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Pink Floyd came close to releasing rap songs in the 80s

The legendary prog rock Pink Floyd, arguably the best band ever, are best known for their distinguished use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, and elaborate live shows; they revolutionized a big part of music as we know it today, but if producer Bob Ezrin had his way, the band might have switched luscious soundscapes for processed beats during their late 1980s comeback. While working on A Momentary Lapse Of Reason”, Ezrin had suggested that the…

A moment for Rick Wright

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Every once in a while, we are reminded that even music legends are humans, and even they have to obey the laws set by mother nature for us. Rick Wright, keyboardist, song writer and founding member of Pink Floyd died at 65, in 15 September. While it’s very natural that we regret and shall miss him, now is not the time to feel sorry and regret; now is not the…

David Gilmour releases ‘Live in Gdansk’

There is not one single band in this world that sounds even close to Pink Floyd; what they did together was just unbelievable! Now, they’re still continuing their work more or less separate, but the headlight is definitely pointed at David Gilmour. Now, he released Live In Gdansk, an album recorded in front of 50,000 people at the shipyards in Gdansk, Poland. Recorded in Gilmour’s 2006 summer tour, it’s the only gig in which he…