The Monkey

What part, exactly, of Brian's work, is better than Barrett's? The lyrics and structures in Brian's songs, even in their "best" work, Pet Sounds, are far, far less innovative and diverse than Gates of Dawn, or even Barrett's solo albums.

boo boo

Well lets see, Brian wrote songs about love and longing and as cliche as those themes may be, he was really damn good at it. His structures and melodies were brilliant too.

Syd wrote about mostly nonsensical things and his "structures" pretty much just meant endless noodling and odd noises. And Prog bands do it better. His melodies and lyrics were nothing more intricate than your average nursery rhyme, since thats basically what most Syd era Floyd songs actually sound like.

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