When I saw the title of this thread, I was planning what I would write in response. But MrFender, Alanko, vince666 and keleven have all pretty much made the points I was going to make. Particularly the simplification of his lines after the early 70s plus the "it fits the Floyd vibes" parts. If Chris Squire and Bill Bruford had replaced Rog and Nick respectively, then the end result would be unrecognisable as Floyd. Not everything has to be frigging ornate and busy.
But in my personal opinion, Roger's bass playing has gotten less interesting to me in his later works. In fact I had started to form a low opinion of his capabilities and was somewhat surprised when I revisited the earlier years and especially the live playing how interesting his playing was.
The Guy Pratt argument is interesting. I do find his Floyd work in the 80s and 90s really jarring. But has he reigned himself in for his work with Saucers? Somehow that seems less jarring to me.
But in my personal opinion, Roger's bass playing has gotten less interesting to me in his later works. In fact I had started to form a low opinion of his capabilities and was somewhat surprised when I revisited the earlier years and especially the live playing how interesting his playing was.
The Guy Pratt argument is interesting. I do find his Floyd work in the 80s and 90s really jarring. But has he reigned himself in for his work with Saucers? Somehow that seems less jarring to me.
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