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What Colour Is Sound? - A Tribute To Syd Barrett

Description: The late, great leader of The Pink Floyd is remembered by fans, family and friends at this Eat Your Own Ears / Mystery Jets co-production. The line-up is: Mystery Jets, Daniel Treacy (Television Personalities), Kid Harpoon, Dot Allison, Lupen Crook, Mick Rock, plus "VERY special guests".



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Union Chapel Compton Terrace, Islington, N1 2UN

Phone: 0207226 1686

Website: www.unionchapel.org.uk

Transport: Tube/BR: Highbury & Islington Transport for London

The Crazy Diamond shines again

Pink Floyd
Syd Barrett (third left) with his Pink Floyd bandmates in 1967

By André Paine
19 Sep 2006


The tribute concert is usually well-intentioned, but such occasions rarely have the spirit of adventure on display at the Union Chapel last night.

Sitting in a pew, it felt like the perfect venue for this rock memorial organised by the Eel Pie Island band Mystery Jets. There was nothing "official" about it, but all the performers had clearly been influenced by the Crazy Diamond.

Playing double bass, Drew McConnell of Babyshambles was the first to win over the youthful crowd (their age was surely a sign that Barrett's songs will endure).

His take on Terrapin was warm and even groovy, while newcomer Kid Harpoon's muscular acoustic set included a confident interpretation of the more romantic tune She Took A Long Cold Look.

Like Barrett, Daniel Treacy of Television Personalities has had his problems, including a spell in prison for shoplifting. He proved that his punk psychedelia remains inventive and unpredictable, though, especially when he forgot the words to his Seventies tribute I Know Where Syd Barrett Lives.

Mystery Jets tackled Barrett's Pink Floyd songs Lucifer Sam and The Gnome, successfully capturing his English rock eccentricity. But it was their last cover - the weird, haunting Golden Hair - that brought the man behind these intimate, unforgettable songs that bit closer to us.

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