The Pink Floyd Thread

[Zydar]

Another song from David's upcoming solo album is released.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gj7nvWjqt0

[Nihil-Morari]

Very poppy. Not that I was expecting otherwise for the first two songs to be released. But somehow I hope that these two will be the only poppy upbeat songs on this album. I love On An Island's melancholy, I miss that in the first two singles.

[Evermind]

Very poppy. Not that I was expecting otherwise for the first two songs to be released. But somehow I hope that these two will be the only poppy upbeat songs on this album. I love On An Island's melancholy, I miss that in the first two singles.

I agree completely. Rattle That Lock (the track) was good, but I'm really not sold on Today.

[RoeDent]

After the intro of Today, I did not expect the rest of the song to go the way it did. I like it though. Rattle That Lock is half on my radar of stuff to get. Like, I'm not desperate to get my copy immediately on release day, but I may get it further down the line.

[KevShmev]

How in the world is that song poppy?  Upbeat and not melancholy = poppy??

[Nihil-Morari]

How in the world is that song poppy?  Upbeat and not melancholy = poppy??

I never said that...

[KevShmev]

That's what I posed that as a question?

You did say it was poppy, though.  How exactly is that song poppy?

[Progmetty]

I haven't heard the second song but the first one certainly has an 80's mainstream rock/pop vibe, feels like something out of the Back to The Future soundtrack, I think it would also flow naturally with MLoR songs.

[Ben_Jamin]

This song I like. It has a weird laidback but upbeat vibe. I like the harmonies.

[wasteland]

Faces Of Stone and In Any Tongue are fantastic songs!

[Progmetty]

Does anybody know if "gig" in The Great Gin in The Sky means "job" or "concert"?

I suspect this is the great unhad debate in PF fandom – in nearly 40 years, you're the first person who cared enough to ask! 

That's seriously a great honor 

From the point of view of a musician, a gig, job, and concert are all pretty much the same thing.  You play and you get paid.  A gig's a gig.

Yeah but I was wondering within the context of the album's themes, if gig means job then does the great gig in the sky refer to divinity? if it means concert then what could it mean in that context? Of course it could be just a title without any profound intent but I doubt it.

[Orbert]

One of the album's themes is death, and the voiceovers at the beginning of the track speak of dying, and whether or not it makes sense to fear dying.  When a musician dies, he goes to the great gig in the sky.  So it references the afterlife, and if that implies the existence of a divinity to you, then yes.  I guess I still don't understand the dichotomy.  A gig's a gig.

[Stadler]

Does anybody know if "gig" in The Great Gin in The Sky means "job" or "concert"?

I suspect this is the great unhad debate in PF fandom – in nearly 40 years, you're the first person who cared enough to ask! 

That's seriously a great honor 

From the point of view of a musician, a gig, job, and concert are all pretty much the same thing.  You play and you get paid.  A gig's a gig.

Yeah but I was wondering within the context of the album's themes, if gig means job then does the great gig in the sky refer to divinity? if it means concert then what could it mean in that context? Of course it could be just a title without any profound intent but I doubt it.

I don't think it matters for that context, though.   The song is about dying and death (from Roger Waters himself, backed up by the writer Rick Wright) and it's sort of an expression when someone passes, they went to that "great [whatever they did for a living/for fun/whatever is appropriate] in the sky".   Mickey Mantle went to that great ballpark in the sky.  If someone here was to pass, they would be said to go to the "great forum in the sky".   Here, it's a reference to passing to the great beyond, wherever and whatever that may be for you.

Edit:  DAMMIT.  Orbert beat me to the punch. 

[Nihil-Morari]

Seeing Gilmour in two days, can't wait! Trying hard to resist looking up the setlist. As well as the album comes out tomorrow. I think I'll wait and listen to the stuff for the first time in a live setting.

[Progmetty]

One of the album's themes is death, and the voiceovers at the beginning of the track speak of dying, and whether or not it makes sense to fear dying.  When a musician dies, he goes to the great gig in the sky.  So it references the afterlife, and if that implies the existence of a divinity to you, then yes.  I guess I still don't understand the dichotomy.  A gig's a gig.

Waiting tables is a gig as well, that's the dichotomy, I wasn't necessarily connecting the title as a reference to the musician himself but what you said about that makes sense, I'll take it 

Seeing Gilmour in two days, can't wait! Trying hard to resist looking up the setlist. As well as the album comes out tomorrow. I think I'll wait and listen to the stuff for the first time in a live setting.

Lucky mofo, enjoy! 

[hefdaddy42]

Seeing Gilmour in two days, can't wait! Trying hard to resist looking up the setlist. As well as the album comes out tomorrow. I think I'll wait and listen to the stuff for the first time in a live setting.

Nice!

[Orbert]

One of the album's themes is death, and the voiceovers at the beginning of the track speak of dying, and whether or not it makes sense to fear dying.  When a musician dies, he goes to the great gig in the sky.  So it references the afterlife, and if that implies the existence of a divinity to you, then yes.  I guess I still don't understand the dichotomy.  A gig's a gig.

Waiting tables is a gig as well, that's the dichotomy, I wasn't necessarily connecting the title as a reference to the musician himself but what you said about that makes sense, I'll take it 

Okay, now I see.  As a musician, it never occurred to me that there was any other context.  But remember that waiting tables, or any other non-music-related job called a "gig", is only called that because the term has been repurposed.  "Gig" is short for "engagement".  Originally, a gig was a musical engagement, an agreement to perform at a certain time, in a certain place, for a certain amount of money.  Musicians would love to make some money for their efforts, of course, but most of us just like to play and will pretty much play anywhere someone is willing to pay, thus the expression "a gig's a gig".  You take what you can get.

[Progmetty]

Interesting! I didn't know gig was short for engagement and that it originally meant concert before turning to the broader "job" meaning, thanks Orbert!

[ReaperKK]

Seeing Gilmour in two days, can't wait! Trying hard to resist looking up the setlist. As well as the album comes out tomorrow. I think I'll wait and listen to the stuff for the first time in a live setting.

Nice!

It's always been my goal to see David Gilmour in my lifetime because I was too young to see PF during PULSE and didn't catch him on his last tour. I think I may just bite the bullet and get some Madison Square Garden tickets at $300 a pop, that's only a bit more than what I spent to see Roger Waters.

[Zydar]

Has anyone heard Rattle That Lock yet? It's released today.

[Evermind]

Has anyone heard Rattle That Lock yet? It's released today.

Bought the deluxe edition today in local Rotterdam record store, will probably give it a listen today after The Theater Equation.

[hefdaddy42]

It's always been my goal to see David Gilmour in my lifetime

It is my goal to see David Gilmour beyond my lifetime.

[Evermind]

I'm one listen in and I really like this album with the exception of Today, weakest song for me. Faces of Stone is absolutely wonderful though.

[KevShmev]

I'll have to pick this up tomorrow. The samples online sound very nice.

[goo-goo]

I'm liking Rattle that Lock more than On An Island. My favorite track so far is "In Any Tounge". That solo is just 

[Onno]

I just had my firsten listen on Spotify. What an album. The Girl in the Yellow Dress is just 

[JayOctavarium]

Rattle is good. Great even. But it can't touch On An Island. ESPECIALLY the Gdansk version

[Nihil-Morari]

POSSIBLE SPOILERS (SETLIST ETC)



What a special night it was. Sure he's getting older, sure his head thinks of guitar solo's his fingers just can't play anymore, but when he starts to play Astronomy Domine, you just realize that it's the same David Gilmour that has been playing that for about 50 years. It's crazy to think that he wrote Fat Old Sun all those years ago, and he is still standing there, playing all those beautiful songs. The lighting was great too, Us And Them was really lifted like never before by the beautiful arrangement, and the wonderful lights.
The new songs were good too, I listened to the album on the way back and I'm really liking this stuff. I don't think it will ever touch On An Island for me, but I like the differences in tempo and feel throughout the album.

[KevShmev]

Finally got this and listened today on the way to and from work.  Sounded nice, but I'll be surprised if I love this as much as On as Island.  Still, for Gilmour to be giving us anything at this juncture is a real treat.

Set list looks great, of course.  This being the first tour he has done since Richard Wright's death, I think it would be neat for him to play Summer '68, with Jon Carin handling lead vocals, as sort of a tribute to his deceased friend and bandmate. That song, if I am not mistaken, has never been performed live by any Floyd member, and it's such a good song.

[FrostbiteZ]

POSSIBLE SPOILERS (SETLIST ETC)



What a special night it was. Sure he's getting older, sure his head thinks of guitar solo's his fingers just can't play anymore, but when he starts to play Astronomy Domine, you just realize that it's the same David Gilmour that has been playing that for about 50 years. It's crazy to think that he wrote Fat Old Sun all those years ago, and he is still standing there, playing all those beautiful songs. The lighting was great too, Us And Them was really lifted like never before by the beautiful arrangement, and the wonderful lights.
The new songs were good too, I listened to the album on the way back and I'm really liking this stuff. I don't think it will ever touch On An Island for me, but I like the differences in tempo and feel throughout the album.

I agree. I saw him in Oberhausen. Astronomy Domine and Fat Old Sun has always been some mine alltime faves and to hear them live was the highlight of the night. The new songs he played was also good I liked especially Faces of Stone.
One thing I dont understand is why does he not play songs from his two first albums? There so many great songs on them
 I can't wait till he comes back to Europe next year

[Nihil-Morari]

Got a new amplifier, and a new CD player, used my studio headphones and listened to the 2.0 lossless mix on the Blu Ray of the new album. Man that record shines! I still have to admit that all the mellow songs stand out the best to me, my favorite would be A Boat Lies Waiting. I read that for the London shows Crosby and Nash sang backing vocals on that track. That will be awesome to see on the live release.

[hefdaddy42]

Picked it up, but haven't had a chance to listen yet.

[KevShmev]

One thing I dont understand is why does he not play songs from his two first albums? 

If nothing else, he should play Murder, which is a terrific song, and one that got quite a bit of play on the radio at the time (from what older friends have told me ).

[KevShmev]

In Any Tongue is one helluva tune.

[FrostbiteZ]

One thing I dont understand is why does he not play songs from his two first albums? 

If nothing else, he should play Murder, which is a terrific song, and one that got quite a bit of play on the radio at the time (from what older friends have told me ).

Yes Murder is a great one and so are songs like
I can´t Breathe Anymore
So Far Away
Until We Sleep
All Lovers Are Deranged
Near the End
And I absolutly love the 2 instrumentals Mihalis and Let's Get Metaphysical from his 2 first albums