mosespa wrote:
There's no "romantic" angle to Barrett. He was a very talented young man who lost his shit entirely.
End of story, really.
I disagree that he lost his shit entirely. He didn't lose his mom, his sister or his ability to paint. He didn't lose his fans. He didn't lose his appetite.
It seems that all he really lost was his drive to compete with the petty, upwardly mobile, fear/greed driven society he was born into. He lost interest in the human rat race. Was he damaged? Sure. So are you. So is Waters. So is everybody.
GilmourGirl wrote:Oh you know The Gilmour was a great friend to Barrett. A very loyal friend to the end. The Gilmour may be a practicing Atheist but whether he likes it or not he has been eternally blessed for the way he looked out for Barrett. What a man.
plus plus the second Syd album, Barrett, was produced by David Gilmour and Richard Wright, featured Gilmour on bass guitar, Wright on keyboard and Humble Pie drummer Jerry Shirley.
JackRegan wrote:plus plus the second Syd album, Barrett, was produced by David Gilmour and Richard Wright, featured Gilmour on bass guitar, Wright on keyboard and Humble Pie drummer Jerry Shirley.
And that's exactly why we can be quite sure Syd liked where Floyd went on to.
Had Barrett ASKED them to do that, you might have a point. However, they VOLUNTEERED because they figured that it might be the only way to actually coax an album out of a guy who couldn't even play a song the same way twice anymore.
Oh to hear The Gilmours story of rdecording "Dominoes" (which he played drums on!) Its a great story. Whether they volunteered or were asked, makes no difference. That they did offer help shows their loyalty to their friend. I'm glad they did cuz we got some good music out of it. *sigh* I love The Gilmour!!
Had Barrett ASKED them to do that, you might have a point. However, they VOLUNTEERED because they figured that it might be the only way to actually coax an album out of a guy who couldn't even play a song the same way twice anymore.
Had Barrett ASKED them to do that, you might have a point. However, they VOLUNTEERED because they figured that it might be the only way to actually coax an album out of a guy who couldn't even play a song the same way twice anymore.
Still, I agree with GiGi. They never said no.
Obviously they never said "no."
But just because THEY never said "no" doesn't mean that Barrett approved of the musical direction that Pink Floyd took after he was tossed out, you see.
But just because THEY never said "no" doesn't mean that Barrett approved of the musical direction that Pink Floyd took after he was tossed out, you see.
There's a great article on Mark Blake's website that's from a Mojo in Oct of '07. It chronicles Syd from Jan-Dec of '67 & it's a great piece. This will answer alot of questions as to what Syd thought of his bandmates. At one point, when he was at the top of his fame he told a friend how he "just wanted to go home"; how there were ever increasing differences with him & the others. Read it; it's amazing how his year started & how it tragically ended. By June he just didn't want to do it anymore & I think that from that point on he was just going thru the motions & I think that includes the solo albums as well. Syd wasn't made for commercialism & it almost killed him. Read it, it's fantastic!!
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