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12-07-2008, 05:04 PM | #62 (permalink) | |
I'm better at listening
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12-07-2008, 05:32 PM | #69 (permalink) |
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Cambridge, England 1986. Syd Barrett decides to abandon his quite life and make a return to the underground music scene. He returns to London, where he gives acoustic performances at various small venues, especially around Notting Hill, now going by his birth name, Roger. His performances are nowhere near his sound with Floyd, and he prefers playing covers of pop songs he enjoyed during that time, but still he performed a few songs from PATGOD.
Few months later he is approached by producer Norman Smith, who offers him a chance to record a come-back. Recordings begin in January 1987, and Barrett is teamed up with gifted musicians, in "a few of the most magical moments in music history", as described by David Gilmour who co-wrote two of the songs, and co-produced the album. The album,simply named "Roger Keith Barrett" was released in early September, and was met enthusiastically by critics, but did very poorly in the charts, reaching #147 in the US and #73 in the UK. Syd didn't give any concerts or interviews to promote it, and by early 1988 he was back living in Cambridge, where he died in the summer of 2006. Roger Keith Barrett Track listing 1. Whatever happened to the kids on Forthlin Road? (Barrett) (4:27) 2. Tierra del Fuego (Barrett) (2:31) 3. All those years (Barrett, Gilmour) (5:06) 4. Bob Dylan Blues (Barrett) (3:22) 5. We All Stand Together (McCartney) (4:32) 6. Regent Street Revisited (instrumental) (Barrett, Gilmour, Lloyd-Langton) (11:00) 7. Artificial Lover (Barrett) (4:53) 8. The Day Before You Came (Ulvaeus, Andersson) (7:10) Personnel Syd Barrett – lead vocals, guitar, ukelele, mandolin, banjo, piano, cover design
Huw Lloyd-Langton - lead guitar Paul Samwell-Smith - bass, backing vocals Bev Bevan - drums, backing vocals David Gilmour - backing vocals, harmonica John Helliwell - saxophone |
12-08-2008, 06:41 PM | #70 (permalink) | |
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