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Integral to the music is the [[art]]work that comes with it. The album covers and sleeve artwork add to the emotional impact of the music with vivid and meaningful imagery. Throughout the band's career, this aspect was mainly provided by the talents of photographer and [[graphic artist]] [[Storm Thorgerson]] and his erstwhile graphic studio [[Hipgnosis]]. Many of these images have acquired fame in their own right; notably the famous picture of a man shaking the hand of his burning alter-ego for ''Wish You Were Here'' and the [[refraction|refracting]] [[Prism (optics)|prism]] for ''[[Dark Side of the Moon]]''. In fact, Thorgerson was involved in all the artwork for every album except ''[[The Piper at the Gates of Dawn]]'', the front cover of which was a photograph by [[Vic Singh]] and the back cover a drawing by Syd Barrett; ''[[The Wall]]'', for which the band employed [[Gerald Scarfe]]; and ''[[The Final Cut (album)|The Final Cut]]'', the cover of which was designed by Waters himself, using [[photography]] made by his then brother-in-law, [[Willie Christie]]. |
Integral to the music is the [[art]]work that comes with it. The album covers and sleeve artwork add to the emotional impact of the music with vivid and meaningful imagery. Throughout the band's career, this aspect was mainly provided by the talents of photographer and [[graphic artist]] [[Storm Thorgerson]] and his erstwhile graphic studio [[Hipgnosis]]. Many of these images have acquired fame in their own right; notably the famous picture of a man shaking the hand of his burning alter-ego for ''Wish You Were Here'' and the [[refraction|refracting]] [[Prism (optics)|prism]] for ''[[Dark Side of the Moon]]''. In fact, Thorgerson was involved in all the artwork for every album except ''[[The Piper at the Gates of Dawn]]'', the front cover of which was a photograph by [[Vic Singh]] and the back cover a drawing by Syd Barrett; ''[[The Wall]]'', for which the band employed [[Gerald Scarfe]]; and ''[[The Final Cut (album)|The Final Cut]]'', the cover of which was designed by Waters himself, using [[photography]] made by his then brother-in-law, [[Willie Christie]]. |
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Revision as of 06:52, 1 August 2005
Pink Floyd (formed in 1965 in Cambridge, England) are a British rock band, famous for their songwriting, progressive compositions, densely layered studio recordings, striking album art and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of rock's most successful acts, ranking seventh in number of albums sold worldwide with more than 200 million albums sold.
Pink Floyd enjoyed success in the mid-1960s as a psychedelic band lead by Syd Barrett. After Barrett's erratic behaviour caused his colleagues to augment, then replace, him with David Gilmour, the band recorded several elaborate concept albums, finding worldwide success with 1973's Dark Side of the Moon and 1979's The Wall, two of the best-selling and most perennially popular albums in rock history.
In 1985, Waters declared that Pink Floyd was defunct, but the remaining band members recorded and toured without him, and have done so sporadically since. Waters rejoined them at the London Live 8 concert on July 2, 2005, playing to their biggest audience ever.
History
Syd Barrett led years: 1965-1968
Pink Floyd originally stemmed from earlier bands whose names included Sigma 6, T-Set, Meggadeaths, The Screaming Abdabs, and The Abdabs. The band was again renamed The Pink Floyd Sound and then simply The Pink Floyd (after two blues musicians, Pink Anderson and Floyd Council). The definite article was dropped by the time their debut album was released.
Pink Floyd originally consisted of Syd Barrett (vocals, guitar), Richard Wright (keyboards, vocals), Roger Waters (bass, vocals) and Nick Mason (drums). Bob Klose was also an early member of the band but left shortly after he joined, before Pink Floyd started recording. They covered rhythm and blues staples such as "Louie, Louie". As Barrett started writing tunes more influenced by American surf music, psychedelic rock, and British whimsy, humour and literature, the heavily jazz-oriented Klose departed in 1965 and left a rather stable foursome. The band formed Blackhill Enterprises, a six-way business partnership with their managers, Peter Jenner and Andrew King and issued the chart singles 'Arnold Layne' and 'See Emily Play' and the less-successful 'Apples and Oranges'.
Released in August 1967, the band's debut The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is considered to be a prime example of English psychedelic music. The album's tracks showcase poetic lyrics and an eclectic mixture of music, from the avant garde free form piece "Interstellar Overdrive" to whimsical songs, such as "Scarecrow", a melancholic song inspired by the Fenlands, the rural region north of Barrett, Gilmour and Waters's home town of Cambridge. The album was a hit, peaking at #6 in the UK charts.
In January 1968, guitarist David Gilmour joined the band to carry out the playing and singing duties of Barrett, whose mental health had been deteriorating for several months, but nevertheless was intended to remain as the band's figurehead and songwriter. With Barrett's behaviour becoming less and less predictable, and use of LSD almost constant, he became very unstable, often staring into space while the rest of the band performed. The band's live shows became increasingly ramshackle until, eventually, the other band members simply stopped taking him to the concerts.
Once Barrett's departure was formalised in April 1968, Jenner and King decided to remain with him, and the six-way Blackhill partnership was dissolved.
Whilst Barrett had written the bulk of the first record, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, he contributed just one song "Jugband Blues" to the second A Saucerful of Secrets, released in June 1968, reaching #9 at home.
Post-Barrett: 1968-1970
After the film soundtrack More, the next record, the double album Ummagumma (part recorded at Mothers Rock Club, Birmingham, and in Manchester in 1969), was a mix of live recordings and unchecked studio experimentation by the band members, with each recording half a side of vinyl as a solo project (Mason's wife makes an uncredited contribution as a flautist). The album was Pink Floyd's best performing release yet, hitting UK #5 and making the US charts at #70.
1970's Atom Heart Mother, is a UK #1 album that is often overlooked today, sounding somewhat dated, and has been described by Gilmour as the sound of a band "blundering about in the dark". However, the album was a transitional piece for the group, and it hints at future musical territory. The title piece, a 23-minute long work with symphonic leanings, owes much to orchestration by Ron Geesin.
Breakthrough era: 1971-1975
The band's sound was considerably more focused on Meddle (1971), with the 23-minute epic "Echoes" (in this track the band used the Zinovieff's VCS3 synth for the first time, as well as a theremin in the spacey middle part). This album also included the atmospheric "One of These Days" (a concert classic, with a distorted, disembodied one-line vocal, "One of these days, I'm going to cut you into little pieces" — courtesy of drummer Nick Mason — and a melody that at one point segues into a throbbing synthetic pulse reminiscent of the theme tune of the cult classic science fiction television show Doctor Who) and the pop-jazz stylings of "San Tropez". Their taste for experimentation was expressed on "Seamus" (earlier, "Mademoiselle Nobs"), a pure-blues number featuring lead vocals by a Russian wolfhound. It was about this time that Roger Waters started to lead the musical direction of the band, in both lyrical and musical content. Indeed, "San Tropez" was the first song that Waters brought to the band in a completed state, requiring little work from the other band members. Pink Floyd were rewarded with a #3 peak in the UK for Meddle.
A less-well-known album, Obscured By Clouds, was released in 1972, as the soundtrack for the film La Vallee and was the band's first US Top 50 album, hitting #6 at home.
Despite their never having been a hit-single-driven group, their massively successful 1973 album, Dark Side of the Moon, featured a US Top 20 track ("Money"), and more importantly remained in the US Top 200 (where it hit #1) for 741 weeks (including 591 consecutive weeks from 1973 to 1988), breaking many records on the way, and making it one of the top selling albums of all time. Dark Side of the Moon was a concept album originally intended to be about the different pressures applying in modern life. It proved a powerful catalyst for the band and together they drew up a list of themes: "On The Run" was dedicated to travel; "Time" depicted the encroachment of old age; "The Great Gig In The Sky" (originally named "Mortality Sequence" and "Religious Theme" during development) dealt with death and religion; "Money" naturally spoke of the money that often comes with fame; "Us And Them" entailed violent conflicts within society; and "Brain Damage" touched on themes of insanity and neurosis. Thanks to the use of new 16-track recording equipment at Abbey Road Studios and the investment of an enormous amount of time by engineer Alan Parsons, the album set new standards for sound fidelity.
It was during this period the band released the first of their films, "Live at Pompeii". Film Director Adrian Maben's original idea was ambient video footage and audio staged at Pompeii's amphitheatre with no audience present, (only the film crew and stage staff) interspersed with interviews and behind the scenes footage of the band in various locations (like in EMI's Abbey Road canteen, in the studio recording Dark Side Of The Moon etc.). Maben's concept of filming the band playing and mixing this with stunning visuals including intimate shots of scenes like the mosaics from Pompeii coupled with tracks like "Echoes," "Careful with that Axe Eugene" and "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" show the extent of the metamorphosis taking shape at this time and demonstrate that the Barrett years were well and truly behind them and that Gilmour had stamped the guitar style that would stand Pink Floyd out from the rest of the rock bands of this era.
Dark Side of the Moon and the three following albums (Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Wall) are held up by some fans as the peak of Pink Floyd's career. The first of those, Wish You Were Here, released in 1975, is a theme album about absence. In addition to the classic title track, Wish You Were Here includes the critically acclaimed, mostly instrumental nine-part "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", a tribute to Barrett in which the lyrics deal explicitly with the aftermath of his breakdown. The album also includes the epics "Welcome to the Machine" and "Have a Cigar" (vocals were provided by old mate Roy Harper as Roger's voice was in shreds from recording the vocal to Shine On line by line). Pink Floyd achieved their first transatlantic #1 album with Wish You Were Here.
Roger Waters led era: 1976-1985
By January 1977, and the release of Animals (UK #2, US #3), the band's music came under increasing criticism from some quarters in the new punk rock sphere as being too flabby and pretentious, having lost its way from the simplicity of early rock and roll. Animals contained more lengthy songs tied to a theme, taken in part from George Orwell's Animal Farm, using pigs, dogs and sheep as metaphors for members of contemporary society. However, Animals was considerably more guitar-driven than the previous albums (perhaps as a response to the growing punk movement) as it substantially furthered existing tensions between Waters and keyboardist Rick Wright, who did not contribute any songs to Animals.
1979's epic rock opera, The Wall, conceived mainly by Waters, gave Pink Floyd renewed acclaim and another hit single with their foray into critical pedagogy - "Another Brick in the Wall, Part II" (which took the coveted Christmas Number One slot in the UK singles chart). In addition, while making #3 at home, The Wall spent an astounding 15 weeks atop the US charts during 1980. It also included "Comfortably Numb", which was released as the third single in the US and Canada, but never charted. Nevertheless, it became a cornerstone of Album-oriented rock and classic-rock radio playlists, and stands as one of the group's best-known songs. The album also became a vastly expensive and money-losing tour/stage show, although the album's sales got the band out of the financial hole they were in. During this time, Waters increased his artistic influence and leadership over the band, prompting frequent conflicts with the other members and even leading to the firing of Wright from the band. Wright returned, on a fixed wage, for the album's few live concerts. Ironically, he was the only member of Pink Floyd to make any money from the Wall shows, the rest having to cover the excessive costs. The album was co-produced by Bob Ezrin, a friend of Waters who shared songwriting credits on "The Trial" and whom Waters then kicked out of the Floyd camp after Ezrin inadvertently talked about the album to a journalist relative.
The Wall remained on best-selling-album lists for 14 years. A film entitled Pink Floyd The Wall starring Boomtown Rats founder Bob Geldof was adapted from it in 1982, written by Waters and directed by Alan Parker, and featuring striking animation by noted British cartoonist Gerald Scarfe. The creation of the film saw a further deterioration of the Waters/Gilmour relationship, as Waters came to completely dominate the band.
1983 saw the release of The Final Cut. Even darker in tone than The Wall, this album re-examined many of the themes of that album while also addressing then-current events, including Waters' anger at Britain's participation in the Falklands War ("The Fletcher Memorial Home") and his cynicism toward, and fear of, nuclear war ("Two Suns in the Sunset"). Wright's absence meant this album lacked the keyboard effects seen in previous Floyd works, although guests Michael Kamen and Andy Bown both contributed keyboard work. Also featuring on the album is Raphael Ravenscroft on saxophone who is perhaps better known for the sax motif on Gerry Rafferty's "Baker Street". Though released as a Pink Floyd album, the interior sleeve specified "A requiem for the post war dream by Roger Waters, performed by Pink Floyd": the project was clearly dominated by Waters and became a prototype in sound and form for later Waters solo projects (Roger Waters has since said that he offered to release the record as a solo album, but the rest of the band rejected this idea. David also reportedly asked Roger to hold back the release of the album by a year so he could contribute material, but was rejected by Roger). Only moderately successful by Floyd standards (UK #1, US #6), the album yielded only one rock radio hit, "Not Now John". The arguing between Waters and Gilmour by this stage was rumoured to be so bad that they were never seen in the recording studio simultaneously. There was no tour, and the band unofficially disbanded in 1983.
David Gilmour led era: 1985-?
After The Final Cut, the band members went their separate ways, each releasing solo albums, until 1987, when Gilmour and Mason began to revive the band. A bitter legal dispute with Roger Waters (who left the band in 1985, or claimed he dissolved it) ensued, but Gilmour and Mason were upheld in their contention that they had the legal right to continue as Pink Floyd (Waters, however, gained the rights to some traditional Pink Floyd imagery, including most of The Wall props and characters and all of the rights to The Final Cut). The band under Gilmour returned to the studio with producer Bob Ezrin. Richard Wright re-joined during the recording sessions of A Momentary Lapse of Reason (UK #3/US #3) first as a session musician, paid a weekly salary, and later reinstated as a full-fledged member of the band for the 1994 release of The Division Bell (UK #1/US #1) and its subsequent tour, which was promoted by legendary Canadian concert impressario Michael Cohl and became the highest-grossing tour in rock history to that date.
All of the members of Pink Floyd have released solo albums which have met with varying degrees of commercial and critical success.
Live performances
Pink Floyd are renowned for their lavish stage shows, combining over-the-top visual experiences with their music to create a show in which the artists themselves are almost secondary. In their early days, Pink Floyd were among the first bands to use a dedicated travelling light show in conjunction with their performances, projecting slides, film clips, pyrotechnics(exploding flashpots and the exploding gong and fireworks) and psychedelic patterns onto a large circular screen (dubbed "Mr. Screen"). Their early combination of music and visuals proved an inspiration to the likes of Marc Bolan and David Bowie. Later, additional special effects were added to the show, including lasers, and oversized balloons, notably a giant pig balloon which floated over the audience during performances of "Pigs" from the Animals album. The technologically advanced tour for The Division Bell included (along with such stage staples as "Mr. Screen") an enormous, flowering disco ball at the climax of "Comfortably Numb", giant pigs emerging from the speakers during "One of These Days", and a laser show that included the first public use of very high power gold-coloured lasers.
Pink Floyd mounted their most elaborate stage show in conjunction with the tour of The Wall, in which a band of session musicians played the first song, wearing rubber face masks (proving successfully that the members of the band were not known for their individual personalities). Later in the show, a huge wall was built between the audience and the band, being demolished, explosively, as the finale. This show was re-created (by Waters) and a number of guest artists (including Bryan Adams, The Scorpions, and Van Morrison) assembled around Roger Waters in 1990 amid the ruins of the Berlin Wall.
The lavish stage shows were also the basis for Douglas Adams' fictional rock group "Disaster Area" (creators of the loudest noise in the universe, and making use of solar-flares in their stage show) in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series. Douglas Adams was a personal friend of David Gilmour and made a one-off guest appearance, on guitar, on the Division Bell tour (October 28, 1994).
Band members
- Syd Barrett - guitar, vocals (1965 - 1968)
- David Gilmour - guitar, vocals (1968 - current)
- Nick Mason - drums (1965 - current)
- Roger Waters - bass, vocals (1965 - 1985; 2005 - current)
- Richard Wright - keyboards, vocals (1965 - 1981, 1987 - current)
Recent activity
Pink Floyd have not released any new studio material since 1994's The Division Bell, nor is there a sign of any forthcoming. The only band activity since The Division Bell has been the 1995 live album P*U*L*S*E; a live recording of The Wall, compiled from their 1980/1981 concerts, titled Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 2000; a two-disc set of their greatest hits called Echoes, in 2001; the 30th Anniversary reissue of Dark Side of the Moon (2003); a re-release of The Final Cut with the single "When the Tigers Broke Free" added (2004); and their 2005 Live 8 performance. The 30th Anniversary reissue of Wish You Were Here is due sometime this autumn.
Longtime manager Steve O'Rourke died on October 30, 2003. The three remaining band members performed "Fat Old Sun" and "The Great Gig in the Sky" at his funeral at Chichester Cathedral, contrary to reports in the media and tabloids claiming they played "Wish You Were Here".
The compilation album Echoes caused some controversy because, on the album, songs segue into each other continuously in a different order than on their original albums and some ("Echoes", "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", "Marooned" and "High Hopes") have had substantial parts removed from them.
David Gilmour released a solo concert DVD called David Gilmour in Concert in November 2002 which was compiled from shows on June 22, 2001, and January 17, 2002, at The Royal Festival Hall in London. Richard Wright and Bob Geldof (Pink in The Wall film) make guest appearances.
In 2002 Q magazine named Pink Floyd as one of the "50 Bands To See Before You Die".
In 2004, it was announced that contracts had been signed for a Broadway musical version of The Wall, with extra music to be written by Waters. The Broadway version will feature all of the music written by Waters. It is not known whether the songs co-written by Gilmour ("Young Lust", "Comfortably Numb", and "Run Like Hell") will feature. The show is scheduled to be completed by mid 2005.
Mason's book, Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd, was published in 2004. To promote it, Mason made public appearances in a few European and American cities, giving interviews and meeting large crowds at book signings. The book is not a definitive biography of the band, rather a personal view of Mason's experiences.
Live 8
On July 2, 2005 Pink Floyd performed at the London Live 8 concert with Roger Waters rejoining David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright.
David Gilmour announced the Live 8 reunion on June 12, 2005:
"Like most people I want to do everything I can to persuade the G8 leaders to make huge commitments to the relief of poverty and increased aid to the third world. It's crazy that America gives such a paltry percentage of its GNP to the starving nations. Any squabbles Roger and the band have had in the past are so petty in this context, and if re-forming for this concert will help focus attention then it's got to be worthwhile."
The band's set consisted of "Breathe/Breathe Reprise," "Money," "Wish You Were Here" and "Comfortably Numb". David sang the lead vocals on the first two songs, and he shared them with Roger on the latter two. During the guitar introduction of Wish You Were Here, Roger said:
"It's actually quite emotional standing up here with these three guys after all these years. Standing to be counted with the rest of you. Anyway, we're doing this for everyone who's not here, but particularly of course for Syd [Barret]."
It was the band's first concert together in over 24 years -- the band's last show with Waters was at Earls Court in London on June 17, 1981.
They were augmented by guitarist Tim Renwick (who toured with them in 1987-89 and 1994), keyboard player Jon Carin, saxophonist Dick Parry during "Money" (who played on the original recording and "Shine on You Crazy Diamond"), and backing singer Carol Kenyon during "Comfortably Numb".
While the fans are hoping that the Live 8 appearance will lead to a reunion tour, the band has made it very clear that there are no such plans at this time. Apparently, the rifts that separated the members during the breakup have largely healed, as David Gilmour confirmed that he and Waters are now on "pretty amicable terms" and that they've communicated via e-mail since the concert. Nick Mason said that the band would be willing to perform for a concert "that would support Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts". Roger Waters has also commented on the issue, saying "Never say never [...] I mean, under sort of similar circumstances, or in some way, we might do things again" when questioned on the prospects of another performance.
The images of Pink Floyd
Integral to the music is the artwork that comes with it. The album covers and sleeve artwork add to the emotional impact of the music with vivid and meaningful imagery. Throughout the band's career, this aspect was mainly provided by the talents of photographer and graphic artist Storm Thorgerson and his erstwhile graphic studio Hipgnosis. Many of these images have acquired fame in their own right; notably the famous picture of a man shaking the hand of his burning alter-ego for Wish You Were Here and the refracting prism for Dark Side of the Moon. In fact, Thorgerson was involved in all the artwork for every album except The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, the front cover of which was a photograph by Vic Singh and the back cover a drawing by Syd Barrett; The Wall, for which the band employed Gerald Scarfe; and The Final Cut, the cover of which was designed by Waters himself, using photography made by his then brother-in-law, Willie Christie. A quote from Roger Waters from "The making of the dark side of the moon album" DVD video: "We always wanted to kind of... not be on our covers ourselvs; not have pictures".
Discography
Studio Albums
| File:PinkFloyd-album-piperatthegatesofdawn.jpg | The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967) UK #6 |
| File:PinkFloyd-album-saucerfulofsecrets.jpg | A Saucerful of Secrets (1968) UK #9 |
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Music From the Film More (1969) UK #9; US #153 |
| File:PinkFloyd-album-ummagummastudio.jpg | Ummagumma (1969) (2LP, live and studio) UK #5; US #74 |
| File:AtomHeartMotherCover.jpg | Atom Heart Mother (1970) UK #1; US #55 |
| File:Meddle album cover.jpg | Meddle (1971) UK #3; US #70 |
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Obscured By Clouds (1972) |
| File:PinkFloydDarkSideoftheMoonalbumcover.jpg | Dark Side of the Moon (1973) #2 UK; #1 US |
| File:WishYouWereHere.jpg | Wish You Were Here (1975) #1 UK; #1 US |
| File:PinkfloydAnimals.jpg | Animals (1977) #2 UK; #3 US |
| File:PinkfloydThewall.jpg | The Wall (1979) (2LP) #3 UK; #1 US |
| File:7264f.jpg | The Final Cut (1983) #1 UK; #6 US |
| File:Lapse-l.jpg | A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987) #3 UK; #3 US |
| File:Pink floyd the division bell front.jpg | The Division Bell (1994) #1 UK; #1 US |
Live Albums
| File:PinkFloyd-album-ummagummalive.jpg | Ummagumma (1969) (2LP, live and studio) UK #5; US #74 |
| File:DelicateSound.jpg | Delicate Sound of Thunder (1988) (live) |
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P*U*L*S*E (1995) (2CD, live) #1 UK; #1 US |
| File:Itaot cd.jpg | Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980-81 (2000) (live) (Gilmour/Wright/Waters/Mason) #15 UK; #19 US |
Official Compilations
| File:Pink Floyd Relics 1996.jpg | Relics (1971) (A-sides, B-sides, album tracks 1967-69) #34 UK; #152 US |
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A Nice Pair (1973) #36 US -The Piper at the Gates of Dawn - A Saucerful Of Secrets (album) |
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A Collection of Great Dance Songs (1981) (compilation) #37 UK; #31 US |
| File:Shine-on.jpg | Shine On (1992) (boxed set) |
| File:Pink Floyd Echoes.jpg | Echoes: The Best Of Pink Floyd (2001) #2 UK; #2 USA |
Other
- Masters of Rock (1974)
- Works (1983) #68 US
- London '66-'67 (1995)
- 1967: The First Three Singles (1997)
- Give Birth to a Smile (uncredited contribution) on Roger Waters and Ron Geesin's Music from "The Body" (1969)
- Zabriskie Point (1970)
Awards list
Pink Floyd have received several awards during their career.
Silver Clef
Pink Floyd was awarded a Silver Clef for their charity work for The Nordoff-Robbins Music Center in 1980
Grammys
Pink Floyd have been nominated for several Grammy Awards:
- 1973 nomination for Album Of the Year
- "Dark Side of the Moon" -- lost to Stevie Wonder's "Innervisions"
- 1980 nomination for Album of the Year
- "The Wall" -- lost to Christopher Cross' Christopher Cross
- 1980 nomination for Best Rock Performance by Duo or Group
- "Another Brick In the Wall (Part 2)" -- lost to Bob Seger's "Against the Wind"
- 1994 nomination for Best Rock Instrumental Performance
- "Marooned" from The Division Bell -- won
RIAA gold certifications
- Atom Heart Mother
- Obscured by Clouds
- A Nice Pair
RIAA platinum certifications
- Ummagumma
- Meddle - 2x
- Dark Side of the Moon - 15x
- Wish You Were Here - 6x
- Animals - 4x
- The Wall - 23x
- A Collection of Great Dance Songs - 2x
- The Final Cut - 2x
- A Momentary Lapse of Reason - 4x
- Delicate Sound of Thunder - 3x
- Shine On - (9-CD boxed set)
- The Division Bell - 3x
- Pulse - 2x
- Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live
- Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd 3x
(see RIAA)
Rock And Roll Hall of Fame
Pink Floyd were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.
Bibliography
- For about ten years from 1982, a fanzine, "The Amazing Pudding" documented and archived the band's activities.
- In 1991 Nicholas Schaffner's book Saucerful of Secrets: The Pink Floyd Odyssey (ISBN 0517576082), an in-depth biography of the band, was released.
- In 2004 Nick Mason's book Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd (ISBN 0297843877) was released.
- On Syd Barrett and his time in the group: 'Lost in the Woods: Syd Barrett and the Pink Floyd' by Julian Palacios (ISBN 0-7522-2328-3)
See also
- Pink Floyd trivia
- Pink Floyd pigs
- Publius Enigma - The Division Bell's hidden puzzle
- List of artists influenced by Pink Floyd
- List of songs over fifteen minutes in length
- List of best-selling music artists - World's top-selling music artists chart.
External links
Official links
- Pink Floyd.com - The official Pink Floyd website.
- www.PinkFloyd.co.uk - UK version of Pink Floyd's official website.
- Roger-Waters.com - The official Roger Waters website.
Resources links
(Lyrics, discogs, tabs, ...)
- Pink Floyd Hyperbase.dk — Complete Pink Floyd discog and Pink Floyd lyrics.
- Pink Floyd Archives.com — Huge resource of illustrated discogs, concerts, books, etc. by the author of The Pink Floyd Encyclopedia
- 60+ Pink Floyd discographies : exhaustive illustrated discogs for 60+ countries (vinyl only)
- Pink-Floyd.com — Huge collection of links to Pink Floyd resources
- Pink Floyd.ws — Pink Floyd RoIO and VoIO (Free Legal Bootlegs).
- Pink Floyd at AOL music Watch the Live 8 videos
Other links
- Neptune Pink Floyd - Pink Floyd Fan Community
- Pink Floyd Chat.net - Chat Room & Community
- Brain-Damage.co.uk
- Pinkfloydz.com
- The Coral Cave - musings of a lifelong fan
- Pink Floyd Online.com
- Pink-Floyd.org - Pink Floyd fan club, home to the HTML Echoes FAQ [1]
- Pink Floyd Lyrics Searchable index of all of Pink Floyd's Lyrics
- All Floyd.com
- Pink Floyd-Co.com - Lots of information and a large community forum
- Spare Bricks - Quarterly free online fanzine
- Pink Floyd Guitar Tabs - Guitar and bass tab
- Church of Pink Floyd -Pink Floyd fan forums
