THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN

The piper at the gates of dawn reflect in exact form an era of experiments with drugs and complete free creation with cosmic visions inspireds in books for infants. The piper represent the pure essence of a group that give personality to the psychedelic rock .

The piper was produced by Norman Smith(the sound engineer of the first albums of The Beatles) who was enforced by EMI in detriment of Joe Boyd. Recorded by Pete Brown in three months,; the album reflect the overflowing talent of Barrett,one diamond that shined only one year ,and his three partners:Roger Waters(bass),Richard Wright(keyboards) and Nick Mason (drums)

The title of the album comes from one chapter of the book The wind in The Willow of Kenneth Graham ,one of the faves works of Syd. The texts of the songs have diverse origins, but is able deduce the influence of LSD and the fascination for the English literature, in special for infants

The first theme Astronomy Domine is one of the best ,..this theme dont was included in northamerican edition, his place was taken for See Emily Play. The misterious psychedelia of Lucifer Sam , mix the ideas of Syd and his girlfriend Jenny Spires. Matilda Mother is one of the gems that included in inicial moment infant verses of Hillary Belloc ,,after was prohibited and substituted for Syd verses

The instrumental passage with the organ cutted in the album for Smith usually of more than 10 minutes alive. Flaming is other invoke of Barrett of the infance, with Wright pushing ahead the weight with the organ and phantom clavecin. The instrumental theme Pow R tOC H with the tribal rythm of Mason and the jazzistic piano of Wright was a consequence of Interstellar Overdrive the long and abstract theme that defined the first phase of the group and that endure for more than half of hour in the live shows The only individual song that dont belongs to Syd Barrett was Take up ThyStethoscope and walk of Roger Waters who was at last who will converts in the principal composer, in that theme untie all the demons with a devilish organ,a furious guitar of Syd Barrett and one involvent bass line . that Mason accompany with the drums in unusual velocity. The Gnome inpired in Lord of the rings of JRR Tolkien is an exquisite psychedelic folk with some pop arrangements associated with the event that The Beatles were recording in simultaneous SgtPeppers in the same studios of Abbey Road. For other part Chapter 24 with lyrics inspireds in the chapter 24 of I Ching is one of the moments more hypnotics. The Scarecrow was inspired in an infants book of June Wilson although in his turn is the inconscient way of Syd to refers likewise or to him like a scarecrow the end part with acoustic guitar and organ is delicious

Bike have a first part with pop structure conventional and after with a second part full with a generosity of sounds a prelude of the future experiments of Ummagumma and RevolutionN9 of tHE bEATLES one year after,. Well I BELIEVE THAT IS A GREAT ALBUM 4 STARS