Do you know where Pink Floyd got their name?!
Question: Do you know where Pink Floyd got their name!?
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Pink Floyd evolved from an earlier rock band, formed in 1964,[9][10] which was at various times called Sigma 6, the Meggadeaths, The Tea Set (or The T-Set), The Architectural Abdabs, The Abdabs and The Screaming Abdabs!. When the band split up, some members — guitarists Rado "Bob" Klose and Roger Waters, drummer Nick Mason, and wind instrument player Rick Wright — formed a new band called "Tea Set"!. After a brief stint with a lead vocalist named Chris Dennis,[11] blues and folk guitarist and vocalist Syd Barrett joined the band, with Waters moving to bass!.[12]
When Tea Set found themselves on the same bill as another band with the same name, Barrett came up with the alternative name The Pink Floyd Sound, after two blues musicians, Pink Anderson and Floyd Council (two names he'd seen on the notes of a Blind Boy Fuller album)!.[13][14] For a time after this they oscillated between The Tea Set and The Pink Floyd Sound, with the latter name eventually winning out!. The Sound was dropped fairly quickly, but the definite article was still used regularly until 1970!. The group's UK releases during the Syd Barrett era credited them as The Pink Floyd as did their first two U!.S!. singles!. 1969's More and Ummagumma albums credit the band as Pink Floyd, produced by The Pink Floyd, while 1970's Atom Heart Mother credits the band as The Pink Floyd, produced by Pink Floyd! David Gilmour is known to have referred to the group as The Pink Floyd as late as 1984!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
When Tea Set found themselves on the same bill as another band with the same name, Barrett came up with the alternative name The Pink Floyd Sound, after two blues musicians, Pink Anderson and Floyd Council (two names he'd seen on the notes of a Blind Boy Fuller album)!.[13][14] For a time after this they oscillated between The Tea Set and The Pink Floyd Sound, with the latter name eventually winning out!. The Sound was dropped fairly quickly, but the definite article was still used regularly until 1970!. The group's UK releases during the Syd Barrett era credited them as The Pink Floyd as did their first two U!.S!. singles!. 1969's More and Ummagumma albums credit the band as Pink Floyd, produced by The Pink Floyd, while 1970's Atom Heart Mother credits the band as The Pink Floyd, produced by Pink Floyd! David Gilmour is known to have referred to the group as The Pink Floyd as late as 1984!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
Way back, they were called the Tea Set!. There was another band with that name, so they had to come up with a new one!. They went through several names, including the Sigma Six and the Screaming Abdahs!. Syd Barrett finally came up with The Pink Floyd Sound, after two of his favorite jazz/blues musicians: Pink Anderson and Floyd Counsel!. Eventually, they dropped the word "sound" and became Pink Floyd!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
Sid Barrett had a pet pig as a child named Floyd, and when starting up the band, he wanted to pay homage to his childhood chum!.
Actually They were called "The Pink Floyd Sound', named after two blues musicians, Pink Anderson and Floyd Council (two names Sid Barrett had seen on the notes of a Blind Boy Fuller album, then later shortened to Pink Floyd!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
Actually They were called "The Pink Floyd Sound', named after two blues musicians, Pink Anderson and Floyd Council (two names Sid Barrett had seen on the notes of a Blind Boy Fuller album, then later shortened to Pink Floyd!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
They are named for two Blues musicians:
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Pink Anderson and Floyd CouncilWww@Enter-QA@Com
Pink Floyd got their name when original member Syd Barrett combined the names of two Georgia bluesmen, 'Pink' Anderson and Floyd Council!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
After two blues musicians, Pink Anderson and Floyd Council (two names he'd seen on the notes of a Blind Boy Fuller album)Www@Enter-QA@Com
From Two 40's Blues singers: "Pink" Anderson & "Floyd" Coucil!. Syd Barrett's Idea!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
The members of the band came up with several different blues names and they picked parts of each name!.!.!. coming up with Pink Floyd!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
The band came up with the name after two blues musicians, Pink Anderson and Floyd CouncilWww@Enter-QA@Com
A guy named Pink and a guy named FloydWww@Enter-QA@Com
Pink Anderson and Floyd Council!.
Just one of many stories about how the band got its name!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
Just one of many stories about how the band got its name!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
Syd Barrett – led era: 1964–1968
Pink Floyd evolved from an earlier rock band, formed in 1964,[9][10] which was at various times called Sigma 6, the Meggadeaths, The Tea Set (or The T-Set), The Architectural Abdabs, The Abdabs and The Screaming Abdabs!. When the band split up, some members — guitarists Rado "Bob" Klose and Roger Waters, drummer Nick Mason, and wind instrument player Rick Wright — formed a new band called "Tea Set"!. After a brief stint with a lead vocalist named Chris Dennis,[11] blues and folk guitarist and vocalist Syd Barrett joined the band, with Waters moving to bass!.[12]
When Tea Set found themselves on the same bill as another band with the same name, Barrett came up with the alternative name The Pink Floyd Sound, after two blues musicians, Pink Anderson and Floyd Council (two names he'd seen on the notes of a Blind Boy Fuller album)!.[13][14] For a time after this they oscillated between The Tea Set and The Pink Floyd Sound, with the latter name eventually winning out!. The Sound was dropped fairly quickly, but the definite article was still used regularly until 1970!. The group's UK releases during the Syd Barrett era credited them as The Pink Floyd as did their first two U!.S!. singles!. 1969's More and Ummagumma albums credit the band as Pink Floyd, produced by The Pink Floyd, while 1970's Atom Heart Mother credits the band as The Pink Floyd, produced by Pink Floyd! David Gilmour is known to have referred to the group as The Pink Floyd as late as 1984!.[15]
The heavily jazz-oriented Klose left after recording only a demo,[16] leaving an otherwise stable lineup with Barrett on guitar and lead vocals, Waters on bass guitar and backing vocals, Mason on drums and percussion, and Wright switching to keyboards and backing vocals!. Barrett soon started writing his own songs, influenced by American and British psychedelic rock with his own brand of whimsical humour!. Pink Floyd became a favourite in the underground movement, playing at such prominent venues as the UFO club, the Marquee Club and the Roundhouse!.
At the end of 1966 the band were invited to contribute music for Peter Whitehead's film Tonite Let's All Make Love In London; they were filmed recording two tracks ("Interstellar Overdrive" and "Nick's Boogie") in January 1967!. Although hardly any of this music made it onto the film, the session was eventually released as London '66/'67 in 2005!.
As their popularity increased, the band members formed Blackhill Enterprises in October 1966, a six-way business partnership with their managers, Peter Jenner and Andrew King,[17] issuing the singles "Arnold Layne" in March 1967 and "See Emily Play" in June 1967!. "Arnold Layne" reached number 20 in the UK Singles Chart, and "See Emily Play" reached number 6,[18] granting the band its first national TV appearance on Top of the Pops in July 1967!. (They had earlier appeared, performing "Interstellar Overdrive" at the UFO Club, in a short documentary, "It's So Far Out It's Straight Down"!. This was broadcast in March 1967 but seen only in the UK's Granada TV region!.)!.
Released in August 1967, the band's debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, is today considered to be a prime example of British psychedelic music,[19] and was generally well-received by critics at the time!. It is now viewed as one of the best debut albums by many critics!.[20] The album's tracks, predominantly written by Barrett, showcase poetic lyrics and an eclectic mixture of music, from the avant-garde free-form piece "Interstellar Overdrive" to whimsical songs such as "The Scarecrow", inspired by the Fenlands, a rural region north of Cambridge (Barrett, Gilmour and Waters's home town)!. Lyrics were entirely surreal and often referred to folklore, such as "The Gnome"!. The music reflected newer technologies in electronics through its prominent use of stereo panning, tape editing, echo effects (specifically, a Binson Echorec machine) and electric keyboards!. The album was a hit in the UK where it peaked at #6, but did not do well in North America, reaching #131 in the U!.S!.,[21] and that only after it was reissued in the wake of the band's state side commercial breakthrough in the 1970s!. During this period, the band toured with Jimi Hendrix, which helped to increase its popularity!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
Pink Floyd evolved from an earlier rock band, formed in 1964,[9][10] which was at various times called Sigma 6, the Meggadeaths, The Tea Set (or The T-Set), The Architectural Abdabs, The Abdabs and The Screaming Abdabs!. When the band split up, some members — guitarists Rado "Bob" Klose and Roger Waters, drummer Nick Mason, and wind instrument player Rick Wright — formed a new band called "Tea Set"!. After a brief stint with a lead vocalist named Chris Dennis,[11] blues and folk guitarist and vocalist Syd Barrett joined the band, with Waters moving to bass!.[12]
When Tea Set found themselves on the same bill as another band with the same name, Barrett came up with the alternative name The Pink Floyd Sound, after two blues musicians, Pink Anderson and Floyd Council (two names he'd seen on the notes of a Blind Boy Fuller album)!.[13][14] For a time after this they oscillated between The Tea Set and The Pink Floyd Sound, with the latter name eventually winning out!. The Sound was dropped fairly quickly, but the definite article was still used regularly until 1970!. The group's UK releases during the Syd Barrett era credited them as The Pink Floyd as did their first two U!.S!. singles!. 1969's More and Ummagumma albums credit the band as Pink Floyd, produced by The Pink Floyd, while 1970's Atom Heart Mother credits the band as The Pink Floyd, produced by Pink Floyd! David Gilmour is known to have referred to the group as The Pink Floyd as late as 1984!.[15]
The heavily jazz-oriented Klose left after recording only a demo,[16] leaving an otherwise stable lineup with Barrett on guitar and lead vocals, Waters on bass guitar and backing vocals, Mason on drums and percussion, and Wright switching to keyboards and backing vocals!. Barrett soon started writing his own songs, influenced by American and British psychedelic rock with his own brand of whimsical humour!. Pink Floyd became a favourite in the underground movement, playing at such prominent venues as the UFO club, the Marquee Club and the Roundhouse!.
At the end of 1966 the band were invited to contribute music for Peter Whitehead's film Tonite Let's All Make Love In London; they were filmed recording two tracks ("Interstellar Overdrive" and "Nick's Boogie") in January 1967!. Although hardly any of this music made it onto the film, the session was eventually released as London '66/'67 in 2005!.
As their popularity increased, the band members formed Blackhill Enterprises in October 1966, a six-way business partnership with their managers, Peter Jenner and Andrew King,[17] issuing the singles "Arnold Layne" in March 1967 and "See Emily Play" in June 1967!. "Arnold Layne" reached number 20 in the UK Singles Chart, and "See Emily Play" reached number 6,[18] granting the band its first national TV appearance on Top of the Pops in July 1967!. (They had earlier appeared, performing "Interstellar Overdrive" at the UFO Club, in a short documentary, "It's So Far Out It's Straight Down"!. This was broadcast in March 1967 but seen only in the UK's Granada TV region!.)!.
Released in August 1967, the band's debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, is today considered to be a prime example of British psychedelic music,[19] and was generally well-received by critics at the time!. It is now viewed as one of the best debut albums by many critics!.[20] The album's tracks, predominantly written by Barrett, showcase poetic lyrics and an eclectic mixture of music, from the avant-garde free-form piece "Interstellar Overdrive" to whimsical songs such as "The Scarecrow", inspired by the Fenlands, a rural region north of Cambridge (Barrett, Gilmour and Waters's home town)!. Lyrics were entirely surreal and often referred to folklore, such as "The Gnome"!. The music reflected newer technologies in electronics through its prominent use of stereo panning, tape editing, echo effects (specifically, a Binson Echorec machine) and electric keyboards!. The album was a hit in the UK where it peaked at #6, but did not do well in North America, reaching #131 in the U!.S!.,[21] and that only after it was reissued in the wake of the band's state side commercial breakthrough in the 1970s!. During this period, the band toured with Jimi Hendrix, which helped to increase its popularity!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
I dont even know what floyd means!.!.!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
No, but he probably did it in one of their famous LSD tripsWww@Enter-QA@Com
some gay guy named Floyd!?Www@Enter-QA@Com