Sadness and hopelessness bring me here

@JimLovell-np4pv

10 ай бұрын

and how about now?

Topic: OPEL'S EXCLUSION FROM "THE MADCAP LAUGHS". MIKE WATKINSON ~ When Syd transferred all the four-tracks to eight track for the final mixing, [Malcolm] Jones noticed that 'Opel' was among them: 'Syd obviously intended to include it on the album. I still think, to this day, that it is one of his best tracks and it's tragic that it wasn't included on "The Madcap Laughs" album.'

On a distant shore, miles from land Stands the ebony totem in ebony sand A dream in a mist of grey... On a far distant shore... The pebble that stood alone And driftwood lies half buried Warm shallow waters sweep shells So the cockles shine... A bare winding carcase, stark Shimmers as flies scoop up meat, an empty way... Dry tears... Crisp flax squeaks tall reeds Make a circle of grey in a summer way, around man Stood on ground... I'm trying I'm trying to find you! To find you I'm living, I'm giving To find you, To find you I'm living, I'm living I'm trying, I'm giving

@ge2623

5 ай бұрын

"Crisp Flax squeaks tall reeds" OMG.

@righthand7965

Ай бұрын

A painter of soul & sound

Syd was a wonderful and unique songwriter - something I've thought since I first heard The Piper At The Gates of Dawn in 1975.

@marvinbnaylor

7 жыл бұрын

I don't know the month but I'm quite sure of the year! Which would have been 8 years after it was released. Yes, i'm British but I grew up in Canada, which is where I heard the album, as part of the Nice Pair compilation (The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn/A Saucerful Of Secrets)

@alexruiz499

5 жыл бұрын

Piper was released in 67'

@MarkMikelVideos

5 жыл бұрын

@@alexruiz499 Yes, but he first heard it 8 years later in 1975. Same with me. It was a life changer.

Such hearfelt honesty and sincerity in Syd's voice!

This is such a compelling song by the late Syd Barrett! There is such an intense heartfelt honesty in Barrett's voice! I love this track!

Always thought this was his masterpiece....never has a demo had more potential!

@Michael_______

5 жыл бұрын

maybe

@Suchapill

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely

@wesleywilson3080

Жыл бұрын

Terribly neglected song...wasn't Gilmour (and possibly some members of Soft Machine) supposed to help with Syd's songs?

Syd was unique, the way he sings, his melodies..amazing it breaks your heart in two..

I love the truth and honesty in the song and how are you hear his pic hit the strings some things so honest and simple are the most brilliant and beautiful things

@ericbattaglia2340

11 күн бұрын

First song I ever heard ….today! Nice :)

@ericbattaglia2340

11 күн бұрын

Of his of course

I hear a lot of chords I love in this song. The sort of chords you stumble upon when you miss the one you were trying to hit and go "holy shit that chord is great how did I do it"

@SoilentGr33n

6 жыл бұрын

Still here two years later noodling around with the greats

@ThinWhiteAxe

5 жыл бұрын

Yes. I know exactly what you mean. Syd had some really oddball brilliant chord progressions.

Descanse em paz Syd! 16 anos sem você!

much love for Syd and this beautiful song.. tears

Just beautiful I believe it really gives the full effect of who he really is...... It's so real man isn't that what we're all doing in a sense ......

@Suchapill

4 жыл бұрын

I once spoke to someone who lived during the 60's and he said when they were high or tripping and someone got real deep they'd say "Don't get real on me man." Some things never change. Or do they? Syd is fantastic.

When you have exhausted all the possibilities of traditional emotion in music, there's always this to turn to This is music coming from a true outsider, no doubt about it Music for when no one else understands

@JimLovell-np4pv

10 ай бұрын

Hear, hear.

One of my favourite songs, think it’s amazing, just like Syd bless him

Harvest stereo r1988 "opel" album syd barrett😊😊😊😊

Topic ~ OPEL'S EXCLUSION FROM "THE MADCAP LAUGHS" ORIGINAL ALBUM ~ Quote by MIKE WATKINSON from "Crazy Diamond SYD BARRETT & the Dawn of Pink Floyd" ~ "Questioned about the exclusion of 'Opel', [David] Gilmour cannot remember the track and wrongly assumes it to be an alternative title for one of the released songs. Sadly, it appears that during the undignified scramble of the final recording and mixing, this classic Barrett track was overlooked." I personally agree with author Mike Watkinson! When David Gilmour and Roger Waters got involved, as co producers of 'The Madcap Laughs' sessions, they showed a lack of care for the project. For example they included the painful and shambolic segue of 'She Took A Long Cold Look', 'Feel' and 'If It's In You' on the album instead of 'Opel' and the most recently discovered 'Bob Dylan Blues'. This is, in my humble opinion, how the album should have been released ~ "THE MADCAP LAUGHS"~ SIDE ONE 1. TERRAPIN 2. NO GOOD TRYING 3. LOVE YOU 4. NO MAN'S LAND 5. DARK GLOBE 6. HERE I GO SIDE TWO 1. OCTOPUS 2. GOLDEN HAIR 3. LONG GONE 4. OPEL 5. BOB DYLAN BLUES 6. LATE NIGHT.

@matusjurisic2173

4 жыл бұрын

I agree with the exclusion of she took a long cold look, but I must say that I really like the other two

@MK-nn7gm

2 жыл бұрын

Well they stole his melody and used it in the crying song, of course they conveniently left it off…

@allisonchainz82

Жыл бұрын

David has expressed regret for how he handled MadCap- still the damage was done. I think their patience was extremely tried by Syd, and there was an incredible lack of understanding about mental illness then. Hindsight is 20/20

It simply doesn't change itself, it continues until the future........

@matigolem9371

Ай бұрын

it simply changes perpetually

"I'm trying to find you..."

3:50 - I wonder if the rest of the Floyd lifted this melody line for use in "The Crying Song" off the "More" Soundtrack ? Pretty similar.

i've never heard anything like this. that last part of the song resonates with me much more than id like.

A.Dream in a mist of grey..

there's something common in all of syd barrett's songs.

Barrett's N1 boss I was 5 years old in 1988 :::':' ____! ¡¿?

Hello Antony, If you'd like to, please read my comments on the upload for ~ "She Took A Long Cold Look" uploaded by Leadhead444. It highlights, in my humble opinion, the fact that David Gilmour really botched The Madcap Laughs release by not noticing, while looking for material for the album, the classic 'Opel' and 'Bob Dylan Blues'!!! Keep up the good work in keeping fans informed of this most gifted artist and musician. ROGER KEITH "SYD" BARRETT".

Paul Valéry in pop rock version a song a poem, Charmes

Was there a misprint? The title should read: Opus. as in Magnum Opus

Record released in 1988 - truth, but a bit misleading, though song is from between 1968 and 1970

Gilmour stole this melody for 'Fat Old Sun'. No wonder he didn't want this released on 'Madcap Laughs'

Of course, maybe I've wasted my time, everything I've done for me is fine.

This sounds like Vaselines' style.

Any one rememner this genius who was at the helm of Pink Floyd 😢

@ge2623

5 ай бұрын

Duh.

@righthand7965

Ай бұрын

He was Floyd

I think this song would be just perfect if it had a bit more production and sounded a bit more atmospheric, you know, like, idk, something Richard Wright would do. I imagine a bit of echo in his voice, a bit more bass and maybe some shy electric guitar riffs here and there accompanying the acoustic guitar and some effects (Idk, like, rain, it could sound just like I imagine Syd's lonely apartment room would feel at this pont). Something like "Late Night" from The Madcap Laughs record. It would sound just like the night. Haunting and wonderful. It just feels a bit incomplete for me the way it is. But if the intention was to keep it a bit more personal, close and eye to eye, i guess that's a valid thing. I wish I had the expertise to do a version like this, using the original track and just overdubbing the whole thing. The audio quality is superb, btw.

@JimLovell-np4pv

10 ай бұрын

i like the thin sound. but I'd probably like your version, too

@user-ib1lb5df2x

8 ай бұрын

It's meant to sound like that 👍

Why the name Opel?

@michael_voitovich

6 жыл бұрын

May be this song is dedicated to German car manufacturer :)

@Tusitala1967

6 жыл бұрын

Why "Syd"? :-)

@7arboreal

6 жыл бұрын

A sound engineer misspelled opal on the label.

I get shit for this but, I've said it before: I love The Beatles, but Syd makes John Lennon look like a lyrical hack.

The healthy Syd Barrett was very creative. He was a talented, gifted young man. Unfortunately, he had the wrong friends. He started taking drugs very early on. The first record with Pink Floyd The Piper...... is a good record. Syd wrote 52 songs. Unfortunately, he took LSD several times a week... That's too much. No brain can handle that!!! He failed as a painter and musician!!! At 22, Syd was a sick person. ... He became lethargic... He was mentally absent... He didn't live in the here and now..... He could no longer play the right scale.... He was no longer productive... He had thinking and speaking disorders..... He wanted to climb walls.... He wanted to become a doctor and get married.... He wanted to start a cult.... He wanted to hit his sister Rosemary on the head with his guitar 🎸... Psychiatry wasn't ready at that time... Syd had dropped out!!!! 🎞️🎥 His whole life should be made into a movie.... I don't know if he ever found redemption or peace for his soul ??? He lived in an inner and outer prison....