David Gilmour - On an Island
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Artist: David GilmourEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-03-07
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Castellorizon
- On An Island
- The Blue
- Take A Breath
- Red Sky At Night
- This Heaven
- Then I Close My Eyes
- Smile
- A Pocketful of Stones
- Where We Start
Free Music Notes for On an Island
Free Music Review: Gorgeous romantic music from Floyd guitarist
Hit: 5 Stars
Gilmour-Waters (and to an extent the rest of floyd) are one of rock's great songwriting teams, creating some of the most powerful and trail-blazing music ever recorded. Since the split, Waters" solo work has provided evidence that he was the band's central "brain" & conceptualist with a focus on biting lyrics and almost operatic rock.
If there was ever doubt, this album makes clear that Gilmour, more than any other band member, was Floyd's romantic heart. There is none of the biting lyrics or political commentary that Waters brought to the table here. Rather, this album is filled with gorgeous atmospheric music that goes right to the heart. Gilmour appears mellower, wiser and playing with greater nuance than ever, sometimes sounding like Jeff Beck.
Island is for anyone who likes mellow romantic music and who loved the lush beautiful soundscapes of Floyd's bes work. Download this album, slap on your head phones and prepare to be transported.
My only request to the artist -- pls don't make us wait another decade or two for the next solo album!
On an Island Poster
David Gilmour's solo career hasn't exactly been creatively restless; this is but the third album by the Pink Floyd guitarist, and first in 18 years. But that seemingly lackadaisical career ethos hasn't prevented Gilmour from producing some of his finest work here, an album whose soaring, lyrical guitar lines will be familiar to Floyd fans, yet one also blessed by often surprising nuances and delicate musical textures. Gilmour's Division Bell collaborator Polly Samson is credited with most of the writing, helping conjure a moody, texturally rich "island" that's as much musical as it is personally and lyrically metaphorical. "Castellorizon," the impressionistic opening instrumental collage, presages much of what's to come in subtle ways, with Gilmour's emotionally-charged guitar lines climbing into realms usually staked out by contemporary Jeff Beck.Gilmour's choice of collaborators is equally compelling, from the evocative orchestrations of Polish classical modernist Zbigniew Preisner and expected contributions from Floyd (Richard Wright and proto-Pink mate Rado "Bob" Klose) to a host of guest turns that span both decades and styles: Georgie Fame, Phil Manzanera, Jools Holland, Caroline Dale and Robert Wyatt. The title track is graced by the stately harmonies of David Crosby and Graham Nash while the instrumental "Then I Close My Eyes" spins a hypnotic, bayou-meets-boho ethos where Dale's gentle cello lines meet the melancholy cornet flourishes of Wyatt to challenge the very notions of genre itself. "This Heaven" finds Gilmour in unexpected R&B territory, weaving playful riffs with `60s London scenester Fame's Hammond organ and finding its lyrical spirituality in simple, personal intimacy, a subtext that wafts through the upbeat airiness of "The Blue" to the spare "Smile," spinning a surprisingly romantic elegy that co! mes satisfyingly full circle on the closing "Where We Start." No man may be an island, but Gilmour has nonetheless crafted a rewarding artistic oasis on this, his finest and most gently personal album. -- Jerry McCulley
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Japanese Digipak pressing. On An Island is the third David Gilmour solo album and his first studio recording since Pink Floyd's 1994 multi-platinum 'The Division Bell'. From the first moments of the sound collage that begins 'On An Island', you know it's a special experience that not only bears comparison with the best of Pink Floyd, but also confirms their lead guitarist and singer as an outstanding solo artist. Here he reveals a personal vision and a breadth of styles - folk, jazz, orchestral and rock - brought together as a unified piece by his lyrical guitar playing and instantly recognisable voice. On An Island is a collection of songs and instrumentals that had its genus in the critically acclaimed 2002 London Festival Hall concerts. Gilmour has stepped out of his super-group to discover he's still at his peak - and he's rightly pleased. 'It's my best and most personal work,' he says. 'Making it with my musician friends has been a positive experience on so many levels.' EMI. 2006.
The Third Solo Album from the Pink Floyd Singer/Guitarist.
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