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Results for Pink FloydPink Floyd pushed the envelope in the mid-sixties and seventies with a cosmic sound that rolled reverb, screech and feedback into long instrumental arpeggios. Led by virtuoso guitarist Syd Barrett, the band's live-on-tour combination of soulful lyrics and palpable melody backed by psychedelic light shows rocked fellow Brits and guaranteed blockbuster status for debut album, "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn." Genius and madman stand cheek by jowl on the scale of creativity, however, and Barrett, already unstable, began a descent into darkness that made him and his music undependable if not frightening. Bassist Roger Watters emerged as the band's next visionary and Pink Floyd's seismic, "Dark Side of the Moon" broke them big-time into the American market. "The Wall" followed in '79, a hit with fans if not their critics due in part to a lighter, more pop-trend sound. "Momentary Lapse of Reason" in '87 and "The Division Bell" in '94 were successful, post-Waters releases, demonstrating that the band could muster a good enough facsimile of their cutting-edge genre to please both devotees of their early music and younger fans whose context for the seventies is a history book....more
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by Harry Doherty•March 12, 2008•
The concept album, contemptuously rejected by many critics as the great bore of rock, has returned, and this work of producer Alan Parsons, supported by a cast of hundreds, will doubtlessly meet the same condemnation. But Parsons pleads: "Don't judge this book by its cover."
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by The Editors•February 27, 2008•
It’s that time again… Noise Pop time! The best thing about this festival is that when you really begin to dig through the schedule you realize that there are talented, up-and-coming bands to be experienced each and every night. That’s what this festival is all about: the unknown… even if there are a slew of excellent mid-level bands to see.
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by Max Mobley•December 5, 2007•
While I don’t miss crushes, I do miss the ritual of making and giving a mix tape. Mix CDs were around for a while as a half-hearted replacement, but really, with the emphasis on mp3s and the vast amount of immediate access to music, the mix CD was a rightfully short-lived phenomenon
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by Greg Gaston•November 14, 2007•
Every great band reaches a critical point in their career and must decide whether to remain the same or to evolve into something else. Without growth comes stasis—often the death knell for artists in their prime. It’s hard to fault bands like U2, who left their classic, platinum sound behind with the daring transformation of Achtung Baby.
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by Tom Hibbert•October 17, 2007•
Originally published in Mojo, July 1997
Jenny had co-authored a novel, you see. It was called Groupie, was loosely-based on the exploits of Fabian herself, and was to cause shock-waves around the known universe (sort of).
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1/28/2008
thanks Mr Mushroom.
why do you say it seems more likely these old shows wont be available for download? I hope that...
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1/19/2008
[quote user="smashley1968"]
thanks for the peter green mac shows. best british guitarist in my opinion.
wondered if...
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1/18/2008
thanks for the peter green mac shows. best british guitarist in my opinion.
wondered if any great society and more...
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12/25/2007
I'd like to see some more Incredible String Band concerts. I'd also love to hear more early
Mothers of Invention,...
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11/28/2007
(fisrt sorry for my english, my native languaje is spanish)
About rating, i like to expose some 'cold'numbers:
I...
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