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    Pink Floyd

    Name the instrument used by Roger Waters?Pink Floydathon

      Bass guitar. One of the best bass players ever.

    Which album contained the song Matilda Mother?Pink Floydathon

      'The Piper at the Gates of Dawn'. Released as song 3 on early floyd album.

    On which movie did the floyd record the song heart beat,pig meat?Pink Floydathon

      'Zabriskie Point'. They recorded 7 songs for this movie including my favourite, Country Song.

    Which song appears on the album Ummagumma (live)?Pink Floydathon

      'A Saucerful of Secrets'. The best version of the song.

    In what year was the album Meddle released?Pink Floydathon

      1971. Contains the great song Echoes.

    What animal is on the cover of Atom Heart Mother?Pink Floydathon

      Cow. Just a picture of a cow.

    Who sang the vocals for the song Have a Cigar from the album Wish you were here?Pink Floydathon

      Roy Harper. The members of the band did not like their sound so they went with Roy.

    In what movie does the song Echoes appear?Pink Floydathon

      live at pompeii. Filmed during recording of their classic album Dark Side of the Moon in 1972.

    Shine on you crazy diamond is a song about who?Pink Floydathon

      Syd Barret. Barret left the band in the late 60's because of personal problems.

    In which song are the lyrics said only by Nick Mason?Pink Floyd

      One Of These Days.

    How was the introduction to the song 'Wish You Were Here' recorded?Pink Floyd

      Used David Gilmour's car radio. David Gilmour ran a lead out of Abbey Road Studios to his car and fiddled with the radio.

    Who did David Gilmour borrow his first guitar from?Pink Floyd

      His neighbour. He never gave it back and still has it in his collection of over 100!

    Who was the Beatle David Gilmour once played with?Pink Floyd

      Paul McCartney.

    'The Workmate' is whose guitar?Pink Floyd

      David Gilmour. 'Workmate' as in 'Black and Decker'.

    What grade is David Gilmour on the saxophone?Pink Floyd

      2. He is being taught by his son.

    Who is the only band member to have been involved in the making of every Pink Floyd album?Pink Floyd

      Nick Mason. Pink Floyd's drummer has been with the group for its entirity.

    In the late '90's David Gilmour met Roger Waters in a pub. What happened?Pink Floyd

      Roger left without saying a word. David walked into the pub and saw Roger at the bar. He went over, smiled and said 'hello'. Roger gathered his group together and walked out!

    What is Syd Barrett's real first name?Pink Floyd

      Roger.

    In which album were both David Gilmour and Syd Barrett part of the band?Pink Floyd

      a saucerful of secrets . 'Piper at the Gates of Dawn' was made without David Gilmour and 'Ummagumma' was without Syd Barrett.

    David Gilmour joined the band after Syd Barrett went flaky from numerous acid adventures. How old was he and what year did he join?Pink Floyd Trivia

      22, 1968. The rest is history.

    Who sang guest vocal on the song, "Have a Cigar"?Pink Floyd Trivia

      Roy Harper. Neither Dave, Roger or Rick could nail the tune. Roy happened to be recording down the hall. They invited him to try. I guess it was a keeper.

    Which British rock guitar god was a major influence on David Gilmour?Pink Floyd Trivia

      Jeff Beck. Beck is a bad-man. ;)

    David Gilmour preferred which amp in the 70s?Pink Floyd Trivia

      Hi Watt. I believe now he's using Fenders with a Mesa Boogie 100 watt head as an overdrive unit!

    How many weeks was "Dark Side of the Moon" on the Billboard 200 charts?Pink Floyd Trivia

      742.

    On which album did David Gilmour and Jeff Beck both appear? Pink Floyd Trivia

      Muddy Waters Blues. A great album!

    Who played bass on the song "Hey You"?Pink Floyd Trivia

      David Gilmour. Dave won Roger a lot of "Best Bass Player" awards from various polls.

    Who was the band's number-one concert back up guitarist, during the 70s?Pink Floyd Trivia

      Snowy White.

    Lee Ritenour, the great jazz-fusion guitar player, played on which release? Pink Floyd Trivia

      The Wall.

    What shocking thing did Roger Waters do in 1977?Pink Floyd Trivia

      he spat in a fan's face. 7/6/77. Montreal, Quebec.

    During which recording sessions did Rick Wright "leave" the band?Pink Floyd Trivia

      The Wall. For the "Momentary Lapse of Reason" Tour, Rick was a salaried employee. For "The Wall" tour he held the same status. Because of the expense of "The Wall" concerts, every other band member lost a lot of money. Rick was the only one to make money because he was paid per show.

    Where was the album "Animals" was recorded? Pink Floyd Trivia

      Brittania Row. The studio that Floyd built.

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