Is David Gilmour Overrated?

[LovesCheese]

Some people play guitar. Gilmour makes them weep.

[mr.d.]

Possibly the world's stupidest question.

[Alex_science]

David's great talent is not doing solos with millions of notes in one bar, abusing speed and exibition.
What makes David one of the greatest of all time is the use of his technique to convey feeling through melodies that touch the soul.
He is a master of sensitivity, viscerality, musical beauty and the feeling transmitted in the form of sound.
For me, Comfortably Numb's solo is the most beautiful ever played.
David is one of the gods at Guitar Olympo.

[HoraceBentley]

He doesn’t overdo it. He’s never overdone it. He puts feel first, never tries to show off. And still, he’s one of what we refer to as the greatest.

[jamesmurphy]

Actually DAVID GILMORE is underrated. He is one of the GREATEST GUITAR PLAYERS OF ALL TIME, NOT THE FASTEST BUT ONE OF THE BEST EVER.

[onurji]

That dude made me buy an electric guitar and took me out of my depressions. I am always thankful for gilmour.

[marksavage]

The lap solo in High Hopes is beyond incredible. There is no way to describe its beauty and emotion.

[mkesoul]

I saw him for my first time last night. It was a dream come true to hear him play live. I am so grateful. And his daughter was performing and head banging while He was soloing during comfortably numb.

[wicketuma]

When I first heard him play, I was enchanted and taken to a place I didn't think existed. He's brilliant, unique, and hasn't truly received all the accolades he so deserves. I adore him.❤

[davidcheswick]

Don't have to play at 100 miles an hour to be a good guitarist, this man plays with true passion, and feels the music he plays

[DavidZunker-hh]

He can make a guitar, tell a story. His voice is so soothing. It's perfect with a guitar in his hand you don't need anything else. My favorite musician vocalist guitarist of all time.

[warrenp.]

I listened to “Comfortably Numb” today and it made the hairs on my arms and neck stand and brought me to tears, like it always has from the first time I heard it. THE GREATEST guitar solo ever!🙏🙏 You can feel his soul pouring out through his guitar

[LAURA-llig]

He isn't overrated at all! He's the greatest....plain and simple....the GREATEST!!!!❤😊

[GreenMachine]

The man plays with such taste and class… he even says himself that he’s no “virtuoso.” He knows exactly what to do with the instrument and exactly when to do it. No… not a virtuoso… a maestro!

[NakedPigeon]

What I love about David's solo, that they never are (like many other guitarist's) ego trips.

[qffrroq]

no bull dust here... I can say as a guitarist of 50+ yrs, DG is in a league of his own. For me it's his timing and smoothness in his lead-solos that are so brilliant. He's a genius in my book. Keep going DG...you're a legend.

[originalskepticphd]

I could listen to nothing but David playing the guitar 24/7 and always be enthralled. The man plays from his soul.

[chfhtro]

The best, let their soul speak through their instruments.

[mitchhardin]

He is one of the few guitarist who’s music you can feel. The sounds coming from his guitar give you different emotions. He is one of the only people that can tell a story with his guitar.

[BeldonStanaford-gdlq]

He can make you FEEL what he is saying through strings. That's a different kind of Talent. 😊