Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd are a British rock band formed in London in 1965. They began as one of the first psychedelic pop groups to gain mainstream success in the late 1960s. After the departure of founder member Syd Barrett, the group, with the remaining four members Roger Waters (bass guitar, vocals), David Gilmour (guitar, vocals), Nick Mason (drums) and Richard Wright (keyboards, vocals), became more orientated towards conventional rock, developing the 'prog rock' genre with elements such as long and complex compositions, often with limited vocal elements.

During the 1970s Pink Floyd released several successful albums, most notably The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), Animals (1977) and The Wall (1979), the latter noted also for its elaborate live performance involving the construction of an actual wall on stage which gradually covered the band and performers. Wright left after this tour, although later re-joined. Waters also left in 1985, never to re-join although has since performed Pink Floyd material live, including his own version of The Wall.

Pink Floyd released two more albums - A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987) and The Division Bell (1994) - before a lengthy hiatus. Their latest album The Endless River was released in 2014.

Although far from being a 'singles' band, notable songs include See Emily Play, Arnold Lane, Money, Comfortably Numb and above all Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2, which reached no.1 in December 1979, and was the final no.1 single of the decade.

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