Originally Posted by: jiujitsu_jesusLet's face it - even if Piper At the Gates of Dawn was a waste of sound (which, in my opinion, it wasn't), it was an extremely important album. Syd's influence brought out... I dunno... something in his fellow band members, which started them on a career that would see them produce thirty years' worth of magnificent music. Without Piper , there would be no Dark Side of the Moon (and if you hate that album, too, I may have to rip my hair out in despair).

Without Hitler there would be no Israel. Let's not thank travesties for good results.