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Pink Floyd war einer der meistverkauften Künstler in der Musikgeschichte und verzeichnete weltweit über 250 Millionen verkaufte Platten.
Bereits 1965 gegründet, entwickelte sich Pink Floyd innerhalb von zehn Jahren zu einer der größten Bands der Welt.
Mit der Originalbesetzung aus Syd Barrett, Roger Waters, Richard Wright und Nick Mason erkundete die Band zunächst einen experimentellen psychedelischen Sound.
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Nachdem ein kranker Barrett die Gruppe verlassen hatte, gingen sie unter der Führung von Waters und David Gilmour in eine progressivere Richtung.
Sie wissen nicht, wo Sie anfangen sollen? Um Ihnen den Einstieg zu erleichtern, haben wir 15 ihrer besten Songs aus ihrer gesamten Karriere zusammengestellt.
Geld
Pink Floyd – Money (Offizielles Musikvideo)
Nur wenige Rockbands verdienten so viel Geld wie Pink Floyd, daher war es unvermeidlich, dass sie ein paar Meinungen dazu hatten („Schnapp dir das Geld mit beiden Händen und mach einen Vorrat an“).
Mit seiner seltsamen Taktart und den Kasseneffekten sticht es als frecher Hardrocker aus dem ansonsten benommenen Klassiker von 1974 hervorDie dunkle Seite des Mondes.
Als seltene Single war es der erste große US-Hit der Band und erreichte Platz 13 der Hot 100.
Fliegen lernen
Pink Floyd – Learning To Fly (Offizielles Musikvideo HD)
Pink Floyd überlebten den Weggang ihres Bandleaders Syd Barrett nach weniger als zwei Alben, daher war es vielleicht keine Überraschung, dass sie weitermachten, nachdem Roger Waters die Gruppe 1985 verließ.
(Video) Best-Selling Music Artists 1969 - 2019Das erste Post-Waters-AlbumEin vorübergehender Vernunftverlustspaltet immer noch die Fans, aber diese Single, die gemeinsam mit Anthony Moore, Bob Ezrin und Jon Carin geschrieben wurde, war definitiv ihr Höhepunkt.
Arnold Layne
Pink Floyd – Arnold Layne (Offizielles Musikvideo)
„Arnold Layne“, geschrieben von Syd Barrett, war Pink Floyds erste Single und ein perfektes Beispiel für die eher kindliche Kinderreim-Seite der Psychedelia
Die Geschichte erzählt die Geschichte eines Crossdressers, der die Angewohnheit hat, sich Frauenkleidung von Wäscheleinen zu leihen, und lief offenbar 10 bis 15 Minuten lang live, bevor er für die Single auf unter drei Minuten gekürzt wurde.
Interstellare Schnellstufe
Pink Floyd – Interstellar Overdrive ('Pop 68')
Die wörtliche und metaphorische Wendung von „Arnold Layne“ war „Interstellar Overdrive“, bei dem Pink Floyd neben „Astronomy Domine“ ihre Finger und Gliedmaßen für eine lange psychedelische Party ausstreckte.
Die gesamte Band teilte sich die Autorenrechte für den Song, der offenbar aus einem Jam entstand, der begann, als der frühe Manager Peter Jenner versuchte, den klassischen Garage-Psyche-Track „My Little Red Book“ von Love zu summen.
Finsternis
Finsternis
Roger Waters' Schlussstück vonDie dunkle Seite des Mondesvereint alles, was vorher war, in einem Crescendo, bevor es mit den gleichen Herzschlägen ausklingt, mit denen das Album auf „Speak To Me“ eröffnet wurde.
Es spielt mit Licht und Dunkelheit, Yin und Yang und warnt davor, dass „alles unter der Sonne im Einklang ist, aber die Sonne vom Mond verdunkelt wird“.
Siehe Emily Play
Pink Floyd – Sehen Sie Emily Play
(Video) Die 10 erfolgreichsten RockbandsWie „Arnold Layne“ war die zweite Single der Band ein weiteres Stück kindlicher Psyche, geschrieben und gesungen von Syd Barrett.
Es geht offenbar um eine reale Person (angeblich „das psychedelische Schulmädchen“ Emily Young), die ein unter Drogen stehender Barrett im Wald entdeckt hat.
Es erreichte Platz 6 der britischen Single-Charts, schaffte es jedoch nicht in die US-Charts.
Hohe Hoffnungen
Pink Floyd – High Hopes (Offizielles Musikvideo HD)
Der strahlende Moment von Pink Floyds zweitem Post-Waters-AlbumDie Divisionsglockeund das einzige Lied, auf das Sie verweisen können, wenn jemand die Band verlässt, nachdem Roger gegangen ist.
Der von David Gilmour und Polly Sampson geschriebene Klang wird von einer eindringlichen Kirchenglocke angetrieben, während der Text von Leben und Verlust spricht.
Luzifer Sam
Pink Floyd – Lucifer Sam (Offizielles Audio)
Vielleicht der eingängigste Song auf dem ersten Album der BandDer Pfeifer an den Pforten der Dämmerunggibt es viele Spekulationen darüber, um wen es in „Lucifer Sam“ geht.
Die Wahrheit ist wahrscheinlich, dass es tatsächlich Barretts Siamkatze war (das Lied hieß ursprünglich „Percy the Rat Catcher“), der das klappernde Geräusch von Echo und E-Gitarre sicher gefallen hätte.
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Teile I-V)
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Teile I-V)
(Video) 14-jährige Gitarristin rockt das Netz„Shine On You Crazy Diamond“ war ein Epos in zwei Teilen (oder neun Teilen, je nachdem, wie man es misst) und eröffnete und schloss Pink Floyd'sIch wünschte, du wärst hierAlbum im Jahr 1975.
Eine Hommage an den ursprünglichen Bandleader Syd Barrett („Remember when you were young, you shine like the sun“). Beim Mixen des Tracks kam es zu einer seltsamen Wendung.
Ein übergewichtiger Typ mit völlig kahlgeschorenem Kopf und völlig rasierten Augenbrauen stattete uns einen Besuch ab, und es dauerte eine Weile, bis ihn jemand erkannte … Es war ein Syd, der ganz anders aussah als der, der die Band sieben Jahre zuvor verlassen hatte.
„Er saß herum und redete eine Weile, aber er war nicht wirklich da“, sagte der Bandpartner Storm Thorgerson.
Ein weiterer Stein in der Mauer, Teil Zwei
Pink Floyd – Another Brick In The Wall, Teil Zwei (Offizielles Musikvideo)
Vielleicht der SchlüsselmomentDie Mauer (und auch inDie MauerFilm) ist „Another Brick in the Wall, Part Two“ die ultimative rebellische Schuljungenhymne („Wir brauchen keine Bildung/Wir brauchen keine Gedankenkontrolle“).
Nach ihrem Einstieg in den Album-Rock gegen Ende der 60er Jahre hatte die Band seit dem eigenständigen „Point Me at the Sky“ keine einzige Single mehr in Großbritannien veröffentlicht.
Eine Ausnahme machten sie für „Another Brick in the Wall, Part Two“, dessen Fusion aus Prog und Disco über vier Millionen Mal verkauft wurde und in Großbritannien, den USA und anderswo auf Platz eins landete.
Roger war nicht besonders begeistertzulassen, dass Instagram es für eine Anzeige verwendet,obwohl.
Der große Auftritt im Himmel
Der große Auftritt im Himmel
Gastsängerin Clare Torry improvisierte und spielte den virtuosen, wortfreien Text von „The Great Gig in the Sky“, der aus einem Richard Wright-Instrumental entstand, das die Band live gespielt hatte, mit verschiedenen gesprochenen Wortanteilen darüber, darunter NASA-Astronauten , Bibelzitate und Malcolm Muggeridge.
Clare wurde vom Ingenieur Alan Parsons für den Job vorgeschlagen, schaffte zweieinhalb Takes und erhielt für ihre Mühe nur 30 Pfund, weil sie davon ausging, dass es wahrscheinlich sowieso nicht durchkommen würde.
In einer Vereinbarung aus dem Jahr 2005 erhielt Clare schließlich die überfällige Anerkennung für das Schreiben der Vocals, und wir sind uns alle einig, dass sie diese Anerkennung mehr als verdient hat.
Angenehm betäubt
Angenehm betäubt
(Video) 😱🔥Der GROßE SONG-CONTEST! 100€ für den BESTEN SONG | Trymacs Stream HighlightsMusik von David Gilmour, Text von Roger Waters: „Comfortably Numb“ war ein unbestreitbarer Höhepunkt des Konzeptalbums der Band von 1979Die Mauer.
Waters stützte den Text auf die Einnahme von Schmerzmitteln gegen Magenkrämpfe vor einer Show im Jahr 1977. Die beiden stritten sich über das Arrangement, wobei Waters sich bei den Versen durchsetzte und Gilmour beim zweiten, abschließenden Solo freie Hand hatte.
Atmen
Atme die Luft ein)
David Gilmour und Richard Wright schrieben die Musik und Roger Waters schrieb den Text für das langsame, vielschichtige, bluesige, benommene und expansive „Breathe“.
Als Übergang zum Heartbeat-Opener „Speak To Me“ gibt es wunderbar den Ton anDie dunkle Seite des Mondesist die Erforschung des Innenraums.
Echos
Echos
Der Abschluss der 1971er JahreEinmischen,„Echoes“ ist ein über 23-minütiges EPIC, geschrieben von Roger Waters, Richard Wright, David Gilmour und Nick Mason (alle Mitglieder der Post-Syd-Band).
Eine berauschende Mischung aus Instrumentalimprovisation, Soundeffekten und Experimenten, die aus einer Akkordfolge von Wright und Texten von Waters entstand und vielleicht die beste Zusammenfassung von allem ist, was Pink Floyd waren.
Anscheinend trug es beinahe den viel weniger eleganten und eindrucksvollen Titel „We Won The Double“, zur Feier von Arsenals Sieg in der 1. Division/FA Cup 1971.
Ich wünschte, du wärst hier
Ich wünschte, du wärst hier
(Video) Bester E-Gitarren-Blues aller Zeiten - Fantastische E-Gitarre - Beste Album-Blues-GitarreWenn man bedenkt, wie viele der größten Momente von Pink Floyd von herrlich übertriebenen Exzessen durchtränkt sind, fällt auf, wie zurückhaltend ihr allerbester Song tatsächlich ist, angetrieben von einer 12-saitigen Akustikgitarre.
Der Titeltrack der 1975erIch wünschte, du wärst hiersah, wie Roger Waters und David Gilmour beim Schreiben zusammenarbeiteten und Dave den Leadgesang für einen wunderschönen, zarten, geradezu herzzerreißenden Song übernahm.
Waters hat die Texte offenbar über sich selbst geschrieben, aber Gilmour gab zu, dass er beim Singen immer an Syd gedacht hatte.
FAQs
What is Pink Floyd's most successful song? ›
"Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)"
Pink Floyd's only No. 1 single doesn't make a whole lotta sense outside of the hit album's concept, but it's an important song in the band's career and another of songwriter Waters' long list of gripes against society in general.
In my opinion, "Wish you were here" is the easiest Pink Floyd song to play.....at least the acoustic guitar part. All the chords used are in the G diatonic scale with the 1st verse starting in the key of C. The rest of chords used are G, C, D, A minor & F #. The picking part is easy too.
Who did the most singing in Pink Floyd? ›Of the album's 26 songs, Waters sings 23; Gilmour sings only three by himself. Waters made his mark with his last Pink Floyd album.
What was Pink Floyd only number one hit? ›"Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)" is not only Pink Floyd's one and only U.S. chart topper — it's the band's only Top Ten hit.
What was Pink Floyd's best selling single? ›“Another Brick in the Wall” became an international smash, selling over four million copies, giving Floyd a totally unexpected Christmas No 1 in the UK. It remains one of Pink Floyd's most popular songs.
What did Beatles think of Pink Floyd? ›According to some interviews with Roger Waters , he consideres John Lennon to be the best poet of the post World War II time. Paul McCartney in his turn was a big fan of Pink Floyd in their early days. He was spoted at Pink Floyd concerts at the Cavern a number of times.
What is Pink Floyd's longest music? ›| "Echoes" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Pink Floyd | |
| Length | 23:30 |
| Label | Harvest |
| Composer(s) | Roger Waters Richard Wright David Gilmour Nick Mason |
Echoes. Pink Floyd's “Echoes” is the longest song the band ever recorded. It has three versions: the Meddle version, which is the original version, the 16-minute “Echoes” version, and their Live at Pompeii version, which is the longest.
What is the iconic Pink Floyd solo? ›'Shine On You Crazy Diamond'
Put together, 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond' acts as one of the finest moments of Pink Floyd's career and one that most of the band remember with great fondness.
Easy arrangements of 14 Floyd faves in standard notation and tab: Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 • Brain Damage • Comfortably Numb • Have a Cigar • Hey You • High Hopes • Learning to Fly • Money • Mother • Run like Hell • Time • Us and Them • Wish You Were Here • Young Lust.
Who is the genius of Pink Floyd? ›
Onto some of his earlier work and visiting the time when Syd Barrett was the singer, principal songwriter, and the overall genius creative behind Pink Floyd.
What was the most crowded Pink Floyd concert? ›The audience must have been one of the smallest to see Pink Floyd at this era, only 1500 were present as the festival was not widely promoted. In contrast, over 500,000 people witnessed their show at Fête de L'Humanité, Paris on 12 September 1970, their largest crowd ever.
Who was the best guitarist in Pink Floyd? ›David Gilmour is the iconic lead guitarist of Pink Floyd. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest guitarists of all time.
What is the longest No 1 hit? ›Frankie Laine – I Believe (18 weeks)
Famous composer Mantovani then claimed the Number 1 spot, before Frankie gave him a nudge and racked up an additional three weeks. Only five songs in history have scored three separate stints at the top!
The upshot: Pink Floyd has sold more albums worldwide than the Beatles. Floyd recorded over a longer period, of course, but both groups have released about the same number of albums, and had about the same span of decades to sell their work to new generations — and in new configurations.
Who made the most Money in Pink Floyd? ›Roger Waters – US$310 million
The band's co-founder and bassist, Roger Waters switched up to become the main lyricist and co-lead singer after Barrett's departure, growing into the visionary songwriter behind their proggier moments such at “The Wall” and writing the follow-up “The Final Cut” in its entirety.
Pink Floyd's eighth album, The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), sold more than 30 million copies and is one of the best-selling albums. It has been reissued as a Quadrophonic LP and 5.1 surround sound Super Audio CD.
What is the most sold album of all time? ›Michael Jackson's Thriller, estimated to have sold 70 million copies worldwide, is the best-selling album ever. Jackson also currently has the highest number of albums on the list with five, Celine Dion has four, while the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Madonna and Whitney Houston each have three.
What did Eric Clapton think of Pink Floyd? ›“They are into a lot of electronic things. They're also very funny, they're nice, they really are a very nice group and they're unambitious and they give you a nice feeling watching them. They're not trying to put anything over.”
What is Pink Floyd's real name? ›
Clockwise from bottom: David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Syd Barrett, Roger Waters and Richard Wright. Pink Floyd were founded in 1965 by Syd Barrett (guitar, lead vocals), Nick Mason (drums), Roger Waters (bass guitar, vocals) and Richard Wright (keyboards, vocals).
Did The Beatles ever meet Pink Floyd? ›The chance meeting between the two bands happened on 21st of March in 1967 — coincidentally, the two bands were both working on their respective albums in Abbey Roads Studios in London; Pink Floyd was working on their debut, Piper at The Gates of Dawn, while The Beatles were recording what many consider one of the best ...
What is the longest song to chart? ›More Stories by Xander. Glass Animals' former five-week Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 “Heat Waves” is now solely the longest charting song in the list's 64-year history, as it tallies a record-breaking 91st week on the latest Oct. 22-dated survey.
What is Pink Floyd's most streamed song on Spotify? ›| Song Title | Streams | Daily |
|---|---|---|
| Learning to Fly - Live | 6,388,114 | 1,836 |
| Terminal Frost | 6,269,979 | 2,558 |
| Remember a Day | 6,237,888 | 2,680 |
| Echoes - Edit | 6,077,222 |
Pink Floyd's songs are not easy to play entirely with their complex structures and nuances. But don't let it scare you because many parts and riffs are straightforward and extremely enjoyable to play that can help you progress with your instrument at the same time! What is this?
What year was Pink Floyd most popular? ›1971's album "Meddle" is considered to be their strongest record between Barrett's departure and "The Dark Side of the Moon." The 1973 album with its iconic refracting prism design on the cover became Pink Floyd's definite breakthrough – one of the most commercially successful rock albums of all time.
What is the best seller of Pink Floyd? ›The best-selling album by PINK FLOYD is DARK SIDE OF THE MOON, which sold over 50,000,000 copies .
What was David Gilmour's best solo? ›1: Pink Floyd: Comfortably Numb (from 'The Wall', 1979) Claiming the crown among the best David Gilmour guitar solos, Comfortably Numb is arguably the guitarist's finest moment in the studio.
What is considered the hardest guitar song to play? ›- Head in the Clouds by Maria Linnemann.
- Danse rythmique by Ida Presti.
- 'Symphony of Destruction' by Megadeth.
- Folios by Tōru Takemitsu.
- 'Freebird' by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
- Gris y mar by María Luisa Anido.
- 'The Animal' by Steve Vai.
- Sonata Giocosa by Joaquín Rodrigo.
What song has the simplest chords? ›
- Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol.
- Achy Breaky Heart by Billy Ray Cyrus.
- 505 by the Arctic Monkeys.
- Boys Around Here by Blake Shelton.
- Just the Way You Are by Bruno Mars.
- When You Say Nothing At All by Alison Krauss.
- Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke.
- Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles.
According to guitarist David Gilmour, the studio version of the song contained minor guitar work both from him and Syd Barrett, making "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" the only Pink Floyd song that features all five band members.
What is the most underrated Pink Floyd album? ›In my opinion, Meddle, released in 1971 was one of Pink Floyd's best works - and definitely underrated. My guess is that it was ahead of it's time. The 23 minute long song Echoes is a classic. "Obscured By Clouds" which is extremely overlooked, and "A Momentary Lapse of Reason" which is unreasonably overhated.
Who has the shortest song ever? ›The shortest song ever recorded, according to the Guinness Book of Records, is You Suffer by Napalm Death, which clocks in at just 1.316 seconds long.
Who had mental illness in Pink Floyd? ›Released by Pink Floyd in 1975, it was a tribute to their friend and founder, Syd Barrett, who at that point was no longer part of the band having left it in 1968 due to mental illness. A few years later, Syd Barrett went into self-imposed seclusion, in which he remained until his death in 2006.
Did David Bowie like Pink Floyd? ›He made it his own.” However, prior to that, he was all for trying to embarrass Gilmour in a series of backstage shenanigans. “I'd say I'm a big Pink Floyd fan. The first time I saw them, my parents dragged me along when I was six or seven,” Bowie begins as Gilmour enters the room behind him.
Does Elton John like Pink Floyd? ›That led him to help many of those bands to get more exposure or even giving them some advice about the business. Even though he is always trying to hear what's new, he doesn't forget his love for groups that are already established, like Pink Floyd.
Is Pink Floyd the biggest band in the world? ›They were famed for their 20-minute opuses and grandiose stadium shows featuring flying pigs. Now Pink Floyd have received an accolade to match the enormity of their sound and performances - by being named the biggest band of all time, ahead of acts such as Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones.
Where does Pink Floyd rank all time? ›| Rank | Band | Certified Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Beatles | 290.4 Million |
| 2 | The Rolling Stones | 102.7 Million |
| 3 | Pink Floyd | 123.8 Million |
| 4 | Led Zeppelin | 142.4 Million |
Hendrix would later change his tune about Floyd's direction, explaining to The Narrative Art, “They're doing like a different type of music. They're doing more kind of a space thing. Technically, they are getting electronics and all this. They do like a space kind of thing, like an inner space.
How good is David Gilmour as a guitarist? ›
Pink Floyd's David Gilmour is undoubtedly one of the world's favourite electric guitar players. Across the planet, people who like and identify with all kinds of different music styles all seem to agree that Pink Floyd are ace, and they all love Gilmour's lyrical, melodic playing.
Did Pink Floyd have any number 1 hits? ›After 1968's “Point Me At The Sky,” Pink Floyd went over a decade without releasing a single in the UK. In the US, they made it to #13 with 1973's “Money,” but that was their only Hot 100 hit until “Another Brick In The Wall (Part II),” the song that gave them their first and only #1 on both sides of the Atlantic.
What is the longest number 1 hits of all time? ›"Old Town Road" holds the record for the longest stretch at No. 1 with 19 weeks. It also became the fastest song in history to be certified diamond. "The Box" charted at No.
Who has most #1 hits in all music? ›The Beatles have the most No. 1 hits of all time: 20. Though unclear for how long, the Beatles still reign supreme as the artist with the most No. 1 songs of all time.
Does paul McCartney like Pink Floyd? ›Paul McCartney in his turn was a big fan of Pink Floyd in their early days.
Who has more 1 hits than The Beatles? ›Elvis' 14 chart-toppers spent a combined total of 62 weeks at #1 on the “Top/Hot 100,” while The Beatles' 20 #1s spent a total of 59 weeks in the top slot.
What is the most famous Pink Floyd riff? ›- 6 “Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. ...
- 5 “Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. ...
- 4 “Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. ...
- 3 “Money” from Dark Side Of The Moon (3:05 - 3:13). ...
- 2 “Comfortably Numb” from The Wall (2:04 - 2:21). ...
- 1 “Money” from Dark Side Of The Moon (0:12 - 1:21).
The dispute with Roger Waters was settled legally at the end of 1987. The parties reached an agreement where Mason and Gilmour retained the right to use the Pink Floyd name in perpetuity and Waters received exclusive rights to, among other things, The Wall.
Why was Pink Floyd so special? ›Introduction. Pink Floyd were the architects of two major music movements—psychedelic space-rock and blues-based progressive rock—and became known for their biting political, social and emotional commentary.
Who is the highest paid band of all time? ›The Rolling Stones are the highest-grossing live music act of all time, collecting over $2.5 billion according to Billboard Boxscore.