It may have all started with Syd Barrett, but the persistence and creativity of Roger Waters, Rick Wright, Nick Mason and David Gilmour meant that Pink Floyd went from one of England's top underground psychedelic bands to one of the biggest rock bands on the planet-all thanks to an album wondering if there really was a dark side of the moon. Pink Floyd in the 1970s: Decades focuses on the band throughout the 1970s-undoubtedly the peak of their success-from the weird brilliance of “Atom Heart Mother” to the epic, autobiographical storytelling of The Wall. In between, the band achieved tremendous success with Meddle and “Dark Side of the Moon”, yet struggled to come to terms with their place in the pantheon of rock music on “Wish You Were Here” and “Animals”. The decade of Pink Floyd's greatest successes was dominated by shifting musical trends and a balance in power in the band changing from democratic equality to Waters calling most of the shots. These factors, and the looming spectre of Barrett, their erstwhile founder, inspired some of the greatest albums of all time. The book explores the music, the defining moments and the personality clashes that very nearly destroyed the band.
