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Tony, any Floyd fan...
Feb 07, 2009,10:52 AM
Tony,
any Floyd fan with a speedy is a friend of mine.
especially a guitarist. something i never mastered despite being a musician, but
my Son is a stunning guitarist with, amongst his collection of 8 guitars, a
telecaster. i've got him a speedy for his 21st.
the last 2 years have seen sad losses, both of
the musucal driving forces of the early Floyd have passed away. first Syd and
recently Rick Wright who, if you've ever listened to his last solo album, was a
troubled soul.
when Syds artwork came up for sale in his local
auctionhouse i bid on 1 of the pics, but as ever i missed out.
David Gilmour is still on top of his game IMO,
but i'm afraid i've got no time for Roger Waters. awful voice, awful solo albums
and advertises himsef as 'the creative force behind Pink Floyd'. he wrote a lot
of good stuff, but Rick was a huge contributor until Roger forced his
personality on the band with the Wall. if only David had been more of a
diplomat during those bad times instead of sitting on the sidelines things
may not have gone the way they did.
best
Graham