[lit-ideas] Re: Syd Barrett

  • From: Donal McEvoy <donalmcevoyuk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 12:24:28 +0100 (BST)

Here's a link:-

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=61::67NP

Donal


--- Simon Ward <sedward@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> "It is sad but the Barrett Floyd bears as much relation to the Waters Floyd
> 
> as
> Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac bears to Lindsay Buckingham's Fleetwood Mac..."
> 
> True to an extent, but you have to take into consideration that the best of
> 
> Pink Floyd's later Albums - Wish You Were Hear, Dark Side of the Moon and 
> The Wall - all concern Syd to a greater or lesser degree. They never seemed
> 
> to get over what had happened to him, Waters especially. And although the 
> music changed, they never lost sight of Syd's legacy, even if they couldn't
> 
> match his genius.
> 
> Perhaps Mike's music collection should be expanded to include the earlier 
> Floyd albums. I can see him in Lennon specs and fluffy hair amidst the
> light 
> show.
> 
> Simon
> 
> 
> 
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