It's hard to interpret or disect a lot of Syd's late work with the Floyd. Scream Thy Last Scream was the last attempt at a single in the 1st (and best in my opinion) incarnation of Pink Floyd. For me, Scream Thy Last Scream seems like a last gasp for Syd. It's almost a premonition of Syd's departure and it's time for one last confusing scream. The mad old woman with the casket could be a disguise for Syd and his declining mental condition at the time. Regardless, it's certainly one of the more obscure of all the early Floyd tunes. I quite like Jugband Blues better than this one... more evidence of a schizophrenic creative mind.
It's hard to interpret or disect a lot of Syd's late work with the Floyd. Scream Thy Last Scream was the last attempt at a single in the 1st (and best in my opinion) incarnation of Pink Floyd. For me, Scream Thy Last Scream seems like a last gasp for Syd. It's almost a premonition of Syd's departure and it's time for one last confusing scream. The mad old woman with the casket could be a disguise for Syd and his declining mental condition at the time. Regardless, it's certainly one of the more obscure of all the early Floyd tunes. I quite like Jugband Blues better than this one... more evidence of a schizophrenic creative mind.