David Gilmour vs. Andrew Latimer
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Topic: David Gilmour vs. Andrew Latimer
Posted By: jikai55
Subject: David Gilmour vs. Andrew Latimer
Date Posted: May 21 2007 at 21:55
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Vote for whoever you consider better. Your consideration can be a mix of skill, influence, style, or anything you think creates a good guitarist.
My vote goes to Andrew Latimer, although both are undeniably virtuosos. Gilmour was influential in his use of tremolo, but in the end Latimer gets my vote. |
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: May 21 2007 at 21:59
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Gilmour was influential not just for his use of tremolo, but for his enormous tone and his blues-raised-to-glory phrasing.
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Posted By: silversaw
Date Posted: May 21 2007 at 22:55
| Andy is a musical genius!! Sure, Gilmour is amazing in his own right, but in my opinion Andy was more consistently excellent! |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: May 21 2007 at 22:57
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I'd agree Latimer is the superior player, but not the superior artist.
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Posted By: Atomic_Rooster
Date Posted: May 21 2007 at 23:05
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Gilmour was more innovative (created many commonly used guitar effects) and had his moments of brilliance on the guitar, but overall, Latimer (as the best Symphonic guitarist - yes even better than the precious Hackett) has better soloing chops and has a better ear for melodic lines. Gilmour is a marginally better singer though - Vote to Latimer ------------- I am but a servant of the mighty Fripp, the sound of whose loins shall forever be upon the tongues of his followers. |
Posted By: puma
Date Posted: May 21 2007 at 23:18
| I agree with the general consensus; Gilmour was a better stage act, a better artist, but as a guitarist, Latimer has him beat |
Posted By: Forgotten Son
Date Posted: May 22 2007 at 00:31
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Gilmour by a hair. He's more original and influential than Latimer and I prefer his solos by a small margin. On the other hand, Latimer is more technically skilled, slightly more versatile/creative and has a slightly nicer tone. |
Posted By: Atomic_Rooster
Date Posted: May 22 2007 at 00:52
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I forgot, Latimer is also a very good flautist ------------- I am but a servant of the mighty Fripp, the sound of whose loins shall forever be upon the tongues of his followers. |
Posted By: ProgFan
Date Posted: May 22 2007 at 07:00
Gilmour for me one of the greatest guitarists ever!!!
But Latimer is very good too, I like his style very much too.
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Posted By: seamus
Date Posted: May 22 2007 at 07:34
Latimer is good but David is the history..... |
Posted By: East of Lyra
Date Posted: May 22 2007 at 12:58
 Sure about that? Both are fine guitarists but I wouldn't elevate them into virtuoso status.
Anyway my vote went to Gilmour.
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jikai55 wrote:Posted By: Melomaniac
Date Posted: May 22 2007 at 12:59
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Latimer for me, though I love Gilmour too. ------------- "One likes to believe in the freedom of Music" - Neil Peart, The Spirit of Radio |
Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: May 22 2007 at 13:09
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Ouch - that most rare of things, a really, really tough poll.
On the one hand, we have Gilmour, with the most recognisable tone and most magnificent lead melodies in rockdom, and on the other, we have Latimer, the only man who can make a single note sound like an entire symphony, and with a wider variety of styles and techniques in his general arsenal than Gilmour, that he puts to stunning use in creating leads of a more quixotic and less immediate nature.
Therefore Latimer - but only just. ------------- The important thing is not to stop questioning. |
Posted By: Yito
Date Posted: May 22 2007 at 15:19
Gilmour is a good guitarist, but Latimer is an artist ------------- Psalm 96 1 Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth. |
Posted By: Visitor13
Date Posted: May 22 2007 at 15:21
| Not that tough for me - Andy Latimer (all the best of health to him!!!) |
Posted By: Spacemac
Date Posted: May 22 2007 at 16:06
| Andrew Latimer (Camel) |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: May 22 2007 at 17:05
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Itīs always better, when there is no best... only Fripp, but thatīs another story I vote for Latimer, one of my favorites!!! ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: bruin69
Date Posted: May 22 2007 at 18:11
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Very tough call; I finally chose Latimer, maybe influenced by the sad news of his serious illness ------------- A dog is for lunch and not just for breakfast |
Posted By: martinprog77
Date Posted: May 23 2007 at 03:49
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latimer for me
------------- Nothing can last there are no second chances. Never give a day away. Always live for today. |
Posted By: freekske
Date Posted: May 23 2007 at 08:35
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Gilmour makes me float the highest -------------  Yes it is!!
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Posted By: toolis
Date Posted: May 23 2007 at 08:45
Gilmour is no virtuoso, that's for sure.. neither is Latimer but he's closer... anyway, Gilmour for me too... cause even though someone said that Latimer could make a single note sound like a symphony but Gilmour's single note could give you the goosebumps for a week!!!!! ------------- -music is like pornography... sometimes amateurs turn us on, even more... -sometimes you are the pigeon and sometimes you are the statue... |
Posted By: chessman
Date Posted: May 23 2007 at 16:39
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Latimer is very good indeed, and in some quarters, sadly underrated.
But I have to vote for Gilmour - at his best his tone is superb.
(Though he isn't in my top five though!)
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Posted By: prog4evr
Date Posted: May 28 2007 at 07:01
Agreed. Saw Latimer live with Camel in 1978 at UC San Diego campus (while a student there) and compared to seeing footage of Gilmour (never seen him play live - my loss), Gilmour is a guitarist-artist par-excellence...
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Posted By: Mlaen
Date Posted: June 01 2007 at 15:56
| Like them both, but I think Gilmour is better. |
Posted By: pashadd
Date Posted: March 20 2008 at 17:39
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David Gilmour vs. Andrew Latimer is glory against emotion. Personally I prefer emotion over glory. So My Vote goes to Andrew Latimer, as the only man who can make the guitar cry. |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: March 20 2008 at 19:15
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I must also keel towards Andy , mainly because on top of his amazing playing, he is fighting ill health with such class. Let's give him a nod and a wink. ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: Seltzer
Date Posted: March 20 2008 at 20:15
| Both are brilliant musicians but I have to give it to Andy Latimer, the nicest guy in the music business. Both play with a lot of emotion, but Latimer is possibly THE definition of emotion in music and he's more versatile too... not to mention his flute skills. |
Posted By: Avantgardehead
Date Posted: March 20 2008 at 23:20
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Mr. Gilmour by faaaaaaaaaaaaaar. I hate blues, and yet love the guy's guitar workings (at least in Pink Floyd), so that should say something!
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Avantgardian |
Posted By: Philip
Date Posted: March 21 2008 at 09:04
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I went for Mr. David Gilmour. Pink Floyd was my first band, and it's probably important to my vote, but no other person in the world can mix my emotions with the guitar playing as David Gilmour does.
But Andrew Latimer is surely in my top 10 guitarists of all time and he was very underrated. Talking about other things, his flute playing is amazing, and Gilmour has the good voice that Latimer doesn't have. So, for me, the difference is just on this very subjective argument of emotion and feeling when playing the guitar.
And they are guitar virtuosos, because playing with emotion and feeling every sound that comes out of the guitar is playing well, and is advanced technique, thus virtuosism.
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Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: March 21 2008 at 10:38
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Latimer by a small margin. Slightly more technically proficient, slightly more emotional. But both are amongst the very, very best. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: horsewithteeth11
Date Posted: March 21 2008 at 14:47
Yeah and sometimes history is overrated  (I'm so proud of myself for not dropping any anti-Floyd smears in here). Latimer most certainly kicks more ass. |
Posted By: Sacred 22
Date Posted: March 24 2008 at 05:12
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I find it interesting how many people at this site have a thing for Camel. Just an observation. I can remember the 70's and Camel was considered a fringe band at best. We hardly ever listened to them but we knew about them. Don't get me wrong, I don't dislike the band, but they seem to fit the classification of 'elevator prog' or 'easy listening prog'. Not that that is bad thing, hmmmmmmmm.................maybe I should give Snow Goose another spin and see or better still, hear if I am missing anything.
As far as guitar players go I will have to side with Gilmour for his ability to move the soul.
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Posted By: TGM: Orb
Date Posted: March 24 2008 at 10:25
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A tiny vote for Latimer here. Mostly because of Lady Fantasy and that absolutely stunning explosion for the final part. Floyd are mostly a lyrics/ideas band for me, so I perhaps tend to unfairly overlook Gilmour's input. Neither are particular favourites of mine, really, since I tend to prefer something slightly faster. |
Posted By: LinusW
Date Posted: March 24 2008 at 10:29
So far those are my thoughts on Camel as well, just a tad nicer  . But I just don't get the hype.------------- http://www.last.fm/user/LinusW88" rel="nofollow - Blargh |
Posted By: Beastie!
Date Posted: March 24 2008 at 11:41
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As much as I love Andy Latimer (and obviously so do many people - just look at the results), it basically comes down to one critical question: which one of the two is responsible for one of my favourite guitar solo's ever, namely 'The Final Cut'? And the answer of course is David Gilmour. So there you go. ------------- What would Neil Young do? |
Posted By: silverpot
Date Posted: March 26 2008 at 16:19
Well said. I donīt dislike Camel either and I think Latimer is a very good guitarist but he sure sounds as Maestro Gilmourīs aprentice. |
Posted By: PROGMONSTER2008
Date Posted: March 27 2008 at 04:45
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Latimer for sure. More talented and more enjoyable guitarist, while Camel are a more talented and more enjoyable band than Floyd
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Posted By: Okocha
Date Posted: April 07 2008 at 11:53
| David Gilmour |
Posted By: Lynx
Date Posted: April 07 2008 at 14:00
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Latimer gets my vote, although is hard to say who is the best between the two. The Snow Goose is my favorite album and there Latimer was at his top For my taste, the top of Gilmour was when he played together with R.Waters. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ProgLynx"> 
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Posted By: Xetrom
Date Posted: June 23 2008 at 19:16
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I can never forget the first time I listend to the album "Harbour of Tears". I vote for Latimer.
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Posted By: King Crimson776
Date Posted: June 24 2008 at 00:43
| Gilmour is a far better player, I can actually remember his solos. |
Posted By: ghost_of_morphy
Date Posted: June 24 2008 at 04:01
| I like Camel better than I like Pink Floyd. But I have to admit that Gilmour has been more innovative. (But hell, Latimer kicks his ass on flute!) |