Pink Floyd

Top 9 Songs of Spring

David Gilmour, George Harrison, Jimmy Page, John Lennon, John Paul Jones, Led Zeppelin, Modern English, Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd, Ringo Starr, Robert Plant, Roger Hodgson, Roger Waters, Supertramp, Terry Jacks, The Beatles, The Doors, The Lovin Spoonful, Thin Lizzy

With the arrival of Spring, we will look at some of the great rock songs that explicitly mention or implicitly conjure images of Springtime. We countdown this subjective list from #9 to […]

Top 9 Rock Festivals

2014 Special Features, Aerosmith, Allman Brothers Band, America, Arlo Guthrie, Bachman–Turner Overdrive, BB King, Black Sabbath, Blood Sweat and Tears, Blue Oyster Cult, Blues Traveler, Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Booker T and the MG's, Boz Scaggs, Brian Wilson, Bryan Adams, Buddy Guy, Candlebox, Chicago, Collective Soul, Comebacks and Reunions, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Crosby Stills and Nash, David Bowie, David Gilmour, Deep Purple, Dire Straits, Donovan, Elton John, Elvis Costello, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Eric Clapton, Grateful Dead, Green Day, Gregg Rollie, Hall and Oates, Howard Jones, INXS, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Baez, Joe Cocker, Joe Walsh, John Sebastian, Johnny Winter, Joni Mitchell, Judas Priest, Keith Richards, Kenny Loggins, Led Zeppelin, Leonard Cohen, Live Albums, Lynard Skynard, Marshall Tucker Band, Melissa Etheridge, Men At Work, Metallica, Mick Jagger, Miles Davis, Motley Crue, Music History, Neil Young, Otis Redding, Ozzy Osbourne, Paul McCartney, Paul Rodgers, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Pink Floyd, Procol Harum, Queen, Ravi Shankar, Red Hot Chili Peppers, REO Speedwagon, Richie Havens, Robert Cray, Rock Influences and Legends, Roxy Music, Santana, Scorpions, Sheryl Crow, Sly and the Family Stone, Spin Doctors, Stevie Nicks, Stevie Wonder, Supertramp, Ted Nugent, Ten Years After, The Band, The Beach Boys, The Boomtown Rats, The Cars, The Clash, The Doors, The Eagles, The Hooters, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Mamas and the Papas, The Moody Blues, The Pretenders, The Who, Tina Turner, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Traffic, Triumph, U2, Van Halen, ZZ Top

This week Classic Rock Review joins the celebration of the 45th Anniversary of the historic 1969 Woodstock Music Festival. In conjunction with Top 9 Lists, we present a list of the Top 9 […]

Pink Floyd in 1969

1969 Albums, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, David Gilmour, Live Albums, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters

Buy More Buy Ummagumma The recorded output by Pink Floyd during the year 1969 was ubiquitous, original, creative and disjointed. During the year, the group released the LP soundtrack to the film More […]

Comebacks and Reunions

1994 Albums, 2014 Special Features, Comebacks and Reunions, Jimmy Page, Johnny Cash, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Robert Plant, Rolling Stones, Steve Winwood, The Eagles, Traffic

Through the long history of rock and roll, there have been impressive second acts. We’ve spoken about such comebacks during some of our late 1980s reviews, most prominently the full re-ascent of the […]

Wish You Were Here
by Pink Floyd

1975 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, David Gilmour, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters

Buy Wish You Were Here During the writing and production of Wish You Were Here, the members of Pink Floyd were grasping with the their new found stardom and the pressure to deliver […]

The Wall by Pink Floyd

1979 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, David Gilmour, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters

Buy The Wall The Wall was the most ambitious album of a long and storied career filled with ambitious projects by Pink Floyd. This double-length concept album was composed by vocalist and bassist […]

The Piper At the Gates of Dawn
by Pink Floyd

1967 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, Syd Barrett

Buy The Piper At the Gates of Dawn The Piper At the Gates of Dawn is the legendary debut album by Pink Floyd and the only album during their Syd Barrett-led era. This […]

The Final Cut by Pink Floyd

1983 Albums, Album Reviews by Merry Mercurial, British Artists, David Gilmour, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters

Buy The Final Cut This guest album review is provided by Merry Mercurial, a writer of fiction, essays, reviews, and the “highly subjective” music blog, The Music According to Merry. Pink Floyd’s 12th […]

The Division Bell by Pink Floyd

1994 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, David Gilmour, Pink Floyd

Buy The Division Bell Pink Floyd completed their extraordinary recording career with 1994’s The Division Bell, the longest single album the group had ever recorded (there were a few double albums along the […]

1973 Classic Rock Review Album of the Year

The Dark Side of the Moon
by Pink Floyd

1973 Albums, 2013 Reviews, Alan Parsons, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Classic Rock Review Album of the Year, David Gilmour, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters

Buy Dark Side of the Moon Perhaps the most complete concept album of all time, The Dark Side of the Moon was the ultimate redemption for Pink Floyd. Culminating years of progressive and […]