Syd Barrett-Octopus (06-06-1970)

Syd Barrett
June 6, 1970
Olympia Exhibition Hall, London, England

1. Terrapin
2. Gigolo Aunt
3. Effervescing Elephant
4. Octopus

Syd Barrett - guitar, vocals
David Gilmour - bass
Jerry Shirley - drums

Note: Some Vocals are hard to hear due to poor micing during the show.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Syd
• Barrett
• Octopus
• Pink
• Floyd
• 1970

[yadnala]

close our eyes and get lost in the wood. a part of history.poor syd.well done dave gilmour for sticking up for him.

[bobshenix]

@joshie4330

Since when does taking LSD a handful of times in throughout one's life equate to dosing every day for an indefinite period of time? Too much Vitamin A can cause the skin to turn orange and eventually kill someone, does that mean I should go around badmouthing vitamin A??

Just like with alcohol or other legal substances, or ANYTHING, responsibility and moderation are necessary. Those who think they are an exception to this universal rule will learn the hard way. And so it goes.

[MrBeneveld]

@bobshenix

here we go again

syd barett was the first and only one who translated lsd to music.

[royalnaz1]

syd was talented and smart. shame what happened to that lad

[7HeadedBeastFromSea]

@bobshenix Hi I've been dosed and had people playing games with my head, nowhere near the level of the things I've read though. Funny how the dregs seem to end up with all the best psychedelics. I can tell you from first hand experience that 90% of the quality of a trip has to do with the people around you, luckily I recognized the presence of God for what it was and used that with a bit of logic to basically explode the whole coup of fucked up junkies, ha ha and they thought *I* was mindfucked.

[bobshenix]

@TheReverendJohnson

Acid might have been "nonexistent" when considering the UK as a whole... but to say it was nonexistent in London during the mid-late swinging 60's is ridiculous. You don't think there was a ton of acid around at clubs like the UFO or at concerts in general??

I agree the mandrax probably played a huge role, but i don't think it became a big factor until Syd was already in freak-out status from all the acid. His music on Piper speaks for itself.

[TheReverendJohnson]

@bobshenix

it was mandrax that got him. not acid. look at acid stats from the UK from that time. its presence was almost nonexistant

[foxtrot789]

@bobshenix HOWEVER.... Pink Floyd would never have produced the songs they did had they not lost Syd. We know how great the Floyd was - without Barrett. Would they have done the same amount of epic songs with him?

[TheOneartist]

Wish there was better quality, because it really sounds like Syd doing a great job jamming out here, and we get to hear an electric version as well.

Still grateful for this, though.

[TheOneartist]

@damphear2 Yeah, you're right, yet people never seem to mention it. From what I read, Mandrax was doing Syd pretty bad as well, like during his solo sessions, it'd make him slump off his chair.

[kuleerusker1]

i wish he kept performing. this is one of the best live performances ive ever heard