cairo@nmtvax.UUCP (04/07/84)
I would like to know if David Gilmour's new album is any good.
I have all the Pink Floyd since "Meddle". I know that some
of the more popular (at least with me) cuts on "The Wall" were
by R. Waters *and* D. Gilmour, so I presume that he isn't a
complete idiot. Some reviewer in a local newspaper didn't like
it, but I'd like to give DG the benefit of the doubt over some
random newspaper critic, so I'd appreciate any word you could
send me on it. TIA ("thanks in advance")
S. Luke Jones
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*rh@mit-eddie.UUCP (Randy Haskins) (05/27/84)
Gilmour played Boston Friday and Saturday. I saw the Saturday (5/26) show and was impressed. The 40-year-old member of the dormant (allegedly temporarily) Pink Floyd showed the talent that made his place in that band. He played every song off of "About Face" and several choice selections from "Gilmour" (his only other solo album, released about 5-6 years ago). He also played "Money" (of DSM fame) and "Run Like Hell" and "Comfortably Numb" from "The Wall." The renditions were reasonable, assuming one was allowing leeway for not having Roger Waters present. The instrumental intesity on "Comforatbly Numb" was staggering, although the vocals were not as good as one would hope. The crowd appeared to be mainly old Pink Floyd fans (judging from tee-shirts and reactions to the PF songs) searching for some of the Pink Floyd magic. I, for one, was not disappointed with the performace, except for the usual obnoxious things about concerts (people screaming during the playing, music so loud it's driven into distortion... I'd forgotten why I stopped going to rock concerts). Anyone who liked Pink Floyd or likes either of Gilmour's albums should be more than satisfied with his concert (assuming it comes to your area...) -- Randwulf (Randy Haskins); Path= genrad!mit-eddie!rh
gs@mit-eddie.UUCP (Gordon Strong) (05/27/84)
I went to the David Gilmour concert in Boston (with mit-eddie!rh) and thought I'd add my thoughts too. I had never seen Pink Floyd in concert. Too bad, they must have been great. David Gilmour is not Pink Floyd (although lots of people seemed to think otherwise). I thoroughly enjoyed the concert (despite paying $12 for a T-shirt). The thing that I was most impressed with was the band that Gilmour put together. Among others, he had Mick Ralphs (from Bad Company) as second lead guitar, Raphael Ravenscroft on Sax and various woodwinds (he did the sax on 'Baker Street'), and Jodi Linscott on percussion. Listening to "Money" with congas was very interesting. The bassist, Mickey Feat, was competent, but not outstanding. He tried to sound like Roger Waters when asked, but fell short, especially on "Comfortably Numb". I thought he did alright on "Run Like Hell". Like I said, it is not supposed to be Pink Floyd. I'm glad that I saw him in a small hall (The Orhpheum, an old opera house). I had seen Peter Gabriel in a small opera house and had been similarly satisfied. I like the intimacy of a small theatre over the intimidation of a sports arena. The man is a very good guitarist. Not the fastest guitar player, but one of the most expressive. He can do with few notes what others cannot do with many. If any of you have the opportunity to see him, by all means do it. It is well worth it. My most vivid memory is of him standing there, playing the (extended) solo to "Comfortably Numb". Not jumping around making an ass of himself, just standing there making his statement. Awesome. Gordon Strong decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!gs GS@MIT-XX