Guitarist and vocalist David Gilmour joined in December 1967; Barrett left in April 1968 due to deteriorating mental health. Waters became the primary lyricist and thematic leader, devising the concepts behind the band's peak of critical and commercial success with the albums "The Dark Side of the Moon" (1973), "Wish You Were Here" (1975), "Animals" (1977), and "The Wall" (1979). The Waters-written musical film based on "The Wall" album, "Pink Floyd – The Wall" (1982), won two BAFTA Awards. Following personal tensions, Wright left Pink Floyd in 1979, followed by Waters in 1985. Gilmour and Mason continued as Pink Floyd, rejoined later by Wright.
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Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd | Introduction
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who sings on the dark side of the moon
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Pink Floyd.
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when was the song released?
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1 March 1973.
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who were the members of the band mentioned above?
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Syd Barrett, Nick Mason, Roger Waters and Richard Wright.
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what was their genre of music?
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Rock band and psychedelic pop group.
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who founded this band?
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Syd Barrett, Nick Mason, Roger Waters and Richard Wright.
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what was role of the first person in the band mentioned above?
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Guitar and lead vocals.
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can you name his debut album?
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Initial is the debut album from the band Person L, released on August 5, 2008. Kenny Vasoli self-recorded the album in his home studio in late 2007–2008 and released it through his record label, Human Interest. Several of the songs originate from demos he worked on while on tour with The Starting Line.
Initial (album) | Introduction
First Album, The First Album, or 1st Album may refer to:
First Album | Introduction
Formal recording for the band's debut album commenced in 2005. They entered the studio with Bob Ezrin, the producer behind Pink Floyd's epic rock opera "The Wall". The band had recorded more than 30 songs in Patrick's home studio, 11 of which would make their way on to their debut album. The album was originally slated for an early 2006 release through Columbia Records. However, most of the personnel who backed them at the label were fired during the process of recording the album, making them opt to change their label. Instead, the band signed to The Firm Music, a division of the band's management company The Firm, Inc., in an effort to avoid typical record labels and go straight to distributors.
Army of Anyone | Debut album (2005–07)
Credits adapted from Naver
The First (single album) | Track listing
First is the debut solo album by David Gates, released in 1973. Musicians who appear on the album include Larry Knechtel, Mike Botts, Jimmy Getzoff, Jim Gordon, Jim Horn, John Guerin, Larry Carlton, Louie Shelton, and Russ Kunkel.
First (David Gates album) | Introduction
"Signs of Life" is the opening track on "A Momentary Lapse of Reason", the first Pink Floyd album headed by David Gilmour, in the absence of ex-member Roger Waters.
Signs of Life (instrumental) | Introduction
The 1967 Singles Sampler, or 1967: The First Three Singles, is a compilation album by English rock band Pink Floyd, released in 1997 as a limited edition CD to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the band.
1967: The First Three Singles | Introduction
Mason is the only member to appear on all studio releases.
List of Pink Floyd band members | Introduction
Gilmour was distracted by the birth of his first child, and contributed little else towards the songwriting of the album. Similarly, neither Mason nor Wright contributed as much as they had on previous albums, and "Animals" was the first Pink Floyd album not to contain a composer's credit for Wright. The band had discussed employing another guitarist for future tours, and Snowy White was therefore invited into the studio. When Waters and Mason inadvertently erased one of Gilmour's completed guitar solos, White was asked to record a solo on "Pigs on the Wing". Although his performance was omitted from the vinyl release, it was included on the 8-track cartridge version.
Animals (Pink Floyd album) | Recording
In December 1964, they secured their first recording time, at a studio in West Hampstead, through one of Wright's friends, who let them use some down time free. Wright, who was taking a break from his studies, did not participate in the session. When the RAF assigned Dennis a post in Bahrain in early 1965, Barrett became the band's frontman. Later that year, they became the resident band at the Countdown Club near Kensington High Street in London, where from late night until early morning they played three sets of 90 minutes each. During this period, spurred by the group's need to extend their sets to minimise song repetition, the band realised that "songs could be extended with lengthy solos", wrote Mason.
Pink Floyd | Formation
I was already learning to play guitar and I wanted to learn to play some of these wonderful guitar solos. That was my introduction to Pink Floyd. I was a fan from quite an early age."
Brit Floyd | History
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is the debut studio album by English rock band Pink Floyd, released 4 August 1967 by EMI Columbia. The only album made under founding member Syd Barrett's leadership, it takes its title from chapter seven of Kenneth Grahame's 1908 novel "The Wind in the Willows", which refers to the nature God Pan, and was recorded at EMI Studios in London from February to May 1967 with producer Norman Smith. The band at the time consisted of Syd Barrett (lead vocals, lead guitar), Nick Mason (drums), Roger Waters (bass, vocals), and Richard Wright (keyboards, vocals).
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn | Introduction
Tom Fogerty was Tom Fogerty's first solo album.
Tom Fogerty (album) | Introduction
This was the Floyd's first tour since 1973 not to use female backing singers. Augmenting the band were sax player Dick Parry (who occasionally played keyboards out of view of the audience) and guitarist Snowy White, who also played bass on "Sheep", "Pigs (Three Different Ones)" and "Welcome to the Machine". Roger Waters played electric guitar on "Sheep" and "Pigs" and acoustic guitar on "Welcome to the Machine". In the first half of the show, the band played all of "Animals" in a different sequence than the album, starting with "Sheep", then "Pigs on the Wing (Part I)", "Dogs", "Pigs on the Wing (Part II)" and "Pigs (Three Different Ones)".
In the Flesh (Pink Floyd tour) | History
Pink Floyd released their debut album, "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn," in August 1967. Work began on "A Saucerful of Secrets" in the same month, at EMI Studios in London, with producer Norman Smith. The first songs recorded were "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" and "Scream Thy Last Scream", both recorded on 7–8 August 1967. The tracks were planned for release as a single on 8 September, but this was vetoed by Pink Floyd's record company, EMI. The band recorded "Vegetable Man" at De Lane Lea Studios on 9–11 October, and returned on 19 October to record "Jugband Blues", with Smith booking a Salvation Army band.
A Saucerful of Secrets | Recording
Profiles is Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason's second studio album and 10cc guitarist Rick Fenn's debut studio album. It was released in 1985.
Profiles (Nick Mason and Rick Fenn album) | Introduction
The album produced the single "So and Slow It Grows."
The First Letter | Introduction
In July 1978, amid a financial crisis caused by negligent investments, Waters presented two ideas for Pink Floyd's next album. The first was a 90-minute demo with the working title "Bricks in the Wall;" the other later became Waters' first solo album, "The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking". Although both Mason and Gilmour were initially cautious, they chose the former. Bob Ezrin co-produced and wrote a forty-page script for the new album. Ezrin based the story on the central figure of Pink—a "gestalt" character inspired by Waters' childhood experiences, the most notable of which was the death of his father in World War II.
Pink Floyd | "The Wall" (1979)
Credits for "Absolute First Album" adapted from liner notes.
Absolute First Album | Personnel
The band released a radio single “Dedicate” prior to the release of the debut album. The album, entitled “Love Jesus, Love People” featured twelve tracks with a contemporary adult R&B sound.
Anthony Nelson (musician) | First album
First Course is the debut album by jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour. The album was released on LP by Epic Records in 1976 and on CD by Columbia Records in 1990.
First Course | Introduction
Also, the first track ("Almost There") starts with a taped intro which quotes "Hot Water". Originally issued in the UK as a two-album set and long-play cassette, the version issued on CD consisted of a single disc, omitting three tracks ("Turn it On", "Mr Pink" and "88"). Those tracks were restored when the remastered version of the album was issued in a two-CD set in 2000.
A Physical Presence | Introduction
David Gilmour is the debut solo studio album by Pink Floyd guitarist and co-lead vocalist David Gilmour. The album was released in May and June 1978 in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. The album reached number 17 in the UK and number 29 on the Billboard US album charts; it was certified Gold in the US by the RIAA. The album was produced by Gilmour, and consists mostly of blues and guitar-oriented rock songs, except for the piano-dominated ballad "So Far Away".
David Gilmour (album) | Introduction
Gilmour subsequently replaced Syd Barrett in Pink Floyd. When Barrett was making his first solo album, "The Madcap Laughs", released in January 1970, he enlisted Wilson, who played bass on two of the album's tracks, "No Man's Land" and "Here I Go". Wilson also provided percussion on the follow-up, "Barrett", released in November the same year.
Willie Wilson (drummer) | Music career
First Step is the debut album by the British group Faces, released in early 1970. The album was released only a few months after the Faces had formed from the ashes of the Small Faces (from which Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones and Ian McLagan hailed) and The Jeff Beck Group (from which Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood hailed.) The album is credited to the Small Faces on all North American issues and reissues, while record labels for initial vinyl printings give the title as The First Step. The album cover shows Ronnie Wood holding a copy of Geoffrey Sisley's seminal guitar tutorial "First Step: How to Play the Guitar Plectrum Style".
First Step (Faces album) | Introduction
'F' Debut is the first album by Fiona Sit, released 8 April 2004 it was a best-seller in Hong Kong, and was awarded gold for sales asfit sold more than 25,000 copies.
'F' Debut | Introduction
Rayner left before the first album was released.
Noel Crombie | Introduction
A Momentary Lapse of Reason is the thirteenth studio album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released in the UK and US on 7 September 1987 by EMI and Columbia. It was recorded primarily on guitarist David Gilmour's converted houseboat, "Astoria". "A Momentary Lapse of Reason" was the first Pink Floyd album recorded without founding member Roger Waters, who departed in 1985. The production was marred by legal fights over the rights to the Pink Floyd name, which was not resolved until several months after release. It also saw the return of keyboardist and founding member Richard Wright, who had resigned from the band under pressure from Waters during the recording of "The Wall" (1979).
A Momentary Lapse of Reason | Introduction
"In the Flesh?" and "In the Flesh" are two songs by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on their 1979 album, "The Wall". "In the Flesh?" is the opening track, and introduces the story concept of the album. "In the Flesh" is the twenty-first song of the album, and is a reprise of the first, with different verses and more extended instrumentation. The title is a reference to the band's 1977 In the Flesh Tour, during which Roger Waters, in frustration, spat at a fan attempting to climb the fence separating the band from the crowd.
In the Flesh? | Introduction
In 1972, Renaissance's then-new management disbanded the then current line-up (one of several short-lived transitional line-ups), retaining only ex-The Gentle People singer Annie Haslam and former Rupert's People keyboard player John Tout to build a new band around. The new members added at this point were bassist Jon Camp, drummer Terence Sullivan and guitarist Mick Parsons. Shortly thereafter, Parsons died in a car accident. Electric guitarist Rob Hendry was brought in at the last minute to replace him for the recording sessions of June and July 1972, and left the band soon after the album was completed. Because "Prologue" was a new start for the band, with a line-up that now included none of the original members, it would frequently be referred to as their "first" album (for example, on the "Live at Carnegie Hall" album, both in a song intro and on the inside cover).
Prologue (Renaissance album) | Overview
album was released initially as "De-Ja-Vu" and then later as "First". The album was recorded using Roland synthesizers and a Roland TR-808 drum machine and featured Davide Piatto on guitar.
Klein + M.B.O. | Introduction
But after the first album, I found another voice, my own voice."
Captain (album) | Introduction
Pink Floyd first achieved success in the London underground music scene, when the group was led by Syd Barrett. The group signed a management deal with Peter Jenner and Andrew King in October 1966, becoming Blackhill Enterprises, and recorded a demo late that year in order to attract record company interest. They subsequently signed with EMI Records and released their first single, "Arnold Layne" on 11 March 1967, followed by the album "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" in August. Barrett's behaviour eventually led him being replaced by guitarist and singer David Gilmour; he officially left on 6 April 1968 and both he and Gilmour appear on the second album, "A Saucerful of Secrets".
Pink Floyd discography | History
Pink Floyd were an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining a following as a psychedelic pop group, they were distinguished for their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philosophical lyrics and elaborate live shows, and became a leading band of the progressive rock genre. Pink Floyd were one of the first British psychedelia groups, and are credited with influencing genres such as neo-progressive rock and ambient music. Pink Floyd were founded by students Syd Barrett (guitar, lead vocals), Nick Mason (drums), Roger Waters (bass guitar, vocals), and Richard Wright (keyboards, vocals). Under Barrett's leadership, they released two charting singles and a successful debut album, "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" (1967).
Pink Floyd | Introduction
Formal recording for the band's debut album commenced in 2005. They entered the studio with Bob Ezrin, the producer behind Pink Floyd's epic rock opera "The Wall". The band had recorded more than 30 songs in Patrick's home studio, 11 of which would make their way on to their debut album, and another 2 being released as b-sides. The album was originally slated for an early 2006 release through Columbia Records. However, most of the personnel who backed them at the label were fired during the process of recording the album, making them opt to change their label. Instead, the band signed to The Firm Music, a division of the band's management company The Firm, Inc..
Army of Anyone (album) | Writing and recording
His first album was "Voice Extraordinaire".
Johnny Cook | Introduction
It needs the open C to have that ring." The debut album reached number one in the United States. Ralphs continued to record and tour with Bad Company until the original band folded in 1982. In 1984 he toured with Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour on Gilmour's About Face tour, although he did not play on the album. In 1985, he released a solo album, "Take This", which included Free's and Bad Company's drummer Simon Kirke. He teamed up with future Bad Company guitarist Dave Colwell for a limited four-run live support of the album, which also featured drummer Chris Slade of Manfred Mann's Earth Band and keyboard player Lindsay Bridgewater, who performed with Ozzy Osbourne.
Mick Ralphs | Career
This group recorded their eponymous debut album in 2005. In 1987 Helliwell played on Pink Floyd's album "A Momentary Lapse of Reason"; his name was misspelled as "Halliwell". This was after Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour had played on Supertramp's album "Brother Where You Bound". Helliwell also played on French singer Jean-Jacques Goldman's 1985 album "Positif," and clarinet on Sara Hickman's 1990 album Shortstop. During a professional lull in the 1990s, Helliwell began studying for a music degree at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, but he discontinued his studies to join Supertramp on tour when "Some Things Never Change" was released.
John Helliwell | Introduction
In March 1967 Gilmour's parents gave him his first Fender guitar, a white Telecaster, for his 21st birthday. He would use this guitar, which had a white pickguard and a rosewood fretboard, when he joined Pink Floyd in 1968, with one of Syd Barrett's teles as a spare.
David Gilmour | Guitars
Nevertheless, the band's major label debut, "Wonder What's Next", has since been regarded by the band as their "first" album.
Point No. 1 | Background and recording
Adapted from the album's liner notes. Hole Technical
The First Session | Personnel
The band's self-titled debut album was finally released on Adam Pfahler's Blackball Records on February 14, 2006. Richard Baluyut's love of classic rock such as Pink Floyd was more in evidence than it had ever been in Versus, leading to the marketing slogan for the debut album of "Indie Rock for people who hate indie rock".
Whysall Lane | History
This is the first album to feature new drummer Orri Páll Dýrason who joined the band in 1999, replacing their previous drummer Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson.
( ) (album) | Introduction
Gilmour was equally dismissive of the album and once described it as "a load of rubbish", stating: "I think we were scraping the barrel a bit at that period". Pink Floyd's first number 1 album, "Atom Heart Mother" was hugely successful in Britain, spending 18 weeks on the UK chart. It premièred at the Bath Festival on 27 June 1970. Pink Floyd toured extensively across America and Europe in 1970. In 1971, Pink Floyd took second place in a reader's poll, in "Melody Maker", and for the first time were making a profit. Mason and Wright became fathers and bought homes in London while Gilmour, still single, moved to a 19th-century farm in Essex.
Pink Floyd | "Ummagumma" (1969), "Atom Heart Mother" (1970), and "Meddle" (1971)
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is the debut studio album by Pink Floyd. Piper at the Gates of Dawn or The Piper at the Gates of Dawn may also refer to:
Piper at the Gates of Dawn (disambiguation) | Introduction
Together they will form the “Heejaz” ". With their unique musical styles, each member of the band has contributed to the singular compositions that define their genre.
Mohamed Abozekry &amp; Heejaz | The beginnings and the release of the first album
Beginnings is the first studio album by English guitarist Steve Howe, released in October 1975 by Atlantic Records. It was recorded and released during a break in activity from the progressive rock band Yes, after the band agreed for each member to put out a solo album. Howe uses various guest musicians, including past and present Yes bandmates Bill Bruford, Alan White and Patrick Moraz, as well as members of Gryphon. The album reached No. 22 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 63 on the US "Billboard" 200. It was supported with promotional videos of "Ram" and "Beginnings".
Beginnings (Steve Howe album) | Introduction
Who Came First is the debut album by Pete Townshend, released in 1972 on Track Records in the UK and Track/Decca in the US. It includes demos from the aborted concept album "Lifehouse", part of which became "Who's Next". The original release had a gatefold cover and included a poster with additional photos of Meher Baba from the Louis van Gasteren film "Beyond Words". The cover photo of Townshend standing on eggs is a reference to the eternal question "Who came first: the chicken or the egg?" It peaked at number 30 on the UK album chart and at number 69 on the US "Billboard" 200.
Who Came First | Introduction
Now a band in their own right, the Nice expanded their gear, recruiting roadies Bazz Ward and Lemmy, the latter of whom provided Emerson with a Hitler Youth ceremonial dagger to stick into the keys on his Hammond organ. They spent the end of 1967 on a package tour with Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, the Move and Amen Corner. Pink Floyd's then leader, Syd Barrett, missed several gigs and O'List had to stand in for him. The group's first album was recorded throughout the autumn of 1967, and in October of that year they recorded their first session for John Peel's radio show "Top Gear".
The Nice | Early career
Cropper picked up the guitar at age 16. His mother reports that he first "rocked" to a small 45 rpm record in his bedroom where he played "Let's Go to the Hop" by Danny and the Juniors. He was about two years old, and he loved it. He used to spend hours, as a very young child, listening to "Tommy" by The Who. He has never openly admitted what the first record he bought was, but his first "cool" album was Jimi Hendrix. He was a fan of various genres, like psychedelic, grunge, and punk. He was in various bands in his twenties before joining bands that contained the core members of what would become Weezer.
Jason Cropper | Early years
Nick Mason's Fictitious Sports is the debut solo album by Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason, released in May 1981 in the UK and the US. It was Mason's first major work outside of Pink Floyd. It is sung by Robert Wyatt (formerly of Soft Machine), except for the opening song. All the songs were written by Carla Bley.
Nick Mason's Fictitious Sports | Introduction
Toilet Böys is the first recorded output by notorious NYC punk/glam band, the Toilet Böys. This album was recorded without eventual lead guitarist and band staple, Sean Pierce.
Toilet Böys (debut) | Introduction
While Presley was not an innovative guitarist like Moore or contemporary African-American rockers Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry, cultural historian Gilbert B. Rodman argued that the album's cover image, "of Elvis having the time of his life on stage "with a guitar in his hands" played a crucial role in positioning the guitar ... as the instrument that best captured the style and spirit of this new music."
Elvis Presley | First national TV appearances and debut album
"The New Rolling Stone Record Guide" wrote: "Above all, Gates displays a concern for lyrics and melody (indeed, for song structure) that is nothing if not admirable and praiseworthy. But he can also be totally insipid: side two of "First" is an emotional wasteland."
First (David Gates album) | Critical reception
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First World Problems (album) | Personnel
With three singles released, the band then released their debut album, "Beat Boys In The Jet Age"; however, controversy occurred when the band attempted to release their fourth single, “Page 3”. The newspaper "The Sun" objected to the reference to its Page Three pin-up girl feature and forced a change of title, necessitating the destruction of all the manufactured sleeves. The album did do reasonably well, however, and due to this the band secured a spot supporting Madness on their European tour.
The Lambrettas | Debut album
The band had been signed from the Dada Drumming record label to Handmade Birds. Here, they spent a great deal of time recording and mixing the music for their upcoming debut. On May 5, 2012, the self-titled LP was released.
Pinkish Black | Self-titled debut (2011-2012)
The same debut album includes an instrumental guitar piece titled "Free Form Guitar", which consisted largely of feedback and heavy use of the Stratocaster's tremolo arm. The album liner notes indicate that the nearly seven-minute piece was recorded live in the studio in one take, using only a Fender Dual Showman amplifier pre-amped with a Bogen Challenger P.A. amp. The guitar's neck was held together with a radiator hose clamp. The song "Beginnings" includes acoustic rhythm guitar by Kath. For the group's second album, Kath contributed an extended guitar solo on "25 or 6 to 4", which became a live favorite.
Terry Kath | Chicago
Their debut eponymous album appeared in June 1971, which Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, described as "adventurous, heavy, progressive blues-rock... Melouney's crunching, multi-layered Jimmy Page-styled guitar riffs kept the whole thing together."
Fanny Adams (band) | Introduction
Similarly, neither Mason nor Wright contributed much toward "Animals"; Wright had marital problems, and his relationship with Waters was also suffering. "Animals" was the first Pink Floyd album with no writing credit for Wright, who said: "This was when Roger "really" started to believe that he was the sole writer for the band ... that it was only because of him that [we] were still going ... when he started to develop his ego trips, the person he would have his conflicts with would be me." Released in January 1977, "Animals" peaked on the UK chart at number two, and the US chart at number three.
Pink Floyd | "Animals" (1977)
New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert, who produced "Homesick", was shown a demo of the song. The band immediately told him that it would be the album's opening track. Gilbert said: "in my opinion, first songs are often the first thing people hear, so it should almost encompass the whole record. [...] I feel if you never heard the band before, and you hear "Downfall," it's a perfect introduction."
The Downfall of Us All | Writing and recording
The eponymously titled album was released on vinyl and cassette but it has never been issued in CD format.
The Pinkees | Introduction
First (The Sound of Music) is the debut album by English rock band Then Jerico, released in 1987. The album includes four singles which reached the UK Singles Chart: "Muscle Deep" (No. 85, re-release No. 48), "Let Her Fall" (No. 65), "Prairie Rose" (No. 89), and "The Motive" (No. 18). The album reached No. 35 in the UK Albums Chart.
First (The Sound of Music) | Introduction
Personnel on original albums, see: Personnel of this compilation:
Beginnings (The Allman Brothers Band album) | Personnel
His first solo album, "Voices", was released in 1985.
Roger Eno | Introduction
The Introduction is the first studio album by the guitarist Steve Morse, released in 1984 by Elektra/Musician. It reached No. 101 on the U.S. "Billboard" 200 and No. 15 on "Billboard"'s Jazz Albums chart.
The Introduction (album) | Introduction
After the previous song, "In The Flesh", the crowd continues to chant, "Pink! Floyd! Pink! Floyd!" The guitar intro begins with the scratching of strings dampened with left-hand muting, before settling on an open D string dampened by palm muting. As heard earlier on the album in "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1", the muted D is treated with a specific delay setting, providing three to four loud but gradually decaying repeats, one dotted-eighth note apart, with the result that simply playing quarter notes (at 116 beats per minute) will produce a strict rhythm of one eighth note followed by two sixteenth notes, with rhythmic echoes overlapping.
Run Like Hell | Composition
The album's cover art is one of Pink Floyd's most minimal – a white brick wall and no text. Waters had a falling out with Hipgnosis designer Storm Thorgerson a few years earlier when Thorgerson had included the cover of "Animals" in his book "The Work of Hipgnosis: 'Walk Away René"'. "The Wall" is therefore the first album cover of the band since "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" not to be created by the design group. Issues of the album would include the lettering of the artist name and album title by cartoonist Gerald Scarfe, either as a sticker on sleeve wrapping or printed onto the cover itself, in either black or red.
The Wall | Artwork and packaging
This album gained a high media profile in Europe as Second Person were the first British band to have raised the $50,000 target on Sellaband - which allowed fans to invest directly in bands on the site.
Second Person (band) | Introduction
When Fripp eventually declined, Bruford and Wetton decided that each would bring in a musician of his choice to form a new band. Wetton brought in keyboardist/violinist Eddie Jobson, whom Wetton knew from his work with Roxy Music in 1976 – "stealing" him from Frank Zappa. Bruford recruited guitarist Allan Holdsworth (formerly of Soft Machine and Gong) who had played guitar on Bruford's 1978 (recorded 1977) debut solo album, "Feels Good to Me". The band's formation coincided with the introduction of the Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer, and the instrument became a key part of the band's developing sound.
U.K. (band) | Formation and first album
The discography of David Gilmour, the lead guitarist of Pink Floyd, consists of four studio albums and six singles.
David Gilmour discography | Introduction
Size Really Does Matter is the second album of the American band Pretty Boy Floyd. It is their first studio record not to feature guitarist Kristy "Krash" Majors and drummer Kari Kane. Although the album was not commercially successful, it received positive reviews from music critics such as Allmusic. Notably the album features no songs written by former guitarist Ariel Stiles or Kristy Majors. Stiles has been quoted as saying that he "was very happy to see Steve create some new music with new people"
Size Really Does Matter | Introduction
The band had a contest on their Facebook allowing for fans to submit their artwork for the album, with the band choosing their favorite to appear within the album booklet. Similarly, the band held a poll on Facebook to see which song should be the album's first single. The three options were "HELLo", "Watch It Burn", and "Closure". Additionally, a local radio DJ that Connolly knew, also played "HELLo" and "Watch It Burn" for feedback. While Conolly had originally felt that "HELLo" would be the best choice, the band ended up going with "Watch it Burn" because it received far more support than other songs in both scenarios.
Human (Projected album) | Release and promotion
First Born is the debut full-length album by American metalcore band The Plot in You. It was produced, composed, and completely played by the band's vocalist, Landon Tewers and was released through Rise Records on April 18, 2011. The album is a concept album based on the story of a boy and the problems he goes through in life; facing an abusive father among other challenges such as emergency, abandonment, bullying, and anguish. The album "starts at the birth," and ends where he finally escapes his broken home permanently. The album peaked at No. 36 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart close to a month after its release.
First Born (The Plot in You album) | Introduction
A 100-member string orchestra also participated in his debut album.
Eru (singer) | Pre-debut
The First and Last is a live album released by the "once-only" supergroup band New Race. "The First and Last" is a collection of recordings from the various shows the band played along the East Coast of Australia in 1981. New Race contained members of the band Radio Birdman: Deniz Tek, Rob Younger, and Warwick Gilbert, along with guitarist from The Stooges- Ron Asheton, and MC5 drummer Dennis Thompson. "The First and Last" is often hailed as one of the greatest live Punk rock albums of all time, though there is a dispute as to the true genre of the album.
The First and Last | Introduction
Self-Titled Long-Playing Debut Album is the first album released by +/-. It was written, performed and recorded almost entirely by former Versus guitarist James Baluyut, with his Versus bandmate Patrick Ramos playing additional drums on the album. Baluyut used the recording of the album to experiment with techniques such as 5-4 time and sampling. Upon release the album was acclaimed for its fusion of indie-rock song structures with electronica production techniques, and it was compared favourably to work by The Microphones and The Notwist. The track "All I do" was later featured in the soundtrack for the film Wicker Park.
Self-Titled Long-Playing Debut Album | Introduction
First is the first official recording by the metal band Baroness. The artwork was done by Baroness singer John Baizley.
First (Baroness EP) | Introduction
In its debut, the band was joined by the orchestral collaborations of Daniel Goldberg, who recorded with 24 musicians in United States.
Serú Girán | Formation, beginnings and first album (1978)
The album contains his first works as a writer.
Rodney Slater (musician) | Introduction
The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.
First Song | Reception
Pink Floyd, 1994 tour David Gilmour – electric guitar, lead vocals Richard Wright – organ Nick Mason – drums with: Guy Pratt – bass Tim Renwick – acoustic guitar Jon Carin – synthesiser Gary Wallis – percussion Sam Brown – backing vocals Claudia Fontaine – backing vocals Durga McBroom – backing vocals
Coming Back to Life | Live personnel
Both bands' first albums started with the word 'everything'.
Shotgun Smile | Introduction
The classic line up of Pink Floyd (David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Richard Wright and Nick Mason) played together on stage for the first time in 24 years (the band toured without Waters in 1987–1989 and 1994). The band performed the songs "Speak to Me", "Breathe / Breathe (Reprise)", "Money", "Wish You Were Here" and "Comfortably Numb". They were the only band not to be verbally introduced; instead the house and stage lights were darkened while the introduction to "Speak to Me" was played, accompanied on the video screens by an animated version of the heart monitor graphic from "The Dark Side of the Moon" sleeve.
Pink Floyd bootleg recordings | 2000s
It is also the first album to include guitarist Dave Amato and drummer Bryan Hitt.
The Earth, a Small Man, His Dog and a Chicken | Introduction
While the album was recorded after the group's official formation and signing to Warner Brothers Records in the Autumn of 1969, the band members had been rehearsing, performing and recording together in various combinations since May of that year.
First Step (Faces album) | Introduction
First Album is the debut album by Nottingham-based project Twelve, released on CD. Twelve is the side project of Six By Seven member Chris Olley.
First Album (Twelve album) | Introduction
At an early age of 11, started playing guitar after his older brother, he then formed his first band at the age of 14.
Mahmoud Radaideh | Early life
Current Former Studio musicians on first recording
Nobody Special | Members
Nelson grew increasingly dissatisfied performing with older jazz and country session musicians, who were openly contemptuous of rock and roll. After his Ohio and Minnesota tours in the summer of 1957, he decided to form his own band with members closer to his age. Eighteen-year-old electric guitarist James Burton was the first signed. Bassist James Kirkland, drummer Richie Frost, and pianist Gene Garf completed the band. Their first recording together was "Believe What You Say". Prior to this, Joe Maphis had been playing the lead guitar part, and played lead on his first hits "Be-Bop Baby", "Stood Up", and "Waitin In School".
Ricky Nelson | First album, band, and #1 single
In the November of that year a single "Welcome" was released. This was followed by a national tour with labelmates Beaker and Dustball. The band started to gel into a serious unit, but things were moving on already. They parted company with Rupert and recruited a new member, Owen O'Rorke. Their name changed to Hester Thrale and they started to move away from their early sounds, using more keyboards and more experimental guitar sounds, inspired by the likes of Radiohead, Pink Floyd and The Beatles (circa "The White Album"-period). All four members are accomplished musicians and switch between guitar, keyboard and bass.
Tom Havelock | Early beginnings
The band went into the recording studio in November 1971 to record its debut album, and performed its first gig on 14 January 1972. Coincidentally, exactly one year later, on 14 January 1973, Flash would fill New York's Philharmonic Hall. There is some controversy over whether fellow ex-Yes member, keyboardist Tony Kaye, who appeared on the first Flash album, was actually an "official" member of the group, or merely a guest. The confusion stems from the fact that the record company listed Kaye alongside the other members of the group on the back cover. Interviews with all the parties confirm that, though Kaye was invited to join, he declined, and should have been cited as a guest on the first album.
Flash (band) | Early career
Credits for "1st Born Second" adapted from Allmusic.
1st Born Second | Personnel
He wanted to form a band that could play a wider variety of material than the hard-hitting Ex-Idols afforded.
Gary Finneran | Introduction
By the late 1970s, Gilmour had begun to think that his musical talents were being underused by Pink Floyd. In 1978 he channelled his ideas into his first solo album, "David Gilmour", which showcased his guitar playing and songwriting. Music written during the finishing stages of the album, but too late to be used, was incorporated into a song by Waters, which became "Comfortably Numb", included on "The Wall". Gilmour has recorded four solo studio albums, all four of which have charted in the US Top 40: his first peaked at No. 29 in 1978, "About Face" peaked at No.
David Gilmour | Solo work
The band's record deal was relatively poor for the time: a £5,000 advance over five years, low royalties and no free studio time. However, it did include album development, and EMI, unsure of exactly what kind of band they had signed, gave them free rein to record whatever they wanted. They were obliged to record their first album at EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London, overseen by producer Norman Smith, a central figure in Pink Floyd's negotiations with EMI. Balance engineer Pete Bown, who had mentored Smith, helped ensure that the album had a unique sound, through his experimentation with equipment and recording techniques.
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn | Recording
Like other Pink Floyd albums, it has been reissued on CD with additional material and outtakes.
More (soundtrack) | Introduction
The First Day is the first of three collaborations between British musicians David Sylvian and Robert Fripp. It was released in August 1993, featuring a driving rock style with elements of funk. After scattered collaborations from the late 1980s, Fripp asked Sylvian to join a new version of his band King Crimson, but Sylvian proposed a collaborative album. They recorded in Woodstock and New Orleans. Chapman stick player Trey Gunn provided a foundation for Fripp to experiment on electric guitar. Percussion duties were filled by Marc Anderson (longtime collaborator with Steve Tibbetts) and Jerry Marotta (drummer for Peter Gabriel and Tony Levin), while co-producer David Bottrill provided percussion treatments and samples.
The First Day (David Sylvian and Robert Fripp album) | Introduction
"Pentatonix" also marks the first time band members receive individual songwriting credits for the majority of the tracks.
Pentatonix (album) | Introduction
A fairly large portion of the music on their first record was originally performed in that play.
Anders Norudde | Introduction