At the end of 1966, the band was invited to contribute to the soundtrack of the documentary Tonite Let's All Make Love in London by Peter Whitehead, with the songs Interstellar Overdrive and Nickâs Boogie, recorded in 1967. Syd immediately began writing songs, influenced by the current psychedelic those years living in the heyday, and his creations were played frequently in concerts at the UFO club, the Marquee Club and the Roundhouse, local symbol of the London underground scene. So Barrett was on vocals and guitar, Waters on bass, Wright on keyboards and percussion Mason. On vinyl Atom Heart Mother, dated 1970 third album after the release of Barrett, has written âThe Pink Floyd" and under âProduced by Pink Floyd." David Gilmour, however, continues to use the product until 1984.īob Klose, given its blues attitude that makes him prefer the more conservative semi-acoustic guitars compared to Fender Stratocaster, left the group after recording only a demo acetate. The two albums in 1969, More and Ummagumma, the first of the post- Barrett, labeled "Pink Floyd", but as a receivable is written, "produced by The Pink Floyd". The word "sound" was quickly removed, and the article "The" resisted until 1970 and is used to identify the work Barrett era. When the Tea Set discovered that their name has already been used by another band, Barrett proposes "The Pink Floyd Sound", the union of the names of two bluesmen: Pink Anderson and Floyd "Dipper Boy" Council. The band was enjoying moderate success, establishing itself as one of the most popular formations of the underground in London in the late sixties. Pink Floyd formed in London in 1965, when Syd Barrett joined a band of students from the Polytechnic Institute of Architecture of the British capital, to replace a singer named Chris Dennis: The group was called The Tea Set, and in it included Nick Mason, Roger Waters, Richard Wright and Bob Klose.
In 2008, due to the death of Wright, turn off the hopes of the fans to review the band live with all four components to complete. The formation ceases its activities in 1995, finally dissolving in 2006, when Gilmour officially denied the opportunity of a meeting. In 1985, Waters left the band and the remaining members after winning the short legal battle to determine who it was up to continue using the name Pink Floyd. The band, having been noticed thanks to the work of psychedelic mold, reaches maturity with Atom Heart Mother and Meddle, and states around the world with The Dark Side of the Moon and the subsequent albums, including Wish You Were Here, Animals and the Wall, delivering the four to the history of rock. In 1968, he joined the band guitarist Jon David "Dave" Gilmour, replacing Barrett, forced psychiatric problems exacerbated by the use of hard drugs to leave the group. The group, born in London in 1965, was founded by singer and guitarist Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett, bassist George Roger Waters, drummer Nicholas Berkeley "Nick" Mason and keyboardist Richard William "Rick" Wright. In 2008, it was estimated to have sold about 250 million albums worldwide, including 74.5 million in just the United States of America.
Pink Floyd are a British rock band formed in the mid- sixties who has managed to rewrite the musical trends of his time, becoming one of the most important bands in history.Īlthough at the beginning it is mainly dedicated to the psychedelic and space rock, the kind that best defines the work of Pink Floyd, characterized by a consistent philosophical research, experiments in sound, innovative graphics and spectacular stage shows, is progressive rock.
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