As a fan of all things Pink Floyd, it totally surprised me this morning when I was looking at Roger Waters facebook page, and seeing pictures of him and David Gilmour playing a show together. Apparantley it was a one-off charity gig in England to raise money for Palestinian refugees. These guys aren't exactly friends, and they've had a feud going on now since around 1986. Pink Floyd reunited once in 2005 for the "Live 8" show, but after that it seemed like things just went sour again. David Gilmour had said to the press that, although he enjoyed the performance, it was the rehearsels that made him realize he didn't want to get back together with Waters. I'm assuming Waters was starting to act like an egotistical control freak again.
The show this past weekend wasn't a full fledged reunion. Drummer Nick Mason wasn't there, and keyboardist Richard Wright died a couple of years ago. But, in many peoples opinion (including mine), a Pink Floyd reunion really only needs Gilmour and Waters.
Later this year, I'll be travelling to Dallas to see Roger Waters perform "The Wall" live. It's something I'm really looking forward to, and I feel the only way it could be made better is if Gilmour joined him on this tour. Without him, several of the songs will have to be sung by other people, as will the classic guitar solos. I've seen Roger Waters in concert a few times before, and he's never had a guitarist capable of playing at the same level as Gilmour. Unless he gets Jeff Beck or Eric Clapton, it's probably just not possible.
One can only hope that this brief reunion will result in more appearances together, if not "The Wall" shows, maybe at least something down the line. They are both pretty old guys now (each in his early 60's, so time is ticking away.) Do they really want "The Division Bell" to be the final Pink Floyd record released to the world, or do they have one more masterpiece left in them?
(Photo: David Gilmour (left) and Roger Waters (right) performing together again in 2010.)
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