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[12 July 2006|11:51 am] |
| [ | Tags | | | pink floyd, syd barrett | ] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| |  sad | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V)' by Pink Floyd | ] |
I just listened to Wish You Were Here. What a tremendously powerful experience.
I'm still in a state of shock at the news that Syd Barrett is gone. 20 years after Greg Carroll was buried too, to the day. Not that they had anything to do with each other, but still, there's an added co-incidental impact for me there.
The first Pink Floyd song I ever heard was Shine On You Crazy Diamond. What an incredible song to serve as a tribute to Syd.
I don't know what more to say. RIP, Syd. |
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| The hype machine doesn't always get it right. |
[11 February 2006|10:57 pm] |
Every so often, an album or band comes along that seems to grab prominence amongst your more elite, non-mainstream music fans. We're not talking about mainstream hype like U2 or Coldplay, but nor are we talking about some obscure band whose releases are in batches of 100 and are hyped up by a couple of people who saw them live. Now, I'm mainly going by the elitists and other associated people in U2 fan circles, and I must say, I am consistently let down by the artists that gain prominence with them. These albums are praised as being exceptional, the best of the year, classics, and what-have-you, but I don't see any of those qualities at all.
I brought this up on a community yesterday, and I'm bringing it here today. The album that particularly inspires this disappointment is Illinois by Sufjan Stevens. ( There's also The Arcade Fire, Radiohead, and individual members of Pink Floyd. )
Well, that's enough for me. I was planning on going to bed an hour ago and reading, but I guess that's not happening now! Anyway, share: what well-hyped but somewhat less-than-mainstream albums have disappointed you? |
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