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Summary: first trip of the camera man too
Review: How interesting,Syd climbing up a hill,looking at the plants and all this with a parkinson camera holder.
My god someone should have filmed my first trip :)
Tom,Ibiza
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Summary: Syd Barrett - Syd Barrett's First Trip DVD
Review: i have a vhs video copy. i will have the dvd as soon as i can get it.it is silent just like the original. shows syd and friends/girlfriend aroud a fire. and some weird footage of syd with mushrooms in his hands and on his face... also has some footage of band and manager shortly after first contract. and has some shots of some cool kids playing. to make up for the silence, i dubbed lanky (part 1) over the video...really cool stuff. >}:->
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Summary: What exactly is a dream...
Review: I know of no other video footage of an actual psychedelic session taking place. But even if there are this is more than that. This somehow actually "shows" the way it looked in an authentic shot into the world that Syd is traveling. Even though you're only getting to see it outwardly, it's paranormal. Looking at Syd and the transformation that takes place after the campfire trip when he is back in town, really shows how he was altered. When you see him in his Floyd attire later he looks, superhuman. Indeed, this movie captures the supernatural quality of what was going on there and during that time. It's almost hard to believe that someone had the presence to film it. It's a real look into the past, it's time travel, or as close as you can get and it's definitely somewhere you want to go.
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Summary: Terribly disappointed
Review: I see myself as a die-hard Pink Floyd. I have just about everything on the Floyd I have managed to collect over the years (this even includes a dsotm tattoo). So I was very excited to see this item and ordered it immediately. But I have never been this disappointed. These few amateurish minutes adds nothing to any Floyd collection. Pathetically poor filming and bad sound makes it even worse. It is obviously just an attempt to make money off loyal fans. Please don't inflict this on yourself. There's a lot of Syd stuff you can rather spend your money on. I feel cheated...
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Summary: 11 minutes long!!!!!
Review: I skimmed over the reviews before I purchased and somehow missed the 11 minutes long review. If you are interested in finding out more about Barrett DO NOT buy this DVD. It is mildly interesting in catching Barrett in a home movie with no professional cajoling or directing but taking it for what it is it is about as enterteining as watching your neighbor's home movie of them in a dasiy field with no sound. Utterly useless. Unless you are obsessed with Barrett and already own every piece of published material on the guy and just want this for your collection look for something else on him. I know I am...
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Summary: Captures the Beginning of the End for Syd Barrett
Review: If the names Syd Barrett, Roger Waters, Richard Wright and Dave Mason elicit a response of "Who?" from you, chances are you should pass on this film, which, quite frankly, is for die-hard Pink Floyd fans only. If you do fall within that category, however, you will probably view "Syd Barrett's First Trip" as a chronicle of minor historical significance, as it is a brief visual documentary of the day that changed Barrett's world forever, and consequently the future of Pink Floyd. The entire film runs a total of (approximately) 15 minutes, and is presented in two segments, the first of which takes place in the late summer of 1966, at a place called Gog Magog Hills. It was (according to all accounts) the very first time Syd "tripped out" on mushrooms, and friend/film student Nigel Gordon was on hand, recording it all on silent, 8MM film. Gordon was also there in April of 1967, outside Abbey Road Studios, on the day the Floyd signed their first recording contract with EMI Records, which comprises the second segment of the film. There are glimpses of Waters, Wright and Mason, but Gordon's camera was mainly focused on Barrett, whose state of mind at the time certainly seems open to conjecture. Very soon, of course, his situation would be beyond conjecture, as even before their first album was released a steady diet of LSD would take him to a place from which he would never return. A soundtrack recorded by the Hypnotic Records group "Dilate" has been added to this film, effectively creating an appropriately ethereal atmosphere that evokes a surreal sense of timelessness as the seemingly innocent events captured here by Gordon unfold. Some may argue that, in light of the fact that this was the beginning of the end for Barrett, this film is too personal to share with the world. There's no denying it has something of a "tabloid" feel to it, and without question, the significance of it is, historically, in an entirely different context than, say, the Zapruder film. But in the final analysis, "Syd Barrett's First Trip" is neither invasive, nor is it in any way an inditement, or-- at the other end of the spectrum-- an affirmation of his life. In it's brevity, it's merely a glimpse; a quick look at a moment-- now frozen in time-- that marked the point of no return in a young man's life. Syd Barrett was an artist, who very soon after this film was made, would be unable to create anything ever again. One could say that the moment captured here was, in effect, the very instant that the music-- so alive within Syd Barrett-- died. To their credit, Waters, Wright and Mason-- Pink Floyd-- endured and, thankfully, continued on; tragically, Syd Barrett did not. And watching this film one can but reflect upon how truly fragile life is, and how quickly time moves on. After all, what you see in this film really happened; and moreover, it was only yesterday that it did.
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Summary: CAVEAT EMPTOR! BAD ODOR AHEAD!
Review: Look, I dig Syd and his music as much as the next guy. But there's no getting around it, folks. This one is pretty doggone cheesy. And that, honestly, is kind. Sure, there are some groovy shots of Syd gettin' high in the hills, but not very many. Not many at all. And there are an awful lot of shots where (a) Syd is nowhere to be seen, and (b) you, the viewer, don't have a clue as to what the hell is going on. This disc is all of 10 minutes long. That's right, 10. Syd's on screen for maybe 6. The overall quality is that of a mediocre home movie, made by a stoner in 1966. As for insights into Syd's makeup/development as an artist/psychedelic experiences/etc. etc. etc.......pretty much zilch. If you gotta have it, you gotta have it. Just don't expect a whole lot.
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Summary: Let's Have a Real Syd Barrett documentary please!
Review: The only reason this garbage is on the market is because, as we can all see, it is the ONLY officially available film featuring or concerning the great Syd Barrett. The BBC have done a wonderful new documentary on Syd's life and brief career which I believe includes the brief glimpses we get here of Syd's Floyd cavorting outside Abbey Road Studios in London. Let's get that film released as a tribute, and as an education to those who wonder who Syd was and why he was so influential. Then we can all throw this tawdry, disturbing and otherwise utterly worthless disc in the bin.
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Summary: Exploitative garbage--Avoid if you respect Syd Barrett!
Review: There is absolutely no reason why any self-respecting (and band-respecting!) Floyd fan should purchase this DVD. I have not and I absolutely refuse to do so on principle. It is extremely unfortunate that someone feels the need to make money off of the "legend" of Mr. Barrett's troubles. This myth is only a problem for him--it's what brings people uninvited to his doorstep, dragging up the memories of a life he no longer wishes to live. A TRUE Pink Floyd fan RESPECTS all members of the band. With that respect comes the responsibility not to make a soap opera out of their lives or to exploit them. With Mr. Barrett this is all the more important given his withdrawal from the public life. As I have said elsewhere, Mr. Barrett's story is a reminder that simply because someone gets the opportunity for stardom, he does not suddenly cease to be just like any of us. And I believe that none of us, going about our everyday lives, would appreciate such unwanted intrusions. Even Mr. Barrett's recent decision to autograph a photo book about his past should not, I believe, be taken as an invitation of any kind to his fans--those days are done, and his true fans know and respect it. DO NOT waste your money on this--do not encourage the disgusting bottom-feeders who have no respect for Mr. Barrett as a human being.
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Summary: Exploitative garbage--Avoid if you respect Syd Barrett!
Review: There is absolutely no reason why any self-respecting (and band-respecting!) Floyd fan should purchase this DVD. I have not and I absolutely refuse to do so on principle. It is extremely unfortunate that someone feels the need to make money off of the "legend" of Mr. Barrett's troubles. This myth is only a problem for him--it's what brings people uninvited to his doorstep, dragging up the memories of a life he no longer wishes to live. A TRUE Pink Floyd fan RESPECTS all members of the band. With that respect comes the responsibility not to make a soap opera out of their lives or to exploit them. With Mr. Barrett this is all the more important given his withdrawal from the public life. As I have said elsewhere, Mr. Barrett's story is a reminder that simply because someone gets the opportunity for stardom, he does not suddenly cease to be just like any of us. And I believe that none of us, going about our everyday lives, would appreciate such unwanted intrusions. Even Mr. Barrett's recent decision to autograph a photo book about his past should not, I believe, be taken as an invitation of any kind to his fans--those days are done, and his true fans know and respect it. DO NOT waste your money on this--do not encourage the disgusting bottom-feeders who have no respect for Mr. Barrett as a human being.
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