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The group discusses the legendary story that David Gilmour recorded the iconic guitar solo at the end of Comfortably Numb in a single take — a “once-in-a-lifetime” moment of magic. Jim comments that such stories, while romanticized, often overlook the reality that many great solos are meticulously pieced together or are the product of multiple takes. Fran brings up how modern production techniques, including editing and comping, have changed the perception of what makes a performance ‘authentic,’ though it doesn’t necessarily diminish a guitarist’s skill.