Gilmour - great live moments trib thread

Gassage

I have it on good authority that David doesn't overly imbibe but does very occassionally

If you listen to these, Oslo as after coke with David Crosby and god knows with OTTA.

However, it really does show how good he is, and the Whammy on the solo's rock.

It's bad sound but amazing playing.

solo starts 4.30

solo starts 3.00

What do you lot think?

Gassage

This one too- lovely one upmanship with DG and renwick.

randomhandclaps

Fuck whatever he was on, in the first clip he does incredibly well just to manage to actually play underwater.

Gassage

RHC - I would lovea remastered copy of this. Epic playing. Poss his finest

Elwood

More impressive stories regarding playing while 'tired and emotional'  were Santana (neck of his guitar being a snake while on acid) and Megadeth managing to play at all while doing speed balls.

 

Gassage

I guess I can genuinely say this is my most favourite solo ever- acoustic from 7:00

Sublime

Jez6345789

Gilmour has always had chops he just likes to be understated a lot of the time.

Gassage

In C Numb and OTTA the trem control is frightening.

Gassage

Could anyone clean up the Oslo tape?

Gassage

Jez6345789 said:

Gilmour has always had chops he just likes to be understated a lot of the time.

Indeed, and it's almost a lack of confidence. But hell with thst little line beforehand he's doing stuff in that C Numb solo that no-one else could.

ThePrettyDamned

One of the things I love most about him is how he can make every note important. I'd love to know how to accomplish something like that. 

randomhandclaps

I do honestly think that around Pulse was when David was at his very, very best.  OK the band output was tailing off but his tone, control and phrasing was just sublime around that time, as well as his voice being a it's best IMO.  I'm one of these people who really isn't impressed by much (especially guitar wise) but to this day I can still vividly remember watching Pulse for the first time and being completely blown away.  Actually though my favourite Gilmour performance is the version of Wish You Were Here as I remember seeing him sing the solos and just being WTF? at the time.

meltedbuzzbox

Gassage said:

In C Numb and OTTA the trem control is frightening.

vibrato?

Gassage

RHC

DIsagree. For all the bells and whistles of `cnumb above, this is my fave version- the tempo, the passion, the choice of notes and the control. Oh and the tone- G2 not the P1.

21.20 for the solo. It's perfection. The tone is 100%.

THe bends at 22,20 are jaw dropping- if anyone can tell me how...

Oh and it oozes passion.

THe Money solo earlier also good.

Gassage

meltedbuzzbox said:

Gassage said:

In C Numb and OTTA the trem control is frightening.

vibrato?

Both really, he uses them together

randomhandclaps

Gassage said:

In C Numb and OTTA the trem control is frightening.

That's one of the things with Gilmour.  I'm love trem technique and it is for that reason that a strat is MY guitar.  I have spent years incorporating different variants into my playing and then when I see someone just going wobble-wobble-wobble on the trem arm it puts me right off.  My favourite aspect of the guitar is the amount of ways you can approach the same note.  Rather than use a trem arm as another way of approaching notes, with the vast amount of players you see it becomes like a fall back trick or a way of finishing a phrase.  It really frustrates me.  Gilmour and Beck are two people who actually USE the tremolo to express themselves.

richardhomer

Is this thread not actionable?

The guy's an all time musical hero of mine - I'm not really interested in any suggestions as to what he may or may not be 'on'.

Gassage

ThePrettyDamned said:

One of the things I love most about him is how he can make every note important. I'd love to know how to accomplish something like that. 

Guy Pratt said this to me:

1. He is the best player he's played with, incl Slash, Vai blah blah
2. When pther guitarists put a load of diamonds and gems at your feet, David finds one gem. It's huge, perfect an flawless. He polishes it for hours, places it in the most perfect gold setting and gently hands it you on a velvet cushion. I get that.

Gassage

richardhomer said:

Is this thread not actionable?

The guy's an all time musical hero of mine - I'm not really interested in any suggestions as to what he may or may not be 'on'.

Richard- not really- he's been open- still loves his weed.

And FYi his bass player spilled the beans in his stand up show.

ThePrettyDamned

Gassage said:

ThePrettyDamned said:

One of the things I love most about him is how he can make every note important. I'd love to know how to accomplish something like that. 

Guy Pratt said this to me:

1. He is the best player he's played with, incl Slash, Vai blah blah
2. When pther guitarists put a load of diamonds and gems at your feet, David finds one gem. It's huge, perfect an flawless. He polishes it for hours, places it in the most perfect gold setting and gently hands it you on a velvet cushion. I get that.

Yeah, that's a good way of putting it.  There is nothing out of place, it's all very meaningful and perfect and intentional. 

Even his improv sections have an air of being spontaneously composed, rather than running licks together. 

Gassage

If there's 2 to watch from above, Live8 and the acoustic solo- do whatch the latter.