I think Jackhammer's assertion is pretty dead on, and because of Pink Floyd's geographic immediacy in the UK, and subsequent influence, it may be something we're not quite as able to perceive as clearly in America. Listen to just about any British alternative band and you can hear ripples of Pipers at the Gates of Dawn's influence. I certainly wish that their early to mid seventies material was at least as influential to music in general as Piper's was to British alt. specifically, but for as popular as it was, and still is, the influence it had on contemporary music in general is minimal compared to Floyd's early material's influence on Uk alternative. I wish It weren't so. I spend altogether too much time looking for another animals, Dark side of the Moon, or Wish you were Here, but sadly, none exist.
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