the black knight
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As for Barrett, I've heard he now works in a bank and does little other than that. His solo stuff, however, was pretty awesome (though not without the inevitable throwaway songs). Check out the 'octopus' cd for confirmation on that one.
Interesting to think where Floyd might have traveled with him still on board...
A world tour of Waters/Gilmour/Mason/Wright would certainly amount to a victory lap for these guys and would probably be the end to such ambitions, whether for good or bad, but I think they know how much people would like to see them together one last time. The nostalgia, not to mention the lure of the payoff might be too much for them to resist. That, plus I think it's hard to stay angry at someone forever.
Speaking of feuds, just look at Simon and Garfunkel. Theirs was the second biggest feud of all-time in rock music, but even they patched things up. I saw them last year and they were funny as hell, apologizing to the audience for their long break up and making light of their feud at every step of their concert. And, most importantly, they kicked ass... serious ass, and that's something I NEVER thought I would say about one of their shows. But they did.
As for Floyd, I don't think they'll be unique in this case; people don't want to concede faded abilities. They like to go out on top.
I've got my fingers crossed.
Interesting to think where Floyd might have traveled with him still on board...
A world tour of Waters/Gilmour/Mason/Wright would certainly amount to a victory lap for these guys and would probably be the end to such ambitions, whether for good or bad, but I think they know how much people would like to see them together one last time. The nostalgia, not to mention the lure of the payoff might be too much for them to resist. That, plus I think it's hard to stay angry at someone forever.
Speaking of feuds, just look at Simon and Garfunkel. Theirs was the second biggest feud of all-time in rock music, but even they patched things up. I saw them last year and they were funny as hell, apologizing to the audience for their long break up and making light of their feud at every step of their concert. And, most importantly, they kicked ass... serious ass, and that's something I NEVER thought I would say about one of their shows. But they did.
As for Floyd, I don't think they'll be unique in this case; people don't want to concede faded abilities. They like to go out on top.
I've got my fingers crossed.
