Monthly Archive: July 2009

In Support of Gary McKinnon: Download Chicago Song with David Gilmour Contribution

In Support of Gary McKinnon: Download Chicago Song with David Gilmour Contribution

Links – | Daily Mail Article | David Gilmour Site Article | Discuss on NPF Forum | Get NPF Newsletter | Important Websites: Monies donated will go to support ARC (Autism Research Centre) and NAS (National Autistic Society) so please make a generous donation if downloading the song. Downloads – Front Cover HiRes – Insert HiRes – Download MP3 David Gilmour of Pink Floyd has contributed to a song called Chicago/Change the World in support of Gary McKinnon, who faces 6 charges for hacking 97 Pentagon and NASA computer systems. The song, by Graham Nash and originally recorded by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, has been treated to new lyrics by Gary’s mother, Janis Sharp, which Graham has generously approved. The song is addressed to US President Barack Obama, and highlights Gary’s perilous legal position as he continues his seven-year fight against deportation, which, under the terms of the treaty, does...

You Ask Pink Floyd’s Bass Player Guy Pratt A Question in NPF Q&A

You Ask Pink Floyd’s Bass Player Guy Pratt A Question in NPF Q&A

Links – Guy’s official website | Guy’s blog | On Wikipedia Guy Pratt, the bass player for Pink Floyd and David Gilmour, has kindly agreed to do a “Questions and Answers” session with NPF site visitors. That means you can ask him a question! Guy, who is currently doing a comedy tour called Breakfast of Idiots in Australia, has played bass for many famous artists. He has worked with Pink Floyd, Echo & The Bunnymen, Kirsty MacColl, The Smiths, Tears For Fears, Lemon Jelly, The Orb, All Saints, Icehouse, Madonna, Stephen Duffy, Robbie Robertson, Roxy Music, Michael Jackson, Gary Moore, Robert Palmer, Billy Pilgrim, A.R. Rahman,Womack & Womack, Coverdale Page and Toy Matinee. He is a member of The Transit Kings with Alex Paterson (of The Orb), Jimmy Cauty (of The KLF), and Dominic Beken. Cauty and Pratt also released “I Wanna 1-2-1 With You” as Solid Gold Chartbusters. Since...

David Gilmour Albums

David Gilmour Albums

David Gilmour has released 3 solo studio albums and 1 live album outside of Pink Floyd during his career and has worked on many more with other people!   His last album from 2006 was On An Island which he toured quite extensively.  I was lucky enough to watch him at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, England. 1978 – David Gilmour Self Titled Album David Gilmour is the first solo album from Pink Floyd guitarist and vocalist David Gilmour, released in May 1978 in the UK and on June 17, 1978 in the US. The album reached #17 in the UK and #29 on the Billboard US album charts and was certified Gold in the US by the RIAA. The album was produced by Gilmour himself, and consists mostly of bluesy, guitar oriented rock songs except for the ballad So Far Away. The album was recorded at Super Bear Studios in...