The Floydian Style Zoom Series no. 1 (with Gilad Cohen): video recordings of sessions 1-8 (links)
Private links to each of the 8 sessions of The Floydian Style Zoom Series no. 1
Session no. 1 (March 3, 2021): Pop and Psychedelia
(“Arnold Layne”, “See Emily Play”, “Candy and a Currant Bun”, “Interstellar Overdrive”)
How did British counterculture, psychedelia, and leading pop/rock musicians in the 1960s influence Syd Barrett and the band’s initial style?
Session no. 2 (March 10, 2021): The Gates of Dawn
(The Piper at the Gates of Dawn)
How does Pink Floyd’s debut album blend pop conventions, uncanny nursery rhymes, and experimental inventions in lyrics, harmony, arrangement, sound, and musical form?
Session no. 3 (March 17, 2021): Goodbye, Syd
(“It Would be so Nice”, “Point me at the Sky”, “Julia Dream”, “Careful with that Axe, Eugene”, “Jugband Blues”, The Madcap Laughs, Barrett)
How did Syd Barrett’s departure and the recruitment of new singer/guitarist David Gilmour affect the style of Pink Floyd, and which direction did Barrett’s music take in his short solo career?
Session no. 4 (March 24, 2021): Searching for Identity I
(A Saucerful of Secrets)
What defines the writing styles of Roger Waters and Richard Wright on Pink Floyd’s first album (mostly) without Barrett, and in what ways did this album hint at future directions?
Session no. 5 (March 31, 2021): Searching for Identity II
(More, Ummagumma, Obscured by Clouds)
How do the album Ummagumma and film soundtracks More and Obscured by Clouds balance between following the band’s original stylistic path and exploring new possibilities?
Session no. 6 (April 7, 2021): Stasis, Motion, and Arrangement
(Atom Heart Mother, Meddle)
What part do these two albums play in forming Pink Floyd’s “classic sound”?
Session no. 7 (April 14, 2021): Expansive Rock
(“Atom Heart Mother Suite,” “Echoes”)
How did Pink Floyd cope with the challenges of creating rock compositions of over 20 minutes?
Session no. 8 (April 21, 2021): Reaching The Moon
(The Dark Side of the Moon)
What makes Dark Side one of the most popular albums of all times, and in what ways is it a stylistic outgrowth of the band’s former music?
Private links to each of the 8 sessions of The Floydian Style Zoom Series no. 1
Session no. 1 (March 3, 2021): Pop and Psychedelia
(“Arnold Layne”, “See Emily Play”, “Candy and a Currant Bun”, “Interstellar Overdrive”)
How did British counterculture, psychedelia, and leading pop/rock musicians in the 1960s influence Syd Barrett and the band’s initial style?
Session no. 2 (March 10, 2021): The Gates of Dawn
(The Piper at the Gates of Dawn)
How does Pink Floyd’s debut album blend pop conventions, uncanny nursery rhymes, and experimental inventions in lyrics, harmony, arrangement, sound, and musical form?
Session no. 3 (March 17, 2021): Goodbye, Syd
(“It Would be so Nice”, “Point me at the Sky”, “Julia Dream”, “Careful with that Axe, Eugene”, “Jugband Blues”, The Madcap Laughs, Barrett)
How did Syd Barrett’s departure and the recruitment of new singer/guitarist David Gilmour affect the style of Pink Floyd, and which direction did Barrett’s music take in his short solo career?
Session no. 4 (March 24, 2021): Searching for Identity I
(A Saucerful of Secrets)
What defines the writing styles of Roger Waters and Richard Wright on Pink Floyd’s first album (mostly) without Barrett, and in what ways did this album hint at future directions?
Session no. 5 (March 31, 2021): Searching for Identity II
(More, Ummagumma, Obscured by Clouds)
How do the album Ummagumma and film soundtracks More and Obscured by Clouds balance between following the band’s original stylistic path and exploring new possibilities?
Session no. 6 (April 7, 2021): Stasis, Motion, and Arrangement
(Atom Heart Mother, Meddle)
What part do these two albums play in forming Pink Floyd’s “classic sound”?
Session no. 7 (April 14, 2021): Expansive Rock
(“Atom Heart Mother Suite,” “Echoes”)
How did Pink Floyd cope with the challenges of creating rock compositions of over 20 minutes?
Session no. 8 (April 21, 2021): Reaching The Moon
(The Dark Side of the Moon)
What makes Dark Side one of the most popular albums of all times, and in what ways is it a stylistic outgrowth of the band’s former music?
Private links to each of the 8 sessions of The Floydian Style Zoom Series no. 1
Session no. 1 (March 3, 2021): Pop and Psychedelia
(“Arnold Layne”, “See Emily Play”, “Candy and a Currant Bun”, “Interstellar Overdrive”)
How did British counterculture, psychedelia, and leading pop/rock musicians in the 1960s influence Syd Barrett and the band’s initial style?
Session no. 2 (March 10, 2021): The Gates of Dawn
(The Piper at the Gates of Dawn)
How does Pink Floyd’s debut album blend pop conventions, uncanny nursery rhymes, and experimental inventions in lyrics, harmony, arrangement, sound, and musical form?
Session no. 3 (March 17, 2021): Goodbye, Syd
(“It Would be so Nice”, “Point me at the Sky”, “Julia Dream”, “Careful with that Axe, Eugene”, “Jugband Blues”, The Madcap Laughs, Barrett)
How did Syd Barrett’s departure and the recruitment of new singer/guitarist David Gilmour affect the style of Pink Floyd, and which direction did Barrett’s music take in his short solo career?
Session no. 4 (March 24, 2021): Searching for Identity I
(A Saucerful of Secrets)
What defines the writing styles of Roger Waters and Richard Wright on Pink Floyd’s first album (mostly) without Barrett, and in what ways did this album hint at future directions?
Session no. 5 (March 31, 2021): Searching for Identity II
(More, Ummagumma, Obscured by Clouds)
How do the album Ummagumma and film soundtracks More and Obscured by Clouds balance between following the band’s original stylistic path and exploring new possibilities?
Session no. 6 (April 7, 2021): Stasis, Motion, and Arrangement
(Atom Heart Mother, Meddle)
What part do these two albums play in forming Pink Floyd’s “classic sound”?
Session no. 7 (April 14, 2021): Expansive Rock
(“Atom Heart Mother Suite,” “Echoes”)
How did Pink Floyd cope with the challenges of creating rock compositions of over 20 minutes?
Session no. 8 (April 21, 2021): Reaching The Moon
(The Dark Side of the Moon)
What makes Dark Side one of the most popular albums of all times, and in what ways is it a stylistic outgrowth of the band’s former music?