Quitting Singer Said Band Was NOTHING Without Him…OUTSOLD Him For The NEXT 20 Yrs!-Professor of Rock

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Was it the final straw? Did today’s featured album The Final Cut really break Pink Floyd forever? Yeah, the answer to that question hurts. On this episode, we’re zeroing in on the moment when it all hit the fan. The point of no return… when the world was robbed of one the most talented bands ever put to vinyl. With Rick Wright already kicked to the curb, David Gilmour and Nick Mason were then marginalized until they had no voice at all. Which left only one man standing: Roger Waters Who claimed he alone was Pink Floyd…But David Gilmour would prove him wrong… Waters bandmates turned the tables on him to great effect But sadly for the world, there were no winners here as we’ve had to endure decades of shots fired ever since. It’s a cautionary tale about when the best bands go bad… From juggernaut status to fallen heroes, the story of Pink Floyd’s demise is next on Professor of Rock.
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Today is a tough episode to recount. The story of the record that severed one of history’s greatest bands… So after the ouster of keyboardist Rick Wright and the global triumph of The Wall, Pink Floyd was down the primary trio of bassist Roger Waters, guitarist David Gilmour, and drummer Nick Mason. The 70s had been a tumultuous decade for intra-band relations, and as they pushed ahead into the 80s, things were only going to get a whole lot worse.
The Wall, Floyd’s final 70’s work, was released at the precipice of the decade on November 30, 1979… Positioned as it was, its singles spilled over into the 80s. The epic 27-track double concept album featured three singles: Another Brick in the Wall Part 2, released on November 23, 1979, Run Like Hell, released in April 1980, and Comfortably Numb. That one dropped on June 23, 1980. Two years after the release of The Wall in November 1981, Pink Floyd issued a compilation album, with the tongue-in-cheek title: ‘A Collection of Great Dance Songs.’ The name referenced both Another Brick in the Wall’s disco influence and Nick Mason's snide remark that Pink Floyd’s US label “probably thought they were a dance band.” Hey, if ‘Sheep’ and ‘Wish You Were Here’ aren’t great dance tracks, then I don’t know what is.
Pushing ahead into 1982, Pink Floyd got to work on their 12th studio album The Final Cut… though I use the band’s name loosely here, as The Final Cut was “all but” a Roger Waters solo record. I’ll get to that in a minute… The Final Cut was first conceived as a soundtrack album for ‘Pink Floyd - The Wall’, the 1982 film based on The Wall…

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@ProfessorofRock 2 ай бұрын

Poll: Who created the best songs after the FINAL CUT--Roger Waters or David Gilmour, Rick Wright & Nick Mason & what is the best song since the breakup? Thank you for your support all these years on the way to 1 million!

@Code.Name.V 2 ай бұрын

Gilmour, Wright, Mason

@TerrickTerran 2 ай бұрын

David Gilmour

@MountainWoman68 2 ай бұрын

Gilmour/Wright/Mason, no contest.

@rogerdeahl9629 2 ай бұрын

David Gilmour.

@mournblade1066 2 ай бұрын

Eh, hard to say. I honestly don't know much of Waters' post-Floyd, and am not a huge far of Floyd's latter-day output. That said, I absolutely LOVE The Final Cut, but agree that it is technically a solo Waters album.

@matthewgrumbling4993 2 ай бұрын

For all of Waters’ genius, he blew up one of the greatest bands of all time through pure self-absorbed hubris.

@doscwolny2221 2 ай бұрын

Maybe, but if you were working hard and the others were sponging, you'd blow it up as well. Waters may be an ego maniac but he was right.

@davevasques2157 2 ай бұрын

@@doscwolny2221 from what I've read by Mason and others, Roger was willing to accept other's hard work as long as they supported what he wanted. He was an out of control egomaniac and tyrant. As long as he's completely in charge he's a great guy to work for and an insufferable prick to work with. Who has energy to create under those circumstances?

@haroldbrown6630 2 ай бұрын

Agreed

@LeoLynch-yg7vo 2 ай бұрын

Perhaps but most bands do split in the end. We're lucky it lasted as long as it did.

@hydroplaneing Ай бұрын

@@doscwolny2221Waters blew up the gravy train.

@Ressy66 2 ай бұрын

What Roger did to Rick - may he RIP, was utterly unforgivable.

@pastateconstablesoffice 2 ай бұрын

In a way, Rick had the last laugh. Since he was Fired, and therefore only paid as a sideman, he was the only band member to actually profit from the financially disastrous Tour for The Wall. Rick's work on the Post Waters version of Pink Floyd, along with his work on David Gilmour's Solo Album "On An Island", reaffirmed the importance of their partnership.

@AnthonyMichaelAMguitar 2 ай бұрын

Gilmour was just as responsible for firing him too. Just look it up, it's really just that easy!

@LuisOrtiz-xo5kc 2 ай бұрын

Let's see. The band agreed to record The Wall because they were in dire financial straits due to a bad investment. Richard Wright was not much involved in the production because he was going through a marital crisis, which prevented him from remaining in France, where the album was being recorded; and also because he felt increasingly uncomfortable and annoyed with the dictatorial authority of Roger Waters since Wish you Were Here. So Waters was upset by Rick's lack of commitment, and gave an ultimatum to the rest of the band: either Rick was kicked out of the band or the entire project was cancelled, which meant losing thousands of dollars they had already invested in the recording. It's not rocket science to understand why they were forced to accept the first option, but the person most to blame is Roger, for not having been understanding of Rick's situation. So, yeah, he's an a$$hole.

@buskersatwork 2 ай бұрын

@AnthonyMichaelAMguitar I think Rick just wanted out. David and Rick remained friends.

@bassaniobrokenhart5045 2 ай бұрын

I never saw this on writing, but my guess is that Dave and Nick went along with Roger because they saw what was coming. Ultimately, the only one who made a profit out of The Wall was Rick, who was paid 10.000 pounds per week as a side musician. Dave had it all planned in his head. "Roger out - Rick in = Pink Floyd forever".

@markusjayne 2 ай бұрын

The difference between Roger Waters and David Gilmore is with Waters it’s ‘Listen to music. Aren’t I great?’ And with Gilmore ‘Listen to the music. I hope you like it.’

@thume5976 8 күн бұрын

@markusjayne If you think that Pink Floyd is great, then why not the person who wrote 70+% of the music and nearly 100% of the lyrics in PF's prime?

@bc5968 Ай бұрын

David Gilmour wasn't an original member when the band formed in 1965. He was asked to replace Syd Barrett who was losing his grip on reality in 1968. The original group had only put out 1 album which was a dismal flop in the US climbing only to #131. Once Gilmour joined the band they began to switch from the 60's psychedelic rock to progressive rock which is what they are famous for. Roger was the writer of the lyrics of probably 80% of Pink Floyd's greatest hits. Some of those songs were entirely his, some were lyrics in need of a melody, and some were written along with Gilmours input of both lyric and melody. Roger was an extremely talented lyricist and wrote many thought provoking songs. In my opinion and probably that of most Floyd fans is that Gilmour's masterful guitar playing is what created the Floyd sound that we've all come to love. The two artist working together is what made Pink Floyd an international sensation! I sincerely doubt that Pink Floyd would have ever become what they did without both of their talents combined. Without Roger you wouldn't have had the meaningful lyrics and without David's soulful guitar and voice we may have never known them to the extent we do today! The two needed each other! Nick Mason and Richard Wright were exactly the right instrumentalists to help bring it all together. I myself put the blame on the breakup of PF on Roger Waters. I don't think he ever felt that David Gimour was as important to the band as he himself was. To Waters, Gimour wasn't one of the founding members and was just thought of as Syd Barrett's replacement, someone that shouldn't have the same level of control over the band and the direction they would go musically. Their differences of opinion is what created the friction that tore the band apart. Roger's arrogance really came out when after all their years together he alone left the band and didn't think the other three had any right to play Pink Floyd's music or even be able to still call themselves Pink Floyd. He even filed a lawsuit against his bandmates to stop them and he lost. The truth is that the band wasn't going to become what it did without Waters and Gilmour working together and when they split up the world lost out on some great yet to be created music! And another thing, you don't hear any of Pink Floyd's music on the airways from the time before David Gilmour. All of Pink Floyd's music that has got airtime for the last +/- 50 yrs was from the time David Gimour joined the group to replace Syd Barrett. Roger Water's song writing talent and contribution to the band is immeasurable but he alone couldn't have made Pink Floyd the worldwide sensation they became. Without David Gimour Pink Floyd would have been just another good 70's band. Just an opinion from and old Pink Floyd fan whose junior year in high school was made more enjoyable by the release of "The Dark Side of the Moon" album. They've been my #1 ever since. Followed by Led Zeppelin and The Eagles.

@mytruthslays1303 2 ай бұрын

It's sad how one person's ego destroyed what could have been decades of great music from this band.

@RaymondBCrisp 2 ай бұрын

100%

@mikecrooks8085 2 ай бұрын

I remember buying this album when it came out and It was and is the perhaps not the worst album I have bought (close) it was easily the most disappointing purchase I ever made. Nobody can put any amount of lipstick on this pig to help it.

@merrywissemes 2 ай бұрын

I agree. And they’re not the only band by far to suffer this.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 2 ай бұрын

It really is a shame.

@starman6280 2 ай бұрын

One person's ego? Gilmour's ego is every bit as large and out of control as Water's. they are both ego-maniacal jerks. I can't stand either one of them, but their music before the split was great. After, it SUCKED, IMO.

@2ToneWalt 2 ай бұрын

As good as Roger Waters was he was an arrogant git.

@BigTimeRushFan2112 2 ай бұрын

was, I think you mean is. he's still an arrogant git. PS love the phrase git, you Brits have great slang.

@AudiophileTommy 2 ай бұрын

And STILL is to this day !!

@RBS_ 2 ай бұрын

...Oh, how I LOVE the word, "git'! ....s'too good to use on Roger, though, ha-HAA!!

@zigzag1a 2 ай бұрын

Roger Waters is a great example of an ego that has gone unchecked for decades.

@johnnada1222 2 ай бұрын

Was ?

@mindartis4081 2 ай бұрын

High Hopes is one of my favorite songs ever. The out going solo is beautiful and emotional.

@papaitojan Ай бұрын

I one to take one step further, being now 60+ years old, High Hopes is my favorite song of Pink Floyd period. The older you get, the more meaning the song gets, which what really is what matters

@mindartis4081 Ай бұрын

@@papaitojan yep such a great song

@rushfan1979 Ай бұрын

Live a Gdansk.....great version

@wahid-lg1kk Ай бұрын

@@papaitojan Same here.. Exactly.. The song is fraught with meaning if you are a certain age..

@papaitojan Ай бұрын

@@rushfan1979 My favorite is the Pompeii version...

@k1e2n3w4 2 ай бұрын

I think it's sad how the discussion never makes mention of Meddle and Obscured by Clouds, both of which are masterful Pink Floyd albums that unquestionably laid the groundwork for everything that followed. Lately, I find myself reaching for these two albums when I want to listen to Pink Floyd music.

@goddessinme333 Ай бұрын

Cheers to that. I love both of those albums. Meddle remains one of my favorites.

@roblettman9491 Ай бұрын

Meddle is fantastic. So is Atom Heart Mother.

@pennybourban3712 22 күн бұрын

@@roblettman9491 Very restful and hypnotic.

@rastakind3 3 күн бұрын

Agreed..! Same with Atom Heart Mother…

@tworules2001 2 ай бұрын

Momentary Lapse of Reason and Division Bell are both fantastic. One of my favorite tracks is the instrumental "Marooned". It showcases how the 3/4s of Pink Floyd are superb even without the 1/4th of Waters' lyrics in my mind. I attended one Roger Waters concert, and whenever he ventured into his solo work the energy in the crowd took a nose dive. As soon as he returned to Floyd material, the crowd was back on its feet. Nothing more to add.

@davidcollins2617 2 ай бұрын

When Waters released Radio KAOS, you could hear distinctly what Waters contributed to Pink Floyd; experimental music, sound effects, heavy handed storytelling. What was left was Gilmour’s smooth vocals, beautiful guitar work, and emotional lyrics. Pink Floyd did fine without Waters.

@maldad9073 2 ай бұрын

I bought KAOS when it was released and concur with your assessment, it clarified the line between lyricist and musicians in Floyd.

@danbardos3498 2 ай бұрын

Totally agree and if you listen to his live concerts; his blending of songs from his solo albums with The Wall and TFC really pair well together. You can really see where he was going with his style. His music almost sounds better when mixed up live in a way that you don't get from the albums alone, if that makes sense. To me at least.

@adrianpyne2272 2 ай бұрын

Also remember that on Dark Side of the Moon, Alan Parsons was significant in the soundscape experimentation.

@adrianpyne2272 2 ай бұрын

@@BigArnieNumeroUno Absolutely, it was a team creative effort, not the work of a single person.

@beachhunting69 2 ай бұрын

Love the KAOS album and saw him when he toured during the release. Having Jim Ladd with him on stage was so cool. Second half of the show was all Floyd. Great show.

@lyvmyk9988 Ай бұрын

All you had to do was go to the Division Bell tour concert (what people call the Pulse concert) and you knew that the heart ,soul, and brains of Pink Floyd were on that stage having fun. Nick, Rick, and David giving us the concert of a lifetime, with a young Guy Pratt fulfilling bass and vocal duties. David has come out with a new album and tour. Nick has been touring with his band "Saucerful of Secrets". And Rick and Syd are smiling down from heaven.

@akumaskill Ай бұрын

There is something unspeakably magical about The Division Bell and the time that it came out and the tour.

@wahid-lg1kk Ай бұрын

Division Bell is solid Floyd

@C.N.A.C. 2 ай бұрын

Saying that "Momentary Lapse of Reason" is not a Pink Floyd album because of the lack of Roger Waters is like saying that "Dark Side of the Moon" is not a Pink Floyd album because of the lack of Syd Barrett.

@davehouston1026 2 ай бұрын

Great Point

@garryiglesias4074 2 ай бұрын

But DSOTM is the best album in Space Time, whereas AMLOR is "just another average FM rock album"...

@dirtbagleftist5412 2 ай бұрын

AMLOR was a Gilmore solo album. No Roger, Nick barely participated, Rick was a hired musician, and a huge reliance on producers.

@GuitarMatt 2 ай бұрын

@@BigArnieNumeroUno Right! Rick Wright was a part of the magic formula. Especially before, during, and after DSOTM

@kkrsnn5632 2 ай бұрын

😂a little bit off

@shiroibasketshoes 2 ай бұрын

This fan of Pink Floyd's whole career says congratulations on a million subscribers, Professor Of Rock!

@ProfessorofRock 2 ай бұрын

THank you dearly!

@jacqueso8424 2 ай бұрын

Early in my life i wasnt excessively fanatic about pink. My sister, 3 yr older had some listening experience, not enough to be a fan, how ever a few yrs after school it changed. Dont know how it did, but it has. Knowing now that we were not fully "tuned" into Pink, much to my regret but not too late, we can almost hear the difference from the wall album, final cut and then to momentary lapse of reason, in the energy. Gilmour and Mason and Wright was passionate about making the album, regardless the issued encountered Yet i remember the latter album. This feud also reminds of the Simon&Garfunkel issue going on for years. Hopefully these hatchets could one day be buried. I will now always listen to Pink Floyd and Simon&Garfunkel, as i already do. God bless all these TALENTED musicians regardless the differences.

@robertcuratolo5339 2 ай бұрын

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@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 2 ай бұрын

I concur!

@megarural3000 2 ай бұрын

Well earned and most deserved.

@kfrederick1644 2 ай бұрын

I was sad when I heard Roger had left the band, however with that being said and all things considered equal a "Momentary Lapse of Reason" and "The Division Bell" are by all means Pink Floyd albums, and very, very good ones at that. They also just happen to be favorites of mine as well.

@dirkbag22 2 ай бұрын

Pink Floyd's 1994 tour will always stand out for me as the biggest and best concert I have ever seen.

@river86012 2 ай бұрын

I agree 2 awesome nights at the Pontiac Silverdome Michigan

@theoriginalsurferbob Ай бұрын

I saw that tour in Oakland. Good show, wasn’t Pink Floyd.

@dirkbag22 Ай бұрын

@@theoriginalsurferbob If it was the 1994 tour, that was Pink Floyd.

@theoriginalsurferbob Ай бұрын

@@dirkbag22 Ya, that’s what the tickets said. Didn’t look or sound like Floyd to me. More of a Gilmour money grab.

@dirkbag22 Ай бұрын

You didn’t go, Hairy. Clearly.

@valentinbranescu5723 2 ай бұрын

Musical, professional, humane, character, husband and father, lover of animals, great philanthropist, modest compared to what he deserves, brilliant composer and unique in the history of the guitar as well as the technique of interpreting the state of mind... David Gilmour without a doubt!

@PowerTree-007 2 ай бұрын

Learning to Fly and On the Turning Away are magnificent, magical, transcendent.

@ediemarie13 2 ай бұрын

💯💯💯💯💯💯

@michaelduran8627 2 ай бұрын

Garbage. Sounds like a Pink Floyd cover band.

@paulblay2330 2 ай бұрын

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@kevinbossick8374 2 ай бұрын

@@michaelduran8627you missed a great tour then.

@apr8189 Ай бұрын

And Sorrow too

@Maximill888 2 ай бұрын

I can’t think of any other band that has captured the hearts and minds of so many people. The band is so encapsulated in mystery, emotion, and even disappointment. With or without Roger, I love this band. I always will. I cried tears of joy when I saw them reunite briefly in 2005.

@nicolesi2201 2 ай бұрын

Pulse blew my mind when I first heard it. Have always loved David Gilmour so much.

@JamesDavis-sh9gh 2 ай бұрын

Congratulations on One million subscribers, Adam. We are proud of you. May you have millions more. 👍

@ProfessorofRock 2 ай бұрын

Thanks you so much!

@JB-bc9nm Күн бұрын

Well deserved!

@keyrat1753 2 ай бұрын

I absolutely hated to see Roger Waters leave Pink Floyd…but he did. I think the post-Waters Pink Floyd was excellent. Learning To Fly is my favorite.

@nathanielbemis2109 2 ай бұрын

Sorry keyrat1753, I can not agree. Pink Floyd with Waters was greater than the sum of the parts. It's the ying and the yang - Roger's sour to David's sweet, perfect balance. Nick was the right drummer for the outfit and Rick was sublime on keyboards. Unfortunately Roger could not, and still cannot, admit that to himself. I hate to say that after *loving* Floyd since I first saw them perform in 197, the last time I saw Roger (2022) was indeed my LAST. My wife and I were both disgusted with him.

@CarazyDiamond 2 ай бұрын

Don't think post Waters, Pink Floyd's albums (3 + 3 David Gilmore) combined can equals to Roger Waters 1 Amused to Death.

@gaab1467 2 ай бұрын

@@CarazyDiamond oh man there is only 1 really good song on that album and thats the titel song, the rest is decent not good .. the Division Bell though is all good songs also have you ever see Waters life ? he playbacks half of his songs and is highly relying on sound effects and such.. while the post Waters Pink Floyd actually makes MUSIC

@lastpenny849 2 ай бұрын

You have no taste or no idea. Awful album.

@screwyootube1 2 ай бұрын

@@gaab1467 Ridiculous. Amused to Death is LOADED with great music & fascinating lyrics. The Division Bell was mediocre & pretentious. I've seen Roger Waters 5x. All excellent performances. All those sound effects are part of the respective albums.

@DeliRevv 2 ай бұрын

I always felt that Rick Wright got the short end of the stick. His keyboards and backing vocals were such a big part of Pink Floyd’s work. And it’s the end result of Roger’s megalomania running rampant.

@trailhiker43 2 ай бұрын

I remember hearing Learning to Fly for the first time on the radio and thinking, this is a good song. I like it. When it was over the DJ announced that this was the latest from Pink Floyd. My mind was blown. I had no idea they'd released another album.

@jjlloyd8017 2 ай бұрын

No question, A Momentary Lapse of Reason and The Division Bell are absolutely Pink Floyd albums. Waters' head is lodged so far and firmly up his bum, it'll never dislodge itself. And BIG CONGRATS on 1,000,000 subs!

@AnthonyMichaelAMguitar 2 ай бұрын

They are albums...awful albums

@rexmundi2986 2 ай бұрын

They re not floyds best albums, but I enjoy about half the tracks on both; by contrast, I never listen to final cut, its abysmal, and even the wall has only a handful of good songs. I don't find any enjoyment inwaters solo stuff, at all. So , to me, post waters floyd is far better than post floyd waters. I think that by the time he started writing whole albums and half albums about his dead daddy, he kinda lost the plot, head too far up his bum.

@kebanaevids2164 2 ай бұрын

I listen to music to feel the artist’s emotions, angst, and experiences. Pink Floyd without Roger contains none of those things to me. One thing I’m sure we can agree on, Pink Floyd was best with all four members. But you can’t continue Pink Floyd without Roger, as he became most definitely more than 25% of the band.

@kebanaevids2164 2 ай бұрын

@@rexmundi2986an artist can write about whatever topic moves him, I’ll always appreciate the emotion and conviction in all of Roger’s work, that is what makes all of it great in my opinion, I just don’t feel that with David’s work, his guitar work is great don’t get me wrong, and I wish he would play guitar on Roger’s solo work 😮

@joeflip2993 2 ай бұрын

I didn't like the Division Bell

@bartbluemusic 2 ай бұрын

Hey Adam! Just a quick note to say "Congratz on 1M!" COMPLETELY deserved. I'm so happy for you. Great job over the years. Your channel is the best! :)

@ProfessorofRock 2 ай бұрын

Ah thank you! I really appreciate all the support!

@josephblue4135 2 ай бұрын

@@ProfessorofRock Congratulations from me too! I look forward to hearing from you every morning. You are a treasure!! I am 70 years old and I still learn a lot from you all the time. Thank you .

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 2 ай бұрын

Yes I’m so excited!

@davidhinkson8856 2 ай бұрын

Congrats on reaching one million subscribers, Adam! I've enjoyed watching these videos as they bring back memories of the soundtrack of my childhood and teen years, and the back stories of some of my all time favorite songs.

@deniellejohnson9089 2 ай бұрын

I’ve never listened to Waters solo efforts, but Pink Floyd created some amazingly beautiful music after Waters departure. The song High Hopes is one of my favorites and I marvel at the talent and insight of anyone that could create music like that.

@rodsdmba1571 Ай бұрын

Radio KAOS is bad. Really bad. Hitchiking has some positives though. It's sad that Roger believed his marketing. Never believe your marketing . . . Pink Floyd was always much more than what Roger brought to the table (and I acknowledge that it was Roger that contributed a hugely significant percentage). He didn't supply that 100 % but allowed himself to believe he did, and as such he paid the price. He's still in denial though so . . .

@robertcompitelloii7793 2 ай бұрын

The last two times I saw Waters in Tampa, he went on long diatribes about politics and capitalism, after I had just paid, at the last show, $75 to sit in the VERY LAST ROW of the Arena. I'm sure he didn't mind his capitalistic check he collected. Just play the damn great music Roger!

@scottmatznick3140 2 ай бұрын

Artists don't set ticket prices. However, by refusing to play arenas which charge such a price, they could easily dissuade corporations from such extortive prices

@user-hr1gw3qr8w 2 ай бұрын

@@robertcompitel..... I hate when celebs use their profession to spread their political agenda.

@Al-rs2rr 2 ай бұрын

@@user-hr1gw3qr8w John Mellencamp immediately comes to mind.

@johncouch9062 2 ай бұрын

@@user-hr1gw3qr8w I have no problem with an artist who wants to vocalize their politics and support a particular point of view; I just want it kept to their personal time and not in the concert hall. I paid to listen to the music, not hear their (often uninformed) opinions on the political issue of the day or the economic system they have a beef with. Wrap that in the lyrics with great music, and it will reach a hell of a lot more people.

@davearonow65 2 ай бұрын

If you were upset by that then you are a simpleton. I hate politics in music and I think waters is a complete tool. But he has been political his entire career. If you went to waters concert NOT expecting to hear that then you clearly haven't been paying attention.

@Valtrach 2 ай бұрын

It's not the lyrics that sold the albums, it's the music, the amazing solos. David Gilmour made Pink Floyd what it is. We just read the lyrics later. Great show. Thank you for your work.

@user-ip7sr4ih5j 2 ай бұрын

The worst thing today is Gilmour's hypocritical and criminally militaristic political position. Unfortunately, not all fans realize the scale of this tragedy... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kKybpLiWvrTOloE.html

@stevensauer8539 2 ай бұрын

Rubbish. It was both the music *and* the lyrics. It took Gilmour and Waters together to make magic.

@dandtintennessee7675 2 ай бұрын

I never thought it would have been complete without Rick as well..

@patrickwinn9700 2 ай бұрын

You mean like for example Bridge over troubled waters would have been still a massive hit if the lyrics were "Lar, Lar, Lar......"?

@HellcatCustoms 2 ай бұрын

It's always lyrics first for me. Genesis had far greater success after Peter Gabriel, but I still listen to the first few albums because of Peter's lyrics.

@andrewspeers988 2 ай бұрын

Grew up with my dad playing division bell. And to today remains on of my favorites 30 years on..

@scottinman3004 2 ай бұрын

Adam…I’m so happy for you hitting a million subscribers. Just goes to show you the power of rock and roll and YOU, keeping things real. Here’s to the next million.

@cheebawobanu 2 ай бұрын

Roger stated the truth on the cover of The Final Cut: By Roger Waters Performed by Pink Floyd. Right there he states he and Pink Floyd were two separate and distinct entities. Gilmour, Wright AND Mason had every right to carry on as Pink Floyd.

@paulm749 2 ай бұрын

Can't find fault with that logic.

@JGW5000 2 ай бұрын

True. Wright and Mason were actually the co-founders of Floyd. So no matter what Roger's wanted, they had an absolute right to carry on without Waters

@talbotdarren 2 ай бұрын

Roger’s lyrics are great but he has been proven to have been very replaceable as a bassist. Gilmore’s guitar work on the other hand is irreplaceable. Congratulations on reaching a million subscribers and excellent work. This is one of the best channels on the internet.

@jayt4465 2 ай бұрын

Gilmore is a great guitarist but if you listened Waters solo albums "The Pro's and Cons of Hitchhiking" or "Amused to Death" you'd realize that Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck replaced him very easily on those albums. Who can replace Roger Waters lyrically?

@karlshuler1011 2 ай бұрын

I disagree. Dave Kilminster has done an amazing job playing Gilmours parts.

@danabuch324 2 ай бұрын

@@jayt4465 In a drunken stupor I could give you a list of 50 guys who could replace Waters lyrically. It would however, be hard to find a more ignorant, antisemitic and delusional asshole.

@bryanjacobsen5005 2 ай бұрын

The proof is the success and reverence of the earlier collaborative works of the band. Beck and Clapton can step in and play great on Water's solo works, but it doesn't match the feel of what the actual whole band of Pink Floyd did, and Kilminster can sound like Gilmour but he is copying, and not creating. Love the band and all of the music all of the members have made, but Roger didn't have to take the route he did. They were long time bandmates. There was no reason to fire Wright when he was going through absolute hell in his personal life (it is called supporting a friend in a time of need). Gilmour still wrote songs, sang tracks, wrote and played all the guitar parts, and in more than a few instances wrote and even played the bass parts. Mason, as noted here, had worked hard for years filling in with sound fxs (essential to Pink Floyd's sound) and ambience fills, much as George Martin did for the Beatles. They were far superior as a whole. Roger should have put his ego aside and worked with the mates he came up with. He could have continued to take the majority of writing credits while still working with the band. He still could have put out his solo stuff if he wanted full control over an album. It didn't have to end like it did, and that is on Roger. Still love his music though.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 2 ай бұрын

I agree. I prefer Gilmour a million times.

@mattray4876 2 ай бұрын

I'll always prefer the post-Waters album "Momentary Lapse of Reason" over anything Waters did after leaving the band. "Learning to Fly" is an amazingly beautiful song and music video that showcased Gilmour's vocals and guitar work in a way that made me an instant when I first stumbled across it on VH1 in 1987.

@lancemusgrave7087 Ай бұрын

Good assessment of a sad situation. Thanks for the video.

@_Coffee4Closers 2 ай бұрын

When I was 12 years old the FM station in my home town played an uninterrupted album at midnight on Fridays. I remember that night in 1973 laying there in the dark and being totally mesmerized by what I was hearing coming out of my radio, and I knew it was the most meaningful thing I had ever heard from music. That was my introduction to Pink Floyd and "Dark Side of the Moon", after that I consumed every last scrap I could find. I went to the local used album store and bought everything I could find from their past and the more I heard the more amazed I was, there was nothing like this band, period. I have a copy of everything they ever did even rare vinyl copies of the "Zabriskie Point" soundtrack, ect... books, interviews, you name it... I have been to a number of concerts, and always been in awe of the incredible shows they put on. No one will ever see these kind of elaborate stage shows again, with floating pigs, crashing Spitfires, and massive walls being built behind the band live as the show goes on and that is a shame. By the 80's Roger Waters had turned into a deranged lunatic, spewing hatred of "Jews" and "Capitalism", and "Western Civilization" in general. He just turned into a pretentious jack ass toward everybody and everything. It was a real shame how he destroyed one of the greatest and most creative bands in history.

@warrenrosenthal716 2 ай бұрын

I saw The Wall concert too. At the Nassau Coliseum

@TheLeadSled 2 ай бұрын

The funny thing is his hatred of Capitalism and yet he is filthy rich because of it.

@AbstractM0use Ай бұрын

I caught the tail end of that era in the 80's, listening to entire LP's on the radio on weekend nights. Calling the station to request songs. Man, what a different world.

@rojerww Ай бұрын

That wasn't WCOL-FM, Columbus, OH was it?

@mrollins4684 Ай бұрын

My hometown of London Ontario had a station that did the same, although I think it began at 11pm. I remember them playing the Beatles White Album and Side 3 continuing after the midnight news. Also, I would agree that Roger became rather intolerable and his dissolution of the band was regrettably tactless. I didn't mind that he was "political" back when he was simply anti-war. And though I despise his overtly leftist politics as of late and his socialist leanings, which are distinctly hypocritical, I have never heard or seen any instance where Waters "spewed hatred of Jews". And I share the same discover-and-devour Pink Floyd fascination story with you. Even tracking down rare morsels such as the Picnic Harvest compilation, lesser known solo outings as Zee and Mason + Fenn, and music songbooks that actually include interviews or unreleased songs like Seabirds.

@willymccoy3427 2 ай бұрын

I've been a Pink Floyd fan since the Syd Barrett days. The Floyd survived the loss of Syd. But the 80s proved that Pink Floyd could survive better without Roger than it could with him.

@marvinthemartian6788 Ай бұрын

This is a great comment. Factual and not incendiary.

@briandelamere8468 Ай бұрын

One test for "The Final Cut" for me is.. I bought it as a cassette tape when it came out, but it never made it to my "re-buying of music that I'd already bought and paid for" in the form of CD, download or whatever

@WriterandPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Adam..............congrats on 1 million subs. That's huge. Been here since near the beginning. All the incredible interviews and research has paid off.

@damonhowell6292 2 ай бұрын

Roger was certain that the fans wouldn’t accept Pink Floyd without him. If you listened to David Gilmour’s debut solo album, you knew he was wrong.

@sindrebruset4906 Ай бұрын

Boring as hell just like all of his solo records

@flipper2392 Ай бұрын

I bought On an Island as soon as it came out, haven't played it since.

@iDONTdoFacebook Ай бұрын

@@flipper2392 Same here regarding Dave’s “On An Island”. I just can’t plug into it emotionally. But I’ve WORE OUT my Momentary Lapse & Division Bell albums. Those are just as staple to me as Dark Side & Wish You Were Here. They are worldclass masterpieces of musical artistry and composition that move me to the core! I also LOVE Dave’s “Rattle That Lock” album!

@jean-philippeperetti8463 2 ай бұрын

The definition of megalomaniac: "a delusional mental illness that is marked by feelings of personal omnipotence and grandeur." I think it somehow fits the person. No one will dispute the immense contribution of Roger Waters to the band but, BUT: "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts." Whatever one may think of Pink Floyd post Roger Waters, the reality is that there are great songs on the trio's albums. And they sound very floydlike too. High Hopes, among others, is a superb track.

@AnthonyMichaelAMguitar 2 ай бұрын

Waters wrote 80% of the music and 99% of the lyrics, just look it up!

@rexmundi2986 2 ай бұрын

80 percent, 1 percent, dont matter. PF has exactly 2 great albums, DSOTM and WYWH. Animals is marginally ok, The wall is way way overrated, and final cut is complete garbage. The more complete Roger's control became, the worse the albums got.

@lesflynn4455 2 ай бұрын

Holy shit. I just realized you have 1 million subs. That's frickin' awesome dude! I'm really happy for you mate. You've done so much good work. This achievement is thoroughly deserved. Huge congrats, I'm really pleased for you. From Aust.👍👍👍

@MrJbennett321go Ай бұрын

I’ve seen them both live. Both EXCELLENT shows. Thankful for the music they made over the years!

@CharliesTrousers-od3lt 2 ай бұрын

David Gilmour said that Pink Floyd is a brand, like a toothpaste. That's why Pink Floyd outsold both Roger Waters AND Gilmour's solo records.

@petercena9497 2 ай бұрын

Right, similar to Plant and Page if they had toured as Led Zeppelin they would have been a lot bigger.

@Surannhealz 2 ай бұрын

I’ve always liked that all the Pink Floyd albums sound drastically different from each other. It may be due to drama, but the end result benefitted us all.

@jayt4465 2 ай бұрын

Exactly. Somebody here gets it.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 2 ай бұрын

And Gilmour was right.

@billhorstkamp98 2 ай бұрын

@@petercena9497 I’m so happy they didn’t do that. There’s no Led Zeppelin without JPJ and Bonzo

@glennwadlegih1896 2 ай бұрын

Echoes without Rick Wright? Never would’ve happened

@tallyp.7643 2 ай бұрын

Echoes is one of my fave albums. There's so much atmosphere in it. I think it's my 3rd fave after TDSOTM and AMLOR, I admit, but because of the flow and sound, it's the one I'll put it on repeat in my car and not turn it off for days.

@user-otzlixr 2 ай бұрын

The Final Cut is a great album. Like David says, “there are many versions of Pink Floyd”. This version had David and Nick contribute less, but they cashed the checks.

@MrADVANCEDTEK 2 ай бұрын

Gilmour's playing had other players like myself admiring it. From the mythic 1st strat in the area to his amp which was a unconventional set up but most importantly his style of changing the moment and mood from dried up no bass intro in the anemic "Wish You Were Here" to "Run" I think had a large part in what made it his style. Best song to me is "Learning to Fly". It has everything that Dave,Nick,and Rick came to be.

@havable 2 ай бұрын

This is one reason I will not play music with huge egos. You win the lottery and have success and then the ego robs you of all your joy. Anyone who tells a drummer they are "lesser than" can never be in a band with me I don't care how "good" they are. Excellent musicians are all over the place and most of them are not famous.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 2 ай бұрын

Yup! Waters can go suck it.

@marvinsmith2116 2 ай бұрын

The drummer is the most important member. Got a friend who’s a guitar player tells me I’m wrong. Drummer makes mistakes yer cooked. Everyone else can cover.

@kincaide67 2 ай бұрын

Final Cut was a Waters album. Momentary Lapse is a Gilmour album. Division Bell is finally a Floyd album. It is the one that brings Rick back into the full fold.

@tammyphxaz 2 ай бұрын

61 yrs old, i was about 13 the first time i heard the floyd, (dark side) huge fan from the start, still am, and i thank God they made final cut, i love it, cant imagine their catalog without it

@tommowitt7408 2 ай бұрын

The Final Cut was a beautiful album that brought psychological closure to a creative period that began with Meddle and progressed through Dark side of the Moon, Wish you were here, Animals, The Wall, and The Final Cut. The lyric in the song your possible pasts “ I was just a child then now I’m only a man “ is extremely revealing.

@MIMMarketing Ай бұрын

I saw the MLR tour in Oakland Ca. Fantastic! I’m so glad I saw them at that time.

@johnmaynardable 2 ай бұрын

I love Pink Floyd. Roger Waters lost his mind if he thought he was the creative force behind the band. He was a creative force, but not THE creative force. I loved David Gilmour's solo albums, but don't really recall listening to Waters solo. And you are right about George Lucas and the prequels too.

@user-ip7sr4ih5j 2 ай бұрын

@stevensauer8539 2 ай бұрын

Radio KAOS was pretty good. The others were too disjointed and experimental. Waters was great at concepts and lyrics, but needed Gilmour's ability with composition to make magic.

@AnthonyMichaelAMguitar 2 ай бұрын

Waters wrote 80% of the music and 99% of the lyrics, just look it up!

@paulblay2330 2 ай бұрын

@@AnthonyMichaelAMguitar

@lynchmob72 2 ай бұрын

Roger Waters... David Lee Roth .... Axl Rose .... just to name a few.

@rastus666 2 ай бұрын

Van Hagar was pretty good!

@nicholaskoenig3106 Ай бұрын

They all came down with what is kmown as...'LSD' - Lead Singer Disease 😂

@econchino 9 сағат бұрын

today is the first time in my 52 years i have ever heard of the final cut album. i can't remember a single time ever hearing about it on the radio here in LA.

@matthewraya4246 2 ай бұрын

Congratulations on 1 million subscribers 🍾🎉

@stevenvallarsa1765 2 ай бұрын

It's always sad when one member of a group thinks they're the only thing holding the band together. I don't remember ever hearing Roger Waters' material on the radio, but I remember plenty of post Roger Waters Pink Floyd songs being played.

@jayt4465 2 ай бұрын

Look at the writing credits to their songs from DSOM to the Final Cut. It's almost exclusively Roger Waters. Roger Waters has a vision. Gilmour is a great guitarist. That's it.

@scott8xxx532 2 ай бұрын

@@jayt4465 I started to respond similarly regarding Waters writing credits on classic PF songs, but realized that was not steven's point. He is actually comparing Roger's lack of post-PF air-play to PF's post-Waters air-play, which is precisely the topic that the Prof asked us to comment on.

@jayt4465 2 ай бұрын

@@scott8xxx532 Air play is due to the Pink Floyd name. Do you hear many David Gilmour solo songs played on the radio? They don't play either artists solo songs.

@scott8xxx532 2 ай бұрын

@@jayt4465 That's all true, but it's still 100% irrelevant to steven's post that you (and I almost) attempted to "rebuff". He specifically compared air play of Roger's material (solo, post PF) to Pink Floyd post-Roger. Regardless of the advantage of bearing the PF brand name.... which is really just an explanation of why the fact he wrote is true. Gilmour's solo airplay has nothing to do with anything steven or I wrote, nor the Prof said. Let's circle back to the premise of this video - which steven's comment "validated" in terms of real world airplay: Roger - as amazing and creative and visionary as he is, and which nobody has disputed - came to view himself and only himself as most integral and irreplaceable to the success of Pink Floyd. Often when someone feels that way, they release solo side projects that do well and hold up on their own. Roger's did not. And at the same time, Pink Floyd continued doing well without him. End of story.

@stevenvallarsa1765 2 ай бұрын

@@jayt4465 That's a good point. How much of the post-Waters PF success was due to the "Pink Floyd" name. I'm not going to lie, because I think Gilmour knocked it out of the park, but still. He was given a chance to succeed under the PF name that Waters was not.

@beatleographer_10-51 2 ай бұрын

Pink Floyd is "NOT" Pink Floyd without David Gilmour. PERIOD!

@Gunners_Mate_Guns 2 ай бұрын

It's also not Pink Floyd without Rick Wright, and no less of an authority than Dave Gilmour himself agrees, hence why he has publicly stated that the band is now retired after Rick's sad loss.

@williamray7211 2 ай бұрын

And I can truly say that Pink Floyd is definitely not Pink Floyd without Rodger Waters either.. David Gilmour & Company spent a lot of years Faking It

@GusMitchell-mh7pl 2 ай бұрын

@@williamray7211There is a lot of truth in that. Regardless of how people feel about him, musically, yes there are other bassists and vocalists who could replace him without blinking an eye, but lyrically and vision? Nope. It’s a bit like the Who after Keith Moon. The Who is never high on my favorite bands, and unlike others, I don’t drink the Keith is “the best drummer” koolaide, but they weren’t the Who after he died and if that wasn’t enough, especially after John died.

@ilionreactor1079 2 ай бұрын

So, the Syd era doesn't count?

@megarural3000 2 ай бұрын

@@ilionreactor1079 I am a huge fan of early pre-Dark Side of the Moon Floyd, so much great experimental music. Look up Nick Mason's Saucerfull of Secrets, you will not be disappointed.

@claymorrigan9 2 ай бұрын

I love the eras you cover and the bands you recognize, Professor. I doff my cap, good sir.

@xina968 Ай бұрын

Momentary lapse of reason is a great Pink Floyd album! David Gilmour is amazing. I saw him live once in Chicago, I took my sons to see him, my boys grew up listening to mommy's music 🎶😊

@jillwanlin9558 2 ай бұрын

Funny that your sponsor is in regards to being matched to a therapist and here you are talking about my favourite band. In 1977, when I was 14yrs old, I witnessed my brother’s death in the most horrible of ways. DSOTM, both lyrics and music equally, became my therapy. PF is still my #1. Ty professor for this great insight on members and rifts past and present. Congrats on 1M subs! Well deserved.

@redmoonspider 2 ай бұрын

Waters and Henley should do an album together.

@reg171reg 2 ай бұрын

Don Henley sang on Amused To Death

@redmoonspider 2 ай бұрын

@reg171reg that's incredible. Thanks for enlightening me. 2 of the biggest A holes in music..very talented and rich A holes. They must of really hit it off.

@JamesDavis-sh9gh 2 ай бұрын

Henley is also long since became Roger Waters. Worse is that he is totally missing his equally talented collaborators.

@schmidington 2 ай бұрын

Then they can sue anyone who dares listen to or play it without permission. It'll be such a pleasure.

@redmoonspider 2 ай бұрын

@@schmidington 😄👍

@JohnDavisOH 2 ай бұрын

Great vid Professor! I've been a PF fan for most of my life. At 45 I'm younger than most fans, but older than others. To answer your "what's your favorite album?" question directly, I'd have to say Division Bell - but my story is a funny one. I was in college in 1997 and came home late one summer night to a house that I lived in with 6 other drummers. Lights were off, all the windows were open, the boys were all out on the front porch partaking and watching cars go by, and the most glorious sound was coming from our speakers inside. I asked the crew what/who this was and they all mentioned in unison Pink Floyd. I immediately asked where I can find more music like this and they all sort of looked at each other and said, in unison, "more Pink Floyd" :-). Thus the journey began. The Division Bell carries nostalgia for me, but almost every post-Syd album is on my playlist these days (I just never git into the more psychedelic original stuff). Thanks again for the awesome vid. Keep on rockin in the free world 🤘

@stevespear5365 Ай бұрын

David, Nick and Rick!! From someone that's seen every Pink Floyd Concert since Dark Side! Yes, Waters was a driving force at one time but his departure only opened the door for the true talent to shine on! With his ever spiraling loss of reason, he's become a case study for the songs he wrote. He can die and no one I know will miss him!

@PatrickBurkeAtlanta 2 ай бұрын

Congrats on hitting the big milestone Adam. Longtime lurker, first time commenter. Happy for your success.

@cyann410 2 ай бұрын

“Rolling Stone has been wrong a lot” . No lies detected.

@ProfessorofRock 2 ай бұрын

For sure.

@tomcarroll2244 2 ай бұрын

RS rated it 5 stars. 2 stars at best.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 2 ай бұрын

Yup.

@tszirmay 2 ай бұрын

Rag

@LoisChisholm 2 ай бұрын

CONGRATS ON ONE MILLION SUBSCRIBERS!

@jeffmotsinger8203 2 ай бұрын

Gilmour's first solo album is an underrated classic

@damonhowell6292 2 ай бұрын

I spent months looking for the Pink Floyd album with the song, “There’s No Way Out of Here” after I heard it on the radio, thinking that I was losing my mind until a friend told me that Gilmour had a solo album.

@jaundiablo1892 2 ай бұрын

Putting Gilmour up against Waters' 1st solo post-break-up; is like comparing Ringo vs. Harrison's 1st solo post-Beatles break-up. Clapton delivers on BOTH Harrison & Waters!!

@tommc3622 2 ай бұрын

@jaundiablo1892 Unfortunately for Waters, Clapton is no Gilmour.

@one_with_kevrything9825 2 ай бұрын

@@jaundiablo1892Not really. All Things Must Pass kicks the Hell out of Sentimental Journey.

@jayt4465 2 ай бұрын

@@tommc3622 Clapton's work on the Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking is brilliant.

@TerrickTerran 2 ай бұрын

Congrats on 1 million. Pink Floyd is definitely the perfect video for that milestone.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 2 ай бұрын

One of the greatest bands ever.

@a.joegevara3519 Ай бұрын

The thumbnail is a true throwback seeing Roger & Gilmore with their long hair. I love Rogers Waters, David Gilmore was no slouch. Best show I ever saw was Floyd in Joe Robbie stadium, which they sold out in 15 minutes!

@gunsort3242 2 ай бұрын

I'm a dyed-in-the-wool Pink Floyd fan. Naturally, I purchased The Final Cut the day it came out. I've listened to it exactly once. It became most useful as a base for a Flexi Disk of Jan Hammer Miami Vice music from Keyboard Magazine.

@dean9498 2 ай бұрын

Nice to see you made it to a million subscribers! Congratulations!

@richardcrocker236 Ай бұрын

I don't even like most of the music you cover. But I love your videos! Great delivery of great stories.

@amsivertson Ай бұрын

Absolutely thrilled you talked about this album! “The Final Cut” actually stands as my favourite Floyd album alongside Animals. As an ultimate music/Floyd nerd combination, I even used this album to practice conducting an imaginary orchestra when I was in my second conducting class during my undergrad music degree studies.

@tmuxie 2 ай бұрын

Congrats on 1M Professor! I always look forward to new episodes and increasing my rock'n roll knowledge. You do a great service curating rock'n roll history! Thanks for all your hard work. Oh, another great episode. I'd say I'm a Gilmore guy. Soooo many memorable riffs and solos!

@GIBBO4182 2 ай бұрын

Congratulations on 1m dude! I remember the first video I ever watched, it was your interview with John Rzeznik…I instantly subbed, and was a fan of this channel immediately!

@michaelduggan3595 2 ай бұрын

I watch the Live 8 video of Comfortably Numb often and watching Roger W try and be part of the team at the end is classic,,,,there's a message for everyone there.

@leonelfederico245 2 ай бұрын

Hey Professor, I just realized you hit 1MM subscribers. Congratulations! Well done.

@twentyrothmans7308 2 ай бұрын

There's the big 1M ! Well done, you've worked hard for this, Adam.

@jameslaidler2152 2 ай бұрын

I'll never discount Mason or Waters, or even Barrett, but Wright and Gilmour were always the best parts of that group.

@gustaaf1892 2 ай бұрын

You need to edit your comment. If the 2nd Mason is supposed to be Gilmour I agree with you 100%.

@jameslaidler2152 2 ай бұрын

@@gustaaf1892 Cheers thanks.

@AnthonyMichaelAMguitar 2 ай бұрын

Waters wrote 80% of the music and 99% of the lyrics, just look it up!

@jameslaidler2152 2 ай бұрын

@@AnthonyMichaelAMguitar I have the albums mate. Gilmour, and Wright wrote many of my favourite songs from their back catalogue. And the last time Waters wasn't writing angry yelling screaming, was "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun." And he's a good bass player, but not the virtuoso Gilmour is, and Wright was just godlike on his keyboards.

@user-sx9dv8jz8q Ай бұрын

Hi, the guitar lead on the final cut, is one of the sorrow, wanting, feeling exposed. That was the theme of my life then, but never found the words, then Gilmour kills it lovingly. Be well

@user-iq6wz4wv4u Ай бұрын

Roger Waters ruined his own legacy while David Gilmour kept Pink Floyd alive and well.When you think of Pink Floyd today the names that comes to mind are David Gilmour,Nick Mason,and Rick Wright(may he Rest In Peace).May the crazy diamonds continue to shine on!!!

@Indo1030 2 ай бұрын

When you hear the lyric, “Oh, by the way, which one is Pink?” Who do you think of? {for me, it’s the guy who wrote/played the Greatest Guitar Solo of All Time} It is sad that Water’s lost his father in the War-as a child he likely didn’t quite understand it. But his sadness turned to anger and rage as an adult-his anger turned to hatred which was misdirected. Instead of hating the Enemy (Nazi Germany) who brought about the war that took his father’s life, he directed it towards those that “choose” (in his mind) to participate in wars (never understanding that you can choose to stand against those that bring about wars or be subjugated by them). He believes that the Worms and Dogs and Pigs will ultimately bring about the Two Suns in the Sunset….something that he knows he can’t control. It seems that he has tried to regain that control by raging against everything and everyone around him. Waters was a brilliant musician at one time; but his rage has consumed him. Gilmour seems to be very happy in his later years while Waters is just a withered old man.

@bazza5699 2 ай бұрын

gilmour settles for an easy life, waters challenges authority, i know which i'd rather be.. you can call me a withered old man if you like.

@Indo1030 2 ай бұрын

@@bazza5699⁠Waters is an Angry old man who blames literally EVERYONE for his father’s death. He has never been able to understand or accept that people die in war time. He blames Conservatives because they are all (in his mind) War Mongers. He blames his Headmaster…why? He blames his Mother…again, why? He blames Margaret Thatcher…for what? She wasn’t in power during WWII. He blames and blames and blames. Read the lyrics of just about every song that he has written-especially THE FINAL CUT. His father died in an unavoidable war (notice that he doesn’t blame the Nazis)…and he has never been able to come to grips with that. He would rather live in a Bubble where everything is wonderful and everyone does what HE says and what he wants. Gilmour chose to continue making music and left the politics out of it. Waters chose to remain a petulant child and, when he wasn’t getting his way, decided to go home and take “his” band with him. The only problem was that the rest of band said, “We don’t think so. If you want to leave, go. But the band remains here”. It has nothing to do with challenging authority. It has to do with his ego and his need to control everything and to blame those that don’t let him

@AnthonyMichaelAMguitar 2 ай бұрын

Waters wrote 80% of the music and 99% of the lyrics, just look it up!

@catbutte4770 2 ай бұрын

Once again, another epic story from the Professor of Rock! Thank you for explaining what happened to Pink Floyd during and after The Wall. And, CONGRATULATIONS on reaching 1 million subscribers!

@thephantomeagle2 Ай бұрын

I was at Camp Randall Stadium in 1994 for the Division Bell. Truly amazing experience.

@G3Dream 28 күн бұрын

@professorofrock Kudos! I was born in ‘71, became a Floyd fan circa ‘86 on my neighbor’s stereo, and in ‘89, I first heard the debate question: Gilmour or Waters? I even performed the lyric for “Learning to Fly” as a drama class project in ‘89. BUT..! Until today, as a non-aficionado of band lore, I was completely ignorant to PF’s underlying division. So my answer to the question of “what is a PF album”? remains “all of them”. I am comfortably numb. But I cannot deny that I truly became a lifelong fan of PF in ‘89 and even spoke the word “Gilmour” in answer to the debate between signatories that I really knew nothing about. I am willing to bet that for the vast millions of PF fans that match my meddling interest level, my response here strongly “Echoes” (pun intended) as I just today enjoyed the Pompei project of Echoes Parts 1 & 2. Cheers! I just subscribed.

@jasonmckenzie2835 2 ай бұрын

Congrats on the 1 Million subscribers Adam. Well deserved.

@ProfessorofRock 2 ай бұрын

Thank you dearly!

@Barada73 2 ай бұрын

Bashing the Prequels on “Star Wars Day”. Nice. :) But you are correct. After so many years of Star Wars fans singing his praises from the 80s through early 90s, I guess Lucas just kind of let all that go to his head and started to believe that he could do no wrong.

@ediemarie13 2 ай бұрын

May the 4th be with you!

@msr1116 2 ай бұрын

A common occurrence in the creative arts---every genre has individuals and groups who've simply run out of steam. Creativity and innovations are wells that do eventually run dry. Since the early 1970s, I have observed that most musicians or singers have about three albums' worth of really good, fresh material but by the fourth --there begins the decline into mediocrity. Or, listeners are surprised by an unexpected shift to a new direction that they don't know what to make of. Album sales of number four and beyond are quite telling.

@GuitarMatt 2 ай бұрын

Lucas shamelessly SOLD OUT!

@GuitarMatt 2 ай бұрын

@@msr1116 Unless it's Frank Zappa or Black Sabbath, you are getting nothing but diminishing returns after the 4th album. (Looking at you, Metallica!)

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 2 ай бұрын

May the force be with you, sir.

@wallyman292 Ай бұрын

I graduated college in '87 and finally moved out of my parents' home, and out of state, for my first (and as it turns out, last) "real" job. One of the first purchases I made for my apartment was a brand new, multi-component stereo system, complete with a multi-band equalizer, awesome speakers, and of course a CD player. One of the first CD's I bought was Pink Floyd's Momentary Lapse of Reason. At night, I'd turn off all the lights so that the glow of the stereo was the only thing lighting the room, then lie down on the floor between the speakers and play that CD way louder than my (new) neighbors probably appreciated! It was awesome!

@mistercut8331 Ай бұрын

great memories

@daveuk1324 2 ай бұрын

Waters made the mistake of emigrating to The Hamptons and becoming yet another ego maniac "celebrity" surrounded by fawning accountants. Meanwhile Gilmour and Mason live in humble obscurity in the English countryside where both quietly do a huge amount for various charities. Having said that, I saw Waters in London last year and he and his band were awesome.

@SpeakerBuilder 2 ай бұрын

I went Christmas shopping with my brother in December of that year and bought the album, not willing to wait in the hopes that someone would get it for me, and being I was then 22, I wasn't any longer expecting much from family for Christmas. I went through a four night ritual of playing one side each night, the lights off and the blacklight on, illuminating the various blacklight posters on the walls, and intensely listening to each track. I missed being there for the debut of Dark Side of the Moon, and wasn't going to miss this one.

@GringoLoco1 2 ай бұрын

And you all thought Syd Barrett was the crazy in Pink Floyd??? Sincere congrats on your *first* MILLION 👊🏻

@CharliesTrousers-od3lt 2 ай бұрын

Turns out, Polly Samson is the crazy one

@eugkam8726 2 ай бұрын

congrats on a million subscribers!

@dyemanoz Ай бұрын

I went to a Pink Floyd concert in 1975 at the Capital Centre (Maryland). The second half of the concert was the complete Dark Side of The Moon album accompanied by rockets screaming from the ceiling towards the stage etc. A great experience that I'll never forget!

@johncole015 2 ай бұрын

David's music always outsells Roger's lyrics by millions of units.

@ProfessorofRock 2 ай бұрын

It does for sure!

@scottmatznick3140 2 ай бұрын

Really? I'm not sure about that. I think y'all fall easily into that division bell ring. Neither of them are now what they were with each other. And Wish You Were Here lyrics are just as unforgettable as the music. David is a great musician, but provided very little besides guitar parts. When you strip away Roger's lyrics and the keyboards, you're left with a very standard blues-rock guitarist. I would argue that your comment is blatantly incorrect, given the poor performance of Gilmour-healmed Floyd's instrumental last album. If his music outsold Roger's lyrics, we should have seen that represented by the albums which didn't contain his lyrics. Instead, the inverse is true. You can like what you want, but when you're talking numbers you're gonna have a tough time proving your opinion correct.

@jayt4465 2 ай бұрын

David has to have his wife write lyrics for him. That's embarrassing.

@geebeeinga 2 ай бұрын

@@jayt4465Almost as embarrassing, but not quite, as your comment.

@kendavison7148 2 ай бұрын

@@jayt4465 why would that be embarrassing? David is a musician and singer, a great one. He understands his limitations. Roger is a great lyricist.

@mournblade1066 2 ай бұрын

Whoa! You hit the million mark there, Professor! Congratulations!!!

@ProfessorofRock 2 ай бұрын

Thanks! 😃 Thanks for supporting me and the channel for so long!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 2 ай бұрын

Yay!

@colinstephens9773 2 ай бұрын

Wise words, Prof.

@scottlouis 2 ай бұрын

Sad to hear this story. Had no idea. I didn’t listen to them much. My son actually plays in a band and showed them to me. “Wish you were here” is my fav.

@mjhzen8313 2 ай бұрын

Waters is a "concept" kind of guy. Gilmore is a music guy. "Concepts" can get you interested initially. But it's the music that keeps you coming back to it. The music on Pink Floyd albums only got better after Waters left the band.

@jayt4465 2 ай бұрын

Seriously? What albums are you listening too? The Endless River? That's elevator music.