Following
a
hiatus
of
20
years,
legendary
British
rock
band
Pink
Floyd
is
back
and
ready
to
take
the
music
world
by
storm
with
their
new
album.
Formed
in
1965
by
four
English
students,
the
band
gave
new
meaning
to
term
"psychedelic
rock" and
revolutionised
the
music
scene
in
the
1970s.
"The
Endless
River" is
scheduled
to
release
Nov
7
and
lead
singer-guitarist
David
Gilmour
has
announced
this
will
be
the
last
Pink
Floyd
album.
Gilmour
has
dedicated
the
album
to
the
band's
keyboardist,
Rick
Wright,
who
passed
away
in
2008.
Wright
co-founded
Pink
Floyd
with
Syd
Barrett,
Roger
Waters,
and
Nick
Mason.
It
is
the
third
album
after
co-founder
Roger
Waters
left
the
band
in
1985.
The
two
previous
albums
were
-
"A
Momentary
Lapse
of
Reason"
(1987)
and
"The
Division
Bell"
(1994).
The
latest
album
has
been
created
by
using
20
hours
of
unreleased
material
that
the
band
wrote,
recorded
and
produced
with
Wright
for
Pink
Floyd's
14th
and
last
studio
album,
"The
Division
Bell".
Pink
Floyd
describes
"The
Endless
River"
as
a
predominantly
ambient
and
instrumental
album,
with
the
closing
track,
"Louder
Than
Words",
the
only
song
with
vocals,
written
by
Gilmour's
wife,
Polly
Samson.
The
track
is
being
released
as
promotional
material
for
the
album.
It
features
Gilmour,
Pink
Floyd
drummer
Nick
Mason,
and
the
late
Wright.
In
addition,
astrophysicist
Stephen
Hawking's
voice
will
feature
on
a
track
titled
"Talkin
Hawkin",
a
sequel
to
the
song
"Keep
Talking"
from
"The
Division
Bell".
The
album
derives
its
name
from
the
single,
"High
Hopes"
from
"The
Division
Bell".
The
cover
art
depicts
a
man
in
an
open
shirt
on
a
boat
rowing
across
a
sea
of
clouds
towards
the
sun.
After
giving
immortal
hits
like
"Another
Brick
on
the
Wall",
"Time",
"Money",
"Wish
You
Were
Here",
"Brain
Damage",
"Welcome
to
the
Machine",
"Shine
on
you
Crazy
Diamond",
the
expectations
from
"The
Endless
River"
are
very
high
indeed.
Fans
in
India
are
reacting
differently
to
the
Pink
Floyd's
new
endeavour.
"Pink
Floyd
has
been
one
of
the
building
blocks
for
all
musicians.
To
go
back
to
their
old
sounds
will
be
pointless,
we
want
to
hear
something
new,
how
they
have
grown
with
age,"
Neel
Adhikari,
singer-songwriter
for
Kolkata-based
bands
Neel
and
the
Lightbulbs
and
Gandu
Circus,
told
IANS.
But
for
a
hardcore
fan
and
part-time
musician
Sanjay
Kalita,
Pink
Floyd
should
stick
to
their
signature
tunes
because
that
is
what
they
are
famous
for.
"This
band
was
known
for
their
radicalisation.
Their
music
gave
that
power
to
people.
I
would
really
want
to
see
if
they
still
have
that
after
20
years,"
Sanjay
said.
"Pink
Floyd
always
did
something
way
ahead
of
time,"
says
Amit
Kilam,
lead
singer
of
Indian
Ocean.
"In
20
years,
it
would
be
interesting
to
know
where
have
they
evolved.
The
old
inspirational
sounds
will
always
remain,"
Amit
added.
"From
the
time
they
launched
till
date,
Pink
Floyd
is
still
heard
by
many
and
have
a
widespread
fan
following.
I
want
something
memorable,
which
can
be
passed
down
to
future
generations,"
said
Gucci
Singh,
singer-guitarist
for
Delhi-based
band,
Crazy
Weather.
But
for
Shillong-based
veteran
musician
Lou
Majaw,
Pink
Floyd
lost
its
magic
once
Roger
Waters
left.
"Waters
took
with
him
the
very
life
of
Pink
Floyd.
The
beauty
of
the
band
can
only
be
revived
if
Waters
joins
Gilmour
again,"
Majaw
added.
"I
grew
up
listening
to
Pink
Floyd.
My
father
introduced
me
to
'Shine
on
you
Crazy
Diamond' and
I
was
absolutely
startled
to
hear
how
it
unfolded,"
said
a
Delhi-based
25-year-old
media
professional
and
a
hardcore
fan.
"I
could
just
listen
to
it
and
drift
off.
I
do
not
want
them
to
change
because
no
one
can
or
even
try
to
create
sounds
like
Pink
Floyd
did."