I don't think the main topic of this thread was to compare David Gilmour to virtuoso', but to single out David Gilmour as a musician and to seperate his abilities from his body of work w/Pink Floyd. Basically we are judging his 30yr. plus career on 4 albums (Dark Side, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall)4 fantastic recordings with some very fine guitar work. But, as stated by Inc., David has not shown that he has grown as a player within his 30+ yr career, or even attempted to venture out into new territories.

My opinion of David Gilmour (if anybody cares): if you have 2yrs and an unlimited budget to make/record a cd., he's the man to call. Put him onstage w/3 above average guitar players and their gonna blow him away.