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| David Gilmour - Survivor Champion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Part 1: Floyd guitarist defeats Clapton, Page | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
It was a long, uphill struggle for Gilmour, who surely couldn't have been considered an early favorite to take away the Guitar Survivor crown. Although he was never in real danger of elimination throughout the contest, the immense popularity of fellow UK guitarists like Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page seemingly made it clear Gilmour wouldn't remain when the dust settled. The backlash against Eric Clapton (some question his intensity) and against Page (many criticize his technique) apparently worked in Gilmour's favor, however, and the last week of voting closed with Gilmour leading by several hundred votes. Here are a few quotes from you, the Guitar Survivor voters, which might explain how Gilmour prevailed when pitted against Page and Clapton in the final weeks of voting: "Clapton is excellent... but Gilmour can really touch the people with his solos..."So, that's a wrap for the first Guitar Survivor competition. Thanks to everyone who participated - I sincerely hope you had fun playing along. Look for similar contests in the future, including a "Best Guitarists Throughout History" poll. Be sure to read on for a week by week listing of who was eliminated from the Guitar Survivor competition. Next page > Results week by week > Page 1, 2 |
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