The brief reunion of a band has been hailed as a “miracle” following a “brutal feud” that spanned decades – even more dramatic than the Oasis fallout.
While it took the Gallagher brothers 16 years to reconcile and return to the stage, there’s another iconic UK band with slim hopes of getting back together.
They managed to regroup for a single performance in 2005 – which only lasted 20 minutes, as they made an appearance at Live 8. The charity gig had been pitched to the core four members.
Since then, one member has passed away and two are embroiled in a continuing dispute. Yet, fans are lauding the “miracle” moment when Pink Floyd reunited on stage.
Roger Waters and David Gilmour miraculously set aside their differences and performed hits like Comfortably Numb and Breathe together, likely for the last time.
It’s a “legendary” feud that keeps fans speculating about the hostility, questioning why such animosity existed within this “incredibly talented group”.
Pink Floyd produced iconic albums like Atom Heart Mother, The Dark Side of the Moon, and Wish You Were Here. However, in 1985, two years after the release of The Final Cut, bassist and songwriter Waters left to embark on a solo career.
Gilmour took over as the new frontman of Pink Floyd, though he disbanded the group in 1994. Since then, the band has only reunited twice – and once with Waters.
A fan took to the r/Music Reddit page, expressing: “We just found it so bizarre that such an incredibly talented group, responsible for putting out some of the best music in the rock genre tore itself apart as it did, as ugly as it did, and how almost 50 years later, that same animosity is still there, for better or for worse.
“I honestly don’t think there’s a more brutal feud out there. As much as I would have loved to see a Pink Floyd where there was no bad blood, and even more legendary material, I guess it’s a miracle we got as much as we did.”
Fans speculated that the “toxicity” might be part of Pink Floyd’s creative process.
However others suggested that, despite personal issues among the band members, their talents were never in question.
One enthusiast penned: “But without that toxicity we might never have gotten Pink Floyd.”
Another added: “Although Roger hates Gilmour as a person, to say he outwardly insults Dave’s musical prowess is actually incorrect.
“Waters is very outspoken and clear about his respect and admiration for Gilmour’s playing on classic Floyd records, and even when promoting his Dark Side redux album recently, he explicitly stated that he loves Gilmour’s solos on the original and would never want to replace them.”
A third fan commented: “They’re very different musicians and always have been. They were able to collaborate for a few years in their quest to make great stuff and get rich, and once they’d achieved that they continued moving further apart and no longer had the need to work together to become rich.”
Who knows, perhaps they’ll attend an Oasis gig and decide to reconnect? We can dream….
