Gilmour and Mason agreed to fire the absent Wright.ZiggyZipgun wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 5:59 pmI'd say it's kind of a stretch to compare Rick's ouster to Syd's; Rick was the most sympathetic to Syd's situation, and even said he would've left the band to start a new project with Syd if he'd been capable or interested. Rick was never replaced, either, and even Roger kept quiet about his departure until after the film's premiere in July '82. Rick said that knowing that Dave and Nick fell out with Roger soon after made him feel better about the situation, because it proved the problem was Roger, not him.
So, I think it's kind of hypocritical to just blame Waters afterwards.
More or less like Barrett in the late 1960s, Wright became a problem in the late 1970s.
Most complaints were made in the late 1980s, when Waters sued Pink Floyd - which he since then has admitted was wrong.
"Pink Floyd 1987" resulted in a lot of extra money for Waters, as a lot of work credited to him was performed and released as live albums.
Here, Waters shot himself in the foot. Waters the dictator, telling Pink Floyd to stop - even though their live shows delivered him lots of money.
On 'The Final Cut' (1983) and apparently also parts of 'The Wall', Wright was replaced by one or more other keyboardists.
In my opinion, 'The Final Cut' (fully without Wright) has some incredible keyboard parts.
And don't forget that Wright was only an afterthought on 'Momentary Lapse of Reason' (1987), credited as one of many session musicians.
'A Momentary Lapse of Reason' might be just Gilmour's own 'The Final Cut', when it comes to solo albums.
Waters wanted to stop Pink Floyd. He didn't want the name, but apparently also didn't want it to be used by other members.ZiggyZipgun wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 5:59 pmRick was also the most open in his interviews, and even from '74 through '78, he actually complained about Roger's obsessions with education, war, politics, etc. He wanted Roger to go make these things as solo projects. He didn't like The Wall (and he really didn't like The Final Cut) - it didn't interest him at all. So, some might wish that Wright was involved in those albums, but Rick (and in hindsight, Dave) probably wished that none of them were.
Considering how close the band came to breaking up several times between '73 and '79, I think Roger was extremely fortunate to still have that vehicle for both The Wall and The Final Cut. Had the others moved on by then, and left him alone, do you think he would have kept using the name? Would that be an equal or worse sin than Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd.?
Would Gilmour allow Mason to use the name Pink Floyd?
Or would he also go to court, like Waters did?
Complaints about Waters writing 'The Wall' and 'The Final Cut'... Where are Gilmour's, Wright's and Mason's concepts?
Are there really people who think that 'The Wall' shouldn't be part of the Pink Floyd canon? I think that's very hardcore!
For me, Gilmour did a great job on 'The Final Cut'.
It's not just praising Waters. Maybe it's mostly praising Gilmour, who I think has never been as great a musician since then.
If Pink Floyd would have continued without rather-be-coke-sniffing Wright and rather-be-car-racing Mason, just Gilmour and Waters as a team, that might have been great.
What would you rather have? Waters-Gilmour or Gilmour-Mason-Wright? It might be an interesting poll!
Listening to 'The Final Cut' without knowing credits, as I've described, just doesn't make me miss Wright. Or even listening Gilmour's 'A Momentary Lapse of Reason'...
Yeah, I really love 'The Final Cut' - whoever made it!
Put me up against the wall!
PS. Mason... For me, as I've discovered to my own shock, he's an overrated drummer. On 'The Wall' and 'The Final Cut' (and as early as 'Remember a Day'), session drummers had to do the drums for at least 'Mother' and 'Two Suns in the Sunset'. Mason held Pink Floyd back...
I guess Mason mostly was needed to keep whatever "Pink Floyd" together. Having watched Live8 rehearsals, he seems to be the one who can keep Gilmour Waters working in the same room.