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    Pink Floyd: The Wall a film that made you question your understanding on if you truly understood the directors meaning towards the film. While watching the film‚ it was obvious there are many different course themes interconnected within the film such as almost death/mostly dead‚ liminal and alternative fantasy. The wall Pink constructed from a young age was to protect him from the pain of love‚ life and death. During the film‚ I started to connect this outrageous film with the At its heart‚ Pink

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    "The band is just fantastic‚ that is really what I think. Oh by the way‚ which one’s Pink?" In the mid 60’s Syd Barrett formed a psychedelic band‚ with fellow Englishmen Roger Waters‚ Rick Wright‚ and Nick Mason. Barrett on lead guitar‚ Waters on bass‚ Wright on keyboards‚ and Mason on drums. The name came from two of Barrett’s favorite American blues-men‚ Pink Anderson and Floyd Council. They began experimenting with intense instrumentals of feedback‚ electronic screeches‚ and unusual‚ eerie

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    project is my favorite Pink Floyd album‚ Dark Side of the Moon. Pink Floyd is a four piece psychedelic rock band that originally consisted of Roger Waters on the bass guitar and vocals‚ Nick Mason on the drums‚ Richard Wright on the keyboard and backing vocals‚ and Syd Barrett on vocals and guitar who was eventually replaced with the legend that is David Gilmore. The album was recorded in June 1972 – January 1973 at the Abbey Roads Studios in London England. This was Pink Floyds sixth studio album eighth

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    Pink Floyd and the Rolling Stones are arguable the two greatest bands to come from England during the 1960’s “British Invasion”. Eventually‚ both bands would end up in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1996 and 1989 respectively). Both bands had there roots in the Blues. They were talented‚ had sex appeal‚ and were fashion suave. The girls loved them‚ the guys though they were cool‚ and everyone was trying to imitate their style. However‚ despite all the initial success‚ tragedy would strike both

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    Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd first banded together in 1965 with Roger Barrett as the “creative force” behind the band (Barnes). However‚ drug and alcohol abuse led to his mental breakdown. His unreliability led to the band’s search for a new lead singer. The album cover and the song are both a metaphor for the band’s experiences with Barrett. Pink Floyd’s 1975 album cover of Wish You Were Here portrays artistic elements of light‚ destruction‚ and unique placement. They reflect the band’s skeptical

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    1091 Pink Floyd‚ Final Paper Pink Floyd is one of the most well-respected and influential rock and roll bands of all time. Pink Floyd brought something new to the table of Rock and Roll. They created a sense of psychedelic hallucinations through their music and the lights they used during their performances. The band did not immediately come up with the name “Pink Floyd.” The group first went by “Sigma 6” then “Architectural Abdabs” before finally settling on the name Pink Floyd. Pink

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    half of Pink Floyd’s album "The Wall‚" the titles and lyrics to the songs tell a story of a man who is lonely‚ lost‚ and scared to the point of paranoia‚ and after reading and thoroughly analyzing the lyrics I noticed that "The Wall" which Pink describes is not a physical object but a mental wall constructed out of bad memories and terrible experiences he witnesses that have had negative effects on him throughout his life. He feels as though society has done nothing but harm him. Pink does not

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    Professor Marvin Campbell ENWR 1510 21 March 2013 Pink Floyd’s Legacy to Music [Status quo] In their active years‚ Pink Floyd was one of the most celebrated rock bands. Their musicianship and creative approach to music was different to what everyone else was doing‚ playing with a wide range of effects and techniques. This intrigued people and provided Floyd with critical acclaim; nevertheless‚ it couldn’t hold on forever‚ and eventually Pink Floyd’s popularity slowly decreased. Their name started

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    An Interpretation of Pink Floyd’s “Brain Damage” In 1965‚ Cambridge‚ England natives Syd Barrett‚ Roger Waters‚ Rick Wright‚ and Nick Mason formed a psychedelic band known as Pink Floyd. The band produced one album under the leadership of Barrett. David Gilmour was brought in as a fifth member to enable Pink Floyd to continue performing live after Barrett proved incapable to remain lead vocalist‚ lead guitarist‚ and lead songwriter. Three short years after co-founding the group‚ Syd Barrett left

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    realisations‚ of which centralise on fatalism‚ ethics‚ and subjugation. Moreover‚ Pink Floyd’s concept album‚ The Wall‚ constructs a complex relationship with the metaphor of The Wall and its Bricks: traumatic events and self-discoveries that collate and from a metaphorical barrier that isolates ‘Pink’ within his mind‚ a response that severely alters his perceptions of reality. Ultimately‚ both Shakespeare and Pink Floyd present deep emotional responses to discovery and explore its ramifications upon

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