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David Gilmour was the lead guitarist and, along with Roger Waters, lead vocalist for the progressive rock group Pink Floyd. Gilmour joined Pink Floyd in 1968, when he was asked to replace former front man and guitarist Syd Barrett. Barrett was becoming increasingly difficult to work with (due to his deteriorating mental state), so Gilmour stepped in to fill the void. Gilmour’s contributions helped to define what would become known as the “Pink Floyd” sound. With Roger Waters, Gilmour co-wrote many of Pink Floyd’s classic songs, including “Shine On You Crazy Diamond”(Itself about Syd), “Wish You Were Here” (again, about Syd) , “Time”, “Dogs”, “Echoes”, “Comfortably Numb”, and “Run Like Hell”. When Waters left the band in 1984 to pursue a solo career, Gilmour took over Pink Floyd as leader, and they released two more albums, A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987), and The Division Bell (1994). Both albums performed very well, proving that the Pink Floyd name was stronger than any individual member. On July 2, 2005, David Gilmour and Roger Waters briefly set aside their differences and performed as Pink Floyd for one final performance at Live 8. The reunion was the most talked about event of the day, and sales of Pink Floyd’s back catalogue shot through the roof. Rumours of a full scale tour began to surface shortly after the show, with both Gilmour and Waters being offered millions of dollars, but it wasn’t meant to be.

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roozbehD wrote:
yesterday morning

he's playing with ur souls & guitar

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tutsinchains wrote:
Sunday morning

Gilmour >>>> (put any other here) :D

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gabrielcavaresi wrote:
8 days ago

Jesakah said it all.

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Jesakah_Punkah wrote:
8 days ago

David Gilmour's guitar tone: so heavenly, angels are jealous. Dave's guitar playing, and soloing especially, is the finest and most emotive that I know of. His melodies are creative, his tone soars like a bird, and he can convey an emotional effect like none other. If his guitar tone could be bottled, I would drink it with every meal.

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MatthewGerlach wrote:
10 days ago

Gilmour is my favourite musician of all time.

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Bolshevized wrote:
11 days ago

My favorite guitarist. Agreed... you don't have to be a technical speed thrasher to be great. Gilmour has the soul and the proficiency. He also has a great voice and, of course, is an excellent songwriter.

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Deathspecter wrote:
13 days ago

Gilmour and the rest of Floyd have always been in it for the music, for the art. not like all the rest who only care about money and fame [2] You don't have to play 100000000 notes per second, to be the greatest guitarist of all time [2] It is still to be born someone with so many musical skills like Gilmour. He is my biggest influence as a guitarrist and I just love him!! The day he dies I'll wear black forever for his memory.

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mynameisjoehann wrote:
18 days ago

my bro just bought his elf titled record at the flea market

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TheMechatron wrote:
18 days ago

Epic!

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Ger_Dok_Alice wrote:
19 days ago

wizard.

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Blissenobiare wrote:
20 days ago

On An Island is really, really, really great.

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prognut wrote:
22 days ago

His greatest album. A guitarist without equal................Shine on.............

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TheHitMan202 wrote:
23 days ago

My favorite PF member by far. His guitar skills and vocal abilities have yet to been matched

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nolteCOD wrote:
25 days ago

Dec 12, 87 Gilmour was on Saturday Night Live. :)

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WI800 wrote:
28 days ago

Guitar wizard.

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marchevkova wrote:
December 2009

David is god[3] I love him<3333333333333

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Aldencia wrote:
December 2009

the best <3

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renatarie wrote:
December 2009

David is god [2]

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stevenhubbard wrote:
December 2009

Dave, don't go dying on us anytime soon will ya! Bisous

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in-the-flesh wrote:
November 2009

BTW David is not a Sir, anyways David Gilmour - David Gilmour (his debut album) is better than some Floyd albums, and most definetly better than On an Island :D :D

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