Arnold Layne / Dark Globe [Single, Limited Edition, Import]

David Gilmour | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 1, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Single, Limited Edition, Import
• Label: EMI Europe Generic
• ASIN: B000L22WTO
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #214,591 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Arnold Layne - David Bowie, David Gilmour

2. Arnold Layne - David Gilmour, , Richard Wright

3. Dark Globe (Live)

Editorial Reviews

DAVID GILMOUR featuring DAVID BOWIE & RICHARD WRIGHT Arnold Layne (2006 UK limited edition 3-track CD single featuring alternate live versions of the Syd Barrett-written classic with vocals by David Bowie & Richard Wright taken fromDavids concerts at the Royal Albert Hall plus his own take on Dark Globe presented with a black & gold title sleeve)

Customer Reviews

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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible Disc--A MUST for Pink Floyd/David Gilmour/Syd fans, January 10, 2007

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gus (Connecticut, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arnold Layne / Dark Globe (Audio CD)

This disc represents an extraordinary series of recordings. The versions of Arnold Layne with David Bowie and Richard Wright singing are from Gilmour's tour of '06, and as such are first rate. Gilmour is at his very best, and his backing band is a super-group of talented musicians. However the highlight of this disc is the solo acoustic version of Dark Globe. Gilmour recorded this unrehearsed in Germany just days after Syd's death, and it is a beautiful, haunting, gorgeous rendition of one of Barrett's most powerful songs. The version here is breathtaking, and makes the album as a whole worth every penny of its price. This is smart, eloquent, gorgeous stuff--not just for the collector, but for anyone who enjoys Pink Floyd, David Gilmour, Syd Barrett, and all of the melodic genius that informs their various works.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gilmour was bud of Barretts., March 27, 2007

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Kevin B. Hovis "Sir Kevin" (Canton, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Arnold Layne / Dark Globe (Audio CD)

To the person who praises Waters and gives Gilmour 1 star on this disc. Gilmour was one of Syd's best friends predating the Floyd. They went to school together. He did this disc because he loved Syd. Syd loved him. Gilmour produced much of Syd's post-Floyd work. It seems that this is a genuine loving tribute to a genius that deserves to be rediscovered. Waters is a jerk who never got along well with Syd and was the driving force behind Syd's ouster from the band.

21 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A fine tribute., January 26, 2007

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Michael Stack (North Chelmsford, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Arnold Layne / Dark Globe (Audio CD)

Released as a tribute to his departed friend, David Gilmour's "Arnold Layne" features two performances of the title track (composed by the late Syd Barrett) and one of Barrett's "Dark Globe". The former comes in a full band arrangement, the latter in a solo acoustic guitar performance reminiscent of the original.

The takes of "Arnold Layne" are mostly distinguished by their vocalist, with David Bowie singing the first and Richard Wright the second. The band's performance is stunningly tight, maybe a bit too much for my taste. Barrett's genius was his inventiveness and his unerring pop hooks, not his performances, and it seems like this gets forgotten. Nonetheless, both versions prove to be decent performances-- I give Bowie's the edge simply because he captures the very British aspect of Barrett's music better than Wright does on the vocal.

The gem on the recording is Gilmour's "Dark Globe"-- his band may be too good to pull it off, but Gilmour sheds his technical expertise and embraces both the jagged rhythms of the piece and makes no effort to hide his own limitations as a vocalist. It's perfect, gut wrenching in a way different from the original but equally powerful.

Truthfully, I've pretty much lost interest in Gilmour's works-- as far as I'm concerned, Pink Floyd's done little relevent in quite a long time and Gilmour's solo career has lacked interesting material, but with Barrett's quirky edge being among my favorites in music, I couldn't resist this, and while it's got its problems, I'm glad I got it, even if only for "Dark Globe".