Rock & Roll Poll III: Which one is Pink?

[VaDirt]

OK, throughout the years, there has been an ongoing debate about which Pink Floyd member was the real "Pink Floyd." Old-timers call out to Syd Barrett, many people claim Roger Waters, and some claim David Gilmore (especially after the split back in the 80s.)

For me, I call Roger Waters the real "Pink" mainly because of his lyrics. The best Floyd albums came out while he was in the band, and even what I think is possibly the best song ever by anyone anywhere, Dogs (from the Animals album.) came from Roger. Even though Pink Floyd carried on, none of the albums were as good as during the Roger Waters years.

With Richard Wright's passing last week, I wonder if anymore PF music will come out, or if David Gilmore and Nick Mason will hang it up...

[~giggles~]

I have A LOT to add to this, but don't have the time right now to type it all up........more to come!!! :)

[VaDirt]

I have A LOT to add to this, but don't have the time right now to type it all up........more to come!!! :)

I knew you'd jump in on this one. Not sure what gave it away though:biggrin:

[#30fordracing]

only song i like from pink floyd is another brick in the wall! that is my favorite song!

[~giggles~]

~Tuesday night David Gilmour paid tribute to his friend Richard Wright on Jools Holland's "Later; Live"
~Thursday, November 27th VH1 Classic will “Give Thanks to Pink Floyd” all day long! WOOO HOOO


Personally, I think Pink Floyd is Pink Floyd, with that I have to say that Roger Waters brought things to this band that would be virtually impossible for anyone to do but I still don’t think he is more the ‘face’ of Pink Floyd than any of the others are.
With me not being able to say that anyone would member was/is greater than the other; the only think I can do is bring to light some of their major achievements and let them speak for themselves.


Accomplishments:







Roger Waters:
One of the main song writers
Lead the vocals
Co-founder
Solo career

Songs Written:




Biding My Time
Welcome to the Machine
Have a Cigar
Money
San Tropez
Wish You Were Here
Most everything on The Wall and Animals
Another Brick in the Wall
Comfortably Numb (Gilmore)
Good Bye Blue Sky
Young Lust (Gilmore)
SO MUCH MORE TO NAME

David Gilmore:
Lead guitarist
Lead the vocals
Went on to produce one of PF’s albums and many other artist
Solo career
Played guitar for a videogame

Songs Written:




A New Machine
Comfortably Numb (Waters)
Learning to Fly
On The Turning Away
Young Lust (Waters)




Nick Mason:
Drummer
Co-founder
Back up vocals
He the spoken part in Learning to Fly (freak’in awesome)
DIE HARD Motorsports Enthusiast; that’s gotta count for something.

Songs Written:




Speak to Me



Rick (Richard) Wright:
Keyboardist
Lead vocals (some)
Co-founder

Songs Written (co)




Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Gilmore/Waters)
Stay (Waters)
Summer ‘68
Paintbox

Syd Barrett:
Co-founder
Vocals
Lead guitarist
Solo career

Songs Written




Flaming
See Emily Play

Discography:
· 1967 Single Arnold Layne/Candy And A Currant Bun
· 1967 Single See Emily Play/Scarecrow
· 1967 Album The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
· 1967 Single Apples And Oranges/Paintbox
· 1968 Single It Would Be So Nice/Julia Dream
· 1968 Album A Saucerful Of Secrets
· 1968 Single Point Me At The Sky/Careful With That Axe, Eugene
· 1969 Album More
· 1969 Album Ummagumma
· 1970 Album Atom Heart Mother
· 1971 Single Arnold Layne/If
· 1971 Album Meddle
· 1971 Single One Of These Days/Fearless
· 1972 Album Obscured By Clouds
· 1972 Single Free Four/The Gold It's In The...
· 1973 Album The Dark Side Of The Moon
· 1973 Single Money/Any Colour You like
· 1973 Single Money/Us And Them
· 1974 Album A Nice Pair (re-release of the first two albums)
· 1975 Album Wish You Were Here
· 1976 Single Have A Cigar/Shine On You Crazy Diamond part1
· 1977 Album Animals
· 1979 Single Another Brick In The Wall Part 2/One Of My Turns
· 1979 Album The Wall
· 1980 Single Run Like Hell/Don't Leave Me Now
· 1980 Single Comfortably Numb/Hey You
· 1981 Album A Collection Of Great Dance Songs
· 1981 Single Money/Any Colour You Like
· 1982 Single When The Tigers Broke Free/Bring The Boys Back Home
· 1983 Album The Final Cut
· 1983 Single Not Now John/The Hero’s Return Part 1 & 2
· 1983 Single Money/Any Colour You Like
· 1987 Album A Momentary Lapse Of Reason
· 1987 Single Learning To Fly/One Slip/Terminal Frost/Terminal Frost
· 1987 Single On The Turning Away/Run Like Hell
· 1988 Single One Slip/On The Turning Away
· 1989 Album Delicate Sound Of Thunder
· 1992 Single Another Brick In The Wall part 2/One Of My Turns
· 1992 Box Shine On
· 1993 Album The Dark Side Of The Moon 20th anniversary edition
· 1994 Album The Division Bell
· 1994 Single Take It Back/Astronomy Domine/Take It Back
· 1994 Single High Hopes/Keep Talking/One Of These Days
· 1995 Album Pulse
· 1995 Single Wish You Were Here/Coming Back To Life/Keep Talking
· 1997 Album The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn 30th anniversary mono edition
· 1997 Single 1967 The First 3 Singles
· 1999 DVD The Wall
· 2000 Album Wish You Were Here 25th anniversary edition
· 2000 Album Is There Anybody Out There Out There? The Wall Live 1980 1981
· 2001 Album Echoes, The Best OF Pink Floyd
· 2003 DVD Live At Pompeii
· 2003 Album The Dark Side Of The Moon 30th anniversary SACD edition
· 2004 Album The Final Cut (re-release with When The Tigers Broke Free)
· 2005 DVD Live8
· 2006 DVD Pulse
· 2007 Album The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn 40th anniversary 2cd/3cd editions
· 2007 Box Oh By The Way




NOTE: This only touches on the things this group accomplished and the musical masterpieces that they created. In my opinion there never was and never again will be any band more capable of conveying the enchantment that they do.


One more thing....most everthing I have ever learned about this band came from:
BRAIN DAMAGE (http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/index.php)

[DOCCALLAHAN]

very well stated giggles no other music could even come close