Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Pink Floyd


























Artist:  Pink Floyd
Origin:  London, England
Genre:  Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Art Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, British Psychedelic

Original line-up:

Syd Barrett:  Lead Guitar, Vocals
Roger Waters:  Bass, Vocals
Richard Wright:  Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Vocals
Nick Mason:  Drums, Percussion

Classic line-up:

David Gilmour:  Vocals, Guitar
Roger Waters:   Bass, Vocals
Richard Wright:  Keyboards, Vocals
Nick  Mason:  Drums, Percussion

Pink Floyd were an English Progressive Rock Band from London, formed in 1965.  They achieved international acclaim with their Progressive Rock and Psychedelic Rock.  They are one of the most commercially successful and musically influential groups, and commercially successful albums:  The Dark Side Of The Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), Animals (1977), The Wall (1979), and The Final Cut (1983).  Pink Floyd was inducted into the US Rock And Roll Hall Of Fames in 1966, and the UK Music Hall Of Fame in 2005.  In 2013 the band had sold more than 250 million records worldwide, including 74.5 million units in the US.   

                                                       












Title:  The Endless River  (2014)
Genre:  Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Ambient
Label:  Parlophone, Columbia
Rating:   ****

Tracks:

 1.  Things Left Unsaid  (4:27)
 2.  It's What We Do  (6:17)
 3.  Ebb Add Flow  (1:55)
 4.  Sum  (4:48)
 5.  Skins  (2:37)
 6.  Unsung  (1:07)
 7.  Anisina  (3:17)
 8.  The Lost Art Of Conversation  (1:43)
 9.   On Noodle Street  (1:42)
10. Night Light  (1:42)
11. Allons-Y (1)   (1:57)
12. Autumn '68  (1:35)
13. Allons-Y (2)  (1:32)
14. Talkin' Hawkin'  (3:29)
15. Calling  (3:38)
16. Eyes To Pearls  (1:51)
17. Surfacing  (2:46)
18. Louder Than Words  (6:37)

Personnel:

David Gilmour:  Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano
Richard Wright:  Keyboards, Hammond Organ, Farfisa Organ, Pipe Organ, Vocals
Nick  Mason:  Drums, Percussion

Additional Musicians:

Guy Pratt:  Bass on Tracks 9, 14
Bob Ezrin:  Bass on Tracks:  11, 13. 18, Keyboards on Track 1
Andy Jackson:  Bass on Tracks:  5, 16, Effects on Track 15
Jon Carin:  Synthesisers on Tracks:  9, 11, 13, Percussion Loop on Tracks:  11, 13 
Damon Iddins:  Keyboards on Tracks:  4, 12
Anthony Moore:  Keyboards (Calling)
Gilad Atzmon:  Tenor Saxophone on Track 8, Clarinet on Track 8
Chantal Leverton:  Viola on Tracks 18
Victoria Lyon:  Violin on Tracks 18
Helen Nash:  Cello on Tracks 18
Honor Watson:  Violin on Tracks 18
Durga McBroom: Backing Vocals on Tracks:  14, 17. 18
Louise Marshal:   Backing Vocals on Track 18
Sarah Brown:   Backing Vocals on Track 18
Stephen Hawking:  Voice Sample  
                                              
The Endless River is the fifteenth and final studio album by Pink Floyd, was released on November 10, 2014 by Parlophone/Columbia Records.  Is it Pink Floyd's first studio album since the death of keyboardist and founder member Richard Wright.


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