Most fans and critics alike generally consider The Final Cut to really be Roger Waters’ first solo album, anyway it barely even contextually resembled the Pink Floyd of The Wall era.ĭavid Gilmour, however, didn’t really seem to mind Waters’ departure he had a different concept of the situation, and didn’t necessarily ascribe to Waters’ idea that everyone else in the band was just a hired gun, and totally expendable. Even though the album charted well and was a commercial success, the Pink Floyd that most fans had known was essentially dead when Waters announced his departure from the band in 1985. Waters had already fired founding member Richard Wright during the recording sessions for The Wall, and the current album, The Final Cut, ended up being the final straw for Waters. Roger Waters’ increasingly politicized world view, along with his total negativity and complete disparagement of the contributions of bandmates David Gilmour and Nick Mason led to a considerable amount of tension in the band, both musically and creatively. This very noteworthy box deserved and required much greater attention I’ll get back to my usual wanderings and ramblings in the next issue!ġ982 found Pink Floyd in a state of complete disarray. This issue, I’m focusing on a single release, Pink Floyd’s The Later Years, which is a sprawling 18-disc box set that covers the band in the years following the departure of Roger Waters.
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