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Forget the Egos: David Gilmour Was the True Soul of Pink Floyd In the saga of Pink Floyd—a band as famous for its internal conflicts as its groundbreaking music—the spotlight often falls on the dramatic fallout between Roger Waters and the rest of the group. Waters, the band’s conceptual architect in their mid-to-late years, certainly […]

When it comes to being raucous at shows, it’s always the heavier rock acts that you associate with trashing venues, hotel rooms and bars, and consequently getting themselves barred from ever revisiting places as a result. For instance, you might be able to easily picture a band like Black Sabbath getting up to all sorts […]

If you’re ever sceptical about the true powers of yin and yang, then take a deeper dive into the work of Pink Floyd. After teetering on the edge of greatness for years, they clicked into a gear of genius in 1973 with their opus Dark Side Of The Moon. But much like the moon upon […]

For Pink Floyd, 2025 has been about At Pompeii – MCMLXXII. The beloved band’s concert film was re-released to theaters earlier this year, and a live album was also spun off from that theatrical release. That project debuted at No. 1 on several charts in the United Kingdom and has been performing well in the […]

Back in 2006, a small family service took place at Cambridge Crematorium, the kind of event that happens daily without a great deal of fanfare. Understated was the word of the day, but the subject of the service was anything but. This was the funeral of Syd Barrett, the visionary songwriter, psychedelic revolutionary, and artistic […]

Over the course of their 15 studio albums, Pink Floyd established themselves as titans of progressive and psychedelic rock, and despite a handful of personnel changes over the years, they were relatively consistent in who they had appearing on their records. For the most part, it was simply the core band members, and they never […]

After paving the way for Britain’s expansive psychedelic scene during the 1960s, Pink Floyd grew exponentially, becoming one of the biggest groups on the face of the planet by the mid-1970s. Despite their unparalleled success and acclaim, though, the band itself was rarely a harmonious place to be. Arguments, infighting, and musical differences plagued the […]

How was Pink Floyd the band that have plagiarised their own song ? ‘Shine on You Crazy Diamond’ – Pink Floyd Rock and roll has never run short on great tribute songs. No band can remain active forever, and even if some artists have to cross over to the other side, it’s important for them […]

Being in a world-famous rock band is rarely a harmonious affair. After a few weeks, months, or years, cooped up in studios, tour buses, and dressing rooms with the same people, tensions inevitably begin to rise. This was certainly the case with Pink Floyd, whose history is almost as noted for its conflict as for […]