David Gilmour - David Gilmour (1978)

Artist...............: David Gilmour
Album................: David Gilmour
Genre................: Progressive Rock
Source...............: Cd
Year.................: 1978 (rem. 2006)
Ripper...............: Exact Audio Copy
Codec................: FLAC
Information..........: TntVillage
Covers...............: Front
Total Size...........: 300 Mb


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By the time of David Gilmour's solo debut, he had not only established himself several times over as an

underrated, powerful guitarist in Pink Floyd, but as a remarkably emotional singer, his soothing approach

perfectly suited to such songs as "Wish You Were Here." The self-titled album, recorded with journeyman

bassist Rick Wills and Sutherland Brothers drummer Willie Wilson, later to be part of the touring Floyd

lineup for its Wall dates, isn't a deathless collection of music in comparison to Gilmour's group heights,

but is a reasonably pleasant listen nonetheless. Certainly it's much more approachable than Animals,

released earlier that year, eschewing epics for relatively shorter, reflective numbers. While Gilmour wrote

the vast majority of the songs himself, the most successful number was co-written with Unicorn member Ken

Baker: "There's No Way Out of Here," an agreeably dreamy, wistful song featuring an attractive acoustic

slide guitar/harmonica hook. That it sounds a bit like a Pink Floyd outtake certainly doesn't hurt, but one

figures Roger Waters would have tried for some heavily barbed lyrics to offset the melancholy. Throughout

the album Gilmour sounds like he's having some jamming fun with his compatriots in his own particular

blues-meets-the Home Counties style, adding keyboard overdubs here and there (his efforts are passable, but

it's understandable why he's known for his guitar work first and foremost). Numbers of note include "Cry

From the Street," with its fully rocked-out conclusion, the sweetly sad "So Far Away," one of his best

vocal showcases, and the concluding "I Can't Breathe Anymore," capturing the recurrent Pink Floyd theme of

isolation quite well. While one would be hard-pressed to hum a memorable melody outside of "There's No Way

Out of Here," it's still a good enough experience for those who enjoy his work.



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01. Mihalis
02. There's No Way Out Of Here
03. Cry from the Street
04. So far Away
05. Short and Sweet
06. Raise My Rent
07. No Way
08. Deafinitely
09. I Can't Breathe Anymore