The History of Pink Floyd

[@georgebennett3197]

OK so...I'm 66 years old now. Most of you won't be able to conceive of someone being that old - But I saw Pink Floyd play in the back of a pub in Windsor (that's a small town in the UK) with Sid back in 1966. Just a drum kit and a few amps and a light show made from oil being dropped on to a turntable and projected onto the wall behind them. They were good ... but no clue that they were going to be what they became. I've seen them live many times since - including the debut of Dark Side of the Moon - and many concerts since. They have enhanced my musical life.

[@Awesomepizzaslicer]

buhutcha 13 Sorry to break this to you, but they didn't have cellphones to take pictures with back then.

[@reggiekrager5411]

Well,I can conceive it as my father is 78

[@celubas123]

Wow, nice!

[@juevenito]

George Bennett you have a historical and personal story to tell, my friend

[@trefoil3000]

Must’ve been really cool

[@outlettered]

One does not simply listen to pink floyd on shuffle

[@Macconator2010]

One does not simply listen to Pink Floyd in the background. It has to be given 100% attention :p

[@graysonswift6386]

Macconator2010 so true, school and Pink Floyd dont mix. Pink Floyd ends up getting the better of me.

[@Macconator2010]

It will do, every single time.. ;p

[@outlettered]

The Duderino Man Single edits do not exist... if someone has made an edit... it is irrelevant and pointless

[@genitalwart6914]

Grayson Swift * Tries to Listen to Floyd while doing homework to tune out distractions * * Homework becomes the distraction *

[@j.c.4038]

One of the best bands ever. I'll never get tired of their music.

[@yodasippin1317]

J.C. One of???

[@javierapodaca3021]

The best..

[@alljello3880]

I listen to them about everyday and I’m 21. Nobody can tell me they’re not the best band ever. Just so unique I can’t find any music like them

[@MagikarpMan]

They're shit, overrated AF, pookie dook wipes

[@UltimateZephead]

I honestly think Roger Water looks better at his older age than his younger age.

[@StefanVidenov]

***** I don't agree. I think Gilmoure looks very classy, firm and respectable now.

[@etanaedelman9011]

Yeah, he went from a horse face to a Richard Gere look alike. Maybe it's the hair.

[@gabridish]

***** Moneeey... it's a hit... don't give me that do-goody-good buuuullshiiit! :-)

[@ThePhonzee]

Dude I always thought the same thing 😂

[@bbandthesv]

+Gabriel Cavendish hey you out there in the cold getting lonely getting old can u fell me?

[@lucashotchkiss2627]

My favorite British band right next to Queen, Led Zeppelin, and The Beatles

[@BeeBumper]

Zeppelin was talented, but I never really forgave them for ripping off the old black bluesmen that they claim inspired them. Talented as all hell for sure, but that was a sleazy move, and I never felt the same about them. Floyd and the Beatles had an interesting history. Sgt. Pepper was being recorded while Floyd worked at Abbey Road on another of their projects, they hung around quite a bit during that period. Not sure who benefited more the Beatles, or Floyd. Queen is the universal band. Appeals to so many, Freddie will always be one of the best Rock vocalists to grace the stage, Brian May a truly underrated guitarist, seems to be left out of those conversations of Gilmour vs Page or Clapton, Vaughan etc... He deserves to be in those conversations. When May, Gilmour, and a bunch of artists including Deep Purple all rerecorded smoke on the water in the eighties for some charitable event, you can see even Gilmour looks at Brian May like he's some kind of alien playing the solo sooooo GOOD.

[@joaoloureiro163]

I'm a metalhead, but Pink Floyd is one of those bands outside the Metal scene that I can't stop listening to. They're one of the greatest.

[@daniellelewis2152]

Pink Floyd is my favorite band but otherwise I mostly listen to metal. It always confuses people lol

[@Sandkasten36]

I hated metal and only listened to Floyd since a friend introduced me to Dream Theatre. It took a while - Octavarium a very floydish track and after that Change of Seasons and well I'm a fan now and getting slowly into metal 😂

[@sundarmann6167]

...the GREATEST band on EARTH...

[@TheOFamily5rocks]

Nope, that title belongs to AC/DC

[@sundarmann6167]

TheOFamily5 ...for you maybe. For me PF sits at the top of the throne. Btw I like AC/DC too.

[@urayoangarriga]

you kids are silly, it's obviously the beatles and it will stay that way

[@andrewi559]

My favorite band of all time. with yes, blue oyster cult and muse behind them.

[@vascosaldanha6630]

i think pink floyd is better than beatles, but are one of the best bands ever

[@whostolemyTV]

The Division Bell is such an underated album

[@ishmamshahir9707]

Well its my favorite album with some of my favorite tracks: High Hopes, marooned...

[@andrewi559]

animals is also underrated. two amazing albums.

[@rockgod6180]

It's honestly in my top 3 Pink Floyd albums

[@bubbles-1020]

Division Bell features many amazing tracks, especially Coming Back To Life, High Hopes and Marooned. I agree that this album is way too underrated.

[@lukevertin]

I 100% agree

[@Real_Boye]

pink floyd is the best band ever!

[@NKRevolution]

The smiths are the best band ever bro.

[@Real_Boye]

N.K. Revolution Hehehehehehehe.... Ahhh.... No...

[@NKRevolution]

LukaANDkrusty Hehehehehehe..... Ahhhh.... Yes...

[@Real_Boye]

N.K. Revolution Best argument I had in years wuld r8 10outov10 ign

[@NKRevolution]

LukaANDkrusty 11/10

[@lalboimanlun1230]

This video is shorter than many of Pink Floyd songs.

[@Macconator2010]

This is a very very very brief history of one of the most interesting bands of all time. The Pink Floyd story is very complex and needs more attention.

[@SuperSparrow45]

Agreed. Honestly, Syd Barrett may very well be the saddest story in music history. He didn't die until 2006, but for more than 30 years, he was a prisoner of his own mind. It's truly a depressing tale, and the story of him visiting the band in 1974 during the recording of Wish You Were Here would bring any man to tears.

[@Macconator2010]

SuperSparrow45 Yea dude, that story about the Wish You Were Here recording sessions is pretty full on. It's hard not to feel affected by it. Great little doco. There is still much more to tell though, the documentary titled "What Ever Happened to Pink Floyd" is a great watch. It really details their post Dark Side success and ultimate break up. It really shows elements of Roger's psyche and the conflicts between the band mates dating back as far as the Wish You Were Here recording sessions.

[@juliannreno5580]

Yes it does, mojo did not even touch the core of the band. Hope someday more info and correct info will come out. gotta love Pink Floyd.

[@Mr790825]

I didn't know about Syd Barrett until I did a thorough research recently.

[@JamesBond00797]

Pink Floyd was named after 2 South Carolina bluesmen named Pink 'Pinkney"Anderson and Floyd Council

[@ryanpillow601]

JamesBond00797 Syd got that idea

[@ultron1809]

i'm a simple man, if you like pink floyd, i like you immediately, if you hate pink floyd, then i hate forever

[@TheZoso98]

Somebody's musical taste is no reason to hate them

[@bbandthesv]

My friend said pink floyd is shit and then I fucking flipped!

[@turtleman583]

Ultron FUCK PINK FLOYD, JACOB SARTORIUS IS BAE

[@Xxrocknrollgod]

Shut up boomer

[@varunbhattacharyya9356]

The greatest band of all time. Hands down.

[@nagysamuel2575]

Varun Bhattacharyya literally changed my way of viewing life

[@rondonvalante1496]

Varun Bhattacharyya Beatles are

[@ThePFloyd65]

Ron Don Valante gtfo with that Beatles shit on a pink floyd video

[@y6y660]

Ron Don Valante eh I personally think the Beatles r a little overrated but hey that's just my opinion

[@mahirali7982]

@@y6y660 still they would always be the greatest band

[@unimprenditore]

When I heard High Hopes, I immediately started crying. My absolute favourite song ever

[@TheLazyFatMan]

My question is which one is pink? haha

[@chickenmasterjones7787]

Have a CIgar

[@jxomxo]

TheLazyFatMan probably Syd, considering The Wall could be interpreted as Syd's internal psychological struggles.

[@mr.krinkle952]

Max Otto wait there is two wall movies

[@ieatkids03]

The band is just fantastic, that is really what I think.

[@IvanDoesGameing]

Have a cigar reference?

[@amayizingnicollama]

wright was there for the wall, he left before the final cut

[@kevinhart3371]

Piper at the Gates of Dawn he didn’t really leave more than he was removed by roger

[@BeeBumper]

NO he wasn't, he left before production finished and made a deal with Roger that he would get to play it live, so they hired him to tour as a musician not part of the band. Michael Kamen did the piano on the album. He made 11, 000 per week. Probably more than that tour brought in for anyone in the band due to it's high cost and low number of shows.

[@juliannreno5580]

He wrote a majority of the songs. Look it up.

[@estebanvasquez6426]

You look it up. The only songwriting credits on The Wall were Waters on all of them, Gilmour on three of them, and producer Bob Ezrin on one. Angel Gd is right. Waters fired Wright from the band during the making of The Wall, someone else did the studio recordings for keyboard on the album, and Wright remained as a salaried musician for the live shows. He was the only one to profit from The Wall at the time.

[@tepidtooth8539]

@@estebanvasquez6426 your not wrong, Rick didnt write any songs, but Rodger wrote all of them completely except Young Lust, Run Like Hell and Comfortably Numb which he wrote with Gilmour, but I just checked his discography and every album but The Final Cut is on there

[@Tonymarshall11]

I'm i the only one who watched this video to see how much stuff watch mojo got wrong?

[@VMan29397]

no i noticed a few errors as well

[@nagysamuel2575]

Same here

[@ThePFloyd65]

Tony Marshall they left out soooooooo much and got a lot wrong... however it's a good introduction

[@juliannreno5580]

Yeah Mojo, messed up and did not get some facts correct.

[@dovidhousman1109]

Is it weird that I had tears in my eyes at the end.

[@65Foxfire]

No, not at all.

[@SuperSparrow45]

Nope. Pink Floyd's history might very well be the saddest story in rock history. It's truly a tear jerker.

[@SG-_-245]

Dovid Housman nope

[@TheSecretJester]

High hopes to be the last track on the last album is so sad it fits so well. The solo is an amazing Outro. The lyrics talk about a brighter and nicer time. It's very underrated.

[@spencerpugh4248]

There not of this world. i think they came to this planet to change music & become my favorite band. PFF pink floyd forever.

[@MindCrafter1718]

The band is just fantastic, that is really what I think!

[@brennenmoore9656]

David Gadman Oh by the way which ones Pink ?

[@shorpilakarshimanto224]

Brennen Moore I knew someone would reply that ....

[@thomasnelson3816]

For me, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin are the two best bands of all time!

[@vascosaldanha6630]

money isn't as good as the other songs because its kinda comercial but the song is suposted to be comercial because its about money so the idea is great

[@juliannreno5580]

Very well said!!! Thank you

[@rlwarwas]

I grew up to my sister playing Pink Floyd all the time. As a adult I love them and appreciate their music more. Watching this touch a part of my heart.

[@bobganskow]

I grew up listening to Pink Floyd's work after Sid Barrett even after Waters' departure. Words truly cannot describe the sheer passion and power that their music has to me. They will always be my favorite band.

[@User-xw6kd]

Floyd is older than Zep?

[@pedrorobalo4093]

Shammo Hamid yes

[@BernieYohan]

My first 2 albums were Beatles. The first I ever bought with my own money was live at the Hollywood Bowl. Yet Pink Floyd is my favorite band of all time.

[@WatchMojo]

@talkingbeatlehead Hi. The song playing at 0:10 is "Astronomy Domine".

[@np1251]

updated version including the new album Endless River should be made

[@ArkaeaFCL3]

elphabalovegood honestly thinking the same thing

[@gavinreid5387]

Gilmour solo really.

[@gavinreid5387]

Gilmour solo really.

[@Sandkasten36]

@@gavinreid5387 well it's an album about the left over work from Richard Wright ND if you listen to it - there's a lot of keyboard in it. So I wouldn't say Gilmour solo.

[@bbandthesv]

I think endless river is judged to harshly it's an amazing album

[@3-methylindole730]

take a look at the upload date.

[@987jof]

0:27 For those of you who got confused with London, Rwanda...

[@cameronmcgee2527]

Mac McJof Someone watches to much Cinema Sins xD

[@xaivergooms1538]

Ding

[@zachhaywood1564]

There's a London in Canada.

[@costafinkel]

Best rock band of their time? That was funny. Is there any band in recent times that could rival the 60's and 70's bands??

[@Dolbee49277]

Foo fighters

[@zach7325]

Radiohead

[@costafinkel]

wow, do you think any of these bands can hold a candle to 60's or 70's bands?

[@thomdotexe]

+Mike Dolbe +Zach 7 are you guys actually fucking serious -_____-

[@Lukas-sv5rk]

+Thomas Martin Radiohead is a pretty awesome band, but they pale in comparison to Pink Floyd.

[@cyberstuffwatevaqt3955]

Their music and the Eagles’ is timeless.

[@zachhaywood1564]

Syd Barrett did appear on A Saucerful of Secrets, though. He wrote and performed Jugband Blues, played slide guitar on Remember A Day, and also played guitar on Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun.

[@radhwangothic]

I love how the solo from High Hopes was playing in the background. It gives me chills. Best band on the planet.

[@FacultyBob]

most underrated band of all time

[@thegooseinator9614]

Underrated? I'd say they were pretty successful. They're amazing, and I'm not sure I know anyone who would say otherwise.

[@tnsvictory]

TheGooseinator Most of their albums are indeed underrated. look at the reviews in rolling-stone magazine for some proof of that.

[@Frijolero18]

tnsvictory Four of their albums made their all-time list. Sure individual albums may be underrated but every artist even the Beatles has their fair share of underrated albums.

[@tnsvictory]

Frijolero18 I mention that popularity was the majority of the reasoning behind that (the all time list). And yes, every artist has underrated material. For me, I feel some of Pink Floyd's best work is forgotten in the more commercial world they live in. Personal opinion of course lol.

[@SuperSparrow45]

TheGooseinator They are really underrated. Most are aware of the Pink Floyd name and Dark Side of the Moon, but not much else. They aren't familiar with the PF sound though, and honestly, probably couldn't tell you a single song by them.

[@iraklisp.2972]

best band ever!!!

[@hristijanzdravkovski4540]

Am I the only one that likes the endless river?

[@bbandthesv]

+Aaron Cox I do too

[@bbandthesv]

Endless river is basically continuing the story of the division bell

[@imamfadlialjufri3551]

no one can beat pf

[@gabbydailisan7263]

Queen and the beatles

[@willstooksbury1477]

@@gabbydailisan7263 i think Queen, the Beatles, and Pink Floyd are tied for the best bands to exist.

[@FraxureTX]

Easily one of my all time favorite bands. Their music never gets old.

[@dekuzilla91]

I fucking love Pink Floyd!

[@leajiaure]

Pink Floyd: Greater than the sum of its parts!

[@doscwolny2221]

+Leajiaure I agree with you. 1x5(including syd) = 42 the answer to life,the universe and everything. As individuals it is very unlikely that they would have become famous.

[@Gizmopoly]

They didn't give the early years enough justice, focusing more on the commercial years. Wouldn't have minded a bit more even.

[@ViewbobTrue]

I was thinking that the whole time! And why didn't they focus on pre Floyd bands, such as, "teaset" and "sigma 6"?

[@JezepieFilmsOfDoom]

Agreed

[@mennokuipers5709]

Viewbob it's a six minute video...

[@daftdoggo7662]

Echoes is fucking dank

[@bbandthesv]

Wtf dude that's not even a compliment

[@User-xw6kd]

Daft Doggo You mean an amazing and original track.

[@TheBlackQueen]

Daft Doggo *an amazingly beautiful and well orchestrated work.

[@fxlbluemancgccgc9218]

I heard comfortably numb first then heard some others like welcome to the machine and hey you and was hooked immediately after I listened to the dark side of the moon 🌒 these guys are just so awesome man.

[@JazzyJonas]

This channel is awesome. Their various band and artist histories are fantastic-especially for those who are newly interested in such bands.

[@MattLeDonne27]

Like the video but there is one major mistake. Rick Wright did not leave after Animals. He was on The Wall and Waters fired him from the band after that album. However, Wright stayed on for the toured as a hired musician before then leaving the F Floyd until 1987.

[@MorganKing95]

I think that they meant to say that "The Wall" led to the departure of Richard Wright

[@mitchkincaid6680]

StrasbergProtégé GINA

[@maxeh9879]

The lyric in nobody home "I got a grand piano to prop up my mortal remains" is a reference to Rick Wright they added while they were still making it

[@frodo279]

Pink Floyd... An endless River... Forever and ever... You guys created music that shall brighten hearts for generations to come!

[@BabyFed]

Sid actually went insane and couldn't be around people

[@Sergei_Ivanovich_Mosin]

I'm surprised that wasn't even mentioned considering Sid's mental deterioration was pretty influential to Dark Side of The Moon and was pretty much the basis for Wish You Were Here and The Wall.

[@lucientrudeau7703]

why don't you talk about roger waters vocals on like 50% of their songs

[@borgar01]

lucien trudeau Because his voice is pretty shit tbf, his best efforts (imo) is in comfortably numb and animals

[@ideasonek3374]

Borgar Mulstad i dont think he tries to sing well, i like how the voice sounds even when it voice cracks and etc

[@85geoffm]

@@borgar01 no way. He's much better on Shine On You Crazy Diamond

[@Silentguy_78]

@@borgar01 not as shit as your comment plus,his voice's got more emotion than gilmour's has,whereas gilmour's voice is more enjoyable

[@jooree7696]

I'm afraid to ask this question... ...what about The Endless River?

[@azuraai5136]

Richard right vs Roger walters. The wall. Richerd uses doing nothing: it isnt very effective. Roger argues: He loses 30 HP Richard uses asking to be producer to the wall: Rogers defence falls down Roger uses being angry at wright: It is really effective. Richard tries to go on vacation: It isnt very effective. Roger refuses because the is the time of realese: It is super effective Richard wright is fired from pink floyd after the tour of the wall.

[@VMan29397]

1:19 barret contributed guitar work and 1 song to their second album

[@caseymather1957]

VMan29397 jugband blues.

[@huhuhu557]

VMan29397 thank you

[@caseymather1957]

huhuhu557 yOUR WELCOME

[@VMan29397]

you think they would be a bit more thorough with their research for this video

[@stanleybower3855]

Pink Floyd number one band ever

[@Luke1YYZ]

Echoes is such an underrated song to most people, 24 Minutes of Musical genius

[@WatchMojo]

@AhmedL9 Thank you for the request. We'll add Linkin Park to our list for future consideration.

[@cyn37211]

Syd Barrett did perform on their 2nd album. “Jugband Blues” was basically his project, but he was involved with a few other songs on the LP as well.

[@spsworld...6701]

Awesome and Pink Floyd is one of my favourite Bands

[@fernandovilla3956]

One of the best bands of all time.

[@NaOVGiR2012]

That was really good, but for The Wall. Another Brick In The Wall Part 2, was not only their greatest hit on that album. Comfortably Numb, Run Like Hell, Another Brick In The Wall Part 1, and Hey You.

[@davedzone]

The Division Bell is pure Pink. Love it still.

[@shivamwasp]

one of best things about pink floyd is that they are not overplayed where I live.

[@luckymeoy]

thank you mojo for making this video. i'm a bit late to the party, but i really enjoyed it. pink floyd is my all time favorite band and they were truly ahead of their time, with deep poetic lyrics and soul touching sounds they've really opened my eyes to the true potential of music.

[@calliopivogiatzis2235]

There was a nice melody jam on the Committee LP that reminded me of a song I heard on the radio about 30 years ago that was upbeat and about 5 minutes long. It was a long lost track with a baroque-like keyboard melody and a trippy guitar solo with a few lyrics. Does anyone know this song's title?

[@neurosynchron]

Top 5 Floyd Songs in my opinion: 5. Money 4. Shine On You Crazy Diamond 3. Echoes 2. Another Brick In The Wall 1. Comfortably Numb

[@BlueEyedSaiyan]

The Darkside Of The Moon album kicks so much ass. People are missing out on this masterpiece.

[@Mr790825]

Pink floyd actually introduced me to Rock music. And Metal.

[@WatchMojo]

@TheWidow369 Hello, for these comic book origins, we will try our best to add your requests to our list for consideration. Thank you.

[@ceoschwa]

Teaching my students some Pink Floyd today. Wish me luck.

[@cartermikovich1369]

I miss Syd

[@RR-ir6ss]

Pink Floyd are actually the 7th best selling artists of all time! So, that makes them one of the best selling artists of all time. And Dark Side is one of the greatest albums of all time, not just one of the greatest rock albums of all time.

[@patrickgeorge1442]

The division bell is extremely underrated. High hopes is one of their best songs

[@thatvenusgirl]

Uhhh do you know that they formed in Cambridge, not London...?

[@sandalnice3333]

Pink Floyd and the grateful dead are the two best bands of all time in my opinion

[@rodrigo3732]

Animals is so underrated.

[@xero_theory7056]

God's fav band ever!

[@albertkrarupm.3949]

This saved me for my english presentation tomorrow

[@bannanahead27]

I find it really cool that the Animals album is a reference to Orwell's Animal Farm

[@graysonswift6386]

Highly recommend reading Nick Masons book about Pink Floyd, great read.

[@googoogoojoob]

CORRECTION: ONE OF THE GREATEST BANDS OF ALL TIME

[@serenhafwilliams-davies5915]

My dad's going to see them this weekend.

[@evancodsworth2]

And the sea isn’t green. And I love the queen. And what exactly is a dream? And what exactly is a joke? -Syd Barrett

[@ProfessorKenneth]

The greatest band from the 70s. My favourite band ( not counting the Beatles) Pink Floyd are/ were brilliant. Better than Zeppelin thats for sure.

[@flotappl]

I don't know if they forget about The Endless River, or if this video was released before 2014, but it's a good album.

[@mikenash7049]

Hooray! You mentioned "Obscured By Clouds"!

[@calipso120]

WatchMojo it's by far the best thing on youtube channels!! Congratulations!! I would love to see on your list something about american progresive metal band "Tool" (for me the best and most avant-garde rock band today) and something about the late stand-up comedian/philosopher/free thinker/outlaw visionary Bill Hicks... I would dedicate my days to expand the fan base of WatchMojo to everyone I know if I ever see a list about them. Cheers and keep up brothers!!

[@AmbitiousOutsiders]

one of the most successful of their time?... of all time!

[@shreyaskonaje2915]

no mention for Delicate sound of thunder, one of the most successful live albums of all time

[@notnowjohn1348]

I have Wish You Were Here on 1975 vinyl. It is my most prized possession.

[@christianlesurfmusic]

Sorry to be pedantic, but the first performance clip of them playing 'Astronomy Domine' is not Top of the Pops, it's actually The Look of the Week.

[@E_Kraemer]

this needs to be updated a lot.

[@prestonscott73]

Meddle was more than a "solid effort", it was absolutely brilliant.

[@victorhernandez8723]

Please make a History of Daft Punk video.

[@geokeoGR]

You need to update this.

[@SisSasSus]

I think they forgot to tell a bit about the inspirations of some of the albums, like "The Wall" was partially about Water's past, as he lost his father to WWII, and Syd Barret, for he became mentally unstable. But otherwise, this was pretty nicely done one.

[@shendyedmilao4295]

They were a legendary band

[@instinctbrosgaming9699]

Fun Fact: Wright didn't leave Pink Floyd until mid-tour for The Wall. 4:14 What song is this? Also, I'm catching non-diehards up. They released 1 more album in 2014 featuring unused music from The Division Bell called The Endless River.

[@pedrolagospesce3910]

could you find out which song it was? I'm looking for her too

[@thebeatles9519]

You have to update this video because Pink Floyd have released in 2014 the album Endless River.

[@TheiLLCONVOY]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I had always heard/read that Rick Wright left during the recording of The Wall.

[@tr8r72]

He was fired during the recordings of the wall But rick was in the wall tour 1980-1981) as *pay artist*

[@PetreTudor]

... of all times