Pink FloydOriginally formed in 1966 as The Pink Floyd SoundNamed after Carolina bluesmen, Pink Anderson and Floyd CouncilThe Band:- Syd Barrett, guitar and vocals (sent to rehab/insanitorium in 1968)- Bob Close, guitar (quit 1966)- Roger Waters, bass- Nick Mason, drums- Rick Wright, keyboards- David Gilmour, guitar and vocals (replaces Barrett in 1968)Blues, rhythm and blues coversPsychedelic rock influenceBarrett experiments more with LSD:- Music expanded in length- Long, detailed improvisations- Use more electronic effects- Barrett is the driving force for the first album Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)o Candy and a Currant Bun (1967)Albums continue practice of long improvisations and electronic effects after Barrett is replacedA Saucerful of Secrets (1968)- Only cut credited to the entire band- Long instrumental suite- Gilmour: “The aural equivalent of a war.”- Part 1: build up of tension- Part 2: the war, very discordant- Part 3: requiemAtom Heart Mother (1970)- Suite of 6 movements- Collaboration of entire band- Instep with other British progressive bands of the time (Yes, ELP, etc.)Echoes (from Middle, 1971)- Many slow, quadruple tempos- Gradually build to dramatic crescendos- Goes in unexpected musical direction- Waters: “An epic sound poem.”Albums:- Dark Side of the Moon (1973)o Floyd’s most successful albumo Skillful blend of sound effects and fragments of speech with music and studio technologyo Engineered by Alan Parsonso Brain Damage (1973); example of musique concréteo Eclipse (1973)- Wish You Were Here (1975)- Animals (1977)- The Wall
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