PINK FLOYD
Pink Floyd, with its long history and physical anonymity, has influenced many artists and fans over the years. The band, like other artists, has been both praised and criticized. Like many other successful bands of the era, their history has been confusing and long. Although Pink Floyd’s members have come and gone, their longevity in the business allows them to remain a musical cornerstone; symbolizing an era of rock excess and musical transition.
The origins of Pink Floyd began with Syd Barrett and Roger Waters. The two boys lived in the same neighbourhood as children. After learning that they both shared the common loss of a father at a young age, the two became close friends. In 1964, Barrett attended the Camberwell School of Art where he met David Gilmour. Meanwhile, Waters attended Cambridge’s Regent ST. Polytechnic Academy where he focused his studies on architecture. During this time, Waters formed an R&B genre band he named Sigma 6. He formed Sigma 6 with his fellow students and friends Nick Mason and Rick Wright. At this time the band was composed of Clive Metcalfe on bass, Waters on guitar and Juliette Gale as vocals. Gale would later marry Wright. Soon afterwards, Brian Close (lead guitar) replaced Metcalf. Waters then switched to bass guitar. The band, along with being unable to hold onto members, also could not solidify a name. During this time, they called themselves everything from T-Set, Screaming Abdabs, Sigma 6, Megadeaths, Architectural Abdabs, to Abdabs. In 1965, the group fell apart.
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