David Gilmour solo work thread

[KevShmev]

I don't think it's fair that his solo stuff gets stuck in the Pink Floyd thread; it deserves a thread of its own!

Anyway, chilling and listening to Rattle That Lock right now. Such a great record.

[Train of Naught]

https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=43359.msg1931607#msg1931607

It has only reached one page though so I guess it doesn't really matter.

Personally have only heard Rattle That Lock and On An Island, preferred the latter as it was a bit more chilled out.

[Stadler]

Both pale in comparison to the first one, from '78.  I LOVE that record.   

[KevShmev]

Hmmm, I even did a search and that thread never came up.  Oh well, that was for the new album and tour, and this one can be all-encompassing!

I love the last two records the most, but I am very fond of the first one from 1978 as well.  Mihalis is such an awesome song, and There's No Way out of Here is pretty great.

[KevShmev]

No one else?  Jeez. 

[goo-goo]

Loved Rattle that Lock and I was very lucky to see a show in chicago.

[KevShmev]

Random observation: Rattle That Lock is one of my favorite album covers of the 21st century.  Love the look of it and the color scheme.

[ReaperKK]

Both pale in comparison to the first one, from '78.  I LOVE that record.   

Yes! That's my favorite solo record of his! It was weird hearing the solo from "What do you want from me" in there. I'm a huge fan of On An Island but rattle that lock didn't really click with me.

[Cool Chris]

Have not listened to RTL. On an Island doesn't do much for me. I've given it a couple honest spins. I only know 'There's No Way Out of Here' from his other solo work.

[KevShmev]

Rattle That Lock should be right up the alley of any David Gilmour fan.  It''s not quite as mellow as On an Island, but I would say the quality is pretty similar; I go back and forth on which I prefer.

[Fritzinger]

I like On An Island way more than Rattle That Lock. It has that overall chill-vibe and it makes use of the Dark-Side technique of presenting sound effects in a kind of intro and letting them reappear over the course of the album. Gives the whole thing like a red line or cohesion. The album just flows perfectly.

Rattle That Lock has some wonderful songs, too. A Boat Lies Waiting has the beautiful vocals of Crosby and Nash. In Any Tongue and Faces Of Stone are those epic, sloooow hymns that only David Gilmour can create.
What I don't like about it though, is that almost all the songs get faded out. I have no problem if David takes 10 years to complete a new album. But can't he find some time to compose "real" endings for the songs in those 10 years? The album cover, however, is absolutely gorgeous, I agree.

[WilliamMunny]

I LOVE Pink Floyd, and so do millions of other music fans. But, if I'm being honest, I have spent more time listening to the last two Gilmour albums over the past decade than all of the Floyd stuff combined.

In fact, to take that train of thought a step further, I think that On An Island and Rattle that Lock are probably my favorite two Gilmour-related releases of all time. I hold them right up there with Wish You Were Here and Animals.

I will add that, while Waters is the undeniable force behind Floyd, Gilmour is the only thing that really tethers me to much of their output.

[KevShmev]

I can't say those two albums are that good, but I do agree that they are both pretty great.  I will take On an Island and Rattle That Lock both over any pre-Dark Side Floyd album.  Those two albums feel like what the follow-ups to The Division Bell would have been had they been Floyd records.