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Pink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon (Immersion Edition) (2011)
These reissues are presented under the title “Why Pink Floyd?” In several formats: an “Discovery” which includes remastered original album, or individual format or in a box with all the discography, the version “Experience”, which includes the remastered album and a second bonus CD, and finally a super deluxe edition of “Immersion”, in addition to the above is accompanied by LP’s, many extras, oddities, videos, merchandise and other paraphernalia for collectors. Also, using the pull, and less demanding, will launch yet another compilation, “A Foot In The Door – The Best Of Pink Floyd”, which, if I may boldly strikes the original argument itself band in its concept of having their full albums only, not individual songs. Although that is another story. Read the rest of this entry »
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PinK Floyd History’s
Pink Floyd in 1964 came from a band called Sigma 6, which subsequently changed its name to T-Set, Megadeaths, The Screaming Abdabs, The Architectural Abdabs and The Abdabs. When the band broke up, some of its members (guitarists Bob Klose and Roger Waters, drummer Nick Mason and keyboardist Rick Wright) formed a new band called Tea Set. After a short time with Chris Dennis as lead vocalist, guitarist and vocalist Syd Barrett, Beatles fan and rhythm and blues, joined the band, which Waters went on to play bass. In the summer of 1965, Bob Klose was forced to leave the band because of pressure from their parents and their college professors, and the group became a quartet, with Barrett, Waters, Wright and Mason. Thus, Barrett emerged as the main songwriter of the group, and soon began writing new songs with influences from rhythm and blues of Bo Diddley, although the publication of Eight Miles High Byrds Californians and especially their Revolver album countrymen the Beatles in 1966 led to the rise of psychedelic rock, a genre in which Barrett was more at ease.
Band Profile: PINK FLOYD
Pink Floyd was a British rock band that earned recognition for their psychedelic music that, over time, evolved into progressive rock and symphonic rock. He is known for philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album cover art and elaborate live shows. It is one of the most important bands of the rock scene with more than 300 million albums sold around the world, of which 74.5 million in the U.S. only.
Initially the group was formed by guitarist Bob Klose, drummer Nick Mason, keyboardist / vocalist Richard Wright, bassist / vocalist Roger Waters and rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist Syd Barrett, who became the first leader of the band. However, his strange behavior caused by excessive consumption of drugs, especially LSD, made it replaced in 1968 by David Gilmour, crystallizing and classical training of the group without Klose, since this is not followed with Pink Floyd.