Pink Floyd Pink Floyd was formed in London, England in 1965. According to Rolling Stones, the original band members (except Barrett) was studying at the same school in 1964. However, Barrett was an art student. Barrett actually came up with the name for them from a blues album by Pink Anderson and Floyd Anderson.
Pink Floyd began in the underground London scene, where they developed their psychedelic sound. Their music was a mix between hard rock, country, folk, blues and electronic, which created their unique sound. In 1967, Pink Floyd had 2 songs chart and they began to make soundtracks for films. However, their breakthrough album was Dark Side of the Moon (which was their 8th studio album). Dark Side had many dark themes they focused on. For example, insanity, paranoia, and many other dark themes. Which has spent more than eight hundred …show more content…
However, it seems to be about the ex-singer and their guitarist Syd Barrett (according to SongFacts.com). There are many ways to interpret the song. “The lunatic is on the grass” can refer to a mental hospital. However, SongFacts.com states that it is about the “Keep off the Grass” signs posted. The song itself doesn’t contain a noticeable chorus however, a few lines do repeat. The song itself is very slow and has a few parts that pick up. It’s extremely eerie almost. It is a perfect song when you think of Pink Floyd, very psychedelic and thought provoking. It’s a dark song about very real problems.
The song Brain Damage is in a meter of four. It is fairly slow and pretty short. Which it starts off as just a slow guitar and drum beat, then at five, the lyrics come into play. Also, about halfway through the chorus or verse, the song picks up and adds another guitar and the song expands at twenty-one. Then at the meter thirty-one, the song goes back down to the same guitar and drum beat as the beginning of the song until the
Pink Floyd began in the underground London scene, where they developed their psychedelic sound. Their music was a mix between hard rock, country, folk, blues and electronic, which created their unique sound. In 1967, Pink Floyd had 2 songs chart and they began to make soundtracks for films. However, their breakthrough album was Dark Side of the Moon (which was their 8th studio album). Dark Side had many dark themes they focused on. For example, insanity, paranoia, and many other dark themes. Which has spent more than eight hundred …show more content…
However, it seems to be about the ex-singer and their guitarist Syd Barrett (according to SongFacts.com). There are many ways to interpret the song. “The lunatic is on the grass” can refer to a mental hospital. However, SongFacts.com states that it is about the “Keep off the Grass” signs posted. The song itself doesn’t contain a noticeable chorus however, a few lines do repeat. The song itself is very slow and has a few parts that pick up. It’s extremely eerie almost. It is a perfect song when you think of Pink Floyd, very psychedelic and thought provoking. It’s a dark song about very real problems.
The song Brain Damage is in a meter of four. It is fairly slow and pretty short. Which it starts off as just a slow guitar and drum beat, then at five, the lyrics come into play. Also, about halfway through the chorus or verse, the song picks up and adds another guitar and the song expands at twenty-one. Then at the meter thirty-one, the song goes back down to the same guitar and drum beat as the beginning of the song until the