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Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd

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Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965 by Syd Barrett (guitar, vocals), Nick Mason (drums), Roger Waters (bass guitar, vocals) and Richard Wright (keyboards, vocals). David Gilmour (guitar, vocals) joined in 1967. Gaining an early underground following as one of the first British psychedelic groups, Pink Floyd were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experiments, philosophical lyrics, and elaborate live performances, becoming a leading progressive rock band. With Barrett as their main songwriter, Pink Floyd released two hit singles, "Arnold Layne" and "See Emily Play", and the successful debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (all 1967). Barrett left in 1968 due to deteriorating mental health. After a period of experimentation with albums including A Saucerful of Secrets (1968) and Meddle (1971), Waters became the primary lyricist, devising the concepts behind Pink Floyd's most successful albums, The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You… Read by Brian Newberry. Recorded August 14, 2015; the article may have changed since. The article as it stood when recorded: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=676126708 Article today: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd Original recording: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:En-Pink_Floyd_Intro02-article.ogg License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This episode is a format-shifted (MP3) copy redistributed under the same license. Chapter images come from the recorded article via Wikimedia Commons; each chapter links its file page for credits. This show is an independent community project, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation.
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