Pink Floyd biography

Pink Floyd is regarded as the premier space rock band that managed to push music to its limits with lyrical themes and album concepts of quality often associated with classical opera music. Back in the mid-sixties in Cambridge, England under the leadership of guitarist and vocalist Syd Barrett and the support of bassist Roger Waters, keyboardist Richard Wright and drummer Nick Mason, Pink Floyd was emerging as a conventional band playing the usual R&B songs of the time. Their name originated from early 20th century blues musicians Pink Anderson and Floyd Council.

The band quickly began to experiment with poetic lyrics, electronic sound effects and light shows during their gigs to add a psychedelic edge. This caught the attention of EMI with whom they...

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