(06-14-2010 05:27 AM)Floydy Wrote:  I'm not a "what if" kinda guy. Syd went mad and that is that.

LOL...True that brother! Probably the most sensible thing that's been said! I'm not much of a "devil's advocate" myself, but the thought of what might have been for this band is intriguing. SD

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(06-13-2010 07:28 PM)Electrophile Wrote:  I know what you were saying and I answered you.

Had Syd stayed with the band and not gone crazy, and subsequently not been replaced, I don't think Pink Floyd would have moved much further creatively from where they were at the point he did leave. I don't think Syd had that kind of ability in him. David was and is, a much more proficient player and writer. That's not saying Syd sucked or anything or that the music he did with them was crap.

I also responded to your point about Roger being the expendable one. You're wrong. Period. Roger's lyrical contributions to the band far outweigh any criticisms of his singing or his bass playing.

Syd didn't have that kind of ability in him? What? Virtually everything up until the point he left the band was written and created by him! No, creativity was never an issue with Syd, just a few thousand hits of acid and an "irregular head!" As far as "proficiency" with a guitar, I agree (I think most would as well) that David was/is a much better guitar player. But writing? Gilmour provided VERY little to Pink Floyd (not all his fault as Roger was certainly a control freak). After Syd left Waters virtually wrote all of the Pink Floyd material. The material of the "new" Pink Floyd post Waters was ok, but you can't compare it to Barrett's or Water's. In fact, much of the lyrics Dave needed help with (i.e. "Momentary Lapse of Reason" was co-written with Anthohy Moore). I agree with you that Roger's lyrical contributions outweigh his mediocre musical ability, but my arguement centered around the "what if" Barrett had stayed sane and remained in the band. If you know your Floyd history, what the band worried about most after it was clear that Barrett could not continue was who was going to write the lyrics? So, if Barrett had continued to write the material and Gilmour had joined the band Water's contributions would have never been realized.
Hey, it's a devil's advocate, "what if" scenario....I love the band the way it turned out. I just wish there would have been more material produced and will also wonder what might have been...SD