Syd Barrett The Madcap Laughs Soundtracks guitar-driven hooks

guitar-driven hooks

but the strength of the album lies in the group's own creations

It was designed to be a blockbuster and it was

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Syd Barrett The Madcap Laughs Soundtracks guitar-driven hooksWhen Syd Barrett departed Pink Floyd for a solo career after (minimally) contributing to A SAUCER FULL OF SECRETS in 1969, expectations naturally ran high. Aside from being Floyd's primary songwriter, singer, and guitarist, Barrett had already developed the reputation for being a twisted child prodigy. Taking a turn away from Floyd's complex layered psychedelia, Barrett's solo debut, MADCAP LAUGHS, revealed the singer songwriter to be a somewhat