Originally posted by Incidents Happen
Dave is a great phraser- this is why I would love to hear him play some smooth jazz on a hollowbody guitar, or something different. I always feel shortchanged when I download live Pink Floyd shows, and the solos are almost exactly the same, each show.

First of all, let me say that I really dislike David Gilmour-era Pink Floyd. I think that Pink Floyd without Roger Waters is not Pink Floyd.

Incidents - what tours have you downloaded? Anything off of the Pulse Tour? Check out the outro solo to Comfortably Numb, the solo to Money, Any Colour You Like, but avoid Another Brick Pt. II.

Part of the reason that I feel Gilmour kept his original solos is that they are as integral a part of the song as the lyrics, the bass line, the drum beat. Imagine if you heard Another Brick Pt. II and didn't hear that familiar 13p10 lick at the beginning of the solo. I'm sure David Gilmour did plenty of improvising when jamming with Syd Barrett.