David Gilmour - On an Island
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Free Music Review: ...gives me shivers every time
Hit: 5 Stars
A while back as I was going through the rudimentary everything Pink Floyd binge. I started longing for something else, something new. If I could JUST HEAR another one of those VIRTUOSIC SOLOS that David Gilmour has helped center around the face of Pink Floyd for over 30 years. I started thinking this would never happen, a reunion is out of the question, and David Gilmour hasnt released anything in 20 some odd years, not to mention the guys are in their early sixties, how much is left in the tank?
Well, you can imagine my relief when I found out that David Gilmour was planning a new album, however what could I really expect...
Let me start off by saying this CD is incredible, from the opening intro to the ending notes I was in shock. When the first song "Castellorizon" kicks in after 2 minutes of intro, tears began to well up in my eyes, that patented Gilmour solo breaks loose about 2:17 and pulsates through my veins. I prefer to listen to the CD in its entirety, theres not one weak track on here.
If the opening song doesnt get you, than theres nothing left for you to read, I'm not sure what many reviewers are looking for in this music but for those who think its too "mellow", what were you expecting? Remember the long slow melodic "Echoes", or the inspiring "Wish You Were Here", how about Gilmour era Pink Floyd? Long slow melodic songs has been apart of pink floyd since the beginning.
This is a review of David Gilmours solo CD so why do I even mention pink floyd? Because this CD brings me back to those times. The solos, the vocals (in superb condition) the orchestral backround, and that saxaphone in "Red Sky at Night" gives me shivers everytime.
Some say David Gilmour isnt much of a lyricyst. I say to hell with it, the music tells its own story, theres so much energy and feeling in it he doesnt even need lyrics. I'm not one to criticize for lyrics anyhow, I've never had a problem with what or how he writes.
This CD is for anyone that is a fan of Pink Floyd, Gilmour, Strong Musicianship, or looking for something soothing.
Free Music Review: Dreamy Atmospheric Escape
Hit: 5 Stars
"Still, marooned
Silence drifting through
Nowhere to choose
Just blue..."
~The Blue
Sweeps of sound lead you deeper into an oceanic escape of atmospheric pleasure. While blissful for Pink Floyd fans even the signature sounds are fresh and take off in new directions.
Romantic notions of outdoor escapes and the mellow comforting moods make this an album well worth waiting for and it is David Gilmour's voice that makes you want to dive into this album time and time again. Images of diving into passionate experiences make this sexy in Take a Breath and yet it has a very spiritual dimension.
While the lyrics are entertaining in content, it is how David Gilmour plays with the music and merges his voice into the notes with his signature pacing that captures my full attention. This Heaven is a vibrant selection with a spiritual sexy dimension:
"I've felt the power in a holy place
Wished for comfort when in need
Now I'm here in a state of grace
This earthly heaven is enough for me"
Images of the ocean and moon make this album especially romantic and calming. Red Sky at Night is instrumental and haunting with delicate waves in the distance and echoes of haunted ships and ghostly imaginings. Then I Close My Eyes is breathtaking and also has nature sounds at the start. At first it sounds like it has been recorded outside at a beach and then the music changes directions entirely as an atmospheric guitar bliss appears and completely hypnotizes the listener. A Pocketful of Stones has a soul purity enhanced by piano.
Does it really matter what David Gilmour is singing? His voice is pure emotional bliss. Drown me in his voice anytime...
~The Rebecca Review
Free Music Review: On An Island
Hit: 5 Stars
Holy macadamia nuts, I LOVE this music! I'm not, like, a long time fan of David Gilmour or anything. In fact, I didn't even know he did solo stuff until I heard this. But the first time I heard this I knew I had to have it. That in itself is a story which endears this music even more to me. I was in my art classroom, semi-caught up in the actual work I was doing, but concentrating, I'll admit, more on a certain senior guy who I'm totally crazy for. He's a music addict, like me, and so when he puts his iPod on, I listen. That day, he asked the art teacher if he could turn on the new David Gilmour CD, and she of course said yes. I was enchanted. Ironically, this music did have an "on an island" sort of affect for me. It's heaven.
How do I describe it? The guitar is haunting, chilling, absolutely transporting. His voice is sublime. The songs are inspiring and captivating. The lyrics are unlike anything I've ever heard before. Take the lines from the cover song, "Children again, on rusting swings getting higher/Sharing a dream, on an island, it felt right." The closing piece lyrics are like the most mesmerizing Robert Frost poem, except with a feeling completely right for this album. "Along by the river we feed bread to the swans/And then over the footbridge to the woods beyond/...We walk ourselves weary, arm in arm/Back through the twilight/Home again/We waltz in the moonlight and the embers glow/So much behind us/Still far to go."
I can't say anything for what he's done in the past or where he'll go in the future, because I don't know anything about either. But right here, right now, this is one of the most stunning CDs I've ever heard.
Free Music Review: What will you be doing when YOU are sixty?!
Hit: 5 Stars
There are two camps of Pink Floyd fans, and you really had no choice about which one you belonged to: you either discovered them with, or after, "Dark Side of the Moon", or you somehow caught on to them before that career-turner. I first heard them, oddly enough, with the excellent "Obscured by clouds", and then went back to everything previous, all before "Dark Side" was ever released. If you were an early Floyd fan like that, I think you came to expect one thing with them: the unexpected. Some material worked (Astronomy Domine, One of these days, Careful with that Axe, Cymbaline, etc. etc. etc.), and some songs didn't work (Seamus, Corporal Clegg and several parts of Atom Heart Mother), but you got what you got, and we all hung patiently, waiting for every subsequent album. Post Dark-Siders, on the other hand, expect a masterpiece from beginning to end with every album. So it is with David's new album. Not perfect, but very much him, and very rewarding from beginning to end for those willing to sit and listen to it with an open mind. Too mellow? Do we not remember the earliest of Floyd days, with acoustic-based songs like A Pillow of Winds, Green is the Colour or Remember a Day, the likes of which show up on this album in the form of The Blue or Then I Close My Eyes? I, for one, am A.) thrilled that Dave came out of retirement, and B.) very pleased that there is nothing resembing "Division Bell" AOR junk like Lost For Words or Take It Back. On top of all that, the guitar playing is, as always, masterful and eloquent, emotional and liquid. So, forget your expectations - David Gilmour and Pink Floyd have NEVER been about expectations.Free Music Review: For open-minded appreciative people
Hit: 5 Stars
The biggest criticism I hear is 'Boring'. What a crock of ****! Unbelievable! These people should NOT be posting that.
Why?
Well...
Excuse me, but was this ever advertised as a rock album? Look at the cover. Do you see 'Pink Floyd' anywhere on there? Would you buy a Benny Goodman album and expect AC/DC and then write a bad review because it wasn't AC/DC? G'duh?! Please don't call this album 'boring' because it doesn't have "Another Brick in the Wall Part 6" in it. A quick look at the cover should tell you that this is a soulful album done by a guitarist whos guitar playing was known more for it's expressiveness that technical mastery. Boring? Then go listen to some thrash metal and leave poor Gilmour's work alone. What creeps... Dumb$$$es to the extreme.
This album is not at all boring, it has extremely creative guitar soloing. Really. MUCH better than 'About Face' which I WAS dissapointed with. Gilmour fans will NOT at ALL be dissapointed with this. It flows smoothly and David Gilmour's unique one-of-a-kind approach to guitar SHINES in this album. Critics of this album are just upset because they don't know what the hell it is they want.
Floyd is gone fellas, sorry. And Roger Waters' constant ranting, "World-is-making-me-crazy" motif got old for me twenty years ago. Gilmour's album is a breathe of fresh air. Hes a man whos not stuck in the past, is not looking to become a guitar/rockstar-phenomenom all over again, but is instead doing a very thurough job of expressing what is apparently a love-filled time in his life. Thanks Dave. F the haters.