Originally Posted by Trollheart

Yeh, I just can't. I understand the contribution he made to the band, that he was one of the founders and all, but I suppose the fact that my first album of theirs was DSOTM perhaps colours my perception. I went on from there, and though I have heard all the albums, and Piper and Saucer both have great tracks, for me, personally, and I realise this is not a popular view but it is mine, the Barrett songs such as "Arnold Layne", "Bike" and "Jugband Blues" are the ones that let the albums down. I suppose, given that you have tracks such as "Astronomy Domine", "Set the Controls" etc, I wouldn't drop the albums but I would be skipping the abovementioned Barrett songs. In fact, I'd pass on most of Piper other than "Astronomy", "Interstellar" and "Take Up Thy Stethoscope", while Saucer I'd listen to most of it except for "Jugband". Just don't get or like Barrett. At all.