July 2009:
'If You Believe In Justice' – "Chicago/ change the world".
David's re-recording of Chicago, also featuring Chrissie Hynde and Bob Geldof, and produced by Chris Thomas, is available today via
the UK Daily Mail newspaper as a download with a voluntary donation.
Download.
Please join!
Vocals: Chrissy Hynde, David Gilmour, Bob Geldof & Gary Mckinnon
bass & guitar and keyboard;David Gilmour
keys and programming - Damn Iddins
guitar, vox and additional engineer - James Litherland
drums programming - Wilson Sharp
production - Chris Thomas & Damon Iddins
additional engineer - Julie Gardner.
Artwork - Steve Knee.
Track time; 3:39
Written by Graham Nash, additional lyrics by Janis Sharp (Gary's mother).
This campagne is about Gary McKinnon, a young guy who managed to get access of computers of the Pentagon and Nasa.
He was convinced that the American gouverment had more info about green energy and UFO's.
As appeared he suffers a desease called "Asperge Syndrome", a kind of
autisme. Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, one of the world's leading experts in autism, consulted him and stated: he had
'no terrorist agenda' and as posing 'no harm to society'.
Probably he must live his life in the American jail....
Previously Unreleased Rod Stewart Track with John Paul Jones, David Gilmour to Emerge.
A song recorded in the summer of 1992 by Rod Stewart, David Gilmour and John Paul Jones will finally be released this September after more than 17 years of collecting dust.
The track is called In a Broken Dream, and it's a remake of the song Stewart first recorded in 1969 as a special guest vocalist for a band called Python Lee Jackson, which had crossed over from Australia to England.
Jeff Beck
Some of you noticed that Jeff Beck is on tour again. At hte Royal Albert Hall Gilmour joined him on stage.
Did you know that some Floyd members wanted to ask Jeff to join them wenn Syd turned loose?
Read here what Jeff remembers from that period.
David Gilmour and Guy Pratt can be heard on a
new song that's recorded for Greenpeace. The song is caled "Mayday".
Download it at this spot (4 free!).
Much-respected musician and producer Nick Laird-Clowes (Dream Academy), who has been a long-term collaborator (and in some cases, co-writer) with David Gilmour. He's been talking recently on social networking sites about the music he has just completed for a Greenpeace documentary about The Kingsnorth Six, which is set to go viral on the Greenpeace website from May 28th.
It is said to include a new song, 'Mayday' ("a meditation on street protest - circa '09") which Nick notes includes David Gilmour on backing vocals and guitar, and the "pounding" bass of Guy Pratt. More details of the documentary, which is directed by Nick Broomfield, as it emerges.
PS
Guy Pratt is now on tour in Australia with his comedie shows.
An in the time between he did guest performances with and African duo, Amadou and Mariam. A video of "No Way" from Davids first solo alnum ('78) you can find here.
With the ex-top model Kate Moss he played "Sumertime"... Info here.
Syd Barrett.
A new book looking at the life of Syd Barrett is to be published at the end of this month, on July 30th. Written by Bob Cairns, "Syd Barrett - Legend" traces his rise to stardom from an early age through to his tragic death in the summer of 2006. The book covers the story of the young, precocious talent from his early days in Cambridge, England, to the height of his fame as Pink Floyd became a 'Supergroup'. It charts his decline, but also tracks his incredible ability to produce whimsical lyrics coupled with a unique guitar style.
Details of the solo album recording sessions and the tireless efforts of David Gilmour to produce the records are discussed. The full lyrics to his solo material are reproduced for the first time within the body of any work.
The book also looks at his life when he finally left the London scene to become reclusive at the family home in Cambridge. His state of health, mentally, was speculated upon over many years and the book is said to put the record straight on this and other issues.
With considerable help with the book coming from Rosemary Breen, his sister, the book sounds an interesting proposition.
From Matt at BrainDamage the best Floyd site ;-)
RPWL
Shot a fantastic dvd in Poland, great images and great sound.
This week i played Beyond Reality of the Dutch Neo-
Proggers Mangrove every day...
If you like the old stylish Genesis, Mangenta, Credo, Landmarq, old Mariliion,Camel, Floyd etc etc. This is your album of the year!
Brilliant keyboards, soaring guitars and all melodic and catchy, but complex. Without becoming freaky. Mmm i love this kind of Music, ah maybe the licks to band like Genesis are over obvious, but it so well crafted...
9++ out of 10. Mangrove @ MySpace
Porcupine Tree
"The Incident" samples are online at
myspace. Alquin
The Dutch Rockers from the 70-ies are stil young and keen to lay down a perfect live set. A new tour is planned and the album will see
the day light in September. Listen here.
July the 20th; the first moon walk ;-)
If you want to read what David Gilmour had to say about the moontrip look @
this spot + watch their jam session at YOuTube + more news from David.
Have a great summer
& enjoy my competitions or whatever,
Nick from the lovely South of the Netherlands
@ www.mostlypink.net.
New Competitions:
* a 3 cd box of the floydish Mostly Autumn (3 great moods, i get the creeps with disc 3... amazing guitar work a la David Gilmour and splendid harmonies),
* Mangrove (great Dutch Progressive band)(excellent),
* Riverside (Polish Rockers who managed
to mix Floyd and metal, but the new one is more different...),
* Troy Donockley (this ambient tunes grabs me every time again deep and brings me into an other world, awesome).
(free cd's, no spam, no nothing!))
+ a lot of free tickets to help you thru the summer:
