Anyway, it may be magic when Mr Gilmour walks into the studio a session musician. But it is not a miracle. What would be the worth of Paul McCartney's "No more lonely nights" without the amazing guitar solo it closes with? Or "You never listen to me" by Peter Cetera. My favorite when Gilmour support other artists is "Standing round crying" that Paul Rodgers recorded on his tribute album for Muddy Waters.
To make a bridge to the clip I would like to show here, I would mention that the album with The Orb was sure not Mr Gilmour's first meeting with the electronica music. Perhaps not even Alan Parson's "Return to Tunguska" may be considered as the first example of such meeting, but sure a favorite for everyone that call himself a Pink Floyd fan (as a matter of fact, I really wish there would be a real Gilmour-Parson album). On the track of Alan's solo album, Mr Gilmour played his famous pedal steel guitar. And this is not the first time we hear Mr Gilmour on that instrument, nor is it a first time Mr Gilmour slides the tones on any else's record in this fashion. Here is an early example of his talent, this one with the band Sutherland Brothers and Quiver, on their single "Aint to proud" from 1975. Two other band members worth to notice was Tim Renwick and Willie Wilson. I don't think none of them need any introduction for readers at this forum.
Shine on, Peter
