Pink Floyd had started out as a blues band, but after being asked for an experimental score by a film-making artist – and after Syd Barrett began his explorations of psychedelics – their music had veered off in more original directions. From the first LFS benefit in September 1966 until their departure for an American tour in November 1967, the Floyd’s music was the soundtrack for the Underground. (Joe Boyd, White Bicycles, Location 1850)
In America, Country Joe & the Fish and the Grateful Dead were beginning to imagine the kind of extended tracks that would transform the shape of rock recording, but there was no place for that in the British music scene until Pink Floyd redrew the map.( Joe Boyd, White Bicycles, Location 1613)
... the band's sonic signature was always evident: a wide, expansive sound that was instantly recognizable as their own, yet was adopted by all manner of bands, from guitar-worshiping metalheads to freaky, hippie, ambient electronic duos. Unlike almost any of their peers, Pink Floyd played to both sides of the aisle: they were rooted in the blues but their heart belonged to the future, a dichotomy that made them a quintessentially modern 20th century band. (AllMusic)
Iconic. File under: Originals and originators Roger & Co: An Introduction
Discography: Studio albums Live albums; Compilations
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A Saucerful of Secrets Ummagumma The Wall Wish You Were Here
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