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Pink Floyd: The Gilmour Years
By 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.
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Music Lovers vs. Audio Lovers
Having a website about vinyl records, I occasionally attract folks from the audiophile crowd. Of course, this is great. When it comes to musical formats, audiophiles know where it’s at (vinyl, duh!). Of course, there also seem to be a big group of audiophiles who don’t seem to care that much about music. They just like the way it sounds on certain pieces of gear–not necessarily how much it resonates within you.
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18 Musical Innovations We Can Thank African Americans For
Without African Americans, there is no American music. Some of the most raw, energetic, complex, and groundbreaking music that has ever been played was played by African Americans from the US. Everything we listen to today, in some way or another, was influenced by their musical vision and innovation.
Here are 18 musical innovations that we can thank these amazing musicans for.
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The Life and Death of Hiphop Beatdigging
Early Hiphop: The Inception
The place: Bronx, NY. The year: 1973. Gang wars were in full swing, crime was rampant, and a man named Kevin Donovan, member of the Black Spades gang, made somewhat of a mecca to the nation of Africa.
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The Pink Floyd Story Part 1
In 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 and the Megadeaths. Sigma 6 rhythm guitar player Roger Waters moved over to the bass, and the band recruited guitar player Bob Klose to play lead guitar. Roger “Syd” Barrett, a close friend of Waters’, had been in London for 2 years studying art and he was asked to play guitar and sing for the group. With Rick Wright on keyboards and Nick Mason on drums, the Tea Set was ready to go.
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Top 10 Pink Floyd Albums
Pink 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 Floyd albums of all time.
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