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Syd Barrett

Musician

Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett (1946–2006) was an English singer-songwriter and founding member of Pink Floyd. He released two solo studio albums in 1970 and is known for pioneering psychedelic songwriting and idiosyncratic recordings.

Founding member and original frontman of Pink Floyd; primary songwriter on The Piper at the Gates of Dawn; released solo albums The Madcap Laughs and Barrett in 1970; Opel is a later compilation of unreleased material (1988); withdrew from public musical activity after the early 1970s and lived a largely private life.

DeBaser reviews celebrate Syd Barrett's solo records as intimate, raw snapshots of a unique psychedelic voice. Critics praise The Madcap Laughs, Barrett and Opel for their whimsical imagery and emotional candor. The coverage mixes admiration with melancholy about his withdrawal from music.

For:Fans of Pink Floyd, listeners of psychedelic and outsider music, collectors of cult solo records

 "Ice Cream Excuse Me, I've Seen You Lookin' Good The Other Evening..." - [I Love You].

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 "I'm only a person whose armbands beat on his hand, hang tall".

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 The Madcap Laughs... And what laughs! Cheerful, hysterical, desperate.

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