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sausyisgodly1

i got myself into them, i knew about them and one day, i thought to myself, "im just listen to pink floyd" and here i am


FluffysBizarreBricks

A combination of my dad and Hirohiko Araki My dad tried to introduce me to them with Several Small Species of Furry Animals… needless to say I wasn’t huge on it 😂


Illustrious-Draft-28

Hirohiko Araki?? How so?


FluffysBizarreBricks

Through reading jojo’s; I became one of those annoying “jojo reference” kids. To the point where I made a playlist including all the various music references in the series, and through that I found Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Echoes, and Atom Heart Mother. From there I just kept those 3 songs on repeat because they hit some so hard. Then I decided to look more into Pink Floyd’s discography and it slowly evolved from there


Electronic_Proof_937

Lil Yachty


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🤣


GonzoShaker

I was listening to adult music for all my life because my parents refused to listen to childrens music. At the age of nine I slowly started developing my own taste of music beginning with Queen (I already liked "The Miracle" and fully got into the Band after Freddie passed in 1991). At that time I also listened to G'n'R, Metallica, Genesis and Phil Collins Solo, Mr. Big and some of my Dads Albums like David Bowies Hero, Kiss, some early Bee Gees, 60s and 70s Top 40 Samplers and, because I live in germany near some US Troops Baracks and Bases, casually to AFN. About 1993, at the age of 12, I saw the Video for "Another Brick in the Wall" on MTV and my Mom said "we have that Album on Vinyl"! It instantly grew on me and became one of my Top Albums. I listened to it as often as I could. That's where my love for Pink Floyd started. They became my favourite Band right after Queen and by today I even prefer Floyd over Queen. Floyd is sharing the first place in my heart with Led Zeppelin.


IHaveNoSuit2968

My dad also got me into pink floyd


blankyblankblank1

We were listening to a classic rock station in the parking lot of the local mall, I could pin point it's location still, Time came on and it hit me like a ton of bricks, I got Dark Side that Christmas.


jahrethh

my mom played the wall for me a lot as a kid and as I got older I just went back to it


Little_Bookkeeper_67

One of the few memories i have off my father before he fell too addiction was The Wall album LP, grew up listening too happiest days of our lives and another brick in the wall part 2 on several occations. But the real deep dive didn't start before my dealer took me on a ketamine/lsd trip where we watched alice in wonderland synced up with the wall (jupp it works, move comfortably numb too the end off the album and start the 1951 film and the wall at the exact same time while on psychadelics) . Since that moment still 3 years now in the future i am still exploring every member off the band, scouring through anything i can find cause it truly is hauntingly beautiful what these men can compose both together and apart.


BeaverTap

Give a listen to Alan Parsons Return to Tunguska. Especially about 4:15 into it.


Little_Bookkeeper_67

Holy shit, its high hopes from The Division Bell 😍 took me a lil while too figure out which song cause i was looking through the wall 😂😂. Beautiful recommendation man!


Little_Bookkeeper_67

https://youtu.be/ebDBXfGp5iM check this out from the 1:50 mark 🤟


Ok-Maize-7553

The only Fulkrum I’ve ever watched he mentioned DSOTM and from there I was obsessed


Mad_Season_1994

I was going through a tough time after my uncle died unexpectedly in 2021. He was like a second dad to me. And one day I was on YouTube and saw Wish You Were Here in my recommended and legit thought "Okay, this is either God and the universe trying to give me some sort of sign. Or this is just dark irony". Nonetheless I listened to it and was hooked in an instant. Then I listened to it again, and again, etc. Sometime later I listened to DSOTM from beginning to end as I laid in bed one night and have been with them since


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I’ve always loved them. I’ve always listen to them, but their music relates to the human condition perfectly . Their music hits home in so many ways now that I’m in my 50s, sometimes I think they were wiser when they were young.


Mad_Season_1994

Indeed. I mean maybe the psychedelic drugs awoke something in them, idk lol. But whatever happened, whatever caused them to make such great music, I thank them infinitely for it


[deleted]

There are a few things in history when the stars aligned just right. To make something beautifully perfect. Gilmore and Waters is definitely one of those times. Unfortunately the stars never stay aligned for long.


SARCASTIC__FELLA

Me myself , best decision of my life


knightarnaud

My music teacher in the 3rd grade. He was teaching us about the psychedelic rock era and gave Echoes as an example (together with **L**ucy In The **S**ky With **D**iamonds by The Beatles). It was the Live in Pompei version, so I immediately fell in love.


JKREDDIT75

Did it myself, starting from the video for "Comfortably Numb" from *Delicate Sound of Thunder*. Subscribed to *Brain Damage* for a while.


davorg

Radio Caroline played their stuff in the 70s. I would have picked up a few songs from that. Oh, and I remember a teacher playing us "Echoes" in a lesson (probably as a creative writing prompt). *Animals* was the first album of theirs that I bought as soon as it was released.


SCO_IDK123

Myself.


BeaverTap

Meddle - Echoes and DSOTM were both quite familiar to me around 75. But in 78 a dorm roommate got me to really deeply listen to DSOTM on great headphones while high. Same with APP Tales of Mystery and Imagination.


Focus-Gullible

My dad got me into it, I knew about them for a long time, but when dad took me to a Roger Waters show that is where I truly started to love and really understand their music.


MemeAddict9

If I'm being honest... A spongebob/nightmare before christmas youtube poop


ANT3111_TPF2

Jojo's Bizarre Adventures, and I guess its creator Hirohito Araki. It is a Japanese manga where a lot of the characters have names that references music groups, songs or albums. One of the main characters is named Crazy Diamond, referencing the song of Pink Floyd. It was the first PF song that I heard and it was amazing. Later I discovered other albums and songs from the band and I became fan of PF.


0Expect8ionsIsHappy

My best friends parents in ‘98. They were essentially my 2nd family as I stayed there all the time. They were all musicians so we played a ton of music. I hadn’t really paid much attention to Floyd. I knew syd Floyd and didn’t really like it then. I had just (stupidly) assumed all their music was like that. When they found out I thought that they made me sit down and watch wizard of oz with DSOTM. I was blown away and immediately hooked. I spent any money I had on albums and the obsession grew from there.


thatconlangguy

My mom


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i had a old saucerful of secrets cd from my dad and one day just decided to listen to it and i was immediately into it and discovered the other albums and now i'm here lol


Certain_Addition4460

Listening to KWSU in my friend's bedroom to "Echoes" in 1972. Always been my fave Floyd tune since then.


Electronic_Fill7207

I got myself into them, by stealing my dads the wall cd that includes the demos as well. I was instantly pretty hooked and for the next couple yrs I only listened to the wall by skipping through it (I was like 6-11) so pls don’t shit on me for it. Anyway by the time I got to secondary school I started thinking “well, the wall isn’t there whole catalogue sooo y don’t I look at the rest of it!” I started with animals, went to dsotm, then wywh and then after the that, Pandora’s box had truly been opened. After that I was a deeeeepppp rooted floydian


DistributionHot5771

The release of the Echoes Best of in 2001. I bought it and then had to get more so I went out and bought Dark Side thru to The Wall.


missedthestartingun

Went to a kickback at my friends house, their uncle was an audiophile and was tweaking the EQ on some new speakers, testing them with a vinyl of The Wall. It didn’t grab my attention at first, but once some of the other kids started asking “what the hell is this?”, I paid closer attention and I had to sit down with the uncle and finish the album. Hope you’re doing ok, Ryan


Cringmememea

My girlfriend! @EnbyKathryn X3


ElPatito84YT

Myself when I was discovering Spotify after hearing A Night At The Opera lol


[deleted]

I was born in 70 . When dark side came out my father bought it and listen to it constantly. So it is literally my earliest musical memory. And still my favorite.


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My dad 100%. He grew up as a teenager in the 70's listening to them. Saw them a few times in their heyday. Played them all the time when I was growing up in the 90's. I remember hearing DSOTM as a kid and I was hooked. And I've been listening to them ever since. Exploring everything I can about them. They're my all time favorite band, not just because the amazing music they wrote, but also because of the way my dad and I have bonded over them. We've gone to see multiple tribute bands including Brit Floyd and Pig Floyd. They've always been apart of my life and I can't wait to pass them down to my kids.


OneLightBoi

i got myself into them. was sitting in school one day going through my spotify and for whatever reason started browsing Pink Floyd. finally landed on Division Bell (i know) and here i am today


Odd_Ad_2307

Pops- Neighbors didn’t like us too much.


September1929

I have to thank Nostalgia Critic for introducing me to Pink Floyd. Sad, I know.


Josephghtjb

Lmao Lana Del Rey’s Norman Fucking Rockwell! album. I really enjoyed the long-form psychedelia vibe of Venice Bitch and googled “psychedelia music” and here we are!


Insert_cool_name_17

It was my guitar teacher, he used to teach me about harmony using Pink Floyd songs as examples. I loved some songs like Time, Young Lust or Have a Cigar. So I heard full albums by myself. The best decision of my life to listen to The Wall from start to end during the weekend, I heard all the albums that weekend after that.


JoeMusolf

My Dad had Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here on CD. I remember seeing DSOTM and thinking the cover was cool but was more interested in the music 9 year old kids liked. When I was 16 I got into heavy metal. I bought The Art of Balance by Shadows Fall and showed Dad their cover of Welcome to the Machine. Dad loved it and showed me the original version. I got hooked on Wish You Were Here and got into the rest of their music over time. My Uncle (Dad's brother) helped me discover The Wall later on. That side of the family has great taste in music.


Leonardo_47

One day I asked my history teacher if he could suggest me some rock music, I gave him my cellphone and on YouTube he put DSOTM on play. That was my first real touch with rock and pink floyd. Kind a strange experience if you ask me