Octopus: The Best of Syd Barrett

Syd Barrett

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 11, 1992)
• Original Release Date: May 29, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cleopatra
• ASIN: B000001JXR
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #380,732 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great selection of solo stuff, December 17, 2001

By	Swan Lee (Bigfoot county, WA, USA) - See all my reviews

Unlike those that found the ommision of some early Floyd stuff regrettable, I like the song selection. This CD is by Syd, not the Floyd, and if you want to know what his solo career sounds like, this is it. Anything from Piper or the singles would throw the mood off and would make listeners think they might find more of that sound on his solo stuff.
Also,one of the best comparisons I've heard is to Nick Drake. So I might say if you like Nick Drake, you'll p robably like this. Sure he also is Robyn Hitchcock's greatest influence and has a bit fo that sound, though more personal and manic sounding. It's a little less overwhelminghly depressing than Nick Drake which is nice.
P.S. In the 12/16/01 episode of "The X-Files" the bad guy wears a Syd Barrett t-shirt throughout the whole show and they feature two songs during the show - No Good Trying & Terrapin.
Cheers and a prayer for Roger Barrett somewhere in middle England.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Matt Gilliam is as dumb as George Bush, and that's something, February 28, 2004

By	M. Dullforce (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I believe that these songs are terrific. They truly express the vast creativity of Syd Barrett's amazing imagination. Gilliam says 'No', but I say 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond'. Syd is awesome, too bad you went insane, man. What a drag.
Probably my most favourite song is 'Octopus' out of Syd's masterpieces. I love Pink Floyd, and I became really into it and then heard of Syd. When I listened to his music, 'Octopus' jumped out at me and amazed me. Syd's approach to songs is very unique in an awesome way. This album is a must-buy.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great CD, January 7, 2000

By	John (CT) - See all my reviews

This is a great album. For those who like Syd's works, but don't want to hear the flawed production, this is for you. For those who don't have all the albums: refer to the last statement. If you have all the songs, I wouldn't buy it if I were you. Otherwise this is a good album showing what a musician, with such a short career, could accomplish and how he influenced such as Julian Cope, Robyn HItchcock, and one of his song's covered by David Bowie. Too bad the album didn't contain any singles from the Pink Floyd years. . .