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09-05-2015 07:50 PM |
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Originally Posted by Molitoth
(Post 11707893)
I understand your point, but Pink Floyd does anything but "still tour".
Besides a one-off Live 8 show, PF has been broken up since when? 1983'ish???
You can catch Roger Waters doing his thing, or a quick unusual David Gilmore show somewhere in the EU...
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I don't think it's really fair to say Floyd broke up just because Roger left. While Momentary Lapse wasn't that great, the Division Bell is a solid album that has only gotten better with age. Not to mention the accompanying two huge tours that went with those albums.
As an aside, the Floyd is probably my all-time favorite band, but I've had nothing but bad luck when it comes to seeing them live in any incarnation. First, I'm too young to have seen them in their prime, which for me would be 1970-1972. My first opportunity to see them was the 1994 Division Bell tour that came to Arrowhead. I was 17 years old and the night before tickets went on sale, I wrecked my mom's car. So I had to pay for that instead of the tickets. Then in '06, when Gilmour and Wright toured together, I was unable to go because I was acting as a caregiver for a loved one that was in the midst of some severe health issues. So when Gilmour announced another tour this year and next, I made sure that i was able to get some good seats in Chicago, which I have in my possession. Two weeks after I got the tickets we find out that we are preggo with our second kid and the due date is 5 days before the show. So while I'm thrilled to be having another child, it looks like I'll never fulfill one of my biggest bucket list items.
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