query: Who was the founding member of the Pink Floyd band?

title: The Australian Pink Floyd Show

text: by Pete Cornish, who worked extensively with Gilmour. The band associates itself with individuals who have worked with Pink Floyd over the years, including Colin Norfield (who worked as a sound engineer for David Gilmour in his solo career and for Pink Floyd during their 1994 Division Bell Tour) and Clive Brooks – Nick Mason's long-time drum technician. The show includes a round screen with intelligent lights arranged around its perimeter. During a concert, movies and animations are displayed on-screen, complementing the band's light show. Inflatables (such as the pig used by Pink Floyd during the Division Bell Tour, and

title: Pink Floyd

text: by Waters in 1985. Gilmour and Mason continued as Pink Floyd; Wright rejoined them as a session musician and, later, band member. The three produced two more albums—"A Momentary Lapse of Reason" (1987) and "The Division Bell" (1994)—and toured through 1994. After nearly two decades of enmity, Gilmour, Wright, and Mason reunited with Waters in 2005 to perform as Pink Floyd in London as part of the global awareness event Live 8; Gilmour and Waters stated they had no further plans to reunite the band. Barrett died in 2006, and Wright in 2008. The last Pink Floyd studio album, "The

title: The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story

text: The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story is a 2001 television documentary produced by Otmoor Productions for BBC Two's" Omnibus" series and originally called Syd Barrett: Crazy Diamond (in the US, a slightly modified version aired as Pink Floyd & Syd Barrett in the "VH1 Legends" series in January 2002). Directed by John Edginton, the film includes interviews with all the Pink Floyd members - Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright - plus the "fifth Pink Floyd", Bob Klose, who left the band in 1965, getting their points of view

title: The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story

text: also enjoyed hearing "See Emily Play" again. The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story is a 2001 television documentary produced by Otmoor Productions for BBC Two's" Omnibus" series and originally called Syd Barrett: Crazy Diamond (in the US, a slightly modified version aired as Pink Floyd & Syd Barrett in the "VH1 Legends" series in January 2002). Directed by John Edginton, the film includes interviews with all the Pink Floyd members - Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright - plus the "fifth Pink Floyd", Bob Klose, who left the band

title: The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story

text: on the original band founder Syd Barrett. The film includes rare early television appearances of Pink Floyd, and home movies. The film was first released on DVD on 24 March 2003. In 2006 a new "definitive edition DVD" was produced in the UK and Europe in which the full unedited interviews conducted by the director with Pink Floyd are now made available, alongside the original documentary. The focus of the film is Syd Barrett, the lead vocalist and guitarist of the early Pink Floyd, who created their unique psychedelic sound and most of the band's early songs, including the singles

title: Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd

text: Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd is Nick Mason's personal memoir of Pink Floyd, published on 7 October 2004, in the United Kingdom. Initially a hardback release, it has since appeared in at least two different paperback editions. The book marks the first time that a group member has written a recollection of his experiences of life in the band. Mason – the only member of the band to have been a part of it in all incarnations and line-ups – covers Floyd's entire career, from the initial coming together

title: Pink Floyd – The Wall

text: grew out of that approach, combined with the issue of the growing alienation between the band and their fans. This symbolised a new era for rock bands, as Pink Floyd "explored (... ) the hard realities of 'being where we are'", drawing upon existentialists, namely Jean-Paul Sartre. Even before the original Pink Floyd album was recorded, a film was intended to be made from it. However, the concept of the film was intended to be live footage from the album's tour, with Scarfe's animation and extra scenes. The film was going to star Waters himself. EMI did not intend to

title: Pink Floyd

text: band members had forced him from the group by threatening to sue him. He then went to the High Court in an effort to dissolve the band and prevent the use of the Pink Floyd name, declaring Pink Floyd "a spent force creatively." When his lawyers discovered that the partnership had never been formally confirmed, Waters returned to the High Court in an attempt to obtain a veto over further use of the band's name. Gilmour responded by issuing a carefully worded press release affirming that Pink Floyd would continue to exist. He later told "The Sunday Times": "Roger is

title: The Best of the Pink Floyd

text: "the "Evening Standard"" has ever been released). Counterfeit editions with different track lists exist. Any edition with a track list that does not match the list shown here, is a counterfeit. All songs written and sung by Syd Barrett, and taken from singles, except where noted. The Best of the Pink Floyd The Best of the Pink Floyd, also issued as Masters of Rock, is a compilation album of early Pink Floyd music, concentrating on singles and album tracks from 1967 to 1968. Later editions titled "Masters of Rock" were released in 1974 in France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands,

title: Pink Floyd – The Wall

text: smaller rig that was a more acceptable fit, and he simply lay on his back. The war scenes were shot on Saunton Sands in North Devon, which was also featured on the cover of Pink Floyd's "A Momentary Lapse of Reason" six years later. The film was shown "out of competition" during the 1982 Cannes Film Festival. The film's official premiere was at the Empire, Leicester Square in London, on 14 July 1982. It was attended by Waters and fellow Pink Floyd members David Gilmour and Nick Mason, but not Richard Wright, who was no longer a member of the

title: Pink Floyd

text: asked if they should collect Barrett. According to Gilmour, the answer was "Nah, let's not bother", signalling the end of Barrett's tenure with Pink Floyd. Waters later admitted, "He was our friend, but most of the time we now wanted to strangle him". In early March 1968, Pink Floyd met with business partners Jenner and King to discuss the band's future; Barrett agreed to leave. Jenner and King believed Barrett to be the creative genius of the band, and decided to represent him and end their relationship with Pink Floyd. Morrison then sold his business to NEMS Enterprises, and O'Rourke

title: Pink Floyd

text: a dog in the manger and I'm going to fight him." In 2013, Waters said he had failed to appreciate that the Pink Floyd name had commercial value independent of the band members, and was wrong to have attempted to stop the others using it. In 1986, Gilmour began recruiting musicians for what would become Pink Floyd's first album without Waters, "A Momentary Lapse of Reason". There were legal obstacles to Wright's re-admittance to the band, but after a meeting in Hampstead, Pink Floyd invited Wright to participate in the coming sessions. Gilmour later stated that Wright's presence "would make

title: Pink Floyd

text: Nick Mason's personal archive, opened in May 2017; due to its popularity, it was extended for two weeks beyond its original closing date of 1 October. Studio albums Pink Floyd Pink Floyd were an English rock band formed in London in 1965. They achieved international acclaim with their progressive and psychedelic music. Distinguished by their philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, extended compositions, and elaborate live shows, they are one of the most commercially successful and influential groups in popular music history. Pink Floyd were founded by students Syd Barrett on guitar and lead vocals, Nick Mason on drums, Roger Waters on

title: Pink Floyd

text: early career. In 2018, Mason formed a new band, Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets, to perform Pink Floyd's early material. The band includes includes Gary Kemp of Spandau Ballet and longtime Pink Floyd collaborator Guy Pratt. They toured Europe in September 2018. Considered one of the UK's first psychedelic music groups, Pink Floyd began their career at the vanguard of London's underground music scene. Some categorise their work from that era as space rock. According to "Rolling Stone": "By 1967, they had developed an unmistakably psychedelic sound, performing long, loud suitelike compositions that touched on hard rock, blues, country, folk,

title: Pink Floyd pigs

text: Pink Floyd pigs Inflatable flying pigs were one of the staple props of Pink Floyd's live shows. The first was a sow, but a very obviously male pig appeared in the 1980s. Pigs appeared numerous times in concerts by the band, promoting concerts and record releases, and on the cover of their 1977 album "Animals". The image rights for the pigs passed to Roger Waters when he split from the rest of the group, though the pigs continued to be used by both post-Roger Waters Pink Floyd and Roger Waters in their gigs. The original Pink Floyd pig was designed

title: Pink Floyd

text: Pink Floyd Pink Floyd were an English rock band formed in London in 1965. They achieved international acclaim with their progressive and psychedelic music. Distinguished by their philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, extended compositions, and elaborate live shows, they are one of the most commercially successful and influential groups in popular music history. Pink Floyd were founded by students Syd Barrett on guitar and lead vocals, Nick Mason on drums, Roger Waters on bass and vocals, and Richard Wright on keyboards and vocals. They gained popularity performing in London's underground music scene during the late 1960s, and under Barrett's leadership released

title: Pink Floyd

text: future royalty payments. O'Rourke felt obliged to inform Mason and Gilmour, which angered Waters, who wanted to dismiss him as the band's manager. He terminated his management contract with O'Rourke and employed Peter Rudge to manage his affairs. Waters wrote to EMI and Columbia announcing he had left the band, and asked them to release him from his contractual obligations. Gilmour believed that Waters left to hasten the demise of Pink Floyd. Waters later stated that, by not making new albums, Pink Floyd would be in breach of contract—which would suggest that royalty payments would be suspended—and that the other

title: Peace of Mind/The Candle Burns

text: a demo by the late Syd Barrett, founding member of Pink Floyd, with the song even appearing on some bootlegs of Pink Floyd material. The song has also been suggested to be the work of The Pretty Things, who, like Pink Floyd, were recording in Abbey Road Studios in 1967 while the Beatles were there making "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". One theory suggests that rather than being found "in" the Apple trash, the song was actually an outtake "from" the group Trash who recorded for Apple Records. Finally, since Apple was flooded with demo tapes after a 1968

title: Louder than Words (Pink Floyd song)

text: Louder than Words (Pink Floyd song) "Louder than Words" is a song written by David Gilmour and Polly Samson. The song, featuring lyrics written by Samson to accompany a composition by Gilmour, was originally recorded by British rock band Pink Floyd as the closing track of their fifteenth studio album, "The Endless River". The track, which had its roots in the 1993 sessions for the band's previous studio album, "The Division Bell", features a posthumous appearance by former keyboardist and founder member of Pink Floyd, Richard Wright, and an appearance by electronic string quartet Escala. "Louder than Words" is the

title: Pink Floyd

text: future of Pink Floyd, Gilmour responded: "It's over ... I've had enough. I'm 60 years old ...it is much more comfortable to work on my own." Gilmour and Waters repeatedly said that they had no plans to reunite with the former members. Barrett died on 7 July 2006, at his home in Cambridge, aged 60. His family interred him at Cambridge Crematorium on 18 July 2006; no Pink Floyd members attended. Wright commented: "The band are very naturally upset and sad to hear of Syd Barrett's death. Syd was the guiding light of the early band line-up and leaves a

title: Pink Floyd live backing musicians

text: "Run Like Hell". A recording of this tour can be found on "P•U•L•S•E". On 2 July 2005, Pink Floyd reunited with Roger Waters to help promote awareness to global poverty. The setlist was "Speak to Me" / "Breathe" / "Breathe (Reprise)", "Money", "Wish You Were Here", and "Comfortably Numb". Pink Floyd live backing musicians Starting in 1973, after "The Dark Side of the Moon" was released, the band started using regular backing musicians. Many of the musicians that Pink Floyd used as backing musicians were part of the studio recordings of albums such as Dick Parry, who played saxophone on

title: The Dark Side of the Moon

text: The Dark Side of the Moon The Dark Side of the Moon is the eighth studio album by English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 1 March 1973 by Harvest Records. It built on ideas explored in Pink Floyd's earlier recordings and performances, but without the extended instrumentals that characterised their earlier work. A concept album, its themes explore conflict, greed, time, and mental illness, the latter partly inspired by the deteriorating health of founding member Syd Barrett, who left in 1968. Developed during live performances, Pink Floyd premiered an early version of "The Dark Side of the Moon" several

title: Pink Floyd pigs

text: the Austin City Limits Music Festival audience during a cover of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)". During their Live 8 reunion with Waters, footage of Algie, over Battersea Power Station, was shown on a giant video screen behind the band. A replica of Algie was tethered above Battersea Power Station on 26 September 2011 to promote the Why Pink Floyd...? campaign, involving the reissue of the band's first 14 studio albums. Pink Floyd pigs Inflatable flying pigs were one of the staple props of Pink Floyd's live shows. The first was a sow, but a very

title: Pink Floyd

text: the welter of arguments about who or what was Pink Floyd, Rick's enormous input was frequently forgotten. He was gentle, unassuming and private but his soulful voice and playing were vital, magical components of our most recognised Pink Floyd sound." A week after Wright's death, Gilmour performed "Remember a Day" from "A Saucerful of Secrets", written and originally sung by Wright, in tribute to him. Keyboardist Keith Emerson released a statement praising Wright as the "backbone" of Pink Floyd. On 10 July 2010, Waters and Gilmour performed together at a charity event for the Hoping Foundation. The event, which raised

title: Pink Floyd

text: The song illustrates a dysfunctional dynamic between the band and a record label executive who congratulates the group on their current sales success, implying that they are on the same team while revealing that he erroneously believes "Pink" is the name of one of the band members. According to author David Detmer, the album's lyrics deal with the "dehumanising aspects of the world of commerce", a situation the artist must endure to reach their audience. Absence as a lyrical theme is common in the music of Pink Floyd. Examples include the absence of Barrett after 1968, and that of Waters'

title: Pink Floyd

text: Pink Floyd. Waters and Wright bought large country houses while Mason became a collector of expensive cars. Disenchanted with their US record company, Capitol Records, Pink Floyd and O'Rourke negotiated a new contract with Columbia Records, who gave them a reported advance of $1,000,000 (US$ in dollars). In Europe, they continued to be represented by Harvest Records. After a tour of the UK performing "Dark Side", Pink Floyd returned to the studio in January 1975 and began work on their ninth studio album, "Wish You Were Here". Parsons declined an offer to continue working with them, becoming successful in his

title: Pink Floyd bootleg recordings

text: convinced a number of buyers that the album was a "bona fide" follow-up to "The Dark Side of the Moon". The British Phonographic Industry were not impressed, and attempted to find out who the bootleggers were, with the intent of prosecuting them. The bootleg "Animals Instincts" concerns the recording of the Pink Floyd concert at 9 May 1977, at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland. The classic line up of Pink Floyd (David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Richard Wright and Nick Mason) played together on stage for the first time in 24 years (the band toured without Waters in 1987–1989 and 1994).

title: Pink Floyd

text: a riddle supposedly concealed in the new album. White lights in front of the stage at the Pink Floyd concert in East Rutherford spelled out the words Enigma Publius. During a televised concert at Earls Court on 20 October 1994, someone projected the word "enigma" in large letters on to the backdrop of the stage. Mason later acknowledged that their record company had instigated the Publius Enigma mystery, rather than the band. Marked by Waters' philosophical lyrics, "Rolling Stone" described Pink Floyd as "purveyors of a distinctively dark vision". Author Jere O'Neill Surber wrote: "their interests are truth and illusion,

title: Pink Floyd

text: stating: "Roger's criticisms are fair. It's not a band album at all." "Q Magazine" described the album as essentially a Gilmour solo album. Waters attempted to subvert the "Momentary Lapse of Reason "tour by contacting promoters in the US and threatening to sue them if they used the Pink Floyd name. Gilmour and Mason funded the start-up costs with Mason using his Ferrari 250 GTO as collateral. Early rehearsals for the upcoming tour were chaotic, with Mason and Wright entirely out of practice. Realising he had taken on too much work, Gilmour asked Ezrin to assist them. As Pink Floyd

title: Pink Floyd – The Wall

text: Free" and the rerecorded "Bring the Boys Back Home" was released. "When the Tigers Broke Free" later became a bonus track on the 1983 album "The Final Cut", an album Waters intended as an extension to "The Wall". Guitarist David Gilmour, however, dismissed the album as a collection of songs that had been rejected for "The Wall" project, but were being recycled. The song, in the edit used for the single, also appears on the 2001 compilation album "". Pink Floyd – The Wall Pink Floyd – The Wall is a 1982 British live-action/animated musical drama film directed by Alan

title: In the Flesh (Pink Floyd tour)

text: filling pages of "The New York Times" and "Billboard" magazine. To promote their four-night run at Madison Square Garden in New York City, there was a Pink Floyd parade on 6th Avenue featuring pigs and sheep. This was the Floyd's first tour since 1973 to not use female backing singers. Augmenting the band were sax player Dick Parry (who occasionally played keyboards out of view of the audience) and guitarist Snowy White, who also played bass on "Sheep", "Pigs (Three Different Ones)" and "Welcome to the Machine". Roger Waters played electric guitar on "Sheep" and "Pigs" and acoustic guitar on

title: Mother (Pink Floyd song)

text: Mother (Pink Floyd song) "Mother" is a song by Pink Floyd. It appears on "The Wall" album, released in 1979. "Mother" is 5:32 in length. The majority of the song is in G Major, though the chorus is predominantly a plagal cadence in C Major. The song is notable for its varied use of time signatures, such as 5/8 and 9/8. Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason found these time-signature changes difficult to learn, and, with the band recording on a very tight schedule, ceded the drumming duties to session drummer Jeff Porcaro. The song begins quietly with solo voice and

title: Pink Floyd

text: manipulation by the retailers who supplied sales figures to the music business meant that the single peaked in the UK at number 20. EMI-Columbia released Pink Floyd's second single, "See Emily Play", on 16 June 1967. It fared slightly better than "Arnold Layne", peaking at number 6 in the UK. The band performed on the BBC's "Look of the Week", where Waters and Barrett, erudite and engaging, faced tough questioning from Hans Keller. They appeared on the BBC's "Top of the Pops", a popular programme that controversially required artists to mime their singing and playing. Though Pink Floyd returned for

title: The Show Must Go On (Pink Floyd song)

text: The Show Must Go On (Pink Floyd song) "The Show Must Go On" (working titles "Who's Sorry Now", "(It's) Never Too Late") is a song by English rock band Pink Floyd, from their 1979 album "The Wall". It was written by Roger Waters and sung by David Gilmour. Roger Waters wanted to create a "Beach Boys" type sound for the backing vocals, and got Bruce Johnston to come and help create it, but this was only after the Beach Boys themselves were approached to provide the backing vocals and had agreed, only to cancel at the last possible moment (the

title: The Show Must Go On (Pink Floyd song)

text: he begins to mentally unravel and hallucinate that he is a fascist dictator. with: Personnel per Fitch and Mahon. The Show Must Go On (Pink Floyd song) "The Show Must Go On" (working titles "Who's Sorry Now", "(It's) Never Too Late") is a song by English rock band Pink Floyd, from their 1979 album "The Wall". It was written by Roger Waters and sung by David Gilmour. Roger Waters wanted to create a "Beach Boys" type sound for the backing vocals, and got Bruce Johnston to come and help create it, but this was only after the Beach Boys themselves

title: Time (Pink Floyd song)

text: Time (Pink Floyd song) "Time" is a song by English progressive rock band Pink Floyd. It is included as the fourth track on "The Dark Side of the Moon" (1973) and was released as a single in the United States. Bassist Roger Waters wrote the lyrics and the music is credited to all four band members. Keyboardist Richard Wright shares lead vocals (his last until "Wearing the Inside Out" on "The Division Bell") alongside guitarist David Gilmour. The lyrics deal with the passage of time – time can slip by, but many people do not realise it until it is

title: Pulse (Pink Floyd album)

text: Pulse (Pink Floyd album) Pulse (stylised as p·u·l·s·e) is a live album by the English rock band Pink Floyd. It was released on 29 May 1995 by EMI in the United Kingdom and on 6 June 1995 by Columbia in the United States. The album was recorded during the European leg of Pink Floyd's Division Bell Tour in 1994. The album includes a complete live version of "The Dark Side of the Moon" and features a booklet with many photographs from performances on this tour. It also features "Astronomy Domine", a Syd Barrett song not performed since the early 1970s.

title: Pink Floyd live performances

text: Wright's subsequent death, in September 2008, this was to be the final concert to feature all four bandmates playing together. On 10 May 2007 the sans-Waters Pink Floyd (presented as Rick Wright, David Gilmour and Nick Mason) took part in a Syd Barrett tribute concert in London performing "Arnold Layne", and Roger Waters performed "Flickering Flame". "See: Pink Floyd live backing musicians" Because of the increasingly complex nature of Pink Floyd's music, more and more musicians besides the band were required on stage to recreate sounds achieved in the studio. Some performances of "Atom Heart Mother" featured an entire orchestra

title: The Bleeding Heart Band

text: The Bleeding Heart Band The Bleeding Heart Band was the name Roger Waters gave his backing band for a brief period of his post-Pink Floyd solo career. Although Waters released "The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking" in 1984, and toured as a solo artist promoting that album (with an "unnamed" supporting band), he was still a member of Pink Floyd, and did not leave the group until late 1985. The name of the band most likely comes from the phrase "The Bleeding Hearts and Artists" found on the tracks "The Trial" and "Outside The Wall" on Pink Floyd's 1979

title: Pink Floyd World Tour 1968

text: Pink Floyd World Tour 1968 Pink Floyd World Tour 1968 is Pink Floyd’s first world tour spanning February to December 1968 in which the group visited Europe and North America. The tour began with difficulty as the band's lead guitarist, vocalist and primary songwriter Syd Barrett left the band in April 1968. Despite leaving in April, Barrett had only played in the band in January this year, when they were briefly a five-piece with the addition of guitarist David Gilmour, but he soon replaced Barrett entirely. As the main frontman, Barrett had initially been a central part of live performances,

title: Pink Floyd discography

text: the group in 1985. The band recorded several albums, achieving worldwide success with "The Dark Side of the Moon" (1973), "Wish You Were Here" (1975), "Animals" (1977), and "The Wall" (1979); all except "Animals" reached number one in the US. "The Dark Side of the Moon" is one of the best-selling albums in the world and "The Wall" is the highest-certified multiple-disc album by the Recording Industry Association of America. In 1986, Waters declared Pink Floyd "a spent force" and sued to dissolve their partnership and retire the name Pink Floyd, but the remaining members, led by Gilmour, continued recording

title: Pink Floyd

text: toured North America, Waters' "Radio K.A.O.S." tour was on occasion, close by, though in much smaller venues than those hosting his former band's performances. Waters issued a writ for copyright fees for the band's use of the flying pig. Pink Floyd responded by attaching a large set of male genitalia to its underside to distinguish it from Waters' design. The parties reached a legal agreement on 23 December; Mason and Gilmour retained the right to use the Pink Floyd name in perpetuity and Waters received exclusive rights to, among other things, "The Wall". For several years Pink Floyd had busied

title: Another Brick in the Wall: The Opera

text: Another Brick in the Wall: The Opera Another Brick in the Wall: The Opera is an opera by composer Julien Bilodeau and librettist Roger Waters, based on the concept album "The Wall" (1979) by the progressive rock band Pink Floyd, of which Waters is a founding member. It premiered at Opéra de Montréal in March 2017, and was produced by Cincinnati Opera in July 2018. Pierre Dufour, former general director of Opéra de Montréal, wrote to Pink Floyd co-founder and songwriter Roger Waters about the idea of an opera based on the Pink Floyd concept album "The Wall" (1979). Waters

title: Animals (Pink Floyd album)

text: lead vocals performed by Roger Waters, except where noted. Notes Footnotes Bibliography Animals (Pink Floyd album) Animals is the tenth studio album by English rock band Pink Floyd. It was first released on 23 January 1977 by Harvest Records in the United Kingdom and by Columbia Records in the United States. It is a concept album that provides a scathing critique of the social-political conditions of late 1970s Britain, and presents a marked change in musical style from their earlier work. "Animals" was recorded at the band's Britannia Row Studios in London, but its production was punctuated by the early

title: Sorrow (Pink Floyd song)

text: Sorrow (Pink Floyd song) "Sorrow" is a song by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd. Written by the band's singer and guitarist David Gilmour, it is the closing track on their thirteenth studio album, "A Momentary Lapse of Reason", released in 1987. The piece was written and composed by singer and guitarist David Gilmour. Gilmour has stated that although lyrics are not his strong point, the song is one of his strongest lyrical efforts, even though the opening lines were appropriated from John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath". Drummer Nick Mason has since stated that the song was almost

title: Dogs (Pink Floyd song)

text: Dogs (Pink Floyd song) "Dogs" (originally composed as "You've Got to Be Crazy") is a song by English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released on the album "Animals" in 1977. This song was one of several to be considered for the band's "best of" album "". The music was written in 1974 by David Gilmour and Roger Waters, with lyrics by Waters, and originally titled "You've Got to Be Crazy". Waters modified the lyrics in some parts, transposed the key to suit both Gilmour's and his vocals, and retitled it "Dogs". The version on "Animals" is 17 minutes long. The

title: The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story

text: "Arnold Layne" and "See Emily Play" and much of their first album "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn". Barrett's name passed into rock folklore when he was kicked out of Pink Floyd in 1968 and, after two solo albums, disappeared from music altogether amid rumours of a drug-induced breakdown. "The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story" has contributions from Humble Pie drummer Jerry Shirley (who played on Syd Barrett's two solo albums "The Madcap Laughs" and "Barrett" as well as Syd's final London concert on 6 June 1970 with David Gilmour, when Barrett abruptly left the stage after playing

title: Pink Floyd

text: child, contributed little else toward the album. Similarly, neither Mason nor Wright contributed much toward "Animals"; Wright had marital problems, and his relationship with Waters was also suffering. "Animals" is the first Pink Floyd album that does not include a writing credit for Wright, who commented: ""Animals"... wasn't a fun record to make ... this was when Roger "really" started to believe that he was the sole writer for the band ... that it was only because of him that [we] were still going ... when he started to develop his ego trips, the person he would have his conflicts

title: The Australian Pink Floyd Show

text: the end of the East coast tour Whiteley left the band, and was replaced by bassist and vocalist Colin Wilson. Think Floyd was renamed 'The Australian Pink Floyd Show' prior to their departure for England on August 8, 1993. TAPFS's first UK show was a hugely successful three-hour performance at Povey's Wembley convention. Such was the enthusiastic reception of TAPFS that Povey took responsibility for booking the band numerous shows in the UK throughout the remainder of 1993. Despite the immense success and growing popularity of TAPFS, its founding member Lee Smith left the band towards the end of that

title: The Australian Pink Floyd Show

text: year and returned to Australia citing homesickness. In 1994, David Gilmour attended an Australian Pink Floyd Show performance at the Fairfield Halls in Croydon. He subsequently invited the band to attend the end-of-tour after-show party for The Division Bell Tour at Earls Court in London. The Australian Pink Floyd is the only Pink Floyd tribute act to play for a member of Pink Floyd for in 1996, they performed at David Gilmour's 50th birthday party. In 1995, the band appeared on Irish national television, performing "Young Lust" on the chat show "Kenny Live". In 1998, the band played Glastonbury, performing

title: The Australian Pink Floyd Show

text: The Australian Pink Floyd Show The Australian Pink Floyd Show, more frequently referred to as the Australian Pink Floyd, is a Pink Floyd tribute band formed in 1988 in Adelaide, South Australia. Their live shows attempt to recreate the look, feel, and sound of Pink Floyd's later world tours, employing visual aids such as lasers, inflatables and a large display panel similar to "Mr Screen". The Australian Pink Floyd Show play venues worldwide. The band is noted for replicating the nuances of Pink Floyd's work. The guitar rig of Steve Mac closely resembles David Gilmour's set-up, and includes elements custom-produced

title: The Australian Pink Floyd Show

text: Jodrell Bank in England. In 2016 new members Chris Barnes (vocals) and Ricky Howard (bass/vocals) were welcomed to the TAPFS family. The Australian Pink Floyd Show The Australian Pink Floyd Show, more frequently referred to as the Australian Pink Floyd, is a Pink Floyd tribute band formed in 1988 in Adelaide, South Australia. Their live shows attempt to recreate the look, feel, and sound of Pink Floyd's later world tours, employing visual aids such as lasers, inflatables and a large display panel similar to "Mr Screen". The Australian Pink Floyd Show play venues worldwide. The band is noted for replicating

title: The Australian Pink Floyd Show

text: the introduction of 3D stereoscopic projection and quadrophonic sound into the band's performances. The Australian Pink Floyd is the first ever band to implement stereographic 3D on tour. Performing in June 2011 at the Hampton Court Palace Festival in London, the band was joined by Guy Pratt, long-time session bass player for Pink Floyd, for a rendition of Run Like Hell. For the North American segment of their 2011 tour, the band added Lorelei McBroom as a backing vocalist. Lorelei had previously performed live with Pink Floyd on the Momentary Lapse of Reason tour in 1988 and 1989. At a

title: Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd

text: Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd is the fourth compilation album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 5 November 2001 by EMI internationally and a day later by Capitol Records in the United States. It debuted at #2 on the "Billboard" 200 album chart on 24 November 2001, with sales of 214,650 copies. It remained on the chart for 26 weeks. The album was certified Gold, Platinum and Double Platinum on 6 December 2001 in the US by the RIAA. It was certified Triple Platinum in the US on 8 January

title: Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd

text: following songs were considered for inclusion: Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd is the fourth compilation album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 5 November 2001 by EMI internationally and a day later by Capitol Records in the United States. It debuted at #2 on the "Billboard" 200 album chart on 24 November 2001, with sales of 214,650 copies. It remained on the chart for 26 weeks. The album was certified Gold, Platinum and Double Platinum on 6 December 2001 in the US by the RIAA. It was certified Triple Platinum

title: In the Flesh (Pink Floyd song)

text: In the Flesh (Pink Floyd song) "In the Flesh" (working title "The Show") is a song by English progressive rock band Pink Floyd. It appears on their 1979 album "The Wall". The introduction of the song features the same explosive organ sequence heard in the introduction to "In the Flesh?". Following this, the song then moves into a slightly quieter choir chorus, before the lyrical section. The end of the song features another organ sequence, and the song fades out to the chanting of "Pink! Floyd! Pink! Floyd!", however, the movie version instead has the crowd chanting "Hammer!, Hammer!, Hammer!",

title: Pink Floyd – The Wall

text: Pink Floyd – The Wall Pink Floyd – The Wall is a 1982 British live-action/animated musical drama film directed by Alan Parker with animated segments by political cartoonist Gerald Scarfe, and is based on the 1979 Pink Floyd album of the same name. The film centers around a confined rocker named Pink, who, after being driven into insanity by the death of his father and many depressive moments during his lifetime, constructs a metaphorical (and sometimes physical) wall to be protected from the world and emotional situations around him. When this coping mechanism backfires he puts himself on trial and

title: In the Flesh (Pink Floyd tour)

text: In the Flesh (Pink Floyd tour) The In the Flesh Tour, also known as the Animals Tour, was a concert tour by the English rock band Pink Floyd in support of their album "Animals". It was divided in two legs, one in Europe and another in North America. The tour featured large inflatable puppets, as well as a pyrotechnic "waterfall", and one of the biggest and most elaborate stages to date, including umbrella-like canopies that would rise from the stage to protect the band from the elements. Pink Floyd's market strategy for the In the Flesh Tour was very aggressive,

title: The Australian Pink Floyd Show

text: show in Anaheim, Lorelei was joined by her sister Durga McBroom,-- they had sung for Pink Floyd on the Momentary Lapse and Division Bell tours – to sing The Great Gig in the Sky. In 2012, the Australian Pink Floyd completed their "Exposed in the Light" tour. Lorelei McBroom rejoined the group for both the European and North American segments of the tour. In 2013, the band toured Europe with their "Eclipsed By The Moon" tour, celebrating the 40th anniversary of "The Dark Side of the Moon". In July 2013 the band played in front of the Lovell Telescope at

title: In the Flesh (Pink Floyd tour)

text: "Wish You Were Here": Encore 1: Encore 2: In the Flesh (Pink Floyd tour) The In the Flesh Tour, also known as the Animals Tour, was a concert tour by the English rock band Pink Floyd in support of their album "Animals". It was divided in two legs, one in Europe and another in North America. The tour featured large inflatable puppets, as well as a pyrotechnic "waterfall", and one of the biggest and most elaborate stages to date, including umbrella-like canopies that would rise from the stage to protect the band from the elements. Pink Floyd's market strategy for

title: The Australian Pink Floyd Show

text: joined the band during rehearsals for an interstate tour of Australia's East coast due to take place the following year in May 1993. During the period of rehearsals, Mac visited family in the UK where he met with Glenn Povey, publisher of the most popular Pink Floyd fanzine of that time, 'Brain Damage'. During the meeting it was decided that Think Floyd should headline Povey's planned Pink Floyd fan convention to be held at Wembley in August 1993. The purpose of Think Floyd's 1993 East coast tour became one of raising funds for the band's trip to the UK. At

title: In the Flesh (Pink Floyd song)

text: song ends, the crowd's chant of "Pink Floyd!" is replaced with "Hammer", invoking the film motif of hammers. In addition, both Pink and the crowd display the "Hammer" salute, arms crossed in front of the chest at the wrists like a pair of crossed hammers. In addition, the "Crossed Hammer" logo can be seen everywhere. The song immediately segues into "Run Like Hell". with: Personnel per Fitch and Mahon. In the Flesh (Pink Floyd song) "In the Flesh" (working title "The Show") is a song by English progressive rock band Pink Floyd. It appears on their 1979 album "The Wall".

title: Pink Floyd discography

text: and touring under the name Pink Floyd. Following an out-of-court settlement, the band enjoyed worldwide success with "A Momentary Lapse of Reason" (1987), "The Division Bell" (1994) and "The Endless River" (2014). Pink Floyd discography The discography of Pink Floyd, a British rock band, consists of fifteen studio albums, three live albums, nine compilation albums, four box sets, five extended plays, and twenty-seven singles. Formed in 1965, Pink Floyd initially earned recognition for their psychedelic or space rock music, and, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music. They are known for philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative cover art, and

title: The Best of the Pink Floyd

text: The Best of the Pink Floyd The Best of the Pink Floyd, also issued as Masters of Rock, is a compilation album of early Pink Floyd music, concentrating on singles and album tracks from 1967 to 1968. Later editions titled "Masters of Rock" were released in 1974 in France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands, to capitalise on the success of "The Dark Side of the Moon". It is one of the "Masters of Rock" series of budget EMI compilations with identical titles, each volume for a different artist. Two different sleeve designs were used: one (by Herman Baas) based on

title: Pink Floyd bootleg recordings

text: Pink Floyd bootleg recordings Pink Floyd bootleg recordings are the collections of audio and video recordings of musical performances by the British rock band Pink Floyd, which were never officially released by the band. The recordings consist of both live performances and outtakes from studio sessions unavailable in official releases. In some cases, certain bootleg recordings may be highly prized among collectors, as at least 40 songs composed by Pink Floyd have never been officially released. During the 1970s, bands such as Pink Floyd created a lucrative market for the mass production of unofficial recordings with large followings of fans

title: The Australian Pink Floyd Show

text: expected. We only play Pink Floyd”. Vocalist and guitarist Steve Mac, and keyboardist Jason Sawford joined the existing line up of Grant Ross (drummer), Trevor Turton (bass) and Smith (guitars). Their first live show was performed to a select group of family and friends. The band settled on the name "Think Floyd", and thereafter played a number of venues around Adelaide until the lack of a regular audience saw them drift apart. By 1992, when Mac and Smith refocused efforts to bring Think Floyd to a larger audience, Turton had left the band. Peter Whiteley (bass player/vocals) was auditioned and

title: 19367 Pink Floyd

text: 19367 Pink Floyd 19367 Pink Floyd, provisional designation "", is a dark background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 3 December 1997, by European astronomers of the ODAS survey at the CERGA Observatory near Caussols, France. The asteroid was named after the English rock band Pink Floyd. "Pink Floyd" is a non-family asteroid from the background population. It orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 2.0–2.8 AU once every 3 years and 10 months (1,397 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.16 and

title: 19367 Pink Floyd

text: on 6 August 2003 (). 19367 Pink Floyd 19367 Pink Floyd, provisional designation "", is a dark background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 3 December 1997, by European astronomers of the ODAS survey at the CERGA Observatory near Caussols, France. The asteroid was named after the English rock band Pink Floyd. "Pink Floyd" is a non-family asteroid from the background population. It orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 2.0–2.8 AU once every 3 years and 10 months (1,397 days). Its orbit has

title: Pink Floyd

text: experimental contribution from each band member. "Ummagumma" received positive reviews upon its release, in November 1969. The album peaked at number 5, spending 21 weeks on the UK chart. In October 1970, Pink Floyd released "Atom Heart Mother". An early version premièred in France in January, but disagreements over the mix prompted the hiring of Ron Geesin to work out the sound problems. Geesin worked to improve the score, but with little creative input from the band, production was troublesome. Geesin eventually completed the project with the aid of John Alldis, who was the director of the choir hired to

title: Pink Floyd

text: expression of his frustration, Barrett, who was expected to write additional hit singles to follow up "Arnold Layne" and "See Emily Play", instead introduced "Have You Got It Yet?" to the band, intentionally changing the structure on each performance so as to make the song impossible to follow and learn. In a January 1968 photo-shoot of the five-man Pink Floyd, the photographs show Barrett looking detached from the others, staring into the distance. Working with Barrett eventually proved too difficult, and matters came to a conclusion in January while en route to a performance in Southampton when a band member

title: Pink Floyd live performances

text: story of Pink, and an appearance by David Gilmour on top of the wall to perform the climactic guitar solo in "Comfortably Numb". Other parts of the story were told by Gerald Scarfe animations projected onto the wall itself (these animations were later integrated into the film "Pink Floyd: The Wall"). At the finale of the concert, the wall was demolished amidst sound effects and a spectacular light show. The earliest shows for what is considered to be "Pink Floyd" occurred in 1965 and included Bob Klose as a member of the band, which at the time played mainly R&B

title: Pink Floyd bootleg recordings

text: Carolina, USA / 12 October 1973, Live at Olympiahalle, München, West Germany / 14 December 1974, Live at Colston Hall, Bristol, Somerset, England. Pink Floyd bootleg recordings Pink Floyd bootleg recordings are the collections of audio and video recordings of musical performances by the British rock band Pink Floyd, which were never officially released by the band. The recordings consist of both live performances and outtakes from studio sessions unavailable in official releases. In some cases, certain bootleg recordings may be highly prized among collectors, as at least 40 songs composed by Pink Floyd have never been officially released. During

title: Pink Floyd

text: on their list of "The 10 Best Rock Bands Ever". "Rolling Stone" ranked them number 51 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time". "Q" named Pink Floyd as the biggest band of all time. VH1 ranked them number 18 in the list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". Colin Larkin ranked Pink Floyd number 3 in his list of the 'Top 50 Artists of All Time', a ranking based on the cumulative votes for each artist's albums included in his "All Time Top 1000 Albums". Pink Floyd have won several awards. In 1981 audio

title: Pink Floyd

text: calling the album "a soundtrack to a non-existent movie", and shrugging off Pink Floyd as "so much sound and fury, signifying nothing". "Meddle" is a transitional album between the Barrett-influenced group of the late 1960s and the emerging Pink Floyd. The LP peaked at number 3, spending 82 weeks on the UK chart. Pink Floyd recorded "The Dark Side of the Moon" between May 1972 and January 1973, with EMI staff engineer Alan Parsons at Abbey Road. The title is an allusion to lunacy rather than astronomy. The band had composed and refined the material on "Dark Side" while touring

title: Embryo (Pink Floyd song)

text: waiting for the instrument to be repaired. This improvisation included elements of other Pink Floyd songs, most notably what appears to be an instrumental version of "Breathe" as well as the intro to "Raving and Drooling" (the 1974–75 precursor to "Sheep") and a rough "Any Colour You Like". Embryo (Pink Floyd song) "Embryo" (sometimes called "The Embryo") is a song by Pink Floyd. It was a concert staple in 1970–71, but a full band version was never released on any Pink Floyd studio album. A studio version did appear in 1970 on the rare multi-artist album "Picnic – A Breath

title: 19367 Pink Floyd

text: region of the main belt, but rather unusual in the inner parts. "Pink Floyd" has an absolute magnitude of 14.6. As of 2017, no rotational lightcurve of "Pink Floyd" has been obtained from photometric observations. The asteroid's rotation period, spin axis and shape remain unknown. This minor planet was named after the English rock band Pink Floyd, which released several astronomically themed songs such as "Interstellar Overdrive" and "Astronomy Domine". The bands album "The Dark Side of the Moon" (1973) became one of the best-selling records of all time. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center

title: The Australian Pink Floyd Show

text: "Skippy" – the band's own giant pink kangaroo and named after the Australian TV series "Skippy The Bush Kangaroo") are frequently employed in the band's shows. Though various musicians have come and gone over the years, the Australian Pink Floyd Show continues to base itself around its three 'longest-serving' members : Steve Mac, Colin Wilson and Jason Sawford. The current line up consists of: The band was originally formed in 1988 in Adelaide, South Australia, by guitarist Lee Smith. Smith placed an advert in Allan's Music, a city music store, which read “Vocalist and Keyboardist required for band. Professional attitude

title: Pink Floyd

text: and advice from his college tutors, Klose quit the band in mid-1965 and Barrett took over lead guitar. The group first referred to themselves as the Pink Floyd Sound in late 1965. Barrett created the name on the spur of the moment when he discovered that another band, also called the Tea Set, were to perform at one of their gigs. The name is derived from the given names of two blues musicians whose Piedmont blues records Barrett had in his collection, Pink Anderson and Floyd Council. By 1966, the group's repertoire consisted mainly of rhythm and blues songs and

title: Embryo (Pink Floyd song)

text: Embryo (Pink Floyd song) "Embryo" (sometimes called "The Embryo") is a song by Pink Floyd. It was a concert staple in 1970–71, but a full band version was never released on any Pink Floyd studio album. A studio version did appear in 1970 on the rare multi-artist album "Picnic – A Breath of Fresh Air". Its next appearance was in 1983 on Pink Floyd's own compilation "Works". It then appeared in 2007 on "A Breath of Fresh Air – A Harvest Records Anthology 1969–1974" (one of only three tracks from the original sampler album to be included in the similarly-titled

title: Pink Floyd discography

text: Pink Floyd discography The discography of Pink Floyd, a British rock band, consists of fifteen studio albums, three live albums, nine compilation albums, four box sets, five extended plays, and twenty-seven singles. Formed in 1965, Pink Floyd initially earned recognition for their psychedelic or space rock music, and, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music. They are known for philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative cover art, and elaborate live shows. One of rock music's most successful acts, the group have sold over 250 million albums worldwide, including 75 million units sold in the United States alone. As a psychedelic

title: Pink Floyd live performances

text: at Royal Albert Hall on 26 June 1969. Considered one of the most experimental concerts by Pink Floyd, it featured a crew member dressed as a gorilla, a cannon that fired, and band members sawing wood on the stage. At the finale of "The Journey" suite the band was joined on stage by the brass section of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the ladies of the Ealing Central Amateur Choir, and at the very end a huge pink smoke bomb was let off. An additional complete performance of "The Man/The Journey" occurred at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam on 17 September and

title: Pink Floyd

text: the 1980s. The English rock band Mostly Autumn "fuse the music of Genesis and Pink Floyd" in their sound. Pink Floyd were also admirers of the Monty Python comedy group. They helped to finance their 1975 film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail". In 2016, a major retrospective of the band's work was announced to take place at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London the following year to mark the 50th anniversary of their first single. The audio-visual exhibition, titled "Their Mortal Remains", featuring analysis of the album cover art, conceptual props from the stage shows and photographs from

title: Breathe (Pink Floyd song)

text: and Wurlitzer electric piano in place of Hammond organ and Rhodes piano. Along with the other Pink Floyd tracks, "Time" and "The Great Gig in the Sky", "Breathe" is seen as Gilmour "carving out a more distinctive style" with the introduction of blues-based chords and solos. "Breathe" has also been seen to "embrace ecology". This song was one of several to be considered for the band's "best of" album, "". Breathe (Pink Floyd song) "Breathe" (sometimes called "Breathe (In The Air)") is a song by progressive rock band Pink Floyd on their 1973 album "The Dark Side of the Moon".

title: Pink Floyd

text: sent them home to London. Soon after their return, they supported Jimi Hendrix during a tour of England; however, Barrett's depression worsened as the tour continued, reaching a crisis point in December, when the band responded by adding a new member to their line-up. In December 1967, the group added guitarist David Gilmour as the fifth member of Pink Floyd. Gilmour already knew Barrett, having studied with him at Cambridge Tech in the early 1960s. The two had performed at lunchtimes together with guitars and harmonicas, and later hitch-hiked and busked their way around the south of France. In 1965,

title: Pink Floyd live backing musicians

text: Pink Floyd live backing musicians Starting in 1973, after "The Dark Side of the Moon" was released, the band started using regular backing musicians. Many of the musicians that Pink Floyd used as backing musicians were part of the studio recordings of albums such as Dick Parry, who played saxophone on "Money" and The Blackberries who did the backing vocals for "Shine On You Crazy Diamond". The Black Grass were backing musicians for the March and May 1973 performances. Nawasa Crowder was not present in the June 1973 concerts. The Blackberries provided backing vocals for two October 1973 performances while

title: Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains

text: it was announced that the second venue would be Rome, Italy, opening on 19 January 2018. Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains is an exhibition on the history of the British rock band Pink Floyd, opening on 13 May 2017 (with a museum members' preview on 12 May) at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, England, and originally scheduled to run until 1 October. After high visitor numbers, the exhibition's run was extended by two weeks, to 15 October 2017. It followed the V&As successful "David Bowie Is" exhibition. The exhibition's title reflects the lyric

title: Pink Floyd pigs

text: DVD releases, footage of the pigs falling was edited out. The pig made another appearance before the release of "", when Capitol Records flew a replica of the original pig from "Animals" over the Capitol Records Tower in Hollywood, California. One damaged inflatable pig, believed to be from the 1988 Pink Floyd tour, was repaired by Nga Keith and flown again over a concert by the band The String Cheese Incident in Austin, Texas on 20 September 2003. Reportedly purchased by The String Cheese Incident manager Mike Luba from a former Pink Floyd stagehand, the 40-foot pig flew again over

title: Pulse (Pink Floyd album)

text: stated to be over six months. Some versions were also made with 2 AA batteries and later editions of the CD set did not feature the blinking LED. Pulse (Pink Floyd album) Pulse (stylised as p·u·l·s·e) is a live album by the English rock band Pink Floyd. It was released on 29 May 1995 by EMI in the United Kingdom and on 6 June 1995 by Columbia in the United States. The album was recorded during the European leg of Pink Floyd's Division Bell Tour in 1994. The album includes a complete live version of "The Dark Side of the

title: Dogs (Pink Floyd song)

text: on guitars, and the latter on vocals. Les Claypool's Frog Brigade performed and released a live version of "Dogs" on the album "Live Frogs Set 2" (2001). The entire album is a complete performance of Pink Floyd's "Animals" album, recorded in October 2000. Dogs (Pink Floyd song) "Dogs" (originally composed as "You've Got to Be Crazy") is a song by English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released on the album "Animals" in 1977. This song was one of several to be considered for the band's "best of" album "". The music was written in 1974 by David Gilmour and Roger

title: Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains

text: Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains is an exhibition on the history of the British rock band Pink Floyd, opening on 13 May 2017 (with a museum members' preview on 12 May) at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, England, and originally scheduled to run until 1 October. After high visitor numbers, the exhibition's run was extended by two weeks, to 15 October 2017. It followed the V&As successful "David Bowie Is" exhibition. The exhibition's title reflects the lyric "I've got a grand piano to prop up my mortal remains", from the song "Nobody Home",

title: Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii

text: Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii is a 1972 concert documentary film directed by Adrian Maben and featuring the English rock group Pink Floyd performing at the ancient Roman amphitheatre in Pompeii, Italy. Although the band perform a typical live set from the era, there is no audience beyond the basic film crew. The main footage in and around the amphitheatre was filmed over four days in October 1971, using the band's regular touring equipment, including a mobile 8-track recorder from Paris (before being bumped up to 16-track in post-production). Additional footage filmed in a Paris

title: Lost for Words (Pink Floyd song)

text: song reached #53 in the Canadian singles chart. The second-to-last line, "But they tell me to please go fuck myself", is the fifth (and final) instance of the word "fuck" being used in a Pink Floyd lyric within the band's official discography and the eighth instance of a Pink Floyd lyric using any profanity at all, the other ones being: Lost for Words (Pink Floyd song) "Lost for Words" is a song recorded by English rock band Pink Floyd, focused on forgiveness, written by guitarist and lead singer David Gilmour and his spouse Polly Samson for the band's 14th studio

title: The Machine (band)

text: the longest stretch. Current members: Past members: The Machine (band) The Machine is one of the oldest U.S. Pink Floyd tribute bands. Formed in 1988 by Tahrah Cohen and Joe Pascarell, the band has performed many shows around the world. "Spin" magazine noted that The Machine "sounds exactly like Pink Floyd" The Machine began as a cover band who played gigs local to the Rockland County, NY area and did not play Pink Floyd Music exclusively. In 1989 they were approached by a talent agent and it was suggested that they perform full-time. They seemed to garner such a delighted

title: The Machine (band)

text: The Machine (band) The Machine is one of the oldest U.S. Pink Floyd tribute bands. Formed in 1988 by Tahrah Cohen and Joe Pascarell, the band has performed many shows around the world. "Spin" magazine noted that The Machine "sounds exactly like Pink Floyd" The Machine began as a cover band who played gigs local to the Rockland County, NY area and did not play Pink Floyd Music exclusively. In 1989 they were approached by a talent agent and it was suggested that they perform full-time. They seemed to garner such a delighted response from their audiences that the band's

title: Animals (Pink Floyd album)

text: Animals (Pink Floyd album) Animals is the tenth studio album by English rock band Pink Floyd. It was first released on 23 January 1977 by Harvest Records in the United Kingdom and by Columbia Records in the United States. It is a concept album that provides a scathing critique of the social-political conditions of late 1970s Britain, and presents a marked change in musical style from their earlier work. "Animals" was recorded at the band's Britannia Row Studios in London, but its production was punctuated by the early signs of discord that, three years later, would culminate in keyboardist Richard

title: Pink Floyd live performances

text: in the forecourt of the Palace of Versailles, Moscow's Olympic Stadium, and Venice, despite fears and protests that the sound would damage the latter city's foundations. These shows are documented by the "Delicate Sound of Thunder" album and video. Pink Floyd was the second highest grossing act of 1987 and the highest grossing of 1988 in the U.S. Financially, Pink Floyd was the biggest act of these two years combined, grossing almost US$60 million from touring, about the same as U2 and Michael Jackson, their closest rivals, combined. Worldwide, the band grossed around US$135 million. The tour marked the first

title: Pink Floyd live performances

text: of these three songs:" "Occasionally, multiple song encores were performed, adding:" Playing 98 shows (the most until 1994), 1972 was the last time Pink Floyd varied their set lists each night on a tour until their final one. Songs played in the second set and encore were swapped constantly, and the band even varied the number of songs played in the encore from the usual one, to two or three. 1972 saw Pink Floyd debut the performance of a not just a song (like on previous tours), but an entire album prior to its release. The original title was "Eclipse

title: Pink Floyd live performances

text: Pink Floyd live performances Pink Floyd were pioneers in the live music experience, renowned for their lavish stage shows that combine intense visual experiences with music to create a show in which the performers themselves are almost secondary. Pink Floyd's combination of music and visuals set the standard for rock musicians. As well as visuals, Pink Floyd set standards in sound quality with innovative use of sound effects and panning quadrophonic speaker systems. Besides the music, arguably the most important and certainly the most elaborate part to any Pink Floyd live show is the special effects. Pink Floyd were among

title: Sorrow (Pink Floyd song)

text: anniversary of the Fender Stratocaster. Gilmour played the song on the second set of his Rattle That Lock Tour 2015/16. Additional musicians: Sorrow (Pink Floyd song) "Sorrow" is a song by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd. Written by the band's singer and guitarist David Gilmour, it is the closing track on their thirteenth studio album, "A Momentary Lapse of Reason", released in 1987. The piece was written and composed by singer and guitarist David Gilmour. Gilmour has stated that although lyrics are not his strong point, the song is one of his strongest lyrical efforts, even though the

title: Pink Floyd

text: and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996, the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005, and the Hit Parade Hall of Fame in 2010. The music of Pink Floyd influenced numerous artists; David Bowie called Barrett a significant inspiration, and The Edge of U2 bought his first delay pedal after hearing the opening guitar chords to "Dogs" from "Animals". Other bands and artists who cite them as an influence include Queen, Tool, Radiohead, Steven Wilson, Kraftwerk, Marillion, Queensrÿche, Nine Inch Nails, the Orb and the Smashing Pumpkins. Pink Floyd were an influence on the neo-progressive rock subgenre which emerged in