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THE REVIEW
If someone told you to jump off a cliff, would you listen to them?
What a ridiculous question!
Yes, but if critics tell you that an album is not worth it, you discard it. Isn't it the same in the end?
Here, "The Division Bell", the last work of Pink Floyd, is a devalued album, deemed unnecessary by critics for various reasons: - It was too successful - The lyrics are no longer from the "great" Waters - Gilmour, having become the leader of the band, involved several, too many guest stars in the music. So these, for the untouchable critics, would be flaws...
I don't want to devalue Waters, but in his last works with the group, he had become overbearing, omnipresent, unbearable (In three words "The Final Cut"). His ideas were innovative, against-trend, great, but in many cases forced, in others simply bad. "The Division Bell", on the other hand, presents music that is more spontaneous, more immediate, which doesn't try forcibly to be experimental, but offers the listener beautiful melodies in their simplicity, like "Poles Apart", "Coming Back To Life" and "Lost for Words". However, let's not forget that we are still facing Pink Floyd: the atmospheres of the initial "Cluster One" and especially of "Marooned" are here to remind us, as well as the various psychedelic interludes present within the various tracks.
The conclusion is entrusted to the perfect "High Hopes", which closes in turn fading on the notes of Gilmour's superb solo. Isn't that enough? Aren't the millions of copies sold and the cohesion finally regained by the now not so young members of the band enough to show that this album is worthy of concluding their career?
For me, yes. Listen to it, and you will agree.
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The review challenges the critical dismissal of Pink Floyd's The Division Bell, praising its spontaneous and melodic qualities. It highlights David Gilmour's leadership and the album's beautiful tracks like "Poles Apart" and "High Hopes." The reviewer sees the album as a worthy and successful conclusion to the band's career, emphasizing its atmospheres and cohesion.
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in Cambridge in 1965, known for pioneering progressive and psychedelic rock and for landmark albums such as The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here and The Wall.236 Reviews
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