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WATERS OR GILMOUR
daniel mason - 18/8/09 at 09:21 PM

Who's your favourite.roger waters or david gilmour? this debate has been rumbling around our local for weeks now. each with valid for and against reasons! so i will ask those who know best.lol


NigeEss - 18/8/09 at 09:35 PM

Both very good artists but I prefer Gilmours guitar style. IMHO DG is also the better songwriter
although Waters has done some fantastic stuff. Pros and Cons is superb but in general his stuff
is a bit......dark and morose.....
I do have a gripe mith Mr G too that his solo stuff is a bit samey.

Tough call though.


coozer - 18/8/09 at 09:37 PM

Gilmour for me but I loved it when the pair of them did the Live 8 thing. I have it on DVD and a cd for the car. Brilliant.


BigFaceDave - 18/8/09 at 09:43 PM

Easy one! Gilmour everytime! Just go to

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1KJKRG4ZoY and listen from 5.13 - 7.35 (or the whole thing if your patient enough!) and surely that is good enough reason if needed!


daniel mason - 18/8/09 at 09:48 PM

i must confess gilmour is my favourite. the 1994 earls court gig (pulse) is by far the best gig i have ever seen! i watched an interview on tv a while back and waters was less than happy about gilmour and nick mason touring together but playing waters' songs.


BenB - 18/8/09 at 09:54 PM

I prefer Mason cos he's my second uncle. Shame he won't let me borrow some of his Ferrari collection


greenwood03 - 18/8/09 at 09:55 PM

surely an impossible comparison? Waters is a bassist who wrote a number ( ok not all but majority) of great songs that Gilmour was able to sing admireably and showcase his guitar solos. IMHO comparing floyd live Pulse album then the solo live work of waters/gilmour just highlights that they needed each other to really shine.


daniel mason - 18/8/09 at 09:56 PM

yeah. the enzo would be nice for a weekend!
anyone got a link to high hopes and great gig in the sky from pulse? both outstanding live tracks.


speedyxjs - 19/8/09 at 06:52 AM

Gilmour


Surrey Dave - 19/8/09 at 08:36 AM

Floyd without Gilmour?

Dire Straits without Knopfler?

Tha Shadows without Hank Marvin?

Peters without Lee?

Keith Harris without Orville?


Not possible



Who would go and see Rogers alternative Floyd ?


Benzine - 19/8/09 at 09:19 AM

Gilmour


Jasper - 19/8/09 at 11:51 AM

Gilmour here too .... saw PF back in 88 without Waters and you wouldn't have known he wasn't there ....


daniel mason - 19/8/09 at 04:59 PM

apart from him probably writing most of the songs! lol