Syd Barrett The Madcap Laughs bamboo While it would have been

While it would have been one of the finest albums of any decade

taking the time to let the album breathe with chillout ballads and percolating new wave

this is a band that favors reliability over experimentation

Mike McCready (guitar)

Syd Barrett The Madcap Laughs bamboo While it would have beenWhen 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