Was Pink Floyd’s music political?

[Rocko]

I had one Pink Floyd album and never really payed attention to the lyrics. I guess you can say I’m a casual fan of their music. Roger Waters seems like a complete idiot though.

 

[Moonglow]

Very, political and a musical orchestration for LSD.

 

[JGalt]

I always thought their music leaned toward libertarianism but in real life, they're pablum-puking leftists.

 

[Moonglow]

I always thought their music leaned toward libertarianism but in real life, they're pablum-puking leftists.

Animals was a dead give away.

 

[Moonglow]

Pink was part of the counterculture revolution.

 

[JGalt]

Pink was part of the counterculture revolution.

Rock musicians never seem to grow old gracefully. Better to burn out with a big bang and be remembered forever, than to slowly rust away and become doddering old leftist fools.

 

[Moonglow]

Pink was part of the counterculture revolution.

Rock musicians never seem to grow old gracefully. Better to burn out with a big bang and be remembered forever, than to slowly rust away and become doddering old leftist fools.

Stop doing lyrics from Neil Young before you get a phone call about royalties.

 

[pknopp]

One of my favorite Pink Floyd songs.

 

[JGalt]

Pink was part of the counterculture revolution.

Rock musicians never seem to grow old gracefully. Better to burn out with a big bang and be remembered forever, than to slowly rust away and become doddering old leftist fools.

Stop doing lyrics from Neil Young before you get a phone call about royalties.

He's another worthless piece of monkey-spunk. I bet that burned-out acid-head's brain is so fried that you could convince him his hair is on fire, and he'd start freaking out.

I think I saw him panhandling on the side of the road today.

 

[Moonglow]

Pink was part of the counterculture revolution.

Rock musicians never seem to grow old gracefully. Better to burn out with a big bang and be remembered forever, than to slowly rust away and become doddering old leftist fools.

Stop doing lyrics from Neil Young before you get a phone call about royalties.

He's another worthless piece of monkey-spunk. I bet that burned-out acid-head's brain is so fried that you could convince him his hair is on fire, and he'd start freaking out.

I think I saw him panhandling on the side of the road today.

I wish the acid ran out in the later 1980's.

 

[Justin Richardson]

The Wall and The Darkside of the Moon are my two most favorite albums from Pink Floyd. They were both had political undertones. Especially, The Wall.

 

[Votto]

Pink was part of the counterculture revolution.

Na, just the drug culture is all.

The more drugs you do, the more you vote "D".

 

[Mikeoxenormous]

I had one Pink Floyd album and never really payed attention to the lyrics. I guess you can say I’m a casual fan of their music. Roger Waters seems like a complete idiot though.

The Wall....Warned about the progressive party.

 

[Justin Richardson]

Anyone have 8-tracks tapes anymore? Lol

I have Pink Floyd The Wall on vinyl and 8-track tapes. As well, as on cassette tapes and cd disk.
(Man, where does the time go, huh? Lol)

 

[Hang on Sloopy]

My friends and I did not see anything political in this one. We saw God and Satan fighting together in a religious experience while stoned outta our fukin minds

 

[Hang on Sloopy]

They weren't any more political than the next band really.
Establishment versus Us.

Us and Them in this vid show the working slugs going to work hoping they'd be shot before they have to face that nagging bitch and crummy kids at home. How society seeks you to be just an ordinary cog and helpless.

This line sums it all up about war and inflicted suffering........................"With.................Without................And in the end....It is what the fighting is all about"..........................I want what you have and I'm going to take it by force, plunder your wealth, kill your men and rape your women

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

Pink was part of the counterculture revolution.

Rock musicians never seem to grow old gracefully. Better to burn out with a big bang and be remembered forever, than to slowly rust away and become doddering old leftist fools.

LOL! David Gilmore is still artistically viable..and making some good music. He's been a leftist 'fool' all his life, ain't nothing changed.

 

[Alan Stallion]

Never cared much for Animals, but enjoyed this clip from WKRP...

 

[toobfreak]

I had one Pink Floyd album and never really payed attention to the lyrics. I guess you can say I’m a casual fan of their music. Roger Waters seems like a complete idiot though.

I have 15 Pink Floyd LPs including one never generally sold to the public and of course Floyd BECAME political later on in that they began to take on commentary on some social issues, though they never tried to suggest any solutions.

 

[Mindful]

I always thought their music leaned toward libertarianism but in real life, they're pablum-puking leftists.

Particularly Roger Waters.