Pink Floyd

## Genres

* psychedelic rock
* progressive rock
* hard rock
* folk rock
* garage rock
* soft rock
* stoner metal
* space rock
* funk rock
* jazz rock

## Significance

* All of their studio albums have gone platinum with *The Wall* going double diamond. *Dark Side of the Moon* also went diamond.
* They had several hit singles with *Another Brick in the Wall, Part II* being a chart-topper.
* There is a Broadway theatre tribute to them.

## Trivia

* Several of their songs have become counterculture staples either due to their use of political or corporate themes and messages.
* Despite changing lead vocalists twice, they continued to have success even into the eighties. All three vocalists were included when the band was inducted into the actual Hall of Fame.
* Their song *Time* is noted for its introduction, which features the ticking and ringing of alarm clocks.
* They were a part of the British invasion of the sixties.
* They are often noted for several albums in which one song segues into the next. Because of this, some songs are often played back-to-back.
* Many of their hits have since become classic rock staples.
* They are often considered to be the first "space rock" band.
* They are often noted for their revolutionary film *The Wall.*
* Their song *Echoes* is often noted for its ambient, spacey intro.
* Their lead vocalists David Gilmour and Roger Waters would go on to have successful solo careers.
* They influenced the neo-progressive rock band Porcupine Tree.
* The neo-psychedelic band The Black Angels named one of their songs "The Sniper at the Gates of Heaven", after the early Pink Floyd album *The Piper at the Gates of Dawn.*

## Recommended Albums

* The Wall
* Dark Side of the Moon
* Wish You Were Here
* A Momentary Lapse of Reason
* Animals
* More
* Meddle
* The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
* Ummagumma
* A Saucerful of Secrets
* Obscured by Clouds
* The Final Cut
* Atom Heart Mother
* The Division Bell

## Recommended Songs

### Top Ten

* Time (Digging away the moments that make up the dull day)
* Brain Damage/Eclipse (The Lunatic is on the Grass)
* Hey You
* Have a Cigar
* Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2
* Young Lust (I Need a Dirty Woman)
* Welcome to the Machine
* Wish You Were Here
* Speak to Me/Breathe
* Us and Them

### Favorites

* Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1
* Sheep (You better watch out, there may be dogs about)
* Mother (Do You Think They'll Drop the Bomb?)
* Money
* Learning to Fly
* Shine on You Crazy Diamond
* On the Turning Away
* High Hopes (The Grass Was Greener)
* Goodbye Blue Sky (Did You See the Frightened Ones?)
* Pigs on the Wing, part 2 (or the weight of the stone)
* The Nile Song
* Not Now John
* Ibiza Bar
* One Slip
* Take it Back
* Keep Talking

### Other

* Run Like Hell
* See Emily Play (There is No Other Way)
* Echoes
* Marooned
* Any Colour You Like
* Is There Anybody Out There?
* One of These Days
* On the Run
* Pigs (Three Different Ones)
* Terminal Frost
* Another Brick in the Wall, Part 3
* Waiting for the Worms
* Empty Spaces
* The Happiest Days of Our Lives
* Arnold Layne

## Notes

* *Shine On You Crazy Diamond* is usually divided into several parts due to its length.
* Another Brick in the Wall is divided into three parts, with the second being the most popular due to its political lyrics and funky rhythm. I like the first two, but do not care as much for the third. Thus the third is placed under "other".
* *Pigs on the Wing* is divided into two parts, but I am unfamiliar with the first part.
* *Empty Spaces* is the lead-in to *Young Lust*, but I don't particularly like it, so I've placed it under "other". *The Happiest Days of Our Lives* is the lead-in to ABITW part 2, but I don't like it either.