Can someone give me a brief history of Pink Floyd?

Question

I still don't know who sings in which songs or the changing line-up very well.

No, Wikipedia is way too long.

Answer 1

If it sounds like the Beatles, even remotely, the lineup was probably

Syd Barrett- Vocals, guitar
Roger Waters- Vocals, bass
Rick Wright- Some vocals, keyboards
Nick Mason- Drums

Notable Albums (aka what I can think of)
Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Saucerful of Secrets
Relics (not released at the time of Syd, but a lot of his songs)

Syd went crazy from LSD, so Roger forced him out of the band and replaced him with David Gilmour, who is a guitar god.

Most of their best known work was done with the Waters-Gilmour-Wright-Mason lineup.

Albums (in no particular order):
Meddle
Atom Heart Mother
The Wall
Animals
Dark Side of the Moon
Obscured by Clouds
Wish You Were Here

Then Roger kicked Rick out. Prick.

Albums (100% complete list in order of release date, album sales, critics' rating, and my rating):
The Final Cut

Then Roger wimped out and David and Nick brought back Rick.

Albums (no order, not complete):

Momentary Lapse of Reason
The Division Bell
Delicate Sound of Thunder


That's pretty much all you need to know if you're not going to become a drooling obsesser like I am.

Answer 2

They where a bunch of trip heads that started up back in the 70s that took Narcotics (drugs) and produced some fantastic music over the years. Another Brick In the wall was and is a great song thats been remixed a few times.

Answer 3

Started in 1962 by roger waters and Syd Barret.
Named after a couple of Jazz musicians.
The later albums in the 70's were mainly sang by David gilmore and roger waters. But some people believe that Syd barret sang some of the vocals as well, even after he left the band in 1968.

Answer 4

the introduction of lsd interior the top of the beat era got here with a transformation from persons song that became organic right into a pop rock style of tale telling that grew to alter into extra surreal because it went alongside ,,the west coast occasion ,became the grateful lifeless their sound guy wavey gravey cooked the acid interior the filmore auditorium basement and gave it away for loose on the concert events and be-ins ,,and the guy on the east coast became dr experience stable who became supposedly a cia or fbi guy that confirmed up with the drug clean made,,, and the clique around dr, timothy leary that did acid assessments ,,this led from commencing the concious ideas to new kinds of theory with the aid of acid and mescaline and peyote into song that meditated the circulate of concious theory that became the 60s and 70s,,,...

Answer 5

He was pink and his name was Floyd. If you want a more thorough history I can give you one next time.

Answer 6

Here you go :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_floyd

Answer 7

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_floyd

Answer 8

here is a good webpage



http://www.answers.com/topic/pink-floyd

Answer 9

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_floyd
See this site and links

Answer 10

They make some good **** that's all I know.