Best Syd Songs

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Post by Narek »

I would have to say this is my top 3:

1) Terrapin
2) Dark Globe
3) Dominoes
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Err..

Lanky (Part 1)
No Man's Land
Octopus

But Terrapin is great, too. I cannot choose Dominoes as a favourite because it brings back some bad memories!
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Terrapin - Just beautiful. Timeless
No Good Trying - When somebody says about some other artist's song "that's so Syd", they're saying it sounds like this song!
Jugband Blues - The BBC version. The album version is ok but to me sounds a little anemic. This version has a much better lead vocal and the reverberation adds an attractive expansiveness. The freeform section works better as a band effort than does the Salvation Army freeform on the album. Also, listen closely for Rick's harmony vocal at the end. Nice!
Baby Lemonade - Again, the BBC version. What a great song this is; but the album version is unflattering in my opinion. It sounds hesitant and unrehearsed which, if you think about it, works for some of Syd's songs, but not this one. This BBC version, however, is more like it! It's more concise and sounds more fully realized. But even more than that, the guitar solo just slays me every time I hear it. It's so beautiful and evocative compared to the solo Syd did on the album version that I fantasized about it being Syd's last lucid and inspired moment before he faded away for good. I've since learned that Gilmour played the solo but it really doesn't change my opinion of it. It just proves again how Gilmour can slay you with a couple of notes.
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Post by lovescene4 »

I like all his tunes, I think... some favorites:

See Emily Play
The Scarecrow
Astronomy Domine
Apples and Oranges
Jugband Blues
Vegetable Man
Love You
Dark Globe
Feel
Late Night
Dominoes
Lanky (Part 1)
Silas Lang [with banjo/sax]
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Post by Bαbi*BR »

Uuuh!
My heart hurts, but...

1 - See Emily Play
2 - Matilda mother
3 - Late night
4 - Jugband blues
5 - Love you

That's today's list.

Tomorrow...
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Love You
Here I go
There's No Good Trying
Astronomy Domine
Bike
Flaming
Terrapin
Lucifer Sam
Octopus
Dark Globe

its not in any particular order because I love em all equally!! :)
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Dark Globe
Astronomy Domine
Interstellar Overdrive
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Post by Swan lee »

I like very much Syd songs , but my favourites are :

Dark Globe
Octopus
Long gone
Scarecrow
Chapter 24
Late night

The only Syd's song I don't like is Maisie
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Post by TheHumanDriveInHiFi »

im going to honestly thing i think the best thing syd barrett did was "No Good Trying" listen to that with headphones on in the middle of the night, and it is so extremely well done, there is a high pitched psych melody and also the signature syd telecaster strumming and the part where he says " yes your spinning around and around in car with electric lights flashing very fast" it really reminds me of when i used to to acid alot, i can almost re-envision myself back to those days,
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DBlaze wrote:Love You
Here I go
There's No Good Trying
Astronomy Domine
Bike
Flaming
Terrapin
Lucifer Sam
Octopus
Dark Globe

its not in any particular order because I love em all equally!! :)
I'd have to add See Emily Play and Arnold Layne to that...I forgot about those :oops:
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Post by Morgan Davis »

Reaction in G all the way. Just downloaded the supposed master tape copy of the Copenhagen 67 show, and it sounds even better than the versions that have been on the other bootlegs of this show, which seem to have had a bunch of noise reduction applied to them. I think Reaction in G deserves a remake of some sort, it would be awesome to hear it done with today's equipment.
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Post by srginc »

Boy, one I NEVER or rarely see mentioned is "Wolfpack"...I love that song. Also, Baby Lemonade Gigolo Aunt, Astronimy Domine (of course), and Pow R Toc H. There's a different list for you to chew on!
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Post by sagetavigirl »

Ok, time for a stupid question for all the Syd fans out there...

who was the other "vocalist" in the song Wouldn't You Miss Me ???

And did they really think the vocals sounded good?

What's the story behind that song?
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sagetavigirl wrote:who was the other "vocalist" in the song Wouldn't You Miss Me ???
All Syd, as far as I'm aware:

1969
12 June - Dark Globe [high vocal]
26 July - Wouldn't You Miss Me [low vocal]
26 July - Wouldn't You Miss Me [high and low, multi-tracked]
sagetavigirl wrote:And did they really think the vocals sounded good?
I guess you mean Roger, David, and Syd. Hard to say, really... but they missed a good opportunity to release the multi-tracked one on the "Best Of..." CD with the same name.
sagetavigirl wrote:What's the story behind that song?
Also hard to say... one of the best, though--and it appears (as "Dark Globe") on David's newest release.
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Post by sagetavigirl »

WOW! I never knew all the tones were in fact Syd himself.. haha.. You'd think I would have.. but ummm yeah.. that's really interesting that he did that. Back then, couldn't have been real popular.. Of course, that's what PF is all about.. ground breaking stuff! I knew the song was on David's new release.. kinda why i grew a fascination by the song all the sudden I suppose..

Thanks for the info!