The Cavernous Ballroom That Gave 'Sorrow' Its Epic Guitar Solo

Bob Ezrin didn’t want artificial reverb for the solo on “Sorrow.” So he hauled David Gilmour’s amp into the empty Grand Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. The room’s natural echo was so massive you can hear the slapback delay bounce off the walls in the final mix.

Gilmour played the solo live in that ballroom, with the microphone placed far back to capture the decay. That’s why the guitar sounds like it’s echoing across a canyon — because