David Gilmour Songs Ranked

David Jon Gilmour CBE (born 6 March 1946) is an English musician who was a member of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. He joined as guitarist and co-lead vocalist in 1968 shortly before the departure of founding member Syd Barrett. Pink Floyd achieved international success with the concept albums The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), Animals (1977), and The Wall (1979). By the early 1980s, they had become one of the highest-selling and most acclaimed acts in music history; by 2012, they had sold more than 250 million records worldwide, including 75 million in the United States. Following the departure of Roger Waters in 1985, Pink Floyd continued under Gilmour’s leadership and released three more studio albums.
Gilmour has produced a variety of artists, such as the Dream Academy, and has released four solo studio albums: David Gilmour, About Face, On an Island, and Rattle That Lock. He is also credited for bringing singer-songwriter Kate Bush to public attention. As a member of Pink Floyd, he was inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996, and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005. In 2003, Gilmour was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). He was awarded the Outstanding Contribution title at the 2008 Q Awards. In 2011, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 14 in their list of the greatest guitarists of all time. He was also voted number 36 in the greatest voices in rock by Planet Rock listeners in 2009. Here are all of David Gilmour’s songs ranked.

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15. Love On the Air (About Face, 1984)

“Its not often that Pete Townshend collaborates with anyone but he wrote the lyric of the song here made by a former member of the Pink Floyd who once sessioned for the Dream Academy. However I think that Gilmour himself would be outraged by what another person with the User name of <ferret1> has put on here in a pathetic attempt to deflate Townshend in favour of Gilmour as I can state here and now Gilmour was just one of hundreds who leapt to the defence of Townshend earlier this year.Both are admirers of each other’s work and what’s on here is nothing short of Slander.”

14. Near the End (About Face, 1984)

“Do yourself a favor and listen to this song.. it has an acoustic part and the soaring climactic David Gilmour wails at the end This is such a brilliant song, awesome solo! Great lyrics too!

13. So Far Away (David Gilmour, 1978)

“I think this song is about the lost love, when the relationship between the two still exists but the love is gone and neither one has enough resolve to part with the other.”

12. This Heaven (On an Island, 2006)

“Well, there’s earthly and heavenly. I don’t know too much about David Gilmour, but, this sounds like he’s satisfied with some type of “Spiritual” feeling. This earthly heaven is enough for me, if that means earth as heaven, then, that sounds good to me. I think he’s saying, life, family, and this earth is heaven, and it’s enough for him.”

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11. The Blue (On an Island, 2006)

“The elation continues on in the mystifying song “The Blue,” which contains some truly melting lap steel soloing.”

10. Castellorizon (On an Island, 2006)

“The album starts with the atmospheric soundscape “Castellorizon,” overlain with a melodic guitar solo and orchestration that flows gently into the title track, a harmonious triumph featuring guest appearances by David Crosby and Graham Nash.”

9. Smile (On an Island, 2006)

“I think its about a guy whos on the fence about leaving his love. He’s pretty sure the relationship is over and figured the easiest thing is just for him to leave. I think he has put forth an effort to make things work but she just won’t come around. She probably gives him a bunch of sh*t and he figures the only she’ll be happy is if he leaves.”

8. Take a Breath (On an Island, 2006)

“The song seems to be talking about how a person experiences the most growth – physical or personal – when the going gets tough. “When you’re down is where you’ll find yourself.” That’s the first two verses. The third verse talks about how someone who truly cares for you will try to push you to grow and to do that they will not try to make your life easy. That kind of person is rare though.”

7. Rattle That Lock (Rattle That Lock, 2015)

“Rattle That Lock is a slow and solemn album, without the force, aggressiveness and impetus that the most genuine Rock usually shows, but at the same time it is an elegant, detailed and technical work to the extreme, which undoubtedly ends up making people fall in love. most demanding listener.”

6. Out of the Blue (About Face, 1984)

“Song is about Jesus coming from the clouds in Revelations to judge the living and dead? How the angel of death trods out humanity on a “winepress” and the vast majority of mankind are condemned to eternal torment”

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5. In Any Tongue (Rattle That Lock, 2015)

“The live version from Pompeii is incredible, one of his very best and one of my favorites. It has amazing concept and lyric. and the solo at the end is breathtaking.

4. Faces of Stone (Rattle That Lock, 2015)

“The Francophile-waltz-like “Faces of Stone” sounds a bit as if Leonard Cohen had brought guitarist David Gilmour into the studio.”

3. There’s No Way Out of Here (David Gilmour, 1978)

“I love this album and the effort from David. It seems to be pure Gilmour and no influence from Waters. It was refreshing at the time and a good look into what Pink Floyd was to become. Another Diamond shines on.”

2. Murder (About Face, 1984)

“My impression is that these lyrics referred to Roger Waters. I somehow get that the “ending another man’s life” was a nod to Roger’s treatment of Richard Wright who was effectively kicked out of the band during the Wall sessions. Roger also had a menacing stare and the “in the background, the eyes that just stared” could be reference to that as well.”

1. On an Island (On an Island, 2006)

“Overall , several great songs, but not enough to make it a great album. By far his best solo work. I did find it interesting that Rick Wright was included on this album. Several years ago Roger Waters made some comments about David Gilmour hating to work with Rick as much as Roger did, but only brought him back into Pink Floyd to make it look legit.”