invisible_r Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 Pink Floyd rule out reunion Monday July 4 2005 15:09 IST ANI WASHINGTON: Rock legends Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, Dave Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright have refused to make a comeback despite the huge success of their performance at the Live 8 concert. The four member band, which came together for the first time in 24 years, have said that they will never reunite to perform again as they are too old now. Pink Floyd also enthralled their fans by playing four of their hit tracks which included 'Money' and 'Wish you were here'. "Why did we reform? It's a damn good way of spending a weekend", Ratethemusic.com quoted Mason as saying. Gilmour, too, agreed to the fact that this re-union was once-in-a-lifetime event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 Too bad. They just made four songs and they were great, but reuniting means new albums and touring and so... and I guess they just don´t need it. Yeah, time... ...And then one day you find ten years have got behind you No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun And you run and you run to catch up with the sun, but it's sinking Racing around to come up behind you again The sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older Shorter of breath and one day closer to death Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines Hanging on in a quiet desperation is the English way The time is gone, the song is over, thought I'd something more to say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 I think they're smart. Their legacy is intact. Too many old groups just keep playing and playing, adding on an extra drummer for the old drummer and an extra lead guitar player for the old guitar player. If you want to listen and see Pink Floyd in their prime - go search out some old live shows from the bootleggers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted July 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 well yeah sure, but i really wanted to see them live, be there, in the gig, the whole atmosphere. oh well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunt_Acid Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 I heard Nick Mason on the radio saying he really wanted to reunite. Maybe he and Rick Wright will do something without Roger and Dave. I would see that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 I think that's a good decision. They don't want to turn into KISS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Kat WQAQ98.1 Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 I think they're smart. Their legacy is intact. Too many old groups just keep playing and playing, adding on an extra drummer for the old drummer and an extra lead guitar player for the old guitar player. If you want to listen and see Pink Floyd in their prime - go search out some old live shows from the bootleggers. I agree with you totally bluesboy. I went to see the Moody Blues last year, and as much as I love them live it was like having two seperate bands on stage. The had an extra drummer, bassist, and keyboard/snyth in addition to the guys. As awesome as it is to see some of these bands play live, they jsut can't keep up with it anymore. As much as it sucks for us fans, its kinda admirable that PF can sit there and admit they can't do it anymore. They have enough faith in their music that they don't need new stuff to keep people entertained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 ...and no matter how much money you have....it's tough to turn down the payday that they would surely reap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my_nothing Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Would absolutely love to see it but I feel that David, who seems to be fairly happy with his current life, probably doesn't want to go over past ground and get back to the way things were in the 70s (arguments, competitiveness,etc)and Pink Floyd touring again would surely lead to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunt_Acid Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 Exactly, which is why Nick and Rick, the two normal guys, should get together and do something. Everyone except Roger Waters sounded good. And he sounded good on bass (not that Pink Floyd songs are hard to play on bass), but his voice is definitely going. If I ever get a lot of money, I really want to buy Rick Wrights old mellotron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my_nothing Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 Never really been a big fan of Nick, not sure why, just always seemed a bit pompous to me (though in all fairness this is based on nothing more than small snippets of interviews). Couple of friends of mine saw Roger at Wembley Arena a couple of years ago (not sure why I didn't go) and said he was fantastic live, so I don't think he'd let them down in that respect. We can but hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 ChrisRogerWaters, that would he only half Pink Floyd. Worse, that would be a third part of Pink Floyd, as Gilmour&Waters are the soul of the band. It´s like The Beatles playing without Lennon-McCartney... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunt_Acid Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 But looking at Nick and Rick would be a completely different aspect of Pink Floyd. The early Pink Floyd, which I like a lot. I like it as much as the 70s Floyd, only in a different way. Stuff like Paintbox, Biding My Time, See Emily Play. I figure that'd be the kind of stuff they would play. But to me, the ultimate experience would be seeing The Wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_jr_ Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 Did anyone beside me notice that they dedicated Wish You Were Here to Syd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunt_Acid Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 Well duh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_jr_ Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 Look here, sprout, don't get lippy with me. I hadn't seen anyone else mention it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavePinkFloydFan Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 I was in the crowd in Hyde Park and didn't notice that until I got back home. I couldn't hear what Roger was saying over the screaming... Wish You Were Here was still great with Roger and Dave together... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunt_Acid Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 Look here, sprout, don't get lippy with me. I got lippy. Deal with it. Interview over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 Did anyone beside me notice that they dedicated Wish You Were Here to Syd? I didn´t. But I must say there was a know-it-all guy talking about how important the Floyd was and blah blah, so we missed the start... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted July 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 well, he said to those that are not here, so that would include him. i'd like to think that also included all of us fans who didn't get to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunt_Acid Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 And Bob Klose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcM Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 I think that's a good decision. They don't want to turn into KISS. Or the Stones...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted July 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 i enjoyed watching the stones in 1997! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunt_Acid Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 The Stones are a really good band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted July 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 why do you say that? anyway the did a world tour and came to athens (where i'm from and lived at the time) and my older brother took me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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