Bit of info about what Rogers tour could have been

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This may have been covered but over at camelproductions.com it says Andy Latimer (The amazing guitarist of the equally amazing band camel) auditioned to play Gilmour's parts on DSOTM. Now that would have been impressive. Article

WHO'S ON THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Spring of 2006 has seen a great deal of unexpected activity behind the scenes. Earlier this spring, Andrew Latimer was approached by Andy Fairweather Low and asked if he would be interested in joining Roger Waters on his forthcoming tour. It seems that Roger is touring this summer, and will be performing the whole of Dark Side of the Moon during the second half of the concert. Roger needed a guitarist who could play, and sing, like David Gilmour. As Andrew is always interested in new challenges, and especially such an interesting one, he presented Roger with the appropriate material and then met with the band for a rehearsal. As there was no question about his playing ability, his vocal ability was all that needed proving. Although their voices are very similar in many aspects, Gilmour sings fully one and a half tones above Latimer's range and this put a fierce strain on his vocal chords. On recent Camel tours, Andrew has encountered difficulties with singing due to the general pressure he was under. Realising his voice wouldn't manage an entire tour, Andrew and Roger "had a good ol' chin wag" about the feasibility of his doing it, and agreed it was too risky. Thus the guitarist appearing on the Roger Waters tour will be Dave Kilminster. Of course we at CP were just a tad disappointed, but Andrew so enjoyed the experience, the excitement was palpable. Hearing his reports that Roger was a "gracious and really nice bloke" made the experience that much more memorable for all of us. Roger has invited Andrew and Susan to the London and Shoreline performances, so if you're up for a great concert you just might see them there. We're all certainly going to a show (check out roger-waters.com for info). All at CP wish Roger, and his band, a successful tour. And, of course, you never know what the future may hold. Afterall, who would have thought Andrew might one day be on stage playing Pink Floyd?!

[J Ed]

I dont see why the same person has to both sing and play Daves parts
wont Carin be doing the slide guitar bits anyway?
just get Carrack or somebody who can sing to do the singing
and someone who can play to do the playing
insisting one person do both just invites the predictable comparisons

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Lost of people compare Andy's playing to Dave's anyway, so Im sure he wasnt worried.

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Damn, it's a shame that Andy won't be in the band. He is a much better guitar player than David Gilmour, in my opinion.