Comments on: White Label Wednesday: David Gilmour, “Blue Light”

By: benw

benw — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:06:06 +0000

Or the dance mix of “Money” that came out in the early 80s. I will say “Blue Light” is better than the album Gilmour did of instrumental guitar pieces over car racing sound effects.

By: JohnHughes

JohnHughes — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:49:53 +0000

…and to be fair, “(Another Brick In) The Wall” wasn't exactly un-danceable…

By: JohnHughes

JohnHughes — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:48:47 +0000

Jack, I like the cut of your jib, boy.

Seriously, I HATEHATEHATE Pink Floyd, yet loved this song when MTV flogged it to death back in the day (it was played about every 15 minutes, unless I'm misremembering).

Having said that, I can understand why it would give Floyd fans minor strokes.

By: benw

benw — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:32:56 +0000

Oh I don't know, Dave's 'About Face' album takes some chances and it's a solid album. I even enjoy the much-maligned Dave-Floyd albums occasionally. I like music that is danceable, but those horns. It's those horns.

By: Jack Feerick

Jack Feerick — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:19:08 +0000

Yeah, because artists should only ever do one kind of thing ever, and God forbid they should stray beyond the comfort zones of their fanatical fans.

Here's a thought: "Blue Light" = a million zillion times better than anything Pink Floyd did ever, PRECISELY BECAUSE it's got a good beat and you can dance to it.

By: David Gilmour “Blue Light (12″ Remix)” « Rock God Cred

David Gilmour “Blue Light (12″ Remix)” « Rock God Cred — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:52:45 +0000

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By: benw

benw — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:34:35 +0000

I am a pretty fanatical Pink Floyd fan, and I did not even know of this song's existence. Or perhaps I had seen it long ago and just was blocking it out somehow. Makes sense that Dave would want to quickly re-assemble the Floyd to try and erase 'Blue Light' from people's memories.

By: Jack Feerick

Jack Feerick — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:45:29 +0000

Kevorkian was kind of a two-faced beast. Yeah, he could do some wildly inventive stuff, but he was also the go-to guy for rockers just dipping a toe in the remix world – see also his work with U2 around the same time period; he could make a rock song danceable without totally deconstructing it.

What's funny about “Blue Light” is that all the bits that sound “remix-y” – the horns, the Latin percussion, the funk bass breaks – are all present in the album version. Kevorkian didn't actually add any elements at all; he just lengthened the instrumental breaks, really.

By: benw

benw — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:06:06 +0000

Or the dance mix of “Money” that came out in the early 80s. I will say “Blue Light” is better than the album Gilmour did of instrumental guitar pieces over car racing sound effects.

By: JohnHughes

JohnHughes — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:49:53 +0000

…and to be fair, “(Another Brick In) The Wall” wasn't exactly un-danceable…