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MOJO MAGAZINE just did a cool Floyd special edition and had a quiz in it. Check out the Q&A's to 3 & 16!
3) What Pink Floyd song has 36 different drummers on it?
Answer: Bob Ezrin arranged a session in New York in which 35 different drummers all lined up and played snare drums for the song Bring the Boys Back Home. This army of snare drummers was then augmented by Joe Porcaro in Los Angeles, who played a military snare drum that was mixed in the foreground, over the "army" of snare drums.
16) Who is Blue Ocean and what is his relationship to Pink Floyd?
Answer: Blue Ocean is a New York drummer who gathered together the 35 snare drummers that performed on Bring the Boys Back Home. Also Bleu Ocean is now listed in Volume 3 in Pink Floyd's encyclopedia.
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