Favourite Gilmour solo
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Topic: Favourite Gilmour solo
Posted By: DDPascalDD
Subject: Favourite Gilmour solo
Date Posted: December 22 2015 at 05:37
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Very curious about your favourite solo from this legend. ------------- |
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Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: December 22 2015 at 06:39
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Comfortably Numb does it for me. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: December 22 2015 at 06:41
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Echoes, but any pick is a good one here. ------------- 
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Posted By: DDPascalDD
Date Posted: December 22 2015 at 07:45
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Yeah it's a tough choice, I don't know yet. Btw, choose your favourite solo of there are more in one song (for example for shine on or dogs). ------------- |
Posted By: sublime220
Date Posted: December 22 2015 at 07:54
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Dogs is the better solo but nothing speaks to me more than Echoes. ------------- There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark... |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: December 22 2015 at 08:14
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Hard to pick one over the other but for today I'll go with Pigs. I do prefer the live version that I've got, but the original is also quite a beautiful piece of butter guitar. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: December 22 2015 at 08:25
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Comfortably Numb, but the fading off final of Fat Old Sun is one of his bests. ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: December 22 2015 at 08:26
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But every listed track is great. Echoes is my all-time favorite Floyd song followed by Atom. ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: cemego
Date Posted: December 22 2015 at 09:18
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I chose pigs but I prefer his guitar solo'ing on Supertramps "Brother Where you Bound" epic. ------------- listen to streaming stuff! no commercials! http://wmom.servemp3.com:8000/listen.pls |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: December 22 2015 at 09:57
| From this list, "Comfortably Numb, but my all time Gilmour solo is on "Childhood's End". |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: December 22 2015 at 10:17
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Sheezus........ .......every time this guy touches a guitar, it's magic. I always love what he does on Raise My Rent, but really impossible to pick. He does some great solos on Atomic Rooster's Headline News album (from '84). Generally, his tone is PERFECT. Thinking about it, there's not one single solo from him I dislike. Another Brick II would possibly be his definitive solo for me......... |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: December 22 2015 at 13:44
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Numb ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Michael678
Date Posted: December 22 2015 at 14:32
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1. Comfortably Numb 2. High Hopes 3. Shine On You Crazy Diamond 4. Time 5. Echoes ------------- Progrockdude |
Posted By: DDPascalDD
Date Posted: December 22 2015 at 16:03
Ahhh... No excitement about Money?!?!  I like the dynamics in the solo and the spacey feel at certain points. ------------- |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: December 22 2015 at 22:09
| No votes for High Hopes yet? Well, I'll have to give it the first one then. Though it is actually a bit difficult to choose between several of them. |
Posted By: TheLionOfPrague
Date Posted: December 22 2015 at 22:40
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It's impossible to pick. If someone asks me my top 10 favorite guitar solos, 6 or 7 are Gilmour's. I'll try to make a top 10. 1-Time 2-Comfortably Numb 3-Pigs 4-High Hopes 5-Echoes 6-Shine on you Crazy Diamond 7-Mother 8-Castellorizon 9-Dogs 10-Money ------------- I shook my head and smiled a whisper knowing all about the place |
Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: December 22 2015 at 23:03
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Comfortably Numb. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: Frosted Celt
Date Posted: December 22 2015 at 23:31
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Shine On You Crazy Diamond ------------- 
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Posted By: aliano
Date Posted: December 23 2015 at 07:46
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The guitar work that starts around 5:30 on Dogs is one of my favourite musical moments. PERFECT! Anyway all of them are absolutely magic. |
Posted By: DDPascalDD
Date Posted: December 23 2015 at 08:06
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Aah at least 1 for dogs! ------------- |
Posted By: O666
Date Posted: December 23 2015 at 11:40
| Comfortably Numb. This still impressed me after 32 years. Perhaps he have more technical solos than CN but this is "The Most Emotional" Dave solo for me. AND one of 2-3 fade outs that I like, happened in this song. Normally I don't like Fade Out in the end of songs. |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: December 23 2015 at 12:09
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Hmmm....I suppose Shine On...the guitar section is longer of course and a bit more varied. But even though I like the tone, melody, and phrasing by Gilmour in general over the years of his best work with Floyd, I have never thought of him as a 'virtuoso guitar player' and felt that he could have been a bit more 'flash' at times. I'm sure I'll get more bricks thrown at me , but that's just the way I feel about his playing.  ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Follix
Date Posted: December 23 2015 at 12:46
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Can't go wrong with the PULSE version of Comfortably Numb |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: December 23 2015 at 13:51
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I rather prefer the 'Delicate Sound Of Thunder' version over 'Pulse'. My fave live version (from before the echo box touch) is from 'Is there anybody out there?'. Gilmour's solos are always better live. Echoes from Pompeii smokes every other option in this poll, but then again (as mentioned earlier) so does Pigs on my bootleg copy of 'Plays the Animals'. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: December 23 2015 at 18:57
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I can't choose, really. You also missed a few great ones: On the Turning Away Murder It's Deafinitely High Hopes (lap steel guitar) One of these Days (again, lap steel) It's not the speed, it's the economy and emotion and evocative manner -- a genuinely unique style. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Komandant Shamal
Date Posted: December 23 2015 at 21:28
| i voted for "Comfortably Numb". |
Posted By: Kati
Date Posted: December 23 2015 at 21:38
Ha! Awww... Heston Blumenthal,  you look really hot with that purple bikini top   Gilmour kills it with his guitar tunes, he is unique no doubt, but listen to this song written by Syd and performed by Gilmour, he never ever sang this high ever I think and awww <3 it's really beautiful emotional grabbing in a simple good way too  |
Guldbamsen wrote:Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: December 23 2015 at 21:41
But I prefer the live versions he did, without the fade-out (as I understand it), but rather continuing the solo with more energy. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: December 23 2015 at 21:46
That's why I so often like Gilmour better live, because he sort of completes and puts more energy, making his solos longer... and in some ways he puts some flash to those extra minutes... of course he won't go into a John Petrucci mode, but those extra moments are nice, and often for me the songs sound incomplete in their studio versions (I guess the most notable examples of this are Comfortably Numb and Murder; on Murder the best definitley begins were the studio song would have ended). |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: December 23 2015 at 21:55
I also prefer the Delicate Sound of Thunder version of Comfortably Numb over the PULSE one... actually, it's my favourite version of this song. I do prefer it over the Is There Anybody Out There one, for even if that one is a bit longer and more complete than the studio one, the Delicate one goes even further. And I also prefer Gilmour's solos live most of the time. As for Echoes, that's a very frustrating song for me... of course I love it, but there are things I like better from the studio version, and parts I like better from the live ones... though I would rather pit the original one with the Gilmour solo one he did on his last tour. His solos were really wonderful on the new version, much more powerful and mature, and the music in general sounded more complete, but the vocals did fit better on their younger years. But even more important is the section in which the music comes back after the atmospheric screeching guitars part... the drums (or percussions or whatever), don't get the same feel; and then the guitars, coming into the "heavier" guitars that are usually played lower on the live versions in favour of the U2 like guitars; but the part that really takes it for the original version is the keyboards during this part... it's got such a beautiful and melancholic melody, and it's totally absent from the live version... I would need to hear the Pompeii version again to see if Rick does play that right on that one, but that little "detail" is what makes me choose the studio over the live ones. |
Posted By: addictedtoprog
Date Posted: December 24 2015 at 00:30
| Echoes over Comfortably Numb. |
Posted By: tdfloyd
Date Posted: December 24 2015 at 01:28
| Money is number two. Got to go with C Numb . Gilmour really has a bunch of great solos. Not a bad one in the bunch, A couple of ones that didn't make the list, Fat Old Sun, Yet Another Movie, and I love Return to Tunkusa on the Alan Parsons album ' A Valid Path'. |
Posted By: uduwudu
Date Posted: December 24 2015 at 01:39
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Just thought I'd mention the start of The Embryo - but from the still unreleased BBC sessions, bluesy, dynamic, spacey and hitting the spot. Yeah, every time DG touches a fret board he navigates his way through the backing and makes everyone sound good and himself at the same time- which is why Numb and SOTYCD f'r instance work so well. His sound alone... Right notes, right place, right time. And it's not easy. Which is why he could not finish his solo for The Game - Roy Harper (HQ) due to some tour with the Screaming Abdabs at the time. Oddly Chris Spedding knocked out a superb solo of his own. Quickly. I expect I'll vote but decisions, decisions... gosh! |
Posted By: aliano
Date Posted: December 24 2015 at 02:37
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Sorrow is missed here. I think it's one of his best. About Comfortably Numb, I'm fond of the Remember That Night 2006 version. The most talking and crying version imo. |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: December 24 2015 at 02:55
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I forgot to say that his soloing throughout Keep Talking (intro, main solo, last section) is delicious. .......and Marooned......... |
Posted By: aliano
Date Posted: December 24 2015 at 05:16
And the list goes on... |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: December 24 2015 at 05:34
| .......and on................ |
Posted By: Floydoid
Date Posted: December 24 2015 at 07:41
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Some tough choices there, but I'll go for Time, which for me just shades it over Comfy Numb & SOYCD. ------------- 'We're going to need a bigger swear jar.' |
Posted By: Follix
Date Posted: December 24 2015 at 09:26
I agree with that, especially the live version of Sorrow, not too fond on the album version but when played live I really like the arrangement. Also I forgot about the Live8 version of Comfortably Numb, relatively short version but there is a lick in there that is just magical. I would also give a special mention to much more recent stuff, In Any Tongue solo, which imo is the best he did in the last 20 years. |
Posted By: O666
Date Posted: December 24 2015 at 12:45
Unfortunately You right. He can't escape from Floyd shadow! His only album that different to Pink Floyd is "About Face"!!! and this is NOT a "Virtuso Guitar Album" (IMO). He don't have his own "Charisma" apart of Floyd, like Eric Clapton or Ritchie Blackmore. I mean , there are many Clapton's fans that don't heard about "Cream" BUT most of Gilmour's fans Know Pink Floyd completely and many of them are Pink Floyd's fans and know Gilmour because of Pink Floyd.
He created "Post Final Cut" Pink Floyd and most part of "Post Final Cut" success were belong to Gilmour. I mean , "Post Final Cut" albums are Gilmoure solo albums ! All of us (as Floyd huge fans) know Wright (R.I.P) and Mason's musical abilities and listened to their solo albums. Honestly they have "Small part " of P.F success.(IMHO)
I respect to Gilmoure so much. He sacrificed himself for Pink Floyd , for the band that have a "Huge" contender (Roger Waters). For the band that many of people don't accept him as a former member of that band. I never forget what happened in early 80's between Waters and Gilmour. This is a war between Gilmour and Gilmour !!!
Now I guess I will get bricks thrown at me too.
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Posted By: DDPascalDD
Date Posted: December 24 2015 at 14:38
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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. ------------- |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: December 24 2015 at 17:26
| His solo on The Fletcher Memorial Home is so heart-wrenching. A true pearl of a solo. |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: December 24 2015 at 18:07
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There are so many Tom. What about Hey You or Childhood's End or even the live version of Careful with that axe Eugene at Pompeii? Rrrrrraaauw Like swimming in olive oil. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: December 24 2015 at 18:12
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. |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: December 24 2015 at 22:15
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Posted By: aliano
Date Posted: December 25 2015 at 02:51
+Andy Latimer And I think all of them are influenced by Blues. |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: December 25 2015 at 03:26
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^ Of course - Andy Latimer. Andy L, David G, and Nick B are possibly my current fave guitarists, along with lesser known Manuel Goettsching. They are all Blues-based players, but do it so soulfully they can bring tears to my eyes. Barrett's solo in The Shadow (from The Masquerade Overture) is one helluva flight. Searing, soaring, deep and just perfect. Hard to beat......... ........but as usual, I'm derailing the topic-at-hand unintentially
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Posted By: O666
Date Posted: December 25 2015 at 08:01
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Posted By: Follix
Date Posted: December 25 2015 at 17:23
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I agree that he isn't a '''virtuoso'' (main reason being he don't play fast enough and his technique is deficient, I guess) but those are very rare and you don't need to be one to be good... Most of ''virtuoso'' don't necessarily write great music. Composing skill is what is the most important, that has little to do with your instrument skills (see John Lennon, Roger Waters or Robby Krieger) Gilmour his still one of the best guitarist of all time because of his creativity, his timing and his whole sense of the melody... In regard to composition he might not be Roger Waters but we will never really know his real impact, same thing for Rick, I really doubt songs like ''Cigar'', ''Pigs'' and ''Sheep'' would have sounded anything close without those 2 guys. |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: December 25 2015 at 17:41
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^ 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. I can think of relatively few guitarists who have such an individualistic style where you know them right off the bat: Hendrix, Brian May, Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore (during the 70s with that warm fuzz tone), Jeff Beck during certain periods of his career, etc. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: sublime220
Date Posted: December 26 2015 at 20:41
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^ hmmm, I've never thought of May as a virtrousitc guitar player. What songs did he really shine on in that category? ------------- There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark... |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: December 26 2015 at 21:35
Ummm...huh? Let me see. There has to be one or two.  All I know is, one of the most recognizable guitarists on the planet with damn great sound....Spastic: More controlled Gilmour-concise flourishes: And symphonic prog: ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: December 26 2015 at 21:36
I think Dark Elf was saying May had distinct style, not that he was a virtuoso. But as to your comment: Really? How about every song in Queen's catalog. In fact of the guitarists cited in that post, May is the true virtuoso. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: December 26 2015 at 22:17
I believe May would defer to Hendrix, but then he's always so damn polite. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: December 26 2015 at 22:27
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Defer maybe, but wrong. May is a master, albeit a polite one. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: December 26 2015 at 22:38
Actually, per May he worshipped Hendrix. In fact, his nickname was "Brimi" before he joined Queen. Regarding seeing Hendrix in concert for the first time, May said: "It was beyond anything I could imagine. I had to revise everything I felt about guitar. I just couldn't believe how good he was. I became a disciple in the course of a few minutes." Oh, and May felt Hendrix blew out The Who that night (Hendrix had second billing at the time). ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: December 26 2015 at 23:01
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I don't doubt it at all. Hendrix was beyond great; the single most important musician of his time. But frankly May was far more professional and wide-ranged. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: December 28 2015 at 01:26
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Time ------------- |
Posted By: Kati
Date Posted: December 28 2015 at 01:30
| awww listen to this ... <3 David Gilmour- Dark Globe not necessary what you guys mean as solo, it's not about the guitar solo or tune but his vocals are so endearing here :) xxxx |
Posted By: Kati
Date Posted: December 28 2015 at 01:36
This is a fantastic version of the original  David Gilmour & David Bowie - Comfortably Numb
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Posted By: Floydoid
Date Posted: December 28 2015 at 04:54
Nor do many guitarists put quite as much emotion into their playing as DG manages. ------------- 'We're going to need a bigger swear jar.' |
Posted By: akaBona
Date Posted: December 28 2015 at 17:29
| Shine On Your Crazy diamond |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: December 28 2015 at 22:10
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. |
Posted By: DDPascalDD
Date Posted: December 29 2015 at 03:38
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Yes the orchestra is brilliant there! Wasn't there also the version of Echoes where Wright makes that outstanding intro? ------------- |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: December 29 2015 at 04:19
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^ .....and shines on the psychedelic bridge to the last section, with his old Farfisa organ ..........I miss having Rick Wright in this world........ 
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Posted By: DDPascalDD
Date Posted: December 29 2015 at 04:38
Everyone should miss him! He also seemed like such a nice guy! ------------- |
Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: December 29 2015 at 04:46
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Shine On has many votes, so I voted for Time, which was the first I learned to play. It never fails to move me. There are two others I love that aren't on the list: Coming Back To Life and Remember That Night.
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Posted By: O666
Date Posted: December 29 2015 at 08:54
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: December 29 2015 at 22:00
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). |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: December 30 2015 at 00:16
| ^ Yeah, it's that build-up after the guitar squealing, has that nostalgic, early 70's vibe captured perfectly with his old organ, just magnificent. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: December 30 2015 at 22:07
| 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. |
Posted By: FragileBrick
Date Posted: December 31 2015 at 09:42
| Comfortably Numb, Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Hey You... so many great Gilmour solos, for me it's impossible to pick only one. |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: December 31 2015 at 10:27
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Posted By: DDPascalDD
Date Posted: December 31 2015 at 15:12
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I meant the keyboard intro here: Indeed the keyboard in the build-up is much worse and I think the drums too. Though I prefer this solo (after the build-up) over the studio. ------------- |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: December 31 2015 at 17:44
| ...You Crazy Diamond |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: December 31 2015 at 19:30
Yeah, that is great of course, but Tom Ozric has been talking about the keyboard after the screaming guitars section, and that's what I have been discussing about too. Unless we ara all talking about different things
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: December 31 2015 at 19:35
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. |
Posted By: Kati
Date Posted: December 31 2015 at 20:04
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Gilmour did not collaborate happily on Dogs or Pigs |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: January 01 2016 at 12:54
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. |
Posted By: Follix
Date Posted: January 01 2016 at 15:23
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^ There is no doubt in my mind that Gilmour and Wright input on this particular is tremendous, there is no chance it would sound anywhere close if it was a solo Waters song. Probably a very basic 5 minutes acoustic version. I feel the same way about ''Money'' and ''Cigar'' too. |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: January 02 2016 at 20:12
| Hands up if you love Gilmour's Strat abuse on the Pompeii version of Echoes - the funky part of the first half.......thinking about it, that could be his finest hour.......(.......of many............) |
Posted By: aliano
Date Posted: January 03 2016 at 03:10
I wonder why they haven't released Pompeii soundtrack yet. I want it so bad! |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: January 03 2016 at 03:21
| ^ Years ago, I had a vinyl bootleg of Pompeii - I had to get a friend of mine to alter the speed on his turntable to get the right pitch. Thankfully, I taped it and have kept it (not that I've played it for 'donkeys' ) but, I jettisoned the vinyl from my collection around 2000......... It would be quite something if that Pompeii recording got an official audio release...........esp. on vinyl.................. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: January 03 2016 at 21:33
| Yeah, I would love it. I feel it works wonderfully as an album format, and it's got some of the best songs in it's best versions from the Pre-Dark Side era. I would really love a sound-only format for this version of Set the Controls... definitley my favourite version of the song (somewhat I do find it stronger than the Ummagumma one... and of course miles ahead of the original studio one). |
Posted By: sublime220
Date Posted: January 03 2016 at 22:49
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I hate to say it but I feel as if we'll never get one. I don't have a very good reason but it's been 45 years since it. Why should it come out now? I'd love to have it as it is my second favourite live show ever but I just will never see it happening. ------------- There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark... |
Posted By: SquonkHunter
Date Posted: January 03 2016 at 22:57
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So many good choices. I'll have to go with Comfortably Numb as the sentimental favorite. ------------- "You never had the things you thought you should have had and you'll not get them now..." |
Posted By: Modrigue
Date Posted: March 15 2016 at 08:31
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Comfortably Numb, followed by Dogs and Shine On ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqf2srRfppHAslEmHBn8QP6d_eoanh0eW" rel="nofollow - My compositions |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: March 15 2016 at 10:27
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Surely not on everyone's mind, but I sure like the mellow lead on Wearing the Inside Out off The Division Bell. ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: Cookie13
Date Posted: March 15 2016 at 10:35
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Money. ------------- "Clipside of the pinkeye flight I'm not the percent you think survives I need sanctuary in the pages of this book." Son Et Lumiere - The Mars Volta |
Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: March 15 2016 at 10:42
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Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: March 15 2016 at 15:03
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^ Oooh, Marooned ......... Could listen to it for hours.......
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Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: March 15 2016 at 15:38
There's also what I call "Marooned pt.2": it has the word "marooned" on the lyrics and another dreamy solo with pedal bend |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: March 15 2016 at 15:48
| ^ Yes - I noticed that too - such laid-back, beautiful music. Gilmour is well in his element. Much of On An Island (especially the Gdansk versions) are an extension of Marooned. Just blissfully serene, really hits the spot. |
Posted By: DDPascalDD
Date Posted: March 15 2016 at 15:49
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^A really beautiful guitar there indeed, though I prefer Castellorizon personally, but it doesn't seem to get any appreciation here (at least at this poll) ------------- |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: March 15 2016 at 15:52
| Still love Rattle That Lock. Not as good as Island, whips About Face, and on-par with his debut. I don't think my life would be the same without Gilmour guitar. |
Posted By: DDPascalDD
Date Posted: March 15 2016 at 15:54
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Yes Dave is so good on the guitar! And Rattle That Lock is certainly one of them ------------- |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: March 15 2016 at 20:48
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Gilmour could've done more on Supertramp's Brother Where You Bound album. And his soloing on Macca's No More Lonely Nights ballad is superb, had it not been for Gilmour, it would just be another generic song. |
Posted By: uduwudu
Date Posted: March 15 2016 at 23:56
Indeed. Me too. Plus Another Brick 2 for one of his most melodic. and my favourite rhythm guitar piece from DG is near the end of Sheep. For a guest solo spot he contributed a supperb (surprised?) solo to 80s band Berlin album Count Three And Pray a heroin song called Pink And Velvet (I thought the subject matter was something completely different - wrong again... heroine...). While this was the reason (the DG solo) I got it it, the record turned out to be a quite an ok '80s pop release, well crafted tunes. Interestingly among more recent electronica bands has been the occasional synth bass sound turning up. (Shudder, horror gasp from me back in the cheap seats but there we go). |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: March 16 2016 at 23:41
| Since some guest guitar playing from him has been mentioned, I should add "In a Broken Dream", by Rod Stewart, which actually is a "cover" from a band in the 70's for whom he sang... then in the 90's recorded it with Gilmour on guitars (and John Bonham on keyboards, which also adds some beautiful textures). Actually, when I looked it up on YouTube, my wife could identify that it was Rod Stewart and David Gilmour, without even knowing what I was listening to. However, it has become my favourite Rod Stewart song. |
Posted By: GreatBeyonder
Date Posted: March 17 2016 at 05:12
| Outside the Barrett years, The Final Cut has the least Gilmour of any PF album, but it has some truly gut-wrenching solos on it. |