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Madcap: The half-life of Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd's lost genius (Hardcover)

by Tim Willis (Author)
3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Short Books, London (7 Oct 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1904095240
  • ISBN-13: 978-1904095248
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 577,953 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Will Self
'Like a plangent wah-wah guitar chord, this book bends the Syd myth in new and exciting ways.' --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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'The best evocation of the sixties I've ever read.' --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Madcap laughs last, 29 Nov 2002
Yet another book about Syd Barrett,but this time its more about
the man/person than the Pink Floyd genius.Like the other books
its tells the story from the 50s until the early 70s."Madcap"
goes a little deeper.More interwievs with people that actually
knew Roger"Syd"Barrett and more interesting pictures from his
childhood and up until 2001.In the book you find out more about
what happened after he left Pink Floyd and what happened after the last recording sessions in 1974.You get a whole picture of
a man with deep psychological problems.You can always argue if
the drugs did it or if it was something that whould happen anyway.If you read this book together with Parker's Random
Precision i think we can get a look into the mind of a true
genius.
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7 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Opportunity blown, 12 Jul 2004
What with all the new information about Syd that has surfaced over the last 5 years, Tim Willis had a golden opportunity to
write from a far more knowlegable starting point than the previous two books came from.There are some interesting unpublished photo's and one or two interesting new interviews, but sadly, it comes down to the usual old cliche of 'Nutty old Syd'.As previously mentioned, the 'Interview' with Syd is a fabrication.There isn't one, the claiming of which is frankly pathetic.
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7 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Story - Myth - Legend, 23 Aug 2003
By David Stewart (Cambridge United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Madcap: The Half-Life of Syd Barrett, "Pink Floyd's" Lost Genius (Paperback)
Willis is caught in his own web of the Barrett story becoming myth becoming legend. If you haven't read any of the other numerous books about Syd than this is as good a place to start but if you know something of the history you won't find the book offers much that is new. By far the most memorable part of the book to me was the excellent collection of photographs.
Syd was a great songwriter and the catalyst behind one of the greatest rock acts of all time - let's leave it at that.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Amateur Journalism by quite an unpleasant character
Very poorly written book how this guy makes money I do not know - nothing new about Syd emerges in this book and it took me a long time to read as many of its subjective... Read more
Published 21 months ago by EB

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Barrett book
Whether you are new to the legend that is Syd Barrett, or have read all the other available books, this one for me was the most definitive, cutting through all the tabloid myth &... Read more
Published on 10 Jul 2005 by demongodofthecow

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book on Syd I've ever read!!!
This is without doubt the best book on Syd Barrett - the man and the myth - I have ever come across. Read more
Published on 29 Jul 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book on Syd I've ever read!!!
This is without doubt the best book I have ever read about Syd Barrett - and the strange world of the psychedelic sixties. Read more
Published on 29 Jul 2003

1.0 out of 5 stars Avoid This Book Like The Plague!
Tim Willis' promised the world and delievered an abortion. Tim claimed to have interviewed Syd in Cambridge, but in reality he simply slipped a note through the mail slot. Read more
Published on 14 April 2003

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