News broke today that Syd Barrett, founding member and animating spirit of Pink Floyd, has died. Although I'm more a fan of post-Meddle Floyd rather than the early stuff, and I've never quite seen the genius that supposedly lurked in the Barrett-era tunes (tho' some a great, don't get me wrong), Barrett's departure haunted the band in such a way that their output wouldn't have been the same had he stayed with them. In that way, Syd had as much impact on the Floyd stuff I love as on the tunes he actually wrote.
Shine on, indeed.
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
He Shone Like the Sun
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