David Gilmour
Link Wray, born Frederick Lincoln Wray Jr, the innovative
guitarist credited with inventing ‘fuzz’ (apparently he poked a
pencil through the cone of his amplifier to achieve a uniquely
distorted guitar sound) and widely hailed as the father of the
power chord, died on this day in 2005 – at the age of 76.
An influence [...]
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Link Wray
5 Nov 2009 | de www.davidgilmourblog.com
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Songs for driving
3 Nov 2009 | de www.davidgilmourblog.com
A completely random, yet hopefully moderately useful post today; I’m sure it’s one that everyone can make a contribution to one way or another, should they feel so inclined, particularity should they have a propensity to compile subject-specific music playlists, which is so very easy to do nowadays.
Which songs make driving more enjoyable, tolerable or [...] -
Peter Green
29 Out 2009 | de www.davidgilmourblog.com
As today marks the birthday of one of the greatest and most soulful guitarists you will ever have the privilege of hearing, have a listen to this…
For those that don’t know, Peter Green replaced Eric Clapton in John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (no pressure there, then) before forming Fleetwood Mac with the Bluesbreakers’ rhythm section: drummer, Mick [...] -
Nineties Number Ones
27 Out 2009 | de www.davidgilmourblog.com
Moving from a year packed with great music, as 1966 was, to any year is going to be difficult – even moving to a whole decade – so don’t be too hard on the Nineties, will you?
Your favourite chart-topping singles from the decade that gave us boy bands, girl bands and Beatles cover bands performing [...] -
Songs from 1966
22 Out 2009 | de www.davidgilmourblog.com
Often hailed as music’s finest year, I’d like to be reminded of the many wonderful tracks that first appeared in those twelve amazing months.
Bob Dylan gave us Blonde On Blonde in 1966, and the Beatles and Beach Boys matched him all the way with Revolver and Pet Sounds respectively.
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Best bassists
20 Out 2009 | de www.davidgilmourblog.com
After a really good discussion about drummers a few weeks ago (thank you all very much for adding to it), how about the best bass players?
I know, I know. Difficult. Divisive. Just list your favourites, if you want to.
As today is Mark King’s birthday, here he is proving why he should rank highly on such [...] -
Blog Action Day
15 Out 2009 | de www.davidgilmourblog.com
It’s Blog Action Day today, the theme this year is Climate Change and all I ask is that you think of, tell us about and listen to songs about the environment, ecology, nature, and what is to many the most pressing of global concerns. A link to the song and some prominent lyrics would be [...] -
Favourite duets
12 Out 2009 | de www.davidgilmourblog.com
On this day in 1935, the late and indescribably great Italian tenor and generous humanitarian, Luciano Pavarotti, was born.
Here’s one of my favourite duets, recorded in 2002 at one of the many world-famous ‘Pavarotti and Friends’ concerts, this one in aid of Angolan refugees in Zambia: ‘It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World’ (with James Brown, [...] -
Protest songs
7 Out 2009 | de www.davidgilmourblog.com
Admittedly another vague, catch-all title, as for the purpose of this post this could mean anti-war or civil rights songs, or a commentary on political and social events.
Here are some that moved me, loosely and perhaps contentiously arranged, starting with what is arguably the greatest of them all: ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’.
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Inspirational musicians
5 Out 2009 | de www.davidgilmourblog.com
That’s ‘inspirational’ due to their work ever-so-slightly beyond the realms of their most successful musical output; for example, in raising awareness of social and political causes, campaigning for charity, lending their voices – for singing or speaking – to help bolster major, televised, worldwide benefits and what not.
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Must-have compilations
29 Set 2009 | de www.davidgilmourblog.com
Partly because we touched upon Best of and Greatest Hits albums in our recent discussion about file-sharing, mostly because Elvis Presley’s 30 #1 Hits started a two-week run at the top of the UK album chart on this day in 2002, a copy of which every household should own, I say…
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Best drummers
25 Set 2009 | de www.davidgilmourblog.com
In memory of Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham, who died on this day in 1980, and who was, and quite possibly remains… the best drummer of all-time?
The greatest as you deem only right and just to declare him (or her), your favourites, the best living, most memorable performances on stage or on tape, your thoughts on [...] -
File-sharing
22 Set 2009 | de www.davidgilmourblog.com
I don’t know if you’ve been following the story, but there have been various musicians speaking out recently both for and against the Featured Artists Coalition, a group set up to represent the interests of recording artists.
Nick Mason (Pink Floyd drummer, just in case you don’t know), who is on the FAC’s Board of Directors, [...] -
B.B. King, Marc Bolan
16 Set 2009 | de www.davidgilmourblog.com
It’s B.B. King’s birthday today. He was born in 1925 in Itta Bena, Mississippi.
Here he is back in 1968, performing on Ralph J. Gleason’s Jazz Casual. Enjoy.
Also on this day, in 1977, Marc Bolan from T-Rex was killed in a car crash.
What do you think of these two? Both very different; one the Pixie [...] -
Richard
14 Set 2009 | de www.davidgilmourblog.com
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