Waters fiery intensity amd Gilmour's calming tranquility were the perfect rock & roll yin & yang.
Neither of them is as good without the other.
Neither of them is as good without the other.
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Pink Floyd Re-form
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freemansteve
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I am a huge PF fan. I had been hearing and liking them since "Astronomy Domine", " Interstellar Overdrive" etc but I never had the money to buy LPs at that time. Or even singles!
I bought the LP "Meddle" on the day it came out, as did most of my friends, having saved up. There was a queue in the record shop.
It's fine that Roger Waters wrote most of their material, but it sadly became a monologue about his childhood (even though most of us had it worse, and never moaned), and IMHO there is a lot of rubbish you have to plough through to get to the real gems....
And to me, and most of my friends from those days, the "gem tracks" are all about soaring Gilmour guitar, and the Wright/Mason keyboards and drums, not so much Waters on bass or his vocals or lyrics, whether he gets the credits for the music or not. Just sayin' .....
I mean, how cool is this; which player would you be? :
I bought the LP "Meddle" on the day it came out, as did most of my friends, having saved up. There was a queue in the record shop.
It's fine that Roger Waters wrote most of their material, but it sadly became a monologue about his childhood (even though most of us had it worse, and never moaned), and IMHO there is a lot of rubbish you have to plough through to get to the real gems....
And to me, and most of my friends from those days, the "gem tracks" are all about soaring Gilmour guitar, and the Wright/Mason keyboards and drums, not so much Waters on bass or his vocals or lyrics, whether he gets the credits for the music or not. Just sayin' .....
I mean, how cool is this; which player would you be? :
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DonR
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I am also a huge PF fan but I stopped at The Wall. For me, that was the last album that had any magic although I think WYWH was their height. I think they should have gone their separate ways after that and left the Pink Floyd name to history as The Beatles did.
I have absolutely no use for Waters or his opinions on world politics, they're dangerous, racist, and inflammatory.
His solo efforts have been pure garbage. The only ones that sold were his rehashed Wall releases.
The Gilmour lead years have brought forth many great albums and the "not as good as the old days" view is like in most quotes like this, an error of prospective. IMHO he's the greatest guitar player of our generation.
His solo efforts have been pure garbage. The only ones that sold were his rehashed Wall releases.
The Gilmour lead years have brought forth many great albums and the "not as good as the old days" view is like in most quotes like this, an error of prospective. IMHO he's the greatest guitar player of our generation.
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...and he was never as good without them.
I'm happy to see Gilmour's motivated for the cause. I don't understand the lyrics but in all candor for the most part when I'm listening to rock singing is not what moves me anyway (else I would never listen to Rush or Dylan).
I'll take Gilmour's melodic prog beautiful tone lead guitar every day of the week.
I'll take Gilmour's melodic prog beautiful tone lead guitar every day of the week.
What a great guitar work on this single.David is really at it,Love it!
It is a Pink Floyd remix of an Eastern European song, sung by an Ukrainian, a-Capella on the deserted streets of Kyiv. Pink Floyd put their name behind him to get the message across and generate cash for the Ukrainians. All proceeds will go towards Ukrainian humanitarian relief.
How a Ukranian Soldier's Instagram Post Spawned the First New Pink Floyd Song in 28 Years - Slashdot
"English rock band Pink Floyd has released new music for the first time in 28 years," reports UPI, "with proceeds from the track going to humanitarian relief in Ukraine amid its ongoing conflict with Russia." "The single will be available on all streaming and download platforms..." the band...
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I hope the song does well, though if it is to make some serious cash, it needs to be good to last a while. And I don’t think it is. But we’ll see, many young people don’t really know the Pink Floyd sound, many will give it a sympathy listen, and many others might actually like the song.
After 2 days still nr 4 and 11 in iTunes Charts, together easily nr 1.
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Andretti60
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I found a good article that describes how this project was developed
www.rollingstone.com
I find the comments in the thread about Roger Waters out of place, look at the Moon, not at the finger that points to it. This is a Gilmour project, he uses the name PF just to gain attention (and he can legally do it).
David Gilmour: Why I'm Bringing Back Pink Floyd After 28 Years
David Gilmour explains why he resurrected Pink Floyd for "Hey, Hey, Rise Up," a song that will raise money for charity.
www.rollingstone.com
I find the comments in the thread about Roger Waters out of place, look at the Moon, not at the finger that points to it. This is a Gilmour project, he uses the name PF just to gain attention (and he can legally do it).
Looks like Australia isn't liking the song anymore already. It dropped to 10 in the iTunes charts there.
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Roger Waters is an anti semite, I will never listen to any of his crap
I like his music. Without him it's a bit boring.. like elevator music
I was listening to 'Animals' yesterday and it really is an outstanding record both musically and lyrically.
Water's solo albums don't really get to that sort of level. Likewise Floyd without him doesn't approach the heights of Floyd with him.
As said upthread he has to combine with the rest of Floyd for the best to happen.
Water's solo albums don't really get to that sort of level. Likewise Floyd without him doesn't approach the heights of Floyd with him.
As said upthread he has to combine with the rest of Floyd for the best to happen.
No Politics please
How? This thread is all about politics.. The song is all about politics. The fact that Waters isn’t in the song is about politics.
opinions vary....the guys been a bit of a malcontent for 40 years imo...
Animals is my favorite PF album and on my top 10 list for prog.
I'll take On An Island and Rattle That Lock, DG's two solos, over any RW solos and by a country mile.
Just one proghead's opinion.
some people (including me) think the division bell is about as good as P.F. ever got... and i was a senior in h.s. when the wall came out , so i have plenty of reference...
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Yeah right no Politics..
When he uses the star of David, the most obvious symbol of the Jewish people on a pig, when he again and again spills hate against my country and my people, it goes beyond just music.
