If I tried, I could find ELP songs that are sort of slow and spacey, Take a pebble maybe? but the bands vibe in general is so completely different.
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Other bands that sound like Pink Floyd?
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If I tried, I could find ELP songs that are sort of slow and spacey, Take a pebble maybe? but the bands vibe in general is so completely different.
Yeah, its far-fetched, but i was just thinking of bands in the progressive genre. Just trying to help.
Radiohead is the Pink Floyd of my generation (mid 30's) I see a lot of similarities in the post Barrett to Dark Side of Moon time frame also.
Man...you guys are great. Have many hours of listening material to go thru here.
Agreed. Was following this thread with hopes of going home after work tonight to discover new bands and already see several I didn't know off. To throw in my vote Porcupine Tree's 34 minute epic was already mentioned but thats my suggestion as well.
Saw your actually pretty local. I know you said it wouldn't be for a project that would play out but if that ever changes let me know. I'll go check it out live for sure. Or if you know of any shows with similar influences share those as well haha
Could you let us know what you think and if you agree or disagree with particular suggestions?
Ok...that may take some time as there is a lot of material here. I should have added to original OP that my favorite PF alums are Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall and Animals, in that order.
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They sound good, enjoyed it. My only critic is the bass is too punchy, modern, not Floydy. A P with flats would sound better and no pick. But I'm old and set in my ways.
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Check out Jane , I think you'll find them very Pink Floyd like...here is the wikipedia link if that helps, their music may be hard to find....it even says they are often compared to Pink Floyd in the article.
Hawkwind basically sounds like what Floyd would've sounded like if Syd had never quit (aka fired), and if he got heavier and faster in the 70s. In Search of Space is a good Hawkind album with the Floydish space rock vibe.
Alan Parsons Project, especially the I Robot album. Parsons was the engineer on Dark Side of the Moon, so he has Floyd connections.
Early Tangerine Dream, before they got all the modular synths, and Edgar Froese was playing guitar, was definitely Floyd-inpired space rock.
Someone mentioned Mars Volta; the leaders of MV were also the core members of At The Drive In, which did a pretty cool cover of Take up Thy Stethoscope and Walk from Piper at the Gates of Dawn. I would never accuse either band of sounding like Pink Floyd, but they definitely looked to Floyd for influence:
Now for one nobody has mentioned yet, and many of you may not have heard of: Radio Massacre International.
RMI is a Brit electronic trio in the vane of mid-70s Tangerine Dream, but they all play rock instruments when they want to, and in 2007 they did a whole tribute album for Syd called Rain Falls in Grey. Unfortunately it looks like only one song from that album is on youtube. Trust me, though, the whole album is a tribute to Syd's space rock era and it's pretty good.
Alan Parsons Project, especially the I Robot album. Parsons was the engineer on Dark Side of the Moon, so he has Floyd connections.
Early Tangerine Dream, before they got all the modular synths, and Edgar Froese was playing guitar, was definitely Floyd-inpired space rock.
Someone mentioned Mars Volta; the leaders of MV were also the core members of At The Drive In, which did a pretty cool cover of Take up Thy Stethoscope and Walk from Piper at the Gates of Dawn. I would never accuse either band of sounding like Pink Floyd, but they definitely looked to Floyd for influence:
Now for one nobody has mentioned yet, and many of you may not have heard of: Radio Massacre International.
RMI is a Brit electronic trio in the vane of mid-70s Tangerine Dream, but they all play rock instruments when they want to, and in 2007 they did a whole tribute album for Syd called Rain Falls in Grey. Unfortunately it looks like only one song from that album is on youtube. Trust me, though, the whole album is a tribute to Syd's space rock era and it's pretty good.
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Richard Wrights solo album , "WET DREAM" is reminiscent for obvious reasons....and with some great musicians like King Crimson's Mel Collins on SAX, but I don't think it qualifies as a band that sounds like Pink Floyd. You can also say David Gilmour's solo albums are reminiscent ...again for obvious reasons. I think the OP is looking for bands with a similar sound that don't actually HAVE Pink Floyd personnel "In Them".
Hawkwind at times...maybe...great band but sounds different on every album...I don't think "Levitation" sounds Pink Floydish at all.
Not sure if someone's already mentioned it, but if not, I'd recommend The Church. They have psychedelic roots but evolved into a darker, more stark sound in the same way that Pink Floyd did. Anything from their 1992 album 'Priest=Aura' onward is probably the best bet for fully-evolved-Floyd vibes. They also have what I consider one of the greatest guitar duos ever in Peter Koppes & Marty Willson-Piper.
