David Gilmour - Luck and Strange Making Of (The Producer)

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“It felt like we needed something new.” Watch David talking about finding & working with producer Charlie Andrew on Luck and Strange.

*ABOUT LUCK AND STRANGE*
‘Luck and Strange’ was recorded over five months in Brighton and London and is Gilmour’s first album of new material in nine years. The record was produced by David and Charlie Andrew, best known for his work with ALT-J and Marika Hackman. Of this new working relationship, David says, “We invited Charlie to the house, so he came and listened to some demos, and said things like, “Well, why does there have to be a guitar solo there?” and “Do they all fade out? Can’t some of them just end?”. He has a wonderful lack of knowledge or respect for this past of mine. He’s very direct and not in any way overawed, and I love that. That is just so good for me because the last thing you want is people just deferring to you.”

The majority of the album’s lyrics have been composed by Polly Samson, Gilmour’s co-writer and collaborator for the past thirty years. Samson says of the lyrical themes covered on ‘Luck and Strange’, “It’s written from the point of view of being older; mortality is the constant.” Gilmour elaborates, “We spent a load of time during and after lockdown talking about and thinking about those kind of things.” Polly has also found the experience of working with Charlie Andrew liberating, “He wants to know what the songs are about, he wants everyone who’s playing on them to have the ideas that are in the lyric informing their playing. I have particularly loved it for that reason.”

The album features eight new tracks along with a beautiful reworking of The Montgolfier Brothers’ ‘Between Two Points’ and has artwork and photography by the renowned artist Anton Corbijn.

Musicians contributing to the record include Guy Pratt & Tom Herbert on bass, Adam Betts, Steve Gadd and Steve DiStanislao on drums, Rob Gentry & Roger Eno on keyboards with string and choral arrangements by Will Gardner. The title track also features the late Pink Floyd keyboard player Richard Wright, recorded in 2007 at a jam in a barn at David’s house.

Some contributions emerged from the live streams that Gilmour and family performed to a global audience during the lockdowns of 2020 and 2021; Romany Gilmour sings, plays the harp and appears on lead vocals on ‘Between Two Points’. Gabriel Gilmour also sings backing vocals.

The album’s cover image, photographed and designed by Anton Corbijn, is inspired by a lyric written by Charlie Gilmour for the album’s final song ‘Scattered’. Of working with his family on ‘Luck and Strange’, David says, “Polly and I have been writing together for over thirty years and the Von Trapped live streams showed the great blend of Romany’s voice and harp-playing and that led us into a feeling of discarding some of the past that I’d felt bound to and that I could throw those rules out and do whatever I felt like doing, and that has been such a joy.”

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*ABOUT DAVID GILMOUR*

A Cambridge friend of Syd Barrett, David joined Syd, with Roger Waters, Richard Wright, and Nick Mason, in Pink Floyd in early 1968, only for Syd to leave the group five gigs later. Pink Floyd's subsequent huge worldwide success continued after Roger Waters' departure in 1985, with the albums A Momentary Lapse Of Reason and The Division Bell both charting at No. 1 in the UK and the US, and sell-out world tours. Rattle That Lock released in 2015 and David’s 4th solo album, went to No. 1 in 13 countries. In 2017, Live at Pompeii released as a live album and film which was recorded at the Amphitheatre of Pompeii.

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Don't let that producer limit your soloing!

IndyYakr
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Yet, that Floyd sound is so distinct in this solo. Gilmour’s guitar was and will always remain the real essence of Pink Floyd.

alokchakraborty
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Me & everyone I know think you're an absolute legend David, blessings from Ireland 💚

EireFirst
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Much love to you and your family Mr Gilmour

tikkaguy
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David Gilmou! What more can be said, that hasn't been said about you ? Except, "play on", Sir!
Music is indeed, the universal language, that the world truly understands. And you Sir, have have given the world five decades, of pure genius.
Shine on, you multi facetted diamond 💎 ! 👏

bavannaicker
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We need longer videos. One minute is too little while we wait to listen to the album 😅😅😅

Barney
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Don't forget Argentina. Here we wait for you like the farmer the rain. ❤

hesiodocelestial
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Congrats on 1 million subs dave!!!! Greatest guitarrist of all time with his epic solos and his great carrer on pink floyd

ChiEsp
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It's great to find someone who's never heard of Pink Floyd or David Gilmour before! 😁
Love to David and the entire family!

questfortruth
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I realized I always watch these videos with a big smile on my face 😍 Happy days!

MrPinkfloydian
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A new perspective from a new producer is always a challenge, and his talent is clearly visible in the production of this record. Spot on David, good choice.

Roy_Gaber
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Charlie seems like a pretty cool guy to work with and the album is a work of art . Cheers guy's

rocknjamz
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Thank you very much for keeping the music flame alive 🔥 greetings from the Colombian community of New York 🗽 see you at the Garden on November 6 and 9 🎉

leorocker
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SO WONDERFULLY ANXIOUS FOR THE REST OF THIS MASTERPIECE !

kentborges
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...Great producer too!...
Thank you David !!!💖😌👍💎📀💎🎸💎🎙💕💕🌬🌊🎶

vickyp.
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It seems to be working very well with your latest creations. Your music always has that timeless quality that stands the test of time, with every new generation discovering your works.

MichaelJohnson-jtcu
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The Sphere! The Sphere! I live in NY and i’m calling for a The Sphere residency.

jordansupremes
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Thank you David. I think it is a great album and I wish to hear you live in Germany, perhaps 2025.

wolfgangstoll
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Cmon David get some of them old fuzz face tones on the new record like back in the day ! Nobody has ever made fuzz sound so musical like you!!

SharpEdgeStandardOfficial
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We need you in south america, David!!! Brazil is waiting for you!!!

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