Set List MAROONED - COMING
BACK TO LIFE - SORROW MAROONED: This was amazing. He used the #001 Strat
for this. All three of the songs played were the full, all-electric
versions, and this was no exception. The entire track was performed,
with Dave showing that he is still the master of the Digitech whammy
pedal . I'm a guitarist so I noticed that #001 was giving him a bit of a
problem around frets 18-20, on the high e and B strings: his full tone
bends weren't quite reaching the correct pitch, but then again its not
surprising that a 50 year old guitar would have a few deadspots here and
there. David is such a genius that you have to be a neurotic guitarist
like me to spot it anyway...he just carried on playing flawlessly, as
usual. We heard the full 5/6 minute version of the song. Incredible.
COMING BACK TO LIFE: Again, he used #001. When I heard that synth and he
started playing the intro, it really got to me. At that point it hit me
that David Gilmour is standing about 10 feet away from me (I was front
row!), playing the full electric version of this song, for the first
time in 10 years. His voice was perfect. Still that unmistakable high
pitched soft tone. He played the solo at the end in a style very similar
to that of the PULSE CD.
SORROW: He switched to the Candy Apple '57 Reissue with the active EMG's
for this. That intro was so powerful I could feel it in the floor and my
shoes. We got the whole 10 minute version of the song, and the solo at
the end was the best version I've heard. He didn't do the feedback-solo
he did at the Division Bell concerts at the end of it though, the song
just built up to a huge ending.
Summary:
- David has obviously lost a lot of weight since the Meltdown gig, and
he's looking very good.
- His singing and playing were unsurprisingly flawless.
- Strat #001 is beginning to die: he definitely had a few problems with
it and I think this was probably the last time we'll see him use it at a
gig.
For those of you who could not make it to this incredible gig, you'll be
pleased to know that the whole show was recorded professionally for
release as a DVD.