[Skooz]

Pink Floyd stopped being Pink Floyd when Roger Waters left.

I agree completely. It ain't Floyd without Roger.

After that, it was just Pink Gilmour with a Buttload of Studio Musicians.

Actually, it was Gilmour, Wright and Mason with a bunch of studio musicians. Not bad, but not Floyd.

I told a friend who was excited about their late 1980s tour, "Sorry, but it isn't Pink Floyd. It should be called the 'Three Guys Who Used to be in Pink Floyd' Tour, but please don't think this is Pink Floyd." Of course, they were still better than 99.9999% of the acts out there. And Gilmour's playing during that time was incredible.

[MarkL]

Pink Floyd stopped being Pink Floyd when Roger Waters left.

I agree completely. It ain't Floyd without Roger.

After that, it was just Pink Gilmour with a Buttload of Studio Musicians.

Actually, it was Gilmour, Wright and Mason with a bunch of studio musicians. Not bad, but not Floyd.

Well, maybe... Waters had the vision, Gilmour has the talent. I'm not saying that RW isn't talented, but he's simply not in the same league as DG. Rick Wright and Nick Mason are both terribly underated for both their contributions to Pink Floyd, and as musicians in general.

I think that The Wall concert was more than a little insulting to them, in the way that they were "replaced" (the whole band, actually... I think that Waters was saying to the audience, "you don't really know us, so here are some "imitations") on stage.

Waters has an ego the size of the wall they built on that tour. Gilmour has far less ego, but far more talent to back it up.

Mark

[dfwgator]

And the Who wasn't the Who after Moonie died...And Genesis wasn't Genesis after Gabriel left....

[af_vet_rr]

I told a friend who was excited about their late 1980s tour, "Sorry, but it isn't Pink Floyd. It should be called the 'Three Guys Who Used to be in Pink Floyd' Tour, but please don't think this is Pink Floyd." Of course, they were still better than 99.9999% of the acts out there. And Gilmour's playing during that time was incredible.

I was impressed with Division Bell, but your right, it's not the same. They are better than most out there. Hell, Dark Side of the Moon is still selling even today. I don't think I could name one act to come along in the last decade that will still have an album selling like DSOTM 30 years after it was released.

[pdunkin]

A lot of people said the same thing when Sid left ( or was asked to leave - thrown out - whatever). I think they were at their best when they all contributed, albeit with Waters contributing the bulk. But to me the greatest Floyd moments revolved around either Gilmour's vocals (Us & Them being my fav) or his guitar work. That being said his song writing is suspect.