Meanwhile, Waters played at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto that same evening. The Weeknd was set to kick off his After Hours Til Dawn Tour on July 8, but it was canceled at the last minute due to a nationwide network outage, Billboard reported.
And I think Drake is wildly successful even though I'm not overly familiar w/ his catalog.
#WhothefuckisRogerWaters?"Ī second person chimed in, writing: "I love The Weeknd's music. "Show respect for what The Weeknd and Drake have done and are doing now, they've already surpassed you at the same time in their careers. "You're more important to who? These young kids don't even know who the f*** you are!!" one user wrote. Gettyįans quickly took to Twitter to defend the Canadian-born artists. Waters is under fire for saying he's "far, far, far more important" than the other two. His genius has been evident all through.In this combination image, Rapper Drake is next to Roger Waters and The Weeknd. Fans have always got into arguments about whether he or Gilmour is better, but the fact is that all four members of the band made their own special contributions.Īfter Floyd left, Waters got into solo work and tours, releasing albums like The Pros And Cons of Hitch-Hiking, Radio K.A.O.S., Amused To Death and Is This The Life We Really Want? He also worked on an opera, Ca Ira, and adapted classical composer Igor Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale. Though Floyd has had more commercially popular songs like ‘Time’, ‘Money’, ‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond’, ‘Another Brick In The Wall Part 2’ and ‘Comfortably Numb’, the songs listed above sum up the Waters style. ‘Paranoid Eyes’, which talks about alcoholism, only has Waters among the Floyd members, with Michael Kamen on piano, Andy Brown on organ and Ray Cooper on percussion. It’s an anti-war concept album, written in memory of Waters’ father, who died during World War II, besides being a critical statement on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s policies. The Final Cut was Waters’ last album with Floyd and the only one not to feature Richard Wright. This list is in chronological order, sticking to one song per album.ġ) “Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun” – A Saucerful Of Secrets (1968) Musically, his style blended with that of Gilmour’s songwriting inputs and the musical strengths of all members, using various effects, an assortment of keyboards and backup vocals.
To be sure, this isn’t a collection of Pink Floyd’s greatest hits but a showcase of the distinct songwriting style of Waters.Īs a lyricist, he often used dark subjects like war, the grim political situation, broken relationships, depression and lunacy. To mark Waters’ 78th birthday this week, we present ten songs he wrote and composed here, which we believe are his best. While all band members chipped in with songwriting, Waters wrote many of them exclusively. He divided the role of the lead vocalist with David Gilmour with keyboardist Richard Wright appearing on some songs. He came into creative prominence following Syd Barrett’s departure because of mental issues. Waters’ primary role with Floyd in the early years was essentially that of a bassist. However, following creative differences with the other band members, he resigned from the band in 1985. Besides being the band’s primary lyricist and songwriter, he provided the thematic ideas for the classic albums like The Dark Side Of The Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Wall, besides The Final Cut. Roger Waters played a seminal role in charting the artistic direction of Pink Floyd from the time co-founder Syd Barrett quit the band in 1968 through eleven albums up to The Final Cut in 1983.