Love this tune!!!!!
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR5ApYxkU-U
 
 

 
The solo IN Part 2 is STILL one of MY favourite GUITAR solos OF all time.

Two of my all-time favorite solos are on that album (same song too), but not one of the Another Brick In The Wall parts.  My favs come from Comfortably Numb!
 
(That Gilmour guy's going to be good someday, ya?  )

My favorite Gilmour solos are from The Division Bell
 
- Poles Apart
- A Great Day For Freedom
 
Great Day also happens to have one of my favorite lyrical snippets ever
 
"I turned and I looked at you
And all but the bitter residues slipped away ..."

Hi,
 
I always thought that the "solo" stuff in the middle of "Echoes" was a lot more valuable and interesting than any of the stuff he did after. It was about how to blend what would be considered "noise" into the music, and make it work. 
 
While I enjoy solo's, in general, in rock music, solo's are NEVER what I want to hear, because it's like saying that Hamlet is not a part of the story, because he is on a solo trip and there is no story. I still think that rock music, has really separated the "solo" parts from the very piece it is so hard trying to tell you something ... Gilmour's "solo's", lost their way, after WYWH and Animals, when the original songs, were twisted into nothing from the very with it and meaningful originals, to over hyped final versions on the album. Syd Barrett's picking and and touching of his guitar, was not about a "solo", it was about the "feel" of the thing and how it fit into the music, and the same with the early Hendrix. The minute you take it away from it's context, it's meaningless. And that is what turns me off about "rock'n'roll" ... when does the music start? After the ego? I'm gone. Thanks!
 
I don't care for solo's. It's either the whole thing, or tell the guitar to sit down and shut up!

Moshkito
Hi,
 
I always thought that the "solo" stuff in the middle of "Echoes" was a lot more valuable and interesting than any of the stuff he did after. It was about how to blend what would be considered "noise" into the music, and make it work. 
 
While I enjoy solo's, in general, in rock music, solo's are NEVER what I want to hear, because it's like saying that Hamlet is not a part of the story, because he is on a solo trip and there is no story. I still think that rock music, has really separated the "solo" parts from the very piece it is so hard trying to tell you something ... Gilmour's "solo's", lost their way, after WYWH and Animals, when the original songs, were twisted into nothing from the very with it and meaningful originals, to over hyped final versions on the album. Syd Barrett's picking and and touching of his guitar, was not about a "solo", it was about the "feel" of the thing and how it fit into the music, and the same with the early Hendrix. The minute you take it away from it's context, it's meaningless. And that is what turns me off about "rock'n'roll" ... when does the music start? After the ego? I'm gone. Thanks!
 
I don't care for solo's. It's either the whole thing, or tell the guitar to sit down and shut up!

Hi,
 
I certainly don't just listen to solos.  In fact, a solo is nothing more than a wank-off without the context of the song.  However, as a guitar player like many others, I do like to analyze solos for their techniques, note choice, rhythmic values, embellishments, etc. as case studies.
 
So when I mention my favorite solos, they aren't my favorites because I've pulled them out of the context of the song they are played in.  The context is everything.  As such, they are among my favorites because of how they add to the whole.
 
I do appreciate you attempting to talk down to us unwashed once again though.  It's so refreshing.
 
 

Serious_Noize!
 
Love this tune!!!!!
 

 
Me too WHEN I was Six Years OLD.

BobF

Moshkito
Hi,
 
I always thought that the "solo" stuff in the middle of "Echoes" was a lot more valuable and interesting than any of the stuff he did after. It was about how to blend what would be considered "noise" into the music, and make it work. 
 
While I enjoy solo's, in general, in rock music, solo's are NEVER what I want to hear, because it's like saying that Hamlet is not a part of the story, because he is on a solo trip and there is no story. I still think that rock music, has really separated the "solo" parts from the very piece it is so hard trying to tell you something ... Gilmour's "solo's", lost their way, after WYWH and Animals, when the original songs, were twisted into nothing from the very with it and meaningful originals, to over hyped final versions on the album. Syd Barrett's picking and and touching of his guitar, was not about a "solo", it was about the "feel" of the thing and how it fit into the music, and the same with the early Hendrix. The minute you take it away from it's context, it's meaningless. And that is what turns me off about "rock'n'roll" ... when does the music start? After the ego? I'm gone. Thanks!
 
I don't care for solo's. It's either the whole thing, or tell the guitar to sit down and shut up!

Hi,
 
I certainly don't just listen to solos.  In fact, a solo is nothing more than a wank-off without the context of the song.  However, as a guitar player like many others, I do like to analyze solos for their techniques, note choice, rhythmic values, embellishments, etc. as case studies.
 
So when I mention my favorite solos, they aren't my favorites because I've pulled them out of the context of the song they are played in.  The context is everything.  As such, they are among my favorites because of how they add to the whole.
 
I do appreciate you attempting to talk down to us unwashed once again though.  It's so refreshing.
 
 

 

I've always thought that Neal Schon's solos with Journey always fit the songs perfectly and I certainly wouldn't want to listen to Pink Floyd without the solos.  That said, there sure are a lot of songs out there where an unrelated wankfest was added to keep the guitarist happy I guess.  As a guitarist, I don't want to hear a solo that reminds me of a practice exercise at 220bpm.  I want something that adds to the song it resides in.

craigb
I've always thought that Neal Schon's solos with Journey always fit the songs perfectly and I certainly wouldn't want to listen to Pink Floyd without the solos.  That said, there sure are a lot of songs out there where an unrelated wankfest was added to keep the guitarist happy I guess.  As a guitarist, I don't want to hear a solo that reminds me of a practice exercise at 220bpm.  I want something that adds to the song it resides in.

I couldn't agree more