Hello, and welcome to the new issue of Prog magazine. I trust this finds you well.
I don’t think there’s any doubt that 1973 was a momentous year for Pink Floyd. Not only did they release the groundbreaking, which would go on to sell more than 45 million copies and spend over 981 weeks on the US album charts, but they also performed two massive shows at London’s Earls Court exhibition centre in May of that year, changing the course of the band. Suddenly Pink Floyd were all about bigger and bigger live shows, more conceptual records and the ever-increasing influence of Roger Waters. By the time the band performed , also at Earls Court in 1980, they were a very different band. Daryl Easlea’s intriguing cover story charts the eight years that changed the face of Pink Floyd forever. A cautionary tale of ‘be careful what you wish for, Eugene’ starts on p28. I hope you enjoy it.
