Pink Floyd

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Pink Floyd is a widely acclaimed psychedelic rock band which originated in England in the 1960s, and achieved international success with a series of albums characterized by conceptual themes, sound effects, and oftentimes a somewhat dark tone.

Pink Floyd's most successful albums include "The Wall," an allegory about a boy losing his father in the Second World War, "Wish You Were Here," and " The Dark Side of the Moon." "Dark Side" has spent the most amount of time on the "Billboard Top 200" chart of any album in history, although not contiguously. [1]

Personnel

Syd Barret Founding member, was replaced by David Gilmour
David Gilmour Lead guitar, lead vocals
Nick Mason Percussion
Roger Waters Left the band after "The Final Cut," however has played with the band recently
Rick Wright Keyboards, backup vocals

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