Better solo artist? Waters or Gilmour?

[That 70s Guy]

Which of the former Pink Floyd members is better as a solo artist?

 

[AboutAGirl]

I like Waters work in Floyd more so you can guess I also like his solo work more.

 

[Garrett]

David Gilmour!

 

[CLASIKROKR]

David Gilmour

 

[Jake T]

I don't think either are very good solo artists. I vote for David Gilmour, but it is almost too close to call. What about Richard Wright? He released a couple of good solo albums.

 

[AboutAGirl]

I do like Gilmour's solo work, especially There's No Way Out of Here, but I like this truly haunting Waters track much more than anything Gilmour has done solo.

Roger did a whole album with Eric Clapton, which goes a long way towards closing the gap left behind when he lost Dave. It's obviously not as good as Floyd, but Gilmour's never worked with another lyricist anywhere near Roger Waters' level, whereas Eric Clapton is pretty close to Gilmour's height as a guitarist. I definitely wouldn't put any of Gilmour's albums near The Pros and Cons of Hitch-hiking. Not quite on par with The Wall and The Final Cut but a very haunting and touching story, in that style he has.

Waters is really a hero to me. Such a powerfully empathetic lyricist, he helped me come into sync with my emotions. Waters comes up with material that is so achingly vulnerable, but at the same time it's so harsh and psychotic that it seems 'hard' or tough, it's sort of like he's making empathy seem like the stronger mentality rather than the weaker one. He's a genius.

But I can understand people liking Gilmour's solo work more. After all, Division Bell and Lapse are probably more popular than Final Cut.

 

[Khor1255]

Gilmour and it's not even close. I like his first solo album beter than a lot of The Wall.

However, the new solo work (called Pink Floyd for some strange reason) isn't even close to the wall.

 

[Abraxas]

David Gilmour

 

[CrazyConnie]

David Gilmour

 

[Hydrazoic Acid]

David Gilmour