Named After two blues musicians .
2006-11-12 22:12:56
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answered by David 6
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Pink Floyd are an English rock band noted for philosophical lyrics, classical rock compositions, sonic experimentation, innovative cover art, and elaborate live shows. One of rock music's most successful and influential acts, the group has sold over 200 million albums worldwide,[1][2] and an estimated 73.5 million albums in the United States alone.[3]
Pink Floyd had modest success in the late 1960s as a psychedelic band led by the late Syd Barrett. Barrett's increasingly erratic behaviour forced his colleagues to augment and eventually replace him with guitarist and singer David Gilmour. After Barrett's departure, singer and bass player Roger Waters gradually became the band's leader and main songwriter. This incarnation of the band recorded several elaborate concept albums, achieving worldwide success with 1973's The Dark Side of the Moon, 1975's Wish You Were Here, 1977's Animals, and 1979's The Wall, among the best-selling, most critically acclaimed, and enduringly popular albums in rock music history. In 1985, Waters declared Pink Floyd defunct, but the remaining members (now led by Gilmour) continued recording and touring under the name, enjoying great commercial success and eventually reaching a settlement with Waters.
Waters performed with the band for the first time in 24 years, on 2 July 2005 at the London Live 8 concert, playing to Pink Floyd's biggest audience ever. On 3 February 2006, Gilmour gave an interview to the Italian newspaper La Repubblica which indicated the band would no longer tour or produce any new material,[4] although various members still plan on producing solo or collaborative material. The possibility of an appearance similar to Live 8 has not been ruled
2006-11-13 03:25:21
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answered by Just Bein' Me 6
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The Name: It's a last minute thing that just kind of stuck. See, "Tea Set" (Barrett, Mason, Wright, Waters, and Klose, I believe) was scheduled to play at a small medley concert, but another group playing was already called Tea Set. The story goes, Syd and the gang sat for a while backstage, trying to come up with a name. Syd then thinks of his favorite blues artists, "Hmm... Floyd Council... Pink Anderson... Floyd Pink? No, no... Pink Floyd!"
And so the name stuck!
The meaning of it: Great stuff to do anything to. Do homework, play games, cook, sleep, anything! It's my favorite band of all time!
2006-11-14 18:22:40
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answered by Leafy 6
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The name came from the first names of two blues musicians that the band admired.
2006-11-13 03:29:10
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answered by jrsygrl 7
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For people who can appriciate good music. What? Let me guess, Youre an Eminem fan. Well, Thats NOT really music. Its all Psycobabble!
2006-11-13 03:33:16
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answered by Christina W 4
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a band
2006-11-13 03:28:06
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answered by Anonymous
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