Favourite Gilmour solo

The Dark Elf wrote: ^ About virtuosity. In rock there are any number of guitarists who are blindingly fast -- and are as nondescript as cans of beans or doorknobs. It is really something to be instantly recognizable in only a few notes, like Gilmour.

Nor do many guitarists put quite as much emotion into their playing as DG manages.

Kati wrote: This is a fantastic version of the original  David Gilmour & David Bowie - Comfortably Numb

From this concerts, I prefer the version from Live in Gdansk, with Wright on vocals and orchestra... mostly because it features the longer solo at the end.

^ .....and shines on the psychedelic bridge to the last section, with his old Farfisa organ
..........I miss having Rick Wright in this world........

Shine On has many votes, so I voted for Time, which was the first I learned to play. It never fails to move me.

DDPascalDD wrote: Yes the orchestra is brilliant there! Wasn't there also the version of Echoes where Wright makes that outstanding intro?

Tom Ozric wrote: ^ .....and shines on the psychedelic bridge to the last section, with his old Farfisa organ ..........I miss having Rick Wright in this world........

As far as I remember, the versions of Echoes from "Remember that Night" (the DVD version) and "Live in Gdansk" (the CD version - with some songs on DVD anyway) are just about the same, and the Gdansk version didn't feature the orchestra. However, I don't remember anything particularly memorable with the intro... except that it's beatiful, just as is the original and the whole song. As for the farfisa on the bridge to the last section... well, I don't know if I understand the particular part you are talking about, but I do remember being very disapointed with the keyboards just after the screaming guitars part and just before the main melody begins... on the studio version it's got such a beautiful little melody, and it was totally undone with this live version, it's got the keyboards, but with no particularly notable melody (plus there are several other elements on this come-back section that disapoint me... the drums... the guitars... oh well). Actually, I mostly like this Gilmour solo versions of the song better, for the guitar solos are stronger, and in general I feel the song more mature in it's playing, but because of this particular section, specially the keyboards, I still prefer the studio version (plus, the vocals are better on the studio one too).

However, I still find the way he played it in the original so much more beautiful. Perhaps you should just listen to that section on both versions one after the other, paying attention to the keyboards, and perhaps you'll notice what I mean. Or perhaps you'll just disagree.

Dellinger wrote: However, I still find the way he played it in the original so much more beautiful. Perhaps you should just listen to that section on both versions one after the other, paying attention to the keyboards, and perhaps you'll notice what I mean. Or perhaps you'll just disagree.

Good idea actually. I shall compare and contrast.........

...You Crazy Diamond

Dellinger wrote: DDPascalDD wrote: I think it's a pity they didn't really use Wright with composing, summer '68 was very creative I thought and would be an excellent addition to Floyd to brighten it up, some more happiness and up-temponess. Maybe it's a question of taste though. Wright did write many other songs... and they weren't nearly so happy. For a healthy amount of collaboration from Wright on a Floyd album, there's Dark Side of the Moon, that album wouldn't be half as good without what Wright brought in.

I just read a review of the song Echoes, in which the writer states that the music from Echoes was mostly composed by Wright... that would make it my new favourite song from him, and give him even greater credit within the writing skills of the band.

Edited by Dellinger - March 15 2016 at 23:16

Kati wrote: Gilmour did not collaborate happily on Dogs or Pigs

What do you mean? Of course Dogs was mostly his, as far as I understand... how happy he was when he created that piece of music I have no idea. And the music for Pigs is suposed to be entirley Waters, however, as has been stated sometimes, who know how much of an impact the arrangements done by Gilmour (or Wright, for that matter) had on the final product.