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Cambridge, England (1965 – 1994)
Pink Floyd were a psychedelic/progressive rock band formed in Cambridge, England in 1965. They are one of rock’s most successful and influential acts, having sold over 300 million albums worldwide. The band’s classic lineup was Roger Waters (vocals, bass), David Gilmour (vocals, guitar), Rick Wright (organ, keyboards, vocals) and Nick Mason (drums). Gilmour was brought into the band in 1968 to replace the band’s founder, singer, guitarist and songwriter Syd Barrett, who had become increasingly erratic and departed from the band a few months after Gilmour’s addition. The band became known for their advancements in the genres of psychedelic rock and progressive rock music, philosophical lyrics, avant-garde compositions, sonic experimentation, innovative cover art and elaborate live shows.
Pink Floyd enjoyed modest success in the late-1960s as a psychedelic band led by Syd Barrett. Barrett’s increasingly erratic behavior eventually caused his colleagues to replace him after The Piper at the Gates of Dawn with guitarist David Gilmour. The band went on to record several elaborate concept albums; achieving worldwide success with 1973’s The Dark Side Of The Moon (The second best-selling album of all time), 1975’s Wish You Were Here, 1977’s Animals, and 1979’s The Wall, among the best-selling, most critically acclaimed, and enduringly popular albums in rock music history.
Pink Floyd enjoyed modest success in the late-1960s as a psychedelic band led by Syd Barrett. Barrett’s increasingly erratic behavior eventually caused his colleagues to replace him after The Piper at the Gates of Dawn with guitarist David Gilmour. The band went on to record several elaborate concept albums; achieving worldwide success with 1973’s The Dark Side Of The Moon (The second best-selling album of all time), 1975’s Wish You Were Here, 1977’s Animals, and 1979’s The Wall, among the best-selling, most critically acclaimed, and enduringly popular albums in rock music history.
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ImHotterThenYou wrote:
@schnexic - no im not obsessed with LZ.
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Jarhead92 wrote:
yes well floyd have more plays than zep meaning their better ofcourse and besides zeps music was always more comercial because Pink Floyd would write more complex compositions with better lyrics
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the-miracle wrote:
"Anyone who judges music by sales is a dumbass"; you're so right. It's about quality not about quantity.
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MelodeathAddict wrote:
Hm, now why don't PF fans do this on the Led Zeppelin page? Oh wait, more class. :))
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Yuus-cian wrote:
Nevertheless, it's the best band ever<3
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PantaRhei93 wrote:
http://www.lastfm.pl/group/Post%2B%2526%2Bprog%2Brock%2Bat%2Bnight
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schneckix wrote:
Vote up please
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BiskitFoo wrote:
I could honestly say Pink Floyd has been a bit more influential on the rock scene though.
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Maggi1337 wrote:
Eclipse gives me goosebumps :)))
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Deardeadfriend wrote:
People, relax. Everybody knows how influential and epic Floyd are, there's no doubt. ImHotterThenYou compares every single band with Zep anyway.
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Toastyman wrote:
Who cares about this useless bickering? GROW UP.
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FuckinEchoes wrote:
this is one for the books, ImHotterThenYou listens to all the bands similar to floyd, floyd had alot of album sales, zep had alot of album sales, who cares who had more, you all have your opinions, and my opinion is i think floyd is superior ;) , but i worship floyd , P.S , last time i checked pink floyd was higher than led zeppelin in the last.fm charts.
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schneckix wrote:
ImHotterThenYou - a little bit obsessed with Zep, aren't you?
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vess_csm wrote:
ImHotterThenYou, RS 100 guitarist have put almost together kurt cobain and Page...so i guess that list is very irrelevant, don't use it as an example. But if you wanna go guitarist. Jimmy Page after Zeppelin....no more Page sadly. Gilmour on the other hand has prety succesful tours and album. And if you know a bit there is a vast world outside of the US and good for us non Us people it is packed with culture and history. SaltyMcSushi. actually Zeppelin did bring new things to the table but not as much, great, inovative, pushing the limits and imaginative as the Floyd.
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ImHotterThenYou wrote:
@wooshmeister-No, by my rational Mcdonalds isnt the best food in America. They are just the most successful, legendary, influential and popular restaurant in the world. The taste of their food is all opinion but the things stated above are facts.
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SaltyMcSushi wrote:
They've sold 200 million each worldwide, the US isn't the only place that matters. They are British bands after all.
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Wooshmeister wrote:
Led Zeppelin sold more than Pink Floyd. THUS, Led Zeppelin are vastly superior, because sales numbers mean everything. They're both great bands, I don't know what it is with Classic Rock listeners and the need to always place one band above the other. And ImHotterThanYou, by your rationale McDonald's is the best food on the planet.
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nothere413 wrote:
Who gives a shit? Zeppelin isn't as good as Pink Floyd, Anyone who judges music by sales is a dumbass.
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ImHotterThenYou wrote:
Led zeppelin and pink Floyd have NOT sold the same amount of albums. In the US alone LZ has sold 111 million units and are in 4th place overall. Pink Floyd has sold 73m.
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SaltyMcSushi wrote:
It also took Floyd 4 years or so before they became noticed in America. Also, if you count live albums and compilations, of which Zeppelin has an assload, the numbers are only 21 v 23. If you wanna talk mainstream, Radiohead has been called the Pink Floyd of our generation. Many artists like Muse and Decemberists are put more progressive elements into their music as their career continued, eg Pink Floyd. The 100 greatest artists lists was widely disputed for missing Pink Floyd and Queen, I agree that RS is BS but I was just using it to point out that in 1969 Zeppelin didn't bring anything new to the table.
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