Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Listening to: Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

which is Pink Floyd's first ever album. It's really, really psychedelic and experimental; just the way I like it. This was when the late, great Syd Barrette was in the band, before he went psychotic off drugs. I especially like Bike, Lucifer Sam, Flaming, and other songs. This album is definitely an acquired taste, but I acquired it very quickly.

At times, the stereo mixing hurts my ears when I'm listening to it on my iPod because it's unbalanced. Sometimes that technique works though. Syd has very eccentric guitar playing and lyrics, but it definitely fits the mood. Overall, great album. But don't expect it to be like Dark Side or Wish You Were Here, because it's completely different.

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