David Gilmour

DavidMn · #1 02-27-2006, 11:41 AM

I just heard part of a new song by David Gilmour on the radio yesterday. Sounded real good.

Apparently he has a new solo album coming out soon. Wonder if he'el tour?

estranged4life · #2 02-27-2006, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by DavidMn

I just heard part of a new song by David Gilmour on the radio yesterday. Sounded real good.

Apparently he has a new solo album coming out soon. Wonder if he'el tour?

March 7th and he is doing a tour this summer (I posted the dates while back)...As for any hopes of a Pink Floyd reunion, Mr.Gilmour says "No chance".

DavidMn · #3 02-27-2006, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by estranged4life

March 7th and he is doing a tour this summer (I posted the dates while back)...As for any hopes of a Pink Floyd reunion, Mr.Gilmour says "No chance".

Oops, sorry about that!

I thought the song sounded alot like Pink Floyd didnt you?

madformac · #4 02-27-2006, 12:11 PM

The song is called "On An Island" from his forthcoming album "On An Island" released on 6th March 2006, which incidentely coincides with David's 60th birthday.

David is embarking on a small tour of 25 dates, 10 of which are in the United States. Tickets are sold out for every venue. The tickets that went on sale for the US shows sold out every venue in one minute so it's safe to say he's still popular. I think Pink Floyd's final performance at Live 8 (which I was lucky enough to be up the front for) has raised David's exposure once more. Indeed he was recently voted the number one Fender player of all time by Guitarist magazine. The first time anybody has pushed Hendrix off top spot.

Each day leading up to the release of the album you can see and hear a clip from the recording process on David's official site. www.davidgilmour.com

If you are interested, you can hear a Radio 2 concert performance by David on the BBC Radio 2 website on March 11th. He is recording it on March 7th in London. He then embarks on a short US tour before coming back to Europe and finishing at the Royal Albert Hall (I'll be there!

) with 3 nights at the end of May..

estranged4life · #5 02-27-2006, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by DavidMn

Oops, sorry about that!

I thought the song sounded alot like Pink Floyd didnt you?

havent heard it since I refuse to listen to the radio at home/in the car...With my music collection why bother have crap forced upon me from some radio asswipes?

I will be buying his album on the 7th (Along with the Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire DVD, Full Metal Alchemist Vol.8 and others to be determined)

DavidMn · #6 02-27-2006, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by estranged4life

havent heard it since I refuse to listen to the radio at home/in the car...With my music collection why bother have crap forced upon me from some radio asswipes?

I will be buying his album on the 7th (Along with the Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire DVD, Full Metal Alchemist Vol.8 and others to be determined)

Come on!! WHy wouldnt you want to hear Bohemian Rhapsody at least 3 times a day?

wondergirl9847 · #7 02-27-2006, 12:34 PM

You a David Gilmour fan?

DavidMn · #8 02-27-2006, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by wondergirl9847

You a David Gilmour fan?

He's not bad.

estranged4life · #9 02-27-2006, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DavidMn

Come on!! WHy wouldnt you want to hear Bohemian Rhapsody at least 3 times a day?

I live in the area where you have, at least, 17 country stations...3 pop CRAP stations, 2 alternative stations & 2 classic rock stations.

So why bother? If I feel the need to listen to radio I will turn on Sirius since it is part of my DishNetwork subscription.

madformac · #10 02-27-2006, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by wondergirl9847

You a David Gilmour fan?

Is the sun hot?

Livia · #11 02-27-2006, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by DavidMn

Oops, sorry about that!

I thought the song sounded alot like Pink Floyd didnt you?

Exactly! I heard it a couple weeks ago and thought, "Is this a Pink Floyd I've never heard before?" Then they said it was Gilmour - a-ha!

madformac · #12 02-27-2006, 01:50 PM

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Exactly! I heard it a couple weeks ago and thought, "Is this a Pink Floyd I've never heard before?" Then they said it was Gilmour - a-ha!

It's the voice.. Precisely the point I was trying to make about Stevie Nicks's commercial success as a solo artist versus Lindsey's failure in another thread. Stevie's solo work makes the casual listener think "it's Fleetwood Mac" because of the distinctive voice and to a degree the style of music, whereas Lindsey just doesn't. With Gilmour it's a "double whammy" as Amercians would say because of the guitar sound and style too.

It's interesting to note that both David Gilmour and Roger Waters are touring this year. Gilmour's tour posters say "The voice and guitar of Pink Floyd" and Water's posters say "The creative genius of Pink Floyd"

estranged4life · #13 02-27-2006, 04:21 PM

just found the following article on Pollstar.com this afternoon:

http://www.pollstar.com/news/viewnews.pl?NewsID=6698

Waters' Dark Side
Updated 03:01 PST Mon, Feb 27 2006

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters has announced a European tour, along with the promise of a full performance of his former band's album Dark Side Of The Moon in France.

The confirmed concerts start with an appearance at Portugal's Rock In Rio - Lisbon festival June 2. From there, he'll do at least 10 dates in Italy, Germany, Iceland, Norway, Greece and Denmark, staying on the road through July 12.

According to Waters' official Web site, the former Pink Floyd bassist/vocalist will be joined by ex-bandmate Nick Mason on drums for a live version of Dark Side Of The Moon. The site does not specify whether the event will be a one-off or a tour, stating simply, "Somewhere in France. This summer."

Details are expected shortly.