Favourite David Gilmour work outside the Floyd?

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Re: Favourite David Gilmour work outside the Floyd?

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pastchristmas wrote:It's gotta be this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8tTykAkKs0

Never have I seen such a modest part sound so big and say so much. Just hanging out and jamming. That is all.

Gilmour seemed completely unnecessary in that song. Seems he was only there for his rock star status not because the music needed him.
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Nobody has mentioned his backing in the People for Ethnic Treatment of Animals-concert around 1999-2000.
Playing with has beens (the bassplayer from Beatles, the drummer from Deep Purple, pianoman from Everly Bros and guitarplayer from B.j.K and the Dakotas) the set was excerpts from "Live at the Cavern" i.e. parts from "Run Devil Run"...
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I love his playing at the 2004 Strat Pack gig. I watched the whole gig at some point and it was ok but hardly that amazing. There is some ok jamming and such but it is a bit restrained and distant. However Gilmour comes out and plays with that depth and quality of sound and it changes everything. I feel he showed everybody up at that gig quite well. Everybody seems a little rusty and half-assed until Gilmour turns up.
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I forgot to mention Gilmour's cover of Elvis Presley's "Don't". You wouldn't think that Gilmour was a member of Pink Floyd by listening to this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXbk8rg31_E
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7cO_sFr0F0

Dave on French and Saunders. (This has been posted elsewhere). He appears quite a bit into the clip.
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For me, the best are: 1) Dream Academy's "It'll Never Happen Again," a cover of the great Tim Hardin song (Gilmour's presence makes this a great neo-Floyd song in the same way that, say, "No Way Out of Here" is); 2) "You" by Roy Harper - which sounds like it belongs on THE WALL and would've been a highlight on the album.

After that, other songs might be really cool (say, for example, Kate Bush's "Pull Out the Pin"), but they belong to those artists more than they belong to the Gilmour/Floyd oeuvre. IMHO. :-)
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Bump... someone mentioned Infinity of Fractals on the first page - is the soundtrack available separately anyone know?

Wasn't entirely sure it was Gilmour until listened to this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXngUyOS ... re=related

From 4:07 - it's High Hopes over 30 years before High Hopes was recorded!
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And what about the Rachid Barhi's album, late 70's ?
Very good guitar !
Anyway my favorite is with Roy Harper, Unknow soldier.
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hummingman wrote:Bump... someone mentioned Infinity of Fractals on the first page - is the soundtrack available separately anyone know?

Wasn't entirely sure it was Gilmour until listened to this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXngUyOS ... re=related

From 4:07 - it's High Hopes over 30 years before High Hopes was recorded!

The soundtrack is not officially available separately. Which means that it has been open to bootlegging direct from the program itself.
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"On an Island" is a deliciously crafted and perfectly Gilmour sonic treat.