"The Live 8 rehearsals convinced me that it wasn't something I wanted to be doing a lot of ... There have been all sorts of farewell moments in people's lives and careers which they have then rescinded, but I think I can fairly categorically say that there won't be a tour or an album again that I take part in. It isn't to do with animosity or anything like that. It's just ... I've been there, I've done it." Gilmour was done with Pink Floyd. It was up, it was over for him. He wanted to focus on his next solo album, which had been being recorded from 2001 up to 2005. Recorded whereelse but
Astoria, Gilmour's personal houseboat, it featured contributions from Robert Wyatt, Jools Holland, Georgie Fame, David Crosby, and Graham Nash, as well as Richard Wright and a member of an early incarnation of Pink Floyd, Bob Klose. Who? He was the guy that was the original guitarist when they were in school together! (It's in my early history lesson.)
The track "Smile" was heard briefly in an unmastered form on the BBC2 show Three Men in a Boat which retraced a trip on the River Thames that passed the houseboat. One other thing of note, as well, in 2009, it was chosen The Greatest Solo Album by a former Pink Floyd band member by classic rock station Planet Rock. Well..
On an Island (2006)
"Castellorizon" (Gilmour) 3:54
Featuring David Gilmour on guitar, Orchestrations by Zbigniew Preisner.
Based on a night he spent on Kastellσrizo.
"On an Island" (Gilmour/Samson) 6:47
Featuring David Gilmour on guitars, vocals, electric piano and percussion, David Crosby, Graham Nash on vocals, Guy Pratt on bass guitar, Orchestrations by Zbigniew Preisner, Richard Wright on Hammond Organ, Rado Klose on guitar and Andy Newmark on drums.
"The Blue" (Gilmour/Samson) 5:26
Featuring David Gilmour on guitars, vocals, bass guitar, percussion, piano, Rado Klose on guitar, Andy Newmark on drums, Jools Holland, Polly Samson on piano, Chris Stainton on Hammond Organ and Richard Wright on vocals.
"Take a Breath" (Gilmour/Samson) 5:46
Featuring David Gilmour on guitars, vocals, Phil Manzanera on guitars, Guy Pratt on bass guitar, Leszek Mozdzer on piano, Ged Lynch on drums, Orchestrations by Zbigniew Preisner and Caroline Dale on cello.
"Red Sky at Night" (Gilmour) 2:51
Featuring David Gilmour on saxophone and lap steel guitars, Chris Laurence on double bass, Caroline Dale on cello, Orchestrations by Zbigniew Preisner and Ilan Eshkeri on programming.
"This Heaven" (Gilmour/Samson) 4:24
Featuring David Gilmour on guitars, vocals, bass guitar, Phil Manzanera on guitars, Andy Newmark on drums, Orchestrations by Zbigniew Preisner and Georgie Fame on Hammond organ.
"Then I Close My Eyes" (Gilmour) 5:26
Featuring David Gilmour on guitars, cόmbόş, bass harmonica, BJ Cole on dobro guitar, Robert Wyatt on cornet, percussion, vocals, Phil Manzanera on guitars, Andy Newmark on percussion, Orchestrations by Zbigniew Preisner, Caroline Dale on cello and Alasdair Malloy on glass harmonica.
"Smile" (Gilmour/Samson) 4:03
Featuring David Gilmour on guitars, vocals, percussion, Hammond Organ, bass guitar, Polly Samson on vocals, Willie Wilson on drums and orchestrations by Zbigniew Preisner.
"A Pocketful of Stones" (Gilmour/Samson) 6:17
Featuring David Gilmour on guitars, vocals, Hammond Organ, piano, bass, percussion, Leszek Mozdzer on piano, Lucy Wakeford on harp, Alasdair Malloy on glass harmonica, Chris Thomas on keyboard, Chris Laurence on double bass, Ilan Eshkeri on programming and orchestrations by Zbigniew Preisner.
"Where We Start" (Gilmour) 6:45
Featuring David Gilmour on guitars, vocals, bass guitar, percussion, Hammond organ, Andy Newmark on drums and orchestrations by Zbigniew Preisner.
This album, having given it a listen, is not my favourite Pink Floyd solo album. Certainly, with songs like "Castellorizon", "Take a Breath" and "Smile", it's got good tracks, but I just simply don't find this as good as Roger Waters'
Amused To Death, but this album, as I think Kev said all the way back on page 2, is the natural follow up to
The Division Bell, but it's not as good as it.
On An Island is a solid, if just a bit unspectacular album for me.
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Syd Barrett died on 7 July 2006, at his home in Cambridgeshire, aged 60. Complications of diabetes. Wright commented: "The band are very naturally upset and sad to hear of Syd Barrett's death. Syd was the guiding light of the early band line-up and leaves a legacy which continues to inspire." This was just a year after Live 8, after Roger Waters had wished that Syd was here.
Richard Wright died at home, of an undisclosed form of cancer, on 15 September 2008 at age 65. 2 years. This was quite a shock to the band, including Waters, as he had been scheduled to appear with Gilmour on
Later... with Jools Holland but cancelled just a couple of weeks before because he wasn't feeling well.
In 2010, Waters and Gilmour performed together at a charity event for the Hoping Foundation. The event, which raised money for Palestinian children, took place at Kiddington Hall in Oxfordshire, England, where they played to an audience of approximately 200. In return for Waters' appearance at the event, Gilmour agreed to perform "Comfortably Numb" at one of Waters' upcoming performances of The Wall, which occurred on 12 May 2011. Gilmour also came out for "Outside The Wall" at the end, along with Nick Mason! Waters said to the crowd "So now we know tonight was the night when David did me the enormous honour of coming to play 'Comfortably Numb'. So, please welcome David Gilmour! ... By a strange and extraordinary, happy coincidence, there is another remnant of our old band here tonight. Please welcome Mr. Nick Mason to the stage!"
But 2014 is a strange year.
Keep this topic in mind.
The Endless River.
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