Legendary Progressive Rock band, Pink Floyd, took the world by storm between the mid-1960s and 1990s, playing an integral role in the evolution of Rock music and influencing countless artists who came after them. So, if you’re looking for similar artists that make music resembling Pink Floyd’s sound, themes, or avant-garde approach to music, we’ve compiled a list of 25 bands like Pink Floyd.
Formed in 1965, in London, Pink Floyd gained a following as one of the first of Britain’s psychedelic Rock bands, starting with five band members, Syd Barrett (guitar, lead vocals), Nick Mason (drums), Roger Waters (bass, vocals), Richard Wright (keyboard, vocals) and Bob Klose (guitar). David Gilmore joined the band in 1967, and it has since undergone several changes, with Barrett, Waters, and Gilmore all fronting the band at different stages. They have sold more than 250 million copies of their 15 studio albums worldwide, including more than 75 million in the United States.
The band was brought together in the early 60s, with the founding members, Waters, and Mason, meeting Wright when they all joined a band called Stigma 6, with Klose taking over Waters’ original role as the band’s lead guitarist (prompting him to move to bass). But when Klose quit the band, which took on several different names before settling on The Tea Set, Barrett joined the band as a vocalist and to take over as lead guitarist. The foundations had been set for the band, which would first refer to themselves as The Pink Floyd Sound in 1965.
The band first started to pick up recognition playing live shows in 1966, at the height of the golden age of Rock ‘n Roll in Britain, signing with The Beatles’ label, EMI, releasing their first singles, “Arnold Layne”, “See Emily Play”, and their first studio album “The Piper at the Gates of Dawn” in 1967, with Syd Barrett leading the band forward with his unorthodox instrumentals and psychedelic themes. The band’s stage performances, where they “hid behind the lights” and various pyrotechnics, were also an iconic element of the band’s brand that resonated with audiences.
However, Pink Floyd’s success could have been cut abruptly short when Barrett’s drug addiction and mental health issues made it impossible for him to continue playing with the band. The band also thought that, without their frontman, Pink Floyd would not be as successful. However, when David Gilmore joined the band, they maintained the psychedelic, Progressive Rock identity that Barrett brought to the band and evolved into something much greater.
Barrett had been the primary contributor to the band’s lyrics, composition, and creative direction. He and Gilmore had known each other since their years at Cambridge Tech together in the early 60s. For a brief moment, the band had five members. Gilmour was brought in to cover for Barrett’s erratic behavior, and the frontman only remained involved in writing eventually before departing the band.
Barrett’s story would influence some of the band’s most successful works, such as “Comfortably Numb”, which is a reference to Barret’s final contribution to the band’s discography, “Jugband Blues”, which was included on what would become the band’s breakthrough album.
They underwent a massive transition when A Saucerful of Secrets (1968) was released; the band’s new material had become more structured. Along with songwriting contributions from Waters and Wright, Gilmore’s presence laid the foundations for a more mature sound. It peaked at number nine on the UK charts and received positive reviews.
Ummagumma (1969) is where the band truly departed from their previous work, featuring experimental inputs from each band member, turning Pink Floyd into a truly Progressive Rock band. It peaked at number five and spent 21 weeks on the UK charts. Atom Mother Heart (1970) was their first number one album in the UK, spending 18 weeks on the charts, and Meddle (1971)was the album where Gilmour first establishes himself as a fully-fledged, highly influential member of the band, according to the band. It peaked at number three and spent 82 weeks on the charts.
Dark Side of the Moon (1973) marked an incredible milestone for the band and is considered one of the most iconic albums of all time. It was incredibly successful on a commercial level, selling more than 45 million copies worldwide. What made the album unique from the rest was a) Roger Waters was the sole contributor to the album’s lyrics. Furthermore, it was recorded at the iconic Abbey Road recording studios, with EMI staff engineer Alan Parsons contributing towards some key technical aspects of the album.
Following their Dark Side of the Moon tour, Pink Floyd returned to the recording studios and released their ninth studio album, Wish You Were Here, in 1975. The album was composed as an homage to Syd Barrett’s rise and fall from the top. It reached number one on the charts in both the UK and the United States. Selling over 20 million copies, David Gilmour and Richard Wright both refer to it as their favorite Pink Floyd album.
Animals (1977), the album loosely based on George Orwell’s Animal Farm, was where problems started to arise within the band. Despite being a commercial success (peaking at number 2 in the UK and number 3 in the US), the album, which focussed on socio-economic conditions in the UK, was written and produced while arguments over royalties started to arise within the band, with Waters, Gilmour, and Write fighting for larger shares and opting to share royalties based on contributions.
In the end, it led to a new era for the band where Roger Waters established himself as the band’s frontman, taking complete control over its creative direction.
On the Animals tour, Waters had a bad experience with a heckler that led to his conception of The Wall (1979), a Rock Opera that, like Dark Side of the Moon, was a tremendous success, selling more than 23 million copies in the United States and featuring on the charts for 15 weeks, peaking at number one.
However, the band dismissed Wright from Pink Floyd after failing to contribute anything significant to the album, but he requested to stay on, finish recording the album and join the band on their tour before his departure.
The Wall has gone down in history as one of the great “Rock Operas” and spelled the beginning of the end for one of the greatest bands ever. The composition was remarkable. Inspired by Waters’ childhood experiences, particularly his father’s death in World War II and Syd Barrett’s drug-addled depression, The Wall has been an inspiration for millions, especially in the politically driven Cold War era, and was even adapted into a film.
Pink Floyd would start to splinter further when recording what would be Roger Water’s last studio album with the band, The Final Cut (1983), which had become a source of contention between Gilmour and Waters, with both jockeying for control over the album’s creative direction.
It would eventually end up appearing to be more of a Roger Waters solo project than anything else but would achieve relative success, selling over a million copies and debuting at number one on the US charts. Waters left the band under the impression that Pink Floyd would die after his departure.
However, Gilmour began to recruit musicians that would help with the recording of a post-Waters album, A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987), where Wright was readmitted to the band, but the album, like The Final Cut, would sound more like a David Gilmour solo project than a Pink Floyd album. Debuting at number three in both the US and the UK, A Momentary Lapse of Reason sold over 10 million copies worldwide.
The final studio album that the band would produce in the 20th Century was The Division Bell (1994), where Wright, Gilmore, and Mason worked together as a sound collaborative for their last record to reach number one in the UK. Despite receiving mixed reviews, it went Platinum in 10 countries and sold seven million copies worldwide.
The band would eventually break up, with the bad blood between Waters and the rest of the band persisting. However, they did come together for a Reunion in 2005. The Live 8 concert brought the entire band back together, and they reconciled their differences. Syd Barrett died in July 2006 at the age of 60, and Richard Wright succumbed to cancer in 2008 at the age of 65.
But Gilmour and Mason would revisit some old recordings made with Wright during the Division Bell sessions in 2012, which would lead to the production of one final studio album, Endless River (2014), in which they hired session musicians to help record new parts and create a new album. It was a great success, debuting at number one in several countries and becoming the most pre-ordered album of all time on Amazon.
With the entirety of what remains of the band now in their late 70s, Pink Floyd’s days at the top of the charts are over. However, their legacy remains. And, although die-hard fans will tell you that no band will sound like Pink Floyd because Pink Floyd is unique, countless bands have been trying to push the boundaries of music, experiment, write and pull off live performances that can match the exploits of these industry pioneers.
It’s true; there isn’t a band out there that can give you everything in terms of sound, creativity, and showmanship that Pink Floyd does, but there are a few that have managed to come close. Here’s a look at 25 bands that are like Pink Floyd:
1. The Alan Parsons Project
The Alan Parsons Project was a Rock band formed by Alan Parsons (production, engineering, programming, composition, keyboards, guitars) and Eric Woolfson (composition, lyrics, piano, keyboards, vocals, executive production) in 1974, while Parsons acted as an Assistant Engineer on Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of The Moon in 1973, and The Beatles’ Abbey Road (1969) and Let It Be (1970).
Because of Parsons’ input into Dark Side of the Moon, it shouldn’t surprise you that his music has a very similar style. The Alan Parsons Project released 12 studio albums, which have been collectively certified platinum 16 times.
2. The Who
Just like Pink Floyd, The Who emerged from the Rock scene in London in the mid-1960s. They were the first band to publish a Rock Opera, inspiring The Wall with their albums Tommy and Quadrophenia strikingly similar to the Pink Floyd masterpiece.
The Who, formed in 1964, currently consists of Roger Daltry (lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica, percussion) and Pete Townshend (lead and rhythm guitar, backing and lead vocals, keyboards). John Entwhistle (1964-2002), Doug Sandom (1964), Keith Moon (1964-1978), and Kenney Jones (1978-2014) have also formed part of the band that has released 12 studio albums that have sold at least 100 million copies worldwide.
3. Yes
Like Pink Floyd, Yes was a Progressive Rock band formed in London, but a few years later, in 1968. The band consists of Steve Howe (guitars, backing vocals), Alan White (drums, percussion, backing vocals, piano), Geoff Downes (keyboards, backing vocals), Billy Sherwood (bass, backing vocals), and Jon Davison. Former band members include Jon Anderson (1968-2008), Chris Squire (1968-2015), Peter Banks (1968-1970), Bill Bruford (1968-1992), Tony Kaye (1968-1995), Tony O’Reilly (1968), Rick Wakeman (1971-2004), Patrick Moraz (1974-1976), Trevor Horn (1980, 2018), Trevor Rabin (1983-1995), Eddie Jobson (1983), Igor Khoroshev (1997-2000), Oliver Wakeman (2008-2011), and Benoît David (2008-2012).
They had a very similar sound to the Progressive Rock that Pink Floyd, their contemporaries, produced and enjoyed similar commercial success, selling 13.5 million copies of their 21 studio albums in the United States.
4. Porcupine Tree
Formed more than 20 years after Pink Floyd in 1987, English Progressive Rock band, Porcupine Tree, started with a Psychedelic Rock sound similar to Pink Floyd’s before moving to a more commercially successful Alternative Rock sound in the 90s and later making another shift to Progressive Metal. The band’s founder, Steve Wilson, has stated that Dark Side of the Moon profoundly influenced Porcupine Tree’s music which has similar melancholic characteristics.
The final lineup of the band, before their disbandment in 2010, consisted of Steve Wilson (vocals, guitar, synthesizers, piano, various other instruments), Richard Barbieri (keyboards, synthesizers, piano and sound processing), Colin Edwin (bass, double bass), and Gavin Harrison (drums and percussion). Chris Maitland played drums and provided backing vocals for the band between 1993 and 2002 as well.
Porcupine Tree released ten studio albums but did not achieve much commercial success. They have, however, garnered a cult following that has commanded respect from all fans of Progressive Rock.
5. Enigma
German musician Michael Cretu (music, lyrics, vocals, production, arrangements, programming, engineering) founded the New Age, Worldbeat project, Enigma, in 1990. Cretu, like Pink Floyd, has been experimenting with sounds, often combining elements from other genres like ambience, pop, or rock, in the same way that Syd Barrett, Roger Waters, and David Gilmour would do through the years to show audiences something new and distinctive.
Former band members include David Fairstein (1990-2000), Frank Peterson (1990-1991), Sandra Cretu (1990-2003), Louisa Stanley (1990-2006), Peter Cornelius (1993-1996), Jens Gad (1993-2003), Andreas Harde (1993), Ruth-Ann Boyle (1999-2008), Andru Donalds (1999-2008), Elizabeth Houghton (1999-2000), Margarita Roig (2008), Mark Josher (2010-2016), Nanuk (2008-2016), Aquilo (2016), and Anggun (2016).
They have released eight studio albums, selling an estimated 70 million copies worldwide.
6. King Crimson
King Crimson is a Progressive Rock band formed in Londonprofoundly influenced in 1986. Like Pink Floyd, they had a tremendous influence on the Progressive Rock movement in the 1970s, earning a large cult following.
The current band members are Robert Fripp (guitar, keyboards, mellotron, electronics), Mel Collins (saxophones, flute, bass flute, mellotron, backing vocals ), Tony Levin (bass, Chapman stick, synthesizers, backing vocals), Pat Mastelotto (drums, percussion, programming), Gavin Harrison (drums, percussion), Jakko Jakszyk (lead vocals, guitar, flute, keyboards), and Jeremy Stacey (drums, keyboards).
Peter Sinfield (1968–1971), Greg Lake (1968–1970), Michael Giles (1968–1969), Ian McDonald (1968–1969), Gordon Haskell (1970), Andy McCulloch (1970), Ian Wallace (1970-1972), Boz Burrell (1971–1972), Billruford (1972–1997), John Wetton (1972–1974), David Cross (1972–1974), Jamie Muir (1972–1973), Adrian Belew (1981-2009), Trey Gunn (1994-2003), and Bill Rieflin (2013-2020) have also all been part of the band over the years.
King Crimson recorded 13 studio albums between 1969 and 2003 but didn’t achieve much success out of a single gold certification in the UK and the US, along with a Platinum certification in Canada.
7. Transatlantic
Transatlantic is another Progressive Rock band with origins in the United Kingdom, consisting of Neal Morse (keyboard, vocals, guitar), Mike Portnoy (drums, vocals), Roine Stolt (guitar, vocals), and Pete Trewavas (bass, vocals).
They have released five studio albums since the band was formed in 1999 but haven’t achieved significant commercial success. However, if you’re looking for a band that sounds like Pink Floyd, you can hardly do better than this supergroup.
8. The Doors
Founded in 1965, The Doors, an American Progressive Rock band, are Pink Floyd’s contemporaries, taking the world by storm, selling over 100 million records worldwide.
The band, which was only active for eight years (plus an album released in 1978), consisted of Jim Morrison (lead vocals, harmonica, percussion), Ray Manzarek (keyboards, keyboard bass, backing, and lead vocals), Robby Krieger (electric guitar, backing, and lead vocals), and John Densmore (drums, percussion, backing vocals). Sadly, after Morrison died in 1971, the band would never reach their full potential, and post-Morrison albums did not yield the same success. They released a total of nine albums (six with Morrison and another three after his death).
They are still considered iconic for Progressive Rock fans the world over despite their short-lived stint at the top.
9. Steven Wilson
Steve Wilson, the lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter for Porcupine Tree has a pretty impressive solo career as a Progressive Rock artist. He uses various instruments to create his music and experiment with new sounds, much like Pink Floyd did. He was influenced by Pink Floyd as an artist and has produced six studio albums. His albums have not been commercial successes, but he has nonetheless been a key figure in the Progressive Rock movement, much like Pink Floyd.
10. Genesis
Another English Progressive Rock band formed in the 60s, Genisis’ current lineup consists of Tony Banks (keyboards), Mike Rutherford (bass, guitar), and Phil Collins (drums, vocals).
Previous band members include Peter Gabriel (1967–1975), Steve Hackett (1971-1977), Anthony Phillips (1967-1970), Chris Stewart (1967-1968), John Silver (1968-1969), John Mayhew (1969-1970), Mick Barnard (1970-1971), and Ray Wilson (1996-2000).
The band formed in 1967 has sold between 100 and 150 million copies of their 15 studio albums worldwide. Like Pink Floyd, they are considered to be among the pioneers of Progressive Rock.
11. Jethro Tull
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Formed in 1967, Jethro Tull is a Progressive Rock band that incorporated Blues Rock, Jazz Fusion, and, later, Hard Rock and Folk elements in their music, making them a significant band in the Progressive Rock movement.
Band members Ian Anderson (vocals, flute, acoustic guitar, other instruments), David Goodier (bass), John O’Hara (keyboards, accordion, vocals), Scott Hammond (drums), and
Joe Parrish (electric and acoustic guitars) brought together a musical style that would shift Progressive Rock for years to come.
They have produced 21 studio albums that have sold over 60 million copies worldwide.
12. Marillion
Emerging from the Post-Punk scene in the UK in 1979, Marillion was at the heart and soul of the Neo-Progressive Rock in the 1980s. They have sold over 15 million copies of their 19 studio albums.
The band, consisting of Steve Rothery (electric guitars, acoustic guitars), Mark Kelly (keyboards, samples, and effects, backing vocals, programming), Pete Trewavas (bass guitars, backing vocals, additional studio guitars, additional studio sample,s, and effects), Ian Mosley (lead vocals, additional keyboards, additional live guitars, percussion), and Steve Hogarth (lead vocals, additional keyboards, additional live guitars, percussion), formerly featured Mick Pointer (1979–1983), Brian Jelliman (1979–1981), Doug ‘Rastus’ Irvine (1979–1981), Fish (1981–1988), Diz Minnitt (1981–1982), Andy Ward (1983), John ‘Martyr’ Marter (1983), and Jonathan Mover (1983–1984).
13. Radiohead
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Formed in the UK in 1985, Radiohead is a band that has transformed Alternative Rock with their experimental approach, sending shockwaves throughout the industry since the 1990s, with a new sound that has helped them sell more than 30 million albums worldwide.
Like Pink Floyd, they have a similar sound, with a mix of electronica to separate them from orthodox Alternative Rock. The band consisting of Thom Yorke (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards), Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar, keyboards, other instruments), Colin Greenwood (bass), Ed O’Brien (guitar, backing vocals), and Philip Selway (drums, percussion) has released nine studio albums en route to winning six Grammys.
14. Tame Impala
Australian Psychadelic Pop project, Tame Impala, was formed in 2007 by Kevin Parker, who does all of the vocals, instrumentals, and production. He also tours with Jay Watson (drums, synthesizer, guitar, backing vocals, bass), Dominic Simper (bass, guitar, synthesizer, keyboards), Julien Barbagallo (drums, backing vocals), and Cam Avery (bass guitar, backing vocals, synthesizer)
With a very similar sound to Pink Floyd, Tame Impala was inspired by the psychedelic Progressive Rock that Parker listened to, including the legendary band. Tame Impala has released four studio albums, achieving Platinum certification on all of them, except for 2020’s The Slow Rush. The Moody Blues
15. Camel
Camel is a Progressive Rock band formed in the UK in 1971. They gained a cult following due to their unique sound, which is very similar to Pink Floyd’s en route to creating 14 studio albums, none of which yielded any significant commercial success.
The band, consisting of Andrew Latimer (guitar, flute, recorder, keyboards, percussion, vocals), Colin Bass (bass, acoustic guitar, keyboards, vocals), Denis Clement (drums, percussion, keyboards, fretless bass, recorder), and Pete Jones (keyboards, synthesizers, saxophones, vocals ), also formerly featured Andy Ward, Peter Bardens,
Doug Ferguson, Mel Collins, Richard Sinclair, Jan Schelhaas, Dave Sinclair, Kit Watkins, Chris Rainbow, David Paton, Paul Burgess, Mickey Simmonds, and Guy LeBlanc.
16. Gentle Giant
Gentle Giant is also a British Progressive Rock band that had amassed a sizeable cult following, despite their relative lack of success. Even though they were only active for ten years, they released 11 studio albums and have had a profound influence on Progressive Rock artists.
Members of the band included Gary Green (guitar, mandolin, vocals, recorder, bass guitar, drums, xylophone), Kerry Minnear (keyboards, lead vocals (on recordings only), cello, vibraphone, xylophone, recorder, guitar, bass guitar, drums), Derek Shulman (lead vocals, saxophone, recorder, keyboards, bass guitar, drums, percussion), Phil Shulman (lead vocals, saxophone, trumpet, mellophone, clarinet, recorder, percussion), Ray Shulman (bass guitar, trumpet, violin, vocals, viola, drums, percussion, recorder, guitar), Martin Smith (drums, percussion ), Malcolm Mortimore (drums, percussion), and John Weathers (drums, percussion, vibraphone, xylophone, vocals, guitar).
17. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Emerson, Lake & Palmer were a Progressive Rock supergroup consisting of Keith Emerson (keyboards), Greg Lake (vocals, bass, guitar, and producer), and Carl Palmer (drums and percussion).
Formed in London in 1970, they had similar influences to Pink Floyd and produced very familiar sounds that you may enjoy. They have released nine studio and albums, selling over 48 million copies worldwide.
18. Queen
While Queen may not have made music that was “progressive”, they certainly were among the best Rock bands to emerge from the UK in the 70s, placing them in the same echelon as Pink Floyd. They were influenced by Progressive and Hard Rock and profoundly influenced Heavy Metal but preferred a more commercially favorable sound that resembles Pop Rock.
Their classic line-up was Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals), Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), and John Deacon (bass). Following the death of Mercury in 1990, Queen has also had two long-term vocalists, Paul Rodgers (2004-2009) and Adam Lambert (2011-present). Queen’s 15 studio albums sold between 150 and 300 million copies.
19. The Beatles
The Beatleswere the original Rock Stars that emerged from London and introduced the world to Rock music, taking America by storm in the Great “British Invasion”. They formed in 1960 and are still considered the most influential band of all time, more than 60 years later.
The principal members of the band, John Lennon (vocals, guitars, keyboards, harmonica, bass), Paul McCartney (vocals, bass, guitars, keyboards, drums), George Harrison (guitars, vocals, sitar, keyboards, bass), and Ringo Starr (drums, percussion, vocals) are the only band members most fans will recognize, but Pete Best (1960-1962), Stuart Sutcliffe (1960-1961), Chas Newby (1960-1961), Norman Chapman (1960), and Tommy Moore (1960) were also part of the band in their early days.
The Beatles remain one of the most successful bands of all time, selling over 600 million copies of their 13 studio albums worldwide.
20. The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones fall into the same category as The Beatles when it comes to being pioneers in the Rock music genre. Formed in London in 1962, they had a profound influence on generations of Rock bands that came after them as Pink Floyd and should certainly consider themselves worthy contemporaries after selling 240 million copies of their 25 studio albums worldwide.
The band consists of Mick Jagger (lead and backing vocals, harmonica, rhythm guitar, percussion, keyboards), Keith Richards (lead and rhythm guitars, bass guitar, backing, and lead vocals), Charlie Watts (drums, percussion), and Ronnie Wood (rhythm and lead guitars, bass guitar, backing vocals), while Brian Jones (1962–1969), Ian Stewart (1964-1985), VBll Wyman(1962-1993), and Mick Taylor (1969-2014) all formed part of the band at various stages.
21. Roger Waters
Who better to turn to for music that sounds like Pink Floyd than the band’s former frontman, Roger Waters? Waters ventured further into Progressive Rock with eight solo studio albums, but none of them have sold more than a million copies, and he may consider his solo career a failure in comparison.
22. David Gilmore
We’d be remiss not to talk about David Gilmour’s solo ventures as well, considering what a key role he played in Pink Floyd’s development post-Syd Barrett. He has released eight solo studio albums, which were more successful than Waters’ solo albums, but still can’t compete with Pink Floyd’s success, receiving six platinum certifications worldwide.
23. Van Der Graaf Generator
Progressive Rock band, Van Der Graaf Generator, was formed in the UK in 1967 and is yet another Pink Floyd contemporary that pioneered their way to success and legendary status among Progressive Rock audiences.
Peter Hammill (lead and backing vocals, guitars, electric and acoustic piano, keyboards), Hugh Banton (organ, keyboards, bass pedals, bass guitar, backing vocals), and Guy Evans (drums, percussion) make up the current band, while Chris Judge Smith (1967-1968), Nick Pearne (1967-1968), Keith Ellis (1967-1969), Nic Potter (1969-1978), David Jackson (1969-2006), Graham Smith (1977-1978), and Charles Dickie (1977-1978) are the former band members.
They produced 13 studio albums, which did not achieve any noteworthy commercial success. However, their sound is similar to Pink Floyd’s, and they’ll be worth listening to for any fan of Progressive Rock.
24. Queensrÿche
Formed in 1980, Queensrÿche’s sound is far more like Pink Floyd’s heavier tracks – think the Comfortably Numb solo – and fall into the category of Heavy Metal (specifically Progressive Metal). Formed in 1980, the band consists of Michael Wilton (lead guitar), Eddie Jackson (bass, backing vocals), Mike Stone(drums, keyboards), and Todd La Torre (lead vocals, drums).
Chris DeGarmo (1980–2007), Geoff Tate (1981–2012), Kelly Gray (1998–2002), and
Parker Lundgren (2009–2011) have also been part of the band’s lineup in the past.
Much like Pink Floyd were pioneers in Progressive Rock, Queensrÿche have completely changed the Heavy Metal genre game and has achieved relative commercial success, achieving five platinum certifications over the years.
25. Deep Purple
Deep Purple was another major Progressive Rock band to emerge from the UK after being formed in 1968. THey mix Hard Rock, Heavy Metal and Progressive Rock sounds that drove fans wild and made them one of the most influential bands ever, selling over 100 million copies of their 21 studio albums.
Ian Paice (drums), Roger Glover (bass), Ian Gillan (vocals, harmonica, percussion), Steve Morse(guitar), and Don Airey (keyboards) are the current band members. Jon Lord (1968-1970), Ritchie Blackmore (1968-1993), Nick Simper (1968-1969), Rod Evans (1968-1969), Glenn Hughes (1973-1976), David Coverdale (1973-1976), Tommy Bolin (1975-1976), and Joe Lynn Turner (1989-1992) have all formed part of the group in the past.