ALBUMS: David Gilmour (1978)
MVC Rating: 4.5/$$$$$
Man, this music sounds like it came out of the same sessions as ‘Wish You Were Here.’ It was around that time period that the Pink Floyd guitarist put out this restrained but so so nice recording.
With it’s slow building solos and fluid note extensions, it sounds like it would fit right in on ”Wish You were Here’ next to ‘Shine on You Crazy Diamond.’And ‘Wish’ is my favorite Pink Floyd record, so I love this, almost like a sequel.
Don’t think this record sold all that well despite its quality and Floyd’s soaring popularity at the time. It’s Gilmour without Floyd himself putting out some very pretty but powerful guitar meditations without the Big Theme histrionics of Floyd.
As one of the commenters on a YouTube video of this album said this shows how big a role Gilmour played in the sound the Pink Floyd. This is fantastic album for Floyd fans and even not-so-much fans.
I got this for $3 at my excellent downtown books/records/cultural curios store: Reed Books.
Near mint condition. Nice!