Andrew Dickerson

11/30/2015
Annotated Bibliography Sources
1. Samoray, J (2002). Contemporary musicians. Detroit: Gale.
Source Type: The source is a secondary book source, it was created after Pink Floyd was
created.
Summary: The book is basically about many contemporary musicians with a specific
section focusing on Syd Barret. Syd Barret was a founding member of Pink Floyd, and
Pink Floyd would not have existed without his influence. The book talks of his huge
influence on the bands first album and how Syd eventually left the band due to his
mental illness and unpredictability.
Evaluation: This source is credible because of the way the author tells us a story, or
report and its inclusion of other sources. The source also seems good because of the fact
that the book is a biography of musicians.
Application: I will most likely use this source in how the band was formed and its major
inspirations for the music it created.
2. Gillen, Shawn (2004). Bakers Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since
1990. Detroit: Schirmer Reference.
Source Type: This source is a secondary book source, it was created after Pink Floyd
became popular.
Summary: This source describes how Pink Floyd was one of the most popular
progressive rock bands and that it has broken virtually every convention in popular
music. The source describes the earlier years of Floyd, as well as the peak of their
popularity, and the quitter time of the 90s.
Evaluation: This source is credible because of the way it presents the information, the
source is trusted as an academic site.

Application: This information would be used to help describe the overall story of the
band, how they were formed, popularity, and decline. As well as some of their popular
albums.
3. Walker, Bruce (2007). Contemporary Musicians. Detroit: Gale.
Source Type: This is a secondary book source created after David Gilmour and Pink
Floyd were rising in popularity.
Summary: The article explains Gilmours role in the band and how he interacted with
fellow members and how the music was produced with his influence.
Evaluation: The source is credible because it is from a biographical book and tells his
story with the band.
Application: The source will be used to help tell a better story of the band by introducing
another one of the key members that helped to produce the music the band is so famous
for.
4. Walker, Bruce (2008). Contemporary Musicians. Detroit: Gale.
Source Type: This source is a secondary book source. It was created after Roger Waters
and Pink Floyd created their psychedelic music.
Summary: The source tells how Waters took over the creative leadership of the band
after the departure of lead creator Syd Barret. Waters took the band into a new direction
of sound with longer sustained notes, track over-dubs, and other changes that led to the
bands modern sound.
Evaluation: The source is credible because its from a biographical book and tells the
story of Roger Waters.
Application: This source will be used explain the different thought processes of the
individual band members as they created their music.
5. Simon & Schuster, (2001). Pink Floyd Biography. Rolling Stone. Retrieved from
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/pink-floyd/biography.
Source Type: This is a secondary web source, it is a biography that tells their story after
it happened.
Summary: The article tells the story of the band Pink Floyd and how they created music
like no one else and their rise to popularity.

Evaluation: This source is excellent to use because it comes from the highly rated
Rolling Stone magazine, in an online format.
Application: This source will help immensely with how to explain the bands rise to
fame and popularity as well as their creative minds of it all.
6. Hyman, Dan (November 10, 2014). Artists on How Pink Floyd Influenced Them. T
Magazine. Retrieved from http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/10/pink-floydinfluence-on-artists/?_r=0
Source Type: This is a secondary web source, it includes the perspectives of how artists
were influenced by the works of Pink Floyd.
Summary: This article shares the view points from different artists on how Pink Floyd
helped to shape their own thinking and art.
Evaluation: This is a very good source it helps to show to overall effect of Pink Floyd on
the artist side of the spectrum.
Application: The source will help with explaining the bands overall effect on the artistic
world and how different artists create things.
7. Sadowsky, Lauren (January 23, 2013). Pink Floyds Electrically Charged Impact.
Sensible Reason. Retrieved from http://sensiblereason.com/pink-floyds-electricallycharged-impact/
Source Type: This is a secondary source from a website, it tells about Pink Floyds
influence.
Summary: The article tells about how Pink Floyds influence spreads much over music
created today. It also talks about the influence the band was under during their creative
sessions.
Evaluation: This is a good source it tells of the bands influence on music as well as
influences that were put on the band.
Application: This is a good source will be used to tell of the bands influence on music
as well as influences that were put on the band.
8. Kitchen, Matthew (March 26, 2013). What Is Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon Really
About? An Introduction. Esquire. Retrieved from

http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a17945/what-is-dark-side-of-the-moonabout-15266894/
Source Type: The source type is a primary website source from somebody telling of their
thinking of the album, DSOTM.
Summary: This article tells a track by track review of DSOTM. It tells what an expert
makes it out to be and it tells what the average consumer makes it out to be, trying to dig
deeper into the meaning.
Evaluation: This source is good because it digs into the meaning of one of Pink Floyds
most popular albums of all time.
Application: This article will be very useful when describing how the bands music
really meant more than met the eye, it was of a deeper meaning, and had much more
significance.
9. szadmin, (July 12, 2006). Syd Barrett, Founder Of Pink Floyd Band, Sufferer Of
Schizophrenia, Passed Away This Week. Schizophrenia Daily News Blog. Retrieved from
http://www.schizophrenia.com/sznews/archives/003640.html
Source Type: This source would be a secondary blog source because the blog writer is
getting the information from a different source to alert us that Syd Barrett has passed
away.
Summary: The article tells the story of Syd Barrett and his battle with Schizophrenia. It
tells of his huge influence on Pink Floyd in the earlier years.
Evaluation: The source seems good, even though it is a blog it does provide key points
on the mental disease and its effect on Syd Barretts mind.
Application: This information will be used to explain the cause for the lineup changes in
the band and how these changes affected the overall sounds the band produced.
10. Thill, Scott (March 10, 2010). Pink Floyds Dark Side Eclipses Concept Album Classics.
Wired. Retrieved from http://www.wired.com/2010/03/concept-albums/.
Source Type: This is a secondary website source explaining a few of Pink Floyds
concept albums.
Summary: The article tells of Pink Floyds concept albums and the influence they had.

Evaluation: This source seems good and contains the key concept albums with good
explanations of each of these particular albums.
Application: This particular source can be used in explaining the ideas and meanings
behind some of Pink Floyds most famous albums.