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For a while, ‘The Dark Side of the Moon' was the best-selling record in the world (it is currently the third best-selling album of all time).[([[https:// | For a while, ‘The Dark Side of the Moon' was the best-selling record in the world (it is currently the third best-selling album of all time).[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Laughter In Tracks ===== | ||
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+ | Peter Watts, a Pink Floyd road manager at the time, provided the laughing heard on ‘The Dark Side of the Moon' tracks ‘Speak to Me' and ‘Brain Damage' | ||
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+ | ===== Wizard Of Oz ===== | ||
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+ | Dark Side of the Moon is claimed to precisely match with The Wizard of Oz, leading to conspiracy claims that the band wrote it specifically for that purpose. To put an end to the rumors, Nick Mason stated that they had planned to soundtrack The Sound of Music instead. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Animals ===== | ||
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+ | One of Pink Floyd' | ||
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+ | ===== Storm Thorgerson ===== | ||
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+ | Storm Thorgerson worked almost as an auxiliary member of the band to create the classic album cover for 'The Dark Side of the Moon' | ||
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+ | ===== Bob Geldof ===== | ||
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+ | Bob Geldof starred in Pink Floyd' | ||
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+ | ===== Final Cut ===== | ||
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+ | Roger Waters last appeared on a Pink Floyd album, 'The Final Cut,' which he created and wrote entirely on his own (David Gilmour expressed misgivings about the record later).[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Lawsuit ===== | ||
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+ | In the mid-1980s, Waters took the other Pink Floyd members to court in the hopes of preventing them from using the name any longer. He recently stated that he regretted the lawsuit.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Douglas Adams ===== | ||
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+ | Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker' | ||
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+ | ===== Richard Wright ===== | ||
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+ | Richard Wright was fired from the band during the 'The Wall' sessions for failing to pull his weight. He rejoined Pink Floyd for their 1987 Gilmour-led 'A Momentary Lapse of Reason' | ||
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+ | ===== Charlie Gilmour ===== | ||
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+ | Charlie Gilmour is David Gilmour' | ||
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+ | ===== Roger Waters Antisemitism ===== | ||
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+ | In December 2013, Roger Waters sparked an international uproar and was accused of antisemitism by comparing current Israelis to Nazis. In a magazine interview, he remarked of Palestinian " | ||
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+ | ===== Live8 ===== | ||
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+ | Waters joined Mason, Gilmour, and Wright in 2005 for their first (and final) gig together since Earl's Court in 1981. The special occasion was Live8, an event organized by – who else? – Bob Geldof to put pressure on G8 leaders and Make Poverty History.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Nick Mason' | ||
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+ | Pink Floyd' | ||
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+ | ===== Visual Effects ===== | ||
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+ | Pink Floyd would produce visual effects for their live shows in a variety of cheap yet effective ways early in their career, before they had the means to back up their goals. One of these methods included covering their lights with colorful condoms! [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Abbey Road Studios ===== | ||
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+ | Pink Floyd was stationed at Abbey Road Studios in 1967 to record their debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. The Beatles were recording Sgt. Pepper' | ||
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+ | ===== Stanley Kubrick ===== | ||
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+ | Around the time of Pink Floyd' | ||
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+ | ===== Pompei ===== | ||
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+ | Pink Floyd is well-known for creating live music CDs. In the instance of one 1972 live album, however, it was recorded in an amphitheater in the ancient city of Pompei. They performed without a live audience to hear them. [([[https:// | ||
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