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Poll Question: Who is the better guitarist? (by your own terms)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 23 2007 at 08:45
Originally posted by East of Lyra East of Lyra wrote:

Originally posted by jikai55 jikai55 wrote:

both are undeniably virtuosos.

 

Confused Sure about that?

Both are fine guitarists but I wouldn't elevate them into virtuoso status.

 

Anyway my vote went to Gilmour.

 

 

 



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!!!!!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 23 2007 at 16:39
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!) Smile
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 28 2007 at 07:01
Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

I'd agree Latimer is the superior player, but not the superior artist.
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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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 01 2007 at 15:56
Like them both, but I think Gilmour is better. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 20 2008 at 17:39
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.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 20 2008 at 19:15
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.
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Direct Link To This Post 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.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 20 2008 at 23:20
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!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2008 at 09:04
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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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2008 at 10:38
Latimer by a small margin.

Slightly more technically proficient, slightly more emotional.

But both are amongst the very, very best.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2008 at 14:47
Originally posted by seamus seamus wrote:

Latimer is good but David is the history.....
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Yeah and sometimes history is overratedWacko (I'm so proud of myself for not dropping any anti-Floyd smears in here). Latimer most certainly kicks more ass.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 24 2008 at 05:12
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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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 24 2008 at 10:25
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.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 24 2008 at 10:29
Originally posted by Sacred 22 Sacred 22 wrote:

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.


So far those are my thoughts on Camel as well, just a tad nicer Smile. But I just don't get the hype.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 24 2008 at 11:41
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.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 26 2008 at 16:19
Originally posted by Sacred 22 Sacred 22 wrote:

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.


Well said. I donīt dislike Camel either and I think Latimer is a very good guitarist but he sure sounds as Maestro Gilmourīs aprentice.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 27 2008 at 04:45
Latimer for sure. More talented and more enjoyable guitarist, while Camel are a more talented and more enjoyable band than Floyd Smile
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 07 2008 at 11:53
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 07 2008 at 14:00
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 Clap
For my taste, the top of  Gilmour  was when he played together with R.Waters.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 23 2008 at 19:16

I can never forget the first time I listend to the album "Harbour of Tears".

I vote for Latimer.
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