Now because of it even straight pop is becoming better. РІР‚СљAnd because the pop thing was then so shallow and empty and people wanted better things. It was UFO it was groups like us and the whole hippie philosphy that was connected with it. РІР‚СљEven Glasgow, which you might expect to be an incredibly bad scene for a group like us, is a really beautiful place to play.РІР‚Сњ РІР‚СљYes I would agree that it is todayРІР‚в„ўs pop music, and it is really nice because there are so many groups playing good music and it is accepted everywhere.РІР‚СњР”В®verywhere? РІР‚СљWell there are still a few places where a few people will walk out, but generally speaking it just gets better and better. РІР‚СљI donРІР‚в„ўt think we could have seen it happening to such an extent where today the Underground is now the overground and Underground groups are getting better money than the teenyboppers. РІР‚СљIРІР‚в„ўll never forget Pete Murray saying on РІР‚ВJuke Box JuryРІР‚в„ў that we were just a cult and would last for six months.РІР‚СњР”Р‡rom the groundwork laid by the Floyd and their contemporaries the whole Underground network, along with the University circuit, built up.Р”В¬ould Richard forsee the progressive boom? РІР‚СљI knew it would happen some time but I didnРІР‚в„ўt know if it would happen quickly or slowly. РІР‚СљThey saw us as a lot of freaks getting up on stage and playing freakish music. РІР‚СљPeople just didnРІР‚в„ўt believe in us I think they regarded us as a huge joke,РІР‚Сњ continued Richard without bitterness. Instead we came along with this strange music they didnРІР‚в„ўt understand.

РІР‚СљAt the same time we had a slight hit with See Emily Play and people expected us to play Top 20 stuff. РІР‚СљBut when we went outside London nobody wanted to know. РІР‚СљWhen we started in UFO it was a beautiful place to play,РІР‚Сњ recalled Floyd keyboard wizard Richard Wright when we spoke last week.

Three or so years back when it was all starting, Pink Floyd were getting a rough ride from the pop punditsРІР‚В¦ but went on to do perhaps more than any other group to open the way for the new breed of pop musicians who in 1969 have made their presence felt in no uncertain manner.Р”Р„s far as last laughs and all that, Pink Floyd have plenty to chuckle about. When the Tremeloes can talk about playing progressive material then the day is dawning for the complete establishment into pop of a stream of music once laughed at and contemptuously dismissed as a short-lived fad. Label: EMI Records, Harvest Records (UK), SHDW 1, SHDW 2

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