Something I Can't Explain

Review Score: (10/10)
I never really liked Pink Floyd, but this album isn't really Pink Floyd's. It's Syd Barrett's, and without a doubt his best. Barrett gave psychedelia a uniquely English twist, rooting his music in childhood memories, Victorian lit and an art school passion for American rhythm & blues in a way that parallels, without really imitating, the Beatles. Barrett wasn't a genius, but one of those quirky, original talents that doesn't sound quite like anyone else. 'Bike', 'Astronomy Domine,' 'Lucifer Sam' and 'Flaming' aren't really songs in the conventional sense; they're backing riffs for his naïve, strangely compelling high school-journal poetry. And of course his most famous riff, 'Interstellar Overdrive,' is one for the ages. I've nearly burned a hole through my CD since I got this. If you've got even the slightest interest in Sixties music, I bet you will too.

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