Shine On Syd - R.I.P
Shine On Syd - R.I.P
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5169344.stm
Syd dies age 60 - he had suffered from diabetes but Ive heard other reports it was cancer. A true genius, for a short while yes, but a genius just the same.
Syd dies age 60 - he had suffered from diabetes but Ive heard other reports it was cancer. A true genius, for a short while yes, but a genius just the same.
echos myron like a siren
with endurance like the liberty bell
and he tells you of the dreamers
but he's cracked up like the road
and he'd like to lift us up, but we're a very heavy load
with endurance like the liberty bell
and he tells you of the dreamers
but he's cracked up like the road
and he'd like to lift us up, but we're a very heavy load
Wow.
It's a weird feeling to hear that because he's been out of the public eye for so long... dead to the world, essentially. He was definitely a legend though... a pity that so much of his talent had to go to waste.
It's a weird feeling to hear that because he's been out of the public eye for so long... dead to the world, essentially. He was definitely a legend though... a pity that so much of his talent had to go to waste.
This morning you've got time for a hot, home-cooked breakfast! Delicious and piping hot in only 3 microwave minutes.
Syd's personality ( well , the one that figures in various Floyd accounts) is beautifully evoked in Tom Stoppard's new play 'Rock 'n Roll' . I saw it in
London recently and it's a must see if you can get to it; the Royal Court run is sold out but it's transferring to a bigger theatre on July 22 -
http://www.theambassadors.com/dukeofyorks/sp_p2875.html
London recently and it's a must see if you can get to it; the Royal Court run is sold out but it's transferring to a bigger theatre on July 22 -
http://www.theambassadors.com/dukeofyorks/sp_p2875.html
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Strange...why do we idolize Syd Barrett as a genius when we have Michael Jackson who has written many more hits and is even more of a genius? (not that I like his stuff). We can accept that Syd was great because we never had time to break him down and drag him through the shit. He checked out early, which is why he stills holds a mystique. Any rock star who goes down before we get the chance to fuck them up is treated in the same way. Cobain is a great example. Anybody agree? Who can come up with more examples?
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Strange...why do we idolize Syd Barrett as a genius when we have Michael Jackson who has written many more hits
Sure, his breakdown lends a mystique to his image, just like Brian Wilson, but people who are touched by this sort of genius are often mentally fragile. It's almost like they have been blessed with so much talent that they can hardly function in a normal reality. It must be hard walking around with 20,000 Volts of pure artistic muse coursing through your body. Mix in drugs and there you have it. Jackson has never possesed that kind of raw artistic streak. He was a gifted dancer and singer, thats all.
"See Emily Play" is the greatest psychedelic pop song ever written and is along with "Bike", "Arnold Layne" "Dark Globe" and "Apples and Oranges" way beyond anything Michael Jackson could ever, ever, ever imagine, in structure, lyric, inspiration and sheer originality, so much so that these songs still inspire artists over 35 years later.
Michael Jackson was a very good R&B singer who sold a lot of records for a few years, never a true genius.
echos myron like a siren
with endurance like the liberty bell
and he tells you of the dreamers
but he's cracked up like the road
and he'd like to lift us up, but we're a very heavy load
with endurance like the liberty bell
and he tells you of the dreamers
but he's cracked up like the road
and he'd like to lift us up, but we're a very heavy load
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Yeh true. Syd Barrett was a hero. There's been stuff of legend ciruclating for years...even though he was out of the public eye after he quit pink floyd, now that's a true star! RIP Syd.
Preacher was a talkin' there's a sermon he gave,
He said every man's conscience is vile and depraved,
You cannot depend on it to be your guide
When it's you who must keep it satisfied
He said every man's conscience is vile and depraved,
You cannot depend on it to be your guide
When it's you who must keep it satisfied
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I agree that Kurt Cobain is grossly overrated due to his death. If he were still alive he would probably be generally regarded on a par with Eddie Vedder. I have far more respect for Dave Grohl than for Eddie Vedder or Cobain, both for how he handles his image and for his music.Copenhagen Fan wrote: Any rock star who goes down before we get the chance to fuck them up is treated in the same way. Cobain is a great example. Anybody agree? Who can come up with more examples?
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If he were still alive, he'd have done more music, and we can have no idea of knowing what it would be like. Yeah, his death made him into a teen messiah, but he was great, and more importantly an innovator, and I bet he'd be doing interesting things. Props to Dave Grohl but he's not in the same league, imo. Neither is Vedder.
And RIP to Syd. Both the walk-on part in the war and the lead role in a cage are now behind him.
And RIP to Syd. Both the walk-on part in the war and the lead role in a cage are now behind him.
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