In its massive confusion, this accounting - which, whether we like it or not, hangs above our cultural world, as the band itself might have put it, motionless upon the air, like an albatross - is a testament to the good humor of the gods of rock, which now and again smile upon otherwise unemployable, gangly British nitwits.ġ65. The list that follows ranks all of the band’s officially released studio work, from the worst song to the best. If you’re not familiar with Barrett’s tragic tale, read on. Few Pink Floyd fans can read those words, taken from a chapter heading of The Wind in the Willows by the band’s fey original leader, Syd Barrett, without a twinge of sadness. Much of the rest of it was filled by wildly veering musical approaches, big misfires, aesthetic excesses, pratfalls, and wide-ranging acts of buffoonery you wouldn’t find surprising in a This Is Spinal Tap outtake reel.Īnyway, this month marks the 50th anniversary of the band’s first album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn.
Floyd recorded over a longer period, of course, but both groups have released about the same number of albums, and had about the same span of decades to sell their work to new generations - and in new configurations.Īnd yet … the band’s famous works were recorded over an extremely short period, in a recording career that has now stretched nearly to five decades. The upshot: Pink Floyd has sold more albums worldwide than the Beatles. You can read his 51 pages of Pink Floyd sales data here. He obsessively collects worldwide sales data. Over the years, I’ve become extremely impressed with an amateur music-industry analyst who lives in France, Guillaume Vieira. The members of the band - Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright - approached their work seriously and blew minds in the process.Īnd it’s possible this perennially popular band has had its popularity underestimated. Its mid-’70s sonic triumphs - including The Dark Side of the Moonand Wish You Were Here - are both aural delights and meaningful works of art whose message is conveyed through sound.
Please note that there is an additional service cost of 2 euros per ticket for tickets bought at the box office.Pink Floyd may be the only rock band that can credibly be compared to both the Beatles and Spinal Tap. Identical performed music, original projections, a truly amazing decor, beautiful choreographies……this is not just a concert, not just a ballet, not just a remake, this is a total spectacle, an impressive rock opera, strong and inspired as you probably never saw before! Just incredible!
Inspired and supported by the prestigious Floyd Revival Orchestra and under the direction of the French choreographer Johan Nus the dancers and singers of the Ars Lyrica company will perform this unbelievable show "Pink Floyd – The Wall – Rock Opera" in Capitole Gent. The challenge to bring a new interpretation of this masterpiece is huge, but the means and the talent that were brought together are correspondingly. To build a wall between the public and the band : that’s what Roger Waters in 1977 intended to do because af the attitude of some of the fans ! It took two years of preparation, eight months of recording, a total concept change, almost schizofrenic … But on November 30th 1979 Pink Floyd finally launched the mythical album of a band at the top of its popularity.įorty years later, the Rock Opera is still very much alive and contemporary ….new releases and re-releases, more than thirty million albums sold !