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When classic literature is discussed, minds often turn to long dead poets, playwrights, and other revered minds of the literary world. ... Caught directly in this glaring oversight is long-time Pink Floyd lyricist Roger Waters. ... Waters’ songs and albums are indeed valid literary works as they explore the facets of everyday life, much like the classic works of the past. ... Combine this interesting song context with the Floyd’s lush sound and a band whose music has defined a generation is born. ... Syd renamed his new band, calling it “The Pink Floyd Sound" - a tribute to Georgia blues players Pink Anderson and Floyd Council. ... After refining both their image and their sound as the regular house band at the UFO, they went professional as “Pink Floyd” on February 1, 1967 (Schaffner, 1991, p. ... No sooner had the Floyd released it than they were taking flak over it. ...
After the success of “Arnold Layne,” the Floyd released their debut album in 1967. ... 74-83) This whole experience for Mole and Rat was much like the experience of releasing an album for Pink Floyd. Until then, all of their talents remained hidden behind a veil - with the release of an album, the music world would be able to see what Pink Floyd could do. ... Their sophomore album, “A Saucerful of Secrets”, proved to be a milestone in the second year of Pink Floyd’s career. ... ”
With each subsequent album, Pink Floyd continued to develop their sound a little more with every release. Over the course of the next five years, the Floyd released two more notable studio albums, “Atom Heart Mother” in 1970 and “Meddle” in 1971. ... Roger became truly bored with everything Floyd had done up to that point in time, and he decided it was time to make a change. ... Filled with jazz riffs, a sweet harmony, and even some innovative pieces, “Meddle” was the record that began the era of definitive Floyd. ... When this was edited, Pink Floyd had a twenty-three minute soundscape of musical wonder. ... With lyrics like “fearlessly the idiot faced the crowd,”(Pink Floyd, 2000, meddle. ... ” Packaged in a song that was less
than six minutes long, the slightly psychotic, yet hypnotic groove was a hint of what was to come two years in the future (Pink Floyd, 2000, meddle.html) Eleven years into the existence of Pink Floyd, they had found their niche in the music society.
In 1973, Pink Floyd broke into immortality. ... ” (Pink Floyd, 2000, dark. ...
(Pink Floyd, 2000, dark. ... “Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash / New car, caviar, four star daydream / Think I’ll buy me a football team” (Pink Floyd, 2000, dark. ... With lyrics such as “The lunatic is on the grass / Remembering games and daisy chains and laughs / Got to keep the loonies on the path” (Pink Floyd, 2000, dark. ...
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After the remarkable commercial success of “The Dark Side of the Moon,” Pink Floyd had high standards to live up to. ... The new album would be called “Wish You Were Here”; it could have just as easily been called “The Pink Floyd Story. ... It’s all right, we told you what to dream” (Pink Floyd, 2000, wish. ... This was the attitude that the Floyd ran into after the success of “Dark Side”; the companies now knew what they were capable of, and they wouldn’t settle for anything less.
“Oh by the way, which one’s Pink?” (Pink Floyd, 2000, wish. ...
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This was just one of the many frustrations that the members of Pink Floyd experienced over the course of their careers. ... / Wish you were here” (Pink Floyd, 2000, wish. ...
“Remember when we were young, you shone like the sun / Shine on you crazy diamond / Now theres a look in your eyes,
like black holes in the sky / Shine on you crazy diamond” (Pink Floyd, 2000, wish. ... Movements I-V deal with Syd’s young adulthood and the formation of Pink Floyd, only hinting at the tragic
downfall which would come years later. ... However, as his career progressed, and his health regressed, he “wore out his welcome with random
precision” (Pink Floyd, 2000, wish.html) and the Floyd could no longer function effectively as a band with him in the group. ...
After the three middle songs told their tales of Pink Floyd’s plight, the album was ended with “Shine On You Crazy
Diamond VI-IX”. ...
(Pink Floyd, 2000, wish. ... ”
In 1977, while England was in the clutches of the punk revolution, Pink Floyd decided to get back to basics. ...
Through his sociopolitical venom and graceful lyrics, he accurately portrayed the dogs as merciless opportunists, grasping for
success at any price; the pigs as pathetic, self-righteous tyrants; and the sheep as the mindless followers being used by the pigs
and the dogs (Pink Floyd, 2000, animals. ...
(Pink Floyd, 2000, animals. ... It is
unlikely that they would die specifically from cancer, but cancer is a very nice likeness of being “cloaked in an air of self
importance” - it invades your body and eventually takes it over, much like a cancer does (Pink Floyd, 2000, animals. ...
(Pink Floyd, 2000, animals. ... ” Not only by using the description of a typical boss figure, he
reemphasizes the complete falseness of their tyranny with the constant repetition of “ha ha, charade you are (Pink Floyd, 2000,
animals. ...
“Harmlessly passing your time in the grassland away / Only dimly aware of a certain unease in the air / You better watch
out / There may be dogs about” (Pink Floyd, 2000, animals. ...
The main character in “The Wall”, a combination of both Roger and Syd’s personalities, was cleverly named “Pink Floyd”.
The album revolves around the “fictional” Pink Floyd’s isolation behind a self imposed psychological wall. ...
Like so many classic works, “The Wall” is a framework story. ... ,” an introduction to
the burnt out Pink. The song ends with “If you wanna find out what’s behind these cold eyes / You’ll just have to blow your
way through this disguise” (Pink Floyd, 2000, wall.html), an invitation to look into Pink’s life, and then it goes on to the next
songs which explain his childhood. ... The listener learns that “Daddy’s flown across the ocean, / Leaving just a memory” (Pink Floyd,
2000, wall. ... In “Happiest Days of Our Lives,” Roger
recalls his own grammar school days with his stinging synopsis of the education system - “There were certain teachers, / Who
would hurt the children in any way they could, / By pouring their derision, / Upon anything we did, / Exposing every weakness,
/ However carefully hidden by the kids” (Pink Floyd, 2000, wall. ... All in all you’re just
another brick in the wall (Pink Floyd, 2000, wall. ... As the album progresses, the listener will notice that all of these
negative things in “Pink’s” life are deemed the “bricks” which make up his wall. ... / Goodbye blue sky” (Pink Floyd, 2000, wall. ...
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Even just an excerpt from the song shows how incredibly protective Pink’s mother was, and certainly anyone who was a child
can remember how annoying this is, especially over long periods of time.
With “Empty Spaces,” Pink asks himself “How shall I fill the empty spaces? ... ” (Pink Floyd,
2000, wall. ... / Ooo, I need a dirty
girl” (Pink Floyd, 2000, wall. ... As the album
progresses, the audience gets a glimpse of Pink’s fear of commitment in both “One Of My Turns” and “Don’t Leave Me
Now”
In “One Of My Turns,” Pink has an neurotic episode, or “one of his turns”.
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Approximate Pages = 24.8
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