As he left, he tried to dissolve the band but failed. In 1985, Waters declared that Pink Floyd was "a spent force" and chose to leave. Next came the polarizing The Final Cut (considered, by most, a Roger Waters solo album in all but name), which would become Waters' last with the band. However, by that point, the band was beginning to splinter, and Richard Wright-who defined much of Pink Floyd’s sound-was fired during the making of the album.īy the early 1980s, near the end of Waters' tenure with the band, the music became heavier, and the lyrics very personal. Next came 1979's The Wall, their tribulated Rock Opera classic.
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By the late 1970s, Roger Waters was firmly in full control of the band, and was calling most of the shots on the band's direction creatively.
The Dark Side of The Moon began what most consider their golden era, and was followed by the albums Wish You Were Here and Animals.
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A re-occurring theme of isolation from society also began to become more visible as Waters took more control of the band, and they began an impressive run of success with a series of complex Progressive Rock albums. The lyrics became Darker and Edgier, mostly revolving around themes of isolation, death, insanity, and criticisms of modern society. But, by the time of 1971's Meddle, they began to tone down the experimentalism and Epic Rocking, refined their signature sound, and eventually hit the big time with their next album, The Dark Side of the Moon. While Barrett's state declined to the point where he left the music industry and became a recluse, he would remain a massive influence on the band and haunt the band’s future music.Īfter Barrett's departure, Pink Floyd struggled initially, with the period between the albums More and Atom Heart Mother (or Obscured by Clouds, for some fans) generally considered to be their Audience-Alienating Era, and the band looks back on their albums between Atom and Obscured with some embarrassment. The band then recruited David Gilmour, a childhood friend of Barrett and Waters, into the band, eventually replacing Barrett during the making of A Saucerful of Secrets. The four-piece then went on to gain a reputation as one of the foremost British psychedelic bands, releasing two singles and the now-classic LP The Piper at the Gates of Dawn before Barrett’s mental state, exacerbated by heavy drug use, began to decline significantly. They recorded several songs before Klose left to focus on studies note these songs would later be released in 2015 on the EP 1965: Their First Recordings. The initial line-up consisted of Syd Barrett and Rado "Bob" Klose on guitar, Roger Waters on bass, Richard Wright on keyboards, and Nick Mason on drums. Pink Floyd was a British Psychedelic and Progressive Rock band which formed in 1964.
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