Pink
Floyd
is
the
premier
space
rock
band.
Since
the
mid-'60s
their
music
relentlessly
tinkered
with
electronics
and
all
manner
of
special
effects
to
push
pop
formats
to
their
outer
limits.
At
the
same
time
they
wrestled
with
lyrical
themes
and
concepts
of
such
massive
scale
that
their
music
has
taken
on
almost
classical
operatic
quality
in
both
sound
and
words.
Despite
their
astral
image
the
group
was
brought
down
to
earth
in
the
1980s
by
decidedly
mundane
power
struggles
over
leadership
and
ultimately
ownership
of
the
band's
very
name.
After
that
time
they
were
little
more
than
a
dinosaur
act
capable
of
filling
stadiums
and
topping
the
charts
but
offering
little
more
than
a
spectacular
recreation
of
their
most
successful
formulas.
Their
latter-day
staleness
cannot
disguise
the
fact
that
for
the
first
decade
or
so
of
their
existence
they
were
one
of
the
most
innovative
groups
around
in
concert
and
(especially)
in
the
studio.