Reply #67: In Defense of Gilmour... [View All]

C'mon, Catbert... you say that Gilmour 'doesn't even write his own songs', but that is a bit of an overstatement. Gilmour writes his own music, but recruits lyricists. He has admitted that he is not a great lyricist, though several songs on 'About Face' have excellent Gilmour-penned lyrics... not Waters caliber, but respectable.

Gilmour is not the lyricist that Waters is, so he brings in help.

On the flip side, Waters hires guitarists to play on his solo albums (Snowy White, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton...) rather than playing the solos himself. But hey, Waters is not a skilled lead guitarist and doesn't claim to be. If it is wrong for Gilmour to get help with lyrics, why is it perfectly acceptable for Waters to bring in hired guitarists?

I agree that Gilmour's latest solo album is a bit mellow even for my tastes, but it is Gilmour doing what he wants to do with nothing to prove. Its good to see him finally working without the specter of Pink Floyd and Roger Waters exerting an influence over his music. Besides, at 60 years old, it's good that he is still producing music.