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Topic: Syd Barrett passes away, aged 60. RIP
Posted By: CandyAppleRed
Subject: Syd Barrett passes away, aged 60. RIP
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 09:48
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Sad news from the Guardian today...
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/news/obituary/0,,1817952,00.html - http://arts.guardian.co.uk/news/obituary/0,,1817952,00.html
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 09:54
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Surprised no-one else has commented on this sad news. Further details here
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5169344.stm - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5169344.stm
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Posted By: Erpland316
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 09:58
I think we should spell his name correctly...Syd Barrett. This is awful news. He was pretty young at 60. ------------- "Science is all metaphor"-Timothy Leary [IMG]http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.jones10/amonpic.jpg">[IMG]http://imagegen.last.fm/red/artists/Yeti316.gif"> |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 10:04
Oh,what a sad news. Rest in peace, you wonderful artist. 
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Posted By: CandyAppleRed
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 10:05
Apologies - haste to get it published etc. Duly amended.
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Erpland316 wrote:Posted By: Dantallion
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 10:14
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Sad news indeed.
Shine on you crazy diamond!
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Posted By: N Ellingworth
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 10:42
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RIP Syd
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 10:51
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RIP -------------  |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 10:55
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This is extremely sad news
Rest In Piece, Syd ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! http://www.last.fm/music/Exerior" rel="nofollow - EXERIOR Experimental tech/death/progmetal from Norway! |
Posted By: Meddler
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 10:59
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i dont think i can say anything else..... im gonna miss you Syd ------------- [IMG]http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i165/amorfous/astro-1.jpg"> |
Posted By: aprusso
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 11:05
| Is it possible that there's no Pink Floyd website, official or not, that reports the news? I would like some official announcement from David or Roger... tomorrow Roger should play in Lucca, I wonder if he still feels like it |
Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 11:09
| Sad news indeed. Ironic it should happen too just as the much delayed PULSE DVD is finally released. |
Posted By: Joolz
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 11:16
| Poor Syd - in peace at last |
Posted By: Morandar
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 11:19
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That's just so sad! He gave so much to rock, and I truly think that without him, probably I would be making an entirely different kind of music. So, shine on Syd! ------------- Dangerous to be closely minded by a closed mind. http://www.ogd-project.it - Ordine Geometrico Demonstrata - the ultimate attempt at you will to listen. |
Posted By: Bob Greece
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 11:19
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I'm saddened to hear this news. He was a victim in life and the drugs finally took their toll on him. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/BobGreece/?chartstyle=basicrt10">  |
Posted By: The Wizard
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 11:20
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As many of you might know, Syd is my hero. He was a creative genius and a man who existed on another plane of existense. He sacrificed his sanity for this. His music was absolutely stellar and wonderful-In my opinion soe of the best ever.
But Syd Lives on-we have a part of Syd in all of us. When you look into his eyes you can almost feel the madness, the genuis, and the innocence.
Syd will always shine my friends, so lets all hope he go's to a better place-and he will.
 I truly am crying.
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Posted By: Meddler
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 11:20
Completely forgot that... Shine on Syd!! ------------- [IMG]http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i165/amorfous/astro-1.jpg"> |
Posted By: GoldenSpiral
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 11:24
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To repeat myself from one of the other threads... The loss of Syd is a truly sad one, but what is more sad to me is how unrecognized his contributions are. I first heard the news on another website, where the headline actually quoted DSotM, which of course was not one of Syd's albums. One never hears Barrett-era PF on the radio (except 'See Emily Play' rarely). People commented the article by quoting a lot of 'The Wall' and WYWH. sad. ------------- http://www.myspace.com/altaic" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/altaic ALTAIC "Oceans Down You'll Lie" coming soon |
Posted By: Paulieg
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 11:28
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Posted By: horza
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 11:31
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A sad loss - my thoughts are with those who knew him. ------------- Originally posted by darkshade: Calling Mike Portnoy a bad drummer is like calling Stephen Hawking an idiot. |
Posted By: Teaflax
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 11:32
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Posted By: man@arms
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 11:33
| A very sad day indeed. RIP Syd. We will never forget you. |
Posted By: The Wizard
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 11:38
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I'm gonna listen to his music all day now. -------------
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Posted By: sm sm
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 11:42
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Finally his family can rest in peace as no one will be trying bother them to get Syd to record something he wasn't able to do for 35 years.
Likewise for Syd, as I am sure he was equally harrassed.
Forget the drugs, they only hurried the situation. This was a person who was tortured mentally and probably wouldn't have lasted more than a couple of years with Floyd without the drugs.
Was he a genius? I don't know. I do know that this label is too often applied to someone who dies young, or burns out early.
Syd, I hope wherever you are, you are Resting In Peace.
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Posted By: The Wizard
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 11:48
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The drugs were a mere catalyst, they hurried it. To be honest they were probably good in a way-they gave his tortured mind an escape from reality. I think he existed on another level of human existence, where he had trouble communicating with those not on that level. -------------
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Posted By: Fritha
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 11:55
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^ Some people are not just meant for this world, it seems... Yet they are the ones that touch our hearts the most. RIP, Syd Barrett. ------------- I was made to love magic |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 12:00
Seriously... im sad... but well, good by Crazy Diamond  ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: The Wizard
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 12:01
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^Yes, Syd touches my heart still, I can still feel his existense in this world. It may sound silly, but it's true. I think it's the way that I identify with him-it's strange indeed. -------------
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Posted By: bhikkhu
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 12:02
A true pioneer, who's legacy will continue on. I am grateful for his impact on my, and other lives. Syd, your suffering is finally over. (Deep bow)  ------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |
Posted By: Empathy
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 12:14
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Wow. Goodbye, Syd... and thank you. See you in another reality!
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 12:20
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Barret was fallen? If I can be totally honest Im surprised he made it this far... Im pretty sure Im not the only one who didnt know if he was still alive. Well, RIP, what can you do? ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: Yanns
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 12:21
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To Syd: Thank you for changing the way people look at music. That honor is given to so few people in the history of the world, and at least one person in this world puts you up on that pedestal as well. You'll be missed, by all. |
Posted By: Viajero Astral
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 12:22
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NO WAY!! ...  Shine On! Roger Keith Barrett ------------- 
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Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 12:24
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How ironical, just after the release of the Pink Floyd DVD Pulse, it's announced that Syd Barrett has passed away! In the mid-Seventies Pink Floyd became progrock millionaires while Syd's mental state (schizophrenia, badly influenced by heavy hard drugs abuse) went downwards, he decided to turn into a kind of recluse, helped by his mother who died a few years ago.
I learned about Syd his music while I was a huge Pink Floyd 73-80 fan, it was at the home of a friend who was very much into The Sixties. After listening to Arnold Layne I was mesmerized by his innovative guitar work, distinctive vocals and eccentric lyrics. I still love Arnold Layne, See Emily Play, Interstellar Overdrive and especially Astronomy Domine, how sad Syd didn't get the opportunity to blossom more than a few years
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Posted By: Dennis
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 12:26
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It is ironic to me that just last week I decided to create a home made CD compilation of classic psychedelic music from the 60's. And of course it had to include Syd era Pink Floyd. I had not listened to these tracks in many years. I scanned through several of the old cuts, and decided to use the track "Paint Box." Again not hearing this in many years I couldn't believe how brilliant this track was. It stirred great emotion and is still a very exciting listen. It really is one of the great English psychedelic music classics. I revisited all of the early Floyd singles, and some of the BBC sessions, and realized what an impact Syd Barrett has made on not only early British psychedelia, but also as a pioneer of progressive rock. His "Astronomy Domine" alone is a major proto-prog track, and still one of my Pink Floyd favorites. If it wasn't for Syd, would we have ever experienced the prog sub-genre called psychedelic prog and/or progressive space music? His influence on both psychedelic pop and progressive rock is obviously overwhelming. May the brilliant light of this crazy diamond shine forever. Thank You Syd. You will not be forgotten.
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Posted By: NutterAlert
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 12:35
Roger Barrett in 2001..taken from some UK tabloid story.
 Whilst everything that happened to him with his breakdown was so sad, it did appear that he pulled himself back to some level of reality and a limited interaction with society. That takes real guts.
Today is a sad day indeed. ------------- Proud to be an un-banned member since 2005 |
Posted By: Third_Guard
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 12:38
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I'm so sad.
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Posted By: Ed_The_Dead
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 12:55
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Shine on... eh... ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ed_the_dead/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5"> 
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Posted By: AngelRat
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 13:09
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The madcap never laughs again...
R.I.P. Syd -------------  |
Posted By: Ray Lomas
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 13:22
| He was a true innovator in psychedelic rock and early proto-prog. Sad that he is now gone. Regards to his family and friends. |
Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 13:27
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Wow... I'm truly shocked by this. I didn't expect it to happen R.I.P. Syd. I know that you are in a better place. Thanks for the good memories... ------------- 
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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 13:34
| He was a great artist. Too bad he suffered so much with his mental health. He will be missed. |
Posted By: N Ellingworth
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 14:00
BBC Look East broadcasted a tribute to Syd, thankfully they didn't dwell on his use of drugs, instead they paid tribute to his inventiveness as a musician 
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Posted By: Legoman
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 14:04
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Bummmmeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...................................................... |
Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 14:10
Yeah  Heard it on the radio this afternoon.
Rest well Syd.
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Posted By: piltdown man
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 14:20
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When I started to listen to Pink Floyd I liked the Syd-era most. That has changed now, but I still remember how amazed and impressed I was by the psychedelic pop songs, mostly written by Syd. Sometimes simple but often with a twist you rarely heard.
Later on "Shine on" always seemed stronger when thinking about PF:s former member.
RIP, Syd.
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Posted By: CrazyDiamond
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 14:28
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Goodbye Syd, we all miss you. You have started something beautiful, that will shine forever and ever.
Shine on, Crazy Diamond. Shine on.
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Posted By: The Wizard
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 14:31
Yeah, I was worried thay would portray him as a drug addict who almost brout it upon himself. -------------
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Posted By: KoS
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 14:32
| Sad news |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 14:34
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Gone but never forgotten. What a monumental epitaph to his memory we have in "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" 
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Posted By: marktheshark
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 14:39
| Certainly one of the more tragic figures in rock history, but as far as I'm concerned Syd died in 1970 after he did his last session. To quote John Lennon "Genius is form of madness". |
Posted By: akin
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 14:44
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Sad News The genius has died, but his masterpieces will be alive forever. RIP. Syd |
Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 14:44
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Sad news indeed. I've only just learnt of this. I am also glad that his family kept it quiet for a few days, to give them time to grieve. Requiscat in pace "Syd" Roger Keith Barrett. Teaflax, do you always have to be somewhat insensitive? -------------   
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Posted By: Ghandi 2
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 14:47
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I'm seriously going to wear all black tommorow.
"Won't you miss me? Wouldn't you miss me at all?" We do, Syd; we do. :-( ------------- "Never forget that the human race with technology is like an alcoholic with a barrel of wine." Sleepytime Gorilla Museum: Because in their hearts, everyone secretly loves the Unabomber. |
Posted By: Eetu Pellonpaa
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 15:00
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My book was closed; I have left my book, 
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Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 15:08
 R I P ------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 15:16
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RIP Syd ...
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Posted By: Rust
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 15:16
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Goodbye you Crazy Diamond, I hope you find peace wherever you are. In honor of this true musician, let us remember all the good he has done in music. Continue to shine my friend.
------------- We got to pump the stuff to make us tough from the heart Its astart What we need is awareness we cant get careless Mental self defensive fitness Make everybody see in order to fight the powers that be |
Posted By: moodyxadi
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 15:21
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I can't say with words the pain I feel.
A large part of the being I'm now was developed under Barret's Floyd influence.
About the way the media treats his pass: n BBC news online it seems that the most important contribution of Syd for the popular cultura was... David Bowie. Not a single word about his work. ------------- Bach, Ma, Bros, Déia, Dante. |
Posted By: DeepPhreeze
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 15:28
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So this is what happens when a god among men finally reaches his end. I would say 'Rest in Peace' but it just doesn't fit the situation --- I think Syd finally found The Secret he sought after. See you on the other side, Syd. |
Posted By: ElwoodHerring
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 15:35
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He's now the Piper at the Pearly Gates. Stop all the clocks, hang up the telephone, Stop Seamus the dog barking with a juicy bone, Silence the Echoes, and with muffled drum Bring out the coffin. Let the mourners come. Point me at the sky, I'll circle overhead Trailing the message, Syd Barrett Is Dead. Take up thy megaphone and relay the news, Every music lover today has the Jugband Blues. He was the Piper at the Gates of Dawn, The Lunatic lurking on the lawn. Every Emily, Arnold and Lucifer Sam Bow their heads at the loss of the Crazy Diamond man. The stars are not wanted now: put out every one; From the Dark Side of the Moon to the Heart of the Sun; Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood; For music now will never be any good. (apologies to W.H. Auden) ------------- [IMG]http://www.herring.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/DRMkillb.JPG"> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4816930.stm - Right the Copyright Wrongs (Bill Thompson's BBC blog - essential reading!) |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 15:36
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May he rest in peace - I hope he found some happiness in his later years. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: Teaflax
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 15:50
I even started a thread in another area on Syd, so I have no effing idea what it is you're projecting into me, Geck0. Syd was a melodic genius and for all the great stuff Floyd did, they never again wrote a single melody with quite the unique phrasing, intervals and periods that he put in almost everything he did. It's sad he couldn't get it together to make more music than he did, but we will always have a legacy that may not be huge, but on a level so much above most other song writers that it has far greater value than the scores of revered artists who simply retread the same paths already explored by many others. -------------
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Posted By: Teaflax
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 15:53
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Posted By: salmacis
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 16:02
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A huge loss. Syd has been one of my heroes since I was about 12 or so- his death is one of the biggest losses to music.
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Posted By: Cygnus X-1
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 16:03
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RIP Syd ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Bodins/?chartstyle=DarkSide5Big"> 
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Posted By: dAJaro
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 16:12
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RIP Syd
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Posted By: genesis24601
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 16:41
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I was over in the UK during June and the first couple of days of July. I had gotten the chance to see Roger Waters. Before I went to the concert, I decided to read up on Pink FLoyd because I didn't really know much about. I didn't realize how much of an influence Syd was to the rest of the group. After discovering Syd was somewhere in Cambridge, I thought I would go there to find him after Water's concert. At the time, my parents said no, and now, finding about this unfortunate event (to the rest of the world, anyways), I'm glad I didn't go. Even if I had found him, he might have been in the hospital because of his health. Syd, I wish I could have heard more of your stuff prior from you departing. I hope that you are well wherever you are and that your legacy will never die. RIP, Shine on you Crazy Diamond, and maybe one day, I'll see you on the dark side of the moon. ------------- "It is impossible to achieve the aim without suffering." - Robert Fripp, from the title track of Exposure |
Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 16:45
First I thought Syd was a typical victim of drugs abuse but reading many books and articles about Pink Floyd an Syd Barrett, I discovered that already years before he started to take hard drugs, he behaved strange and unpredictable (due to the early process of the mental disease schizophrenia). Everybody who is interested to read more about this but also Syd his huge creative side, I recommend the books Crazy Diamond Syd Barett & The Dawn Of Pink Floyd by Mike Watkinson & Pete Anderson and especially Lost In The Woods by Julian Palacios  ...
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Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 16:58
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What a huge loss... his influence will live on forever. Such a sad thing that drugs have killed him as a musician long ago. I will dedicate my sig to him now. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 16:59
My apologies. It wasn't so much the message you posted, but more of a lack of you saying your best wishes at this sad loss. I was angered, that's all. Of course the drugs didn't kill him. Infact, it states he died due to complications of diabetes. Also, I didn't see your other thread, so I made an ill-judged spat towards you. As I said, my apologies, I mean no ill feelings towards you. -------------
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Posted By: Cheesecakemouse
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 17:32
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RIP Syd, your free now from his sickness now you can rest in peace.
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Posted By: Mikerinos
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 17:40
Rest in peace, Syd.  ------------- 
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Posted By: dralan
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 17:40
 RIP. I have always loved Syds music. "Piper" reamins one of my all-time favorite albums and his stuff has aged surprisingly well. A tragic figure in modern music. We will miss him.
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 17:53
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that's a real shame... but now he revels in God's glory.. and now he has peace of mind..
------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Gaston
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 17:53
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Shine on. Gaston -------------   It's the same guy. Great minds think alike. |
Posted By: Teaflax
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 18:02
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Posted By: PROGMAN
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 19:56
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I'M Absolutely Devestated!!!!!!! I can't believe it, my Mother just told me the news, shocking terrible news, he was a favourite artist of mine, cause of death are caused by diabeties and complicated illness apperently. RIP and Shine on You Crazy Diamond!!  One of the greastest pioneers in the uprise of early Prog / Psych rock. Thank You for your music Syd, without you Pink Floyd may never have had happened. RIP, Syd (1946-2006) ------------- CYMRU AM BYTH 
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Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 20:29
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Some wonderful songs came out of that damaged mind of his.
Rest easy, Syd.....
------------- "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken |
Posted By: Bastille Dude
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 21:21
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I just logged on and found out, I was hoping it was a hoax.
Very sad indeed.. ------------- DEATH TO FALSE PROG! |
Posted By: Minimalist777
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 21:45
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RIP Syd ------------- WWOSD? What Would OliverStoned Do? |
Posted By: Cesar Inca
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 22:56
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A word of sadness from Liam, Peru.
Long live Syd!!
César Inca
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Posted By: Cheesecakemouse
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 23:20
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Hi, i'm Cheese's sister, (He let me write something here)
Sad to hear 'bout Syd's death :(
He was symbol of creative genius and will be sadly missed in the music industry and in the hearts of all his fans. His music contains beauty and simplicity and in his lullaby-like tunes, eg. See Emily Play a sense of the innocence he still looked at the world with.
Syd Barret, a true artist. ------------- |
Posted By: Zac M
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 23:33
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I know this may sound cheesy, but without Syd, I don't even think I would be here right now. Pink Floyd was the first band I was really into, and besides a compilation, Saucerful was my first realy Prog album. RIP Syd, another legend lost this year. So many Prog greats have passed as of late: Mr. Dean, Rick van der Linden, Bob Moog, Pierre Moerlen, and now Syd, among others. ------------- "Art is not imitation, nor is it something manufactured according to the wishes of instinct or good taste. It is a process of expression." -Merleau-Ponty |
Posted By: Gomah
Date Posted: July 12 2006 at 00:22
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RIP Syd, wish you were here ... |
Posted By: Trotsky
Date Posted: July 12 2006 at 00:35
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lump in the throat like you wouldn't believe ------------- "Death to Utopia! Death to faith! Death to love! Death to hope?" thunders the 20th century. "Surrender, you pathetic dreamer.” "No" replies the unhumbled optimist "You are only the present." |
Posted By: 2112
Date Posted: July 12 2006 at 00:40
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Shie on You Crazy Diamond...R.I.P Syd -------------  I can't wait to share this new wonder...The people will all see its light! |
Posted By: emersontarkus23
Date Posted: July 12 2006 at 00:41
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You're the man, Syd. You are the piper at the gates of dawn. Without you, those other guys would never get close to where they are now. You endured madness and being ejected from the band that you loved so much. You will always be the spirit of what Pink Floyd is. You are and will be dearly missed. R.I.P. Syd Barrett 1946-2006 "How I wish, how I wish you were here, we're just two lost souls swimmin' in a fish bowl, year after year. Runnin'...over the same old ground, what have we found....the same old tears...I wish you were here." Shine on, Syd.
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Posted By: Australian
Date Posted: July 12 2006 at 02:52
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RIP Syd
I guess the drugs got to him in the end ------------- 
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Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: July 12 2006 at 03:30
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To repeat from another thread - it's a tribute to Syd on it's own the number of threads started in his memory... Syd may have only been with Floyd for one album (technically), but without Syd Barrett, it's arguable there would have been no Pink Floyd, and that is unthinkable. Personally, I was not too keen on his later solo material, but the man has my undying thanks for bringing together Waters, Wright & Mason... and letting Gilmour, his roadie, take over when it became necessary. He may not have left a large canon of music, but his legacy was and is the very existence of Pink Floyd. I'll not dwell on his descent into illness, but 60 years old is too young - Rest In Peace, Syd; may the madcap continue to laugh! -------------  Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: July 12 2006 at 06:26
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Shine on Syd ! At Peace at last... -------------  "Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence" - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: July 12 2006 at 07:48
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I guess diamonds are NOT forever
So long Syd ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: Teaflax
Date Posted: July 12 2006 at 08:21
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: July 12 2006 at 09:19
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Posted By: DeepPhreeze
Date Posted: July 12 2006 at 12:42
Media-distributed myths of how LSD users grow horns, set fires, and jump out windows  I'm rather disappointed that Syd has become the primary example of an 'Acid Casualty' --- it's tragic really, because; 1. He was born with schizophrenia/synaesthesia and his earliest works were already showing his secret breakdown 2. People focus on the drugs and not on his own personal natural creative force that came from the heart 3. Nobody blames the Mad Hatters for spiking his drinks with LSD all the time without him consenting to it; they act as if he willingly subjected himself to the 1mg LSD experience repeatedly Today as a tribute to Syd I'm going to watch his first acid trip. You can find a little under 11 minutes of it here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=BUliMqPcrW8&search=syd%20barrett%20acid%20trip - http://youtube.com/watch?v=BUliMqPcrW8&search=syd%20barrett%20acid%20trip Syd was the closest thing to a true Astral Man this earth has ever seen. He's flying with Leary and Thompson now. I miss him already http://youtube.com/watch?v=BUliMqPcrW8&search=syd%20barrett%20acid%20trip%20 - |
Posted By: DeepPhreeze
Date Posted: July 12 2006 at 13:33
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Also, I thought I'd quote Gilmour... this song was obviously about Syd, many years after the fact. Gilmour clearly feels guilty for taking Syd's place. In the first stanza he is talking about Syd, and the second one refers to Roger. Poles Apart Did you know... It was all going to go so wrong for you Hey you... did you ever realise what you'd become The rain fell slow, down on the roofs of uncertainty |
Posted By: The Wizard
Date Posted: July 12 2006 at 13:36
LSD is the most misunderstood substance in the universe, and he really didn't fall because of it-it was because of things packed away in his psyche he didn't know of.
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Posted By: DeepPhreeze
Date Posted: July 12 2006 at 13:45
Sad, isn't it? I mean that the human race would lock itself out of something so beautiful? I think people are generally too ignorant to know that they can 'know' themselves. They think 'knowing' themselves just means knowing what they like or how they act... but never how they work or what makes them tick. :( I'm sure Syd's happy now... Heh, Flaming just came on. Now I don't feel so bad about him dying :) |
Posted By: kebjourman
Date Posted: July 12 2006 at 14:34
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he's my favorite musician of all time
he influenced me and my own music more than anyone else has or will
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Posted By: wooty
Date Posted: July 12 2006 at 18:44
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I
feel about the same way that I did when John Lennon and Frak Zappa
died. Someone that had a huge influence on my life is gone.
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