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David Gilmour Might Not Play Roger Waters-Era Pink Floyd Songs

David Gilmour is already discussing a tour in support of his long-awaited new solo album. As for the set list, however, he now has an "unwillingness to revisit the Pink Floyd of the '70s."That would be the era when his long-departed bandmate Roger Waters held creative sway. Gilmour and Waters exited the decade amid creative differences, then saw their relationship completely break down when Gilmour decided to move forward with […]

todayMay 2, 2024 2

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Did David Lee Roth Help Write Songs for Van Halen’s ‘5150’?

How much progress had Van Halen made on their seventh studio album before parting ways with David Lee Roth in 1985, and how much of that work made its way onto 5150, the band's first album with singer Sammy Hagar?Naturally, it depends who you ask. Nobody disputes that the band's original lineup had begun writing some songs for the follow-up to 1984's smash hit 1984 before personality conflicts and a […]

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How David Lee Roth Wrote About Van Halen Split: ‘It Disgusts Me’

David Lee Roth's brief, contentious and unproductive 1996 reunion with Van Halen left the singer wondering if the band had ever really shared the same vision.The following year, in his book Crazy From the Heat, Roth told his side of the original Van Halen lineup's short-lived second and final era. He says that it all began he offered an olive branch to Eddie Van Halen right around the time the […]

todayApril 30, 2024 2

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David Gilmour Returns After 9 Years With ‘Luck and Strange’

David Gilmour is back with his first solo album in nearly a decade. Luck and Strange is due on Sept. 6, and will be advanced by the single "The Piper's Call" on Thursday. His late Pink Floyd bandmate Richard Wright appears on the title track, which makes use of elements from a 2007 jam at Gilmour's house. But Luck and Strange was initially defined by the more recent quarantine era. […]

todayApril 24, 2024

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Brian Eno Has Added Wild Pigs to a David Bowie Song

Brian Eno is offering a wild twist on a '90s-era song by David Bowie in honor of Earth Day. This newly reissued version of "Get Real" is part of a climate change-focused album titled Sounds Right, developed by Eno in conjunction with the Museum for the United Nations. He's added the sound of hyenas and wild pigs to align with the theme. Listen below. "It’s a powerful song – very […]

todayApril 22, 2024 5

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Did Earl Slick Have to Blow Up a Car for David Bowie Reunion?

Earl Slick discussed the strange working relationship he had with David Bowie, which began in 1974 and lasted on and off until 2013.The American guitarist’s career includes credits with John Lennon, David Coverdale and others. In a new interview with Guitar World, Slick described Bowie as an artist who did “whatever hit him at a particular time.” He said, “I remember I played with him in 2000 – we did Glastonbury and […]

todayApril 19, 2024

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Michael Anthony Says He Hasn’t Spoken to David Lee Roth in Years

Michael Anthony has opened up about his relationship with former Van Halen bandmate David Lee Roth.In a video recorded last month but only recently posted online, the bassist admitted he hadn’t spoken with his former frontman in “quite some time.”“The last time I actually spoke with him was when [there was talk] about a possible reunion thing,” Anthony noted (as transcribed by Blabbermouth). “It's really crazy because I hadn't heard […]

todayApril 18, 2024 2

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Wolfgang Van Halen Responds to David Lee Roth’s Recent Attacks

Wolfgang Van Halen has responded to recent comments made about him by David Lee Roth.Back in January, Roth posted a video to his YouTube page that began with a spoof interview with Jesus Christ."Bro, I want people to know I got this job because of my talent," said the parody Jesus in an artificially sped up voice. "I would have this job anyway, even if my dad wasn't God. I just want […]

todayMarch 6, 2024 2

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David Gilmour’s 10 Best Solo Songs

With only a few proper solo albums over the decades, Pink Floyd legend David Gilmour's inconsistency can make it hard to keep up: There was once an amazing stretch of 22 years between official releases. Folks who remember his self-titled debut, which was wedged between Pink Floyd's Animals and The Wall, might forget the 1984 follow up – which arrived between The Final Cut and Momentary Lapse of Reason. Oh, […]

todayMarch 6, 2024 1

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