This is my FAVORITE Gilmour performance of all time. I have been watching this very clip for over 20 years. I got the "Les Paul and Friends" VHS tape and watched it until it was just about worn out, then I couldn't find it. Now, here it is. I'm sooooooo happy to have found it again!!!!
After David performed at this concert, BB King (he also performed there) went up to him and said “hey boy are you sure you wasn’t born in Mississippi?”
@Theanimalonthewall I completely agree. David could play a one note solo, and it would be perfect. That's the reason he's my favorite guitarist of all time.
Great Blues/Rock this man doesn't need speed to show how great he is.He gets the most out of every note he plays like all the greats.Always nice to see David out of his Floyd mode for awhile.
I love how it's Les Paul and friends. But Gilmour comes out and rocks the house with a strat! XD Fuck the guy on the keytar though. I wanna hear more of Gilmours playing.
thats a sweet blues tone he got going on so i dont no why all the so called experts give the poor emg's a hard time.the red strat with the active pickup's was his number 1 guitar at the time as i think his black strat was on loan to the hard rock cafe so hallelujah its back in his hands again !!!!
@juegas I have been a Pink Floyd fan since 1970. Read up on their history. They all met in art school. Before they were called Pink Floyd they called their band The Screaming Abdabs. They played mostly blues. You can find Pink Floyd blues recordings on youtube -- just search the term "pink floyd blues."
@bphillipps I'll admit that a Strat does have a cleaner sound but IMO that cleaner sound is better for JAZZ while the higher tone of the Les Paul is better for Rock and blues I own both a Strat and a Les Paul. I usually practice with the Strat because with the cleaner sound, mistakes are more noticeable forcing me to improve my playing. My Les Paul is a Gold Top version just like GIlmour's on the other vid but without the whammy bar. I use that for the higher toned Blues/Rock sound. It rocks :)
'les paul and friends ' and he rocks up with a strat ? haha , this brilliant masterpiece cant be done with a gibson . a les paul would make it all juicy and blury
I put all my money into keytar company stocks in the '80s. I figured it would replace the guitar. DAMN. Oh well, at least my idea for wearing your hair short on top and long in the back is still popular.
I thought the same thing. I saw this concert when it was recorded in 1988. The dude did the same thing while Eddie Van Halen was on stage. Yea....he can play...but why is he taking valuable solo time away from Hall of Famers in a tribute to the Great Les Paul? Nonetheless....RIP Les Paul.
@bphillipps I never said Gilmour was the best at playing blues. You should re-read what I said. My comment was that "Les Paul's are better" for playing blues than a Fender.
It amuses me that the two best guitarists at that show (besides Les himself) don't play Les Paul guitars... they play Fenders. I'm not sure *why* that amuses me... but it does LOL.
Maybe you don't think so Mr. 'Guitarmercy', but if you had seen the whole tribute special you would have seen that Les Paul was VERY impressed. Think I'd have to go with his opinion over yours. Sorry.
@Heatmi5er hey it's the 80s and miami vice is hotter than a 2 dollar pistol in a shooting match. it just shows gilmour can coax synth sounds out of his guitar. as a friend of mine remarked," there was some great dance music in the 80s" too bad most of it sucked wind musically
Why would you go into a David Gilmour video and start rambling about jan akkerman? If you think "jan akkerman is "wayyyy wayyyy better than all the guitarists everr (LMAO), then go post a comment in one of his video. Besides, no one said Gilmour was the best ever. I just posted a cool old clip of him that many of his fans might never have seen. Cripes.
@goatface1000...Hey to you ;o)) It is quite ok, that you don`t mean the same as me. It is my opinion, and I adore Gilmour and think he is the best guitarist ever. Sorry, but we all have different taste in music. -Lisa-
@fjl05 nothing is "better suited" to blues... If i wanna play slide banjo with 3 strings through a JCM 800, then I will, there's no rules in music, ESPECIALLY not in blues.
jan akkerman is wayyyy wayyyy better than all the guitarists everrr better than him dont say hes bad he is great buutt jan akkerman is the real king of guitar
The keyboard player is Jan Hammer. He's a pretty accomplished player. But yes, he's annoying as heck in a Les Paul tribute video. He's all over the stage in the Eddie Van Halen clip taken from this same concert. He has no business being on that stage ... maybe at an Elton John tribute concert. But not one for Les Paul.
This is not what they played at this gig. Not sure what the story is of this boring slow "jam" (and I use that term loosely). Now I know they did recuts and clever editing of the released show, so maybe this was a reshoot. Because at this show he played an instrumental version of Shine On You Crazy Diamond, primarily the side 2 parts--and it was awesome. This, on the other hand, blows.
@@davidgilmour3173 strange how the memory works (and fails)...I would have sworn on a slab of bacon it was a variation of Shine On side 2 that was played. And I apologize, this doesn't blow, but I remember it so much differently. I was part of a group there via Stanley Jordan. After the show we asked Stanley who was the best that night. He said everyone had different styles and impossible to compare, but that David Gilmour had the ability to bewitch you...
This is my FAVORITE Gilmour performance of all time. I have been watching this very clip for over 20 years. I got the "Les Paul and Friends" VHS tape and watched it until it was just about worn out, then I couldn't find it. Now, here it is. I'm sooooooo happy to have found it again!!!!
Gilmour said meeting BB King at this gig was one of his greatest musical memories.
zodiacbluesbaby
"Hey boy...you sure you wasn't born in Mississippi?"
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Impressive sound and playing! Hats off, Mr.Gilmour!
Not just rock but he can play the blues too. WOW!
1988, and he was already 42. That man can sure play the blues!
David Gilmour's tone reaches the depths of my wretched heart.
You are great David Gilmour
Gilmour is the best guitarist in the whole wide world EVER!!! I adore him!!! Awesome video
David Gilmour,es bueno en todos los estilos, es un guitarrista de primera, de los mejores , un genio, para mi ,un dios con la guitarra ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Gilmour is the only who can play a stratocaster in lespaul tribute
@Terrence Reardon and Friends Podcast Podcast Nah dude kramer is also part of gibson
@The Terrence Reardon Podcast Kramer Strat...
Les Paul the man, not the guitar
And so did EVH
Rest In Peace Mister Paul.
We'll miss you so much, but you'll spirit will always be with us.
One of the king of guitar...is the man up there! :)
Wow, Tony Levin on bass! Cool.
After David performed at this concert, BB King (he also performed there) went up to him and said “hey boy are you sure you wasn’t born in Mississippi?”
ohhhhh.. my dave gimour. someday before he was my favorite guitarist.
cool....you are great gilmour
@Theanimalonthewall I completely agree. David could play a one note solo, and it would be perfect. That's the reason he's my favorite guitarist of all time.
Un groso👍👍👍👍
Gilmour rocking the Blues: heaven!!!
I would have liked to see him here with SRV and Robin Trower.
he ahi al maestro gilmour, manoseando esa linda mujer guitarra, bends que llegan al infinito...
Icone..........❤
that cheesey 80s keyboard thing is awesome and so is Hammer playing it. he plays with Jeff beck also on blow by blow
was just thinkin' the same thing LOL!
this is freaking gold! i've never seen this before
Great Blues/Rock this man doesn't need speed to show how great he is.He gets the most out of every note he plays like all the greats.Always nice to see David out of his Floyd mode for awhile.
The best guitar player in the whole universe.
thanks for posting this video man, love seeing dave with his red strat. brings back good memories of that tone
The Les Paul tribute concert must have been amazing.
incredible his sound!!!
Tony Levin layin it down for him
Such a sweet tone!
What a powerful tone.
Guitar: Can you play some blues
Gilmour: I don't play I feel
cool, sounds like clapton in some parts. The sound of the strato is epic
Holy keytar!!!
Very different, very nice, never seen!
Yes it is !
or returning to their roots...check PF early releases & bootlegs-some unreal killer blues
Yep definately!!!
Dave has always been a rocker but damn he's great at blues! He blows Clapton away completely.
I love how it's Les Paul and friends. But Gilmour comes out and rocks the house with a strat! XD
Fuck the guy on the keytar though. I wanna hear more of Gilmours playing.
Soooooo Cleeeeaaaannnnnn!!!!!!!
gilmour very well!!
thats a sweet blues tone he got going on so i dont no why all the so called experts give the poor emg's a hard time.the red strat with the active pickup's was his number 1 guitar at the time as i think his black strat was on loan to the hard rock cafe so hallelujah its back in his hands again !!!!
@juegas I have been a Pink Floyd fan since 1970. Read up on their history. They all met in art school. Before they were called Pink Floyd they called their band The Screaming Abdabs. They played mostly blues. You can find Pink Floyd blues recordings on youtube -- just search the term "pink floyd blues."
he rlly knows how to bleed the strat tone straight from his fretboard
Bb king told him " hey boy, you're sure you wasn't born in Mississippi?"
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@Heatmi5er good post. thnx a lot!!!
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@bphillipps I'll admit that a Strat does have a cleaner sound but IMO that cleaner sound is better for JAZZ while the higher tone of the Les Paul is better for Rock and blues
I own both a Strat and a Les Paul. I usually practice with the Strat because with the cleaner sound, mistakes are more noticeable forcing me to improve my playing. My Les Paul is a Gold Top version just like GIlmour's on the other vid but without the whammy bar. I use that for the higher toned Blues/Rock sound. It rocks :)
@Heatmi5er Besides the fact that he is the best ever...or at the very least top 5.
Playing a Strat LMAO, Nice one Dave keeping it real.
how can a slaphead with a combover and playing a keytar get on the same stage as dave gilmour when he playing de blue's god damit
The reason I play Guitar...
'les paul and friends ' and he rocks up with a strat ? haha , this brilliant masterpiece cant be done with a gibson . a les paul would make it all juicy and blury
Is that Tony Levin on bass? I think it is!
2:46 that pinch thoooooo 😍
I believe that is Tony Levin on bass. Thank goodness those ridiculous keyboards didn't hang around long.
I put all my money into keytar company stocks in the '80s. I figured it would replace the guitar. DAMN. Oh well, at least my idea for wearing your hair short on top and long in the back is still popular.
jollita papaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
guitarmercy: what the hell ever dude. Gilmour has his roots in blues, so I'm not sure what you're talking about.
I thought the same thing. I saw this concert when it was recorded in 1988. The dude did the same thing while Eddie Van Halen was on stage. Yea....he can play...but why is he taking valuable solo time away from Hall of Famers in a tribute to the Great Les Paul?
Nonetheless....RIP Les Paul.
@bphillipps I never said Gilmour was the best at playing blues. You should re-read what I said.
My comment was that "Les Paul's are better" for playing blues than a Fender.
does when gilmour is playing it
Les Paul Tribute... Strat Player! Yeah thats it! Strat FTW! Thumbup if u agree!
It amuses me that the two best guitarists at that show (besides Les himself) don't play Les Paul guitars... they play Fenders. I'm not sure *why* that amuses me... but it does LOL.
Is he playing a Fender? Bit funny on a Les Paul tribute.....
+Rob Arentsen I think Gilmour has a contract with Fender.
+Rob Arentsen He loves the Strat ;)
You are aware that Les Paul the person came first, I assume.
+tom mabry I miss the point. What do you mean?
The guitar is named after a guitarist, So a "Les Paul Tribute" is actually a tribute for a person, not a guitar.
because fender is a trademark guitar of gilmour.....just like how the les Paul is a trademark guitar for slash or Jimmy page
Maybe you don't think so Mr. 'Guitarmercy', but if you had seen the whole tribute special you would have seen that Les Paul was VERY impressed. Think I'd have to go with his opinion over yours. Sorry.
@Heatmi5er hey it's the 80s and miami vice is hotter than a 2 dollar pistol in a shooting match. it just shows gilmour can coax synth sounds out of his guitar. as a friend of mine remarked," there was some great dance music in the 80s" too bad most of it sucked wind musically
If I'm not mistaken, that's his favorite Strat...Very first off the line.
(7 years later……😆)
Nope…Its the guitar he uses on Run Like Hell
@ukkfayooyay no they didn't. They did not all join together to create blues. where are you getting your info?
That's Jan freakin' Hammer. He gets to play whatever he likes, hater. ;)
You kids are too young to remember that Pink Floyd started as a blues band.
please never bring back the keytar.
Why would you go into a David Gilmour video and start rambling about jan akkerman? If you think "jan akkerman is "wayyyy wayyyy better than all the guitarists everr (LMAO), then go post a comment in one of his video. Besides, no one said Gilmour was the best ever. I just posted a cool old clip of him that many of his fans might never have seen. Cripes.
@da87m I billion'th that comment !
Wish they would throw that cheesey 80s keyboard guitar thing in a fireplace and replace it with another guitar.
I think it might have been a bit different if the tone he was using didn't suck absolute balls, but yeah. Guitar over that shit any day.
@Jethro719 dutch guitar player, has kind of a cult status
This guy with a piano is Jan Hammer?
@goatface1000...Hey to you ;o)) It is quite ok, that you don`t mean the same as me. It is my opinion, and I adore Gilmour and think he is the best guitarist ever. Sorry, but we all have different taste in music. -Lisa-
Sssh cant you see david is working
ttttssss que passo ps hubiera salido con una les paul ,no con su fender
@bphillipps Then you should see this vid. It's Gilmour playing blues on a Les Paul.
watch?v=Y7nUkJ5lCHY
BB King's comment to David, after he finished: ua-cam.com/video/Uc8CPJItAIk/v-deo.html
Love Gilmour even more! Hate that stupid synth in the background.
@fjl05 nothing is "better suited" to blues... If i wanna play slide banjo with 3 strings through a JCM 800, then I will, there's no rules in music, ESPECIALLY not in blues.
I agree with You 100 percent. Jack White is not fit to tune Gilmours guitar!
the blooze!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i saw this when it first aired on cable. great feel for the blooze, but he should have played a les paul
speed is overrated this is the best
Who the fuck is Jan Akkerman ?
jan akkerman is wayyyy wayyyy better than all the guitarists everrr better than him dont say hes bad he is great buutt jan akkerman is the real king of guitar
I would have played a Les Paul for the occasion... unless he's under some agreement w/Fender
Può fare tutto con la chiatarra, come lui solo il grande jeff beck, gli amtri chitarristi solo buona tecnica e niente emozioni...
come on. the keyboard dude wasn't that bad.
not really the style that suits him, but he got away with it....
The keyboard player is Jan Hammer. He's a pretty accomplished player. But yes, he's annoying as heck in a Les Paul tribute video. He's all over the stage in the Eddie Van Halen clip taken from this same concert. He has no business being on that stage ... maybe at an Elton John tribute concert. But not one for Les Paul.
you must be mad
@fjl05 non sence
This is not what they played at this gig. Not sure what the story is of this boring slow "jam" (and I use that term loosely). Now I know they did recuts and clever editing of the released show, so maybe this was a reshoot. Because at this show he played an instrumental version of Shine On You Crazy Diamond, primarily the side 2 parts--and it was awesome. This, on the other hand, blows.
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@@davidgilmour3173 strange how the memory works (and fails)...I would have sworn on a slab of bacon it was a variation of Shine On side 2 that was played. And I apologize, this doesn't blow, but I remember it so much differently. I was part of a group there via Stanley Jordan. After the show we asked Stanley who was the best that night. He said everyone had different styles and impossible to compare, but that David Gilmour had the ability to bewitch you...