The Island Records story: how a shipwreck led to Bob Marley and the reggae explosion
The Island Records story: how a shipwreck led to Bob Marley and the reggae explosion

When you think of Island Records, there might be a number of names that spring to mind from their earliest years as a label, with Nick Drake and Cat Stevens…

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The song David Gilmour called too wordy to sing
The song David Gilmour called too wordy to sing

David Gilmour understood early on in Pink Floyd the importance of collaboration. He was never comfortable being a songwriter first, and his best moments came when he sang Roger Waters’s…

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The big regret David Gilmour had about ‘Us and Them’
The big regret David Gilmour had about ‘Us and Them’

At the time of writing, Pink Floyd have a major new documentary screening in cinemas. This is fitting because the London prog band are as cinematic a rock band as…

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“I couldn’t”: David Gilmour’s biggest weakness as a guitarist
“I couldn’t”: David Gilmour’s biggest weakness as a guitarist

On any list of the most influential guitar players of all time, David Gilmour is surely there. During his time in Pink Floyd, he rewrote the rule book in many…

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The classic Pink Floyd album David Gilmour couldn’t listen to: “Too depressing, too boring”
The classic Pink Floyd album David Gilmour couldn’t listen to: “Too depressing, too boring”

Recently, I wrote an article pitching my argument for the most talented Pink Floyd member. This is undoubtedly a contentious topic given their place in the musical canon and the…

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The Pink Floyd song David Gilmour thought to be formless: “There’s nothing to it”
The Pink Floyd song David Gilmour thought to be formless: “There’s nothing to it”

For a moment, it looked like space rock giants Pink Floyd may have slowly trundled toward a cult footnote in prog’s 1970s heyday. Following their Anglo-surrealism foundings under the creative…

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