One-Word Title: "Terrapin", "Octopus" and "Feel".Non-Appearing Title: "Terrapin", although the title does fit the song's mood of underwater fantasy.Fanservice: The naked woman on the back cover was an acquaintance of Barrett, nicknamed "Iggy the Eskimo". "She Took A Long Cold Look" is even Cut Short at the 1:55 mark. Miniscule Rocking: Most songs are only two to three minutes long, except for "Terrapin" (5:04) and "Octopus" (3:47).He attempts to win her back by writing her a song, but when he goes to her house to show it to her, he instead finds himself falling in love with her sister. The song tells the story in which the narrator's girlfriend leaves him because "a big band is far better" than himself. Yes I'm Thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnking "She Took A Long Cold Look At Me (Take 4)".It is seen as one of the earliest Outsider Music albums. Critically it was relatively well-received, and like Barrett has a strong cult following. Still, upon release, this album was a modest commercial success, enough for a second solo album ( Barrett) to be recorded and released. But there is an overall charm to the innocent fantasies he describes in his lyrics and the absence of too much Executive Meddling gives the music actually a genuine authenticity and spontaneity lacking in many other Psychedelic Rock recordings of the time. Barrett also didn't allow the musicians to rehearse or re-record their overdubs, which explains why a lot of tracks sound improvised, full of amateurish mistakes and moments where Barrett is out of tune. As a result the recordings crept on for over a year. ![]() His musicians would ask him questions to which he gave little to no helpful responses. Barrett's mental problems were so bad that he had to be persuaded at times to work on his own album. The Troubled Production behind the album was colourful enough that an entire book has been written about it: The Making Of The Madcap Laughs (2003) by Malcolm Jones. Gilmour also played bass, guitar and (on "Octopus") drums. Apart from Barrett, the album went through four different producers: Peter Jenner (Barrett's manager) for the 1968 sessions, Harvest label head Malcolm Jones for the early-to-mid 1969 sessions and former band-mates Roger Waters and David Gilmour for the mid-1969 sessions. ![]() Recording commenced immediately after Barrett's departure from Pink Floyd in 1968, lasting for well over a year. In the face of this realization, Riorden questions whether there is another way: "well who am I supposed to be / is there no path through all the shadows of the trees?" Regardless of the answer to her quandary, the song ends on a liberating note, with a defiant, no going back attitude: "I've seen those lies, now I've no choice but to be free.The Madcap Laughs is the debut studio album by Syd Barrett, released on Harvest Records in 1970. Inspired by the title of Syd Barrett's debut solo album, "The Madcap Laughs," the song fittingly comments on the thin line between what is socially considered to be "insanity," and "sanity," signing one's life away in pursuit of meaningless certificates and accolades. ![]() In "Madcap Laughs," Riorden contrasts her unconventional life dreams with those of a fictional character, whom she calls the "madcap," a man who has lost his vitality in desperate attempts to fit the mold of society. "Madcap Laughs" is a somber, eerie ballad with vintage textures and folk roots, set to dreamy verbed-out guitars, mellotron, and glockenspiel.
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