Have You Got It Yet? The Story Of Syd Barrett

"Have You Got It Yet? The Story Of Syd Barrett" is a feature length documentary into the prismatic character and artistry of Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett. It is a chronicle and a mosaic of Barrett’s creative and destructive impulses, his captivating presence and absence –– a portrait of the complex puzzle that was his life. Visionaries behind prog rock and British psychedelic music, Pink Floyd chartered a monolithic legacy in both music and cultural history. Syd, who gave the group their moniker by combining the names of two obscure blues players – Pink Anderson and Floyd Council, played a crucial role in igniting that history, then left the group before they met stardom. (Gary Reber)

Special features include two poignant live performances of “Arnold Layne” featuring David Gilmour and David Bowie, a performance from 2007’s The Madcap’s Last Laugh –– a tribute concert for Syd Barrett featuring David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright in their final performance as Pink Floyd, an interview with Bogawa and director and producer commentary of the film with Bogawa, Rupert Truman and Julius Beltrame, discussions surrounding Barrett’s paintings, and spoken word performances of Barrett’s lyrics by comedian Noel Fielding, poet Rob Fitterman and actor Gerard Bell, and an exclusive Have You Got It Yet? poster.

The 1.78:1/1.33;1 1080p AVC picture, reviewed on a VIZIO Quantum X P85QX-JI UHD/HDR display, was photographed digitally and sourced from a 1080i 2K Digital Intermediate. The picture is a retrospective, archival complexity of imagery with psychedelic touches from black-and-white to fully saturated color, and at times in narrower aspect ratios. Such variation is visually compelling while documenting Syd's life and influences reflected by numerous musicians and personalities. The contemporary interviews all look sharp with near excellent detail levels. Some of the archival video and stills look somewhat distressed. Overall, this is a very creative diversification of imagery that is very artsy and at times is very grainy due to the source material. Pink Floyd fans will find this documentary very compelling. (Gary Reber)

While there is a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 option, the LPCM 2.0 track is suitable because in essence this is a "talking heads" documentary with sporadic snippets of music. The DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1-channel soundtrack is varied in presentation with psychedelic vibes throughout. As a documentary, dialogue is prominent and the soundtrack is full of musicians and personalities recounting Sid's life and development of Pink Floyd. Positioning of the dialogue is nicely presented with an effective forward presence. Intelligibility is excellent. The music is presented from the early days to the near fully developed signature sound of Pink Floyd. The music is psychedelic in style. The music is sourced from recordings of the band and sound quality is generally quite good. The music occupies a wide and deep soundstage with an enveloping surround presence. This is a captivating and entertaining holosonic® soundtrack that will fascinate fans of Pink Floyd. (Gary Reber)