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In Reply to: RE: Wish you were here! posted by B.K. on July 16, 2017 at 22:06:48
The Syd Barrett story is indeed a strange one. After wywh their albums became less and less interesting to me.
All that said, back in the day, this music seemed about as psychedelic as rock music can get. Consider some titanic giant, up above Earth in outer space, taking long slow steps while covering miles and miles with each footfall.
The lyrics speak of the mental debilitation of their former band mate. The lyrics speak of a psychotic break. For me it takes some of the fun out of listening to the album. The music soars while the lyrics take us into the mind of a patient in an asylum -- strapped into a steel framed hospital bed.
-Steve
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Yes, it is a strange story.
The openness of the lyrics in this album don't bother me.
I think we need to accept the idea that mental illness is a reality and that great artists often tread a narrow path between greatness and the abyss below; or that they can burn out unexpectedly and become a shell of their former selves.
There are countless examples.
Best regards,
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