Pink Floyd may reform for charity

[Tieno]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11556101
what I wouldn't give to go to a concert of Pink Floyd 
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this video alone, god damn amazing.


Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason has said the legendary rock band may get back together to play concerts for charity.

The group, who have sold 200 million albums, last performed at the Live 8 concert in London in 2005.

"I think all of us would like the idea of repeating the Live 8 concept," Mason said.

He said the group could do "something that's not necessarily for us, but do something for the right reasons and enjoy doing it."

"That's what I'd like, and I think the others might well see eye to eye."

His bandmates Roger Waters and David Gilmour famously fell out in the 1980s but charity recently brought the pair back together for the first time since Live 8.

They performed three Pink Floyd classics for the Hoping Foundation, which helps Palestinian children, in Oxfordshire in July.

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I think it would be a very nice way for a band to gently move towards retirement”

Nick Mason
After the show, Waters wrote that the performance was "great. End of story. Or possibly beginning."

Gilmour will also be a surprise guest during one date on Waters' forthcoming tour, where Waters is playing the band's album The Wall in full.

Speaking at the In The City music conference in Manchester, Mason said Live 8 could provide a "template for something we would do again".

"I think it would be a very nice way for a band to gently move towards retirement, by doing shows absolutely for charity rather than for more income," he said.

He told BBC News any such shows would be likely to raise money for a charitable foundation that distributed it to a variety of good causes.

"In a way the best thing would be to do a number of shows and have some sort of foundation," he said.

"We all individually have pet projects and what we did at Earls Court [in 1994] was we pooled the money and each of us decided which particular things they would like some of the money to go towards, which was brilliant. That's the way to do it."

In May, Waters said: "A one off thing, for some kind of charity event, I could see that happening again. I guess three [original members] is enough. I would be up for it, for sure."

The band's keyboardist Richard Wright died in 2008.

Mason appeared at In The City in his capacity as co-chairman of the Featured Artists' Coalition, a body that was set up two years ago to fight for musicians' rights.

[Brehvolution]

I saw them in Toronto in the the mid 90's. It's still the best concert I've ever seen.

[Raban]

Exciting! That would be a wonderful show to catch. Tickets will probably sell out instantly/cost way too much.

[BlueTsunami]

They ain't nothing without Syd Unless they're gonna play the classic till the end of time... time... time...

[Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich]

eerie thread. I just wasted my morning watching David Gilmour on Palladia. Amazing concert.

[Phoenix Dark]

They ain't nothing without Syd Unless they're gonna play the classic till the end of time... time... time...

come on, Syd's Floyd is unbearable to listen. Everything before Meddle pretty much sucks

[BlueTsunami]

They ain't nothing without Syd Unless they're gonna play the classic till the end of time... time... time...

come on, Syd's Floyd is unbearable to listen. Everything before Meddle pretty much sucks

Not Pink Floyd but..





But I meant Roger Waters (SMH, why did I think Syd?).

Also, instrumentally I love Floyd but I don't really care for some of the soppy lyrics in The Division Bell and later stuff like that (though Marooned, instrumentally, is one of the best guitar solos, in my opinion).

[Brehvolution]

eerie thread. I just wasted my morning watching David Gilmour on Palladia. Amazing concert.

I've seen that.

Palladia

[Dickie Dee]

Probably one my favorite things ever:

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[Mr. Gundam]

I saw "Pink Floyd" during the Pulse tour, I'd love to see the full band sometime in my life before they die.

[Tieno]

Probably one my favorite things ever:

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Same here. I just love how incredibly long they are (up to 25 minutes), like a modern day symphony. I think have 3 versions of that song, Pompei, Gdansk and the studio.
version. Sometimes when I go running I'll play that song, it feels incredible.

Atom Heart Mother is another one like those.
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[chronovore]

(snip)
But I meant Roger Waters (SMH, why did I think Syd?).

Also, instrumentally I love Floyd but I don't really care for some of the soppy lyrics in The Division Bell and later stuff like that (though Marooned, instrumentally, is one of the best guitar solos, in my opinion).

Yeah, actually, I've never understood why people get so bent for Syd; the bulk of well-known material is from when Waters was fronting. And I can't really get into Floyd without Waters. The article text makes it sound like they'll be together though, so that's hopeful.

I saw Floyd for "A Momentary Lapse of Reason" Tour. It was really good, but it did feel like the "backup" musicians were handling the bulk of the work onstage.

[Powerslave]

This is awesome news, they make such outstanding music. Sometimes just a couple of notes they produce can carry an unbelievable amount of emotion.. that part after the intro on Shine On You Crazy Diamond is a perfect example of this.


For the past months I have been learning the Comfortably Numb solos on guitar. I can't tell you how rewarding playing that solo is, let alone just listening to that masterpiece of a song.