Two of my favorite musicmaking ico- oh hell, my two favorite individual musicmakers are Syd Barrett and Bob Dylan.

When Syd's Greatest Hits album was released, I didn't buy it. Why? I have the box set, no need. And I downloaded the new song off Kazaa and could live w/o it. I had gotten some short, stupid instrumental thing. It was the first time I had gotten a misnomer file off there (but it wouldn't be the last). I didn't give any of it a second thought until tonight when I went and downloaded another song titled "Bob Dylan Blues" (not to be confused with Bob Dylan's Blues, for the Dylan fans, heh). This one was the right one, and I am BLOWN AWAY. The reason for this post is:

What do you Syd fans make of this song?

I don't have an answer for myself yet. Just first impressions/thoughts. I am stunned at how structured the song is, both musically and lyrically. For Syd, it is simply astonishing how solid this song is. When was this "outtake" recorded? Oh hell, it doesn't matter, I'm amazed at this song. I'm not even sure what kind of "position" Syd was taking on Bob, or even if you can say he had an opinion of him, regardless of what the song "seems" to you. You know, with Syd being Syd. Opinions?
Like I've said, I'm blown away. I wish I had a musical education and more eloquence in general, so I could use words to accurately describe what I'm thinking instead of sounding like a schmuck. This song is special to me. I am downright aching for more. Of course, there won't be more (well, we know there's more, I mean more for the public to hear). That frickin sucks.

Shine on You Crazy Diamond.