Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd Tear down the wall! Origin: London, England Genres: Psychedelia • progressive rock Years Active: 1965–1995 2005 2012–2014 Labels: EMI Columbia • Tower Records • Harvest Records • Capitol Records • Columbia Records • Sony Music • EMI Records • Parlophone Records Members: Nick Mason Roger Waters Richard Wright Syd Barrett David Gilmour

Pink Floyd were an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining a following as a psychedelic band, they were distinguished for their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philosophical lyrics and elaborate live shows, and became a leading band of the progressive rock genre. They are one of the most commercially successful and influential groups in popular music history.

Members

• Roger Waters – bass, vocals, rhythm guitar (1965–1985, 2005)
• David Gilmour – lead and rhythm guitars, vocals, bass, keyboards (1967–1995, 2005, 2012–2014)
• Nick Mason – drums, percussion, vocals (1965–1995, 2005, 2012–2014)
• Richard Wright – keyboards, piano, organ, vocals (1965–1979, 1987–1995, 2005)
• Syd Barrett – lead and rhythm guitars, vocals (1965–1968)

Why They Rocked

1. Roger Waters, David Gilmour, and Richard Wright were great vocalist.
2. Their music is usually simple in its structures. Other progressive rock acts would play a thousand notes and switch tempos and time keys every few bars. Pink Floyd could play twenty minutes on two chords.
3. The sense of progression in their songs usually comes from changes in intensity. When they performed, it was all about aligning with breath, feelings, and mood.
4. They have great to amazing production.
5. They're mixing is amazing.
6. The lyrics in their songs often bordered on absolute genius and dealt with serious topics.
7. They're one of the most experimental bands of all time playing things like psychedelic, acid, jazz, and ect.
8. They made really high quality albums like, The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, and The Wall.

Bad Qualities

1. They could get very boring for some.
2. Their albums like Ummagumma, A Momentary Lapse of Reason, and The Endless River received mixed to negative reviews.

Discography

Studio albums

• The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)
• A Saucerful of Secrets (1968)
• More (1969)
• Ummagumma (1969)
• Atom Heart Mother (1970)
• Meddle (1971)
• Obscured by Clouds (1972)
• The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
• Wish You Were Here (1975)
• Animals (1977)
• The Wall (1979)
• The Final Cut (1983)
• A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987)
• The Division Bell (1994)
• The Endless River (2014)

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