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Syd Barrett - Barrett Audio CD

A fair review of the Syd Barrett "Barrett" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Syd Barrett reviews here, or go back to the Syd Barrett tabs.

Syd Barrett Band: Syd Barrett
Title: Barrett
Rating:
Release Date: 1997-10-08
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Baby Lemonade 2: Love Song 3: Dominoes 4: It Is Obvious 5: Rats 6: Maisie 7: Gigolo Aunt 8: Waving My Arms in the Air 9: I Never Lied to You 10: Wined and Dined 11: Wolfpack 12: Effervescing Elephant 13: Baby Lemonade [Take 1][*] 14: Waving My Arms in the Air [Take 1][*] 15: I Never Lied to You [Take 1][*] 16: Love Song [Take 1][*] 17: Dominoes [Take 1][*] 18: Dominoes [Take 2][*] 19: It Is Obvious [Take 2][*]

Barrett
Scratchy little insects like a child's drawings. The album cover gives a good indication of the music. Thanks to the producers the collection of songs hangs together but one has the feeling that Syd isn't really too bothered if the whole thing disintegrates. That's what makes him so special! Lyrics like no-one, (except maybe Beefhart), could pen set to unpredictable music and sung out of tune. Anyone can write a song about Dominoes but Syd did it. You can keep over-production and meaningful words sung by nice, predictable 'musicians'. I prefer my popstars cracked and off the rails. And the good news is he's still alive.


Tocos de Muerto
Yo estoy una aficianado por banarse con se madre. El CD es un musica con otra tiempo. Si yo como esto cd, yo would ryow un verjola. El Chris Vuckson has sexo con Syd Barret's madre. Torosy corros estar guerrias y muertas en el bano. David Sacks es un loligager. LOCO LOCO LOCO!!! SYD BARRETT ES LOCO!!!!!.


Worth it for the extra tracks
In contrast, the sparse, haunting versions of 'Rats' and 'Dominoes' in the extra tracks section show how it should have been done in the first place; just Barrett alone, voice and guitar. The extra tracks on this version - with Barrett just accompanied by his guitar - show how the original was almost completely ruined by a completely awful production; horrible, weeny organ, weedy drum playing, pointless noodling guitar. Its a pity that the original producers (I think it was David Gilmour) didn't have the fore-sight to at least try this approach. To me, Barrett's songwriting contains elusive moments of brilliance, and is somewhat reminiscent of another great English singer/songwriter Nick Drake.


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