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Whilst Roger Waters was still reeling from the angst and aggression of the Animals tour - as well as preparing for that legendary rock monster the Wall - David Gilmour packed up some selected friends and family members and booked himself into a quiet French studio to tinker around with some things. The result of that tinkering would be one of the most pleasant creations any Floyd member could ever create. The fact that this hardly gets a mention these days is a sad fact, with music critics to busy proclaiming whiny twenty-something bands like Franz Ferdinand and the Libertines to be the epitomemore… of musical genius - didn’t they learn their lesson from crap like the Music... (where are they now?) - as opposed to giving up any column inches to rediscovering little gems like this.Here, Gilmour has none of the pretensions of his wayward band mate Waters, who’s eventual solo records would carry on the concept, high production benchmark set on records like Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here, instead his goal is to ape the sound of the blues guitarists he so admirers... So there’s bits of Muddy Waters, bits of John Lee Hooker, Junior Wells, even some early 70’s Eric Clapton, though it’s all tied together by the trademark Gilmour idiosyncrasies that we all know and love. There are echoes (no pun!) of the Pink Floyd sound, particularly the combined guitar/harmonica harmonium from Animals that reappears a number of times here, whilst listening to Gilmour’s gruff, rock-star vocals, can’t help but bring to mind classic Floyd moments like Fat Old Sun, Time and Shine On You Crazy Diamond.Gilmour keeps things moving at a leisurely pace, creating a relaxed and melancholic mood, perfect for those late night moments, while the songs belie the usual PF format by relying more heavily on shorter running times with less instrumental build-up. The approach to arrangement here is somewhat sparser, with Gimlour’s guitar dominating the nine tracks found herein, though he rarely feels the need for a shattering solo, instead, drawing on economical rhythms to add emotional resonance to his low-key compositions. The best songs are the ones in which we can really feel the emotion in his voice, making tracks like Cry From the Street, Raise My Rent, No Way, and I Can’t Breath Anymore required listening for anyone who loves that deep, bluesy guitar sound.My favourite moment on the album, the deep and foreboding There’s No Way Out of Here, sees Dave covering early 70’s progressive band Unicorn, whilst simultaneously laying down the groundwork for later Floyd numbers like Comfortably Numb, Another Brick in the Wall and Run Like Hell. This album is typical of Gilmour’s style... a low-key, unassuming, though completely mind-blowing guitar exploration... a record ripe for re-discovery, and something all true Pink Floyd fans shouldn’t be without. Part of me wishes that Gilmour had continued with this stripped down, more emotional sound, as opposed to creating the pompous mess, A Momentary Lapse of Reason.
| 1 |
Mihalis |
| 2 |
There's No Way out of Here |
| 3 |
Cry from the Street |
| 4 |
So Far Away |
| 5 |
Short and Sweet |
| 6 |
Raise My Rent |
| 7 |
No Way |
| 8 |
It's Deafinitely |
| 9 |
I Can't Breathe Anymore |
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- Category:
- Music > Albums
- Case Type:
- CD
- Release Type:
- Retail
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- Title:
- David Gilmour - David Gilmour (1978) Retail CD
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- CD
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- 1507 x 1510 px
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- 23/04/08 by pontiacc
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