Tvrtastic Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/apr/07/pink-floyd-reform-to-support-ukraine 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Excellent that they're making music. Shame it took such a terrible event to get them back together. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky L Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 I just heard it on the radio. I know I'll burn but it just reminds me of an average new country entry for Eurovision, which I imagine it would actually win. I agree with why their reason for doing it though (if that saves me!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 If Sir Paul and Sir Ringo record together could they release music as The Beatles? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Townshend & Daltrey don't have any problem in billing themselves as the Who, so I don't see why not. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 32 minutes ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said: Townshend & Daltrey don't have any problem in billing themselves as the Who, so I don't see why not. fair point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StingRayBoy42 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 How about Macca, Ringo, Daltrey and Townshend all get together and call themselves The Whotles? 3 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 40 minutes ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said: Townshend & Daltrey don't have any problem in billing themselves as the Who, so I don't see why not. Depends who owns the name. I guess Yoko would have control of Lennon's share of the Beatles. Who can guess what decision she'd make! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 If its up to Yoko they'd probably only be allowed to call themselves the Beatles if they include her in John's place doing her rendition of a howler monkey with sudden trauma to the nuts. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StingRayBoy42 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said: Townshend & Daltrey don't have any problem in billing themselves as the Who, so I don't see why not. And let's not get into the travesty of Brian and Roger calling themselves Queen. It's not Queen without John Deacon, never mind Freddie! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Ive seen a few bands with none of the original members. There was a time when there was a Wurzles tribute band with more original Wurzles members than the actual band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 (edited) Pink Floyd can't really be a thing without Waters and Wright, although I think in this instance the name is just being used to bolster fundraising which is obviously the right thing to do, it's evidently working. Edited April 8, 2022 by lemmywinks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowf Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Also, I'm reasonably sure Guy Pratt's been in Pink Floyd for longer than Roger Waters so that must count for something... (runs for cover) 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 3 hours ago, StingRayBoy42 said: How about Macca, Ringo, Daltrey and Townshend all get together and call themselves The Whotles? Why not The Boo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 3 hours ago, SteveXFR said: Ive seen a few bands with none of the original members. There was a time when there was a Wurzles tribute band with more original Wurzles members than the actual band. A Wurzles tribute band? Now I have heard everything! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 15 minutes ago, ubit said: A Wurzles tribute band? Now I have heard everything! They're called Mangled Wurzles. The tribute band that most surprised me is a Kid Rock tribute in America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 That’s Putin finished then, look what happened to the Berlin Wall. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 8 hours ago, StingRayBoy42 said: And let's not get into the travesty of Brian and Roger calling themselves Queen. It's not Queen without John Deacon, never mind Freddie! Did you buy tickets to see Queen and find yourself shocked and dismayed by the absence of Freddie Mercury? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 10 hours ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said: Townshend & Daltrey don't have any problem in billing themselves as the Who, so I don't see why not. What with the others being, you know … dead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Geek99 said: What with the others being, you know … dead That's not necessarily an issue these days... https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2019/10/30/dead-musicians-are-taking-stage-again-hologram-form-is-this-kind-encore-we-really-want/ Edited April 8, 2022 by MacDaddy Autocorrect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davepb24 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Sorry but if PF come on my radio it goes to ClassicFM ... whatever it may be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 How many bands keep the original line up for their whole career? I'm sure most don't. If they did they'd probably get a bit sterile. Sometimes bands improve with new members, I've never heard anyone say Faith No More were better with Courtney Love. I once said online somewhere that I thought Paz was a better bassist than Kim Deal in the Pixies. I was actually murdered for that comment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Original lineups are hard, albeit not impossible, to find, especially with bands that have been around for a significant time, natural attrition, as mentioned in this very thread, is unavoidable, at least eventually. When it comes to Pink Floyd, there are those who bemoaned the lack of Syd Barrett, for ages. The Who is a weird one, as everyone of the original line up brought something special to the sound, the same can be said for Zeppelin, although Jason makes the perfect replacement for his old man. For the ultimate ‘are they the actual band?’ scenario, look no further than Wishbone Ash and the court case that surrounded that debacle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 20 hours ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said: If its up to Yoko they'd probably only be allowed to call themselves the Beatles if they include her in John's place doing her rendition of a howler monkey with sudden trauma to the nuts. They could be "Ono, It's The Whotles!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 44 minutes ago, ezbass said: For the ultimate ‘are they the actual band?’ scenario, look no further than Wishbone Ash and the court case that surrounded that debacle. Barclay James Harvest did a similar acrimonious firework. There are now two BJHs doing the rounds, with one original member each. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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