Monday 18 December 2017

204. Syd Barret- Madcap Laughs


A man kneeling on the freshly painted orange and purple floorboards

Release Date: 1970
Label: Harvest

Like Skip Spence - who we listened to earlier in the book - Syd Barrett was an unfortunate casualty of the drug scene in the late 60s, and is arguably more famous for his subsequent personal life than his music. Having already been forced out of Pink Floyd, this album was recorded over a period of twelve months, using a number of studios and producers. Unfortunately, the genius that wrote 'See Emily Play' and 'Bike' is already on a never-ending downward slide here, and no amount of hindsight or reappraisal can make me enjoy this album more than I did.

Rating: 4/10
Favourite Track: Here I Go

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