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Old 22-11-2006, 01:49
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as an avid fan, i'd have to propose roger waters. his "amused to death", "pro's & con's of hitchhiking" & "radio chaos" albums kind of confirm that for me but i'd be interested to know your opinions
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Old 22-11-2006, 06:53
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Originally Posted by thumps36
as an avid fan, i'd have to propose roger waters. his "amused to death", "pro's & con's of hitchhiking" & "radio chaos" albums kind of confirm that for me but i'd be interested to know your opinions
Roger Waters. Amused to Death was more Floyd than the Division Bell or Momentary Lapse....
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Old 22-11-2006, 08:54
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Let's be fair though, the amount of meaningful tracks post-The Wall can be totted up on one hand with four fingers down. i.e. "High Hopes".
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Old 22-11-2006, 09:07
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Weren't 'Learning to fly', 'Sorrow' and 'Keep talking' meaningful tracks then?

They certainly are to me.

The Division bell is a great album in my opinion: It reached No.1 in the US and UK charts and gained PF a new generation of listeners, many of which went out and bought the earlier albums.

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Old 22-11-2006, 09:48
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I really like The Division Bell and Momentary Lapse Of Reason, but they are different to previous Floyd albums, because Roger Waters didn't write the songs.

Waters was the songwriting genius of the band, but the others all contributed to make the overall sound so special.

Syd Barrett was the original main man, but after his departure Waters influence grew stronger over the years.

The Waters solo albums are all very good too, especially Amused To Death, which is very similar in style to The Final Cut.
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Old 22-11-2006, 09:49
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Originally Posted by Dark Drums
Let's be fair though, the amount of meaningful tracks post-The Wall can be totted up on one hand with four fingers down. i.e. "High Hopes".
There are some great tracks on the two Gilmour led albums, and dont forget The Final Cut which came after The Wall. That is an excellent album, and very underated.
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Old 22-11-2006, 09:51
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Pink Floyd would have got nowhere without Dave Gilmour's vocals and guitar playing though in my opinion. Not knocking Waters massive influence, but I think Gilmour was just as important:

This is the PF sound that appeals to me personally (I'm 35 and so for years the only track I knew off the radio was Another brick in the wall, The Division bell really got me into the band and now fortunately a lot of their stuff is on Youtube):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njQtAC6EH8E

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Old 22-11-2006, 10:16
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Originally Posted by Bluenile
Pink Floyd would have got nowhere without Dave Gilmour's vocals and guitar playing though in my opinion. Not knocking Waters massive influence, but I think Gilmour was just as important:

This is the PF sound that appeals to me personally (I'm 35 and so for years the only track I knew off the radio was Another brick in the wall, The Division bell really got me into the band and now fortunately a lot of their stuff is on Youtube):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njQtAC6EH8E
I think the combination of Waters songs with Gilmours vocals, and guitar playing made it the perfect combination. The Pink Floyd shows after Waters left showed how much the sound relied on Gilmour, because you could argue Waters wasn't really missed live, although he is a great live talent too.

I think if Pink Floyd had carried on with Waters rather than Gilmour, the live sound wouldn't have been as good.
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