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Syd Barrett - The Madcap Laughs Audio CD

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Syd Barrett Band: Syd Barrett
Title: The Madcap Laughs
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Release Date: 1998-07-03
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Terrapin [Take 1] 2: No Good Trying [Take 3] 3: Love You [Take 4] 4: No Man's Land [Take 5] 5: Dark Globe [Take 1] 6: Here I Go [Take 5] 7: Octopus [Take 11] 8: Golden Hair [Remake-Take 11] 9: Long Gone [Take 1] 10: She Took a Long Cold Look [Take 5] 11: Feel [Take 1] 12: If It's in You [Take 5] 13: Late Night [Take 2] 14: Octopus [Take 1 and 2][*] 15: It's No Good Trying [Take 5][*] 16: Love You [Take 1][*] 17: Love You [Take 3][*] 18: She Took a Long Cold Look at Me [Take 4][*] 19: Golden Hair [Take 5][*]

Identity With Barrett's Angst & Joy
Robyn Hitchcock is a good example of this. If more musicians/lyricists would add Syd Barrett to their dietery list, the quality of thier music & lyrics would soar dramatically.

A long time ago in my life, I identified with Barrett's angst and his crazy joy. I put together a personal collection of lyrics, drawings and photographs based on recollections of Barret lyrics, mostly from Madcap and Opel. Barrett was best at "stream of consciousness" rantings, floundering around in the cellars of his mind until something really ripe, really sweet, or really darkly true would pop up. When this occurred, then it would leave you stunned or heartbroken because you knew exactly where it was coming from. This was the power of Syd Barrett, and he played exactly like he wrote. Literalist minds stayed away.

The other members of Floyd, especially Waters, really missed him. They lost their spiritual leader and they knew it. They could not woo him out of his new life to get him back and continued to mourn his loss right through "Shine On. " They knew what had passed. I give them credit for going on without him. A tough job.

There was no pretense about Barrett. He was not trying to be phychedelia. . . he WAS phychedelia. . . sort of reminds me of Artaud who WAS absurdist theatre. These guys open up creative centers in you. . . just remember to have a door so you don't get trapped in the self-destructive element. . that is the key.

Good luck whereever you are Syd, and thanks.


the real thing
the simplicity is well shown on this album: not a big production, just him & his guitar. I got to know syd barrett`s work through a friend of mine, & for that I owe him big!

syd barrett was a simple man, who got lost in the greedy & demanding world & in far too many drugs.

but that was the real geniousty of roger "syd" barrett - to make the great from almost none. the whole album is very touching (dont be surprised if you`ll end up crying) & well delivers the feeling of a man who gave up on this world.

the bonus tracks which are supposed to be bad takes of the originally songs are a great supplement, some even better the real song (octopus).

I can only imagine what could have been if syd barrett didnt get "lost in the woods". we lost a real genious.


syd barrett is pink
this albulm isnt for the timid, i reccomend this for the die hard floydian, i took me a couple times of listening to it to really realize his mental collapse. although his mental collapse forced the other members of pink floyd to leave him in a hotel room. this is an excellent albulm to add to your collection, the extra tracks are a masterpice to say the least, but dark globe has to be the most touching song on the albulm. 5 stars wouldnt touch this. more along the lines of 20 stars.


avid pink fan
to me aguably one of syds best Cd's although not realy worth the extra money for the few new tracks.


The only Pure music in existance
It was something he had to do and unfortunately the only downside was his inability to explain to the producers what he wanted . This album will send shivers through your body if you know and understand Syd's state at that time. Lyrically, a masterpiece, melodically, a masterpiece, muscially tainted through Gilmore and that other guy. This album will give you a taste of true freedom without the boundries of todays greedy filthy world. "I think I'm the man on the border syd". Absolute genius.


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