Songs
Like The Piper at the Gates of Dawn before it, the album contains space rock and psychedelic rock songs. However, unlike Piper, which was dominated by Barrett's compositions, A Saucerful of Secrets contains only one original Barrett song, "Jugband Blues". AllMusic described that with A Saucerful of Secrets, "the band begin to map out the dark and repetitive pulses that would characterize their next few records."
With Barrett seemingly detached from proceedings, it came down to Waters and Wright to provide adequate material. The opening, "Let There Be More Light", penned by Waters, continues the space rock approach established by Barrett. Both "Remember a Day" and "See-Saw" use the childlike approach that was established on their debut. Richard Wright remained critical of his early contributions to the band. Wright sings or shares lead vocals on four of the album's seven songs, and contributes backing vocals on the eleven-and-a-half-minute instrumental opus "A Saucerful of Secrets", making this the only Pink Floyd album where Wright's vocal contributions outnumber those of the rest of the band.
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