Pink Floyd

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Cram:

As far as I know the name Pink Floyd is derived from 2 blues singers Pink ... and Floyd ... ( dont remember their last names. Hope you are not pulling a fast one

IMO the movie the wall didnt impact me as the album did.

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What's DSOTM ?

Thanks

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Hello, my name is SYD BARRETT !!

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Sandeep:

DSOTM - Dark Side of the Moon

Hi Syd. When did you get out of your hibernation? What have you been upto lately?

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I have been playing at the gates of dawn.

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HI all,
I too am a fanatic of PF.....anyone has listened to Animals, Relics.....Too much thee these albums are. But my favorite is still Wish you were here....

PF and the conceptual music .....thats the uniqueness and so shall it remain.

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yes viku,
wish you were here is my favourite too! fits together beautifully!

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Hey thOdudaiyaseviyOn,
How did you ever know my name? Who is the mystic figure out there?

The actaul growth as far as the maturity and music of the band can be traced through their albums. Relics presents the picture of a childishly playful band, making psychedelic music. e.g. 'Careful with the axe Eugene' ( Btw an interesting point to be noted. Eugene was supposedly related to Jerry Garcia of the band Grateful Dead and while chopping the wood eugene cut a finger of Garcia. and hence the song.). As the band progressed, the album meddle shows a slightly mature band with poetic lyrics and starting of a conceptual music. The music to the film MORE is yet another scintillating proff for the poetic music that they had progressed to.

Out of the blue comes the album, Dark Side of the Moon and Wish you were Here. Both the album rely on total conceptual music and exquiste and meaningful verses. One can sense the already arrived nihilistic Waters.

The ultimate in concept, The Wall. By now, one could call this typical Pink Floyd after the conceptual albums right before. Ambititious and totally Waters' child, The Wall and the not so recognized Final Cut becmae the peaks of Pink Floyd's capability.

I certainly believe it was Waters who carried the band through, though they apparently never recorded together. Most of the lyrics and concepts was introduced only by Waters.

I guess the band broke up due to 'creative differences' as it is claimed, but does anyone know the true reason? The band break up semmed all too soon and unexpected. But both Waters and the now Pink Floyd have somewhat carried the flame along. But there is clearly a difference between PF with Waters and the PF now. I still prefer the old one to the new, but still the new PF is also pretty darn good.

Why is there no other band carrying the flame through? I mean just as Phish is carrying the flame of Grateful Dead, why is there no other band just like PF?

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Roger Waters will be touring the US soon.

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Meddle & Division Bell are excellent albums too.

Never liked DSOTM.