Screw the album art (okay itās a cool picture, but still), I want the music.
No way itāll be the same band it once was but having new Floyd material in the year 2014 will still be a heck of an occasion.
I had a crazy dream last night where I was at an amazingly under-attended concert given by Roger Waters. Everyone kept talking over him, and I kept telling people to keep it down. I kept trying to tell people that the man takes his music seriously and will walk off the stage if you donāt show some respect! Alas no one would listen, he ended his concert early, and I knew I would never see him on stage again with Pink Floyd.
It seemed like a weird bit to have in a dream, considering the fact that I didnāt even know this album was in the works.
Anyway, the label may say Pink Floyd, but it still aināt canon in my book.K
Last good album was Delicate Sound of Thunder. I doubt this album will change that assessment (for me).
Ive been thanked for shutting people up in the theater by people near me at Kasey Chambers and Anoushka Shankar concerts. Who goes to a concert to talk?
And itās not really Pink Floyd without Syd Barrett.
Thereās a few moments on David Gilmourās last album āOn an Islandā, that evoke Floyd on their best days, especially at the beginning of the album.
I have high hopes yet.
I think there are really 4 Floyds:
- S:Floyd, which kind of extends beyond Barrettās actual membership in the band by a few albums
- DR:Floyd, peaking on Meddle through Wish You Were Here
- R:Floyd, Animals through The Final Cut
- D:Floyd, everything after
Donāt get too exited. Apparently itās mostly ambient and instrumentals, left over from Division Bell.
To me, Pink Floydās last album was The Final Cut.
Daveās stuff is nice, but thereās no dark, unpredictable unhingement.
Iām sure I donāt have to tell anyone here, but:
If they tour, go! I luckily got to see Division Bell in Nashville. fuhgedaboudit.
it was reported (though i got it word-of-mouth, so allow for exaggeration plus faded memory) that there were 20 semi trucks just for the lighting equipment.
oh, and, nice cover art.
Funny, I was going to say the opposite. I like the art, but itās really rare that these people/bands still making music after 40 years can come close to whatever it was they had done right in the 60s and 70s. Any time I think it might be a good idea, I just listen to one of Neil Youngās PSAs about not knowing when to let it go.
Basically, itās Gilmourās version of Ghosts I-IV.
On the other hand, Gilmour can give the pentatonic scale a workout like no one else. I could listen to him noodle for days.
There is only 3 Floyds.
I can never rememberā¦ Which oneās Pink?
In the middle, between White and Red.
The most surprising part to me is that people use Behance
Iāve always defined them as 3 distinct eras:
The Syd Era- psychadellic, playful, a lot of fun nonsense: Piper at the Gates of Dawn, obviously, but the influence was still there on Ummagumma and a handful of later tracks.
The Roger Era- nice rocking hooks, but at bit of angry darkness under the surface. Crystalized during the golden age from Dark Side of the Moon through The Wall
The Dave Era- Lighter, but no less dramatic, more orchestral and ethereal. Momentary Lapse of Reason is the best example, but The Division Bell continues the general sound.
Amen. Me and my red wine often think itās the pick of the bunch.
Iām a fan of Storm Thorgersonās work and some of his covers for Pink Floyd are classics. After his passing itās nice to give such a young guy a chance and some his previous work merited it. But I find the result pretty shallow and saccarine and more appropriate for a supermarket romance novel or a motivational poster.
Edit: After seeing it again Iām ready to further downgrade my verdict. This cover is absolute gash. It fills me with dread to imagine that itāll be plastered on countless buildings and buses in the weeks to come.
Just occurred to me that this cover illustration will be their first new one to lose the context of the āalbum coverā. Some (most?) here will remember these and may remember the experience of listening to Pink Floyd stoned and staring at the album cover art. Whereas their label may do a āspecial limited editionā vinyl, probably the biggest anyone is gonna see this one is the ~5" CD insert.
Oh, personally I couldnāt ever enjoy listening to Pink Floyd until the Dub Side of the Moon remake album and it turns out that was indeed my limit.
