Pink Floyd
2010 Year in Review
Saturday, January 1st, 2011Another year has passed, and one of the things I like to spout off around the beginning of the year is the importance of trying something new. When it comes to music, expanding your horizons is both exciting and rewarding. While we may sometimes think that we only really like a few different kinds of […]
The Musical Genre that is Pink Floyd
Monday, March 15th, 2010Throughout their career Pink Floyd has been thrown into one genre of music or another. They have also helped to create completely new genres on their own. They have brought some genres to the forefront, and then had the good sense to allow their sound to evolve and avoid being pinned down to one sound. […]
Pink Floyd: The Gilmour Years
Monday, March 15th, 2010By November of 1967 The Pink Floyd had seen enough of the downward spiral of Syd Barrett. According to Rick Wright, the band tried desperately to get some help for Syd but Syd was not interested. In November of 1967 the band turned to long-time friend David Gilmour to step in and keep things rolling.
The Pink Floyd Story Part 1
Sunday, January 31st, 2010In 1964, three architectural students in London set aside a band they had been playing in called Sigma 6 to form the Screaming Abdabs. Actually, the Screaming Abdabs was one name they were using for their band that played primarily American R&B covers. Other names they were using were the Tea Set, the Architectural Abdabs […]
Top 10 Pink Floyd Albums
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010Pink Floyd albums are not only valuable time capsules that hold an important place in rock history, they are also monuments to state-of-the-art recording methods that only Floyd could accomplish. Pink Floyd recorded 14 studio albums and 3 live albums. They are all timeless classics, but here is a list of the top 10 Pink […]