Post Tagged with: "Nick Mason"

by / on March 4, 2013 at 2:32 pm / in Progressive rock, Rock Music

40 years on, Nick Mason says nothing sounds quite like Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon

Co-founder Nick Mason says he doesn’t hear a lot of new music that reminds him of Pink Floyd’s record-smashing space-rock release Dark Side of the Moon, even four decades later.

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by / on January 5, 2013 at 10:56 am / in Progressive rock, Rock Music

‘It’s still over’: Roger Waters answers emphatically when asked about possible Pink Floyd reunion

The phenomenal success of Roger Waters’ tours featuring The Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall, not to mention recent guest appearances by former bandmates Nick Mason and David Gilmour, beg the question: What about reuniting Pink Floyd?

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by / on October 26, 2012 at 12:43 pm / in Progressive rock, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Deep Cuts: A handful of forgotten favorites from Pink Floyd

When excavating for deep cuts from Pink Floyd, you must first avoid Dark Side of the Moon which, after its decades-long run on the album charts, has a distinct air of been-there-done-that familiarity.

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by / on March 7, 2012 at 4:00 pm / in Rock Music

A Pink Floyd reunion? Co-founding member Nick Mason says 'it would take flying pigs'

Despite the fact that all three remaining members of Pink Floyd have appeared on stage together recently, not to mention having collaborated on a just-completed massive reissue series, founding member Nick Mason doesn’t see a full-fledged reunion happening.

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by / on February 28, 2012 at 6:01 pm / in Rock Music

Nick Mason on Pink Floyd's often-forgotten co-founder: We'd have been nothing without Syd Barrett

Nick Mason, the only member to have appeared in every different configuration of Pink Floyd, credits long-departed co-founder Syd Barrett for giving the band its “liftoff”

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by / on February 10, 2012 at 9:56 am / in Rock Music

Nick Mason discusses possibility of future projects in massive Pink Floyd reissue series

As EMI’s massive reissue project for Pink Floyd’s most popular albums draws to a close with The Wall on Feb. 28, some fans have wondered about similar expanded editions for earlier projects. Drummer Nick Mason seems open to it.

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by / on February 6, 2012 at 11:59 am / in Rock Music

Pink Floyd – The Wall (1979; 2012 Immersion/ Experience reissues)

So, OK, Pink Floyd has climbed over The Wall again, this time with a sprawling new reissue — set for release on February 28 via EMI

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