10 Most Underrated Pink Floyd Songs

Pink Floyd are always credited as progenitors of progressive rock and psychedelia – and rightly so – yet they’re rarely associated with the origins of heavy metal and proto-punk. As this second song from More shows, though, they really should be (at least to a minor extent).

Indeed, it’s extremely caustic from beginning to end thanks to its distorted riffs, frenzied percussion, abrasive guitar solo, and coarse shouting. (The absence of Wright means that there’s no room for wistful coatings to counteract the debauchery, either.) Even its wording – “She is calling from the deep / Summoning my soul to endless sleep / She is bound to drag me down” – channels the effectively basic and bleak approach of early Black Sabbath and Deep Purple.

To be fair, it’s kind of a one-note tune; however, it’s that commitment to unkempt fury that stands out so much. Years later, The Nile Song would be reinterpreted by numerous heavy rockers – including Voivod, Melvins, Dreadnaught, and Panthers – and it’s no wonder why.