David Gilmour's Pink Floyd solos are well known for their soulfulness and 'spacey' nature. The best known example is the ending solo of the song "Comfortably Numb" off of the acclaimed Floyd album "The Wall". This guitar solo is considered as something of a gold-standard for soulful rock outros. It is in B minor and not at all shredlike. Rather, it takes a measured and mournful route, and seems to hit all the right notes.
One definition of a guitar solo is that it is a substitute for a vocal verse and Gilmour's solo almost sounds like the guitar has come to life and is pouring out its pain. David Gilmour rightly has his place among the rock gods and his Comfortably Numb Solo is a clear reason for that status. Here he is in concert, a little older perhaps, but still rocking out
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