@slaw Barrett is the place to start, in my option. The Madcap Laughs is EMI trying to fit him into a box and present as a traditional band - Barrett is a bit looser and follows Syd’s vision - whatever that may be at the time. All are worth owning - and should be required listening IMO. A brilliant writer who maybe flew a bit too close to the sun. An acquired taste like @noromance said - maybe Tyrannosaurus Rex being the closest comparison. |
Pulled out my US of A after @middlemass posted it. Moved on to High Tide - Sea Shanties and then New Sound of Numbers - Liberty Seeds. Ended up being an electrified strings kind of session. |
X-Ray Specs - Germfree Adolescents Tab Smith - Joy at the Savoy - Swedish Comp from the 80’s Emtidi - Saat - then I started digging through 45’s Silvia Moore - Summertime Mamie Thomas - Miss Good Blues - and 78’s Lionel Hampton - Slide Hamp Slide on Decca Mackey’s Mitch Boul Gang - Happy Blues on Jump - and then I got lazy again MC5 - Kick Out The Jams
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Dark - Round the Corners. I usually run away from proper Prog-Rock like a dog who just got out of the yard - but man, that fuzztone guitar work. An album stuck between genre’s for sure. JassStereo’s Henry Red Allen / Coleman Hawkins discs. I listened to several volumes in succession. Great albums by great players and in stereo - a novelty for them at the time. Vol 2 - High Standards has the best version of Summertime I own - and I own about 20 versions without looking too hard. Most of the songs can be found on other jazz labels, but the JassStereo’s engineers do them justice. Les Differents - S/T. Great Canadian garage punk. I have no idea what they are singing about, but they obviously feel very strongly about it. |
@big_greg +1 for Mercury Rev. Saw them with my wife before we were married. Saw them with my wife again about a month ago - at least 25 years later. They still sound incredible. Pink Floyd - new release of Piper in mono JasStereo - High Standards - Coleman Hawkins & Red Allen Wet Leg - got a weak spot for this one - can’t get it off the table. The misses is not so impressed. |
