The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
I'm not sure I understand why everyone seems to think The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn is such an amazing album. Certainly it is a good album (I mean, after all, it does have "Astonomy Domine" on it), but I don't think it merits the title of the best Pink Floyd album.
Maybe it is just that I don't appreciate the geinus that was Syd Barrett. My take on him is that he was a decent guitarist, lyricist, and vocalist (probably better than Roger Waters in this way), but he is in no way amazing in any of these areas. Perhaps if I was on acid I would be able to properly enjoy his work.
Maybe my taste is so poor that I don't know something good when I come across it (like my taste in food, no doubt), but can you blame me? After all, my years as a teenager have been spent in an era of radios dominated by permiscuous teenie-pop queens, sexually ambiguous emo bands, and Lil Jon.
Maybe it is just that I don't appreciate the geinus that was Syd Barrett. My take on him is that he was a decent guitarist, lyricist, and vocalist (probably better than Roger Waters in this way), but he is in no way amazing in any of these areas. Perhaps if I was on acid I would be able to properly enjoy his work.
Maybe my taste is so poor that I don't know something good when I come across it (like my taste in food, no doubt), but can you blame me? After all, my years as a teenager have been spent in an era of radios dominated by permiscuous teenie-pop queens, sexually ambiguous emo bands, and Lil Jon.
posted by Andrew | 8:36 PM
12 Comments:
It's like you're talking a different language.
Karissa's thoughts: oo, I recognize the name Pink Floyd! people where her T-shirts! and I also recognize the word "food"
So that's the inner depths of my head on this subject.
:D
I must sadly concur with Karissa.
I misspelled "genius".
Misspelling is the mark of true genius Andrew...
oh, btw...you have very readable thoughts andrew. You should be published.
Karissa, I literally spit water all over my laptop when I read that I was laughing so hard (I think its ok though)
I also concur with Karissa
Except that I know that Pink Floyds a band, not a person
Greg- this blog is a form of publication
Sarah- it has been my honor
Andrew- we liv in tHe 21st centery, who ceres abou speling/
*AHEM!*
David, how did you know Pink Floyd was a 70's rock band if you had never heard of them?
whoa, Pink Floyd isn't a girl? *karissa runs into the distnace screaming*
lol
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