ENCORE OF THE MONTH
May, 2023
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd are English Rock legends who were one of the first psychedelic bands. This is a band that loved extended compositions which were very trippy. Their first album, 'Piper at the Gates of Dawn' was the only album with Syd Barrett. He was the lead vocalist and wrote all but three songs on the album. It is considered to be psychedelic gold.
'See Emily Play' was the first track on the U.S. edition of the album. In the UK it was a non-album release. The song was written by Syd and was one of the first singles to chart for the band.
Sadly, Syd's mental health and drug issues saw him leave the band after the first album. His impact on the band's music continued beyond the first album with 'Dark Side of the Moon' focusing on Syd's mental health struggles and the mayhem that was the 1960s. 'Us and them' runs for over 7 minutes and is the longest track on the album. This is a song that gets under your skin.
This is a band that has so many great albums. It would be a sin not to mention 'The Wall'. What an album. 'Another Brick and the Wall', was a song that was adopted as the protest song by students during the apartheid era in South Africa.
Pink Floyd were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and are one of the best bands ever.​
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