- Forum Clout
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I rather enjoyed the Gilmour led albums. "Learning to Fly" was a great single and holds up well today, and even Waters was forced to give them a back handed compliment upon the release of "Momentary Lapse".
Waters and Gilmour did their best work together, but Gilmour's post-Waters era of leading Floyd holds up better than any of Waters' solo work ( I actually remember being excited to listen to Waters' 2 disc concept album about hitchhiking ... it, uh, was no "The Wall").
Waters' ego really sabotaged one of the greatest bands of the time. "The Final Cut" was even credited as "The Final Cut by Roger Waters / Music by Pink Floyd "). Waters wanted to tell complex stories and be credited for his genius, whereas Gilmour was just an old rocker dude.
Waters and Gilmour did their best work together, but Gilmour's post-Waters era of leading Floyd holds up better than any of Waters' solo work ( I actually remember being excited to listen to Waters' 2 disc concept album about hitchhiking ... it, uh, was no "The Wall").
Waters' ego really sabotaged one of the greatest bands of the time. "The Final Cut" was even credited as "The Final Cut by Roger Waters / Music by Pink Floyd "). Waters wanted to tell complex stories and be credited for his genius, whereas Gilmour was just an old rocker dude.