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Showing posts with label Pink Floyd. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pink Floyd. Show all posts

Thursday, May 28, 2020

#355 – SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND – Pink Floyd - 1/25/2020

On January 25, 1905, at the Premier Mine in Pretoria, South Africa, a 3,106-carat diamond (weight 1.33 pounds) became the largest diamond ever found.

What better musical accompaniment to this useless factoid than SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND; Floyd’s love song to their friend and founding member Syd Barrett. Music fans should seek out the Classic Album show that recalls the recording of this LP, my favorite of all of Pink Floyd’s releases.


1975

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

#303 – TIME – Pink Floyd - 12/29/2019

What better time to reflect on the too rapid passing of time than at the close of the year? For the next few days I will share some songs I love about time and the passing thereof (therein?).

From one of the classic LPs of all-time, this particular version comes from a recording at Madison Square Garden, roughly a week before I saw them at the Hartford Civic Center. By that time Roger Waters had split away from the band, but it was a stellar show nonetheless.

I cannot help but be reminded of the first time I heard this LP. It was in my next door neighbor’s basement, replete with blacklighting and bean bag chairs, correct Al? 


1973

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