Forgotten Fretmasters #18 - Syd Barrett [SPECIAL EDITION]
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- Опубликовано: 4 фев 2022
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Welcome to a very special release on the Guitar Historian channel. Today, we’re going to examine a guitarist whose brief musical career has become the stuff of legend. It has bordered on rock mythology. But who was the man? And why did he turn his back on stardom so suddenly and completely? A deep look at Pink Floyd founder and influential guitarist, Syd Barrett, next on Forgotten Fretmasters.
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I’ve been a big Syd fan for most of my life, this was really well done. But more importantly, it was done with the utmost respect to Syd’s humanity and spirit…a very big thanks 🙏
A poem written for Syd Barrett
ruclips.net/video/Uny5ZjGRMHI/видео.html
I totally agree!
I was really annoyed when, in a British magazine, Q or Uncut or Mojo or something, There was a letter, after his death, from a “fan“ who claimed she rang The hospital he was last at towards the end of his life and pester them that she really must speak to “Roger Barrett“ it was very important and he would understand & want to speak to her, etc and she claimed they eventually did put him on the line and she spoke at length to him about how much she liked his work and he just seemed quiet and bewildered in response
it bothers me that people do this kind of thing…
@@BeesWaxMinder People can be really awful…Syd just wanted peace and privacy, it’s sad that some can’t respect something so simple. He didn’t owe anyone anything, his artistic contributions are what matter and what his true fans appreciate the most. Makes you wonder if pests like that were real fans in the first place.
@@sixbladeknife44 👍
I love Syd too
Madcap Laughs and Barrett were masterpieces, just like The Piper at the Gates of the Dawn!
I agree! I was fortunate to be exposed to all 3 when I started high school in ‘79 through a friend, I love all Floyd but the early stuff with Syd and his solo records will always have a special place in my heart.
I've seen every film there is on Syd and this is easily the most thoughtful and respectful, well done.
I dont think so there is a whole lots of them and you lack the time to watch em all
@@musashielmaldito6848 I started in 1972
I couldn’t agree more. Syd was my teenage hero. There was something about him with which I felt I identified intimately. I’m 40 now, and I’ve gone on to have many more guitar heroes since (Buck Dharma, Mark Knopfler, and others), and have developed my own very distinctive style (though it’s still very psychedelics-influenced; I had to give them up for a good decade around age 21 or thereabouts, as I’d well overdone it in my adolescence, but now I take an heroic dose twice a year, every year, and that seems to suit me fine.).
Anyroad, I’ve gotten rather sidetracked. The point I wanted to make was that despite having had new guitar heroes between my youth and today, Syd has always had a special place in my heart. I always had this feeling like we were long-lost relatives, separated by some accident of time and space. That there were things we could probably understand about each other that no one else could. His passing shook me up rather badly. Still, I Hoover up Syd-related content wherever it is to be found, and this is one of the most balanced, informative pieces I’ve heard. It seems to capture the essence of the man as he was in 1970, without judgement or overeffusive reverence, just presenting us with the man and a bit of his tale, and a lot of hope for the future. It is sad for us the future did not turn out as we may have hoped at the time of this article, but I know that Syd was quite content with his life, a majority of the time, after he withdrew permanently from the public eye.
@@celestialteapot309 1970 here
Well they just came out with a new Syd Barrett film, so you better go watch that one.
Dude, I’m a huge Syd freak. It’s rare I watch something about him anymore and learn something I hadn’t heard before. Well researched, well presented, well done! A+!!!
The style of the band at this point was heavily indebted to the first Pink Floyd album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, but filtered through their own color spectrum. The Pink Floyd connection went beyond mere sonic hat tipping, since Alice Cooper played host to Pink Floyd on the British band's first U.S. tour.
“We were the house band at the Cheetah for a period of time in ’67,” Smith recalls. “One of the perks was we could go see any of the bands playing there. Pink Floyd were there one week. I remember the first or second song they played, Syd went up to sing and boom! A spark came from the microphone and hit his lip. He just put his arms down to his sides, backed about a foot away from the stand and just stood there like a statue for the rest of the night. After the show, they came back to our house and partied with us all night long. Syd walked in like a zombie. He didn’t talk to anybody, he just stood there. He seemed a bit psychotic, and the mass quantities of LSD certainly didn’t help.”
Read More: Alice Cooper Drummer Neal Smith Recalls the Early Days | ultimateclassicrock.com/alice-cooper-neal-smith-interview-2018/?Those bastards didn't even take him to the hospital even after he was electrocuted on stage.
I feel the exact same way.
I love Syd Barrett along with all of the great muzikal artists of the 60s & 70s. It's my personal favorite period of muzikal creation. I feel as if we, the listeners, don't get the same high quality of "PRODUCTION VALUE" in todays muzik like how we got from the experienced muzikal virtuosos of the amazingly great classic rock bands and jazz performers such as Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, etc...
Apparently coming from orange sunshine acid brother of eternal love big hippie group connection said owsley acid maker named pink owsley tabs, named after the band for the Fillmore west gigs.
A Poem for Syd Barrett
ruclips.net/video/Uny5ZjGRMHI/видео.html
Admittedly without any evidence. The nickname Syd possibly comes from the English working class comedian Sid James. He was very popular in the 60's and often wore a flat cap.
No. It's from a chap called Sid Barrett an old timer who played trad jazz very popular in Britian in the 1950s. The orig Sid was called Sid the Beat. Syd followed in the early 60s etc etc.
@@deepindercheema4917 Britian? Is that a typo? Or a pun?
@@voornaam3191 Britian is where Syd was from and stayed his whole life. Sid the beat Barrett is not a typo or a pun because Roger became 'Syd' merely to distinguish him from Sid.
@@deepindercheema4917 Britain, not Britian.
@@zachjacobs3337 Fucks sake Zacharyias.
I always admired the way Pink Floyd and especially David Gilmore never tried to erase Barrett’s influence from the band in the way other bands did to band mates who left for similar reasons (Brian Jones and the Stones) You can always tell Gilmore was devastated that Barrett left and honoured him in his music as well as collaborate with him in his solo work. Amazing video
Both Roger and Dave I'd say
everyone did , but david being the lead singer , it showed more.
Well pink floyd blocked many many of videos that tried to upload some of his later work
A Poem written for Syd Barrett
ruclips.net/video/Uny5ZjGRMHI/видео.html
Gilmour ......Henry my friend
GILM..O..U..R....
Save "MORE" for just the album....
Unforgettably fretmaster. Great songwriter, guitarist and visionary. The book An Irregular Head is absolutely fantastic at dispelling most of Barrett’s myths. Thanks for posting.
I agree, and Dark Globe is another great book about Syd.
Yes, it seems to have been very thoroughly researched, and not played to all the assumptions and myths. One point the writer makes - that is rarely given much attention and wasn't mentioned here - is that it's biologically far more likely (according to his research) that the drugs that caused Syd's brain damage - if any - was the combination of Mandrax ('Mandies') and alcohol rather than the LSD. However a rock star 'frying his brain' with acid is so much more romantic as a notion, it's the one that's stuck. :-p
I don't think there's another figure in rock history that continually captures the imagination of rock n roll fans young and old than Syd. I absolutely adore the man, its crazy how much his story has still remained a huge part of Floyds legacy even after all they've accomplished without him. He obviously had a profound impact on the lives of the band members. Bless Gilmour for helping him get them solo albums together.
"...come on you raver, you seer of visions
come on you painter, you piper, you prisoner, and shine.."
Syd Barrett and Peter Green were two of my favourite guitarists with sad stories.
1967 saw my first exposure to Pink Floyd when Arnold Layne with the songs ethereal sound, a somewhat plaintiff sound perhaps, came out of the cowshed radio on the farm where I had escaped to get a break from the destructive life of a late teen city kid.
Three songs stick as being a pastiche from that time:
The Blues Magoos - You ain't seen nothin' yet, Gimme Some Lovin' - Spencer Davis Group and Arnold Layne - Pink Floyd.
All three have been included in every play list, dubbed onto a music cassette, CDR and latter a USB drive, music that even now continues to be the sound track to my life.
Had a strange hobby, collecting clothes... Killer song
@@melchiando moonshine, washing line
@@melchiando , Gilmour said in an interview that "Arnold Layne" was written about a real-life rash of laundry theft; the band presumed that the thief was a man who had a fetish for women's clothing, possibly a cross-dresser or transvestite.
I've been a Floyd phan for 50 years, and it's cool to have this historical perspective on Syd Barrett, and the band. An MKUltra connection? Hmmm... It's possible, but not very likely. Thank you, and... nice use of special video effects.
I can't rule it out. Roger was an anti-war activist, they would have tried anything to quash the movement.
I'm a victim of MKUltra!
@@djinnmagik2003 - how so?
@@djinnmagik2003 were all victims, maaaaaaaaaan
A poem written for Syd Barrett
ruclips.net/video/Uny5ZjGRMHI/видео.html
syd will never be forgotten.
Those bad trips were his warnings, likely getting louder each time. The day the door slipped closed and locked behind him, all was conspicuously quiet.
Poor kid. It sucks, it's a damned heavy story, and it haunted everything they ever did.
I first heard See Emily play in 1966 in my cousins bedroom! Loved it. I became a total obsessed fan once Set the Controls for the heart of the sun. Loved Sids sound but fell in love with Gilmour and his dreamy guitar and voice. Saw Floyd in Baltimore in 1971. Then in Pittsburgh for Dark Side of the Moon. Always their music is a flowing ribbon is my life.
Probably the best “documentary” on Syd that I’ve ever seen…keep up the great work on this terrific series!
This document goes a long way to pinning down Mr B.
After all, we are all stuck in a world that's not of our own making...
Thanks for this. Syd blew my mind way back in 1967 when I bought 'The Piper at the Gates of Dawn' as a 13 year old. His music is still great
Woah You must be really old or death by now
@@camilaa2365 only 70, still young😂
I loved Syds solo albums; they managed to capture some gems. I gobbled up everything Syd Barrett all the way through college smoking “pot”. Great music.
The more I have grown , the more I understand Roger. Bless his heart & his good friends who helped assure him an income in retirement.
That's one thing I got to agree on. There were so many arguments and stories, contradictions and denials, but they really did take care of Syd. Like a brother.
There is a story of Syd turning up at a friend of his sister's place of work one day who i think was a solicitor back in the 90s and playing a guitar The story was told by a ex Radio one DJ called Nicky Campbelll who knew Syd's sister at the time Apparently Syd turned up one afternoon to this guys office but the chap was called out of the room not long after Syd turned up and he was left in the office for some 15 minutes on his own Now its said that when the chap came back in the room Syd was playing a guitar that was in the room but as soon as syd saw the bloke enter the room he dropped the guitar like a stone and then left the room.
I believe it
Here is a poem I wrote about Syd Barrett
ruclips.net/video/Uny5ZjGRMHI/видео.html
I don't believe he was crazy as some say, i think he just wanted peace and quiet from this insane ego world and find his soul again.
I can relate to that, his story is a simple one..Man gets pissed off with cloak and dagger betrayals and leaves in search of some peace and sincerity.
But why did he stop playing? We used to play each other's instruments. It's not like you could hurt it. Playing is the highest form of admiration. He was so shy, I think.
@@RichardHansbury He didn't want anyone to see he could still play probably Another thing with that was mental health usually when someone's see's something like that they will say wow you can still play why don't you get back into it which Syd apparently hated due to history and Floyd
There are some artists whom, after hearing them for the first time, you know you'll never be the same again.
Syd was definitely one of those artists. Getting acquainted with his work led me to see both lyrics and music in a whole new light.
Drugs aside, I doubt he would have stayed in the music business anyway. There's so much about that machine which was simply against his nature.
Well done sir, most people don't realize how ground breaking and influential Syd was.
I met a muso who knew Pink Floyd in the 60's. He said they were all upper class, haughty and arrogant, except for Sid who was great. Really talkative, sweet guy.
A Poem for Syd Barrett
ruclips.net/video/Uny5ZjGRMHI/видео.html
Thank you very much ❤️.
I didn’t expect I would cry when he died in 2006. But his poetical influence on me was huge in the 90's, he just showed me there's no limits in the way one could express his thoughts at all. So I felt devastated to my own surprise. It appeared he meant that much to me. The man, who stopped writing even before I was born, in fact.
His story and music touched me deeply. One night , after only knowing of his existence/ listening to his music for about a month. I watched a documentary about his life and death. I sobbed uncontrollably for hours. I don't know why. I am not much of a crier. Such huge potential lost.I think he was one of the best lyricists ever. However, it does seem like he was happy afterall.
Syd Barrett's innovative contribution to Psychedelic Pop/Rock was his use of Glissando in tandem with the Binson Echorec which he debuted on the introduction to "See Emily Play"!
No it was his childlike imagination
Come on pal!
You know what I meant!
I meant MUSICALLY!
@@andrewjohnstone963 Now you're going to say it was his intake of Lysergic Diethylamide Acid!
That was excellent. Aside from not commenting on the Jugband Blues video which is an unknown story in itself and a real indication of where Syd was at at the time and how he saw himself. (I’ve been unable to find any info on this video, like who directed, who did the lighting etc and how much Syd himself decided.) Your videos are always superb in your selection of imagery and this one really had some great images, many that I hadn’t seen before and I’ve seen so many. Great, respectful documentary.
people claim Syd was going crazy because he would change up songs every take on his solo albums... in most forms of music improvising is given great praise... the song had been around since the dawn of time so perhaps Syd thought it was time to improvise the song and change it up on the fly without informing his bandmates, with the theory being these are songs not complex compositions so maybe the other fellas could keep up just like in a jazz band or jammin rock band... as someone who loves hard rock music and psychedelics and riding my bicycle and cats that first pink floyd album is pretty gosh darn freakin awesome, with Syd's vocals being just timeless... fax!!!
A poem written for Syd Barrett
ruclips.net/video/Uny5ZjGRMHI/видео.html
I have a couple of theories about Syd, the first is :
In the weekend Syd went missing, some people reported that Syd's friends would put LSD, mandrax and other stuff on Syd's drinks without him knowing it.
After this incident as Wright said, Syd was physically the same, except for one of his eyes, that once bright and full of life now displays a "dead look".
This made Syd write "Dark Globe" which is a reference of this incident and one of the main inspirations for The Darkside of The Moon and The wall
Check this live DSTM 72 show : ruclips.net/video/HIGuTCY--xc/видео.html
Right at the beginning at 1:10
The second, Syd released 3 solo albums:
1 - The madcap laughs
2 - Barrett
3 - Opel
The last album's title track "Opel" is a description of the gemstone called Opal, which is know for its color play. This album was recorded in 68-70 but only released in 1988
Isnt it weird that Pink Floyd released a album displaying this exact color play on their cover art for DSTM ?
How have i never gotten this channel recommended?? This is 110% MY BAG
RUclips has forgotten about me I’m about to make my own episode of forgotten Fretmasters 😂
This is the most in depth story of Syd Barrett I've ever seen and I've seen alot. Great job.
Jugband blues is one of the most haunting, yet beautiful songs I've ever heard. Basically him saying "I'm completely aware of everything that's happening, but there's nothing I can do to change it."
With a Salvation Army brass group playing on it as well. Dude was genius.
@@cho7707 that's honestly my favorite part of the song when the trumpet comes in and plays that almost discordant, and sort of cheery sounding bit. It's fantastic and so sad.
I thought that it was me!!! Whenever this video would just stop and go into a trance!!!? I already taste colors and see sounds!!!!!!?Lol God bless you all today 🙏 Shalom
Syd was my obsession since around 1970 when I first heard The Madcap laughs, I was hooked.
Excellent Jason! Thanks for your hard work! Rest in peace Syd...
I love Syd Barrett RIP 🎸 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO! Very well done
That was a great show, indeed. Great research on Syd's life and musical career throughout the years. However, I just want to mention that there was one little mistake: "Effervescing Elephant" appeared not on the first, but on the second album, "Barrett".
Also, I missed mentioning some interesting obscure facts about Syd and Pink Floyd: his interest in free-improvisation came from watching performances of the ensemble AMM, taking some of his chops from Keith Rowe, a pioneer of prepared guitar. He and the band even made a soundtrack to an experimental movie by the painter who was responsible for Floyd's first psychedelic light shows: John Latham (and it only surfaced in the box set "The Early Years 1965-1972"). (Someone at RUclips put that soundtrack along with Latham's movie here: ruclips.net/video/FBMor-V2HXA/видео.html .) Barrett's last songs with Pink Floyd were "Vegetable Man", "Scream Thy Last Scream" and "Jugband Blues"; only the third would appear in their second album, the first two ones were deemed as a disturbing material, too telling about Syd's state of mind - but their studio recordings appeared in the boxset I've mentioned. That's all. :)
More than a musician, Barrett was a composer and poet who was truly gifted by his vision as a painter. His most brilliant guitar playing came out as soundscapes, specially in "Interstellar Overdrive". His use of slide guitar and Echoplex was pioneering, innovative and groundbreaking. No wonder why how much he became so influential... Thanks for detailing the tragedy of his life; he indeed had two deaths, as you mentioned in the video. Keep up the great work!
Ha! Good catch. ...I caught that one too.
@@stutaylor515 Me too, re the bubbly elephant.
Thank you. Great points.
Your video is more in depth than all those "Official" primetime documentaries. Well done and thank you!
2:11 - I believe the kids were probably referring to the character actor Sid James famous for his roles in the “carry on“ franchise
great video for a genius...SYD BARRETT FOREVER !!! @ best regards from Italy... @
I know a teacher from Cambridge who occasionally sat and talked to Syd, he would chat about most things but never ever talked about Pink Floyd or music. A gifted genius, a lost sole, an innovator. Shine on Syd.
Another good forgotten fretmaster!
A highschool classmate of mine was really into floyd. He was an old soul. Hippy somewhat. He always seemed high and spaced out but super passionate about music. He would give me all of these floyd cassettes he and his dad made. My sophmore year 1990 he brought me madcap laughs and said this is my dads and it's Syd's solo album. Enjoy. Oh and make sure you bring it back! I remember listening to it thinking this dude is out there! But I liked it though. I didn't want to give it back lol so he made me a copy. Keep in mind NOBODY I knew at our school was listening to this stuff. A few years back I found out my classmate had been shot and killed. Such a cool guy. He would say he was on a mission to deliver floyd to me properly. I never got to say thanks. Job well done and thanks Pat. RIP
RELICS will always be my favorite Pink Floyd album I still have it today and is a weekly go to .
Very interesting. I used to see Syd quite often in his last few years. Never spoke to him - it was obvious he didn't want the interaction - but I'd see him pushing his bike, going in and out of his usual stores, always a newspaper rolled up in his coat pocket. It was as if the rest of us were ghosts - that was how he looked at (or rather, through) people.
Syd was a special artist and musician. He was an important obstetrician for a great band. I think he did everything right. thanks for your video...
Excellent ! Thank you
Great job, Jason! Very enjoyable.
Just to imagine what could been accomplish mixing-the three talents Sid Dave & Roger being so competitive and talented in the 70s with more electronics and special effects???? I just savored
superb! a must watch.
Syd has always been an inspiration for me. Floyd's first album is by far their best in my opinion, and his two solo albums have such charm, dotty charm yes, but charm nevertheless. His guitar playing was a study all of its own and I used to imitate it myself. I followed the hippie dream all the way to the doors of acid and mushrooms, which I adored but never went overboard with, and I had a few bad experiences, but I never regretted it. You have to be very careful with drugs like that and Syd's story illustrate that fact. So, thanks for this video, and thanks Roger Keith Barratt RIP my old friend.
Thank You !!!
Very well done!! Kudos!!
Thanks for this.
Syd is still an inspiration to me, and many others.
"I'm treading the backward path. Mostly, I just waste my time." - Syd Barrett
Thank you very much for this!
Simply excellent. Thank you!
Thank you. Your presentation was the best I've seen about Barrett. You made it clear. There was a life of Syd, then a life of Roger Barrett. Syd was a great artist. Roger was at peace.
Great show, very sensitive. Thanks.
Well done, sir. Thank you
wonderful episode. thanks!
Thanks for an awesome video!
Bravo well done documentary
Very thorough and informative, well done.
Thank you for your time and effort.
This was very well done and I greatly appreciate your time.
Thank You very much
Very well done man. We learned a lot, as always. Keep up the good work!
Great video with great information. Thank you!
Very informative and respectful. Well done!
Excellent work such detail....bravo..
This is unbelievable, brilliant thank you
Great documentary!
Excellent well produced and your presentation spot on of this true legend! Thanx ❤
very well done
Good job, thanks 👏
Huge Syd fan, great video, thanks!
I learned something new. Thank you!
Really excellent work..thank you so much..it was special...
Excellent video, up there with the best I have seen on Syd.
Well done chap excellent work.
Informative and tasteful....good job.
Syd reminds me of Brian Eno quite a lot. His interest in the I Ching and "systems" for a start. His guitar playing is something else. A very distinct sound as a rhythm player, like a banjo at times. He used to play one, so that explains the sort of trad jazz flavours in many of his songs. He used his guitar like a synthesiser. His solo on "One In A Million" (only available on a live bootleg) is incredible. Use of swell as well as slapback echo to sound like backwards tape. Thick textures, very claustrophobic in a rather gloomy and nightmarish song by Waters. Very loud. It was always hard to hear the vocals on those recordings. Reminds me also of Lou Reed and his unusual guitar playing in the Velvet Underground. Some of those Boston Tea Party gigs sound like Floyd at times, with Doug Yule on organ, sounding a lot like Rick Wright on "Gigolo Aunt." Lou had a very similar approach to the electric guitar to that of Syd. Hells bells, they even looked alike. That famous Mick Rock photo for "Transformer" resembles Syd. The picture of him gazing out with his mirrored Esquire. When Frank Zappa took the stage with Floyd he managed to evoke the spirit of Syd on "Interstellar Overdrive." One of the few players who got him at the time. There's a strong Beach Boys surf guitar influence on "In The Beechwoods."
I’d love to hear Zappa playing Interstellar Overdrive with them !
You did a great job on this. I really enjoyed it. Thank you
Well done! Exceptional documentary of Syd…thank you so much!!!
this was very well made and it never bored me one bit
Very well done video
I really enjoyed this video. Thanks! Good job!
Boy is this ever informative & entertaining... Well done!!
Excellent thanks
Awesome Thank you
I’m liking some of the presentation changes. Another great one, man!
This is your BEST episode yet.
Very well done
so happy to see this on my youtube feed!!! rest in peace, syd🤍
A very respectful and wonderful retrospective on Syd! The best I've seen yet!!
Syd deserves more homages like this.
Great video essay. Deservedly fair and respectful.
Excellent vid. One of the best I've seen about Syd.
Well done and respectful.
Thanks for a really thorough history on a great band. Good job
Syds’ Robert Smith esq hairstyle during that American tv appearance was also way ahead of it’s time 😃
Excellent. Well done!!!
EXCELLENT! VERY INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE DOCUMENTARY.