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Syd Barrett – Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre. Roger Keith " Syd " Barrett ( Cambridge, 6 de janeiro de 1946 — Cambridge, 7 de julho de 2006) foi um cantor, produtor, poeta, guitarrista e pintor inglês, mais lembrado como um dos fundadores do Pink Floyd.
Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006) was an English singer, guitarist and songwriter who co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd in 1965. Barrett was the band's original frontman and primary songwriter, known for his whimsical style of psychedelia, English-accented singing, and stream-of-consciousness writing style.
Syd Barrett (1946–2006) was an English rock musician who was best known as the original frontman and primary songwriter of Pink Floyd.
7 de jul. de 2021 · Depois de tentar uma carreira solo, abandonou completamente a vida pública no início da década de 1970. Ele morreu em 2006, aos 60 anos, de câncer no pâncreas. O que motivou o Pink Floyd a se reunir para o Live 8.
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In the second half of 1967 and through to early 1968, when still part of Pink Floyd, Barrett's behaviour became increasingly erratic and unpredictable. Many report having seen him on stage with the group during this period, strumming on one chord through an entire concert or not playing at all. In August 1967, Pink Floyd were forced to cancel their...
Peter Jenner sessions
After Barrett left Pink Floyd in April 1968, Peter Jenner and Andrew King, from the band's management, followed suit. Nick Mason later commented on Jenner & King leaving with Barrett many years later: "Peter and Andrew clearly felt that Syd was the creative centre of the band, a reasonable point of view given our track record up until that point. Consequently, they decided to represent him rather than us." In May, Jenner led Barrett into EMI Studios (now Abbey Road Studios), on Abbey Road in...
Malcolm Jones sessions
Jones had little difficulty in persuading his boss, Roy Featherstone, and Ron White, authoriser of EMI recordings, to allow Barrett to record with the company again. In April 1969, the young executive took over the project and Barrett began working on newer material, while reworking the 1968 recordings. Jones would later comment that the sessions with Barrett had gone well: "Syd was in a great mood, and in fine form, a stark contrast to the rumours and stories I'd been fed." Jones also explai...
David Gilmour and Roger Waters sessions
In his book The Making of the Madcap Laughs, Jones states that "when Dave came to me and said that Syd wanted him and Roger to do the remaining parts of the album, I acquiesced". Roger Waters and David Gilmour were in the process of completing Pink Floyd's Ummagumma album when they got involved with The Madcap Laughs that July and helped Barrett finish his album − "in a two-day sprint", according to Pink Floyd biographer Rick Sanders."We had very little time," Gilmour recalled in a May 2003 i...
"Octopus" was released as a single in November 1969[nb 15] and The Madcap Laughs followed on 2 January 1970.[nb 16] The album was released by Harvest in the UK,[nb 17]. It sold 6,000 copies in the first few months and reached number 40 in the UK and was fairly well-reviewed by music critics. Village Voice critic Robert Christgau, reviewing the 1974...
Accolades
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Legacy
Several notable musicians and bands have listed The Madcap Laughs as one of their favourite albums of all time: they include David Bowie, Genesis P-Orridge, Kavus Torabi, Jennifer Herrema, Viv Albertine, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Hey Colossus, Graham Coxon, Pete Astor, King Buzzo, John Frusciante, Will Hodgkinson, John Maus,and many others. Many of the songs from the album have been widely covered since its release.
For the album cover, Barrett painted the floor of his bedroom in Wetherby Mansions, orange and purple. with the help of the nude woman appearing on the back of the record sleeve, who was an acquaintance of his, Indian born, of English and Mizo parentage, Evelyn Rose, better known by the misnomers "Iggy the Eskimo" and "Iggy the Inuit". Photographer...
As part of Harvest Records's "Harvest Heritage" series of reissues − and to capitalise on the breakthrough commercial success of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon − The Madcap Laughs was re-released in September 1974 as record one of a double album, record two being Barrett's second and last solo album, Barrett. (The cover of the double album ...
All songs written by Syd Barrett, except "Golden Hair" (music by Barrett, based on a poem by James Joyce). All track info taken from album booklet.
Syd Barrett – acoustic and electric guitar, vocals, productionDavid Gilmour – bass guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, drums(on "Octopus"), productionBarrett is the second and final studio album of new material released by former Pink Floyd frontman Syd Barrett. Recording began at Abbey Road Studios on 26 February 1970, and lasted for 15 sessions until 21 July.
Learn about the life and career of Syd Barrett, the founding member and creative leader of Pink Floyd. From his childhood in Cambridge to his musical influences, collaborations, solo projects and mental health issues, this web page covers his story in detail.
