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Barbu 
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Went with Roger...I love David & Rick's (and Syd's) vocals too but Roger had the ability to sound aggro and gritty when he needed to...besides I love all the background voices and screams he put on The Wall & The Final Cut.
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Posted: June 21 2013 at 14:39 |
No vote.
I love Gilmour's vocals on the early stuff - in the same way I do Rick's, although the latter's always seemed more fragile and tender. Love em both though. Roger for his inverted screams and his sharp tongue. They all had their own mojo, and I love them all in each their own way(major cop out, but I really can't choose).
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Posted: June 21 2013 at 15:10 |
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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Posted: June 21 2013 at 15:47 |
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Gilmour by a wide margin.
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Posted: June 21 2013 at 18:40 |
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Voted Waters by the way.
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Posted: June 21 2013 at 19:38 |
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I accidentally voted Waters, meant to vote Wright
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Posted: June 21 2013 at 19:41 |
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I like Gilmour's voice better.....but Waters does bring a lot of angst and anger to his vocals.
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Posted: June 21 2013 at 19:56 |
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Waters - voice of the band.
Syd! Where's Syd?
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Posted: June 21 2013 at 20:01 |
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Barbu
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Posted: June 21 2013 at 20:52 |
Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:
voice of the band.
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Posted: June 21 2013 at 21:02 |
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Gilmour, followed by Wright.
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Posted: June 21 2013 at 21:35 |
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Not sure, it would be between Gilmour and Waters. I believe Gilmour is technically the better singer, and really like him a lot, but Waters had a more unique and emotional voice. Of course they were best when all three contributed vocals to the albums, and when Gilmour sang on the same song with either Waters or Wright, but in the end I guess I have to vote Waters.
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Yeah, Syd for sure. What a looney that guy was, perfect voice for the early days.Dave from the list, but even his voice, not big on it. Rogers's is horrendous though, like jesus.
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Posted: June 21 2013 at 23:13 |
Man, only if Syd stayed with the band. Gilmour included. Who knows where they would have taken off. 
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Nick sang on a few songs too, lest we forget.
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Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote:
I would certainly call Waters a `vocalist' over a singer, if you can understand the big difference! He had a hugely distinctive voice, especially on `Animals/The Wall/Final Cut', spitting and manic when needed.
Although, his actual `singing' voice was quite pleasant in the earlier days of the band! `Grandchester Madows', `San Tropez' etc, all very nice!  |
Spot on man! I love Waters approach for his singing, the way he says the words and how he sounds. I'll take special over melodic any day.
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Posted: June 22 2013 at 01:25 |
Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote:
octopus-4 wrote:
Calling Waters "vocalist" is a bit too much even though I have invested 300 bucks to bring my family to see The Wall next month. |
Actually, Octopus, I think you were spot on! I would certainly call Waters a `vocalist' over a singer, if you can understand the big difference! He had a hugely distinctive voice, especially on `Animals/The Wall/Final Cut', spitting and manic when needed.
Although, his actual `singing' voice was quite pleasant in the earlier days of the band! `Grandchester Madows', `San Tropez' etc, all very nice! |
He can certainly sing in a mellow way, though over a limited range and wherever he doesn't would probably be more of an artistic choice. Still, voted for Gilmour. He has in later years performed many Waters-Floyd songs, notably Shine On, and done very well, often times better than Waters, if I may say so. He seems to avoid Waters' more dramatic/crazy mannerisms but just his voice - soft, powerful and even pretty gritty (Young Lust) - gives him an edge.
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rogerthat wrote:
Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote:
octopus-4 wrote:
Calling Waters "vocalist" is a bit too much even though I have invested 300 bucks to bring my family to see The Wall next month. |
Actually, Octopus, I think you were spot on! I would certainly call Waters a `vocalist' over a singer, if you can understand the big difference! He had a hugely distinctive voice, especially on `Animals/The Wall/Final Cut', spitting and manic when needed.
Although, his actual `singing' voice was quite pleasant in the earlier days of the band! `Grandchester Madows', `San Tropez' etc, all very nice! |
He can certainly sing in a mellow way, though over a limited range and wherever he doesn't would probably be more of an artistic choice.
Still, voted for Gilmour. He has in later years performed many Waters-Floyd songs, notably Shine On, and done very well, often times better than Waters, if I may say so. He seems to avoid Waters' more dramatic/crazy mannerisms but just his voice - soft, powerful and even pretty gritty (Young Lust) - gives him an edge.
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Waters voice is unique and I can't imagine songs like "The Gunner's Dream sung by anybody else. Singing his parts is very hard even for the most skilled of the covers/tribute bands. I've seen the Australian Pink Floyd and throughout their gig you can close your eyes and don't see a difference with the British ones, except when Waters is expected to sing.
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