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RollingFreak
I've always been a Roger Waters fan and never quite got into the Syd Barrett era.
Yup. Thats exactly why I like that "band" more than just Roger. I don't like him solo, but when he's with David and the rest of Floyd it elevates everything. I may be wrong, but I think usually the albums are lyrically credited to Roger and the music is either the band or credited to Roger and David. I'm pretty sure that from Dark Side and on, the albums would say "all lyrics by Roger Waters" but I could be wrong. The rest was definitely a band effort.Quote
NoCode0680
I don't know if I'd say I like Roger better, but I like the Roger era better. Namely for David. I do like Roger's writing though, sometimes it's a little too heavy handed for me. He's kind of a drag.
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RollingFreakYup. Thats exactly why I like that "band" more than just Roger. I don't like him solo, but when he's with David and the rest of Floyd it elevates everything. I may be wrong, but I think usually the albums are lyrically credited to Roger and the music is either the band or credited to Roger and David. I'm pretty sure that from Dark Side and on, the albums would say "all lyrics by Roger Waters" but I could be wrong. The rest was definitely a band effort.Quote
NoCode0680
I don't know if I'd say I like Roger better, but I like the Roger era better. Namely for David. I do like Roger's writing though, sometimes it's a little too heavy handed for me. He's kind of a drag.
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ash
left us with a brilliant album probably wilder,more original and more revolutionary than the Stones debut,
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RollingFreakYup. Thats exactly why I like that "band" more than just Roger. I don't like him solo, but when he's with David and the rest of Floyd it elevates everything. I may be wrong, but I think usually the albums are lyrically credited to Roger and the music is either the band or credited to Roger and David. I'm pretty sure that from Dark Side and on, the albums would say "all lyrics by Roger Waters" but I could be wrong. The rest was definitely a band effort.Quote
NoCode0680
I don't know if I'd say I like Roger better, but I like the Roger era better. Namely for David. I do like Roger's writing though, sometimes it's a little too heavy handed for me. He's kind of a drag.
I don't know, but I do remember almost all songs on The Wall are credited to Roger alone. A few like Young Lust and Comfortably Numb are Gilmour/Waters and The Trial is Waters and Bob Ezrin. And I would imagine most of The Final Cut is credited to Roger. Maybe David got a credit on Not Now John or something.
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RollingFreakYup. Thats exactly why I like that "band" more than just Roger. I don't like him solo, but when he's with David and the rest of Floyd it elevates everything. I may be wrong, but I think usually the albums are lyrically credited to Roger and the music is either the band or credited to Roger and David. I'm pretty sure that from Dark Side and on, the albums would say "all lyrics by Roger Waters" but I could be wrong. The rest was definitely a band effort.Quote
NoCode0680
I don't know if I'd say I like Roger better, but I like the Roger era better. Namely for David. I do like Roger's writing though, sometimes it's a little too heavy handed for me. He's kind of a drag.
I don't know, but I do remember almost all songs on The Wall are credited to Roger alone. A few like Young Lust and Comfortably Numb are Gilmour/Waters and The Trial is Waters and Bob Ezrin. And I would imagine most of The Final Cut is credited to Roger. Maybe David got a credit on Not Now John or something.
The Wall is not a good example to draw on, as the band was fracturing at that point, and Rick Wright hardly plays on it.
If you want to get a really clear and balanced idea on how they functioned and created as a full unit, check out the 2003 documentary Making of Dark Side of the Moon. It's available on DVD (the Classic Albums series), and you can watch the full doc from the link below.
Full Dark Side doc at: [www.dailymotion.com]
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rob51
Knew when to get out? He was nuts ASH and couldn't have carried on to save his life.
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or maybe Roger Waters would claim it was his ball and not let anyone else play with it !
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I just got fed up with the Beatles vs Stones rubbish.
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RollingFreakYup. Thats exactly why I like that "band" more than just Roger. I don't like him solo, but when he's with David and the rest of Floyd it elevates everything. I may be wrong, but I think usually the albums are lyrically credited to Roger and the music is either the band or credited to Roger and David. I'm pretty sure that from Dark Side and on, the albums would say "all lyrics by Roger Waters" but I could be wrong. The rest was definitely a band effort.Quote
NoCode0680
I don't know if I'd say I like Roger better, but I like the Roger era better. Namely for David. I do like Roger's writing though, sometimes it's a little too heavy handed for me. He's kind of a drag.
I don't know, but I do remember almost all songs on The Wall are credited to Roger alone. A few like Young Lust and Comfortably Numb are Gilmour/Waters and The Trial is Waters and Bob Ezrin. And I would imagine most of The Final Cut is credited to Roger. Maybe David got a credit on Not Now John or something.
The Wall is not a good example to draw on, as the band was fracturing at that point, and Rick Wright hardly plays on it.
If you want to get a really clear and balanced idea on how they functioned and created as a full unit, check out the 2003 documentary Making of Dark Side of the Moon. It's available on DVD (the Classic Albums series), and you can watch the full doc from the link below.
Full Dark Side doc at: [www.dailymotion.com]
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tklawson
you are wrong in regards to Wright's playing on it. Virtually all of the keyboard parts are played by Wright.
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you are wrong in regards to Wright's playing on it. Virtually all of the keyboard parts are played by Wright.
Really? I recall a magazine interview with David Gilmour from the early 80s explaining why Rick Wright was not on The Final Cut, because in Gilmour's words he was "not earning his keep" and that both he and Roger ended up playing most of the keyboard parts on The Wall.
During the recording of The Wall Wright and Waters were said to not be getting along and Wright didn't bother showing up for a lot of sessions. I'll see if I can locate the interview, which was from either Creem or Circus, one of the two--the one that starts out with a photo of them standing on a small red footbridge....
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stonehearted
The "not earning his keep" line from Gilmour was merely how he was putting it in interviews at that time, so as not to divulge all the petty details behind the falling out between Wright and Waters.
But it is interesting how even in the post-Waters Floyd, for the Momentary Lapse of Reason album, Pink Floyd was officially just Gilmour-Mason and Rick Wright was credited along with the side players, as if he actually had to "earn his keep" to become an official full member again.