Saucerful of Secrets - Pink Floyd

It's hard to decide on your favorite things, as opinions can change daily, but as far as I can tell this is my favorite song of all time. It's hard to say exactly what it is exactly, so I'll break it into parts. First, there is just the pure exploration of sound at the start by Gilmour and Wright, accompanied by Mason's driving beat. The drums are so simple, but so powerful and keep order to the seeming chaos. Especially in the live version seeing Rogers go crazy on the cymbals and gongs is incredible. After this initial burst, Wright delivers a beautiful piece while the rest of the band slowly builds up behind him. Rogers bass playing truly amplifies the feeling here and just moves me. But what this song really comes down to is Gilmours haunting vocals, if they can be called that. The way he delivers this sound gives me chills every time I hear it, and accompanies the overall feel of the piece perfectly. There is a lot of chaos and dissonance in this song, but it gives way into such an amazing harmonic piece that I really feel this song is the best of both worlds, and the perfect example of why Pink Floyd is truly underestimated for their musical prowess. Although the Pompeii version is great for the passion is possesses, the version off of UmmaGumma is far superb, as it is much cleaner and a better delivery overall.