The absolutely best performance guitar solo of David Gilmour
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The absolutely best performance guitar solo of David gilmour in the end of Comfortably Numb (Live in Pompeii 2016)
This man is almost 70 years old and pulled out the most soulful solo performance in history !
5 mn, So moving ! So emotional !!!! - Розваги
I am leaving this comment here so after a month or a year when someone likes it, I get reminded of this masterpiece 😍
Listen to it again!
again please
Hey, it’s time for another listen
Never gets old. Best organized solo ever.
Thank you 😎🙏
I'm 75. I've listened to this song a million times, and it never gets old. Thanks Dave.
Well, i am only 50, but I am on the same way.
Same here, and i'm 65 😎
I am the same generation, 74 years, and there 's nothing comparable with today.
17 and I’m making my way to that number. This legend of a man has entertained generations.
Me too[
Gilmour is class.
No bull , no gimmicks, just put on an old t shirt and a pair of jeans and heres the music.
Legend.
lmao past a certain age he just stopped caring - old t-shirt is fully accurate. He knows the tickets will go regardless.
You are right, here the only important thing is the music. When the music is not so good then clothes and other minor things are present.
Même jeune il ne se souciait pas de ça ! Juste la musique et rien que la musique 😊
You wrong.
Gilmour is not just class...
David Gmour is different class 💫
did you happen to miss the big laser show behind him?
All the older folks in this comment section, 33 year old here who unfortunately only discovered Pink Floyd about 2 years ago. And I can't believe how much a part of my personality their music has become. I'll make sure to pass this down to my generations, Pink Floyd will never ever die!
Welcome to the party, a party that will last forever
You will learn😊
I am almost 60 and you are right young man.
Love to hear this. I grew up listening to Pink Floyd, they are my favorite band. I'm 65 and listening never gets old. So many great songs of the 70's. Don't just stop with Pink Floyd, go listen to some more Legends from that era. Rock on and it will never die. Thank you.
We lived in the best generation for music. Almost 70 here and used to listen to them while studying in college. Sure brings back memories.
I don't care what anyone says: There is no better guitarist, singer, songwriter alive today. There are better singers. There are more talented guitarists, and better songwriters. But there is nobody else who puts it all together in one package, and who throws his heart and soul into his music, as Gilmour.
He is one of the few guitarists you can immediately recognize by the sound and style of playing. Wish you many happy years, David
I agree, adding that his guitar touch gives unique emotions, like a few more other guitarists can do.
I can tell about a dozen unique sounds. Knopfler and Beck for example.
Of course, and Brian May.... I said one of the few...
@@sylviabroese6965 "I know when Brian's on a record. You don't have to tell me, I know." - Harold May (Brian's Dad)
The Master!!!!!
That drummer knows how special this moment is and realises people will be watching this in 100 years . Wow what a moment in time .
There are good guitarists, there are excellent guitarists and then there is David Gilmour
Earth is billions of years old, and we are fortunate enough to be on it at the exact time as David. 😎❤️
There isn't wine on this earth that ages better than this man's guitar playing. Always a legend, will never be another like him.
The best
He is pink floyd
Couldn't have put it better myself! THE Guitar God....
he has a young daughter who plays a Strat. maybe follow in daddy’s footsteps
Cognac dude
I am 70..we are the luckiest generation to vitmessed the greatnes of these musicians..gives me chills down to my spine every time i listen to him and pink floyd still do..
Yes , Ahmet . Me too .
You’re absolutely right. I’m now 65 and I’m happy to say that I saw the best musicians in rock history.
Yes. We are. Thank you, Ahmet.
And how he makes it look so simple. He was feeling it this day my friend!
Typing a "v" in a word that starts with a "w" such as "witnessed" is a strange typo, tell me @AhmetAygit, does your language use a "v" in words that normally in English use a "w"? Actually, so is substituting an "m" for the "n" in the same word! Although that change can be easily explained as a simple "Typo" because the letters "n" and "m" are adjacent to one another on the keyboard whereas the "w" and "v" are rows apart. I'm getting on in years and honestly I am prone to making mistakes myself. But the "w" and "v" substitution has me stumped. Hence my question. - Peter age 73
It sends shivers down my spine ! Brilliant! Us old timers have definitely had the best music 🎶
For sure, ask Mozart, Beethoven fans
@@pedrodionisio8789 🤔
I’m 19 and listen to many types and genre but only the 60s to 80s is this powerful and emotional. Many new artist are doing many amazing mind boggling things but it doesn’t have the same impact. I really wish there was more artist who created experiences like Floyd has. Sadly, but hopefully the resurgence they’ve had on social media clips like Tik Tok can inspire a similar sound in modern times. It has for me and my music. But nothing will ever reach their level. May Pink Floyd outlive us all!
Edit -
I think artist like John Mayer are a huge step in the right direction but again he has a different emotional appeal where Floyd makes you elevate to different places.
You can say that again I just love these guys
Back when music was made by instruments and not computers
Thank you David for giving me goosebumps and tears for all these years. What a gift you have given to us all.
Your words are just perfect Kevin. Can’t say better. Even in French …..
Well said!
So few notes played and so much conveyed. No other matches him
He sat down at the table next to us at lunch a few months ago. I almost exploded. Before we left I said “thank you!” to him. He took a moment to realise that I was just a weirdo fan, but he got what I meant, looked straight back at me & said “you’re welcome!”. True gent. Awesome musician.
So true. I never tire of hearing anything from this unique performer. Most times I'm just speechless and in awe.
What I like about Gilmore is that he plays with such great feeling.... holds onto notes and makes them sound incredible!!!! ....instead of trying to see how many notes he can squeeze in a measure!
Yes. But check Gary Moore if you search about feeling
@@markkulahti1877 - Not "but" - "and"...😉
Genau so is
@@markkulahti1877 ,not the same music type.
Exactly right
The Best Bending guitarist of the Planets
The tone this man has achieved is unbelievable. Look at how casually he plays and makes the guitar sound the way it does. Truly unbelievable.
Truely one of the GOATS
The great ones make it look easy. They can play eyes closed.
Definitely one of the best lead guitarists of ALL time……..plus he has a great voice!
I Totally agree!
Underrated voice IMHO
Fantastic voice!
Wow!!!
Excellent comment, well said, and I totally agree.
David is one of the few guitarists that cuts to the heart when he plays. Everyone ‘feels’ what he’s playing.
He takes me to places in my heart that I normally don't go on my own. But his guitar takes me there.
Another Gary Moore??
No no. The first and only David Gilmour!
Exactamente, eso LOGRA
PASAN LOS AÑOS Y LO
VUELVE A HACER, DAVE AGREGAS VÍDA Y AMOR
A MIS AÑOS, OUI DAVE❤
Qué lindo lo haz dicho, CON ÉL VOLAMÓS, A MI ME LLEVA A OTROS MUNDOS,Y TU CORAZÓN LO SIENTE
HASTA LOS MULTIVERSOS
A M O U R ❤ DAVE GILMORE
I’m 73 and after I saw this performance I told my brother this is the best Comfortably Numb solo David ever did. I went and listened to all the others he did in the past, starting with The Wall and all the other tours that came after that, and this is the best!
Totally agree - But the second Pompeii appearance is verrrry close ....
Pulse version is better in my opinion
@@DanS1 Listen again this is the very BEST version!
You are indeed a lucky person
@@DanS1 The pulse version is as good I must agree. 😀
I'm 65 and have been a David Gilmour fans since the beginning - the man is a genius. If I ever need a pick me up - I just turn on David. . .
My realization as well over the past 2 weeks. I'm not 65 yet but getting there. Must be the age of knowing who the greatest guitarist in the world is and knowing we are right about it 😊
Every guitar wishes it will get a David Gilmour for its birthday. Absolute legend. There is no one better. No matter how many times I hear this solo, it brings a tear to my eyes and sends shivers down my spine. That is the power of music at its absolute best.
"Every guitar wishes it will get a David Gilmour for its birthday" --- That is an absolute legend of a comment!
The Black Strat did. David is putting it through it's paces here.
Can I quote you? Because that is one of the best descriptions of Gilmor I've heard.😅
Great post❤
Perfectly said. I have nothing to add. 🙂
Live at Pompeii! One of the greatest performances of all time.
Thats also my favorite Album!❤😊
I was at this concert and it was just as good live as it comes across on video. A fabulous and memorable experience
I saw David front row in the Auditorium Theater in Chicago. Unbelievable, unforgettable in such a small venue. I can imagine the discussion with the tour management: "David that's very small and makes no commercial sense.". "Did you say something?". 😉 It was the year Bowie died. Go see David Gilmore while you can! I guarantee you won't regret it.
The absolutely best performances ever!
@@BlueSideUp I love that David invited David Bowie to join him onstage for Comfortably Numb and for the Syd Barrett/Floyd number Arnold Layne. Not sure if both songs were the same concert.
Bowie i feel, was the greatest solo rock artist/performer of all and he was a huge fan of Barrett's songwriting genius and Gilmour's guitar mastery.
The guitar has nothing left to give! This is his best solo in Pompeii…. Absolutely perfect!
I always said it, the solo of Pompeii was his best solo ever blows me away every time.
Only two words. The Best. Nothing else.
Incredible performance - you can tell that everyone on stage (including Gilmore himself) knew something special was happening …
So true ! Have thought that several times after watching this!
Yes ! 👍
PS : its GILMOUR
@@olivier7779 Yes, of course - thanks for pointing that out! The perils of predictive text … 😉
@@derekclacton
Yes .. i know too.... 😉
You love him but can’t spell his name correctly?
On that night the whole city was comfortably numb ❤
This man is God of the guitar. This solo will stay forever its beyond words really. I have tried to play it on my homemade black strat but at 65 the fingers are arthritic and Im a crap guitarist. Thank you Dave Gilmour for this unique mind blowing solo it will go down in history no one can ever repeat it the way you do❤️❤️❤️❤️
Keep playing brother. I’m 72 and I always strive to be better. Been playing since 1964. I’ve gotten as close to this solo as I’ll probably ever get and I’m pretty damn close. Close as I’ll ever get but I sound damn good because I play it MY WAY! You are unique in your own way. Play it like it’s your last day on this Earth!!!
for every 50 notes that ANY other guitarist uses, david gilmour uses 1 or 2, and still achieves the same if not MORE feel and emotion; the greatest living guitarist hands down.
In the mid 60s there was an explosion of creativity in British music.... we simply blew the world's mind...
That doesn’t mean Gilmour is a better guitarist
@@sharkmanyt4431 better than the most
@@eliotcfernandes 1 good note is better than 50 fast notes, but 50 good fast notes is better than 1, and there are players who can play way faster and have every note count just as much
@@sharkmanyt4431 well he is one of the greatest guitar player ever and he can sing pretty well.
Not many artists provoke a reaction, an actual physical reaction like goosebumps and emotional feelings, like David Gilmour does to me on a regs. Truly a genius and master of his craft. And seems such a nice genuine guy. Waters might have been the creative force behind PF, but Gilmour translated what was on paper and spoon fed it to the world in a way noone else could. Shame it all ended like it did, but just be thankful that it ever happened in the first place. Shit, what happened to music? From end of the 90s, it died!
I have been listening to Pink Floyd since 70 and never get tired of them and his solo on the PULSE album gives me goose bumps and still bring a tear to my eyes after all these years
The solo on Pulse is my favorite too.
That Pulse solo was a great air guitar experience.... Over and over..... Loved it.
Amen. Each time you hear the music it sounds new.
Isn't it great how many renditions we have of this song and guitar solo - and they're all different!!! If this one is more soulfull, I see the Pulse version as more bluesy. And the Gdansk version perhaps as more ethereal. And so on :) One of these days I'm gonna make me a playlist, or a sampler, with all these versions !
The Pulse version is by the far the best - pure melodic playing, and I've listened to it 100s of times to perfect it. 100% agree on this one!
This man .. this incredible musician. This solo. There is NO ONE BETTER with a 6 string in their hand. My all time hero, have been listening to him since I was 14 I'm 57 years old and it's still like the first time when I hear him play these solos. Picked up a guitar myself about 15 years ago and just recently finished learning the solo from the song "time" and plan on learning anything else I possibly can before my last breath. I am so glad he continues creating music. I had a chance to go to the pulse concert when I was about 23 and missed it and it's one of my greatest regrets. Please David never stop. We love you..
DG doesn't actually play the guitar... He becomes one with the guitar, it's an extension of his creative soul, they sing together in a way many guitarists simply cannot attain to... In awe
What I like most is how happy everyone is to play and how they smile. Great atmosphere not only in the audience but also on stage!
*This guy is a sacred rock monster.*
*Have a long life David!*
David does more with one string than most can do with an entire fret board. A true master.
I only saw PF once In Up State NY, I will never forget it, they were doing the animal tour and it was fantastic !!!!!
My Dad was a massive Floyd fan, I grew up on it, so so lucky.....that distinctive sound of Gilmour's guitar is like no other, literally sends shivers down my spine every time.
One of the most underrated Guitar players in History- FACT
R.I.P. DAD xx
Tears flowed the night I witnessed this magic at the Albert hall .
To long lost friends❤
My mom started me listening to pink Floyd pretty much since birth, I'm 34 now. She just bought my girlfriend and I tickets to see him live in LA this year. This man is responsible for most of the soundtrack of my childhood and I love that it's coming full circle into my early adulthood.
This is proof there is a heaven, where else could this perfect soul have come from!
A man with hands like a builder manages to produce the best guitar solo ever, he makes that Strat sing like an angel. The Guvnor, happy birthday
It’s the only reason I’ve not thrown my guitar on the bonfire. If mr shovel hands can make this sound, it gives me hope. He must have been a learner too! 😊
Boring pentatonic solo but fantastic player and great feel
Genius doesn't quite cut it. Definitely the best guitar solo I've ever heard. Rock on Dave you are iconic. ❤
Yes 👍
I don't know what to say. That was so dramatic and incredible. Wow...
The Wall concert 1980 Nassau Coliseum is still burned in to my memory. Incredible performance. I'm blessed that I was there. 😎
50 + years of this man's iconic jamming and his Solo's still amaze me to this day. It will be a dark dark day when this man leaves us🎸👍❤️
I dread the day. Gilmour got me through some tough times.
@@beatbasher I'm glad to hear that that's what music does sometimes I would lay in a dark room put my headphones on and just listen to Pink Floyd or David Gilmour in the dark it was good therapy for me too
Me too brother! @@beatbasher
Best solo all time on this planet ,,,thank you David gilmour for this Amazing solo ,,,love love love ,,
David played for the angels. A true master. It takes a lifetime to become a master and Gilmour did it. Proud of a fellow human
We all grew up in the best of times- 60’s-70’s-80’s!!! Think about it!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍
His best live performance of Comfortably Numb is widely acknowledged as the Pulse concert at Earl's Court in London in 1994. Having watched this video, my opinion hasn't changed.
I was actually there that night and it was beyond legendary. However, having said that, I absolutely love his solo on the ORIGINAL Delicate Sound of Thunder CD. That's the first version I heard.
Live in gdansk is the best imo
@@iserz4474 agreed
I must agree. Comfortably Numb off of Pulse brought tears to my eyes. To me, best solo of all time from anyone
Widely acknowledged doesn’t mean it’s right. I prefer this one. But there’s one better still…
This may be the greatest guitar solo of all time !
You could say the song brings me back, but it's more like we never left.
Dear Dave, if and when you end up retired, that'll be too huge of a loss to mine and millions of others on this small blue planet of ours.
The enormity of this song cannot be justified in words. It can only be felt in the soul
YES absolutely!
72 and bought tears to my eyes it's so good!
Hey a fellow 72 . Cool isn't it ? I feel so privileged knowing about Floyd and passing on my appreciation to my children and grand-children . (I only ...erm experienced them once . Selby abby's 900th Anniversary concert in '69) I was 8 feet away from David Gilmour !
Of course it's comfortably numb. People can write books about how great this solo is and how a group that grew up from beginners to professionals just got better and better each album. It just kills me parts of it are so simple you are like 'duh' of course you would do that. It sounds amazing, why not. But yet no one else has a solo that even compares to this. His sustains and voicing are just the best.
Best song and guitar solo ever played it brings me to tears every time I hear it, BEAUTIFUL
David plays so cleanly and precisely, he makes it look so easy!
Einfach nur noch brilliant bis ins kleinste Detail. Der Zenit des ausgereiften und technisch höchst entwickelten melodischen Spiels. Man kann es immer und immer wieder hören, es ist absolut perfekt. Der Mann ist die Musik selbst!
Because it is easy, entry level stuff minor blues but he has something special in his playing for sure and makes it sound beautiful
It's just freakin' perfect. No other word for it. Every note is what it should be and played without mistake. It's a perfect flawless gem.
EXACTLY RIGHT!
Nobody was having more fun than that drummer.
He has so much passion. When he plays it seems to talk to you. Amazes me
He's the only guitarist I've ever heard who makes his guitar cry which in turn makes this 64 year old man cry, he is a treasure and to me, the very best lead guitarist of all time. Personally I prefer the the lead of this song from Pulse but both were fantastic. Thanks for posting.
Queen’s Brian May is fantastic also! Built his own guitar and plays it like no one else!😊
Gary Moore is incredible as well!!
@@sharonmuntz1872 Imho, his guitar "tone" lacks depth & dimension. 🖤♠
David is on my Mt. Rushmore, but Santana can make it cry. The best is Gary Moore's Still have the Blues.
I"m 65 and all i can say about that performance is . Wow .
the amazing thing about him is that he is basically playing blues pentatonic scales that every kid in the world learns but THE FEEL is just beyond anybody. plus it is the chord music movement underneath the soloing that brings out so much emotion to the song. long live the Floyd
I cannot wrap my head around how a man could perfect the guitar like this.
The young drummer is the happiest man on the world.
I'm 72 and lucky to have lived through the era of some of the greatestusic ever recorded and this solo shows just what a brilliant guitarist Gilmour is,never get sick of it
One of the few guitarists in the world that people call "sir"
I love the bowing at the end - that's old school, that's respect for your fans. Professional.
The stars aligned on this night! David is flawless the drummers enthusiasm is off the charts!
One of the finest pieces of music ever played! Pure genius. Nothing less. Bravo Sir David! 👏
What an Amazing Musician you are Mr Gilmour. Thank you for all these years
I love how the rest of the band is having a ball watching Gilmour kicking it up an epic notch
I saw them in Germany while I was in the Army for Delicate Sound of Thunder and his solo blew this one away.. that tour was his best live guitar work. Absolutely amazing!! 👌
I saw them in Frankfurt when they suspended the giant pig from the ceiling. Animals is my fav album.
I was a sick young boy once upon a time, and this song ... no words. Nurses and doctors looked at me, I couldn't understand a word they said, so some of those lyrics just have held on to me. Step forward to you teens and a late, late night during the winter, coming home from a hockey practice, stars shining so bright they cast shadows on a snowy prairie, and behold, Comfortably Numb on the radio. Stopped and enjoyed before carrying on home. Love Live at Pompeii. Just wish the man a happy birthday!
I am 71 and saw Pink Floys. Greatest guitar solo and the master David Gilmor.
David Gilmour+ A Stratocaster= Musical sagas that hit you right in the feels!!! Enjoy retirement Mr. Gilmour and thanks for the memories.
One of THE BEST guitar solos of all time. PERIOD. Truly out of this world !!
Absolutely, Fantastic master David Gilmour. Happy Birthday 06/03/2023...77 years old.
Yep... all you youngsters listening to this world class song, you'll ALWAYS love rock n roll no matter how old you get, it never leaves your heart🎼🎵🎶🎶🎶🎵🎶🎸🎸🎸🎧❤
They just dont make music like this no more. All class, the whole ensemble. Gilmour for me the goat.
YES I TOTALLY AGREE!! He is a GOAT for me as well!
Confortable numb It's the best solo I've ever seen in my entire life. A single epic. He will go down in history as the greatest guitar solo of all time. More than 25 minutes playing his guitar is pure fantasy.
The raw emotion David wrings out of his Strat is incredible. This is the greatest solo of all time. At the end of the Pink Floyd exhibition at the V&A in London there was a room where they played Comfortably Numb from the Live8 gig on repeat. Wept buckets. I was about 57 then, and this second solo in that song destroys me every time. Bless you, David 🤘🏼
greatest solo of all time...lol...... glen campbell , hendrix, reed, atkins, emanual , some of my buddies,,, thousands of gifted women, guitard instructors, etc..etc are far far more talented than dave my friend... more popular maybe but not talent wise...
@@tomasneel1980 I totally respect what you say Thomas, but what I’m saying has nothing to do with talent.
I’m not saying that Gilmore is anymore or any less talented than anyone else, all I am saying is that, in my opinion, this solo moves me more than any other. That’s all.
Live long and prosper, my friend.
Absolutely
Few have Mastery of the guitar. David is one of them.
When I had the opportunity to shake this man's hand, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, around 5 pm, on July 1st, 1994, I bloody well did just that. Performances like this, sure as hell made me glad I did.
I seen Pink Floyd live 5 times, so I have seen David Gilmour play live 5 times, you can argue forever who is the "greatest" but after seeing him play live no one compares.
His slide guitar on high hopes will make you want to cry - simply one of the all time greats
His guitar is not gently weeping.....it's absolutely sobbing
The greatest guitarist of my life.
There will never be another like him
I'm 40 years young and have been listening to Pink Floyd since my age was in single digits. The Comfortably Numb solo still gives me chills and the hairs on the back of my neck stand up, and I get goosebumps. I think it affects me more now as an adult than it did back then, and I have played this song so many times. And it hits so much harder live.
I’m the same 40 and the same since was a little kid! Always tell ppl, if I could only listen to one song for the rest of life, it would be Comfortably Numb! Great song…then that solo!
feeling is what this one/only is about. goosebumps for me....everytime!
This is what total mastery of an instrument sounds like.
Absolutely blasting solo! Gilmour's playing is like great wine, getting better with age.
Agreed. Just heard him again on Supertramp album Brother where you bound. Another great solo as well
Probably one of the best guitar solos ever, played by one of the best guitarist's ever,
All young guitars want a David Gilmour for Christmas
Am 63 and this is the alltime unforgetable music.
Beautiful, I'm having my wife play Comfortable Numb at my funeral, along with Wishing You Were Here, very apropos.
You can tell by the look on the faces of all the other band members that they know they are on the stage with Greatness! 👍🏻👍🏻
David Gilmour, one of the very best to ever pick up a guitar and play the living hell out of it !! A master !!!!
You have to admit, the man could make a guitar sing. Legend to remember. ❤
I have probably already posted, but this could literally play on repeat forever and I could die a happy woman. If I do make it heaven I hope I hear David's guitar playing and not harps. Amen..
Now, this is when classic electric guitar becomes a classical instrument. We’re in a renaissance of classical music finally. Many thanks David for bringing this instrument into history.
It's not anything like classical music, it's entry level minor blues scales, a world apart from classical music but he does play it so well and with so much feel, beautiful
@@kippsguitar6539
Indeed, but one day will be looked at as a nouveau or renaissance in the classical world of music. Just give it time.
I 100% agree!!! I've heard pretty much all of the solos at this point and this is by far David's best performance ever!!! I guess that's what it looks and sounds like if you perfect a craft for 57 years!!!