Our club is about 10 -15% female, and 85% male. Of the Poll respondents, 95% were male, 5% were female

The average amount of time of our members listening to Roger Waters solo is 7 years.

Average years listening to Pink Floyd is 10.8
60% specified both new and old.
40% specified old only.

A) Better (optional: brief opinion)
B) Worse (optional: brief opinion)
C) About the same

0% felt new Floyd was better than old Floyd.
75% felt new Floyd is worse than old Floyd.
25% felt that they were about the same.

Here are some comments from our membership to this question;

• The New Pink Floyd is so different from the old Pink Floyd. I like the old Floyd better, but the new Floyd is not that bad.

• Pink Floyd without Roger is not Pink Floyd, the lyrical magic is missing.

• New Floyd is worse because of the lack of creativity indicated in at least one way by the number of credits of non Floyd members on the new album.

• I never bought A Momentary Lapse of Reason or The Division Bell. If I hear it on the radio it makes me sad (cause it's not real Pink Floyd), so I turn to a different station.

• The music of the new Floyd lacks the passion and individuality the old stuff had. The music is safe now, nothing new!.

• There have been several variations of Floyd members;
  a) Barrett/Waters/Wright/Mason, (Piper... & Saucerful...)
  b) Waters/Gilmour/Wright/Mason, (Saucerful - The Wall)
  c) Waters/Gilmour/Mason, (The Final Cut)
  d) Gilmour/Mason, (AMLOR & Delicate Sound...)
  e) Gilmour/Mason/Wright (Division Bell).
  

  So there is not really an 'old Pink Floyd' and a new one. Of course, everybody is free to define for himself where musical periods start and finish within the nearly 30 years of the bands existence. My definitions however, are not the same as the AOL users, who seem to have reduced the developments which took place after The Final Cut to a kind of computer game where one side (Waters) fights against the other one (Gilmour).

• The Lyrics of the new Floyd Suck!! The melodies are still excellent, however the song Take It Back really sucks!

• New Floyd is all flash and no passion!

• MLOR was OK, but The Division Bell is clear proof that what is left of and unfortunately still is Pink Floyd, is just a bunch of solid but uncreative musicians.

• The new Floyd has almost no meaning, no feeling, and doesn't sound as good as old Floyd. Compared to other bands today The Division Bell sounds pretty good though.

• About the same. Worse is too harsh a word. No solo work is as good as the old Floyd classics like DSOTM, or WYWH. That were the greatest albums ever recorded and next to impossible to match.

65% felt that Rog solo is better than new Floyd.
10% felt that they are about the same.
25% had no comment!

• Roger's Amused to Death is the full crystallization of the Pink Floyd formula and sound, the new Floyd couldn't do that

• Waters solo efforts carry much more passion and energy than either Gilmour Floyd albums.

• It is obvious even to the casual listener that Roger was the creative force behind what is what we all know as Pink Floyd. The latest effort by the group is just an attempt to cash in on their past success. When they have a Pink Floyd Hour on QVC they have hit bottom in my opinion.

• As far as the post 1983 albums are concerned, I prefer AMLOR and Delicate Sound of Thunder to Pros & Cons and Radio KAOS, but I think that Amused To Death is much better than The Division Bell.

• Isn't it obvious?! Amused To Death is a fucking masterpiece! Roger Waters really knows how to combine intelligent lyrics with great melodies. I still believe the best is yet to come. I can only hope that he doesn't waste too much time fucking around with a BroadWay version of The Wall. (I get sick just thinking about it.)

• While Roger Waters still goes along the lines of the old and the only Pink Floyd, the so called new Pink Floyd goes NOWHERE, well to be more specific sounds like a combination of Bruce Springstien, Bryan Adams, U2, and country pop.

• The new Floyd has no soul, gut, or originality. A good analogy is like comparing a pint of nonalcoholic beer and normal beer. The new Floyd has no flavor, bite, strength, and is rather bland really!

• About the same, but I would lean more strongly towards better. There was a wonderful counter balance between Gilmour's guitar, and Waters lyrics and music. Waters' direction is the force which drove the Floyd to become one of the greatest bands of all time. I do however, like Gilmour's idea of a loosely based concept instead of a specific storyline. I would be interested in what lyrics Rog would have written for MLOR or The Division Bell, but alas...

7. What are your top 5 Pink Floyd albums (preferential order)?

0. Wish You Were Here
   
1. Animals
   
2. The Wall
   
3. The Dark Side of the Moon
   
4. Meddle
   

0. Echoes
   
1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond
   
2. Time
   
3. Comfortably Numb/In the Flesh
   
4. Wish You Were Here/Pigs 3 Different Ones
   

0. Amused To Death
   
1. Pro's and Cons of Hitchhiking
   
2. When the Wind Blows
   

0. Sexual Revolution/Amused to Death
   
1. The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking
   
2. The Tide is Turning/Home
   
3. Every Strangers Eyes/ Towers of Faith
   
4. Three Wishes
   

The three wishes were for Roger, they are;

0. That Roger would tour!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
   
1. That he rejoin and lead Pink Floyd again
   
2. That he get better promotion and airplay
   

Here are some other wishes our members suggested:

• They would solve their petty differences.
  
• Roger would get rid of his temper.
  
• Dave would get laid.
  
• That the war is finally over.
  
• Ignore each other.
  
• Syd's mental problems would be cured so that he could perform again.
  
• Wish Pink Floyd would release more recordings than they have done so far.
  
• Retire Pink Floyd gracefully if it's not too late.
  
• Reunite for a charity show.
  
• Film a full length documentary.
  

0. The Division Bell
   
1. A Momentary Lapse of Reason
   
2. The Wall
   

( Keep in mind it's 1995 and the membership average length of time listening to Floyd is only 10 years -Ed.)

13. If you saw more than one tour, why did you like your first choice more than the others?

0. The Division Bell - Good show all around!
   
1. The Wall - The complete band played, and the mystery and theater of the whole thing.
   
2. A Momentary Lapse of Reason - Good special effects.
   

Some members comments were;

• The Wall wasn't about making money. It was about connecting to one another. Roger said it best: "It's like, we're up here, and you're all down there, and isn't it fucking awful!"
  

• The Wall was very impressionable for me as a 13 year old kid. I flew to New York with my parents thinking I was getting out of school for a dentist appointment. I saw the show and flew back the next mounting. I went to school the next day wearing my concert shirt. (But still no one believed I went.)
  

0. Pros and Cons
   
1. Radio KAOS
   
2. The Wall Live in Berlin 1990
   

15. If you listed more than 1, why did you like choice #1 more than the others?

0. During the Pros and Cons tour Clapton was playing guitar.
   
1. During Radio KAOS Clapton wasn't playing and the sound was fantastic.
   

16. What do you like about new Pink Floyd vs. Roger Waters in their tours?

30% Do not like the new Floyd live without Roger.
30% Liked the Bigger show of the new Floyd.
20% Felt the new Floyd shows lacks passion without Roger.
10% Liked the Bigger crowds at the shows of the new Floyd
10% Felt the two tours were about the same in excitement and greatness.

17. What do you like about Roger Waters vs. new Pink Floyd when he tours?

50% Felt Roger Waters has the best shows all around.
20% Enjoyed the shows much more because the crowds were smaller, the venue's smaller, and the seating better.
10% Thought Roger's shows had more intimacy.
10% Felt the music was much better!
10% Felt that both artists shows were equally enjoyable.

18. Will you see Roger Waters on his upcoming tour?

A) Most definitely 95%
B) Probably 5%
C) Possibly 0%
D) Probably not 0%
E) Definitely not 0%

19. Do you think new Pink Floyd has the right to call themselves "Pink Floyd" without Roger Waters in the band?

A) Yes 50%
B) No 45%
5% had no comment

One Members comment;

One of the themes of this band has always been absence of other band members. Legally, sure they have every right and should pay Rog for his songs and give him full credit for his accomplishments. After looking at this debate from every angle, all I can say is that It's sad that four talented musicians couldn't get along well enough to continue a career together. It would have been interesting what would have developed had the four stayed together.

20. If Roger Waters took the Pink Floyd name without Gilmour in the band and toured with Wright & Mason, do you think he would have the right to call himself "Pink Floyd"? (Yes/No)

A) Yes 75%
B) No 15%
10% had no comment

21. Reasoning? (only if 19 and 20 are DIFFERENT from each other)(Try to be brief)

Roger Waters wrote most of the words and music.
Roger Waters is the essence of Pink Floyd.

22. Right to call themselves Pink Floyd with:

A) Gilmour & Mason only?
B) Gilmour & Wright only?
C) Gilmour & Waters only?
D) Mason & Wright only?
E) Waters & Mason only?
F) Waters & Wright only?
G) Gilmour alone?
H) Waters alone?
I) Mason alone?
J) Wright alone?

NOTE: Please feel free to leave a brief explanation of your reasoning behind questions 22 A-J.
The winners here were as follows;

0. (C) Dave & Rog
   
1. (E) and (F) Rog & Nick and Rog & Rick
   
2. (H) and (B) Dave & Rick and Roger alone
   

Here are some of the comments from our members to these questions;

• You need a whole band to call themselves Pink Floyd not part of one.

• I think that Roger Waters still holds the copyright to the name "The Pink Floyd Sound" and he should tour with that name. Seriously, Roger has said that either he wants to be known as Roger Waters or nothing at all, which I think is an honorable desire, but touring with anything labeled Pink is the Key and the popularity of the Roger Waters name becomes a moot point, a given.
  

• Let's face it, Pink Floyd would not be the band that it is today without the contributions of Waters or Gilmour over the years. They need each other to be considered Pink Floyd in my book.
  

• My answers to all the above are yes except for G and H. I think that even Tim Renwick, Guy Pratt, Gary Wallis, Jon Carin, Durga McBroom, and Scott Page would make a great band. They could use the name Pink Floyd too!
  

30. Top 5 Pink Floyd Videos?

0. Learning to Fly
   
1. High Hopes
   
2. Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2
   
3. The Final Cut
   
4. The Gunners Dream
   

31. Top 5 Roger Waters videos?

0. What God Wants
   
1. The Tide Is Turning
   
2. Radio Waves
   
3. Three Wishes
   
4. Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking promo videos
   

32. Top 5 Pink Floyd or Roger Waters films/documentaries/concert films?

0. Pink Floyd Live in Pompeii
   
1. The Wall (by Alan Parker)
   
2. The Wall Live in Berlin 1990
   
3. More / Obscured By Clouds (Le Vall�)
   
4. KQED PBS Special San Francisco 1970
   

33. Top 5 favorite other artists?

0. Peter Gabriel / Led Zepplin
   
1. The Beatles / Genesis
   
2. The Who / The Police / Bruce Springstien / Yes / Neil Young / The Eagles
   
3. Syd Barrett / King Crimson / Eric Clapton / Dire Straights
   
4. REM / Sisters of Mercy
   

34. Top 5 Roger Waters Bootlegs?

0. The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking Performed Live
   
1. Quebec 87
   
2. Thanks For the Ride
   
3. RadioWTRS
   
4. Radio KAOS on the Road
   

35. Top 5 Pink Floyd Bootlegs?

0. Eclipse
   
1. Behind the Wall
   
2. Live Wall
   
3. Embryo
   
4. The MAN and the Journey