quei anni arrivare a cosi tanto....solo loro!! Un miracolo della musica!!!!
Questa versione magica l'ho ascoltata in concerto dei Pink Floyd nel 1971 ad Rotterdam olanda,serata magica avevo 22 anni da allora fanno parte della mia vita .Roger col cerchio infuocato e stato magico genio insieme a tutto il gruppo,quelli erano e sono stati i veri floyd.ora ho 75 anni e tutti i giorni mi immergo nella loro musica di un altro pianeta,con loro volo nell'universo.
One of my favorite moments in the Live at Pompeii film (along with Echoes).
Marsha Rupe a saucerful of secrets is my favorite portion of the film. Can't beat Roger slamming that gong and David playing shoeless on the ground laptop style guitar!
gilmour plays shirtless the ampitheatre and mt versuvius bubbling vulcans forge is testimony to ancient times
*"one inch of love is one inch of shadow . . ."* 🎶
awesome
One of my favorite lines.
it's "knowledge of love is knowledge of shadow", really.
...love is the shadow that ripens the wine.
Yup!!
This song is phenomenal!
Hypnotic. Trippy. Mind Blowing. This song is a masterpiece.
here we are again those drums
Jumanji!
and guitar
❤️
The places where Pink Floyd can take you!
عربي بحب بينك فلويد؟ يزم يسعد دينك يا طارق :)
Watching this 2 days before I see Nick Mason in concert. I'm so excited!!!
Lucky you.
Saw the Floyd in NZ in 1991. Fantastic. These guys were always the best, and nothing has changed.
Cool 😎man... I wish I was there... Lol 👍🏻🙏🏻✌🏻☝🏻🎵🎶
Love the old Pink Floyd! Saw them in 72...fucking awesome!
Nothing quiet like it. Radio City on a 1000 Mics was revolutionary to say the least.
high hopes
in '70 and -72 ... totally agree. By far the best concerts I ever attended
+Greg Scherzinger You're lucky man!
the 'old' pink floyd? Do you mean before DSOTM and/or THE WALL? The 'old' pink floyd to me is before David Gilmour replaced Syd Barrett. I adore both musicians, and I love the whole gamut of PF's music from it's inception to present day, it is all magical imo. There is not one album I dislike! I love the tracks 'green is the colour' and 'cymballine' from the More soundtrack album for David's singing, and Lucifer Sam, Astonomie Donomie and Interstellar Overdrive from Syd for his riffs and inventiveness on the guitar, plus his melody composition! I don't care too much about the rift between Roger and the band in later years like some people do, as I don't think it is our business as fans to be honest... I think all the band members contributed something very special and don't like to compare Roger's solo efforts to David's, or Roger's PF material with the band to PF material after he'd left either. No one is a perfect human being, but their music together is truly amazing when they played together, despite the band politics. RIP Rick Wright and Syd Barrett.
This song was SO far ahead of it's time, in 2020, we still have not hit the time...
but the form of this tune was just a blues, which all rock came from.
@@donalddrysdale246 I see everything everyone but a simple blues, it mixes arabic-sounding scale (probably smt like the Freigysh scale) with long mystic "improvisation" moment.
I've never smoked weed or been high, but i know that this masterpiece would probably be the sound i'll hear.
@@sk_yro9368 The main melody is in E phrygian, if I recall correctly
This one makes my mind travel more than any song of the Floyd.. It gets me in a kind of trance but a smooth one.
Underrated song sadly who deserves way more credits and views..
Pour moi c'est leur meilleure période , repoussant les limites des conventions , un son glacial comme les immensités spatiales qui nous entourent...du très grand art !
Nice butterfly shirt Nick.
Melomania dude I really want that shirt tho.
I always wondered how cool it is for that old times!!! )
Bro I was tripping so hard on acid last night and I watched this video straight up fell in a trance watching nick bob his head😂😂😂.
Monarch MK Ultra.
GWR55 yep. Most on here don't know what that is.
Richard Wright... what a keyboard sound!
Thanks to Nick for bringing this era of Flyd back to life! Why David or Roger won't perform these tracks is a mystery. Great music!
Roger waters , performanced this track on the in the flesh tour back in 2001, it was released in 📀 DVD...check it out.....
I can listen to this one EVERY DAY ...
the camera man is very fond of nick
Max Roskilly who isn't?
I read that they lost al lot of video records so they was forced to use the saved record that focused on nick
also Nick is a great subject for the video, he is certanly the most energetic of the four while performing
Reason being is Drumming is constant movement..sound and motion ,,visually this is where the action is..the other musicians are static ,,and rightly so..jumping around & exaggerating their movement would appear foolish..so in this video format that is where the eye is pulled to...Being a Drummer and producer myself this is spot on
I don't blame him.