Which were the names of the Pink Floyd members in 1968?

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purplesaffron | 1 year, 6 months ago

The band originally consisted of university students Roger Waters, Nick Mason, Richard Wright and Syd Barrett. Founded in 1965, they first became popular playing in London's underground music scene in the late 1960s. Under Barrett's leadership they released two charting singles, "Arnold Layne" and "See Emily Play", and a successful début album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967). Guitarist and vocalist David Gilmour joined Pink Floyd several months prior to Barrett's departure from the group due to deteriorating mental health in 1968. Following the loss of their principal songwriter, Pink Floyd bassist and vocalist Roger Waters became the band's lyricist and conceptual leader, with Gilmour assuming lead guitar and sharing lead vocals. With this lineup Pink Floyd achieved worldwide critical and commercial success with The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Wall.

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vesper | 1 year, 5 months ago

The original lineup for Pink Floyd consisted of Syd Barrett on Guitar and Vocals, Roger Waters on Bass, Richard Wright on Keyboards, and Nick Mason on Drums. In 1968 Syd Barrett began to exhibit bizarre behavior on and off stage that was making live performances somewhat unpredictable. The band decided as a temporary measure to add a fifth musician, a guitar player to make up for Syd's failing musicianship.

David Gilmour originally joined as a backing musician, but quickly came to the forefront when Syd began to fade. He had a passion for the Fender Stratocaster which brought a blues edge to his otherwise straight ahead playing style. They made a comeback in 1987 without Roger Waters on bass, substituting with Guy Pratt who has been in their live ensemble ever since.

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