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Pink Floyd Was An English Rock Band Formed In London In 1965. Gaining An Early Following As One Of The First British Psychedelic Groups They Were Distinguished By Their Extended Compositions Sonic Experimentation Philosophical Lyrics And Elaborate Live Shows. They Became A Leading Band Of The Progressive Rock Genre Cited By Some As The Greatest Progressive Rock Band Of All Time. Pink Floyd Were Founded In 1965 By Syd Barrett Guitar Lead Vocals Nick Mason Drums Roger Waters Bass Guitar Vocals And Richard Wright Keyboards Vocals . Under Barrett's Leadership They Released Two Charting Singles And The Successful Debut Album The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn 1967 . Guitarist And Vocalist David Gilmour Joined In December 1967 Barrett Left In April 1968 Due To Deteriorating Mental Health. Waters Became The Primary Lyricist And Thematic Leader Devising The Concepts Behind The Band's Peak Success With The Albums The Dark Side Of The Moon 1973 Wish You Were Here 1975 Animals 1977 And The Wall 1979 . The Musical Film Based On The Wall Pink Floyd – The Wall 1982 Won Two BAFTA Awards. Pink Floyd Also Composed Several Film Scores. Following Personal Tensions Wright Left Pink Floyd In 1979 Followed By Waters In 1985. Gilmour And Mason Continued As Pink Floyd Rejoined Later By Wright. They Produced Two More Albums—A Momentary Lapse Of Reason 1987 And The Division Bell 1994 —and Toured In Support Of Both Before Entering A Long Hiatus. In 2005 All But Barrett Reunited For A One-Off Performance At The Global Awareness Event Live 8. Barrett Died In 2006 And Wright In 2008. The Last Pink Floyd Studio Album The Endless River 2014 Was Based On Unreleased Material From The Division Bell Recording Sessions. In 2022 Gilmour And Mason Reformed Pink Floyd To Release The Song "Hey Hey Rise Up!" In Protest Of The Russo-Ukrainian War. By 2013 Pink Floyd Had Sold More Than 250 Million Records Worldwide Making Them One Of The Best-Selling Music Artists Of All Time. The Dark Side Of The Moon And The Wall Were Inducted Into The Grammy Hall Of Fame And These Albums And Wish You Were Here Are Among The Best-Selling Albums Of All Time. Four Pink Floyd Albums Topped The US Billboard 200 And Five Topped The UK Album Chart. Pink Floyd's Hit Singles Include "See Emily Play" 1967 "Money" 1973 "Another Brick In The Wall Part 2" 1979 "Not Now John" 1983 "On The Turning Away" 1987 And "High Hopes" 1994 . They Were Inducted Into The US Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 1996 And The UK Music Hall Of Fame In 2005. In 2008 Pink Floyd Were Awarded The Polar Music Prize In Sweden For Their Contribution To Modern Music. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Pink_Floyd Studio Albums
The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn 1967 A Saucerful Of Secrets 1968 More 1969 Ummagumma 1969 Atom Heart Mother 1970 Meddle 1971 Obscured By Clouds 1972 The Dark Side Of The Moon 1973 Wish You Were Here 1975 Animals 1977 The Wall 1979 The Final Cut 1983 A Momentary Lapse Of Reason 1987 The Division Bell 1994 The Endless River 2014

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"Grantchester Meadows" Is A Song From The Second Half Of The Experimental Pink Floyd Album Ummagumma. It Was Written And Performed Entirely By Roger Waters. The Song Features Waters' Lyrics Accompanied By An Acoustic Guitar While A Tape Loop Of A Skylark Chirps In The Background Throughout The Entire Song. At Approximately 4 13 The Sound Of A Honking Goose Is Temporarily Introduced Followed By The Sound Of It Taking Off. The Lyrics Describe A Pastoral And Dream-Like Scene At The Grantchester Meadows In Cambridgeshire England. This Is Where Fellow Band Member David Gilmour Grew Up And Former Member Syd Barrett Lived. This Type Of Pastoral Ballad Was Typical Of Roger Waters' Compositional Approach In The Late Sixties And Early Seventies. It Was A Style That He Was To Continue On His First Solo Album - Music From "The Body" And "If" From Atom Heart Mother. Interestingly Considering The Song's Idyllic Setting A Fly Can Be Heard Buzzing Close To The Listener At The End Of The Song Followed By Someone Presumably Waters Walking Down A Flight Of Stairs And Across A Room To Swat And Kill The Fly An Ending That Segues Into The Following Song "Several Species..." . "Grantchester Meadows" Was Incorporated Into Pink Floyd's The Man And The Journey Concert Suite As "Daybreak." It Was Performed Live During The American 1970 Tour Often Opening The Show.
This Song Was One Of Several To Be Considered For The Band's "best Of" Album Echoes The Best Of Pink Floyd And Would Have Been The Only Song From Ummagumma To Be Included On The Compilation. Personnel Roger Waters - Classical Guitar Vocals And Tape Effects
David Gilmour - Second Guitar Chorus Vocals Live Performances

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Pink Floyd Was An English Rock Band Formed In London In 1965. Gaining An Early Following As One Of The First British Psychedelic Groups They Were Distinguished By Their Extended Compositions Sonic Experimentation Philosophical Lyrics And Elaborate Live Shows. They Became A Leading Band Of The Progressive Rock Genre Cited By Some As The Greatest Progressive Rock Band Of All Time. Pink Floyd Were Founded In 1965 By Syd Barrett Guitar Lead Vocals Nick Mason Drums Roger Waters Bass Guitar Vocals And Richard Wright Keyboards Vocals . Under Barrett's Leadership They Released Two Charting Singles And The Successful Debut Album The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn 1967 . Guitarist And Vocalist David Gilmour Joined In December 1967 Barrett Left In April 1968 Due To Deteriorating Mental Health. Waters Became The Primary Lyricist And Thematic Leader Devising The Concepts Behind The Band's Peak Success With The Albums The Dark Side Of The Moon 1973 Wish You Were Here 1975 Animals 1977 And The Wall 1979 . The Musical Film Based On The Wall Pink Floyd – The Wall 1982 Won Two BAFTA Awards. Pink Floyd Also Composed Several Film Scores. Following Personal Tensions Wright Left Pink Floyd In 1979 Followed By Waters In 1985. Gilmour And Mason Continued As Pink Floyd Rejoined Later By Wright. They Produced Two More Albums—A Momentary Lapse Of Reason 1987 And The Division Bell 1994 —and Toured In Support Of Both Before Entering A Long Hiatus. In 2005 All But Barrett Reunited For A One-Off Performance At The Global Awareness Event Live 8. Barrett Died In 2006 And Wright In 2008. The Last Pink Floyd Studio Album The Endless River 2014 Was Based On Unreleased Material From The Division Bell Recording Sessions. In 2022 Gilmour And Mason Reformed Pink Floyd To Release The Song "Hey Hey Rise Up!" In Protest Of The Russo-Ukrainian War. By 2013 Pink Floyd Had Sold More Than 250 Million Records Worldwide Making Them One Of The Best-Selling Music Artists Of All Time. The Dark Side Of The Moon And The Wall Were Inducted Into The Grammy Hall Of Fame And These Albums And Wish You Were Here Are Among The Best-Selling Albums Of All Time. Four Pink Floyd Albums Topped The US Billboard 200 And Five Topped The UK Album Chart. Pink Floyd's Hit Singles Include "See Emily Play" 1967 "Money" 1973 "Another Brick In The Wall Part 2" 1979 "Not Now John" 1983 "On The Turning Away" 1987 And "High Hopes" 1994 . They Were Inducted Into The US Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 1996 And The UK Music Hall Of Fame In 2005. In 2008 Pink Floyd Were Awarded The Polar Music Prize In Sweden For Their Contribution To Modern Music. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Pink_Floyd Studio Albums
The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn 1967 A Saucerful Of Secrets 1968 More 1969 Ummagumma 1969 Atom Heart Mother 1970 Meddle 1971 Obscured By Clouds 1972 The Dark Side Of The Moon 1973 Wish You Were Here 1975 Animals 1977 The Wall 1979 The Final Cut 1983 A Momentary Lapse Of Reason 1987 The Division Bell 1994 The Endless River 2014 read less

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"Grantchester Meadows" is a song from the second half of the experimental Pink Floyd album Ummagumma. It was written and performed entirely by Roger Waters. The song features Waters' lyrics accompanied by an acoustic guitar, while a tape loop of a skylark chirps in the background throughout the entire song. At approximately 4:13, the sound of a honking goose is temporarily introduced, followed by the sound of it taking off. The lyrics describe a pastoral and dream-like scene at the Grantchester meadows in Cambridgeshire, England. This is where fellow band member David Gilmour grew up and former member Syd Barrett lived. This type of Pastoral Ballad was typical of Roger Waters' compositional approach in the late sixties and early seventies. It was a style that he was to continue on his first solo album - Music from "The Body" and "If" from Atom Heart Mother. Interestingly, considering the song's idyllic setting, a fly can be heard buzzing close to the listener at the end of the song, followed by someone (presumably Waters) walking down a flight of stairs and across a room to swat and kill the fly (an ending that segues into the following song, "Several Species..."). "Grantchester Meadows" was incorporated into Pink Floyd's The Man and the Journey concert suite as "Daybreak." It was performed live during the American 1970 tour, often opening the show. This song was one of several to be considered for the band's "best of" album, Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd, and would have been the only song from Ummagumma to be included on the compilation. Personnel Roger Waters - Classical guitar, vocals and tape effects David Gilmour - Second guitar, chorus vocals (live performances) Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.