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RIP. Pink Floyd is simply in a class of it's own.
If this has already been posted, I apologize, but I couldn't find it (and I thought some might be interested)
Syd Barrett, founder of Pink Floyd, dies
JILL LAWLESS
Associated Press
LONDON - Syd Barrett, the troubled Pink Floyd co-founder who spent his last years in reclusive anonymity, has died, the band said Tuesday. He was 60.
A spokeswoman for the band said Barrett died several days ago, but she did not disclose the cause of death. Barrett had suffered from diabetes for years.
The surviving members of Pink Floyd - David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Roger Waters and Richard Wright - said they were "very upset and sad to learn of Syd Barrett's death."
"Syd was the guiding light of the early band lineup and leaves a legacy which continues to inspire," they said in a statement.
Barrett co-founded Pink Floyd in 1965 with Waters, Mason and Wright, and wrote many of the band's early songs. The group's jazz-infused rock and drug-laced, multimedia "happenings" made them darlings of the London psychedelic scene. The 1967 album "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" - largely written by Barrett, who also played guitar - was a commercial and critical hit.
But Barrett suffered from mental instability, exacerbated by his use of LSD. His behavior grew increasingly erratic, and he left the group in 1968 - five years before the release of Pink Floyd's most popular album, "Dark Side of the Moon" - to be replaced by Gilmour.
Barrett released two solo albums - "The Madcap Laughs" and "Barrett" - but soon withdrew from the music business altogether. An album of previously unreleased material, "Opel," was issued in 1988.
He reverted to his real name, Roger Barrett, and spent much of the rest of his life living quietly in his hometown of Cambridge, England. Moving into his mother's suburban house, he passed the time painting and tending the garden. His former bandmates made sure Barrett continued to receive royalties from his work with Pink Floyd.
He was a familiar figure to neighbors, often seen cycling or walking to the corner store, but rarely spoke to the fans and journalists who sought him out over the years.
Despite his brief career, Barrett's fragile, wistful songs influenced many musicians, from David Bowie - who covered the Barrett track "See Emily Play" - to the other members of Pink Floyd, who recorded the album "Wish You Were Here" as a tribute to their troubled bandmate.
It contained the song "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" - "Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun." The band also dwelt on themes of mental illness on the albums "Dark Side of the Moon" and "The Wall."
The band spokeswoman said a small, private funeral would be held.
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RIP. Pink Floyd is simply in a class of it's own.
The epitome of talent lost. The guy was the heart and soul of Pink Floyd, he would have been their Adam Morrison....and yet without him the band still managed to become one of the greatest bands in history.
What would their peak have been with him?
Would it have been worse for them to have lost the element that Gilmour brought, and the style he helped them achieve?
Would you trade The Dark Side of the Moon to hear what a sane Syd could have accomplished?
I dont know if I can answer that question, and Im glad I don't have to decide.
Did he have a cool mustache like Adam Morrison? Could he shoot?
Did he lay down on the floor and pitch a tantrum like a two-year old?
Nah.Would you trade The Dark Side of the Moon to hear what a sane Syd could have accomplished?
I dont know if I can answer that question, and Im glad I don't have to decide.
Let's be real. Pipers was a pretty good album. One of the best albums to come out of rock's "psychadelic" period. But I think its legacy is overstated as a result of Syd's departure. Had Syd remained with the band and put out 5-7 more albums, I don't think Pipers would have as much appeal.
Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Wall are among the greatest albums ever recorded. And they've aged well.
I agree completely. Terrific material.
Pink Floyd is the ultimate trippin' music.
Greatest
Band
Ever.
RIP, and thanks for everything.
And did they get you trade your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees? Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change? And did you exchange
a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?
Wrote some of my best papers in high school listening to Wish You Were Here. I even still have a large poster of the album's front cover.
Without Syd, there would be no Pink Floyd. By far, to this day, one of the best concerts I've ever been to... Alamodome, April 1994.
RIP
My bad! I meant to say Jim Morrison, not Adam. Nba is on my mind I guess.
I was at that concert, floor seats, section C row 14 or so. Fantastic.
RIP, Syd, and Shine on you Crazy Diamond.
I'm glad somebody started this thread. Pink floyd is an amazing band.
Pink Floyd's music is like a painting that you can look at over and over again and constantly discover something new.
RIP Syd. ):
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