Lucky for us, Uncut, a monthly music magazine based in London, took on the task, and earlier this month, they let fans online know their definitive choice.
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A nine-part composition from the band’s 1975 album, Wish You Were Here, the song is 13 minutes cut down from 26 of hypnotic and dreamlike progressive rock that drifts, builds, then explodes. Lyrics from Roger Waters and Gilmour don’t start until about eight and a half minutes in.
Written by Gilmour, Waters, and keyboardist Richard Wright, the song is a tribute to founding member and former frontman Syd Barrett, whose tragic departure from the band in 1968 was due to deteriorating mental health. Barrett died years later, in July 2006, at age 60 following complications related to pancreatic cancer, The New York Times reported.
The complete version of the song is about 26 minutes long, and was split in two so it would fit on one side of their LP. And it was a hit, topping the Billboard 200 in October 1975.
Best Rock Bands of All Time
Billboard also ranked Pink Floyd in the top five of their “50 Best Rock Bands” roundup, citing their 15 studio albums released between 1967 and 2014, namely Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, and The Wall. Pink Floyd were beaten only by Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, and The Beatles.
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