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Roger Waters is legit!
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Which just goes to show that Roger was is and always will be the ONLY bass player who sounds good in Pink Floyd: He never overplayed, solidly pinning the songs down while throwing in some of the coolest fills and melodic hooks ever recorded.
Side note: does anyone else think that his white precision sounded the best??
Of course the black/maple is much cooler looking, but that particular bass seems to have had a certain extra degree of warmth in its tone that none of his other basses had.
Of course the black/maple is much cooler looking, but that particular bass seems to have had a certain extra degree of warmth in its tone that none of his other basses had.
I like the stuff he was doing in the Meddle, DSOTM era on the sunburst P seen in Live At Pompeii.
Love Roger, especially on Pompeii. Dave is cool too. Tony Levin is a monster but although he can play anything and is probably my favorite player, he sounds a bit too modern for classic Pink Floyd to me. Guy Pratt I don't care for even though he's obviously a good player.
In the late 80's pink Floyd were abysmal, in your hearts you all know it. No concepts, no style and no Roger. The Division Bell helped redeem Dave Gilmour somewhat, but after all the dust settled both Gilmour and Waters realised they'd blown it by allowing their egos to rule their heads.
I like the idea above that The Wall and Final Cut were Waters first two solo albums, it makes complete sense if you listen to them. Yeah, Pros & Cons and Radio Kaos were only 'ok' albums but fast forward a bit and imagine if Amused to Death had been a Pink Floyd album. It just might have been the best album they ever made.
I like the idea above that The Wall and Final Cut were Waters first two solo albums, it makes complete sense if you listen to them. Yeah, Pros & Cons and Radio Kaos were only 'ok' albums but fast forward a bit and imagine if Amused to Death had been a Pink Floyd album. It just might have been the best album they ever made.
Love Roger Waters, and PF!
Even got a DSotM tattoo on my wrist - His bass playing and songwriting is phenomenal!
Saw Roger on the Wall and the DSotM tour a handfull of times, blown away every single one of the shows. Also saw Gilmour in Gdansk, that show was insane.
But THE best concert I've ever been at, was the Pink Floyd Live 8 in London, 20 minutes gig, but damn sure the best one I've ever been to. First time on the same stage in what was it.. 25-27 years?
Even got a DSotM tattoo on my wrist - His bass playing and songwriting is phenomenal!
Saw Roger on the Wall and the DSotM tour a handfull of times, blown away every single one of the shows. Also saw Gilmour in Gdansk, that show was insane.
But THE best concert I've ever been at, was the Pink Floyd Live 8 in London, 20 minutes gig, but damn sure the best one I've ever been to. First time on the same stage in what was it.. 25-27 years?
No my heart tells me that I enjoyed 80's Floyd. I don't think the Wall can be considered a solo album. I very much doubt that Waters wrote guitar solos for Dave. According to what I've read and heard from Wright some of the clashes that led to his firing were due to his slowness in coming up with keyboard parts and getting them recorded.
I've only recently started listening to Pink Floyd but the bass doesn't stand out for me. What I find most impressive is the mood and atmosphere created by Wright's keyboards. However, if I'm not mistaken Waters did most of the writing on those mid '70s albums so I guess he's primarily responsible for that atmospheric goodness.
Oddly enough, I wasn't very impressed with The Wall
Maybe it takes a few listens to sink in. All the other albums I heard were immediately likeable: Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, & Animals.
Oddly enough, I wasn't very impressed with The Wall
Maybe it takes a few listens to sink in. All the other albums I heard were immediately likeable: Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, & Animals.
I agree that the bass doesn't stand out. It just works really well. The keyboard textures and Gilmour's incredible playing is what you remember. But much of it was masterminded by Waters, which to me shows a great artistic maturity and generosity on his part.
I've only recently started listening to Pink Floyd but the bass doesn't stand out for me. What I find most impressive is the mood and atmosphere created by Wright's keyboards. However, if I'm not mistaken Waters did most of the writing on those mid '70s albums so I guess he's primarily responsible for that atmospheric goodness.
Oddly enough, I wasn't very impressed with The Wall
I believe Wright has writing credits on quite a few songs up until Animals, when his relationship with Waters fell out. They phased him out of background vocals by then as well, at least to my ears.
That's a shame. Was Wright doing the higher vocals on Echoes? That's some heavenly goodness.
Yes, he and Gilmore do that a lot on the old stuff. If you like that go get yourself Live at Pompeii, you'll love that.
Yeah that's the first version of Echoes I saw/heard. I've only seen it on Youtube though. I'll have to get the DVD one day.
I know because I have heard Roger Waters play bass on plenty of **** and I know well enough to tell when he is not playing. You can be a good bassist and not play flashy. You can be a great bassist and not put 100% into a song. Waters is no Chris Squire, and that's not what the Floyd needed. Nobody is saying Waters is bad, nobody is saying he didn't play on anything. Stop being a sniveling little **** and get your head out of your ass!
