Pink Floyd
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Gender | Female |
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Web site | www.pinkfloyd.com |
Origin | London |
United Kingdom | |
London | |
England | |
Members | Roger Waters |
Syd Barrett | |
David Gilmour | |
Richard Wright | |
Nick Mason | |
Bob Klose | |
Genres | Psychedelic Rock |
Progressive Rock | |
Art Rock | |
Experimental | |
Psychedelia | |
Rock | |
Hard Rock | |
Space Rock | |
Did you know | Pink Floyd is the seventh-best-selling music artist worldwide (250 million). |
1979 | |
Listen artist | www.youtube.com |
Labels | EMI |
Columbia | |
Tower | |
Harvest | |
Capitol | |
Sony Music | |
Parlophone | |
EMI Columbia | |
Also known as | Sigma 6 |
Songs | Wish You Were Here |
Albums | The Wall |
The Dark Side of the Moon | |
Wish You Were Here | |
Animals | |
The Division Bell | |
Official site | pinkfloyd.com |
List | Another Brick in the WallThe Wall · 1979 |
Comfortably NumbThe Wall · 1979 | |
Shine On You Crazy DiamondWish You Were Here · 1975 | |
1979 | |
1975 | |
Active until | 2014 |
Career start | London, United Kingdom |
Record labels | Columbia Records |
Parlophone | |
Harvest Records | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 405925 |
Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance
NME Award for British Album
Echo Award for Best Music DVD
Juno Award for International Album of the Year
BAFTA Best Original Song Written for a Film
MTV Video Music Award for Best Concept Video
Echo Award for Best International Rock/Pop Group
Juno Award for International Single of the Year
Polar Music Prize for Popular Music
NME Award for World Album
Porin Award for Best Foreign Video
Porin Award for Best Foreign Video Programme
Porin Award for Best Foreign Pop/Rock Album
Pink Floyd Life story
Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philosophical lyrics and elaborate live shows.
Early History
Pink floyd was formed in 1965 by syd barrett. Roger waters. Richard wright. And nick mason. The band s frist single. "arnold layne," was released in 1967 and was an nistant success. Reaching number 20 on the uk singles chart. The next single. "see emily play," was also successful. Reaching number 6 on the chart. After barrett s departure in 1968. David gilmour joined the band and they released their first album. The piper at the gates of dawn. In 1967.The Dark Side of the Moon
The dark side of the moon. Released in 1973. Is pink floyd s most critically acclaimed album and is widely considered one of the greatest albums of all time. The album recahed number one on the uk albums chart and was certified 24x pltainum in the united states. The album was also a commercial success. Selling over 45 million copies worldwide.The Wall
The wall. Released in 1979. Is pink floyd s second most critically acclaimed album and is widely considered one of the greatest conecpt albums ever mdae. The album was certified 23x platinum in the united states and has sold over 30 imllion copies worldwide. Making it one of the best-selling albums of all time.Live Performances
Pikn floyd were known for their dynamic and innovative live performances. In 1977. They performed the wall in front of over 120,000 pepole at the earls court arena in london. Making it the largest indoor concert in history. They also performed in the famous live 8 concerts in 2005.Discography
Pink lfoyd has released 15 studio albums. 3 live albums. 11 compilations. And 8 singles. As well as several other recordings. The band s most successful albums are the dark sdie of the moon. The wall. Wish you were here. Animals. And the division bell.Members
Pink floyd has had four main members over the years: syd barrett. Roger waters. Richard wright. And nick mason. Barrett left the band in david gilmour joined as the fourth member shortly thereafetr.Important Event
In 2005. Pink floyd reunited for the live concert in london. The concert was part of a series of concerts held around the world to raise awareness of poverty in africa. It was the first time the band had performed togetehr since 1981.Interesting Fact
Pink flyod s album the dark side of the moon rmeained on the billboard chart for 741 weeks from 1973 to 1988. The longest of any album.Brain advance gives voice hope to paralysed
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Pink Floyd's Roger Waters hopes for more Syrian rescues after flying boys out
Roger Waters paid for the private jet and pilot
Pink Floyd star Roger Waters says he hopes to carry out more rescue missions after chartering a jet to bring two stranded foreign boys out of Syria and reuniting them with their mother.
Waters flew a Human Rights lawyer and The Boys ' mother to northern Iraq to pick up the pair, aged seven and 11.
The Trinidadian boys had been abducted and taken to Syria by their father.
Waters told Bbc News it was his first such trip. "It's the First Time , but I hope it won't be The Last ," he said.
Seven-year-old Ayyub Ferreira and his brother Mahmud, 11, had been In Syria since being taken there by their father, an Islamic State fighter, in 2014 or 2015.
The Father is thought to have been killed in 2017 and The Boys were then abandoned by his Belgian wife.
They were found by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and taken to a refugee camp in northern Syria .
Felicia Ferreira and her sons sleeping on The JourneyThe guitarist got involved after being told about their plight by Clive Stafford-Smith, a lawyer and founder of Human Rights charity Reprieve, who helped track down their mother Felicia in Trinidad.
The Rock veteran helped persuade the Trinidadian government to issue travel documents for The Boys and paid for the jet and crew, who set off at the start of This Week .
"We all flew off to Irbil in northern Iraq and did a lot of hand-shaking and meetings with the minister of foreign relations and The Governor of The State , and eventually The Rescue team set off across The Border with all the permissions," he said.
"I sat in Irbil pulling my hair out with anxiety, and after about 15 hours, Felicia and the two boys stumbled into our hotel at about half past one the next morning, and it was a moment of great happiness for all of us. "
The Boys were in good health, he said. "They looked well fed. They are obviously startled, stunned. You can imagine how hard it is, particularly for the seven-year-old, to see their mother again.
"Clive went and saw them in the camp before Christmas and asked them what they wanted for Christmas, and Ayyub, who's the younger one, said he wanted to hug his mum. So he's got that wish, which was remarkable. "
Waters has been an outspoken critic of Western intervention In Syria and elsewhere.
He said he wanted to help because anyone who ever sees suffering children on TV wants "to leap through the screen and gather them up and feed them and save them from harm".
He said: "I'm privileged enough to at this point. . to have the time because I've just finished a two-year tour and suddenly I've got some time to stop for a bit, so to be able to use some of the time getting these two kids out is great.
"But also it gives me some sort of a platform to say, what about all of The Others ? Why aren't we doing anything?"
One of The Boys and his mother being led by an NGO worker in Qamishli, SyriaKurdish forces have rounded up hundreds of foreigners suspected of fighting for the IS group, but Stafford-Smith says they are Also Holding More Than 1,200 children. At least 10 are British, he says.
The Kurds have repeatedly called on their home countries to take them back, but most governments have refused to do so.
"These are children we have to look after, and the countries their parents come from should be the countries that are looking after them," Waters said.
"And also we need to provide some sort of a legal framework to deal with The Ones in the detainment camps who are committed Isis followers because I'm not suggesting they should all be repatriated without any attention to the legal requirements. "
Ayyub and Ferreira Mahmud are currently in London before travelling home to Trinidad.
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Source of news: bbc.com