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‘High Hopes’: What did Pink Floyd’s true swan song mean?

Very few bands have a history quite like Pink Floyd’s. The members have always altered throughout different periods of the band, and with these differing members, the style and sound of the band have persistently changed. It means that when you go through the band’s discography, you experience a range of different styles, each of […]

Pink Floyd: From Psychedelic Beginnings to Progressive Rock Pioneers – The Turbulent Journey, Enduring Legacy, and Cultural Impact of One of the World’s Greatest Bands

Emerging from the burgeoning underground music scene in late 1960s London, Pink Floyd was one of the first bands to bring psychedelia to British audiences. Formed at what is now the University of Westminster, the original incarnation of the band featured architecture students Roger Waters, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright. Waters soon brought in his […]

The Pink Floyd songs David Gilmour said were for “real enthusiasts”

There is an old music industry adage that every mainstream success wishes they had a dedicated cult following, and every cult band yearns for mainstream success – the grass is always greener. While this is certainly true for many, it doesn’t quite capture the spirit of Pink Floyd. After all, the pioneering group saw their […]

“We lose the sense”: the era David Gilmour called the worst chapter of his career

Pink Floyd have never had the most stable of rises to the top of the musical food chain. As much as people love listening to their classics on the radio, so many of them were birthed from pain when knowing about the ins and outs of their story. Then again, David Gilmour knew the difference […]

The Pink Floyd member David Gilmour thought was neglected: “He hasn’t got the credit”

No band can ever be considered a true group of equals. As much as people like the idea of everyone in a rock outfit being a complete democracy, there’s no arguing who calls the shots in The Cure, and anyone trying to pipe up in Nine Inch Nails isn’t going to get much done if […]

Who are Pink Floyd talking about in ‘Pigs (Three Different Ones)’?

Off the enormous success of The Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here, space rockers Pink Floyd had well and truly forged their own path after founding songwriter Syd Barrett’s departure, and had made millions in the process. Yet bassist and emerging creative force in the band, Roger Waters, was angry, dissatisfied, […]

The guitarist who left David Gilmour completely “dumbstruck”

Jimi Hendrix never got a chance to see psychedelic rock grow into the genre that we know and love today. When he was alive, there were bands who dabbled in that style of music, but they did so with a lack of direction, a general idea as to what they were trying to achieve, but […]

Lyrically Speaking: The two meanings behind ‘Comfortably Numb’

The beauty of art is the way it changes from person to person. One painting never truly hits two onlookers the same. One film won’t move everyone equally. The words of a song will always translate slightly differently to each set of ears. In the case of Pink Floyd, ‘Comfortably Numb’ varies a lot, from […]

Why Gilmour Thinks This Floyd Classic Sounds “Terrifying” Today

Why Gilmour Thinks This Floyd Classic Sounds “Terrifying” Today David Gilmour, the legendary guitarist and voice behind much of Pink Floyd’s most iconic music, has never shied away from reflecting critically on the band’s legacy. Among the group’s expansive catalog, one song stands out in Gilmour’s mind as particularly haunting in today’s world: “Welcome to […]

Forget the Egos: David Gilmour Was the True Soul of Pink Floyd

For a fleeting moment in 1973, there was no band on Earth bigger—or better—than Pink Floyd. Sure, it was a golden year for music. Stevie Wonder’s Innervisions, Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On, and Wings’ Band on the Run all reshaped the soundscape. But when The Dark Side of the Moon hit the shelves, Pink […]