The band Roger Waters and David Gilmour called their heroes

The band Roger Waters and David Gilmour called their heroes

When Pink Floyd first formed, David Gilmour and Roger Waters didn’t think about starting progressive rock from the ground up or anything.  Gilmour only came on as a sideman for the first few months after Syd Barrett could no longer tour, and even when they did end up finding their sound, it was a lot more unique to them whenever they hit upon a song like ‘Echoes’ compared to the long exercises that a band like Yes or Emerson, Lake and Palmer wou…