THE DIVISION BELL

Pink Floyd's last studio album was released in 1994 (the year when I was born) and they gave a legendary world tour including two nights at the Foro Sol in Mexico City, my mother couldn't assist because she was a sixteen-year-old teenager with eight months of pregnancy but my father (who's one of the biggest fans of Pink Floyd ever) went to both shows and he still talks about those nights with a big smile on his face and a sparkle in his eyes. This album shows an improvement to "A momentary lapse of reason" and it's definitely more into the Space Rock style of the 70's catalog of Pink Floyd but without losing the touch of the nineties pop-rock (at some points it reminds some U2 or Duran Duran songs) and the well-marked firm of David Gilmour's leadership.

It starts with a 4-minute instrumental opening and the second song has a jazzy style with a female chorus. It has acoustic-soft ballads, slow-rock compositions, and nice arrangements of all kinds. It's also very nostalgic in some moments, maybe if we didn't know this is their last album it wouldn't be so emotive but it is.

Richard Wright was officially a member of the group again and that is wonderful, he also played amazing things in the vein of "Shine on you crazy diamond" (especially the opening for "Keep talking", which includes an excerpt from a speech by Stephen Hawking) and he was the main singer in the beautiful track "Wearing the inside out"; on his part, Nick Mason made an amazing drumming job too throughout the entire album.

This album was an excellent way to close a 27-year career of one of the most transcendental bands of the 20th century.

SONG RATING: Cluster one, 3 What do you want from me?, 4 Poles apart, 5 Marooned, 4 A great day for freedom, 4 Wearing the inside out, 4 Take it back, 4 Coming back to life, 5 Keep talking, 5 Lost for words, 4 High hopes, 5

AVERAGE: 4.27

PERCENTAGE: 85.45

ALBUM RATING: 4 stars

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