We overuse the word “epic” when we talk about music these days Pink Floyd invented it. Our answer: Because even though Pink Floyd is an easy target for cliched ’70s drug references (see above) and virtually required listening for suburban teenagers, they are also one of the most challenging, intricate, talented, and mind-blowing bands in the history of rock and avant-garde music. The entire release campaign is called “Why Pink Floyd?” – a title that seems intended to lure in first time or casual listeners. They’ve compiled a ton of never-officially-released bonus material for three of PF’s most beloved albums, beginning with Dark Side of the Moon out Tuesday, while Wish You Were Here and The Wall will drop in November and February respectively. The “Experience” set gives you one disc of bonus materials, while an extra $100 buys the truly obsessed an “Immersion” set, which includes 5.1 stereo mixes, DVD/Blu-Rays of live performances, outtakes, alternate mixes, and other studio artifacts and memorabilia. What’s that? You’ve got every Pink Floyd album (except A Momentary Lapse of Reason and The Division Bell)? Don’t worry, EMI hasn’t forgotten the legion of die-hard Floyd fans. The “Discovery” set includes all 14 studio albums, spanning the band’s career from their indie-psych beginnings in the late ’60s to their Roger Waters-free “lapses of reason” from the late ’80s and early ’90s. EMI/Capitol Records gave the world a special gift this past Tuesday: a completely digitally remastered, slick-as-hell Pink Floyd box set. Grab a black light, maybe a lava lamp, and call in sick. This time, we sort through the best and worst of England’s biggest, greatest, and smartest psychedelic export. It’s exact science by way of a few beers.
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