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Re: The Who

have become... Comfortably Numb

There is no pain, you are receding
A distant ship’s smoke on the horizon
You are only coming through in waves
Your lips move but I can’t hear what you’re sayin’
When I was a child I caught a fleeting glimpse
Out of the corner of my eye
I turned to look but it was gone
I cannot put my finger on it now
The child is grown, the dream is gone

Re: The Who

I have become... Comfortably Numb.0]

Re: The Who

Try listening to floyd without the whacky backy and see how long you last before you want the death penalty brought back for everyone

I have always said he'd come to no good
in the end, your honour
If they'd let me have my way
I could have flayed him into shape
But my hands were tied
The bleeding hearts and artists
let him get away with murder
Let me hammer him today

Re: The Who

Try listening to floyd without the whacky backy and see how long you last before you want the death penalty brought back for everyone

Re: The Who

I suppose that applies to almost everything after "Animals" and in particular to "The Final Cut" which was dear old Rog's first solo album...

Good point. Okay, 'Piper at the Gates of Dawn' was Syd's work. Roger had one (very bad) song on it.
After that, Roger increasingly wrote all the words and devised the concepts, with Dave and, to a lesser extent Rick, providing the music. By the time of 'Animals', it was only Dave providing any input apart from Roger.

I would agrue that 'The Wall' was Roger's first solo album. The fact that Dave constantly slates the album and Roger hold all the copyrights, should really prove whose baby it was.

When they did split, it was obvious that they needed each other. Floyd without Roger was instrumentally strong but conceptually and lyrically weak. Roger's solo material was conceptually strong, but, particularly on 'The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking' a case of "hmmm, where have I heard that tune before?" It seemed to be the same few bars recycled over and over again from 'The Wall'. Still, at least Clapton and Beck filled the void left by Gilmour.

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"The bass player in the Floyd wrote all their material".

Really?

I suppose that applies to almost everything after "Animals" and in particular to "The Final Cut" which was dear old Rog's first solo album...

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basists and drummers you are the weakest link goodbye

That depends on the band. The bass player in the Floyd wrote all their material. Can Led Zep ever be the same without the Bonham sound?

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I saw Rodger Waters at Glasto 2002 and his set was absolutely no different to the Live8 lineup even down to the videos. The Who, what can be said, I'd fallen asleep since Velvet Revolver, Absolute class, the best performance of the day.

It didn't register when originally posted, but how can The Who perform with only two members

The two most important members, basists and drummers you are the weakest link goodbye

The Who

It didn't register when originally posted, but how can The Who perform with only two members? It would be like McCartney and Ringo getting together and calling themselves The Beatles.

Re: a brill version

Oooooooooer.

That was a nice little earner.

Just seen on Ceefax that Floyd sales are up 1300% since Live 8...

Re: a brill version

Presumably the last we'll see of PF...

I think you're right. Dave Gilmour has stated on several occassions that he isn't interested in the Floyd; it's too big. These days he just wants to play guitar in smaller venues, which is why he is usually spotted playing guest guitar with other 'stars'.
The only one with any drive left is Roger. At least he still produces albums and occassionally tours, but being such a perfectionist it takes him about eight years to release each album.
I really can't see Gilmour and Waters being able to collaborate with each other after so much history and being used to working in their own way for the past 20 odd years. Pink Floyd really ceased to exist after 'Dark Side of the Moon'. After that they stopped being a group and became a collection of individuals.

Re: a brill version

Four(?) songs.

Comfortably Numb was the last one.

They sounded very very good compared with the acts that went on earlier.

And it was satisfying to see all four on the one stage.

Presumably the last we'll see of PF...

a brill version

of 'money'. it raised hair on the back of my neck watching the guys pull out the stops after such a long time. and to think i have one of gilmour's old guitars too!

It was the abreviated version of Comfortably Numb (shorter than the orginal Wall LP).

Just one song? Who sang; David, Roger or a mixture of both?

It's a shame they aren't interested in producing new material. I'm glad I went to see them back in 1994, as that was probably the last tour they will ever do.

Pretty good, with The Who, about the only thing worth listening to in my opinion.

It was the abreviated version of Comfortably Numb (shorter than the orginal Wall LP).