From: davesmail@golddave.com   
      
   If you don't think Barrett was a genius then you don't fully   
   comprehend the work he did early in Floyd's history.  The sound he   
   established influenced the band throughout it's history as late as The   
   Division Bell and can even be seen in Gilmour's latest solo album.   
   Ditching him was a very emotional thing for the rest of the band to   
   do.  Many don't remember that Gilmour's start in the band overlapped   
   with Barret and Gilmour and Barrett were childhood friends.  Gilmour   
   helped Barrett on his attempted solo career going so far as to produce   
   his album (and actually finish it without Barrett who was too far gone   
   to complete it himself).  It could not have been easy for Gilmour.   
      
   Is Barrett a rock genius?  No.  Would albums like Animals and The Wall   
   have come about if he had stayed with the band?  No.  But his sound   
   was innivative for the time and he deserves credit for that.   
      
   On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 23:39:40 -0400, Rollo    
   wrote:   
      
   >Genius? Syd Barrett was an insane mediocrity. Firing him and replacing   
   >him with a brilliant talent like David Gilmour was the best move that   
   >band ever made. It was a nice gesture on Floyd's part, to write a   
   >classic song about Barrett, remembering the poor guy they started out   
   >with years ago, after they had achieved mega-success, but I'm sure   
   >they secretly celebrate his departure from the band more than his   
   >spirit.   
   >   
   >But yeah, rest in peace, Syd. From what I understand about him, he's   
   >probably happier dead.   
   >   
   >On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 16:05:05 GMT, "Gaucho"  wrote:   
   >   
   >>Not SD related but a musical genius.   
   >>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,202921,00.html   
   >>   
      
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