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  Roger Waters - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Waters, who currently resides in the U.S., has said that the songs were written immediately after the start of the war, but he delayed releasing them until just before the 2004 Presidential election, hoping to derail George W. Bush's re-election.
Although the songs' criticism was primarily aimed at the American government, Tony Blair is also referenced: "Not in my name, Tony, you great war leader".
A possible track is a song dubbed "Woman" which was heard during the sound checks for the "In the Flesh" tour.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roger_Waters   (3061 words)

  
 New Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock PH-PL
The remaining five songs songs are 6-7 minutes in length and fall between these two extremes.
The sound that's uniquely their own takes the form of an epic rock song a la early Yes or Genesis, but with wicked and sophisticated polyrhythms and chord changes that are so demented as to be actually harmful to the unprepared ear, alternating with uplifting, almost naively optimistic ten-minute jams.
This is a great signature song for the album, setting the mood for what is to come with the lush vocal harmonies and "American Canterbury" sound, reminding me of such other American purveyors of the art such as Happy the Man, Underground Railroad and even French TV.
www.gepr.net /ph.html   (11390 words)

  
 The South African Pink Floyd Fansite
Largely Barrett-penned, the set combined childlike fantasy with experimentation, where whimsical pop songs nestled beside riff-laden sorties, notably the lengthy and powerful 'Interstellar Overdrive'.
Pink Floyd have a huge and ever-increasing fanbase, a great number of whom were born after DARK SIDE OF THE MOON and are unaware that Syd Barrett was ever a member.
A Box Set Full Of Secrets (a collection of of non-album tracks, session tracks, live recordings, single edits, demos and other obscure rarities)
www.rock.co.za /files/pink_floyd_bio.html   (1948 words)

  
 The Pink Floyd Archives Library   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Dancing in the Street - A Rock and Roll History by Robert Palmer
The book features fascinating insights into British psychedelic music, with entries for each song that include the name of the band, the song title, writing credits, record company, catalog number, release date, background of the band, and a brief analysis of the song.
This book is great for concert dates although it primarily covers concerts in the 1960s and 1970s.
rac.neptunepinkfloyd.co.uk /PFbooks/BooksAG.htm   (3400 words)

  
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It is, I think, one of the most informative sites on the web and was a great source of help when I was new to Pink Floyd.
Another great source is Comfortably Floyd - and it also has a nice design.
And last but not least maybe the biggest Pink Floyd link collection is The Great WWWall Of Links
mitglied.lycos.de /klausboldt/pinkfloyd   (421 words)

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