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Okocha 
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Posted: May 20 2008 at 18:26 |
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Posted: May 19 2008 at 01:56 |
Waters whines all throughout The Wall, and while that album may be my favorite of theirs, the irony is that I prefer Gilmour. I miss the days of prime Floyd when Waters was humble enough to realize who the better frontman was and allowed Dave to sing his lyrics for him.
I mean, when Gilmour finally chimes in during "Comfortably Numb", I realize just how much better he is at the whole singing thing than Roger. Sorry Roge, you may be a better lyricist, but Dave has you beat both in musicianship and vocal ability.
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Posted: May 19 2008 at 01:44 |
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Posted: May 18 2008 at 16:40 |
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I've got to abstain on this one.
Aside from what you die-hard Pink Floyd fans say, The Final Cut is one of my favorite albums of all time, and Waters's vocals on that album, prolific as they are, are emotionally powerful ("The Gunner's Dream" and "The Final Cut" stand out in this respect).
David Gilmour's On an Island makes me want to go to the beach every time I hear it, and I think his vocal on "Dogs" is superb.
As for Wright, I've got to say I like his also.
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Posted: May 18 2008 at 12:02 |
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I thought both sang on Welcome To the Machine...
Gilmour is too soft and Waters is too harsh but the combination of the two is great. Add Wright to the equation and the result is fantastic.
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Posted: May 17 2008 at 00:24 |
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The answer lies in the "Remember that night" DVD
and the Echoes version in this svs is AWESOME the voices fit perfectly
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Posted: May 16 2008 at 18:30 |
 Atavachron wrote:
^ so smooth it makes me drowsy sometimes 
difficult, kinda like David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar (or not like that at all, take your pick).. I give it to Roger for feeling, evoking many images and doing a great job even though he's not really a singer
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Posted: May 16 2008 at 18:24 |
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Posted: May 15 2008 at 21:42 |
^ so smooth it makes me drowsy sometimes difficult, kinda like David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar (or not like that at all, take your pick).. I give it to Roger for feeling, evoking many images and doing a great job even though he's not really a singer
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Posted: May 15 2008 at 21:32 |
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Gilmour has a much smoother delivery.
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Posted: May 15 2008 at 21:12 |
Wright  But from those listed above: Gilmour.
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Posted: December 31 2007 at 08:08 |
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Maybe Gilmour is a "better" singer, but I find Waters' vocals much more interesting.
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Posted: December 31 2007 at 08:03 |
Floydian42 wrote:
Anthony wrote:
David Gilmour, as Waters can't sing at all. (nor can he play the bass) |
Right.... It was Dave that whole time.
Anyway, I voted Gilmour. (Although, Waters IMO is the better musician)
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Actually David said in an interview he'd played like 90% of the bass on the records.. going way back to Meddle etc... :P Anyway, I don't agree with that guys comment at all, I like Rogers singing especially on Animals. But, how can you say Waters is the better musician? He's an amazing lyricist and writer... but I think Rick Wright and David Gilmour was were the real musicianship was at in Pink Floyd.
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Posted: December 31 2007 at 01:02 |
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For vocals, it must be Gilmour
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Posted: December 31 2007 at 00:55 |
Zappa88 wrote:
Anthony wrote:
Point is, he didn't compose most of the music. Yes, he wrote most of the lyrics (which I'll admit are mostly good), but the best material of PF, like Shine on you crazy diamond, Atom heart mother or Echoes were written in collaboration. Also, for the title track of WYWH, he didn't write a single note, he just delivered the lyrics and David Gilmour wrote all the music. And I don't believe it's coincidence that the best song on The Wall, namely Comfortably Numb, is co-written with David Gilmour.
So stop the nonsense about R. Waters did everything! Without David Gilmour's guitarplaying, PF wouldn't have been so popular. If David had left PF, that would have been much worse than the departure of R. Waters |
There was a band before David Gilmour joined, remember?
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hahhahahhahha..... I have one word for that post.... bullsh*t.
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Posted: December 31 2007 at 00:05 |
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W-W-W-Waters.
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Posted: December 30 2007 at 23:54 |
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I have nothing new to add to this debate so...
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Posted: December 30 2007 at 19:30 |
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For years I thought Time and Stay (and what else?) were sung by David Gilmour!
I think Pink Floyd is the best singer.
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Posted: April 16 2007 at 16:47 |
Anthony wrote:
Point is, he didn't compose most of the music. Yes, he wrote most of the lyrics (which I'll admit are mostly good), but the best material of PF, like Shine on you crazy diamond, Atom heart mother or Echoes were written in collaboration. Also, for the title track of WYWH, he didn't write a single note, he just delivered the lyrics and David Gilmour wrote all the music. And I don't believe it's coincidence that the best song on The Wall, namely Comfortably Numb, is co-written with David Gilmour.
So stop the nonsense about R. Waters did everything! Without David Gilmour's guitarplaying, PF wouldn't have been so popular. If David had left PF, that would have been much worse than the departure of R. Waters |
There was a band before David Gilmour joined, remember?
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Roger Waters vs. David Gilmour (Vocals)
