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Music Appreciation

MarineCombatEngineer

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9. Reminds me of Syd Barrett, the original singer and founding member of Pink Floyd,

Reply to erronis (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 11, 2026, 07:23 PM

Feb 11

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he was a brilliant singer/songwriter, but his mental problems got the best of him and caused his departure from Pink Floyd thereby, introducing David Gilmour as the lead guitarist/singer, which, IMHO, elevated the band to super stardom.

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Mother by Pink Floyd: [View all] MarineCombatEngineer Feb 10 OP

How young we all were . Loved it then, love it now Deuxcents Feb 10 #1

An absolutely incredible piece. Great harmonics (natch) and lyrics. He's obviously brilliant, but erronis Feb 10 #2

Reminds me of Syd Barrett, the original singer and founding member of Pink Floyd, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 11 #9

Don't ever let the singer/artist/etc.. ABC123Easy Feb 10 #3

Agreed. MarineCombatEngineer Feb 10 #4

Yes! ABC123Easy Feb 10 #5

I saw this live at "The Wall" tour, Nassau Coliseum. 3Hotdogs Feb 11 #6

Must of been one hell of a concert. MarineCombatEngineer Feb 11 #7

My friend got to the Dark Side of the Moon tour. 3Hotdogs Feb 11 #8

That's too bad (shirt not fitting) --- did you lose too much weight? erronis Feb 11 #10