A Momentary Lapse of Reason

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Pink Floyd has always been in a class by themselves and for me they are the single most inventive and talented group of musicians in the history of "rock", if you even want to classify them in that category. Every single group in the genre completely pales in comparison to them. Most people who love them as much as I do simply put them in their own category and they are adoringly called "the Floyd." There is no other group like this even remotely. The silly and trivial little ditties of the Beatles, for example, sound like child's nursery rhymes in comparison to this towering group of geniuses. Whenever I sit down to listen to one of their albums it is with a reverence and they always have my undivided attention. I was most fortunate to be able to see them live twice and those shows are still, after almost 50 years of seeing many, many musical events, the very, very best concerts that I ever saw. This particular album just totally blows the roof off the place. To follow along with the written lyrics as the music unfolds is truly a marvelous experience. This is just simply a work of complete genius. There are so many fabulous moments here but the one that just jolts me the most is "On The Turning Away" a haunting masterpiece that is relevant to what is happening right now as the world slowly crumbles apart with disease and racial hatred. It's chilling and riveting. I don't think the genius of this group was ever thoroughly appreciated by enough people but anyone who truly loves great music knows that Pink Floyd is unparalleled. I can't recommend this CD highly enough and hope that it finds a new audience among the young folks of today. Simply timeless, simply brilliant, simply wonderful!

Cd arrived very quickly and in great condition. Favorites, On The Turning Away and Yet Another Movie.

A Momentary Lapse of Reason was the first album for the group following the acrimonious split with writer, singer and bass player, Roger Waters. Many perhaps feared that the band would falter without Waters who provided so much of the band's lyrical direction and album concepts. This album however, proved that Pink Floyd was not only alive and well, but that it would remain one of the most successful and popular bands of all-time. It illustrated that Dave Gilmour is not only a phenomenal musician, but an intelligent businessman.The album is definitely more contemporary and accessible to the average listener compared to earlier works with songs like Learning to Fly and On the Turning Away being huge hits for the band. Yet while there is a gulf in tone between the previous Final Cut, the group has lost none of its musical technical brilliance. Combined with Gilmour's soulful guitar work that is comfortable playing call-and-response in Learning to Fly, or driving the song in Sorrow, all the elements that make Pink Floyd worth listening to are alive and well.The concept album is still there and they immerse you straight away with Signs of Life, an eerie musical intro' in which you're listening to a rower pull their way down a waterway, a format that was rekindled in The Division Bell. The you're thrust into the uplifting Learning to Fly kicks you in a new directon.There definitely is less of the brooding atmosphere and cynical intellectual turmoil that Waters enjoyed exploring and was not everyone's cup of tea, but it's not all gone. A New Machine parts I and II sees Gimour's voice enhanced by synthesizer and is especially haunting and forboding. And of course the last song, Sorrow, something of Floydian classic, which knocks away any chance you thought the band was all pop TV friendly. The opeing guitar work was apparently recorded in an ice hockey rink with rotating amps blasting out Gilmour's thick, mournful notes.Definitely one of my favorite elements for it's richness of sound. I love the instrumentals and yet in plenty of the songs there are snippets of throwbacks to previous floyd sound techniques found in earlier albums, with the use of electronic sounds and the spoken human voice. Buy a decent set of headphones for this one.

I really did not like this album too much when it came out and at the time, had pretty much given up on new progressive music. As I recall, my objections to A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987) centered on the lousy 1980s production choices: a "big", heavily echoed snare drum; some electronic drums; and "wishy-washy" digital synthesizer tone colors. Although I still do not like the production choices, this album has gotten a little better with the passage of time.The music is generally pretty good. My favorite track is the moody, keyboard-heavy instrumental that opens the album. My least favorite track on the album (and of their entire recorded output) is Dogs of War. This track just does not work very well and its corporate rock textures do not mesh well with the other material.Dave Gilmour is in great form and his singing and playing is impressive throughout - then again, he was always the "music" guy, whereas Roger Waters was the "concept" guy. Speaking of which, the absence of Roger on this album is noticeable. Then again, although the "heavy" concepts are absent, this was 1987 after all, and deep thinking had pretty much been thrown out the window. We also get to hear a lot of supporting musicians, including bassist Tony Levin, drummer Carmine Appice, and a few others including original member and keyboardist Rick Wright. Regrettably, the music had been written before Rick came on board, so his presence is not particularly noticeable.This version of the album, while not remastered, features a nice color booklet and good sound quality.All in all, this can be viewed as a Dave Gilmour solo album. While not a favorite, I still listen to A Momentary Lapse of Reason on occasion and I certainly like it a lot more now than I did in 1987.

This album was recorded when Roger Waters was no longer part of the band. He very unkindly rated it as a third class effort, which, of course, is nonsense. It is true he has always been the main contributor of the bands material, though not the only one. He caused a great deal discord and friction within the group, which caused the quality of their music to suffer accordingly. Although this effort does not compare with the band's earlier work(DSOTM, wish You Were Here), but how could it in the first place, by then they were all in a different place and position, so it is only natural that the music became different as the inevitable consequence. The album is rockier, livelier, and great to listen to. Take it for what it is, do not compare it with the bands earlier work, it was never meant to sound as such. I do not give a damn what Mr Waters' thoughts reflect regarding this album, but it really is a nice one to listen to. Give it a couple of spins, and you will grow to appreciate it.

This must be the most underrated Pink Floyd album of all time. Surely in the future it will be classed as a passed by masterpiece. This version (Discovery remastered) is a great improvement on the sound quality of the original. There is so much more going on than you could imagine. The percussion and drum sequences are so much more precise and clear, which when listening to, you hear things on this version which were not readily apparent on the original. The vocals are clearer as is the guitar of Gilmour and the stereo sound is much improved as well.If you already have the original as I have you will certainly enjoy this remastered issue with its much superior clarity of sound.Great buy at the price.

I Loved Pink Floyd from the early Syd Barrett days till the later . This album comes after the acrimonious split when Roger Waters tried to prevent 75% of the band using the name pink Floyd . Egos can be very destructive as Mr Waters found out after.. I have always enjoyed David Gilmour's melodic guitar style along with Richard Wright's wonderful unique keyboards style , they attained a very unique and distinctive sound of their own . Stand out tracks on this album for me are ;Learning to Fly . One Slip . On the turning away . Yet another movie . Terminal Frost and Sorrow . Quality album and classic Floyd .

This must be the most underrated Pink Floyd album of all time. Surely in the future it will be classed as a passed by masterpiece. This version (Discovery remastered) is a great improvement on the sound quality of the original. There is so much more going on than you could imagine. The percussion and drum sequences are so much more precise and clear, which when listening to, you hear things on this version which were not readily apparent on the original. The vocals are clearer as is the guitar of Gilmour and the stereo sound is much improved as well.If you already have the original as I have you will certainly enjoy this remastered issue with its much superior clarity of sound.Great buy at the price.

If like me you expect quality sound reproduction on any CD. What you get on the discovery releases is pure quality. This again shows how Pink Floyd embraced new technology. Unfortunately I do have the original release, so I can not attest as to the sound quality of that. However, with the other discovery releases that I do have, I can say the sound quality is excellent. Every sound is just so crisp. Now back to this album. It has to be one of the most underrated Pink Floyd releases. To me it is a classic.