Did the Band need roger waters

Roger Waters can get nothing less than full marks. He carried the weight.

ROGer Poger, liked to act like a logger, and packed his life away

ROger is the man, and essential to pink floyd, its like asking if you need yeast for baking bread, or if you need shoes to walk in a sandwich

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Anyone that doubts Roger's creative genius needs to listen to the wall again. and than again for good measure.

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Then listen to "When the Tigers Broke Free". . .

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Most likey The Band did not need Roger Waters, as they performed and released albums without him having any participation whatsoever (excluding The Wall--Live in Berlin, as he, obviously, did participate in that little fiasco). It is arguable, however, that The Band did need Bob Dylan.

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Exactly Right.

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Well, you've got me beat, welcome.

Roger needed the band like he needs lungs, and vise-versa.

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As far as commercial success or what?

Roger didn't need David, Rick and Nick to be a success. Critically, Hitch Hiking. Amused To Death and In The Flesh were faaaar more successful then AMLOR, Division Bell and Pulse/DSoT.

Commercially we found out that the name Pink Floyd is a better commercial property than the name Roger Waters....that's about it.


Now that is so true.

I think pre and post roger are both v good. Live 8 is reversing the trend yet again

What a stupid question. He is Pink Floyd. The popular best selling albums were all written by Waters. Momentarty lapse, and Division Bell were fine albums, but they wern't Pink Floyd albums. I mean to say, it didn't sound like Pink Floyd. That is not to say that the other members of the band wern't importrant or talented. Dave is one of the most amazing guitar players ever. Still the driving force, the creative genius of Floyd is all Roger. You can hear it in some of his solo stuff. Listen to 4minutes, Pros and cons (the song), watching tv, home,and towers of faith, and you should be able to hear the similarity. Roger made the clay and Dave sculpted it.

Kennyfloyd.

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Of course they needed him. In lyrics and songwriting, he was vital. Just listen to what came after he left. It's like coke without rum. Something important's missing.

YES they needed him in my opinion he is the most important member of the band without him they turned into just another FM rock band.

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