Roger or David?
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crowbar185 — 21 years ago(February 05, 2005 12:39 PM)
They are a combination, Waters was the brains of Pink Floyd, I think he wrote pretty much all the lyrics for most of Floyd's albums, but I don't think he was really fit to be the leader of the band in the earlier days of Floyd, and remember Dave Gilm5b4our replaced Syd. Dave is an awesome guitarist, his guitar licks and voice made the band successful, I think Dave's voice is a lot better, even though I like Roger Waters vocals on The Wall, they aren't as hypnotic as Dave's. One isn't better than the other. They both have fairly succesful solo careers, but Dave is still more or less keeping Pink Floyd alive. Division Bell is a good album, but just a little too nineties, I was hoping it would be more progressive but its still good.
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sndpul — 20 years ago(July 14, 2005 10:50 AM)
I like them both and buy both of their solo albums. None of their solo work can compare to Pink Floyd, though. Together, they made magic.
I think they both contributed equally but in entirely different ways to Pink Floyd. Roger was clearly the lyrics/concepts genius, Gilmour the musical/composition master. Together they were much greater than apart. They are like two pieces of a puzzle, or like Yin/Yang. -
thegunstreetgirl — 20 years ago(July 21, 2005 02:37 AM)
I love Waters, singing and writing, but I also love Gilmore singing and his guitar works Together they complement each other and together they're perfect but if I had to choose between the two of them I'd have to go for Roger. I loved so much too see them together in Live 8! I wish they would get together again, but I doubt that will ever happen
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Male Supremacy — 20 years ago(July 25, 2005 07:16 PM)
David's singing rules, especially singing with Rick (like in the song 'Echoes').
Roger's lyrics, vision, and production are the best of all time.
As for the music, it takes all of them to make it work. Roger can write a hell of a riff, David can make it twice as good with his inventive guitar, and Rick and Nick fill in any voids and then some.
Collectively, the best ever.
Seperately, they are only as good as Floyd was with Syd. After Syd and before Roger left was the best band of all time.
And 'The Final Cut' is awesome! It was 'The Wall pt. 2'. If you love 'The Wall', you'll love 'The Final Cut'just not one right after the other. -
Dancethedevil — 20 years ago(August 09, 2005 06:01 AM)
If anyone is in doubt about the main man they should read the following article;
http://www.wicasta.com/pinkfloyd/penthouse1988.html
Roger comes up with the concepts he's the preacher of the group and spends more time home writing with Pink Floyd in mind. I know what I give to our sound, and he knows it, too. It's not a question of him forcing his ideas on us. I get my ideas across as much as I want to. They would use more of my music if I wrote it.- David Gilmour, 1978
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maluuu — 18 years ago(May 03, 2007 08:28 PM)
Personally I prefer Roger for a couple of reasons. First, it seems to me from interviews I've read that David always tries to discredit Roger and say stuff like he doesn't like Dark Side of the Moon and he thinks The Wall was bad except for Comfortably Numb. But he still doesn't mi2000nd taking money for singing all of Dark Side of the Moon and the most famous Floyd songs, that were mostly written by Roger.
Second, the main reason I love Pink Floyd is the lyrics and the themes in their music. Unlike most people, I think The Final Cut (which was basically done by Roger on his own) is a fantastic album. I think Roger took over and did a fantastic job after Syd left and it kinda pisses me off how the other guys criticize him and say they don't think he was all that good. Also, I think he's a very good musician as well as a great lyricist.
That being said, I do like David very much, he's without a doubt an incredibly talented guy and I absolutely fell in love with him with the Live at Pompeii movie. It's really a shame that they can't work out their differences, because they really made a great team.
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davemx — 18 years ago(May 04, 2007 02:18 PM)
it seems to me from interviews I've read that David always tries to discredit Roger and say stuff like he doesn't like Dark Side of the Moon and he thinks The Wall was bad except for Comfortably Numb
And that's just like the beginning of Dave's comments putting down Roger, that's exactly what bothers me, when Dave goes on trying to convince the world he was the whole of Floyd, too bad he tries to convince them with "A Momentary Lapse", or "Division Bell", his words don't match his work, he's a gifted guitar player though, but he can't create good music on his own. -
SignoftheHammer1987 — 18 years ago(May 06, 2007 11:15 AM)
I prefer Roger for all the reasons already stated.
Dave may have been a better singer/musician overall, but Roger's voice is definitly something special aswell. His sad/downtrodden voice is perfect for albums like Animals, The Wall etc.
Also, about solo albums, David's new album "On an Island" is one of the most boring albums I've ever heard (and I LOVED his other 2 albums) whereas Roger's albums are very interesting.