[wardaddy]

Gilmour sems like a middle aged English gentleman in interviews and quite composed and articulate and kind.

Arguably the best guitarist in rock history to get the most sound from the least chops. Haunting.

I still love his work. He still gets sort of choked up when talking about Syd's cliffdive from sanity.

[VOA]

Arguably the best guitarist in rock history to get the most sound from the least chops. Haunting.

I like Gilmour because he seemed to be humble and not puffed up about himself.

IIRC, he was once asked in an interview "why don't you play faster solos?" a la Jimmy Page, etc.

He said something like "There's a good reason. I can't play very fast."
(My guess is that he may have meant it to be self-effacing, but I liked
the quote a lot.)

Sounds like he's pretty much one of the good guys.

As for civic-involvement honorable mention, I think Chris Squire of "Yes" made
the rounds of the FDNY stations soon after 9-11. I read some article about how one
firemam, an amateur bassist, freaked out (happily) when Squire just strolled into their station.

[dead]

Gilmour is one of the few guitarists that I can recognize immediately in a song I've never heard before.

Mark Knopfler and George Harrison are two others.

Their guitar playing is as recognizable as other people's voices.

It's a shame that there's absolutely no hope of a Pink Floyd reunion. Waters really hates those guys, and vice versa.

[Yardstick]

Arguably the best guitarist in rock history to get the most sound from the least chops. Haunting.

Your right. He probably has the best sense of melody of all the big rock guitarists, and a great sense of phrasing. His leads are brimming over with these memorable little melodic hooks. I can't think of another guitarist whose solos are more fun to sing along with.

[frosty snowman]

I always thought Gilmour is a classy yet modest (for a rock star) gentleman. Waters always seemed the more partisan politically of the two, especially in 'The Final Cut' and his solo works. Both are great talents though.

Although if I could only choose one to have a beer and play some guitar chops with it would be Gilmour.

[jimt]

Arguably the best guitarist in rock history to get the most sound from the least chops.

Not to disparage Mr. Gilmour, but have you ever heard of Jimi Hendrix?

[MarkL]

I still love his work. He still gets sort of choked up when talking about Syd's cliffdive from sanity.

David Gilmour has an amazing DVD out, "David Gilmour in Concert." It's a mostly acoustic show, and is really awesome!

Mark

[Aquinasfan]

Gilmour sems like a middle aged English gentleman in interviews and quite composed and articulate and kind. Arguably the best guitarist in rock history to get the most sound from the least chops. Haunting. I still love his work. He still gets sort of choked up when talking about Syd's cliffdive from sanity.

We must have seen the same interview. Well said. Waters is equally articulate, but seems to be more troubled.

[RogueIsland]

Arguably the best guitarist in rock history to get the most sound from the least chops. Haunting.

Some of his guitar work is practically symphonic in its depth and richness. A magnificent talent.