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THE REVIEW
Off-key Music for Off-key People.
Usually, during the night I'm awake at the computer, well, that night I took some antidepressants on the advice of the shrink, around 5:00 or 6:00 in the morning I started feeling sick and vomiting even though my stomach was empty, I went back to bed without falling asleep and the vomiting resumed.
I found myself at 7:00 in the morning with the fatigue of a sleepless night, my stomach turned upside down and my mouth still smelled of vomit despite having brushed my teeth.
I was feeling slightly shattered and wanted to hear something new, so I put on this "Barrett" dated 1970 purchased the day before.
Folks, what a feeling! Barrett's listless and tired voice matched perfectly with my physical and mental state, it dragged tiredly from song to song just as I dragged my wakefulness. Both without a clear destination; the motto was to endure longer.
The sunlight filtered in greenish and acidic through the curtains, giving my room a dreamlike atmosphere. So is the atmosphere of the album, nursery rhymes ("Dominoes", "Gigolo Aunt", "Effervescing Elephant"), blues ("Rats", "Maisie"), folk (all the others) immersed in a barrel of brine.
An ambiguous sense reigns over everything, which is perfectly rendered in "It Is Obvious", which I believe sums up the entire album. It's a continuous reconsideration, it seems that Syd is taking a path and at the last moment changes, again, again and again... to create a refrain; this can be annoying at first but that's how the album is.
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The reviewer connects personally with Syd Barrett's 1970 album 'Barrett', appreciating its tired and listless vocal delivery that mirrors their own physical state. The album mixes folk, blues, and nursery rhymes, wrapped in a dreamlike, ambiguous atmosphere. Tracks like 'It Is Obvious' embody the restless and reconsidering nature that defines the album. Overall, it's praised as a unique and fitting companion for those feeling offbeat or introspective.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
Syd Barrett
Syd Barrett (Roger Keith Barrett) was an English singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known as a founding member and early creative force of Pink Floyd. After leaving the band amid worsening mental health, he released two solo albums in 1970 (âThe Madcap Laughsâ and âBarrettâ) and later became the subject of extensive posthumous/archival releases.22 Reviews
Other reviews
By charles
"It may not take ten listens to fully understand and appreciate it, but two or three at most could be enough."
"It deserves to be listened to, there are no doubts about this. And trust me, it will surprise you with the simplicity with which it will get inside you."
By nikko89
This is not just an album, this is a stream of consciousness, itâs a soliloquy.
Syd thrives in this mayhem of sounds, colors, lights and shadows like a goldfish in a glass bowl, he feels perfectly at ease.
By Valeriorivoli
I was among the dark craters of a Moon made of memories... the music from that dream... vanished.
A mad drift with no return! Listening on headphones is recommended, perhaps an old Sennheiser. Strictly for fans!
By rabloto
Thank you, Syd, for the funny, humble, and anarchic diachrony of your singing.
I Trust in Syd. And what he sings now is mine. Of anyone who listens to him.
By luludia
"'Barrett' is a record wrapped in a kind of sleep, and the songs seem almost to struggle to come out."
"These are slow-motion songs... like flowers forever captured by a fossil."
