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Rock, pop, u zegt het maar.

Ik vind het een meesterwerk. Kijk even naar de YouTube link. Hier speelt hij het nummer  Between Two Points met zijn dochter Romany Gilmour op harp. Werkelijk adembenemend.        https://youtu.be/iahiYFp1rQs

Een oude muziekrot uit de oude tijd bracht dit album onder mijn aandacht en daar ben ik hem dankbaar voor. 


To celebrate his 2024 sold-out Luck and Strange tour, David Gilmour is releasing his third solo live album, titled The Luck and Strange Concerts. Gilmour was feeling reinvigorated this tour as he played the new album in its entirety, along with a host of his Pink Floyd classics. 

The live album offers up 23 songs captured from various dates throughout the brief tour, during which Gilmour played only 21 concerts in Rome, London, Los Angeles, and New York. The compilation release is designed exactly as the show was presented with the songs played in the same order. The album’s pristine audio is part of Gilmour and company’s appeal, as every note rings clear.  

Supporting Gilmour on this tour were Guy Pratt – bass, backing vocals, Greg Phillinganes – keyboards, backing vocals, Rob Gentry – keyboards, backing vocals, Ben Worsley – guitars, backing vocals, Adam Betts – drums, Romany Gilmour – backing vocals, harp and lead vocals, The Webb Sisters – backing vocals, Lousie Marshall – backing vocals, piano. 

The newer offerings fit in well with Gilmour’s well-worn classics. The instrumental “Black Cat” uses a spacey, languid groove that melts into the tour’s title track, with Gilmour poetically reflecting on the cosmos and strong backing vocals before going high with his singing and cutting guitar playing to close. “A Single Spark” uses another dreamy patented solo, Romany takes over lead vocals winningly for “Between Two Points” while “The Pipers Call” starts acoustic, ends rocking, and is the best of the new offerings. 

Gilmour uses the same trio of songs from the studio album, “Dark and Velvet Nights”, “Sing”, and “Scattered” as a finale on this live record (pre-encore), and they are unfortunately the dullest run of songs presented here. Most fans desire the classics, and efforts like “Breathe”, “Time”, and “Wish You Were Here” will all scratch that itch, as the crowd at times is louder than Gilmour and company, singing with gusto. 

Division Bell sees quite a few songs played, with the piano and guitar showcase “Marooned” solid as Gilmour’s solo soars, while “High Hopes” never fully comes alive, dragging throughout. However, the monstrous version of “A Great Day for Freedom” is a showstopper and a major highlight of this offering. The theatrical song starts sparse before choir vocals add grace and heft while Gilmour’s melodic playing, combined with Worsley’s inspired riffing, climbs to a huge, soaring, pristine climax.    

The encore of “Comfortably Numb” showcases Gilmour’s best-known and still vibrant playing, while a deconstructed “The Great Gig in the Sky” proves that Gilmour is willing to try new approaches. This version of “Sorrow” is also worth hearing as a pulsing electro undercurrent gives way to some meaty jamming. 

Tracks:
01. 5 A.M. 
02. Black Cat 
03. Luck and Strange 
04. Breathe (In the Air) 
05. Time 
06. Fat Old Sun 
07. Marooned 
08. A Single Spark 
09. Wish You Were Here 
10. Vita Brevis 
11. Between Two Points 
12. High Hopes 
13. Sorrow 
14. The Piper's Call 
15. A Great Day for Freedom 
16. In Any Tongue 
17. The Great Gig in the Sky 
18. A Boat Lies Waiting 
19. Coming Back to Life 
20. Dark and Velvet Nights 
21. Sings 
22. Scattered 
23. Comfortably Numb 

Staat er om 22.00 uur compleet op, 10% pars mee gepost. Met zeer veel dank aan de originele poster. Laat af en toe eens weten wat je van het album vindt. Altijd leuk, de mening van anderen. Oh ja, MP3 doe ik niet aan.