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DAVID GILMOUR: ON AN ISLAND
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 3/06/06
Review
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Felix Vasquez Jr. |
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Tracks:
1. Castellorizon, 2. On An Island,
3. The Blue, 4. Take A Breath, 5. Red Sky At
Night, 6. This Heaven, 7. Then I Close My Eyes, 8.
Smile, 9. A Pocketful of Stones, 10. Where We
Start Review: So, I'm a hardcore "Pink Floyd" fan, and when I was offered a special preview for Gilmour's new album, I jumped at the chance to listen and review it, because the man is excellent. That's all there is to it, really. He's excellent. As for "On an Island", light up some weed, and gaze upon Gilmour's newest opus, because trust me, there's a surefire chance that your enjoyment will increase two-fold with some weed. That's a compliment. I don't smoke it, but beyond that, I enjoyed "On an Island" so much I listened to it twice, and I never do that with an album. David Gilmour's first studio album since Pink Floyd's 1994 multi-platinum The Division Bell, "On an Island" features many aspects of music that have died with the emergence of emo rock. There are instrumentals with great guitar work, and songs that are longer than ten minutes, which accounts for the album only having ten tracks altogether. Gilmour has a grip on his music, and it can be noticed when you start "On an Island" and you just have to witness it for yourself. Though, only the true in-the-know audience will get Gilmour, that's basically what this is for. This is for the Floyd fans, and this is Gilmour's homage to them while making himself a separate entity. Each song is an epic, and I was grabbed from the very beginning from Castellorizon. Gilmour plays all the instruments here, except for the drums, and by doing so makes "On an Island" even more of a personal pursuit that fans will appreciate. Gilmour mimics Floyd with sheer flair, while leaving his own imprint on the music, especially with stand out tracks like Castellorizon which almost felt like a "Dark Side of the Moon" lost track, On an Island, and Pocketful of Stones which was a sweet ballad. One sad caveat though, is that Gilmour's songs here occasionally sound the same, but Gilmour experiments with different instruments during the tracks, and he really succeeds with a great album. Out in stores March 7th!
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