David Gilmour Royal Albert Hall September 2. Posted on September 2. Reviews. David Gilmour has just finished three nights, and the first leg of his stay, at Londons Royal Albert Hall. I was lucky enough to be present at all three nights and the experience has been overwhelming. How To Show Header On Microsoft Word. To say the least. Heres my review. Ive seen David numerous times over the years and its always hard to know what to expect. He often looks tired in interviews and not always up to standards on guest appearances. Will he be able to do a whole tourHe did so in 2. I had my concerns this time as well, Im happy to say that all my doubts were once again proven wrong. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Easily share your publications and get. Mike Whitty The Children of the Dirt Jam. Find shows, history, seating, rental information, membership, and map. Radiolab Live Apocalyptical Thanks to everybody who came out to see us on our 21city tour We had a blast. Very wrong. Its great to experience the same venue from different angles. The first two nights I was sitting in the arena, close to the stage. You dont hear the full PA mix and Davids cabinets hits you right in the forehead. Lullabies All Time Low Acoustic' title='Lullabies All Time Low Acoustic' />Wide searchable catalog of sheet music titles covering all instruments and genres. Ships worldwide. 1. ABE KAORU Winter 1972 Sound Works MN3039 Record Mint Plain Cover Mint. One of the rarest privately released Japanese jazz slides is this one. It can sound pretty harsh at times. The last night, we were sitting high up, which revealed new details in the music and Davids guitars sounded more balanced and much warmer. The stage. The stage and the overall production is very classy and minimalistic. Much of the lighting is very similar to what they used on the last tour. New to the design of course, is the inclusion of good old Mr Screen. I never thought Id see the Pulse films for Shine On and High Hopes again but it was so cool to have them up there. Although still in great quality, they could have brushed them up a tad. Some basic saturation and contrast adjustments and theyd look new. Also great to see the original films for Money and Us Them. Mark Brickman has done an amazing job with designing beautiful lighting for each song. Its hard to beat what you see on Pulse but I actually think they did so on songs like Astronomy Domine and Run Like Hell. The lights were amazing and so intense that I felt exhausted afterwardsIts a bit strange though, to see the screen and all the impressive lighting on such a small stage. You almost get the feeling of seeing mid 7. Floyd in a small club. Very intimate and low key, while mind blowing at the same time. The band. David like to work with people he knows and people he can trust in realising his musical vision. The current touring band feature familiar faces and a couple of new ones and they sound incredibly coherent and tight. Its also great to see how they communicate and clearly are enjoying them selves. Guy Pratt is a performer in his own right and its so funny to see hes still doing his old moves on songs like Sorrow and Run Like Hell. It goes back to Delicate and Pulse. Ive always been a huge fan of Jon Carin and he continues to amaze me. A multi talented man, lending his beautiful voice to several of the songs as well as playing lots of guitar and handling Richard Wrights parts with perfection. The addition of backing singers also added a fuller sound and more of that Floyd vibe. Louise Marshall and Bryan Chambers does a great job. David Gilmour. David turns 7. He looks relaxed, more so than Ive ever seen him before and hes clearly enjoying every minute of being up on that stage with the band. Hes still got the voice and does most of the songs very well. However, there are lots of moments when I cringe and hope hell be able to last through the show. His voice doesnt quite hold up, especially on the higher notes, and there are also moments where hes way out of pitch, which is something Ive never heard from him before. Again, hes almost 7. David struggled a lot with his playing during the first night and so much to the extent that I was worried that he had lost the ability to perform well. You see that too many times with ageing artists. He seemed to have great difficulty with the new solos in particular and it didnt help that most of his tones lacked sustain and grit. The second and third night was something different though. The experience was night and day. His playing was probably the best Ive seen at least on a couple of songs and he extended several solos, clearly revealing a more relaxed and confident mood. Whereas his tone in 2. I liked that they are now crisp and, on some songs, surprisingly aggressive. Crack Colin Mcrae Dirt 2 1.1 there. During songs like Money, I was taken right back to the 1. Not to mention the Muff and Mistress combo on Comfortably Numb, which left me absolutely speechless. There is a lot more improv in his solos these days and he has somewhat changed his style and technique a bit. I prefer a more structured approach but its great to see that the man is evolving. The setlist. The setlist is a nice mixture of old and new. A bit surprising to see only about half of the new album being played but all the more Floyd classics and Im not too keen on the new album either. Youre always left wanting more of the obscure stuff but its hard to point out what he could have done differently. Especially now that Wright is gone. Awesome to hear Sorrow again and the Pulse version of Shine On. One thing that was striking though was how bad The Girl With the Yellow Dress was received. It was kind of when Spinal Tap visits the army base and do the free jazz number. David and the band seemed to have the time of their lives but the audience really couldnt care less including me. Im surprised that David hasnt caught the wall of silence and dropped the number. Song by song. Please note that Ive tried to list the effects Davids using for each section of each song. Note though, that this is only based on my guessing and should not be taken as a gospel. My comments are also focusing on the guitar performance perhaps a bit too detailed but then again, this is a guitar site. Check out the Rattle That Lock tour 2. AMGuitar 5. 6 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop. Effects Compressor, Tube Driver clean boost, delay. Nice intro to the show and Davids playing was expressive and beautiful. The guitar tone was too dark and boomy on the first night but much more open, crispy and dynamic on night two and three. David used his fingers for picking, as he does on the album version. Rattle That Lock. Guitar 5. 5 Fender Esquire. Effects Tube Driver overdrive, delay. I dont care for the album version at all but I must admit it worked really well live. The audience seemed to enjoy the upbeat tempo and the band really rocked all three nights. David stuck more or less to the album version of the solo. A bit uninspired and repetitive perhaps and as mentioned above, he struggled a lot on the first night, trying to remember or come up with something interesting. Faces of Stone. Guitar The Black Strat. Effects solo 1 Compressor, Tube Driver clean boostsolo 2 Compressor, Tube Driver overdrive, delay. The song worked well live. David seemed extremely insecure and unfocused the first night and played a horrible solo, with lots of mistakes. The two other nights was OK but Ive both heard and seen him better. Wish You Were Here. The Hobbit Strategy Battle Game Escape From Goblin Town'>The Hobbit Strategy Battle Game Escape From Goblin Town. Guitar 5. 9 Gibson acoustic. Nice version all three nights. Im always impressed by how David manages to improvise parts of the solos each night and still be able to hum along. A trade inspired by the early blues legends and one that David has always mastered extremely well. A Boat Lies Waiting. Guitar Jedson lap steel. Effects Compressor, delay. I love the album version of this song and I was brought to tears the first night, when Crosby and Nash made a surprising guest appearance. I was moved not only by the beauty of the song but also because its always so inspiring to see mutual love between musicians. The Blue. Guitar The Black Strat.