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Poll Question: Which band member do you think was the best singer?
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    Posted: January 21 2006 at 14:01
Roger Waters any day!... thats why Pulse and delicate sound of thunder aren't good, they lack Roger's singing. Of course, nothing beats Waters, Gilmore and Wright sharng vocals between them, like on DSOTM etc. but if any it should be Waters
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 21 2006 at 13:31
david gilmour all the way roger waters voice is just ok not as awsome as gilmour his voice is perfect without a doubt the best singer
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 21 2006 at 13:09
I was always fond of Rick Wright's singing efforts.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 21 2006 at 13:08

The first music I identified consciously as being prog back in 1971 was 'Summer 68', so Rick Wright has a special place for me.

From the list I voted Gilmour. IMO, his voice is close to Justin Hayward's - another great singer, always underrated.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 21 2006 at 12:59

Gilmour without any doubt, his calmed voice is perfect for the atmospheric music that Pink Floyd created.

Roger Waters did a great job also singing his parts.

The guys knew what they did, each one sings in the parts that are better for their voices, but check for example "In the Flesh Live" Roger has to hire Doyle Bramhall II that has a similar range to Dave, because he isn't able to replace Gilmour, but Dave sings most of Floyd songs in his solo albums and with Floyd when Roger left.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 21 2006 at 12:35

Waters

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 21 2006 at 12:00

What , how can it be that Gilmour has almost 80% of the votes, he has a 'pretty' voice I'll admit, but boring and uninspirering as hell!

Waters is the Pink Floyd vocalist, he suceeds in communicating feelings and emotions through his voice, for instance the way these lines are sung (from Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking) :

The kids caught bronchitis
The space heater ran out of diesel
One weekend a friend from the East
Rot his soul
Stole your heard
I said "f**k it then
Take the kids back to town
Maybe I'll see you around"

No vocalist could have done it better!

and these (from The Wall)

Hey you, out there on the road
Always doing what you're told
Can you help me
Hey you, out there beyond the wall
Breaking bottles in the hall
Can you help me
Hey you, don't tell me there's no hope at all
Together we stand, divided we fall

It sends shivers down my spine!

A vocalist should care very little about perfection and singing it correctly, and only care about deliver vocals with as much emotion and passion as possible!      
  

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 21 2006 at 11:44
Originally posted by Harold Dupont Harold Dupont wrote:

Gilmour's voice is beautiful, but the theatral aspect of Waters' voice in The Wall, especially, impresses me even more


Yes.

If The Wall and The Final Cut stand up as decent albums at all, it's because of the incredible conviction Waters sings with.

His delivery is much more compelling than Gilmour's...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 21 2006 at 10:58
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 21 2006 at 10:09
Gilmour! Beautiful voice. Syd Barrets is pretty good too, though.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 21 2006 at 08:54
Gilmour is definetely the best.  He has such a great voice, one of the best of all time.  Waters and Wright are not too far behind, both are incredible singers too.  Barret was a decent singer, but just doesn't compare with the others.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 21 2006 at 07:37
Has to be Gilmour
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 21 2006 at 04:20
Waters and Gilmour are both my favourite singers. I really can't choose between them.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 21 2006 at 02:31
Nick Mason never sang for Pink Floyd.  Richard Wright did however, and in my opinion, is their most talented singer.  I love his voice on Echoes and Summer 68.  David Gilmour's voice is the most recognizable voice in the Pink Floyd sound.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 21 2006 at 01:58
 Thumbs Up I voted for David Gilmour





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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 21 2006 at 01:21
Gilmour pour moi, aussi.  I don't really care for Syd's heavy accent, and Roger's odd voice doesn't suit everything.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 21 2006 at 00:51
No contest!Gilmour!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 21 2006 at 00:47
I think Alan Parsons other friend Arthur Brown would have been an interesting lead singer for the band. The God of Hellfire!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 21 2006 at 00:44

How can I vote in this poll if my prefered Floyd vocalist isn't here?

Well, i prefer the Rick Wright's voice... not so sweet-sugar like David, and not so acid-bitter like Roger...

 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 20 2006 at 23:52
  1. Roger Waters (he's amazing on Animals, so paranoid)
  2. Richard Wright (Echoes)
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