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But yes, easycure, these are different points of view. Anyway, you might think that "interstellar overdrive" is a less Barrettian piece because you're thinking of the musical poetry of Barrett's later solo work. In my opinion, it's important to differentiate between Barrett in Pink Floyd and Barrett afterwards. However, Barrett in Pink Floyd is a young artist who hasn't completely lost his mind yet, with still heterogeneous ideas that can range from the lysergic pop song influenced by the Beatles to total sonic delirium, or the obsessive psychedelic rock of "astronomy domine." I also wanted to mention that if you consider, for example, the Velvet Underground, it presents the same problem in relation to punk in my opinion: in the sense that the Velvet Underground may be distant from punk, but they also anticipated certain characteristics of it. Anyway, I realize I have opinions that are quite personal and bizarre.

You keep simplifying the matter, because what the groups involved with post-rock sound (which are many more than the ones you intend to mention) have done is also based on certain kraut rock. You can't uniquely identify the roots of a genre.

If I say post rock, do you only think of Slint? And what about Tortoise and Mogwai? Sonic Youth are fully connected to post rock, and I will always argue that Syd Barrett's guitar anticipated some elements of post rock, as you said, two of the characteristics you mentioned—namely dissonance and abstraction, and to some extent minimalism—were indeed present in Barrett's chords. You continue to consider the intent of the songs, wanting to say that it is very distant from post rock, but I am talking about something else. The guitar of Pipers has influenced post rock, absolutely. While I have no doubt that post rock is very different in other respects, I see clear parallels in the way certain pieces are played.

"Now to say that Barrett influenced post-rock seems like an exaggeration to me"----> Apart from the fact that I'm not the only one who thinks so, apart from the fact that I don’t believe at all that the Barrettian approach is in opposition to post-rock. Interstellar Overdrive is one of the most brilliant tracks on the album, and it doesn't matter that it was written by four people; Syd Barrett plays the guitar on the song, and that is enough for me. Because if you hadn't understood it, the guitar in Pipers... anticipated some evolutions of post-rock guitar, and that's why I brought it up.

Barrett changed the way music is made, unconsciously outlining the path for much future music, the attitude of post-rock. Barrett is one of the very few artists that can truly be called psychedelic. The arrangements also map out the very course of the future notion of arrangement, starting from the keyboard pieces. The atmosphere of the album is something new and unheard of before. A track like Interstellar Overdrive, having been conceived in 1967, must be the work of a genius.

Happyhippo, although this is not a perfect record, it is one of the most influential albums in all of subsequent rock music, much more so than Trout Mask Replica. Many of the innovations in Trout Mask Replica are self-serving, albeit brilliant, and the reason this record is more well-known and appreciated is obviously that it is more accessible than the Captain's. That doesn't bother me. We should also be careful about calling it an overrated album, as that seems like a distortion of reality. It’s an album at the top of many critics' lists, but that doesn’t mean it is overrated; back then, few people knew it, and very few understand Barrett's musical language (even solo) still today. The only reason he has a bit of fame stems from the subsequent commercial success of Pink Floyd, which led many to explore their Barrettian roots.

Well? Is that all?

@ Sanjuro: please give me a hand, so you don't have your hands busy WRITING NONSENSE.

@ Sanjuro: please give me a hand, that way you won't have your hands busy writing nonsense.

If you have a girlfriend, I'm happy to share her.