I have been a Pink Floyd Fan since I was a teenager. One auspicious day, while listening to the local rock station, "Not Now John" came on. I spent weeks trying to identify the artist/band who wrote this song. When I finally found the artist, I bought Final Cut immediately. Then, on another life changing occasion, I popped into the local Turtles while waiting to pick up my sisters. I bought The Dark Side of the Moon. I drove around listening to the album (on cassette mind you) through the backroads of east Georgia, many dark and unfamiliar places. With that...
I have been a Pink Floyd Fan since I was a teenager. One auspicious day, while listening to the local rock station, "Not Now John" came on. I spent weeks trying to identify the artist/band who wrote this song. When I finally found the artist, I bought Final Cut immediately. Then, on another life changing occasion, I popped into the local Turtles while waiting to pick up my sisters. I bought The Dark Side of the Moon. I drove around listening to the album (on cassette mind you) through the backroads of east Georgia, many dark and unfamiliar places. With that soundtrack in those environs, the album scared the hell out of me. I was in love with the music but so overwhelmed by the themes and the power of the sound.
Well here we are, years later and Floyd is still my favorite band of all time. No other band has communicated my personal angst and dissatisfaction with life in quite the same way. And no band has made me happier (in that existential sort of vein that only Pink Floyd can provide). It comes as no surprise that many artists and bands have found inspiration from Pink Floyd. Whether it was the sweeping epic grandeur of their space rock journeys, or the angry tones of their political rhetoric, Floyd have sent wave after wave of musicians into the depths of the psyche and the far out reaches of the galaxy. It is with this in mind that for this episode, we allow many of those musicians to come to light for their contribution to Pink Floyd as a genre of music.
As always, many gems fell to the floor as we were grabbing the goodies not the least of which were Airbag, and Mostly Autumn. Nevertheless, I think we were able to offer an interesting and perhaps lesser known batch of Floydian explorations. I pray that you enjoy the journey and I look forward to when we all meet again, some sunny day.
Floydian Soundscapes
- David Gilmour- 5 A.M.
- Overhead- Dawn
- Pink Floyd- The Endless River Pt2
- RPWL- Arnold Layne
- Mythic Sunship- Backyard Ritual
- Pink Floyd- Free Four
- Rick Miller- The Garden of Forking Paths
- The D Project- September Solitudes
- Preacher- Vinyl
- Nemrud- Journey of the Shaman Pt1
- Riverside- Acronym Love
- Millenium- Embryo
- Voivod- Sonic Mycelium
- Roger Waters- Deja Vu
Chris Sargent's Perfect Album Side
- Mike Rutherford- Smallcreep Alone
- ELO- Alone in the Universe
- Love- Alone Again Or
- Genesis- Alone Tonight
- Marillion- Alone Again in the Lap of Luxury
- Live- I Alone
- The Flower Kings- What if God is Alone
- Ambrosia- World Leave Me Alone
- The Tangent- The Music That Died Alone
Floydian Soundscapes Continued
- Bunchakeze- The Deal
- Porcupine Tree- Waiting Phase II
- Murky Red- Pixelated Friends
- Moksha- Starswarm
- Franck Carducci- The Quind
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