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Roger Waters vs David Gilmour
« on: March 23, 2012, 11:05:52 PM »
Roger Waters alllll the way.
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Re: Roger Waters vs David Gilmour
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2012, 11:07:32 PM »
Gilmour.
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Re: Roger Waters vs David Gilmour
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2012, 11:08:27 PM »
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Re: Roger Waters vs David Gilmour
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2012, 11:10:23 PM »
where is the kevin moore option
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Re: Roger Waters vs David Gilmour
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2012, 11:13:44 PM »
Syd Barrett
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Re: Roger Waters vs David Gilmour
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2012, 11:29:09 PM »
I have to go with Waters for song writing. I love the concepts he comes up with. I also usually prefer his singing voice. But Gilmour is a monster guitarist.
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Re: Roger Waters vs David Gilmour
« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2012, 12:13:45 AM »
Waters for his lyrics and themes.

Gilmour for his musical contributions.

Voted Kevin Moore.
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Re: Roger Waters vs David Gilmour
« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2012, 12:15:30 AM »
Whichever makes the troll twitch more.
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Re: Roger Waters vs David Gilmour
« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2012, 12:20:44 AM »
The Wall is probably my most important album ever from a personal standpoint, but I'll still give Gilmour the nod.  Waters is too much of a miserable bastard to vote for. :lol
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Re: Roger Waters vs David Gilmour
« Reply #9 on: March 24, 2012, 12:57:57 AM »
Could not decide: therefore Kevin Moore.
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Re: Roger Waters vs David Gilmour
« Reply #10 on: March 24, 2012, 12:59:20 AM »
They're better together, but I give Gilmour the very slightest of edges cuz Division Bell is pretty damn good.
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Re: Roger Waters vs David Gilmour
« Reply #11 on: March 24, 2012, 01:24:57 AM »
True, and The Final Cut so incredibly depressing that even I can rarely listen to any of it.

The one exception is Not Now John. I love that track.
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Re: Roger Waters vs David Gilmour
« Reply #12 on: March 24, 2012, 01:40:00 AM »
Quote from: KevShmev on March 24, 2012, 12:20:44 AM
The Wall is probably my most important album ever from a personal standpoint, but I'll still give Gilmour the nod.  Waters is too much of a miserable bastard to vote for. :lol


Exactly that.


Even when taking the solo albums into account: Pros and Cons of Hitchiking (good), Amused to Death (good), On An Island (great).

But on a personal level both aren't the best of guys to get along with, I think.




Wow, this is difficult, I still think I'll vote for Roger Waters.
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Re: Roger Waters vs David Gilmour
« Reply #13 on: March 24, 2012, 01:53:43 AM »
Gilmour.
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Re: Roger Waters vs David Gilmour
« Reply #14 on: March 24, 2012, 02:02:09 AM »
Quote from: KevShmev on March 24, 2012, 12:20:44 AM
The Wall is probably my most important album ever from a personal standpoint, but I'll still give Gilmour the nod.  Waters is too much of a miserable bastard to vote for. :lol

my thoughts exactly... still love him as hell....

also


Quote from: The King in Crimson on March 24, 2012, 12:59:20 AM
They're better together, but I give Gilmour the very slightest of edges cuz Division Bell is pretty damn good.

so...
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Re: Roger Waters vs David Gilmour
« Reply #15 on: March 24, 2012, 03:27:04 AM »
Vegeta or Songoku?
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Re: Roger Waters vs David Gilmour
« Reply #16 on: March 24, 2012, 03:28:34 AM »
You know what's weird is that Kevin Moore sort of sounds like Roger Waters.
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Re: Roger Waters vs David Gilmour
« Reply #17 on: March 24, 2012, 04:30:52 AM »
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Re: Roger Waters vs David Gilmour
« Reply #18 on: March 24, 2012, 05:57:02 AM »
Amused to Death is my favorite album of all time.

David Gilmour played the solo on Comfortably Numb.

Isn't there a choice for a tie?
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Re: Roger Waters vs David Gilmour
« Reply #19 on: March 24, 2012, 06:37:30 AM »
David Gilmour, while Roger wrote some great songs he was nothing without David Gilmour, and I find post-waters floyd more interesting than solo Waters.

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Re: Roger Waters vs David Gilmour
« Reply #20 on: March 24, 2012, 06:57:59 AM »
I watched the PF reunion from 2005 the other day and Waters seems to be in better shape. Gilmour put on some pounds and looks way older, so I think Waters could take him.
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Re: Roger Waters vs David Gilmour
« Reply #21 on: March 24, 2012, 08:19:41 AM »
I have never agreed with the "Waters era" vs "Gilmour era" thing, since Gilmour was also in the band the entire time Waters was (except for the very, very beginning) and had a big part in their sound and songwriting.  Yeah, Waters had the grand concepts and wrote the lyrics, but it wasn't the "Waters era".  If anything, it was the classic line-up versus the various fragments that were left when there wasn't enough room for Waters' ego and the other four.

Once Waters left, the magic was gone IMO, so I'd say that that's a strong argument that it took both of them together to make the magic.  Therefore the answer is Mike Portnoy.



Nah, just kidding.  Gilmour.
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Re: Roger Waters vs David Gilmour
« Reply #22 on: March 24, 2012, 08:27:38 AM »
Gilmour.  Momentary Lapse of Reason is good, and Division Bell is amazing.  On an Island is also great.  Waters didn't impress me with his solo stuff (though I haven't heard Amused to Death, maybe that'll help).   
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Re: Roger Waters vs David Gilmour
« Reply #23 on: March 24, 2012, 08:32:23 AM »
Silly topic.
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Re: Roger Waters vs David Gilmour
« Reply #24 on: March 24, 2012, 08:33:28 AM »
Look who started it.  :biggrin:
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Re: Roger Waters vs David Gilmour
« Reply #25 on: March 24, 2012, 09:54:02 AM »
I've heard Amused to Death.  I wasn't THAT impressed with it at all really but I still want to check out his other solo stuff sometime.

Is there a good place to start with Gilmour's solo releases?
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Re: Roger Waters vs David Gilmour
« Reply #26 on: March 24, 2012, 10:09:45 AM »
On an Island.  His early solo albums aren't anything to brag about, although the song Murder, from 1984's About Face, is a great tune.  But On an Island is the way to go.
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Re: Roger Waters vs David Gilmour
« Reply #27 on: March 24, 2012, 11:08:35 AM »
Waters might have had grand concepts and visions for his music, but he was quite the one-trick pony in that he was apparently not able to write about anything but dystopic things.
I once read a comment by Phil Collins about him. "Waters has ridiculed Genesis for writing a tune like "I can't dance". He couldn't see the humor in it. In fact, Waters couldn't see the humor in a lot of things."
Steven Wilson incidentally has the same problem.

Gilmour all the way for me.

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Re: Roger Waters vs David Gilmour
« Reply #28 on: March 24, 2012, 11:40:45 AM »
Quote from: Sketchy on March 24, 2012, 01:24:57 AM
True, and The Final Cut so incredibly depressing that even I can rarely listen to any of it.

The one exception is Not Now John. I love that track.
Ha. I love that album while Not Now John is one of my least favourite Floyd songs.
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Re: Roger Waters vs David Gilmour
« Reply #29 on: March 24, 2012, 12:51:38 PM »
Quote from: LieLowTheWantedMan on March 24, 2012, 11:40:45 AM
Quote from: Sketchy on March 24, 2012, 01:24:57 AM
True, and The Final Cut so incredibly depressing that even I can rarely listen to any of it.

The one exception is Not Now John. I love that track.
Ha. I love that album while Not Now John is one of my least favourite Floyd songs.

Yeah, that.
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Re: Roger Waters vs David Gilmour
« Reply #30 on: March 24, 2012, 01:06:27 PM »
Gilmour. Waters may have been more creative but Pink Floyd doesn't sound the same without Gilmour.
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Re: Roger Waters vs David Gilmour
« Reply #31 on: March 24, 2012, 01:43:00 PM »
Easily Gilmour.

On an Island and The Division Bell are great albums.
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Re: Roger Waters vs David Gilmour
« Reply #32 on: March 24, 2012, 06:24:01 PM »
A perfect example of the whole being greater (by long shot) than the sum of the parts.  Not a huge fan of any of their solo works or PF material dominated by one of their influences. 
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Re: Roger Waters vs David Gilmour
« Reply #33 on: March 26, 2012, 08:38:56 AM »
Quote from: Orbert on March 24, 2012, 08:19:41 AM
I have never agreed with the "Waters era" vs "Gilmour era" thing, since Gilmour was also in the band the entire time Waters was (except for the very, very beginning) and had a big part in their sound and songwriting.  Yeah, Waters had the grand concepts and wrote the lyrics, but it wasn't the "Waters era".  If anything, it was the classic line-up versus the various fragments that were left when there wasn't enough room for Waters' ego and the other four.

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Gilmour.

This pretty much sums it up for me.  And I am perhaps an anomaly when it comes to PF fans, but I honestly could be happy owning only the following three studio albums:  Dark Side Of The Moon, A Momentary Lapse of Reason, and The Division Bell.  There are a lot of individual songs up and down their discography that I truly love.  But in terms of entire albums, those are probably the only 3 that I can say I truly love from top to bottom.  Give me those three and then either Pulse or Delicate Sound of Thunder so I can get a lot of the other individual tracks I like, and I'm good.
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Re: Roger Waters vs David Gilmour
« Reply #34 on: March 26, 2012, 09:58:09 AM »
Gilmour wins! YAY!  :laugh:
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