THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN

after acquiring 7 pink floyd albums and listening to them and studying the bands history, i decided to get this album. Well i was indeed expecting something different after reading up on syd barret, but this was a few steps further into madness than i bargained for.

The first 2 songs sound sortve in this universe, then the rest goes somewhere id rather not.. really really weird. some of you complain this album is too poppy? i think the only thing on the album sounding moderately accessible at all is lucifer sam! As for anything sounding at all like that of later floyd works, id say astonomy dominae is ever so slightly similar to those. to me this is a display of syds insanity.. and i almost feel sorry for the guy hadn't it been for the fact he kept taking that stuff. it certainly isn't the type of music you'd relax to.

I didn't really like what was going on between all the instruments all that much either. when syd seemed to try and take a solo it would sound too atonal and fluttering to be any good. his rythym guitar on the other hand sounded actually decent at times. i think rick wright was the only guy here trying to keep it together a little and even he wasnt that good.. waters sounded decent on bass but hes had better albums for that. nick mason sounded good but i dont know too much about that, im not that great of a drummer.

well thats all i can really say, this album isnt really for me. i think it just has collective value in my case but obviously their are alot of people who like it so you dont have to take me seriously. i think the best pink floyd album is probably obscured by clouds.

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