#Pow R. Toc H.

[rastronomicals]

10:42 AM EST November 7, 2024:

Pink Floyd - "Pow R. Toc H." From the album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (August 5, 1967)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

File under:    Psychedelic Pop Songs About Gnomes, Crossdressers, and      Bicycles

[pinkfloyd-musicartnaturelove]

"On May 14, 1967, Syd Barrett and Roger Waters were interviewed by musicologist Dr. Hans Keller on the BBC program 'Look Of The Week.' The reviewer noted that Pink Floyd's music was "terribly loud" and "a throwback to childhood." On that same show they performed, 'Pow R. Toc H.' and 'Astronomy Dominé.'"

[mystersydster]

They sound like dinosaurs

I can’t explain it but yeah

[flash-the-readies]

Pink Floyd Songs I recommend that are not “Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2″, “Money”, “Wish You Were Here”, and so on

So I was inspired by @afemalesebastian​ ‘s post about the Kinks and decided to do the same with a band that I have spent extensive time with and feel confident saying that I know their catalogue fairly well. Anyways, go check out all the Kink’s bangers they mentioned.

This is my personal list and isn’t based on anything other than “I really love this song”. I tried to stay away from the big four concept albums of “Dark Side”, “Wish You Were Here”, “Animals”, “The Wall”... the only advice that can be given for those is: listen to the whole album. One last thing, all songs are best experienced through headphones.

The Entire “Hour With Pink Floyd” KQED radio set

Setlist: Atom Heart Mother Suite; Cymbaline; Grantchester Meadows; Green is the Colour; Careful With that Axe, Eugene; Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun

I Attached a link to the Youtube playlist because I don’t think Spotify has these versions, and also it’s great fun to watch. This setlist includes a. lot of early 70s Pink Floyd concert staples. Early 70s live Floyd was unmatched, the studio versions do not compare. You never realise how beautiful a song Green is the Colour is until you listen to it live. I have so many words for this set nghhhh. Also, Grantchester Meadows is one of my favourite songs. It’s straight up pastoral poetry and is steeped in nostalgia. I like this version best, and I love when Roger and David share vocals

If - Atom Heart Mother

Here’s a theme for you: I’m a whore for Roger’s folksy songs, whoops. The three “solo” songs on the album are so worth it (If, Summer ‘68, Fat Old Sun), but I personally have to pick this one. It’s so fucking tragic and simplistically beautiful. Got some of that introspection and isolation, good tea. Inspired by Rudyard Kipling’s poem by the same name. Also the slide electric guitar is a real treat... also, Roger’s voice is so soft ;-;

Point Me at the Sky - Single

I like it, okay. It’s like a little novelty song, okay, back when Pink Floyd was still trying to write singles. Also holds some themes on the passage of time and blah blah which is seen extensively in Pink Floyd’s catalogue

Biding My Time - Relics

Okay.. It’s kitschy, I know. It’s got that jazzy feel (curtesy of Rick and his trombone) and that blues feel. Once again with that wacky jam session in the middle that defines early Pink Floyd. Also go off Nick with the drums!

Pow R. Toc H. - Piper at the Gates of Dawn

I’m a whore for weird mouth noises, and this has an abundance of them. Once again with the quintessential Floyd jam session. I’d say mono is best here since stereo is a bit mind-fucky (y’know early stereo is a struggle.. although I wouldn’t say it was too horrible with Pink Floyd), anyways, if you’re in the mood for weird sensory stuff, then stereo is great... this song is just a sensory nightmare, so tread carefully.

“The Pink Jungle” from their “Man and the Journey” suite, 17. September 1969 Amsterdam show, is EXTRA demonic and chaotic. Warning tho, there’s some slurping noises at the end. Nick carrying the band fr

Pillow of Winds - Meddle

although to be honest, the entirety of Meddle is where it’s at. Considering I listen to this song every night I had to include it. A love song :D, and it’s really pretty and drowsy. Again with the pastoral poetry, a very ambient piece (that’s just Pink Floyd in general) and the ever present themes of anxiety

Here’s some definitions since I’ve been asked a couple of times:

eiderdown: a quilt filled with down (originally from the eider) or some other soft material.

eider: small, soft feathers from the breast of the female eider duck

Wot’s...Uh the Deal - Obscured by Clouds

Another fan favourite. It’s just so beautiful. The whole album is really pleasant listen and has so many hidden gems. Again with the passage of time, steeped in a deep sense of melancholia with a sprinkle of wistfulness. The steel guitar solo is also a real treat. I also like Burning Bridges, Stay, Childhood’s End, Free Four a great deal and,... I’m giving Free Four it’s own spot on this list. 

Free Four - Obscured by Clouds

this is the cheery song about death an the passage of time. The Hand-clapping just gets me, y’know. And the EMS VCS 3 synth is so crunchy, It’s great. If you you’re one of those people tired of Roger “whining” about his dad, then here’s an alternate take on that. Me? I’ll take any number of songs about Roger’s dad and trauma though

Nobody Home - The Wall

Okay okay, I chose a Wall song, BUT I would call this one a Wall Deep Cut, and It’s one of the most beautiful songs in their catalogue. There’s just this overwhelming sadness to it. You’ve got your nods to Syd, you’ve got your empty comforts, isolation, a non-ending, just a beautiful string of words

What Shall We Do Now - The Wall

THIS song. Yep, the one most people prefer to Empty spaces and... It rocks SO HARD. Added a link to the audio on Youtube since it’s not on spotify. Roger has a version of it from his Wall tour, but I prefer the one from the original Pink Floyd shows. The drums are phenomenal, the aggressiveness (not often associated with Pink Floyd), the flow of the lyrics, the deep growl of the guitar and the vocals (particularly in “shall we drive a more powerful car”). The animation that accompanies it in the film is one of my favourites. Talk about coping in unhealthy ways 

The Gunner’s Dream - The Final Cut

Yes yes yes it’s that infamous album...I get it.. love it or hate it, I personally adore it. If there’s one song on the album I think you should listen to, it’s this one right here... I’d also say it’s one of THE SADDEST songs in their catalogue. This bloody song has made me cry multiple times. Again with the dissolution of the post war dream and an anti-war anthem. Makes reference to the famous lines:

That there’s some corner of a foreign field That is for ever England

 from Rupert Brooke’s poem, “The Soldier”. 

I’ll say, Roger’s vocals really go with this one, they’re so raw and oozing of emotion. Also that sax solo??? mmm yum

Not Now John - The Final Cut

Another uncharacteristically aggressive song. But oh man, the field noises in this are SO GOOD it makes me cry (in a happy way this time). You have to have to have to listen to this with headphones. Whoops I included two Final Cut songs, but I love that album

Poles Apart - Division Bell  

I’ll say, this is my favourite song on the album. Also David talking to Syd and Roger, so hey. I love his voice on this album, and the wistfulness in this song speaks to my heart. There’s also this chaotic instrumental ambiance bit in the middle that’s giving haunted merry-go-round lost childhood kind of vibes, and I love that.

Take it Back - Division Bell

Big fan. It’s like a tragic, wistful environmentalist love song. Note the nurse rhyme “Ring a Ring O’Roses at 3:02).

Embryo

specifically the 30. September 1971 BBC Radio session. But “Picnic” is also a classic version, and shorter. The jam session goes so hard!  And then you feel like you’re just chilling, floating in embryonic fluids. I can’t stress enough how much I love this song, I have been working on learning it on bass. This other version includes children laughing and such as well as the same feedback on Echoes (16. July 1970) ... wow, turns out I just like creepy haunted children field sounds.

Okay, this was a lot longer than I was expecting and it took ... way too long to complete. But that’s my list! ... I have concluded that I just like sad songs, whoops. Here’s a spotify playlist. Not all of the versions I mentioned here are available, so I put alternate picks.

[freakys-stuff]

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn - Pink Floyd

Track by track rating

Astronomy domine - Good intro, I enjoy the rhythms of the singing. 7/10

Lucifer Sam - Love a good bass intro. Catchy, groovy. 8/10

Matilda mother - I love this one. This one drifts through sweetly. I really like the story songs from Pink Floyd. 9/10

Flaming - Silly. Too silly. I feel like a little mischievous fairy. 8/10

Pow R. Toc H. - fun instrumental(?). Weird noises. 6/10

Take up they stethoscope and walk - better version of Pow R. Toc H. Singing isn't weird and groovy asf bass in the back. 8/10

Interstellar overdrive - sick intro, straight into it. I feel immersed in it and I like it. A little too long. 8.5/10

The gnome - i also enjoy the rain, 7/10

Chapter 24 - calming for some reason. I don't really know how to describe why I like it so much 9/10

The scarecrow - kinda basic but a good song. 7/10

Bike - The song that showed me this album. I love it and it's quite playful. The last minute is scary tbh. 9/10

Best song overall: Matilda mother

Worst song: Pow R. Toc H.

Overall, I really like this album, but I'm very biased towards it, so maybe don't trust me.

[mishalikessoundsandcolours]

15, 22, 28, aaand 39 for the asks :]

Thank you :D Okay I'm really bad at remembering situations that are the most whatever when I'm asked about those things, but the kind of weird thing that came to my mind first was something that has happened in sixth grade in science class: I had to bring some snack to share with the class so I had a pack of cookies in my bag which I was planning to take out at the end of the lesson. So while we were just doing tasks in class I suddenly noticed that the cookies where on the teacher's table – I even checked my bag, which was under the table the whole time, and they just weren't there anymore! And since I was always a fantasy-loving kid (still am) I started believing that our science teacher possessed the power of telekinesis. I even asked her about it back then and she just smiled and laughed. Anyways, it isn't a big mystery but it's still weird.

Of course I do! I've got both minerals and gemstones and just cool-looking rocks in there, some are from my childhood but I've also got some recent additions from our class trip to the Garda Lake, they've got some really smooth rocks over there :D

I could say Pow R. Toc. H. of course, but I guess that's not too unusual to the psychedelia-loving folks here, so I'm also gonna throw in Тибетское Танго by Aquarium

I can't say which set of words would be the one that has impacted me the most, but I guess that a big chunk of wisdom that has impacted me came from Uncle Iroh from Avatar: The Last Airbender. The one that stuck with me when I was little is “If you look for the light you will often find it, but if you look for the dark that is all you will ever see”, although on my more recent watches I've also been thinking a lot about "Protection and power are overrated. I think you are very wise to choose happiness and love instead" and it really resonates with me. It's less about power and more about success/money/respectability in my case because I'm realising that it doesn't matter to me so much because I want to do what I love and be among the people I love in the first place, enjoy the river of life I guess. There are many different words I live by though because, as Iroh (again) said "it is important to draw wisdom from many different places"

[just-another-weird-artist]

Piper at the Gates of dawn my beloved.

[bingwriterxo]

Take up thy stethoscope and walk to chapter 24 of Matilda mother's siam cat, Lucifer Sam, who has a mouse called Gerald, but sam doesn't know that Gerald has talked to Seamus (that's the dog). Now the gnomes are riding bikes past the scarecrow in interstellar overdrive, but they don't know that the Flaming in the astronomy domine are saying "Pow R. Toc. H." But near the saucerful of secrets several species of small furry animals are gathered together in a cave and grooving with a pict called Corporal Clegg, who is currently sitting on a see-saw. That is the end of the story, although make sure to look out for the echoes of a different time sent by the atom heart mother.

Have a Good Day.

-Joe

what.

[jefferyryanlong]

Infinite Pau Hana - January 18, 2022

“billy they don’t like you to be so free”

Hour 1

Main Title Theme (Billy) - Bob Dylan House of Glass - Warlocks Pow R. Toc H. - Pink Floyd Talking to the Grass - Curly Putman Surf’s Up - The Beach Boys Late Letter - Pete McCabe The Lantern - The Rolling Stones Morning Dew - Jeff Beck Need Your Love - Cheap Trick Redondo Beach - Patti Smith

Hour 2

Ojos Del Soul - Y La Bamba Nuestra Tema - Silvio Rodriguez Sampa - Caetano Veloso Nao Identificado - Gal Costa La Premier Bonheur Du Jour - Os Mutantes South American Getaway - Burt Bacharach Love Song for the Dead Che - The United States of America Cotton Eyed Joe - Terry Callier Send in the Clowns (live) - Cleo Laine Little Girl Blue - Lena Horne The Body Breaks - Devendra Banhart  Moon River - Frank Ocean Mourning Dove - Jon McKiel

Hour 3

Come on Feel the Illinoise! - Sufjan Stevens Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois - Sufjan Stevens Snow Is Falling in Manhattan - Purple Mountains I’m Getting Back into Getting Back into You - Silver Jews Hold Out for Love - James Yorkston, Nina Persson, and the Second Hand Orchestra Hometown Hero* - Andy Shauf Animal Kingdom Chaotic - Jesca Hoop Butchie’s Tune - The Lovin’ Spoonful Got a Feelin’ - The Mamas and the Papas  SOS - ABBA This Magic Moment - The Drifters Dreaming - Sun Ra and the Cosmic Rays My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains - Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band Watercolours Into the Ocean - Destroyer

* - by request

KTUH - 90.1 FM Honolulu, 91.1 FM North Shore, ktuh.org

[alienbeads]

5 - Pink Floyd - The piper at the gates of dawn

Released on August 5, 1967. First and last album with Syd Barrett.

Lucifer is a fantastic song, it's this kinda song that has something that I can't explain (lol), where time and space mean nothing (I mean that's psych progressive rock for you), with Interstellar Overdrive being the culminating point. Flaming and Pow R. Toc. H were GREAT too.

Take up thy stethoscope and walk : favorite one. both Lucifer and Take up have this kinda 60s guitar that I love. It's genuinely too good.

The gnome feels like an adult nursery rhyme, Scarecrow was a gorgeous short song (and it did feel very Beatles-y) and Bike honestly made me laugh because of how abrupt the switches are, but then i stopped laughing when the outro started, that shit was honestly uncomfortable (and the feeling lingered as it was the last song on the album).

I guess it is a little less accessible than Pink Floyd's projects post-Syd because they really did take a different turn after his departure, but it was a great listen.

It's progressive, psychedelic rock mixed with blues so I was expecting to enjoy it, and I did!!

And I love the album cover as well (by fashion photographer Vic Singh).

[rastronomicals]

4:38 PM EDT July 8, 2024:

Pink Floyd - "Pow R. Toc H." From the album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (August 5, 1967)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

File under:    Psychedelic Pop Songs About Gnomes, Crossdressers, and      Bicycles

[becauseallhellseeisme]

My Top 37 Pink Floyd songs by total time listened to

Echoes (19:58:30) - (18)

Sheep (12:03:20) - (9)

Money (8:49:48) - (5)

The Nile Song (8:10:58) - (1)

Dogs (7:23:44) - (29)

Ibiza Bar (6:38:00) - (3)

Pigs (6:18:24) - (22)

The Great Gig In The Sky (5:21:52) - (10)

Interstellar Overdrive (4:59:40) - (-)

More Blues (4:35:00) - (2)

Astronomy Domine (3:58:27) - (16)

Flaming (3:55:10) - (6)

Lucifer Sam (3:38:10) - (8)

Shine On You Crazy Diamond 1-5 (3:36:23) - (-)

See Emily Play (3:34:36) - (7)

Embryo (3:34:12) - (-)

Dramatic Theme (3:18:00) - (4)

The Gold It's In The... (3:13:14) - (15)

Breathe (3:03:05) - (11)

Arnold Layne (3:00:50) - (14)

Free Four (2:41:30) - (20)

Seamus (2:33:00) - (13)

Remember A Day (2:16:30) - (25)

When You're In (2:11:06) - (17)

Time (1:58:41) - (-)

Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk (1:48:30) - (21)

Candy And A Currant Bun (1:47:15) - (19)

Pow R. Toc H. (1:41:58) - (-)

Atom Heart Mother Suite (1:34:56) - (-)

If (1:34:51) - (-)

Apples and Oranges (1:32:30) - (24)

Bike (1:30:27) - (27)

Fearless (1:22:00) - (-)

Matilda Mother (1:18:20) - (30)

Chapter 24 (1:14:00) - (24)

Speak To Me (1:03:28) - (12)

Us and Them (1:02:32) - (-)

Behind each song is the ranking by amount of times I listened to it.

By album:

The Piper At The Gates of Dawn (9 songs)

Dark Side of the Moon (6 songs)

More (4 songs)

Meddle (3 songs)

Obscured by Clouds (3 songs)

Atom Heart Mother (2 songs)

Animals (2 songs)

A Saucerful of Secrets (1 song)

Wish You Were Here (1 song)

[dannyandtheinfiniteplaylist]

Album #89: “Piper at the Gates of Dawn” by Pink Floyd (1967) [REVISIT]

so i won’t mince words here: Pink Floyd are one of my all-time favourite bands; the opening track on this record, “Astronomy Domine” is one of my fav songs, so i was ecstatic to revisit this record as it’s been a while since i’ve given it a good listen from front to back.

it’s really interesting listening to this in context, i can see how the psychedelic movement was fundamental for these guys, even if i think Pink Floyd did it better than any of the others. Love’s De Capo record, which i mentioned as feeling like it was paving the way for prog rock, obviously leads straight into this record, Pink Floyd being one of the undisputed kings of the form. The monstrous, nine-minute “Interstellar Overdrive” is, quite literally, paving the way for Pink Floyd’s later colossal tracks (such as “Echoes,” or “Shine On You Crazy Diamond”).

this record features the four founding members of Pink Floyd. this is the Syd Barrett era of the band, Barrett being a brilliant psychedelic song-writer whose mental health unfortunately deteriorated to the point where he left the band in the middle of recording their second record. he dominates this record however, seven of the tracks being the playful, whimsical, psychedelic cuts he will always be known for. the opener, “Astronomy Domine” feels much more mature and straight-forward than these tracks and the remaining two (”Interstellar Overdrive” and “Pow R. Toc H.”) are long, experimental jams that could fit easily on the next handful of Floyd albums that would come once Syd was out and David Gilmour joined the band (who, interestingly, was not recruited as Syd’s replacement, but more like Syd’s back-up when he was acting rather erratically on tour). 

this record, to me, is the perfect crystallisation of this era of psychedelic pop. the closing track, “Bike,” in particular is a standout track of this era.

[adominguezs]

Pink Floyd - The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn [Mono 2022]. Año 1967. Edición Europea. Reedición Mono 2022. Rock psicodélico. Pink Floyd Music Ltd. Es el álbum debut de la banda, lanzado el 5 de agosto de 1967. Remastrizado desde la grabación análoga (mono) original el año 2017. Pink Floyd - Syd Barrett - voz, guitarra. - Roger Waters - voz, bajo. - Richard Wright - teclados, piano, voz - Nick Mason - batería, percusión. Producción - Norman Smith - productor. - Peter Bown - ingeniero de sonido. - James Guthrie - remastrizado mono 2017. - Bernie Grundman - remasterizado mono 2017. - Joel Plante - remasterizado mono 2017. Tracklist: A1 Astronomy domine 4:14 A2 Lucifer Sam 3:07 A3 Matilda Mother 3:08 A4 Flaming 2:46 A5 Pow R. Toc H. 4:26 A6 Take up thy stethoscope and walk 3:05 B1 Interstellar overdrive 9:41 B2 The Gnome 2:13 B3 Chapter 24" 3:42 B4 The Scarecrow 2:11 B5 Bike 3:21 #musiccollection #coleccióndemúsica #vinilos #viniloschile #viniloslp #rock #sharemusic #compartirmúsica #lp #vinylrecords #pinkfloyd (en Villa Presidente Rios, Higueras) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoXSZzVO-ei/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[repurposedmeatlocker]

69, 4 and 20

69. (nice)

2016: Travelling Riverside Blues - "Top Gear" Live Version From BBC Sessions - Led Zeppelin 2020: Qoquaq Ën Transic / Naon / Taransic Cö - Jon Anderson 2021: Do It Again - Steely Dan 2022: FloriDada - Animal Collective

4.

2016: Pow R. Toc H. - Pink Floyd 2020: A Life of Illusion - Joe Walsh 2021: Spaceship Superstar - Prism 2022: Oh Ana - Mother Mother

20.

2016: Four Sticks - Led Zeppelin 2020: Dazed and Confused - Led Zeppelin 2021: Lucifer Sam - Pink Floyd 2022: A Quick One Before The Eternal Worm Devours Connecticut - Have A Nice Life

[mishalikessoundsandcolours]

I found an 11 minute long live version of Pow R. Toc H. My life is now complete