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Week of February 18, 2024
"Shine on Your Crazy Diamond"
Classic Rock Tarot:
Knight of Wands: David Gilmour
This day in Rock & Roll history, February 18, 1968, Pink Floyd members fired Syd Barrett from the band and permanently replaced him with David Gilmour. At first, the plan was to have Gilmour "cover for Barrett's eccentricities" but working with an increasingly erratic Barrett proved to be too difficult. Barrett agreed with the band’s decision to embrace Gilmour as his replacement. Roger Waters later wrote and dedicated the song "Shine on You Crazy Diamond" to Syd, who soon after his dismissal checked himself into a psychiatric hospital before going into seclusion. Drummer Nick Mason said later: "After Syd, Dave was the difference between light and dark. He was absolutely into form and shape and he introduced that into the wilder numbers we'd created. We became far less difficult to enjoy, I think." Gilmour's solos for "Comfortably Numb", "Time" and "Money" among the top 100 greatest guitar solos. In 2011, Rolling Stone named Gilmour the 14th-greatest guitarists of all time, celebrating his individualistic style & technical mastery.
In the Classic Tarot, David Gilmour represents the Knight of Wands symbolizing renewal, drive, and creative inspiration. It speaks to Gilmour’s entering the scene as a dynamic, revitalizing force - a fiery warrior with his Fender Telecaster in hand, catalyzing a powerful shift from disorder into visionary form. As Pink Floyd floundered in instability, the KoW came charging in to reignite their creative spark, providing the charge of energy the group desperately needed to correct course both musically and commercially. He put the band on a path of progressive momentum, spurring them into upward trajectory of fame and success. His precision and innovative flair introduced essential structure into Floyd's wild energy while continually directing the group to push boundaries and into bolder, new horizons.