1970-10-17: Brutish Temptation: Pepperland Auditorium, San Rafael, CA, USA

Brutish Temptation captures Pink Floyd at a fascinating crossroads, recorded live at the Pepperland Auditorium in October 1970.

This was a period of transition where the whimsical psychedelia of the late sixties was hardening into the massive, architectural structures of their seventies peak. The sound here is heavier and more aggressive than their studio output from the same era. It is the sound of a band testing the limits of their equipment and their chemistry, stretching songs like Fat Old Sun and The Embryo into sprawling, blues-inflected explorations that far exceed their original radio-friendly lengths.