Syd Barrett (Solo) (lyric, albums, pink floyd, Ringo, Eminem)

SEF · 07-06-2007, 02:26 PM

After his work with Pink Floyd, he released two studio albums three if you count Opel.

Some tracks are astounding, but a few are just signs of his implosion.

What does everyone think of his solo career?

Pilzkopf · 07-06-2007, 03:34 PM

Being one who likes "outsider music", I liked Syd's output.

MHDTV · 07-07-2007, 03:14 PM

His solo career is a bit like Eminem's. For every Lose Yourself there's a song that talks about smackin' girls behind's, or annoyingly bitching about his mom.

Music Man · 07-27-2007, 01:11 AM

Syd solo was mediocre. His brain was fried on acid, so his solo work just never amounted to anything truly relevant.

We owe him a debt of gratitude for "Piper at the Gates...", but everything he did after that was pretty much a flash in the pan, IMHO.

GravitySlips · 07-27-2007, 03:55 AM

Syd solo is good, and of course Pink Floyd with Syd was so much better than they were without him.

boo boo · 07-27-2007, 04:11 AM

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Originally Posted by GravitySlips

Syd solo is good, and of course Pink Floyd with Syd was so much better than they were without him.

Not even close.

GravitySlips · 07-27-2007, 04:45 AM

Sorry boo boo, they were mediocre at best without him.

Piper is easily their best album.

Music Man · 07-27-2007, 05:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GravitySlips

Sorry boo boo, they were mediocre at best without him. Piper is easily their best album.

^Opinions, opinions.

joyboyo53 · 07-27-2007, 07:13 AM

^ what he said.

although it may have been COMPARABLE lyrically to post syd barrett floyd albums, the composition and sound of work done without him was much better.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 07-27-2007, 10:15 AM

I'd say his solo stuff was interesting rather than good.

I think Barrett album is much better than The Madcap Laughs , probably because it's more organised & focused. Although I think most of that is due to Dave Gilmour being involved in the production which made it much more listenable than it's predecessor.

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SEF Music Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: Washington Posts: 61	Syd Barrett (Solo) After his work with Pink Floyd, he released two studio albums three if you count Opel. Some tracks are astounding, but a few are just signs of his implosion. What does everyone think of his solo career?

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Pilzkopf One Sick Sonuvabitch Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Der Autobahn of life! Posts: 49	Being one who likes "outsider music", I liked Syd's output. __________________

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Music Man Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA Posts: 202	Syd solo was mediocre. His brain was fried on acid, so his solo work just never amounted to anything truly relevant. We owe him a debt of gratitude for "Piper at the Gates...", but everything he did after that was pretty much a flash in the pan, IMHO. __________________ "Paranoid is just like an anchor. It really secures everything about the metal movement in one record. It's all there: the riffs, the vocal performance of Ozzy, the song titles, what the lyrics are about. It's just a classic defining moment." --Rob Halford of Judas Priest

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Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	I'd say his solo stuff was interesting rather than good. I think Barrett album is much better than The Madcap Laughs , probably because it's more organised & focused. Although I think most of that is due to Dave Gilmour being involved in the production which made it much more listenable than it's predecessor. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

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MHDTV Music Addict Join Date: May 2007 Location: Berkeley, California Posts: 697	His solo career is a bit like Eminem's. For every Lose Yourself there's a song that talks about smackin' girls behind's, or annoyingly bitching about his mom.

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GravitySlips Music Addict Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,578	Syd solo is good, and of course Pink Floyd with Syd was so much better than they were without him.

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GravitySlips Music Addict Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,578	Sorry boo boo, they were mediocre at best without him. Piper is easily their best album.

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joyboyo53 down the rabbit hole Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: the mountain called monkey Posts: 764	^ what he said. although it may have been COMPARABLE lyrically to post syd barrett floyd albums, the composition and sound of work done without him was much better.