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1. My Culture Project

Pink Floyd

2.

Pink Floyd were
an English rock
band formed in
London. They
achieved
international
acclaim with their
progressive and
psychedelic
music.
Pink Floyd in January 1968
Clockwise from bottom: Gilmour, Mason,
Barrett, Waters, Wright.

3. Early Years

Pink Floyd were founded in 1965 by
students Syd Barrett on guitar and lead
vocals, Nick Mason on drums, Roger
Waters on bass and vocals, and Richard
Wright on keyboards and vocals. They
gained popularity performing in London's
underground music scene during the late
1960s, and under Barrett's leadership
released two charting singles and a
successful debut album, The Piper at the
Gates of Dawn (1967). Guitarist and
vocalist David Gilmour joined in December
1967; Barrett left in April 1968 due to
worsens mental health.
“The Piper at the
Gates of Dawn”
Album's cover

4. On the way to success

After the Barrett left the group, Waters
became the band's primary lyricist and
conceptual leader, devising the concepts
behind their albums…

5. The Dark Side Of The Moon (1973)

6. Wish You Were Here (1975)

7. Animals (1977)

8. The Wall (1979)

9. The Final Cut (1983)

10.

The Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall became
two of the best-selling albums of all time in the world

11. Waters left, Pink Floyd stayed

Following creative tensions, Wright left
Pink Floyd in 1979, followed by Waters
in 1985. Gilmour and Mason continued
as Pink Floyd; Wright rejoined them as a
session musician and, later, a band
member.

12.

They Produce two more albums…

13. A Momentary Lapse Of Reason (1987)

14. The Division Bell (1994)

15.

After almost
two decades
of rage
Gilmour,
Wright, and
Mason
reunited with
Waters in 2005
to perform as
Pink Floyd in
London as part
of the global
awareness
event Live 8;

16.

The final Pink Floyd studio album, The Endless
River (2014), was recorded without Waters and
based largely on unreleased material.

17.

Pink Floyd were inducted into the American Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 and the UK Music
Hall of Fame in 2005. By 2013, the band had sold
more than 250 million records worldwide, including
75 million certified units in the United States.