David Gilmour solo albums: the essential guide

With the release of 2024’s acclaimed Luck And Strange, Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour’s solo output came under the spotlight once more.

Despite the relatively prolific output of the mothership, none of the Pink Floyd band members have been particularly generous when it comes to solo ventures. Gilmour leads the charge, alongside his nemesis Roger Waters, each man responsible for five studio albums (Waters also has two classical releases to his name, and a collection of home recordings).

In contrast to the conceptual narrative threads that run through Waters’ work, Gilmour’s output highlights his songwriting prowess and the guitar playing that made his name. More recently, lyric writing has been the domain of Gilmour’s wife, the author Polly Samson, much to the chagrin of some fans of a certain age.

Writer and broadcaster Jerry Ewing is the Editor of Prog Magazine which he founded for Future Publishing in 2009. He grew up in Sydney and began his writing career in London for Metal Forces magazine in 1989. He has since written for Metal Hammer, Maxim, Vox, Stuff and Bizarre magazines, among others. He created and edited Classic Rock Magazine for Dennis Publishing in 1998 and is the author of a variety of books on both music and sport, including Wonderous Stories; A Journey Through The Landscape Of Progressive Rock.