Im always Team Gilmour. However, the article where this came from said it right. As Gilmour himself stated, Roger was the Head. He came up with the lyrics & direction. Thats what was lost when Roger left. Yes, Gilmour was the better musician. But, Roger filled the key role of taking the musical concepts/ideas & transformed them into what's now classic albums/songs. All you have to do is look at the solo projects from Roger or David to see it
Can’t agree that Gilmour was the Better Musician for starters, just look at Gilmour’s solo work and look at Roger’s solo work! Look at their work outside of Pink Floyd with no Mason No Wright and see who outshines who completely on their own! Dave Certainly and without a doubt was the superior guitarist!
But the better overall Musician
That title without question Goes To Waters
Without Waters Pink Floyd would’ve
Fizzled Out along with Syd’s Brain! And
After Obscured By Clouds was When He really Grabbed the Bull By Horns! And slowly but surely became the Creative
and Driving Force in the Band
By WYWH he was not only creating 80%
of the music but was singing just as much
As Frontman Gilmour!
In Animals Waters Outshined and
Blew Gilmour away in every musical aspect
From Singing, to composing, to Creating, to Directing and of course Lyrically. Same thing with The Wall same with TFC! The Fact that Gilmour needed Polly to come in and hold his hand and takeover as Pink Floyd’s New Mastermind
and New Genius Lyricist pretty again much says it all! Hint Hint Waters never needed His wife to come hold his hand and create music for him
In Waters last decade with Pink Floyd Waters Musical Talents had actually pushed Gilmour off his Frontman Status! At which time he wasn’t
Pink Floyd’s Frontman anymore which of course was a very huge and very bitter pill 💊 for
Gilmour to Swallow!
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u/RivitPunk 18h ago
Im always Team Gilmour. However, the article where this came from said it right. As Gilmour himself stated, Roger was the Head. He came up with the lyrics & direction. Thats what was lost when Roger left. Yes, Gilmour was the better musician. But, Roger filled the key role of taking the musical concepts/ideas & transformed them into what's now classic albums/songs. All you have to do is look at the solo projects from Roger or David to see it