Originally Posted by dcuny
Hi, Ray.
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It's a fairly obvious ode to an extinguished luminary of the late 60s.
Fairly obvious to you. laugh The obvious guess is Syd Barrett, but what do I know?
The vocal isn't up front, but as Marty says, it's sitting properly in the mix. I'd prefer it up front, but I don't really have a problem with making out the lyrics. It probably helped that I'd read them first. wink
After the fifth listen, it finally sinks into my brain that I don't understand this style. I don't have the familiarity with the songs of that period, so I'm listening to the song all wrong, expecting it to sound like something else.
Anyway, nice work! smile
You deduced well DC,
Thanks for your kind words.
Expectations are dangerous which is why I, usually, don't try to describe a song specifically.
Listen wrongly? Nah, I was lucky though, at Teachers' College I did a semester of musical appreciation. The lecturer taught me three indelible lessons: 1. Listen with ears 1st. 2. Program music often offers a narrative because it's the composer lacks confidence in their music & 3. Analysis comes after immersion.

Cheers
rayc
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