When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Gavin Elder Over the half-century we’ve had the pleasure of his company, David Gilmour ...

All it takes is one guitar note piercing through a pitch-black arena — one note dramatically reaching heavenward, as if it’s waking up — to recognize the guitarist. As soon as David Gilmour struck the ...

Plenty of things make Pink Floyd a unique band. But across psychedelia, piercing social commentary, or rockstar tragedy, one element always stands out (at least since A Saurceful of Secrets): the ...