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jikai55
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Topic: David Gilmour vs. Andrew Latimer Posted: May 21 2007 at 21:55 |
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: May 21 2007 at 21:59 |
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: 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!
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Posted: May 21 2007 at 22:57 |
I'd agree Latimer is the superior player, but not the superior artist.
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Posted: May 21 2007 at 23:05 |
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
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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
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Posted: May 22 2007 at 00:31 |
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.
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Posted: May 22 2007 at 00:52 |
I forgot, Latimer is also a very good flautist
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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: May 22 2007 at 07:34 |
Latimer is good but David is the history.....
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Posted: May 22 2007 at 12:58 |
jikai55 wrote:
both are undeniably virtuosos. |
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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Posted: May 22 2007 at 12:59 |
Latimer for me, though I love Gilmour too.
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Posted: May 22 2007 at 13:09 |
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.
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Posted: May 22 2007 at 15:19 |
Gilmour is a good guitarist, but Latimer is an artist
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Posted: May 22 2007 at 15:21 |
Not that tough for me - Andy Latimer (all the best of health to him!!!)
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Posted: May 22 2007 at 16:06 |
Andrew Latimer (Camel)
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Posted: May 22 2007 at 17:05 |
It´s always better, when there is no best... only Fripp, but that´s another story
I vote for Latimer, one of my favorites!!!
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Posted: May 22 2007 at 18:11 |
Very tough call; I finally chose Latimer, maybe influenced by the sad news of his serious illness
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Posted: May 23 2007 at 08:35 |
Gilmour makes me float the highest
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