Syd Barrett: 1. Opel, 2. Milky Way, 3. Effervescing Elephant

3 songs from the 1970 EMI/Harvest album 'Opel'. Recorded from a virgin vinyl LP record copy.

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Music

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• syd
• barrett
• dave
• gilmour
• pink
• floyd
• opel
• effervescing
• elephant
• milky
• way
• crazy
• diamond

[rileyhisteria]

thank you for posting all these i never really looked into his solo career before this thanks for posting such nice versions of this song

[PostToastie]

You're welcome, thanks for watching!

[mrmarriottsgirl]

I kinda agree. while some of Barrett's solo work is so brutally honest some are full of the child whimsy that Barrett had.Way back before he even did drugs I heard he had a childlike sense of wonderment. Some of his songs convey that, others are painfully raw & some are just what they were - reflections of the times, you can see Floyd in him BECAUSE HE STARTED FLOYD! I dunno he had something weirdly cool going on with his melodies. Wouldn't you miss me? yeah I would and I do. Shine Syd.

[66MadcapLaughs]

Why? To me Syd's solo albums were FAR MORE better than his work with Floyd. Yes, I agree that Syd's work is pure beauty/genius!

[stevepartlow]

syd barrett is the best artist of all time (listin and think about it)

[deathwarms]

I used to think Robert Pollard was influenced by the Who, but after hearing Syd, I think differently.

[deadagain33]

Thanks for this, I enjoyed this version of elephant

[XerxesOmicron]

he had early onset schizophrenia...for people who develop schizophrenia, this usually occurs from 18-24 in men...syd was exactly in this age group when his symptoms began to get worse. Obviously drugs didn't help, but they didn't cause his problem - he was already predisposed to get it. It's really sad. He had no choice but to isolate himself from society. He couldn't function in it anymore.

[davidblackcat]

What a gem of a song is Milky way.

[codern]

@mrmarriottsgirl very good comment.

[bandet888]

Shine on you crazy Syd Barret! Rest in peace Syd!

[pistalo11]

in an empty way..