How do you think Pink Floyd's history would have panned out if Syd Barret didn't lose it...

How do you think Pink Floyd's history would have panned out if Syd Barret didn't lose it, and continued to be a part of the band the following decade ?

Instead of evolving into a stadium band, I think they would've become more of an avant garde rock band - in other words, instead of developing in a way comparable to Yes or Genesis, they would've been more like Hawkwind or Roxy Music. It'd be less big, bombastic theatrics, and more space-theme psychedelic jams and silly lyrics.

i want this

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Bravo....

That would have been interesting...

For one thing, the most perfect album ever made wouldn't exist.

Animals is not the most perfect album ever made!

>he thinks caveman spongebob is bad

He doesn't mean Animals, he means The Final Cut is the most perfect album ever made! Name me one other Floyd album that's perfect. See. You can't.

I feel like banging my head against The Wall!

They wouldn't have been as good.

On An Island.

I'm gonna show you my Dark Side in a minute!

Oh Syd, how I Wish You Were Here!

which is...

That's literally the point of the name of that album............

Wish You Were Here.

Meddle?

>go to wikipedia
>see the ratings for Atom Heart Mother
Why is this album so undeservingly PANNED ?
It's totally and completely fine....

My favourite one

The psychedelic childlike musings, fun as they are, would've run thin on people's patience and PF would have faded into obscurity before the second half of the 70's.

more noise less melody

they would have become similar to Soft Machine (but more Rock), losing a member (who would develop a solid solo career) to each new album.

Roger's ego would have taken over anyway, and Syd would have either have been ejected or marginalised within the group

albumsthatneverwere.blogspot imagined years ago what kind of albums PF would have released:
>Pink Floyd – The Shape of Questions to Heaven (1968)
>Pink Floyd – Vantage Point (1969)
>Pink Floyd – Themes From An Imaginary Western (1970)

That's the point of the entirety of post Syd PF's career

What could happen to joy division without the death of Ian Cutis?

theyd have released a 3rd 10/10 album

A man can dream
My fav pink floyd album tbqh

yea me too... i listened to syd's albums a couple weeks ago and i just loved them.

I'm not sure about that. See Emily Play and Arnold Layne were very well received. I think they would've just gone that route once the psychedelic music became unpopular.

>Emily Play and Arnold Layne
they were released before Piper…
and the following 1967-68 singles didn't worked so well

well their music would have been less depressing... roger waters has been quoted numerous times saying that all of his pink floyd lyrics after syd went crazy dealt with the personal loss of syd's companionship

You have to remember that Syd started losing his mind. He was the creative force behind PF. If he had stayed sane, they probably would have. From what I've read, after Piper he was pretty much gone.