Grove on Pink Floyd

There is endless fun to be had browsing Grove Music Online. Prompted by some email discussions of Rick Wright's death with the erudite and witty Guy Robinson, I looked up the entry on the Floyd. It ends with the savagely accurate observation, 'although Gilmour's ringing guitar and their songs' generally slow pace help their style retain its identity, it has long since lost its psychedelic and experimental edge, acting as a voice for a middle-aged, financially successful British audience for whom it evokes exciting memories'.