The Rise and Fall of Pink Floyd: From 250 Million Albums Sold to a Brotherhood Broken by Ego скачать в хорошем качестве

The Rise and Fall of Pink Floyd: From 250 Million Albums Sold to a Brotherhood Broken by Ego

Picture four young architecture students jamming in a London basement, dreaming of sounds no one had ever heard before. A decade later, they would create The Dark Side of the Moon — one of the greatest albums in history — selling around 45 million copies and staying on the charts for nearly 1,000 weeks. But here’s the tragedy: the very success that made Pink Floyd legendary became the poison that destroyed their brotherhood. This is the full rise and fall of Pink Floyd — a band that sold over 250 million records worldwide, pioneered psychedelic and progressive rock, and then imploded in one of music’s most infamous ego-driven collapses.In this documentary-style video, you’ll discover: How Tea Set became Pink Floyd after Syd Barrett renamed the band The founding lineup: Syd Barrett, Roger Waters, Richard Wright, and Nick Mason Their psychedelic breakthrough with The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967) Syd Barrett’s collapse, David Gilmour’s arrival, and Syd’s heartbreaking exit The concept-album evolution through Meddle and the epic “Echoes” The global explosion of The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) Wish You Were Here and the haunting studio visit from Syd Barrett The darker edge of Animals and the iconic flying pig chaos The Wall as both their creative peak and the start of the end Waters taking full control on The Final Cut and the band breaking as equals The 1985 split, the name lawsuit, and why the feud never healed The one-night miracle reunion at Live 8 (2005) Richard Wright’s passing in 2008, ending any true reunion hope The final goodbye with The Endless River (2014) And why a reunion is now permanently off the table — David Gilmour has repeatedly said he will never perform with Roger Waters again, most recently reaffirming it in 2025. Pink Floyd proved that you can create transcendent art together… and still destroy each other. Their legacy remains massive, but the brotherhood that built it is gone. If you love music history, classic rock, and the real stories behind legendary bands, Like, Subscribe, and Share. What do you think truly ended Pink Floyd — ego, control, or the pressure of greatness? Tell me in the comments.