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Re: The PINK FLOYD Thread
Bring all Floyd questions and discussions here!
Obviously "Dark Side Of The Moon" is a classic, but why no mass love for "The Wall"....?
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I think I love "Wish You Were Here" more than "Dark Side Of The Moon" as well.
The Wall has actually outsold it and it's a DOUBLE ALBUM for godssake!
It actually only outsold it in the US alone, else where over the global distance "Dark Side" almost doubled the sales of "The Wall".
Re: The PINK FLOYD Thread
I'm pretty sure I listen to The Wall and Wish You Were Here more than Dark Side.
russtcb, I was hoping you'd commented on this, but I see you haven't yet:
All this reunion talk reminds me of Pink Floyd. Waters would love to reunite, but Gilmour just won't let it happen.
I would definitely love to see these guys together live, but I don't keep up on the gossip at all. What's your take on it?
Re: The PINK FLOYD Thread
I dunno how true that rings as Gilmour and Waters both have their differences...after Live 8 i beleive the tabels were turned though
Mason, Gilmour and Wright were all for touring with Waters and Waters said he didnt wanna do it....however according to wikipedia "I Know wiki is all hearsay but this portion looks well written", anyway according to Wiki is seems the tables have turned and waters is the one who wants to do it and the others don't
Future directions
Many fans expressed hope that the band's Live 8 appearance would lead to a reunion tour, and a record-breaking US$250 million deal for a world tour was offered,[69] but the band have made it clear that they have no such plans. In the weeks after the show, however, the rifts between the members seem to have mostly healed. Gilmour confirmed that he and Waters are on "pretty amicable terms",[70] but Waters has offered conflicting comments on the issue, with statements as varied as "I [can] roll over for one show, but I couldn't roll over for a whole fucking tour"[71] and "I hope we do it again,"[72] although most recently, his statements indicate his desire to play together again, not for a whole tour, but for an event similar to Live 8.[73][74]On January 31, 2006, David Gilmour issued a joint statement on behalf of the group stating that they have no plans to reunite, refuting rumours from several media outlets.[75] Gilmour later stated in an interview with La Repubblica that he is finished with Pink Floyd and wishes to focus on solo projects and his family. He mentions that he agreed to play Live 8 with Waters to support the cause, to make peace with Waters, and knowing he would regret not taking part.[69] However, he states that Pink Floyd would be willing to perform for a concert "that would support Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts".[76] Then speaking with Billboard, Gilmour changed his "finished with Pink Floyd" sentiment to "who knows".
2007 saw the 40th anniversary of Pink Floyd's signing to EMI and the 40th anniversary of the release of their first three singles "Arnold Layne", "See Emily Play" and "Apples and Oranges" and their debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. This was marked by the release of a limited edition set containing mono and stereo mixes of the albums, plus tracks from the singles and other rare recordings.
On May 10, 2007, Roger Waters performed at the Syd Barrett tribute concert at the Barbican Centre in London. This was then followed by a surprise performance by the post-Waters Pink Floyd line-up of David Gilmour, Rick Wright and Nick Mason of "Arnold Layne" to a rapturous applause and standing ovation. However, hopes of a second reunion concert with the band's classic lineup were dashed when Waters did not perform with the group. Roger Waters took to the stage to screams of "Pink Floyd!" to which he responded, "Later." Gilmour, Mason, and Wright took to the stage to screams of "Roger Waters!" to which Gilmour politely responded, "Yeah, he was here too, now the rest of us." [77]
More recently, Waters has become more and more open to a Pink Floyd reunion. In a 2007 interview, he said 'I would have no problem if the rest of them wanted to get together. It wouldn't even have to be to save the world. It could be just because it would be fun. And people would love it.' [78]
On September 24th, 2007, Gilmour stated that a future reunion of Pink Floyd in any form, be it with or without Roger Waters, looked grim, stating that "I can't see why I would want to be going back to that old thing. It's very retrogressive. I want to look forward, and looking back isn't my joy." [79]
On December 10th (UK) & 11th (US) 2007, Pink Floyd released a new CD box set (Titled: Oh, By The Way...)[80] containing all fourteen studio albums newly remastered with original vinyl artwork plus new artwork from Storm Thorgerson.
as for the discography...i dunno they have fantastic songs spanning their caltalogue so its hard to pick one "favorite" album if i had to thought i'd pick the wall just cuz of its grand scope (including the movie) , and i would have to say that stuff post Waters isnt as good as the things that were done with him...Dark Side has portions i dont really care for but then its has some amazing songs as well, IE the chick singing they coulda done without IMO
