Posts Tagged Dave Gilmour

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May 10, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

My Pink Floyd Tapes

There I was at 12 and 13 and 14,  listening to the music of Pink Floyd on cassette tape.  Roger Waters’ first two solo albums too. But it was the Floyd stuff that meant the most to me. Had me copying out the lyrics on an old typewriter. Old school: pause/rewind/play and then  pause/rewind/play and […]

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November 9, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Appreciating The Final Cut: One of Floyd’s Best

Through the fish-eyed lens of tear-stained eyes… Do you know what? The Final Cut is my favourite album by Pink Floyd. I’m sure that’s traitor-speak amongst (most) fans. And it makes me a very easy target for Floyd-haters. Short of saying The Wall (actually, an album I can’t stand) this is the easiest record for […]

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September 1, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Orb: Moonbuilding 2703 AD

The Orb Moonbuilding 2703 AD Kompakt Germany When I first heard The Orb my mind was blown, the ambient-house served as breath of fresh air was hip and wafting, psychedelic and engaging – it was easy to float along inside it, beside it, within it. But it was never only esoteric – and when it […]

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November 9, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Pink Floyd: The Endless River

Pink Floyd The Endless River Columbia/Sony The first Pink Floyd album in 20 years – and the final Pink Floyd album, the band has already announced this – well, band, it’s just Gilmour and Mason now, Roger Waters was at pains to confirm his (continued) non-involvement in what is the most pre-ordered album in Amazon […]

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April 1, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1394

The Orb featuring David Gilmour, Metallic Spheres (2010) The 10th album by The Orb features David Gilmour of Pink Floyd – so he got a credit (heck, it features Youth of Killing Joke too, but he made the back-cover and inside cover only; not the spine and front cover). I liked this as soon as […]