Product: The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story
Rating: 4.0
A very interesting documentary...
(...)having seen the flower-power-cover on the edition here on the amazon.com I think I preffer mine -not that it matters much, it's a minor detail considering what's "inside".I will start by saying that this documentary answered many of my questions about the mysterious Syd, and the origin of one of my favorite bands, and even "The Wall" that now has got a whole new meaning to me. I did not know (though I had expected it) that much of the Pink-character was inspired by the life (and fate) of Syd Barrett. I had never heard that coming from Roger Waters' mouth until now, and of course; It makes sence having always thought that it was mainly inspired from the life of Roger himself (which it also partly is), but as mentioned the Pink-character has always reminded more to me of Syd. So now the "bricks seem more fit" (though to many Floyd-fans this might be old news, I don't know..?)What the about 45 minutes documentary is missing is actually more of Syd. Ironically it does being mainly a tribute to him, and his genious. We see tiny bits of an interview he and Roger once did, I wanted to hear more. We see tiny bits of some rare consert-footage with Syd in the lead, but I wanted to see more. We see plenty of old photographs of Syd, which is great (many of those photos are great, and say so much about his condition by looking at the captured expressions on his face becoming more and more unrecognizable), but all in all I was still "hungry" after watching it the first time. And I still am. Much of what lies out on the internet are rumours and lies when it comes to facts about Syd -so I can't help feeling a bit let down by an otherwise so great documentary about one of the most peculiar personalities in the history of rock'n roll.So if you are interested in Floyd, this one's a "must"!