Popdose: White Label Wednesday: David Gilmour, “Blue Light”
Jack Feerick
· 10 months ago
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.
benw
· 10 months ago
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.
Jack Feerick
· 9 months ago
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.
benw
· 9 months ago
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.
JohnHughes
· 9 months ago
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.
JohnHughes
· 9 months ago
...and to be fair, "(Another Brick In) The Wall" wasn't exactly un-danceable...
benw
· 9 months ago
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.
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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.
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.
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.