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Pink Floyd

Who is Pink Floyd?

Pink Floyd is an English rock band, who plays progressive rock and psychedelic music.

Distinguished by their use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, and elaborate live shows, they are one of the most successful and musically influential groups in the history of popular music.

David Gilmour

David was one of the guitarist and lead singer of Pink Floyd. He is also a song writer for the band.

Syd Barrett

Syd was the lead guitarist and main song writer for Pink Floyd during the psychedelic years of the band. He was also one of the main founders of the band.

Rodger Waters

Rodger is a song writer, co-lead vocalist and bassist in Pink Floyd, he was also one of the main founders of the band.

Richard Wright

Richard was a keyboardist, singer and song writer in Pink Floyd.

Nick Mason

Nick was the drummer for the band, and he was also the most consistent member of the band. He was also a song writer.

Albums and SongsThere is 14 albums: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, A Successful of Secrets Soundtrack from the Film More, Ummagumma, Atom Heart Mother, Meddle, Obscured by Clouds, The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall, The Final Cut, A Momentary, The Division Bell.

There is about 160 songs by this band.

Sales StatisticsPink Floyd was for the most part, a very successful band. They have 16 gold

albums, 13 platinum ones, and 10 multi-platinum ones. Two of their albums The Wall and The Dark Side of The Moon are two of the bestselling albums ever. The Wall is 3rd, and Dark Side is 11th. They both have received a Diamond award for selling over 10 million copies. They've had numerous #1 albums, and a #1 single. Pink Floyd has three albums in the Top 100 bestselling ever Dark Side, The Wall, and Wish You Were Here. They are the 9th bestselling artist ever selling over 52.6 million records. Dark Side was on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart for a record 736 weeks. It also has the record for most consecutive weeks, with over 500. In fact they changed the rules because of it when it finally dropped off the charts in 1988, 14 years after it went on.

My Top 5 songs My top favourite songs by this group are: Comfortably Numb On The Run Time Another Brick in the Wall (parts1,2,3) Brain Damage

CreditsSlide show created by: Keith Heidebrecht