David Gilmour Vocals: The Voice of Pink Floyd

[ToolandMAIDEN14]

Im sorry, gilmour will always be in my heart, but i prefer rogers voice.

[IsisTiamat]

Possibly few things on earth more hauntingly beautiful than watching David Gilmour sing "Cymbeline"

[KarmicOmen]

@IsisTiamat

Agreed ... David has always had a beautifully haunting, echo-like quality to his voice, and you definitely know it is David singing. Just like his guitar playing, his voice is very distinctive. Watching him do anything ... well, that's always mesmerizing ;o)

[Fendergreats19933]

not only is david an amazing guitar player and vocalist

he is amazingly beautiful

[KarmicOmen]

@Fendergreats19933

David is one of the few rockers from this era who have aged very well.

He is also one of the few to retain vocal clarity and range, and one of the most instrumentally accomplished.

[Fendergreats19933]

@KarmicOmen Indeed :)

[KarmicOmen]

@Fendergreats19933

/watch?v=NLaQH815oqo

[DannyNewman]

@AlexandriaDaniels Watch Robert Wyatt's Meltdown Concert from 2001/2002. David was a guest artist. David ends his set with "Hushabye Mountain" from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and another wonderfully melancholy song "The Dimming of the Day".

[LedHeadTillDeath]

That was almost TOO calming, I feel kind of high now lol. Amazing song choices! I love Hey You so much!

[Beatpoet7371]

Audibly and visually, beautifully mind-blowing!

[atlas14]

Actually one of my favorite things about Gilmour and Pink Floyd is the vocals and the harmonies. Musically speaking that is. If i had to choose between the guitar talent or vocal talent to have as my own i would choose vocal. Hes one of the best guitarists, but i think his voice and his singing are just as amazing.

[KarmicOmen]

Oh yeah, without a doubt; David's voice is beyond terrific. I love Steve Perry and think he was over-the-moon amazing, but as angelic a singer as he was, Steve, like other amazing singers such as Robert Plant and Ian Gillan, whom I just adore, sustained vocal damage, while David ... well, not only is there something so calming and comforting about the way he sings that it sets you adrift, in over forty years that man's voice has probably aged two years cumulatively.

[KarmicOmen]

Oh, and I must credit Rick Wright's voice too (rest his soul). So similar was Rick's voice to David's that until I saw PF live in 1989 I had no clue that TIME vocals were shared, but though it was all David.

[KarmicOmen]

Correction: I saw Pink Floyd, not in 1989, but on 06 May 1988. While I initially forgot the date, I'll never forget the concert! Over 22 years later and I'm still reeling ;o)

[AldCastillo]

Good video, why don't you have vocals from Gilmour solo work, David Gilmour, About Face and On an Island?

[KarmicOmen]

Thank you ... glad you liked it. My answer to your question is: I only get 10 minutes time; otherwise, it would have gone on longer and covered all the way through 2006.

[Beatpoet7371]

BEAUTIFUL!!!! Fantastic tribute! WOW!!! What a voice! Main focus is usually on Gilmour the guitar god, and he yes he's too incredible for words! Sometimes we need reminding that David is a great singer too!!!