Any idea how the rest of the band first felt about David?
I got a question about Syd. Wikipedia says he was removed. Did he take off, or was he removed? Whose choice was it? Did he "pass his leadership" to Waters?

what happened with Metallica and JAson Newstead?

No, none. As for what happened to Syd, the band were on their way to pick him up for a gig when they debated actually picking him up, and just decided not to. That was the end of the 5-man Floyd. I've heard it was David who said it, I've heard it was Roger who said it. What we do know is that someone in the car voiced whether they should bother, since he was becoming increasingly more unstable by the day, and the group decided not to and just went on without him.

He didn't pass anything to Roger because quite honestly, I doubt he had any conscious understanding of what was going on anymore.

(02-22-2011 05:10 PM)blue_ember Wrote:  what happened with Metallica and JAson Newstead?

After Cliff Burton died and he was hired to be their new bassist, they basically treated him like garbage. Made him pay hundreds of dollars worth of bar tabs, mixed down his instrument on stage and on albums so that you could barely hear it.....just real sophomoric, stupid sh!t.

That's sad.
Anyway, DAVID IS THE BEST WOOO.

sounds good!

oooo he's the best BY FAR! i've never heard a more beautiful piece of music than comfortably numb, and no one can even touch what he does...its just...AMZING!

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by terms of feel he is my favorite guitarist. he was made for feel and nothing else and thats how every guitarist should be.

feel is one thing that some guitarists lack and in which some excel. Doesn't matter if your fast or slow or a mix as long as you give off emotion

(02-22-2011 05:11 PM)Lady Floydian Wrote:  

(02-22-2011 05:10 PM)blue_ember Wrote:  what happened with Metallica and JAson Newstead?

After Cliff Burton died and he was hired to be their new bassist, they basically treated him like garbage. Made him pay hundreds of dollars worth of bar tabs, mixed down his instrument on stage and on albums so that you could barely hear it.....just real sophomoric, stupid sh!t.

Yea, Jason left his band because the band was insane and Syd was left by his band because he himself was insane.

For my taste,..David is "The" master. There are so many great guitarists out there that I enjoy,..But if I could choose to play like any of them , it would be Mr.Gilmour.
Check out (red sky at night) on his solo album On an island.
Dave actually learned the sax to play that piece. He is incredibly talented and versatile.