Pink Floyd

The final Pink Floyd studio album... Comprised mostly of instrumental and ambient music based on unused material from "The Division Bell" sessions, should Pink Floyd have ended the studio discography with "High Hopes" being the final song in the canon or was "The Endless River" a valid effort to wrap up the catalog? Episode 39 covers the fifteenth Pink Floyd studio album, 2004’s "The Endless River." Mark, Kevin, Alex, and Chris take you on a historical journey surrounding the album as well as share our favorites and not-so favorites from the record. We go on a deep dive track-by-track listen of this ambient rock album as well as share personal stories of discovering Pink Floyd’s "The Endless River."

Episode 38 covers the fourteenth Pink Floyd studio album, 1994’s “The Division Bell.” The second Pink Floyd album recorded without founding member Roger Waters, The Division Bell was written mostly by guitarist and singer David Gilmour and keyboardist Richard Wright. It features Wright's first lead vocal on a Pink Floyd album since The Dark Side of the Moon (1973). Gilmour's fiancée, novelist Polly Samson, co-wrote many of the lyrics, which deal with themes of communication. It was the last Pink Floyd album recorded with Wright, who died in 2008. Mark, Kevin, Alex, and Chris take you on a historical journey surrounding the album as well as share our favorites and not-so favorites from the record. We go on a deep dive track-by-track listen of this progressive rock album as well as share personal stories of discovering Pink Floyd’s “The Division Bell.” Tune in next week for Episode 39 covering the fifteenth and final Pink Floyd studio album “The Endless River."

Finally.... a proper 80s album from the Floyd. Flipping the script, now more of a David solo album to some, but does this one actually deliver compared to a Roger hounded album? Surrounded by legal battles with Pink Floyd carrying on the name without Roger Waters in the band, did Dave and Nick deliver under pressure? Episode 37 covers the thirteenth Pink Floyd studio album, 1987's "A Momentary Lapse of Reason." Mark, Kevin, Alex, and Chris take you on a historical journey surrounding the album as well as share our favorites and not-so favorites from the record. We go on a deep dive track-by-track listen of this progressive rock album as well as share personal stories of discovering Pink Floyd’s “A Momentary Lapse of Reason,” Mr. Tony Levin, the DELICATE SOUND OF THUNDER show!? C'mahn! Absolute bliss. Tune in next week for Episode 38 covering the fourteenth Pink Floyd studio album “The Division Bell."

Often considered more of a Roger Waters solo album, does this album deserve more of a look/a higher rating in the Pink Floyd discography? Some of our hosts may even prefer this album over "The Wall" believe it or not. Where do you stand? Episode 37 covers the twelfth Pink Floyd studio album, 1983's "The Final Cut," and on this episode we bring on our third special guest, singer (Roger Waters) of New York's premier Pink Floyd tribute band Us and Floyd, as well as author/director, Mr. Scott Goldberg. Mark, Kevin, Alex, Scott, and Chris take you on a historical journey surrounding the album as well as share our favorites and not-so favorites from the record. We go on a deep dive track-by-track listen of this art rock album as well as share personal stories of discovering Pink Floyd’s “The Final Cut.”

Episode 35 covers the eleventh Pink Floyd studio album, 1979’s “The Wall.” It is a rock opera that explores Pink, a jaded Rockstar whose eventual self-imposed isolation from society forms a figurative wall. The album was a commercial success, topping the US charts for 15 weeks, and reaching number three in the UK. It initially received mixed reviews from critics, many of whom found it overblown and pretentious, but later received accolades as one of the finest albums of all time. Mark, Kevin, Alex, and Chris take you on a historical journey surrounding the album as well as share our favorites and not-so favorites from the record. We go on a deep dive track-by-track listen of this progressive rock masterpiece as well as share personal stories of discovering Pink Floyd’s “The Wall.” Tune in next week for Episode 36 covering the twelfth Pink Floyd studio album “The Final Cut”.

How does a band like Pink Floyd follow up “The Dark Side of the Moon” AND “Wish You Were Here”, two of the most commercially successful and globally revered albums of all time? “Animals” may be viewed as the black sheep sandwiched between three of the band’s most famous albums, but does it deserve to stand on its own as one of Pink Floyd’s strongest? Episode 34 covers the tenth Pink Floyd studio album, 1977’s “Animals” and for this episode, we are joined by our second special guest, father of Mark and Kevin, Mr. Michael Nadolski, who’s here to share his love for Pink Floyd and “Animals” in particular. Mark, Kevin, Michael, Alex, and Chris take you on a historical journey surrounding the album as well as share our favorites and not-so favorites from the record. We go on a deep dive track-by-track listen of this progressive rock masterpiece as well as share personal stories of discovering Pink Floyd’s “Animals.” Tune in next week for Episode 35 covering the eleventh Pink Floyd studio album “The Wall."

After coming off of the success of The Dark Side of the Moon, one of the most commercially successful albums of all time, will Pink Floyd slump or answer back with an even better album than the last? Episode 33 covers the ninth Pink Floyd studio album, 1975’s “Wish You Were Here” and for this episode, we are joined by special guest and friend Kevin Kiley who’s here to share his love for Pink Floyd and WYWH in particular. Mark, Kevin, KevJob, Alex, and Chris take you on a historical journey surrounding the album as well as share our favorites and not-so favorites from the record. We go on a deep dive track-by-track listen of this progressive rock masterpiece as well as share personal stories of discovering Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here.” Tune in next week for Episode 34 covering the tenth Pink Floyd studio album “Animals.”

FINALLY. The moment we’ve all been waiting for… The Dark Side of the Moon. One of the biggest most successful albums of all time, and rightly so, but is it the strongest in Pink Floyd’s catalog? Episode 32 covers the eighth Pink Floyd Studio album, 1973’s “The Dark Side of the Moon.” Mark, Kevin, Alex, and Chris take you on a historical journey surrounding the album as well as share our favorites and not-so favorites from the record. We go on a deep dive track-by-track listen of this progressive rock masterpiece as well as share personal stories of discovering Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon.” Tune in next week for Episode 33 covering the ninth Pink Floyd studio album “Wish You Were Here.”

#NUKETHEMUDMEN Pink Floyd gets tagged once again to contribute a soundtrack to another Barbet Schroeder film. Will this one fair better than “More?” Episode 31 covers the seventh Pink Floyd Studio album, 1972’s “Obscured by Clouds.” Mark, Kevin, Alex, and Chris take you on a historical journey surrounding the album as well as share our favorites and not-so favorites from the record. We go on a deep dive track-by-track listen of this progressive rock album as well as share personal stories of discovering Pink Floyd’s “Obscured by Clouds.” Tune in next week for Episode 32 covering the eight Pink Floyd studio album “The Dark Side of the Moon."

Episode 30 covers the sixth Pink Floyd studio album, 1971's "Meddle." With no material to work with and no clear idea of the album's direction, the band devised a series of novel experiments which eventually inspired the album's signature track "Echoes". Although the band's later albums would be unified by a central theme with lyrics written entirely by Roger Waters, Meddle was a group effort with lyrical contributions from each member, and is considered a transitional album between the Syd Barrett-influenced group of the late 1960s and the emerging Pink Floyd. Mark, Kevin, Alex, and Chris take you on a historical journey surrounding the album as well as share our favorites and not-so favorites from the record. We go on a deep dive track-by-track listen of this progressive rock album as well as share personal stories of discovering Pink Floyd's "Meddle." Tune in next week for Episode 31 covering the seventh Pink Floyd studio album "Obscured by Clouds."

#BREASTMILKY Episode 29 covers the fifth Pink Floyd Studio album, 1970's "Atom Heart Mother." Although a commercial success on release, the band, particularly Waters and David Gilmour, have expressed several negative opinions of the album in more recent years. Mark, Kevin, Alex, and Chris take you on a historical journey surrounding the album as well as share our favorites and not-so favorites from the record. We go on a deep dive track-by-track listen of this progressive rock album as well as share personal stories of discovering Pink Floyd's "Atom Heart Mother." Tune in next week for Episode 30 covering the sixth Pink Floyd studio album "Meddle."

#SORRYABOUTYOURWIFE The second and third installment from Nick Mason's flutist wife on a Pink Floyd record, are the LTS boys fans or should these contributions never have happened? Episode 28 covers the fourth Pink Floyd Studio album, 1969's "Ummagumma." A half live/half studio album, we will only be covering the STUDIO portion (12 tracks from the CD/streaming track listing) for this episode as we like to only focus on studio albums here at Light the Sky Podcast.

#ASPANISHPIECE Episode 27 covers the 1969 third studio album/first soundtrack album "More" by Pink Floyd. Released as the official soundtrack to the 1969 drama-romance film of the same name, Pink Floyd also considers this their third studio album, but was that such a good idea? Syd Barrett 100% out of the band at this point and no Norman Smith in the producer's chair, can the remaining members handle a full studio album without them?

Welcome Mr. Gilmour! Episode 26 covers 1968's "A Saucerful of Secrets," marking David Gilmour's first appearance on a Pink Floyd studio album. Some might consider this to be the first true Pink Floyd album. Would you agree?

PINK FLOYD is who we've decided to cover for our third full-band discography which means Episode 25 covers the 1967 debut "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" (OG 11-track UK track listing). The sole Syd Barrett-fronted Floyd album, Mark, Kevin, Alex, and Chris take you on a historical journey surrounding the album as well as share our favorites and not-so favorites from the debut.