Waters vs. Pink floyd

the problem with pink floyd is, which pink floyd does one like best, there are at least 3 distinct bands

1: syd barretts pink floyd, interesting slice of late 60's early 70's psychedelica

2: pink floyd, defined by dark side of the moon, wish you were here and possibly animals (although that album starts to tip towards the last incarnation)

3: roger waters pink floyd, the last two albums the wall and the final cut

i my self am a big fan of #2, with selected bits from #1 thrown in for good measure

the wall came out when i was 18 and i thought it was a great album, but i have tired of it over the years (i love the film though and have a bootleg of the audio from the film), the re-release of the final cut this year brought a new respect for this album

as for waters solo, i always expect more than he delivers, it's never quite there enough for me

floyd without waters, momentary lapse of reason was a passable album (saw the concert for this release, and even though waters was long gone, it was still a hell of a show), but i never cared enough to listen to the division bell

Meddle is probably my favorite Floyd album, so I guess I like that incarnation. Syd was always good for entertainment though, and I do enjoy his solo album The Madcap Laughs, mostly because it is so incredibly unhinged. I got tired of The Wall after a while, but I have recently revisited it, and still think it's fantastic, but ONLY if listened to in it's entirety. Post Wall Floyd I'm not too familiar with. I didn't like The Final Cut, and Floyd without Waters seems like a waste of time.

I sooooo agree with what djjd62 said!

As far as incarnations of Pink Floyd goes, I also agree with djjd62 - the 2nd incarnation is my fave. However, the first Floyd album I heard was THE WALL, which still just pips the others to the post for me. Any thought on THE FINAL CUT?

I think it had more to do with the chemistry between the four of them rather than just Roger. What I mean is that if any four of them were to leave, they wouldn't have been the same. I know people will disagree with me, but in my opinion, Floyd with Gilmore, Waters, Wright and Mason was much better than Floyd with Barrett, Waters, Wright and Mason. Another example is when Richard Wright left the band for Final Cut. Even though it's my favorite Floyd album, for most Floyd fans, it wasn't the same without him.

I wasn't even aware of djjd's phase 1 until long after I was captured by phase 2...growing up with Dark Side of the Moon, Wish you Were Here...Animals....and much later, The Wall.

Still, Post Phase 3, The Division Bell is a fine collection...I'm glad I have it. I'd replace it were anything to happen to my current copy.

Both Roger Waters' Radio Kaos and The Pros and The Cons of Hitch Hiking are worthy additions, too, though I'd have to admit I greatly favoured Radio Kaos over the years, if I had to pick.

At the risk of sounding cliche...it's all good.

Saucerful of secrets and Meddle are my favourites. They come between phase 1 and 2 I'd have thought - so phase 1.5 is my favourite.

I really enjoy Pink Floyd through and through.

I got to pick up some of the earlier works from that monster discography done in the mid 90's

plus a copied bootleg i picked up at a Saudi Bookstore.

I don't know the song but i was listening to it one day and at the end is the cheer for the Liverpool Football Club..."you'll never walk alone" my wife heard it she's a scouser...and she asked what band it was.

She thought it was neat.

IAN442 - that song would be Fearless from the album MEDDLE.

Nevermore thank you....

i know my tunes but not the names sometimes