The Battle of Epping Forest, Kashmir, Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun or

[ArnoldLayne]

In the Court of the Crimson King?

[dawg]

1. Don't make me pick!

But if you insist:

[ArnoldLayne]

3. I know its a tough one for me too. I go with Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun

then In the Court of the Crimson King. As far as Epping Forest or Kashmir they come so close to the first 2..tough decision for me to. I was going to throw in Suppers Ready and Karn Evil 9 but that was to hard for me.

[HughBeaumont]

2. I would say In the Court of the Crimson King . . .

. . . but if we're talking the Live in Pompeii version of Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun, which I prefer a bunch over the studio version, then it's that one.

[ArnoldLayne]

4. Check out the version of it on Youtube "Walking the Grapevine live 1972.

[sigmasix]

5. set the controls

did you have a chance to hear the version played in Waters' 2006 tour? Set The Controls for the Heart of the Sun has always been the 1st Waters tune that displayed the future route the Floyd would take in music.

[ArnoldLayne]

6. Yes I have it's ok, but I still like the older version with Richard Wrights keyboards instead of the

the Saxophone.

[nomorenomore08]

7. "Set the Controls" for sure!

The 'Ummagumma' version, to invoke a cliche, is like a drug trip without drugs.

[ArnoldLayne]

9. Yes that is the best version of Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun.

[nomorenomore08]

10. That whole live LP is pretty epic though.

And the scream on "Careful With That Axe" is one of the scariest things I've ever heard.

[harmonicon]

8. Either Set the Controls... or In the Court of the Crimson King.

Led Zeppelin were/are frauds and cultural imperialists.

[Ikonoklast]

11. What, no room for Astronomy Domine????

May the ghost of Syd Barrett haunt your dreams.




1. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun (Ummugumma)
1a. In The Court Of The Crimson King
2. Astronomy Domine
3. The Battle Of Epping Forest.
4. Whatever that Led Zeppelin crap was, I forgot.

[ArnoldLayne]

12. Ok then Astronomy Domine, Set the Controls For the Heart of the Sun, Karn Evil 9

Echoes from live at Pompeii, Suppers Ready, or Interstellar Overdrive.

[Ikonoklast]

14. 1. Set The Controls.

1a.Astronomy
2. Interstellar
3. Echoes
4. Karn Evil


Suppers Ready...just a little too pretentious, not bad, just a little too.

[ArnoldLayne]

13. Or the many live versions of The Embryo?

[ArnoldLayne]

15. Or the live version of Lazy from The Made in Japan Album.

[nomorenomore08]

17. Hell, all of 'Made in Japan' is pretty jaw-dropping.

One of the most talented line-ups (vocals included) in rock'n'roll history, at their absolute peak, kicking ass all over the place. The only 70's hard rock/heavy metal live album to compare would probably be UFO's 'Strangers in the Night,' and even that one is a notch below.

[nolabear]

16. Yes, please.

One of the great joys of my life was introducing my sons to these pieces.

On edit: And 21st Century Schizoid Man!

[Enrique]

18. Epping Forest

if the question is which has the most words.