THE DIVISION BELL

After Waters left the band ( and I absolutely believe, that even being a band of collaborator's team, Pink Floyd's soul was Waters), all we have after should be named Gilmour's Pink Floyd. Just because the music ,the atmosphere and all aesthetic is different.

Momentary Lapse of Reason was first album of new direction. Blues-rock based melodic pop-rock didn't win a big attraction. This, second one, is improved. And if the music is still same mid-tempo simple blues- rock based melodic songs, album sounds more mature, more completed. For sure, you can't speak about any techniques or progressivity with slow and simple Gilmour guitar work, or primitive drumming. But the songs are catchy, different, and even if over polished, album successfully balanced on the edge between blues rock and pop-rock, but still didn't cross the border ( anyway, it still not Chris Rea never).

I think this album should be listened from the position of prog-related music ( in fact, it is almost Gilmour solo album, and all real Gilmour albums are prog-related, no way prog). So it doesn't look strange that two best songs from that album for me are "What Do You Want From Me" and "Keep Talking", both pop-heavy blues rock pieces.

Even if couldn't be recommended to prog purists and "real Pink Floyd" fans , this album is good enough for many listeners of just good music.

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