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 …
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…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.