Tony Levin & Pink Floyd

[jjkobsson]

Hi!

I just started to wonder on which tracks did Tony Levin play on 'Momentary
Lapse Of Reason'? Did he tour with the band and do those two have any other
connections?

||jjkobsson||

[Amanda]

Post by jjkobsson
I just started to wonder on which tracks did Tony Levin play on 'Momentary
Lapse Of Reason'? Did he tour with the band and do those two have any other
connections?

He didn't tour with the band, and I've no idea what tracks he is on
specifically. Don't think there are any other connections either.

shine on
Amanda
Ashes and diamonds, foe and friend, we were all equal in the end. -TFC

[Mark Brady]

Post by Amanda
He didn't tour with the band, and I've no idea what tracks he is on
specifically. Don't think there are any other connections either.

He definitely played on the title track. His signature Chapman stick is
clearly audible. Poss. on "On the Turning Away" also.

Connections? How's about:

Levin is Peter Gabriel's regular session bass player. Gabriel is friends
with Kate Bush and she was Gilmour's protege (see also Bush backing vox on
"Once" by Roy Harper).
Levin is ex-King Crimson. Robert Fripp played on several Bowie albums and
Kate Bush did backing vox for "Absolute Beginners". (see Bush connection
above).
Levin played with Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe. Rick Wakeman played keys
for Bowie on Hunky Dory (see Bowie connection above).
Bill Bruford played with Genesis (live) for a few stints after Gabriel left
(see Yes, King Crimson above).

I'm sure there are more.

I'm also pretty sure they did tour with Levin for a few early dates on the
AMLOR tour. I have a poster of a concert with a tall, bald bass player who
clearly isn't Guy Pratt,

[Distant Ship]

Post by Mark Brady
I'm also pretty sure they did tour with Levin for a few early dates on the
AMLOR tour. I have a poster of a concert with a tall, bald bass player who
clearly isn't Guy Pratt,

Never heard of that. Levin played live once with DG and once with RW,
but AFAIK never with PF.

PS

[Mark Brady]

Post by Distant Ship
Never heard of that. Levin played live once with DG and once with RW,
but AFAIK never with PF.

You may be right - I've done some web checking and can't find anything to
support my statement. But the poster (it's in the UK now - I live overseas)
definitely wasn't of Guy Pratt. Perhaps it was Gilmour solo with Levin. This
is 13 years ago so my memory is clouded.

[Happ_e_Maker]

Post by Mark Brady

Post by Amanda
He didn't tour with the band, and I've no idea what tracks he is on
specifically. Don't think there are any other connections either.

He definitely played on the title track.

There is no title track on this album. In fact, the only PF albums having a
title track are; ASOS, AHM, WYWH.and TFC.

His signature Chapman stick is

Post by Mark Brady
clearly audible Poss. on "On the Turning Away" also.
Levin is Peter Gabriel's regular session bass player. Gabriel is friends
with Kate Bush and she was Gilmour's protege (see also Bush backing vox on
"Once" by Roy Harper).
Levin is ex-King Crimson. Robert Fripp played on several Bowie albums and
Kate Bush did backing vox for "Absolute Beginners". (see Bush connection
above).
Levin played with Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe. Rick Wakeman played keys
for Bowie on Hunky Dory (see Bowie connection above).
Bill Bruford played with Genesis (live) for a few stints after Gabriel left
(see Yes, King Crimson above).
I'm sure there are more.
I'm also pretty sure they did tour with Levin for a few early dates on the
AMLOR tour. I have a poster of a concert with a tall, bald bass player who
clearly isn't Guy Pratt,

[Zeroninety]

Post by Happ_e_Maker

Post by Mark Brady

Post by Amanda
He didn't tour with the band, and I've no idea what tracks he is on
specifically. Don't think there are any other connections either.

He definitely played on the title track.

There is no title track on this album. In fact, the only PF albums having a
title track are; ASOS, AHM, WYWH.and TFC.

And OBC (unless you mean because the song isn't titled "Obscured by
Clouds -- Music From *La Vallee*").

[oldpink]

Post by Zeroninety

Post by Happ_e_Maker

Post by Mark Brady

Post by Amanda
He didn't tour with the band, and I've no idea what tracks he is on
specifically. Don't think there are any other connections either.

He definitely played on the title track.

There is no title track on this album. In fact, the only PF albums having a
title track are; ASOS, AHM, WYWH.and TFC.

And OBC (unless you mean because the song isn't titled "Obscured by
Clouds -- Music From *La Vallee*").

DAMN YOU, SPEESE!

[Happ_e_Maker]

Post by Zeroninety

Post by Happ_e_Maker

Post by Mark Brady

Post by Amanda
He didn't tour with the band, and I've no idea what tracks he is on
specifically. Don't think there are any other connections either.

He definitely played on the title track.

There is no title track on this album. In fact, the only PF albums having a
title track are; ASOS, AHM, WYWH.and TFC.

And OBC (unless you mean because the song isn't titled "Obscured by
Clouds -- Music From *La Vallee*").

Yeah, that's what I meant; title track has same title as the album itself.
Is it not true?

[Mark Brady]

Post by Happ_e_Maker

Post by Mark Brady
He definitely played on the title track.

There is no title track on this album. In fact, the only PF albums having a
title track are; ASOS, AHM, WYWH.and TFC.

My mistake - "One Slip" is the one. I must have blacked it out of my memory
as it's so shit.

[oldpink]

Post by Happ_e_Maker

Post by Mark Brady

Post by Amanda
He didn't tour with the band, and I've no idea what tracks he is on
specifically. Don't think there are any other connections either.

He definitely played on the title track.

There is no title track on this album. In fact, the only PF albums having a
title track are; ASOS, AHM, WYWH.and TFC.

Quibble time.
"More Blues" featured on the "More" soundtrack.
Also, you forgot the terribly underrated "Obscured By Clouds."
[...]

[Happ_e_Maker]

Post by oldpink

Post by Happ_e_Maker

Post by Mark Brady

Post by Amanda
He didn't tour with the band, and I've no idea what tracks he is on
specifically. Don't think there are any other connections either.

He definitely played on the title track.

There is no title track on this album. In fact, the only PF albums having a
title track are; ASOS, AHM, WYWH.and TFC.

Quibble time.
"More Blues" featured on the "More" soundtrack.

No. I was right for this one. 'More' and 'More Blues' are not exactly the
same titles, so, the latest one is not a title track.

Post by oldpink
Also, you forgot the terribly underrated "Obscured By Clouds."
[...]

You're right for this one. Though I own OBC, I don't know the songs titles
by heart for this album, and, as a matter of fact, didn't remember that
there was a title track on this one too. I also agree with you that it is
terribly underrated; it's still better that Division Bell, Momentary Lapse
of Reason, The Final Cut, A Saucerfull of Secrets and The Piper At The Gates
Of Dawn.

Post by oldpink
And what exactly is a joke?

[oldpink]

Post by Happ_e_Maker

Post by oldpink

Post by Happ_e_Maker

Post by Mark Brady

Post by Amanda
He didn't tour with the band, and I've no idea what tracks he is on
specifically. Don't think there are any other connections either.

He definitely played on the title track.

There is no title track on this album. In fact, the only PF albums

having a

Post by oldpink

Post by Happ_e_Maker
title track are; ASOS, AHM, WYWH.and TFC.

Quibble time.
"More Blues" featured on the "More" soundtrack.

No. I was right for this one. 'More' and 'More Blues' are not exactly the
same titles, so, the latest one is not a title track.

Close, though.
;-)

Post by Happ_e_Maker

Post by oldpink
Also, you forgot the terribly underrated "Obscured By Clouds."
[...]

You're right for this one. Though I own OBC, I don't know the songs titles
by heart for this album, and, as a matter of fact, didn't remember that
there was a title track on this one too. I also agree with you that it is
terribly underrated; it's still better that Division Bell, Momentary Lapse
of Reason, The Final Cut, A Saucerfull of Secrets and The Piper At The Gates
Of Dawn.

I'll agree here, with the exception of three songs on ASOS, those being
"Set The Controls...," "Jugband Blues," and definitely the title track
itself, which is sublime.

[Steven Sullivan]

Post by Mark Brady

Post by Amanda
He didn't tour with the band, and I've no idea what tracks he is on
specifically. Don't think there are any other connections either.

He definitely played on the title track. His signature Chapman stick is
clearly audible. Poss. on "On the Turning Away" also.
Levin is Peter Gabriel's regular session bass player. Gabriel is friends
with Kate Bush and she was Gilmour's protege (see also Bush backing vox on
"Once" by Roy Harper).

and Gilmour has of course played on Kate Bush albums, and KAte has sung
on Gabriel's (with Tony Levin on bass/stick).

Post by Mark Brady
Levin is ex-King Crimson.

Current, actually.

[jjkobsson]

Don't forget that Robert Fripp played on Peter Gabriel albums, too. Even
produced PG II.

By connections I meant earlier songs played together with PF or solo
projects.

Post by Mark Brady
Levin is Peter Gabriel's regular session bass player. Gabriel is friends
with Kate Bush and she was Gilmour's protege (see also Bush backing vox on
"Once" by Roy Harper).
Levin is ex-King Crimson. Robert Fripp played on several Bowie albums and
Kate Bush did backing vox for "Absolute Beginners". (see Bush connection
above).
Levin played with Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe. Rick Wakeman played keys
for Bowie on Hunky Dory (see Bowie connection above).
Bill Bruford played with Genesis (live) for a few stints after Gabriel left
(see Yes, King Crimson above).
I'm sure there are more.
I'm also pretty sure they did tour with Levin for a few early dates on the
AMLOR tour. I have a poster of a concert with a tall, bald bass player who
clearly isn't Guy Pratt,

[Martin ~ Malaysia]

Post by Mark Brady
Levin played with Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe. Rick Wakeman played

keys for Bowie on Hunky Dory (see Bowie connection above).

+ a few other songs, starting with Space Oddity.

[Seldon]

Post by jjkobsson
I just started to wonder on which tracks did Tony Levin play on 'Momentary
Lapse Of Reason'? Did he tour with the band and do those two have any other
connections?

Probably on all tracks..

[W1P]

According to Cliff Jones Tony Levin is on Learning to Fly, One Slip, Yet
Another Movie, Terminal Frost, and Sorrow.


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[unknown]

It was all going swimmingly until W1P stumbled over to the computer
and typed ...

Post by W1P
According to Cliff Jones Tony Levin is on Learning to Fly, One Slip, Yet
Another Movie, Terminal Frost, and Sorrow.

*snicker*

--
"We live in an age of music for people who don't like music.
The record industry discovered some time ago that there aren't
that many people who actually like music. For a lot of people,
music's annoying, or at the very least they don't need it.
They discovered if they could sell music to a lot of those
people, they could sell a lot more records."
-- T Bone Burnett

[W1P]

Post by unknown

Post by W1P
According to Cliff Jones Tony Levin is on Learning to Fly, One Slip, Yet
Another Movie, Terminal Frost, and Sorrow.

*snicker*

Which is why I identified the source




A Fair Forgery of Pink Floyd http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/afairforgery A two-CD
set with 30 artists providing their own unique interpretation of Pink Floyd
songs. Pix -- Which One's Pink? "The Wall" 9/18/04
http://imageevent.com/dirkbag/thewall091804