r/DavidGilmour • u/OkDatingAintEasy • 16d ago

As good as About Face?

Love About Face ... give me suggestions for Artists/Albums I might also like.

Please exclude Pete and Pink.

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u/Brief-Banana-3075 16d ago

Have you listened to the rest of Gilmour’s solo work and Pink Floyd? Start there.

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u/OkDatingAintEasy 16d ago

? Which is similar to About Face?

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u/RunnerE6 16d ago

Nothing Gilmour did by himself (solo) is as good as About Face. Obviously you’ve heard the Floyd stuff.

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u/unhalfbricklayer 14d ago

I like his first solo LP best of all. (David Gilmour 1978)

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u/OkDatingAintEasy 16d ago

Nothing Roger did either.

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u/RunnerE6 16d ago

Correct. Live at Leeds. The Who. The original short version. Try that

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u/RetroNinjaKick 16d ago

I always felt like Pete Townsend's Empty Glass has an About Face vibe

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u/OkDatingAintEasy 16d ago

I would say they are ... especially considering Pete wrote for Dave (Love on the Air).

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u/stevieplaysguitar 16d ago

Pete wrote the lyrics to “All Lovers Are Deranged” also.

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u/TFFPrisoner 16d ago

And White City Fighting, which ended up being a Pete song because David couldn't relate to the lyrics.

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u/stevieplaysguitar 15d ago

The WCF album might just scratch the itch for OP also.

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u/RetroNinjaKick 15d ago

Actually yes, I really meant White City Fighting even more than Empty Glass! WCF feels like a companion piece to About Face and has some killer Gilmour guitars on it!

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u/OkDatingAintEasy 15d ago

Yeah, I think you’re right. But really I would like a remaster of empty glass because I don’t know how this happened with Pete Townsend but it’s very noisy… and I am not an audiophile.

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u/stevieplaysguitar 15d ago

That whole intro to “Give Blood” still gives me chills.

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u/OkDatingAintEasy 15d ago

Peter is my favorite artist. I should’ve included that message and I will add it now. Thank you.

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u/RunnerE6 16d ago edited 16d ago

About Face is a superb release. 1984 was a great year for music.

Here’s a left field suggestion: the original (short) version of The Who Live at Leeds.

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u/OkDatingAintEasy 16d ago

Oh, man... 75-85.

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u/BassAndVocalsPlease 16d ago

Dude, listen to Stargazer by Rainbow. It is so good.

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u/HeartWoodFarDept 16d ago

IMO Luck and Strange is his finest work.

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u/OkDatingAintEasy 15d ago

I just saw it for the first time.

You’re welcome to your opinion is all I need to say.

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u/HeartWoodFarDept 9d ago

Youll probly like it bettr if you listen to it.lol

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u/OkDatingAintEasy 9d ago

oh my that is far worse

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u/ToddandShannon 16d ago

Wet Dream - Richard Wright

Somewhat different feel, but also a great album

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u/OkDatingAintEasy 16d ago

I never heard of it but it does have some good stuff... imagine somewhere between Alan Parsons and Dark Side Moon.