I know this sounds bizarre, but Pink Floyd's story has some remarkable similarities to Mac's. Original Member/Musical Visionary leads band for the first few years to the top of the British charts but then, at the height of the band's popularity, drops out of the game. The band makes a series of musically rewarding yet somewhat scattershot records as it tries to find its identity and build a new audience for itself without the former leader. Then, after several trials, comes up with a masterpiece. The masterpiece is followed by other adventurous masterpieces, though the success of the breakout album follows the band everywhere and functions as the standard by with all the band's other musical projects are judged.
By the early 80s the band fragments and reunites periodically across several years. Each reunion is financially successful yet there is an air of nostalgia that permeates its more recent work.
Last edited by aleuzzi; 03-25-2013 at 08:41 PM..
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