I am also a large fan of Syd's work, before and after Floyd. But I believe Syd's genius was mainly in his lyrics, as is the case with Waters. To me, those two were very much alike. Syd, however, was nowhere near the guitarist that Gilmour is, and that's why I think most of the mood of the sound of Floyd came from Gilmour. Waters was mainly responsible for the concepts which the music was built around. I think of it in terms of Waters being the brain of Floyd, while Gilmour was the soul. I believe this is why they complimented each other so well. I suppose that's also why I like Gilmour so much, as I personally feel music is primarily more a matter of emotion than it is of thinking.
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