ICONIC Frontman LOST His Voice, So Random Guy STEPPED In to Sing 70s Rock Classic!-Professor of Rock

Rock immortality. It’s a rarified state reserved for only a select few. And today’s featured band no doubt earned it with the release of their 8th studio album… The Dark Side of the Moon. Pink Floyd's 10-track collection eclipsed the competition. But what do you do after you have realized your wildest dreams? Well, that question almost tore this band apart. Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Richard Wright, and Nick Mason felt Stagnant and uninspired, these guys were just going through the motions… That is until Roger Waters dredged up the guilt he felt over exiling their former frontman Syd Barrett. Building that into a concept album called Wish You Were Here that the critics tore apart by the way but that fans bought in droves to the tune of 20 million albums. Wish You Were Here would feature a guest vocalist who came out of nowhere to record Have a Cigar when Roger lost his voice as well as the centerpiece of the album: Shine on You Crazy Diamond that was 26 minutes long and brought back this troubled former frontman in a truly mystical way. . The story’s coming up… NEXT on the Professor of Rock.
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So it’s time for another edition of our series The New Standards. This show takes an in-depth look into songs that transcend genre, decade, and fads - songs that are monumental touchstones in our culture and society. On today’s episode, from Pink Floyd’s 1975 masterpiece album, it’s the powerful and awe-inspiring epic nine-part track: Shine On You Crazy Diamond.
Heading into 1974, Pink Floyd was faced with what seemed like an impossible task… following up one of the all-time, biggest-selling albums ever put to vinyl: 1973’s landmark record The Dark Side of the Moon. One of rock’s most elite and revered records, Dark Side reached #2 on the UK charts and #1 in America, and would go on to sell over 15 million copies in the US and 50 million plus worldwide. But even more than that, Pink Floyd’s 8th studio album was a flawless collection of timeless tracks that have inspired and amazed listeners the world over for five decades.
However, that kind of mega-success was a double-edged sword. Yeah, the upsides were phenomenal: fame and fortune untold… rock immortality. But there was also an inordinate amount of pressure weighing on the band as well. I mean, what do you do for an encore? And that was the predicament the iconic foursome of David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Nick Mason and Rick Wright found themselves in. What do you do next? The band would wrestle over that question for the next couple of years, resulting in a few false starts before actual recording sessions began in January 1975.
The problem clearly did not lie with the collective talents of the band members. Rather, it was a matter of how to once again blend those talents together. Relative harmony had prevailed during the creation of Dark Side. However, unity was fast becoming a fading memory.