David Gilmour
David Gilmour

THE REVIEW

First solo album by Gilmour, written during breaks with Pink Floyd.
Nothing original, perhaps more of a pastime, yet the album achieves moderate success. Perhaps due to the sound that closely resembles the band's productions.
A rather inspired Gilmour during that period writes almost all the lyrics, which are more personal and intimate compared to those of the ("his") Floyd.
Noteworthy is the presence of Rick Wills on bass and Willie Wilson on drums, members of Dave's band in 1967 before he was called to replace Barret.

The album opens with "Mihalis" (Michael in Greek) an atmospheric instrumental track, similar to the opening tracks of the latest Floyd.
It continues with "There's No Way Out Of Here," which is a cover of "No Way Out Of Here" (written by Baker for Unicorn's first work, produced by Gilmour). It is also released as a 45 rpm and, although it doesn't reach high in the charts, it's the most played on the radio.
"Cry From The Street!", "So Far Away," and "Short and Sweet" are the following tracks, good exercises of F.M. Rock, enjoyable but maybe tiring after several listens.
"Raise My Rent," completely instrumental, always very atmospheric, seems to have been the inspiration for "What do you want from me" and "Marooned" (from The Division Bell).
"No Way," another good F.M. Rock, perhaps the best on the album.
We proceed with another instrumental "It's Deafinitely," with a sound that tries to deviate from the usual, but fails to save the track significantly.
It ends with "I Can't Breathe Anymore," which does not present substantial differences from the other songs.

Ultimately, it turns out to be a pleasant album to listen to, but in the long run, it tends to become boring, recommended for fans of Pink Floyd (and David).