Any Color You Like All statements here represent only the personal opinion of Eugene V Bobukh who brought this presentation to you My Relation to Pink Floyd Big fan in 1991 1999 Used to keep several albums in memory and listen to them during boring 2day NovosibirskMoscow tra ID: 141517
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Pink Floyd
Any Color You Like!
All statements here represent only the personal opinion of Eugene V.
Bobukh
who brought this presentation to you and owns full copyright over it.
Any commercial use of this presentation without sharing the royalties with Eugene is prohibited.Slide2My Relation to Pink Floyd
Big fan in 1991 – 1999Used to keep several albums in memory and “listen” to them during boring 2-day Novosibirsk-Moscow train rides.I am not an expert
Never deeply interested in people behind the bandMy musical judgments are subjectiveRead http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd
if interested
This whole “lecture” barely scratches the surface – you can’t represent PF with just 8 songs.Slide3PF History In One Page
Inception: ≈1963
First studio album: 1967Last studio album so far: 1994Latest concert so far: 2011Slide4Four Major Pink Floyd “Eras”
“Early”: 1967 - ≈1970
“Classic”: ≈ 1970 – 1975“Late”: 1977 – 1983“Renaissance”: 1987 -2014
Yes, I do love charts
Slide5
Early Era 1967 - 1970
Characterized byMix of styles – the band is obviously still in searchNot a party music!
Hard psychedelics, bold sound experiments…
…interleaved with short rhythm & blues songs, some very pleasant
Mostly introspective lyrics
Studio Albums & Notable Compositions
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967):
‘
Astronomy
Domine
’, ‘
Interstellar Overdrive
’
A
Saucerful
of Secrets (1968):
‘
Let There Be More Light
’, ‘
A
Saucerful
of Secrets
’
Soundtrack from the Film More (1969):
‘
Green Is the
Colour
’, ‘
Cymbaline
’, ‘
Main Theme
’, ‘
Dramatic Theme
’, ‘
Cirrus Minor
’
For
Andrey
only: ‘
Quicksilver
’ or ‘
Up The Khyber
’
Ummagumma
(1969):
‘
Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a
Pict
’, ‘
The Narrow Way
’, ‘
Careful with That Axe Eugene
’
Zabriskie
Point (1970): “
...Обычный саундтрек. Можешь считать, если «Мор» слышал, то её тоже слышал. Типичные Пинки – саксофон, синтезатор...
”
Relics (1970) [compilation of early songs and singles]:
‘
Julia Dream
’, ‘
Biding My Time
’Slide6
Classic Style 1970 -1975
Characterized byDeeply symphonic, “monumental” compositionsPerfect soundShift to “monolithic” albums – one story from start to the end
Can’t fully appreciate a song out of album context
This is what most people recognize as “Pink Floyd” style
Some psychedelics, but transitioning away from it
Studio Albums & Notable Compositions
Atom Heart Mother (1970):
‘
Atom Heart Mother
’, ‘
Summer ’68
’
Meddle (1971):
‘
Echoes
’, ‘
One of These Days
’
Obscured by Clouds (1972):
‘
Mudmen
’
The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) -- all album, but in particular
‘
Time
’
, ‘
Money
’
Wish You Were Here (1975): -- all album, but in particular
‘
Shine On You Crazy Diamond
’
as probably the best and the most recognized tune of PF everSlide7Late 1977 - 1983
Characterized by
Strong shift to rockSocially loaded lyrics
Growing drama
Very “monolithic” albums
Studio Albums & Notable Compositions
Animals (1977):
‘
Sheep
’ (though the whole album is very uniform)
The Wall (1979):
‘Another Brick in The Wall’ (P2 is ‘
We Don’t Need No Education
’), ‘
Empty Spaces
’, ‘
Is There Anybody Out There
’, ‘
Nobody Home
’, ‘
Comfortably Numb
’
The Final Cut (1983):
‘
The Gunner's Dream
’
Disbanded between 1983 and 1987Slide8‘Renaissance’ 1987 - 2014
Characterized bySofter music – could be used as party background or chill-out
Partial return to the “classic” styleSome social themes in lyricsStudio Albums & Notable CompositionsA Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987):
‘
Learning to Fly
’, ‘
The Dogs of War
’, ‘
On the Turning Away
’
The Division Bell (1994):
‘
What Do You Want From Me
’, ‘
Marooned
’, ‘
High Hopes
’
The
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