One of the most popular bands in the history of rock music, England's Pink Floyd transcended its beginnings as a psychedelic R&B cover group to become a highly inventive, technically gifted space rock band that sold out stadiums throughout the '70s and earned its place in the classic rock pantheon with numerous platinum-selling albums. After the departure of lyricist/bassist Roger Waters in the early '80s, the band entered hibernation …showed first 75 words of 1151 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1151 total…the Pink Floyd name, many fans felt that without Waters the band was a mere shadow of its former self. During the next few years the band took time off; Waters, for his part, released another solo album and staged a production of The Wall in Berlin featuring an all-star cast. In 1994 Pink Floyd released their latest studio album, The Division Bell. The world tour that followed produced the next live album, Pulse, released in 1995.