David Gilmour - On An Island

[Jamary32]

damned subtitles ...

[Zebonka]

I have flagged this for having a misleading title. He is NOT on an island in this video.

[Octanetwisted1983]

@Zebonka Britian was an island last time I checked, so technically he is ;-)

[bassdiegofloyd]

marabilloso!!!!

[chatosland1973]

questo signore e' il chitarrista piu' tecnico che i miei occhi hanno mai visto.

complimenti very very good.

[whatever31439]

You can convert this or any youtube video to an mp3 at instantmp3s..com

[thetrumpetstar]

This is beautiful...

[Mcbain12]

What the fuck, who edited this solo? David's playing on this song is simply astonishing, why not cut one of the verses instead of chopping the solo. I was really getting into that!!

[LeCourvoisier]

Magnifique...

[ZeitGeistGlobal]

thats why they get the big bucks boyz!

[rthavi]

I love listening to the opening track of this cd, which is more noise than anything, and its subsequent segue into this song. It's perfect.

[cicastle]

Happy Birthday David!!! 3-6-2010

R.I.P. Richard & Syd

[PlayaDontHate24]

gilmour hasnt aged at bit

[dockaiser]

In other words he always looked that old

[sportsfever420]

goosebumps

[PsycoSandi]

this song evokes a surreal, mystical, smooth, empowering emotion i think.

[LanMan1812]

Such a class Act!!!!! Wonderful Muso

[chrismarshall1950]

isn't David's son in law Guy Pratt

[nenss1]

~ no, it's Richard Wright's son in law.

[gokusito3]

no, it's richard (r.i.p)

[Shaun7189]

This is awesome btw is gilmour using a big muff here? Im trying to figure out how to get a good big muff sound. well i have a little big muff but same thing right?

anyone can recommend a song that gilmour uses a big muff in? thanks

[javiceres]

Strat -> Muff -> Delay -> Hiwatt amp = Comfortably numb Solo on The wall album.

Some songs on this album have a rotary speaker for the guitar, some use a Electro Harmonix Electric Mistress Flanger.

The muff, like other distortion fx (like treble boosters & fuzzs) must be played in front of an already overdriven TUBE amp. The pick attack and specially the left hand bending & vibrato is crucial in Gilmour style.

[nycic]

Damn, Javiceres, how do you know all that??

[javiceres]

lol : )

much too time searching in the net ^_^

By the way, I forgot to mention that David uses compressor almost always (actually the solo of Another brick in the wall Pt.2 is played straight through a comp and a limiter in to the mixer).

[wings4ever]

very good song i like it

[darkmachete]

0:10 His face is like "Ooh! Shiny quarter!" XD

This man's playing is simply legendary. We won't have anyone as good as Gilmour for a long time if not ever.

[bobklose]

For gilisfloyd

Is adrianejemond friend of yours? If he doesn't want to listen to your words maybe he's deaf...maybe you should shout into his ear that his sound sucks....SURE it's not the right sound for Shine on (original or nowadays).....he should listen to Shine on for years and years and years....:)

[soccerdank21]

Rick Wright!!!!!

[LtAgar]

Guy Pratts bass was the one from the 1988 tour, nice!

[mulefa]

Gilmour is a blues guitarist!!! Fender strat?

[marcuscorrentus]

yes. Fender fucking strat. Though i'm personally in love with semi-hollow telecasters.

[insanelama]

that guy has a nice les paul but its was playing the best

[scmaddog17]

i've always felt that Gilmour and Clapton were similar players in that neither one is a flashy player. the parts they play compliment the music and become part of it. i think they are both masters of playing an "understated" solo. notes aren't wasted in some flurry like say EVH or most of the 80's guitarists.

[bobklose]

You're right! You can ask somebody out there if they can even remember some musical line of Mr EVH or other 80's guitarists....probably they don't remember them...but the music of Mr Gilmour can easily be remembered...it's fixed in our lives...who can forget the four notes of Shine on you crazy diamond?:))

[dockaiser]

Gotta disagree on that issue 'bout EVH. Not that I'm a great fan of him, but he does compose his solos in a very extra ordinary way, - more in his early days though. 'Jump' or 'Beat it ', were only hits 'cause of the solos (IMO)

[MARANTZamp]

songs are hits because of solos?  on what planet?

[dockaiser]

..on planet guitar.

Through the ears of an ambitious young aspiring guitar nerd, that I was in those days.

[hillbillygenius72]

I can identify gilmour purely by his style, something quite difficult with shredders,

[EvilRoySlad3]

@scmaddog17 The thing that stands out for me.. is that Gilmore was always too cool to pull the guitarist's "Ugly Face" when he soloed.. but he holds the world record for the longest "pout" of any musician on the planet!! Started in the 60's and as this clip shows it's still going strong.. the man's a legend!

[low72]

@scmaddog17 dude...that is so true...last night I was listening to Jack FM and they were playing 80s and I was really listening to guitar solos and I was like...wtf? This is like easy bullshit ass solos...I could make better ones and I've never picked up a guitar! But I totally agree with you. Both compliment and not flashy. It's crazy. I've tried to compare other artists to gilmour's solo...you can't compare. Never be able to get on his level.

[gyselboy]

@low72 you should pick up a guitar Hey ya never know you might surprise yourself or seriously let yourself down LOL either way its still fun.

[gizatoob]

@scmaddog17 I have to say I think Clapton edge's toward's widdling abit more than his early day's and between the two Gilmore the better user of note's, probably the best in the world actually. Don't get me wrong, Clapton's outro solo at Live Aid on Layla is still one of my favourite ever solo's, the guy is a genius, they both are.

[Brrrrr43]

I'm so happy that so many younger people have started listening to Floyd/Gilmour. I honestly think they have more fans today than back years ago, they turned out to be

[stevezane]

Guilmour has got one of the greatest feel on guitar ever.!

[andreo1971]

Only Gilmour can makes sound a guitar in that amazing way

[DrewNZ]

Sick clip, for those that want to see more they also do 'take a breathe' in the same set which shouldnt be hard to find here on youtube... both off On an island album.

Gilmour rocks.

[avalon7070]

Amazing song.. Gilmour is the best guitar player

[Waterinmenbenen]

Mindblowing sound in that strat

[1995jamesmanning1995]

when i was in hyde park i ask roger waters can pigs still fly he said NO

[tensido]

Not better than Clapton, but real fantastic.

[highrollerzzz]

lol

[Stratosphere2112]

I think there's no reason to compare...Clapton and Gilmour are both great players but also very different. Anyway, I wonder why they never played together, considering that they seem to be very close, musically speaking. Hope they get along fine with each other, it would be a pity if they didn't.

[PageandPlant4Life]

i don't think they're very close musically , clapton is more blues and pop, and gilmour is more psychedelic rock.

[Stratosphere2112]

Please, don't get me wrong. What I meant is that they are not like Beethoven and Village People (anyway, the point is not to create something like "VP vs. Beethoven"). I mean, they're not THAT far away each other in terms of music style. For instance, we all know they have played with some musicians in common (the obvious example is Roger Waters). In any case, you can see musicians like Brian May or Paul McCartney playing with David, even when they usually don't play THE SAME style of music.

[mrracicot]

I've seen a video of Gilmour playin with B.B. King....so i dont think it would be that much of a strech for him(Gilmour) to play with Clapton.....

[MoarOfTehRawkege]

Yeah, there's a lot of blues influence in Gilmour's solos

[315hb]

I especially enjoy this solo...The sound of the Les Paul coinciding with David's Strat.

[letargic4]

Amazing!!!!

[xxgeordiejulesxx]

Amazing

[cricketforever]

thats god playing the guitar

[Ashabarala]

Not so much but still, he is fantastic!!

[Superclad]

agreed, it's not god, but still amazing.

[pistragol]

Not a god, but he has an amazing sense of music and armony.

He is like the old Tiziano. It takes just few notes of his to give emotions.

[kuroroluc]

He is a guitar god.

[mohanicus]

my very very favorite guitarist alive today.

a living legend.

[ndprofound]

david uses a different pick for soloing,impressive..

[SpartanHawk]

His playing is breath taking and omg that is the absolute best TONE in any guitar I've ever heard!

[chidorimendo]

no kiddin man. he's amazing

[hazard1976]

so haunting when he plays, like you're in a large dark music hall with no roof by yourself staring up at the universe

[dazmalski]

well out of synch

[philphie]

its payback from the japanese because we always do crappy dubbing in their old karate movies

[Mynameischriso]

Best comment I've seen..lol Thank you.

[arjaya]

love the sound of the les paul and dave's soaring fender... You know you are good when dave looks over at you and smiles...

[cheezeitsbitch]

David Gilmour is fucking amazing.

[adrianjemond]

what a genius he is a god check out my video of me playing shine on

[bobklose]

For adrianjemond

I saw your video and listened to your sound...I'm sorry to tell you it's not the same David's sound..listen again to Shine on crazy diamond (the original) and the version you can find on Remember that night...that's the right sound. Stay well

[gilisfloyd]

i agree bobklose....i tried to tell him that, but he just didn't want to listen....

[eddiemolmol]

DAVID: you are the ever greatest...another album in the wall please

[langesdenia]

awesome