The beginning of the piece is a distorted riff and down, played in unison by the band. This riff eventually turns into improvisation, including modal improvisations, percussive flourishes on the Farfisa organ, and quiet intervals. The song gradually loses its structure to a free time, only strange sounds accompanied by guitar.
havent heard this for ages. in 60s had nothing to do so drove to Worthing in West Sussex, glad I did. At the City Hall there was a poster of a strange sounding band. Wondered in and it was Syd and CO doing most of "Piper at the gtaes Of Dawn"god i was hooked. got the album and went to my next local band rehearsal and it was like "could we do a cover of this?"
What you have here is the stereo version. The mono version although very similar is even better, with Richard's keyboards layered on further to give a fuller sound.
You can almost hear the entire history of psycehdelic/prog rock just in this one song--past, present, and future! The guitar riff is The Byrds' "Eight Miles High" taken to a 'higher' level, the bass riff is doing both Deep Purple's "Space Truckin'" and Argent's "Hold Your Head High", the cosmic noodling in the middle is conceptually Alice Cooper's "Son Arise", MC5's "Starship", and Utopia's "Treatise on Cosmic Fire", with a little bit of King Crimson thrown in for good measure!
the great Interstellar Overdrive. For me, this studio version remains the best one & perhaps the greatest instrumental piece of the '60's. This has focus, forward motion, and one engaging musical idea after another. Live, the improv became the piece while here it seems to be a true journey. One lifelong fan's opinion...others?
@toofargone77 Personally I preffer the live one.It seems far more realistic and trippy.This one is very good too, but it has the "studio" sound to it, wich wasn't characteristic of the early Pink Floyd
The ending is so trippy with headphones.
SUPER!
JimmyMcShane96 2 months ago
Like the last comment I have to say, listen to this with headphones. It's insane.
LiamCrowley1990 3 months ago 3
Listen to this with ipod headphones...
DanikaJadeee 3 months ago
Межзвездное Ускорение
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2012TV 3 months ago
Sonic Youth before there was a Sonic Youth!
jannyrcobs 3 months ago
EXELENTE............ ESTO ES INOVAR EN EL ROCK, 1967
angeldelanoche155 3 months ago
I think is The first heavey Metal Riff
Pinkyfl0yd 4 months ago
@menoziinrewvoltado
a sort of directly stairway to heaven, lifelong, still going strong.
MrBeneveld 4 months ago
listen to this song super loud with headphones. especially at the part 8:39
it sounds even MORE trippy...if thats even possible
rose7art 4 months ago
The beginning of the piece is a distorted riff and down, played in unison by the band. This riff eventually turns into improvisation, including modal improvisations, percussive flourishes on the Farfisa organ, and quiet intervals. The song gradually loses its structure to a free time, only strange sounds accompanied by guitar.
freemasones 4 months ago 2
I'm tripping. WOOOOOO.
SabbathFuckingSucks 4 months ago 3
Eu brizo ouvindo essa musica
deriickmaiia 4 months ago in playlist Liked
I want to hear 0:00ne more time
shikamaruxb3 4 months ago
love part 7:19
ararearacnid 4 months ago
This is genius! but wouldn't it be amazing if it was re-engineered and a version re-issued in 3D60 sound!
reeroo100 5 months ago
This song always manages to make me trip mad balls.
The cataclysmic part at 8:39 has got to be the trippiest piece of music ever written.
It's like the music starts melting and shit... fuck.
ThePaulpFiction 5 months ago 8
R.I.P. ROGER KEITH BARRETT GENIUS
twixbits 5 months ago 5
Thomas Pynchon!
bigbadbananaboy 6 months ago
@bigbadbananaboy Inherent Vice with Vibasonic! :)
ITAredking 5 months ago 2
legal la la legal leeegal
SolFart 6 months ago
This brings back memories of me smoking weed and taking LSD back in college...
novocain68 6 months ago
I want to take drugs 'til I turn into Syd Barret, as Perth comedian Suresh once sang (see myspace slash sureshwillneverdie)
eminemdisstopia 6 months ago
i love this album because it has a total '60s sound to it but is still very progressive. this song in particular almost sounds like led zeppelin
150rex 6 months ago
havent heard this for ages. in 60s had nothing to do so drove to Worthing in West Sussex, glad I did. At the City Hall there was a poster of a strange sounding band. Wondered in and it was Syd and CO doing most of "Piper at the gtaes Of Dawn"god i was hooked. got the album and went to my next local band rehearsal and it was like "could we do a cover of this?"
triffiks 6 months ago
@triffiks Ps after i was thrown down the stairs by the rest of the band , I was OK LOl . It was something so way out in those days
triffiks 6 months ago
8:38
This is why stereo rulez
Tulase 6 months ago 5
este tema me vuella la cabezaaa
marceloelperry 6 months ago
I am going to kill, wait what?
fuckedup610 7 months ago
Probably the greatest rock riff ever and one of the best 50 tracks of all-time.
hairymarx 7 months ago 2
Love that build up that starts at 8:21, right before the signature riff returns.
DoctorPencilK 7 months ago
Still one of my favorites. RIP and thanks Syd.
ChristopherCoulombus 7 months ago 3
i would like to dance this in a party... But, in discos don't play this :(
Huneiyue 8 months ago 6
What you have here is the stereo version. The mono version although very similar is even better, with Richard's keyboards layered on further to give a fuller sound.
m06een00 8 months ago
This album is a strong light drug
bottiglia666 8 months ago
That was a pleasure to listen.
menoziinrevoltado 9 months ago 36
You can almost hear the entire history of psycehdelic/prog rock just in this one song--past, present, and future! The guitar riff is The Byrds' "Eight Miles High" taken to a 'higher' level, the bass riff is doing both Deep Purple's "Space Truckin'" and Argent's "Hold Your Head High", the cosmic noodling in the middle is conceptually Alice Cooper's "Son Arise", MC5's "Starship", and Utopia's "Treatise on Cosmic Fire", with a little bit of King Crimson thrown in for good measure!
notfragile33 9 months ago
I just had a eargasm.
WalDemento999 10 months ago 7
the great Interstellar Overdrive. For me, this studio version remains the best one & perhaps the greatest instrumental piece of the '60's. This has focus, forward motion, and one engaging musical idea after another. Live, the improv became the piece while here it seems to be a true journey. One lifelong fan's opinion...others?
toofargone77 10 months ago 28
@toofargone77 Personally I preffer the live one.It seems far more realistic and trippy.This one is very good too, but it has the "studio" sound to it, wich wasn't characteristic of the early Pink Floyd
TatooineBoy 6 months ago