09-22-2006, 03:40 AM
OK, so here we have 10 Floyd songs that Rick sang lead or co-lead on. Please vote on the quality of RICK'S singing, not on the song overall, or on the overall quality of the singing (obviously some of the songs have more than one singer on them)
The criteria I've used to select the songs, by the way, is that Rick was the dominant or only vocalist on at least part of the song. I've left out songs like Echoes or the chorus of Us and Them because it seems that Rick and Dave's voices are equal in volume, so it's harder to hear what Rick is doing. I've also left out Rick's versions of Comfortably Numb and Arnold Layne, because they weren't performed by Floyd but rather as part of Dave's solo band.
For those who don't know who is singing what:
Time: Rick sings the choruses ("tired of lying in the sunlight)
Matilda Mother: Rick sings the 1st two verses alone, and he sings the choruses with Syd.
Let There Be More Light: Rick sings the verses (with Roger whispering along), Dave sings the choruses.
Astronomy Domine: I'm referring to the live versions on Ummagumma and (some versions of) Pulse. In the studio version, Syd and Rick's voices are about equal in volume, but Rick's voice is louder than Dave's in the live versions, so it's easier to judge his singing on those versions.
Edited By mabewa on 1158925282
The criteria I've used to select the songs, by the way, is that Rick was the dominant or only vocalist on at least part of the song. I've left out songs like Echoes or the chorus of Us and Them because it seems that Rick and Dave's voices are equal in volume, so it's harder to hear what Rick is doing. I've also left out Rick's versions of Comfortably Numb and Arnold Layne, because they weren't performed by Floyd but rather as part of Dave's solo band.
For those who don't know who is singing what:
Time: Rick sings the choruses ("tired of lying in the sunlight)
Matilda Mother: Rick sings the 1st two verses alone, and he sings the choruses with Syd.
Let There Be More Light: Rick sings the verses (with Roger whispering along), Dave sings the choruses.
Astronomy Domine: I'm referring to the live versions on Ummagumma and (some versions of) Pulse. In the studio version, Syd and Rick's voices are about equal in volume, but Rick's voice is louder than Dave's in the live versions, so it's easier to judge his singing on those versions.
Edited By mabewa on 1158925282