DAVID GILMOUR

Gilmour's first solo album will please Pink Floyd and intelligent pop/rock fans. The album is mostly well constructed and accessible. We can hear the interesting warm vocal by Gilmour and his typical slightly restrained guitar playing.

There are only three instrumentals but all worth repeated listening. "Mihalis" reminds me slightly of Camel; just that guitar playing is more dominant here. "Raise my rent" has a Floydian guitar and playfulness. Absolutely tasty playing and smoking solos. "It's deafinitely" is the most prog-sounding composition but at the same time, compositionally rather weak. It's dynamic pace sets guitar/synths/drums at the same winning position.

The sung tracks are melodic, allow more space for keyboards and even harmonica. My favourite is "So far away" especially when the guitar and female vocal reach the climax. It has the typical laid-back PF feeling.

Despite quite a convincing output, I think this is not an essential piece of prog.