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- Pink Floyd fans often feel like the children of a marriage ended in divorce. They really don't know to which parent to give their loyalties.
There is no question that Roger Waters was the lyrical and topical force behind Pink Floyd, but the band's musical history is not dominated by any one musician. In its earliest incarnation, it bore little resemblance to a band that would record something like "The Wall". That early incarnation had limited success in the underground clubs of London, but certainly not in arenas or stadiums. The mental problems of its then leader, Syd Barrett, provided the turning point that created the "main sequence" of Pink Floyd. Waters took over creative lead, with David Gilmour providing the musical, vocal, and engineering abilities. The subsequent work produced by Pink Floyd cannot be separated into Waters and Gilmour camps. These albums were the result of the synergy produced in the combination of Waters, Gilmour, and to a lesser extent, Richard Wright.
It should be noted that merely reading writing credits is not enough to understand the weighted contribution of each band member. Waters was notoriously unlikely to share credit. Gilmour has a reputation for being much more casual about this. These are not opinions, but facts shared by musicians who have worked with both men.
To be sure, The Wall is Roger Waters' greatest creation, and largely a creation of his own. Pink Floyd, however was greater than The Wall. The preceding albums to The Wall (up to Echoes in 1971) are all classics and saw the band working together as a unit. - Reply to this comment
- I thought Roger Water 1987 Tour, Radio KAOS was much better than the Pink Floyd tour.
I had tickets for 2 Pink Floyd Shows and 1 Roger Waters show, ended up selling my second Pink Floyd ticket for a second Roger Waters show, well worth it, glad I did.
Will be seeing the Wall for the second time when it returns to Toronto in June ..... shine on Roger ! - Reply to this comment
- Great interview and insight on Roger. I believe like he said that Pink Floyd did what they set out to do and unfortunately their views differed on many points. I feel fortunate to have seen them when they were together, I am saddened that their wil never be another band like them again.
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- It is amazing the meaning of the Wall still is relevant today. Not just with Berlin in 1989, but also with bipartisan political and social paranoia issues of today.
TEAR DOWN THE WALL! - Reply to this comment
- Regardless of what the reasons for thiert split, Pink Floyd put out the best rock music ever. Music that can never be recreated by anyone again. And Roger and David and the boys have blessed us with their genius. I for one thank them sincerely!!
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- Actually, "Wish You Were Here" is my all time favorite Pink Floyd album. I think the evocative lyrics on the cynicism of the music industry is prophetic and the ambient machine sounds are unparalleled. It seems to me far more hopeful than the darkness of "The Wall" and "Dark Side of the Moon,"-- in that it is society that is insane, not the individual. Not that I don't like the other albums, it just seems that Reid Collins Jr. dismissed my fav Floyd album because he was more in love with another one. Quite frankly-- though it was not the story-- I would have also enjoyed hearing something about "The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking", another great album! I have really been enjoying 60 Minutes pieces about rock legends and I hope that your program will continue making this effort. Thanks
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- My all time favorite band and can relate to their music in many ways. Over the years I have seen both bands live in concert. Both were wonderful and it has always been a show not necessarily a concert. I will say seeing Roger live there was always something just a little different. While the music was awesome, it was not Gilmores guitar, Masons drums just sounded a little better, as well as Wrights keyboards were a better as well. Seeing Pink Floyd live as well you also missed Rogers voice and bass playing.
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- I grew up listening to Pink Floyd, and am one of their biggest fans. To me, the group became less relevant when Waters left the group. As good as they are, it was the sum of the parts that made them great, not just one individual. I saw them in 1994 in Kansas City, Mo and while it was a great show, and far better than most shows out there, it wasn't as good as it could have been. Pink Floyd without Waters is not the real Pink Floyd. I wish they would get back together for one more tour, but I can understand that sometimes things can't be repaired, words can't be taken back, and bands simply don't get back together. For $600 million, the divide between these men must be very serious. Most other bands would get back together in an instant for far less
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- Pity. It sounds like he's carrying some sour grapes over something that happened long ago.
It also reminds me of the old saying, there is no "I" in team.
To each his own I guess.
By the way, I've always had the greatest respect for David Gilmore's guitar playing and the way he carry's himself. Just a class act all around. - Reply to this comment
- Well to me they were one of the Greatest bands of all time. I too was in my late teens when Dark Side of the Moon came out and Wishing You Were Here not only followed but surpassed Dark to me. Animals different but still Floyd. You could see and here that something had changed for the Wall. After that it was clear that Roger was going a totally different direction. And then with last album The Final Cut, total departure. Since he left the group they have had 2 really good albums. Momentary Lapse was Fantastic. Then Division Bell-Superb. I didn't really miss Roger at all.
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