A Trick of the Tail was one of their best, I think, and Peter Gabriel continues to produce good music. It seemed to me though that Pink Floyd was on the front end of that style of "off the wall", somewhat synthesized, music. If they didn;t necessarily pave the way, they were abreast of the others that did!

It's funny that, while there were plenty of good, solid, American rock-and-roll bands, there were so very many British bands that really set the mark for good music... and in many ways, they paved the way and set the tone for American bands.