No political posts: Overtly political posts that have little to do with Pink Floyd, or simply use Pink Floyd themes (see also Trump and The Wall), are not allowed. Otherwise they belong in /r/PinkFloydCircleJerk. Memes and low-effort posts are not allowed except on Shitpost Sunday. Bootleg distribution is okay as long as it's of content that can't be found through official channels.Ĭontent must be Floyd related(No Spam): Posts must be directly related to Pink Floyd. No piracy: Piracy or encouraging of piracy is strictly forbidden, and will result in a perma ban. The combo of Waters’ lyrics and the music of the group (as opposed to pure Waters rants) was solid gold and its disappearance after WYWH was noticeable – though even on that album Gilmour was starting to balk at singing Roger’s rants.To the greatest rock band in history all creation ever.Ĭan't Decide Where to Start in the Pink Floyd Catalog?ĭon't be a jerk: Unruly behavior and harassing other subscribers with inappropriate language will result in a warning, and if said behavior continues, you will be banned. I also think Not Now John is an outstanding track and only discovered it (relatively) recently as The Final Cut doesn’t feature in my collection. I caught an interview with Nick Mason recently in which he was asked to opine on Waters’ claims of having been bullied in Pink Floyd, I think the eye-roll and ‘Stalin was bullied’ sums up how strained relations were and still are. Given that came out in 2000 when relations were still very frosty (not that they aren’t now) I think I need to go back and see what Roger’s take was. Is that ‘Is The Anybody Out There?’ ? I have that one – I can’t disagree with him. We could only see the clouds because it was sheer straight up … I remember saying, “Oh, the mountains–look! They’re coming out of the sky!”,and began to write the song’s lyrics in his notebook in a free-form style with minimal edits Anderson added: “It was a cloudy day, we couldn’t see the top of the mountains. They encountered many roundabouts on the way Anderson claimed “maybe 40 or so”, which inspired Anderson and Howe to write a song about the journey as they sat in the back of the band’s transit van, and include the roundabouts and the surrounding mountains into the lyrics.Īnderson had smoked marijuana during the trip, “so everything was vivid and mystical”. The song originated in March 1971 when the band were on tour promoting The Yes Album (1971), travelling from Aberdeen to Glasgow after a gig in Aviemore, Scotland. BTW, A, while we’re talking about Yes, I recall you were not thrilled with Jon Anderson’s lyrics, specifically “Roundabout.” You might find this little blurb from Wikipedia informative: Come on, man, streaming on your phone is the way to go.
Pink Floyd Albums RankedĬB, a Discman? Those things weigh 38 pounds. Here are the band’s fifteen studio albums, ranked. Gilmour took the band through three further albums, including their swansong, 2014’s The Endless River. As the 1970s wore on, Waters became more dominant and limited the contributions of the other members 1982’s The Final Cut was effectively a Waters’ solo album. Pink Floyd were at their best when Waters’ lyrical concepts were enhanced by the musical abilities of Gilmour, keyboardist Richard Wright, and drummer Nick Mason. In the early 1970s, bassist Roger Waters assumed control of the band, and his lyrical concepts took the band to new heights of popularity.
#Ranking all pink floyd albums series
After Barrett’s departure, the band recorded a series of experimental albums where they sometimes seemed directionless Barrett was replaced by vocalist and guitarist David Gilmour after burning out on LSD.
They debuted with the confident psychedelia of The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, where Barrett was Pink Floyd’s clear leader. Pink Floyd started recording in the psychedelic 1960s, led by Syd Barrett. While most attention is given to stadium-rock blockbusters like Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall, they enjoyed a lengthy career on either side of the 1970s. Formed by London architecture students in 1964, Pink Floyd are one of the most beloved classic rock bands.
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