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Name of song, writer(s), lead vocal(s), original release, and year of release. Song Writer(s) Lead vocal(s) Original release Year Length Ref. "Absolutely Curtains" † David Gilmour Nick Mason Roger Waters Richard Wright: Chant by the Mapuga tribe of New Guinea: Obscured by Clouds: 1972 5:52 [1] "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast" † David Gilmour ...
"Echoes" is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd, and the sixth and last track on their 1971 album Meddle. It is 23 + 1 ⁄ 2 minutes long, the second longest of their discography, eight seconds shorter than Atom Heart Mother Suite , and takes up the entire second side of the original LP.
The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story. Released: 24 March 2003; Label: Universal Home Video — — — — BPI: Platinum [5] MC: Gold [6] Classic Albums: Pink Floyd – The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon. Released: 26 August 2003; Label: Isis Productions, Eagle Rock Entertainment — 34 — — BPI: Platinum [5] ARIA: 4× Platinum [10] MC ...
Formed in 1965, Pink Floyd earned recognition for their psychedelic or space rock music, and, later, their progressive rock music. [1] The group have sold over 250 million records worldwide, [2] [3] including 75 million in the United States. [4] Pink Floyd achieved success in London's underground music scene, led by the singer and guitarist Syd ...
Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd is the fourth compilation album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 5 November 2001 by EMI internationally and a day later by Capitol Records in the United States. It debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 album chart on 24 November 2001, with sales of 214,650 copies. [1]
Pink Floyd. David Gilmour – guitar, lead and backing vocals, pedal steel guitar on "Shine on You Crazy Diamond," and "The Great Gig in the Sky," Synthi AKS on “On the Run,” [2] Hammond organ on "The Great Gig in the Sky" Roger Waters – bass, lead and backing vocals, additional keyboards on "Echoes" [3]
In the film Pink Floyd – The Wall, during the ominous opening to the song, Pink is standing in front of the completed wall, and throws himself against it several times as if trying to escape. Then, during the acoustic guitar section, it cuts to Pink laying out all his possessions on the floor of the hotel room in neat piles.
An excerpt of the music is featured on Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd. [9] In 2014, for the twentieth anniversary of the original release of The Division Bell, a music video for the song was produced and released on the official Pink Floyd website as well as the anniversary box set of the album.