Best Pink Floyd Singer
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Topic: Best Pink Floyd Singer
Posted By: Cygnus X-1
Subject: Best Pink Floyd Singer
Date Posted: January 20 2006 at 17:27
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Gilmour for me ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Bodins/?chartstyle=DarkSide5Big"> 
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Posted By: Philrod
Date Posted: January 20 2006 at 17:36
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Well You forgot Roy Harper(Have a cigar) and of course Richard Wright(Summer'68, Remember a day, etc.), and Nick Mason never was a lead singer in any song... but did some backing vocals on The wall live! Still, the best pink floyd singer (well, my favourite) is definitely David Gilmour! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Philrod/?chartstyle=Geldropdown-small"> 
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Posted By: Publius84
Date Posted: January 20 2006 at 17:43
Mason was terrific in One of These Days. Bur seriously talking, Syd and David have extremaly good voices. Very nice and warm. But I also love the Waters vocal on Wish You Were Here, Animals or The Wall. So i won't vote  ------------- I know what I like and I like what I know... Prog is in my heart, in my mind, in my soul... |
Posted By: Publius84
Date Posted: January 20 2006 at 17:45
And I forgot albout Mr Wright to. So shame. His vocal is very nice to  ------------- I know what I like and I like what I know... Prog is in my heart, in my mind, in my soul... |
Posted By: Cygnus X-1
Date Posted: January 20 2006 at 17:53
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ooops sorry didn't know he sung, I knew Mason did One Of these Days ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Bodins/?chartstyle=DarkSide5Big">
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Posted By: Publius84
Date Posted: January 20 2006 at 18:00
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Wright sang on Remember A Day, Let There Be More Light, See-Saw, Summer '68, Echoes, Burning Bridges, Stay, Time, Us And Them and Wearing The Inside Out... ------------- I know what I like and I like what I know... Prog is in my heart, in my mind, in my soul... |
Posted By: Publius84
Date Posted: January 20 2006 at 18:01
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And maybe much more backing vocals ------------- I know what I like and I like what I know... Prog is in my heart, in my mind, in my soul... |
Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: January 20 2006 at 18:02
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Of course, Mr. David Gilmour. He is the voice and the soul of the wonderful band that is Pink Floyd! |
Posted By: Ben2112
Date Posted: January 20 2006 at 18:07
1. David Gilmour 
2. Rick Wright
3. Syd Barrett
4. Roger Waters  j/k, I like his voice (before he lost it anyway), but it is nowhere near as "pleasant" as the other three IMO.
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Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: January 20 2006 at 18:55
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can someone give me examples of who sings what song?
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Posted By: Mharo
Date Posted: January 20 2006 at 19:35
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My vote goes to Gilmour, an excellent singer, and he still keeps his
voice. Waters' started singing/speaking too much from The Wall onwards. |
Posted By: Ben2112
Date Posted: January 20 2006 at 20:30
Some of the classics off the top of my head: Summer '68, Paint Box, Remember A Day, Seesaw - Rick Wright Echoes - Wright & Gilmour harmonizing One Of These Days - the one spoken line is Nick Mason Breathe - Gilmour/Wright again I believe Time - Gilmour (verse), Wright (chorus) Money - pure Gilmour Us & Them - verses Gilmour, chorus Gilmour/Wright (Waters might also be in the chorus harmony, not sure...) Brain Damage/Eclipse - Waters Shine On... - Waters Have A Cigar - guest lead vocal by Roy Harper Wish You Were Here - Gilmour Dogs - all Gilmour until the "Gotta admit that I'm a little bit confused" part Everything else on Animals is by Waters Another Brick Part II - Gilmour/Waters in unison Hey You - Gilmour up until "But it was only a fastasy...", Waters thereafter Comfortably Numb - Waters (verse), Gilmour (chorus) |
chamberry wrote:Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: January 20 2006 at 20:57
Pink Floyd is quite uniq in that allmost all mebers sing and have preety good voices not many bands have so many good singers, the only one i can think of whuld be the Beatles. and ofcourse the Who keith moon is awsome  Well okay meby there are some bands with more then one singer but most of em keep it to 1. Well my favorite its Gilmour no doubt, he have most power. its a bit like Deltry and Townshend, water is Townshend and he know he cant realy sing but still its hes songs so he most of the time want to sing em even if Gilmoure whuld do it much beter. Big egos thos music genius  ------------- 
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: January 20 2006 at 21:19
David Gilmour's voice is my favorite in PF.  ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: January 20 2006 at 21:19
thanks. by the looks of it I choose Gilmour but Waters and Wright are not too far behind -------------
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Posted By: Harold Dupont
Date Posted: January 20 2006 at 21:36
| Gilmour's voice is beautiful, but the theatral aspect of Waters' voice in The Wall, especially, impresses me even more |
Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: January 20 2006 at 23:52
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Posted By: herbie53
Date Posted: January 21 2006 at 00:44
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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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Posted By: DallasBryan
Date 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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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: January 21 2006 at 00:51
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No contest!Gilmour!
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Posted By: ChadFromCanada
Date 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. |
Posted By: Paulieg
Date Posted: January 21 2006 at 01:58
http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZNxdm117DIUS"> I voted for David Gilmourhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb066_ZNxdm117DIUS"> |
Posted By: Erpland316
Date 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. |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: January 21 2006 at 04:20
| Waters and Gilmour are both my favourite singers. I really can't choose between them. |
Posted By: daz2112
Date Posted: January 21 2006 at 07:37
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Has to be Gilmour ------------- In the constellation of cygnus,There lurks a mysterious force...The black hole |
Posted By: White Queen
Date Posted: January 21 2006 at 08:54
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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. |
Posted By: GPFR
Date Posted: January 21 2006 at 10:09
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Gilmour! Beautiful voice. Syd Barrets is pretty good too, though.
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Posted By: Harry Hood
Date Posted: January 21 2006 at 10:58
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Syd Barrett ------------- 
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Posted By: Duncan
Date Posted: January 21 2006 at 11:44
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... |
Posted By: ummagumma08
Date Posted: January 21 2006 at 12:00
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What 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 No vocalist could have done it better! and these (from The Wall) Hey you, out there on the road 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! |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: January 21 2006 at 12:35
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Waters
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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: January 21 2006 at 12:59
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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. Iván ------------- 
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Posted By: Atkingani
Date Posted: January 21 2006 at 13:08
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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. ------------- Guigo ~~~~~~ |
Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: January 21 2006 at 13:09
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I was always fond of Rick Wright's singing efforts. ------------- 
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Posted By: #1floydfan
Date 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 |
Posted By: Froth
Date 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 |