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The Syd Barrett Story (Full Retrospective Analysis Documentary)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ส.ค. 2024
- Although to casual and even diehard @pinkfloyd fans, the answer to the title of this video might seem obvious; the cult following of Syd Barrett would argue there is more room for debate than one might initially suspect. As both a massive Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett fan, I felt this simple question gave me a fantastic opportunity to analyze the early Pink Floyd discography as well as Syd Barrett's brief but impactful solo career to showcase both the merrit of the early years of Pink Floyd and Syd himself.
This "Retrospective Analysis" took over a year to produce, a lot of trial and error, as well as roadblocks along the way that required perseverance. In other words, this video is a labor of love to the Pink Floyd fan community, and should not be taken as anything more than that. If you found the video enlightening or valuable to your appreciation of Pink Floyd, then that's good enough for me. In other words, this video should not be misinterpreted as a "definitive Pink Floyd biographical documentary". I do often quote biographical information in my analysis of the group's work, however it is intermixed with my own personal opinions and observations that therefor make this video less biographical and more analytical and subjective. If you are searching for a documentary about the band's career from an entirely biographical perspective, THIS VIDEO IS NOT FOR YOU. Like an interpretation of the Kubrick film "The Shining", one must use their own judgement and critical thinking to decide whether my interpretations of the group's early career are entirely valid or not for you. My only goal is to stimulate the Pink Floyd fandom into a more intellectual discussion than the simple "David Gilmour Vs. Roger Waters" debate that has persisted for decades, and shift that focus to a time where control of the band was in the hands of one man... Syd Barrett.
Thank you for watching, and I hope you all find or further your appreciation of early Pink Floyd through this video!
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Syd left the band but he didn't leave Pink Floyd he was always there in spirit rip Roger Keith Barrett
Syd is on several tracks on the second album, 'Jugband Blues', 'Remember a Day' definitely, and probably 'Set the controls for the heart of the Sun' ,possibly 'See Saw'.
yes, according to the biography LOST IN THE WOODS, Remember a day was actually written and record for the first album but didn't make the cut. So that slide Guitar is definitely Syd.
this is an incredible video. the amount of work put into it is incredible. more people should see this!
Bravo! Big kudos on this and a huge thank you! I was so gratified to find and watch this video. For so many of us Syd enthusiasts , there comes a point in our journey through his life and work that we hit an inevitable wall (or we think we have, anyway). It’s that depressing point at which you realize you’ve read all the biographies, pored over all the online material and interviews, and listened to all of his available music many times over. You desperately want “more,” but you fear you’ve come to the end of what is knowable about this fascinating artist. After all, his active career was short and his output was, by the standards of most of our artist-heroes, pretty slight. Personally, I was convinced that I had exhausted my own Syd exploration and that there was nowhere else to go.
And then your video came along - and you showed that, even beyond the formal biographies, interviews and music, there is still more to say, and more to think, and more to learn about Syd Barrett. You have produced a genuine Syd-fan treasure here, jam packed with analysis, interpretation, new angles on his story, and even with quite a few facts that I had somehow missed in all of my own Syd deep dives. It’s a fascinating and absorbing video, and you’ve beautifully extended the Syd journey for us, reigniting the wonder of it all and taking it to new places that we didn’t think possible.
I love your analogies, by the way - for example, your comparison of Syd’s pre-solo work and his solo work to the original Alice in Wonderland story vs. the “Return to Oz” sequel, which demonstrates that Syd could not quite “return to Oz” - what a fresh and thoughtful angle! And your steady stream of graphical illustrations also makes this a visual delight. I can’t even begin to imagine the amount of work, time and thought that you must have invested in creating this visual feast. As you say, this was clearly a true labor of love.
Just know that for each of us who takes the time to acknowledge all of this in these comments (and to thank you for it), there are thousands more out here who are reveling in this new Barret treasure trove that you’ve given us.
Thank you so much for the kind words 🙏. It means a lot to see this video steadily gaining traction, recognition, and genuine enjoyment from other Syd Barrett / Early Pink Floyd enthusiasts. This video was definitely made for you all, I’m happy to know my personal analysis didn’t seem to get in the way of the real history itself!
It took me quite a long time to make (like a year I think 🤷♂️) with many ups and downs in the production, but I knew I needed to get it done because you’re right; there comes a point when Syd Barrett fans feel they’ve reached the ceiling and there’s nowhere else left to go, and I wasn’t ready to call it a day.
There’s so many great artists/musicians/filmmakers/historical figures out there who receive a steady supply of analysis content debating and proposing new angles to view their legacy, and Syd Barrett most definitely deserves that treatment too.
My inspiration to make the video was my deep fascination with Stanley Kubrick films which have received and will continue to receive countless analysis/interpretation essays (as you can likely tell from my Interstellar Overdrive / 2001: A Space Odyssey analysis) such as Rob Ager’s content at Collative Learning. I believe Syd’s life and career deserve the same amount of analysis and sharing of interpretations. There is a TON of pieces of information, music, and lyrics to dig into that countless Barrett fans could lend interpretations to that would breathe new life into his legacy as more than “the guy who started Pink Floyd” because as we all know, Syd meant much more than that to the band. I wanted to see if I could put the same amount of effort into an analysis of Syd Barrett’s life as Collative Learning puts into his analysis of movies like The Shining, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Dr. Strangelove, etc. I hope I came close, but honestly I doubt it. Although my videos certainly have more visual appeal, Rob Ager’s content has so much more depth and attention to details. But he’s been doing it a lot longer than I have, so I feel I’ve made a good 2nd attempt (the first analysis video being on Rush’s farewell album Clockwork Angels) and a vast improvement for me as a content creator.
To be honest, I’d like to continue doing work on more long-form content similar to The Syd Barrett Story, I recently bought a new PC that could handle making this content way easier (I did this documentary on an old Toshiba laptop believe it or not 😂); however we still need to upgrade our internet in the house which has been the latest hurdle to overcome in continuing to make content like this. Of course, I also needed a break to focus on my own progressive rock band “Tiberius” as well, but hopefully now that the weather is warming up here in Michigan, we can upgrade our internet and I can start work on another project like this! Maybe I’ll continue the Pink Floyd story and discuss the early Pink Floyd music post-Syd Barrett analyzing how Pink Floyd evolved and eventually found their sound on Dark Side Of The Moon In celebration of it’s 50th anniversary?
My lofty ambition is to be able to create content that both analyzes their career through time periods such as Post-Syd to DSOTM (aka The Experimental Years), The Rise & Fall of Roger Waters Pink Floyd, and David Gilmour’s Revival of Pink Floyd, as well as analyze individual albums to dissect the actual messages and themes present in each album beyond just the history of the band during said album’s production; such as “Meddle”, “Animals”, “The Wall”, “The Division Bell”, and “The Endless River” (which does have a story just not lyrically). I’d also like to obviously analyze some other bands history and albums too like Rush, Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, and so on. But all of that hinges on my gear and internet being able to handle the workload lol! So we’ll see what the future holds 🤞.
Anyways, thank you again for the well thought out comment! Your thoughts made my day today and I hope I can continue to live up to the hype lol. It’s sparked a new enthusiasm in me to get back on the horse and maybe start writing and researching for the next video! Thank you and I hope to see your thoughts again in the future!
James sporter, I agree ,I've read Hythe books 3 x each over the years and the Chapman 1 is enjoyable a page Turner and the Julian p 1 is very nicely detailed about his pink floyd days (even the counterculture pts) I hope Have you get it goes on DVD ,what was your favourite biography book if syd
I enjoyed the background cuts from "Saucerful" and Syds solo albums. And don't forget about Pink Floyd's 3rd album. The soundtrack to the film "More." Which in my mind is a mesmerizing masterwork starting with "Cirrus Minor." Good documentary! I enjoyed it.
I love Syd Barrett's "The Madcap Laughs" along with the rest of Syd's song catalog. I really dig Barrett's occultic lyrics on his solo works.
I love this video. Completely made me understand that Syd was not as much aloof like many could have thought through his old bandmates' recollection of the event when he appeared without announcement during the sessions for Wish You Were Here.
It was even less time since his last session in Abbey Road studios so this totally means he always got in to the surroundings of his old band circle.
A very premeditated date.
Thank you!! Can't wait for the next followup video essay someday!
Great work and analysis.
Sydney Barrett started the band, named them, sang, played guitar, designed the back of the debut LP and was kicked out ... Not many people know that NICE member Davey OList replaced Syd for a gig! Sadly O' List was shown the door a year after for reasons which vary. Thanks for this Documentary
You did an awesome job on this documentary. I know it was a lot of work. It is really appreciated. Thankyou for the great job you did here .
At the time me an my mates got into Syd we didn’t know he’d been in Pink Floyd. We were young enough to have missed the Floyd with Syd, but got into Syd thro the Picnic album and mates brother had Madcap. We were surprised when we found out he’d been in Pink Floyd. But loved Madcap for itself. 1:19:46
This was excellent work.
Thank you for the time and energy you put into this. I really enjoyed this!
Syd was the first album. He rubbed off the most on Rick as a song writer for a short time but Roger was trying to "front" the band after Syd left. It took years for them to find their "sound" and it wasn't until Roger went deep into looking for, and finding Syd in his music that their stardom arose. So Syd is, and was Pink Floyd until Roger left. At that point Rick was fired for being a coke head.. Nick and David were racing cars together.. so the only original member was Nick! That left them hanging by a thread of legitimacy.. imo.
If every man were like Syd the world would have no war or betrayal
I disagree with that. Even Post-Waters songs like High Hopes still have Syd's DNA in them, with "the endless river" being a direct reference to See Emily Play. Its just that the band was reaching its natural end at that point.
love this vid. so many nuances to Syd’s story. sad to think mental illness was not so well understood then. you did a fantastic job of leveraging the fact while the Floyd boys may have abandoned their pal, we will never know the full story and a lot of it will continue to be mythological speculation. it’s hard to understate the fact that we probably wouldn’t be talking about Syd like this today if Pink Floyd hadn’t continued on without him. second time watching this now, brain candy for a Barrett fan. can’t wait for the new documentary!
Thank you so much for your comment! Glad to hear you enjoyed it! It will take a while for me to make another documentary of this length and attention to detail, but I’m happy to see there’s any audience out there who enjoys it!
1:04:05 : Syd's slide guitar playing is unmistakable on "Remember a Day".
1:24:04 : Dave also played drums on "Dominoes".
Unkess I missed it, I don't think you mentioned the only show Syd played in 1970 with Jerry and Dave on bass. It was very brief as apparently Syd just walked off stage after "Gigolo Aunt".
Bravo! What a tight, cohesive, fast-paced, thorough, balanced and compassionate analysis of Syd Barrett. He was such an interesting and charismatic figure. It's heartbreaking that he never got it back together but that wasn't to be his role. He was destined to be the tragic hero. Excellent video. I had to hit pause a few times to process the visual aids but I liked that. It was sorta interactive that way. Well done.
Thank you so much! Glad to see you enjoyed it!
I think Syd was just done with it all, the band, the drugs, the hangers on and the music business. He wasn't lost, he found his way back home to the people who cared for him. He was only 27 and didn't end up in that club of dead rock stars, he found contentment with his painting and gardening.
I think that you are choosing to believe this because the reality is too stark, too bleak and awful to comprehend, and so like many, many others, you've edited out all the bits about about how he lost his mind abusing drugs, and simply replaced that inconvenient and well documented circumstantial case with a fairytale about Syd having agency and clarity over his decision making.
There is a small mountain of evidence which fully illustrates a case where Syd was slipping by "See Emily Play," and by "Apples and Oranges" he was pretty much gone, or on his steady way. However everyone who knew Syd cites, in rather unequivocally direct terms, the third Top of the Pops performance, where Syd was MIA...this was his last weekend, and whatever light was left was extinguished over the course of a few horrific days wherein it has never been clear what exactly happened.
I suspect he was dosed or sold or given DOM/STP, as it was making the rounds, landing notably in certain high profile hands in July of '67 (Clapton, others). Syd was fairly careless. Perhaps his usual hook-up didn't know it wasn't LSD, perhaps only Syd was in the dark, perhaps he simply tried it and took too much. STP is a drug similar in idea to LSD, but far more potent, far more scary, with dramatically more cases cited of enduring, life altering & ugly side effects, long term hospital stays, and for many, a lifelong VA squishing of their soul. a
Drugs had nothing to do with PF's development, and everything to do with it. Gilmour explains his use of acid as very occasional and no big deal for him. But he also opined that certain people are probably genetically vulnerable to mind altering substances which explains a lot. It's tragic because Syd was a musical genius according to Gilmour, and sounds like a really likable guy. I feel they are all still sad about what happened. His breakdown certainly had a huge part in almost everything PF did, but that is not meant to take away from the considerable talents of the rest of these musicians. Their sound totally changed, as it would have if Syd had died in an accident or just quit the band. Nobody else wrote songs like Syd, nor has anybody else (in my opinion) done what PF has in terms of the sound they own being totally original. Influences are always part of a musician's eventual style, but there is nobody else who has Gilmour's sound either. I love Pink Floyd, always have and always will. Can you tell?
It seems to me that the stress of fame, coupled with the affect of sleep deprivation, caused by the lengthy episodes of psychedelics and uppers, broke him down. Barrett was an artist, not a fame-seeker. It broke him, turning him against both public performing and the possibility of success.
This might be one of the most important historical videos to exist on TH-cam.
Honestly, after watching this video, i just see Syd everywhere in the band's later discography. Its just such an eye opening video that helps to get at the root of Pink Floyd's work. I can personally say that Syd's story has had an influence on my character writing as of late, especially given that I heavily share his whimsical outlook on life for the most part.
I love syd Barretts solo and pink floyd work but wow never thought his departure that way
there isn't a great deal of early video of them that is really good, or is it that i haven't seen it?
Mc Cartney's "man from the motor trade" is Syd Barret/Floyd ;)
No it's not. It's Terry Doran, Brian Epstein’s partner in Brydor Cars, an automobile company that imported flashy American. Italian and French cars to the elite of swinging London
This is really impressive. While having a massive impact on certain stages of my youth, Pink Floyd remained with me as a reflection from a psychological standpoint about interpersonal relationships more than an everyday musical fruition or influence on my musical tastes. Your video surely adds a lot of food for thoughts and fill some interesting gaps, such as who and why brought Syd to WYWH sessions (he eventually appearead on his own choice and casually?), but primarily gave me a new perspective about his true and continuous influence throghout the band's whole hystory. A follow-up on the Roger/David split would be really appreciated.
Thank you for the kind words 🙏! I’ve considered making a followup video, but the reception of this video has been relatively low so I’ve abstained from making a followup. If you want to give this video a like & share so more people see it, I’d greatly appreciate it and would probably be more open to putting in the time and energy into making a followup video! I agree more people need to view Pink Floyd from an interpersonal perspective and recognize the ever present influence Syd Barrett. Thanks again for the kind words and I appreciate your thoughts!
Syd is Pink Floyd
You got themself a new sub. Just joking. You got yourself a new sub
I don't buy what David or Rick or Roger say about Syd's solo albums when there are testimonis from the producer and other musicians, and they are all different from what the Floyd say. Not to mention Sid’s arrival at the studio in 1974, all the testimonies of workers and participants vary. They had a lot to hide and even David said he regretted some things.
Hmm. Actually, Syds first acid-trip took place sometime summer in 1965. The acid did predate writing any of the songs that would start defining their psychedelic evolution onwards.
There’s a big difference between trying LSD and abusing LSD.
@@Tiberius_Productions That is absolutely true, just pointing out :)
I thought the same…Syd had definitely used psychedelic drugs before writing/recording ‘Interstellar Overdrive’, which was loosely based on Love’s cover of ‘Little Red Book’.
Im 66 I didnt hear Syd Barret lead PF until 1980. I am impressed!( Notice I say "am" not was) Syd started the band, named them, wrote, sang and even designed the back cover of their debut album - AND GETS KICKED OUT 2 LPS LATER! They made Kool " videos"( back then known as " promos". I buy every recording he is on because I know its good. Sadly, I found out he died by the tributes at the magazines at the time. Here we are still talking about and loving the man. What music is playing around 8 min mark?
Lucy Leave … early Floyd with Syd. Great song!
A ton of Syd stuff here ~ th-cam.com/play/PLiVvVrN3XOEOJ0tcUhwQCqkpqQz588JMu.html&si=U5gpvLBzgIQMk1rT
Can't wait to watch it!
Pink Floyd 1 2 and 3 is the best trilogy ever no other band has done what they did or ever will....Thanks Syd Roger and David for the jobs all three took on and has had success ....I think Syd would be proud of how Roger and Dave did with the name and kept Floyd sounding like Floyd no matter what decade they was in ..And thank you for what i would say is now the doc on SYD and belive me i have watched many..Your doc seemed fresh all other just seem to the same as others .You heard one you heard them all UNTIL yours came along Well Done Indeed Thank you Kindly. Looking forward to your Roger and Pink Floyd Story...
THANK YOU FROM BIG TIME FLOYD FAN
listen bro; no syd no floyd period.
😂
If he put the drugs down, he would probably still be in the band. So it's kinda his fault they replaced
If he put the drugs down he would probably still be in the band. So it's his ownault they replaced him
Up until his death you mean ,but when he died it wasn't very shocking as it felt from the way his personality got blown to pieces it was like he was dead any way ,I didn't know he died a very well off compared to before rich guy as a pink floyd business insider said 'Dont believe this poor syd hes got enough money ect', Dave made sure he got his royalty checks,as echos made up for that with a good few of syds tunes on echoes
I remember in the late 90s being in NYC and seeing flyers up about people seeking band members. Almost all of them sited Syd as an influence. Of course there'd be no Floyd without Syd but I don't ever remember hearing the other guys in Floyd trying to say otherwise. I saw Floyd in the 90s and I bet at least 1\3 of the crowd didn't even know who Syd was.
You nailed it.
exceptionally well done!
Awesome video!!!!
I agreed with every point you made on every aspect that is syd. Thank God someine points to some betrayal and possibly an exaggeration of syds mental health
I only did L.s.d a few times, yet you can see for yourself what affect it would have if you did it all the time !
What song is playing around 9 min mark??
Either Lucy Leave or Double O Bo
Thank you, great psychological analysis!
SYD BARRETT FOREVER !!! ...remember "Jugband Blues"...
At 42:00
What did Syd see out there on those two missing days to change him so much?
Everything?
Nothing?
Whatever it was blew his mind or accelerated his mental problems to the point of robbing the world of a massive talent.
And that’s a crying shame.
i was about to make a video about this exact concept except i would include a theory of the "soul" of syd that died when he was ousted, haunted the band and its music only allowing its most successful album works to be albums that are meant to be about his mental health problems. I think it's universal karma as the band was too focused trying to get popular to put in effort to save their friend and give him better help. BUT THIS IS A GREAT VID BRO
Loved it but just slightly slower and a few less repeated images but small details superb and one of the best documentarys I've seen on SB though I was sorry you didn't mention both the French journalists who met a pretty normal Syd in 1982 and also the fact his sister at hi is postumas art exhibition told a much more sane side to a man with a house full of his own art even down to Dali style doors knobs !
Thank you for the comment! I definitely agree with everything you mentioned. It’s been a learning experience with lots of setbacks and areas to improve. Syd’s story is strange, and I wish I could have gone into everything in more detail, but as you could see with the fast pace of it; I was cramming as much info and analysis I could find. The biggest issue I had was my computer was not equipped to handle such a big project and caused a lot of issues, which made me have to cut back on the production value which has been my biggest regret since putting it out. Who knows, maybe one day I’ll make a 2nd cut and release it with improvements. But that remains to be seen.
@@Tiberius_Productions sure not a complaint yours is in the top two or three documentaries interchangeable too and those were bigger budget companies ect so you deserve a pat on the back for brilliant thought provoking stuff many thanks you raise interesting points as one wonders what Rog and Dave were like given their insane current feud ! Again I commend your effort I do hope my critique didn't seem critical good work mate Cheers from London.
@@MrBenmanning I’m not at all offended my dude! I agree with you on every point and hope to continue improving as I upgrade my gear and skills lol. I’m actually glad you said what you did because it gives me the opportunity to explain the production issues I had and my overall inexperience in video production. It makes me happy people like yourself can look past those shortcomings on my end and still appreciate and enjoy the finished product! Thank you for the support and I look forward to hopefully putting out more analysis related content (aside from my own rock band’s stuff) and hearing more feedback from you in the future! Great to hear an Englishman appreciates my efforts! Cheers from Michigan USA!
That's nice of you to say I always felt a connection as when I was very young I met a musician called mike who knew him well and described his erratic off the wall behaviour...as at that time he was a session musician and met many bands like the Floyd and DP briefly before he left music for various reasons
Great job I'm a big syd fan I appreciate that you produced this documentary
Excellent perspective
it seems to me, an i may be wrong , that you are somewhat takinwg to task Dave. Nick, Rick and roger for not somehow finding a magic cure for syds mental health problems and instead just tossed him aside. consider this though, Nick and Dave in separate interviews at different times both talk about how incredibly busy they were during those months either being on the road doing shows or in the studio trying to completel recordings, also at that time lsd/mandrax were still so new and the effects of their use, especially in excessive use as in syds case that almost nothing was known either clinically or socially about how to treat the effects of lsd abuse or how help someone recover from that abuse. so that all being said, if you are one of 4 people in a band that is on the edge of acheiving great success and one of those 4 people begins acting so erratically that it is very likely to destroy any chance of that success happening and refuses to stop that behavior, how else can the other 3 be expected to act. should they just throw away their futures as well? and Dave gilmour was truly put in an impossible position from the beginning because by the time he was brought into the whole thing, Syd had pretty much finished cooking his mind with drugs already and still Dave continued to try to help syd as much as posdible (far more than waters) and was also the one who continued for a long time to make sure that any royalty money that was owed to syd got paid to syd. Dave has said more than once that he feels a great deal of sadness about syds decline and for syd as a friend, having battled with addiction myself and successfully overcome it myself i would argue that David could not have acted more honorably than he did, and that by the time he was ssked to help out syd had already damaged his mind past the point where he was ever going to successfully recover from the drug use. especially from the isd researchers would only begin to discover how terrifyingly powerful the effects of lsd use can be several years later
This is a fair question / assumption to make that I should probably clarify…. I don’t blame the members of Pink Floyd for their actions when it comes to Syd’s mental health issues. What may sound like criticism, is more an attempt to articulate how Syd may have (and I am speculating) interpreted his falling out with his former bandmates and why he distanced himself from them for the remainder of his life. Syd likely had a very different view of his bandmates actions than we do simply because of the mental state he was in. I in no way am trying to blame anyone for what happened because it was a time when mental health was not as generally understood.
It's very eastern psychedelic which syd was into so it's more likely he did the write the riff, and he does backing vocals
Set the controls he did backing vocals live ,and playedthe riff ,but got cut out the mix when he played it on rec or that may have been another song
Great video. I really hope you make a video about if Pink floyd died with Waters considering how good this video was.
Syd Barrett wasn't really ousted. He got himself ousted.
I agree: Barrett over The Madcap Laughs any day!
I am producing a retrospective film on Roger Waters. Could I please ask permission to maybe use a clip of this video?
Kind regards
Barry
As long as it’s a respectful retrospective of Roger Waters and I get credit for the clips used then I’m okay with it. I just don’t want my work being associated with smearing any members of Pink Floyd, whether it be Roger, David, or anyone else from the band.
Thank you for reaching out,
Frank
@Tiberius_Productions it is a retrospective of Rogers Career from 67-present and the changes he has gone through. It is very respectful and only poses constructive criticism.. if used, I will, of course, credit it to you. That is why I asked permission.
Kind regards
Barry
@@FloydGuy1980 I am a big fan of Roger Waters, I love his work and I agree with much of his views on things (but not all of his views). With that said, there are certainly moments I’ve felt he earned being criticized for some of his actions and statements over the years. If I were making a retrospective analysis on him, I would have some constructive critiques as well lol.
However, I don’t want to be associated with accusing him of antisemitism, being a “Putin-apologist”, megalomaniac, ordering him to “keep his politics out of his music”, or anything like that. I simply don’t have any interest in my work being part of making accusations or demands towards a man I’ve respected for a long time (even if I disagree with something he’s said from time to time).
Now I should say, in terms of his music career outside of politics, I do believe he deserves some of the criticism he gets for suing Pink Floyd to prevent them from continuing without him, and I think he often makes blunt statements without realizing those statements can be taken differently than he intended which often gets him in hot water. He’s definitely a crass man and has said some pretty hurtful and nasty things over the years and he deserves a lot of the ire he’s gotten from his ex-bandmates and many Pink Floyd fans (though I think it’s been taken way out of proportion).
If I were to draw a line of what I’d be willing to have my work be associated with, I think it comes down to this…
Musical / interpersonal band relationship critiques regarding Roger = Totally cool with me lol. Have at it!
Political / Personal attacks on who Roger is/has become = Not interested.
Of course, if you happen to feel differently that’s totally fine, but I’d rather not be associated with that drama lol. I like Roger Waters and just don’t want to be associated with attacking a man who has been such an important inspiration and influence in my life.
It’s a shame the Pink Floyd community has become so fractured where everyone has to either love Roger or hate him. I imagine you wouldn’t ask my permission to use my material if you just planned to smear him lol, but I thought I’d be clear what I want my content being associated with just in case lol. I know how vitriolic many people have been towards Roger in the last few years and I don’t want my work being lumped into that. He was an integral part of Pink Floyd’s success and his work has had a profound impact on my life.
Thanks for reading my ramblings,
Frank
The film focuses more on the music and how fans feel about him
If you would rather I didn't use it then I accept that decision.
Barry
@@FloydGuy1980 It sounds like your retrospective is going to be fair and impartial so you can go ahead and use some clips :)
i think syd might have actually been suffering from the general apathy people begin having towards existence which can come from chronic marijuana use.
I think he was frighted by fame. Some people are more solitary than others!
Pink Floyd were three bands. Syd’s Floyd, Roger’s Floyd and post Roger’s Floyd.
Dude i 100% am the 20 something doomer PF fan (even tho im only 18)
great job my friend, excellent... greetings from Paeaguay!!!!
I thought Syd was only on 2 songs on " Saucerful.. "LP
3 possibly 4
I agree but l.s.d. alters your reality, but at least he didn" t die at twenty seven!
It's not real life, i think he did nt like reality, he did not want fame, too much pressure, too many expectations!
Saying the early Floyd is best would be like saying a stick figure drawn in kindergarten is better than one drawn when you had become an artist of drawing the human body.
I’ll take Astronomy Domine over Comfortably Numb any day.
Do your research before making a vid like this please.
He got one name wrong and has done a shit ton of research
It took you over 6:00 minutes to give your disclaimer. This made me suspicious of your credibility and caused me to lose interest in the video.
It’s important to emphasize this isn’t going to be a simple documentary but an analysis of Syd’s life from my own observations based on my own research (hence the disclaimer). This video was designed for viewers who wish to explore Syd’s life and contributions to music beyond the simple biography. Take of that what you will. If that doesn’t interest you, then this video isn’t for you :)
It’s not “U F O” club. It was pronounced as “you-fo.”