DAVID GILMOUR & JON LORD!!!
M.Guerrero
David Gilmour solo album "About face"
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>As I recall, Jon Lord played the synthesizer on the opening track, Until
>We Sleep, which might explain why this is a cool track.
>TH
Thanks for the info!!! :-)
I was nearly to broke my head trying to discover where was Jon playing.
It is actually very difficult to find, because he is not playing the
Hammond.
How did You know that he is playing on this track?
The credits goes as follows:
David Gilmour: Guitars & Vocals
Jeff Poccaro: Drums & Percussion
Pino Palladino: Bass guitar
Ian Kewely: Hammond organ & Piano
With:
Steve Winwood: Piano & Organ
Anne Dudley: Synthesisers
Bob Ezrin: Keyboards
Jon Lord: Synthesiser
Steve Rance: Fairlight programming
etc... (even the Royal Philarmonic Orchestra)
I am writing this just to comment how curious it is that in 1.984 there
was a
clear line in between playing a keyboard, a synthesiser, a Piano, a
Hammond,
an organ, or programming a Fairlight. Nowadays all is integrated; you
can play
everything even in a guitar (with the MIDI pickup attached).
A world appart is the Hammond: I still haven't found a modern keyborard
emulating the crunch tone of it. Maybe because of the tubes. (same with
guitar amps)
Anyway, I think "About face" is a very good album, compatible with all
Purple
tastes.
Cheers,
Manuel.
CAPTTH
I read about Jon Lord's playing on Until We Sleep in a review a long,
long time ago. Where this review was I can't remember. I do remember at
the time that About Face came out about the same time as Roger Waters'
Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking. This comparison between the two albums had
the effect of hitting me across the face with a 2 X 4. This was proof to
me that David Gilmour had a lot more to do with the SOUND (not the words
or concepts) of Pink Floyd than he was given credit for. You're right -
it is a very cool album.
Cheers!
TH