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A Momentary Lapse of Reason

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After a protracted legal battle over the rights to the Pink Floyd name, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright released 1987's A Momentary Lapse of Reason despite Roger Waters' protests. Retaining collaborators from Floyd's past (like producer Bob Ezrin), this Gilmour-led version of the band crafted a number of songs that were as cerebral and introspective as anything Floyd had done in the past. The first single, "Learning to Fly," served as the unofficial anthem for this latest chapter of Pink Floyd. The Andy Mackay/Gilmour-penned "One Slip" uses the requisite bells and whistles along with Tony Levin's impressive stick solo to guarantee it a prominent place in the band's canon. "The Dogs of War" and "On the Turning Away" are perfect commentaries on the conservative mindset shaping the '80s at the time. The former is an ominous screed composed at a time when the Cold War was still a reality, and the latter is a swipe against the self-absorption of the Me Decade.

© Rovi Staff /TiVo

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1
Signs of Life
00:04:21

Bob Ezrin, Composer, Producer - Robert Hrycyna, Assistant Engineer - David Gilmour, Composer, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Levin, Bass - Andy Jackson, Recording Engineer - Pink Floyd, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Guthrie, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Joel Plante, Mastering Engineer - Richard Wright, Synthesizer - Nick Mason, Speaker - Jeff DeMorris, Assistant Engineer - Stan Katayama, Assistant Engineer - Marc Desisto, Assistant Engineer - Jon Carin, Synthesizer

(P) 2016 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd., marketed and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment

2
Learning to Fly
00:04:52

Bob Ezrin, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Percussion - Phyllis St. James, Background Vocal - Robert Hrycyna, Assistant Engineer - David Gilmour, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Levin, Bass - Andy Jackson, Recording Engineer - Steve Forman, Percussion - Carmen Twillie, Background Vocal - Pink Floyd, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Guthrie, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Joel Plante, Mastering Engineer - Richard Wright, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Mason, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Moore, Composer, Lyricist - Jeff DeMorris, Assistant Engineer - Stan Katayama, Assistant Engineer - Darlene Koldenhoven, Background Vocal - Marc Desisto, Assistant Engineer - Jon Carin, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards - Donnie Gerrard, Background Vocal

(P) 2016 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd., marketed and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment

3
The Dogs of War
00:06:03

Carmine Appice, Drums - Bill Payne, Organ - Bob Ezrin, Producer - Tom Scott, AssociatedPerformer - Phyllis St. James, Background Vocal - Robert Hrycyna, Assistant Engineer - David Gilmour, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Jackson, Recording Engineer - Carmen Twillie, Background Vocal - Pink Floyd, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Guthrie, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Joel Plante, Mastering Engineer - Scott Page, Tenor Saxophone - Anthony Moore, Composer, Lyricist - Jeff DeMorris, Assistant Engineer - Stan Katayama, Assistant Engineer - Darlene Koldenhoven, Background Vocal - Marc Desisto, Assistant Engineer - Jon Carin, AssociatedPerformer - Donnie Gerrard, Background Vocal

(P) 2016 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd., marketed and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment

4
One Slip
00:05:08

Jim Keltner, Drums - Bob Ezrin, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Phyllis St. James, Background Vocal - Robert Hrycyna, Assistant Engineer - Michael Landau, Guitar - David Gilmour, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Levin, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Jackson, Recording Engineer - Carmen Twillie, Background Vocal - Pink Floyd, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Guthrie, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Joel Plante, Mastering Engineer - Richard Wright, Keyboards - Nick Mason, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Manzanera, Composer, Lyricist - Jeff DeMorris, Assistant Engineer - Stan Katayama, Assistant Engineer - Darlene Koldenhoven, Background Vocal - Marc Desisto, Assistant Engineer - Jon Carin, Keyboards - Donnie Gerrard, Background Vocal

(P) 2016 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd., marketed and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment

5
On the Turning Away
00:05:41

Jim Keltner, Drums - Bob Ezrin, Producer - Robert Hrycyna, Assistant Engineer - David Gilmour, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Levin, Bass - Andy Jackson, Recording Engineer - Pink Floyd, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Guthrie, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Joel Plante, Mastering Engineer - Richard Wright, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Mason, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Moore, Composer, Lyricist - Jeff DeMorris, Assistant Engineer - Stan Katayama, Assistant Engineer - Marc Desisto, Assistant Engineer - Jon Carin, Synthesizer

(P) 2016 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd., marketed and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment

6
Yet Another Movie
00:06:12

Jim Keltner, Drums - Bob Ezrin, Producer - PATRICK LEONARD, Composer, Lyricist, Synthesizer - Robert Hrycyna, Assistant Engineer - David Gilmour, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Levin, Bass - Andy Jackson, Recording Engineer - Steve Forman, Percussion - Pink Floyd, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Guthrie, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Joel Plante, Mastering Engineer - Nick Mason, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff DeMorris, Assistant Engineer - Stan Katayama, Assistant Engineer - Marc Desisto, Assistant Engineer

(P) 2016 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd., marketed and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment

7
Round and Around
00:01:13

Bob Ezrin, Producer, Drums - Robert Hrycyna, Assistant Engineer - David Gilmour, Composer, Producer, Guitar - Tony Levin, Bass - Andy Jackson, Recording Engineer - Pink Floyd, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Guthrie, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Joel Plante, Mastering Engineer - Nick Mason, Percussion - Jeff DeMorris, Assistant Engineer - Stan Katayama, Assistant Engineer - Marc Desisto, Assistant Engineer - Jon Carin, AssociatedPerformer

(P) 2016 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd., marketed and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment

8
A New Machine, Pt. 1
00:01:45

Bob Ezrin, Producer - PATRICK LEONARD, Synthesizer - Robert Hrycyna, Assistant Engineer - David Gilmour, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Jackson, Recording Engineer - Pink Floyd, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Guthrie, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Joel Plante, Mastering Engineer - Jeff DeMorris, Assistant Engineer - Stan Katayama, Assistant Engineer - Marc Desisto, Assistant Engineer

(P) 2016 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd., marketed and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment

9
Terminal Frost
00:06:15

Bob Ezrin, Producer, Percussion - Tom Scott, Saxophone - Robert Hrycyna, Assistant Engineer - David Gilmour, Composer, Producer, Guitar - Tony Levin, Bass - Andy Jackson, Recording Engineer - Pink Floyd, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Guthrie, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Joel Plante, Mastering Engineer - Richard Wright, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Mason, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff DeMorris, Assistant Engineer - Stan Katayama, Assistant Engineer - Marc Desisto, Assistant Engineer - Jon Carin, AssociatedPerformer - John Helliwell, Saxophone

(P) 2016 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd., marketed and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment

10
A New Machine, Pt. 2
00:00:39

Bob Ezrin, Producer - PATRICK LEONARD, Synthesizer - Robert Hrycyna, Assistant Engineer - David Gilmour, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Jackson, Recording Engineer - Pink Floyd, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Guthrie, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Joel Plante, Mastering Engineer - Jeff DeMorris, Assistant Engineer - Stan Katayama, Assistant Engineer - Marc Desisto, Assistant Engineer

(P) 2016 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd., marketed and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment

11
Sorrow
00:08:44

Bob Ezrin, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Phyllis St. James, Background Vocal - Robert Hrycyna, Assistant Engineer - David Gilmour, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Levin, Bass - Andy Jackson, Recording Engineer - Carmen Twillie, Background Vocal - Pink Floyd, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Guthrie, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Joel Plante, Mastering Engineer - Richard Wright, Synthesizer - Jeff DeMorris, Assistant Engineer - Stan Katayama, Assistant Engineer - Darlene Koldenhoven, Background Vocal - Marc Desisto, Assistant Engineer - Donnie Gerrard, Background Vocal

(P) 2016 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd., marketed and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment

Album review

After a protracted legal battle over the rights to the Pink Floyd name, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright released 1987's A Momentary Lapse of Reason despite Roger Waters' protests. Retaining collaborators from Floyd's past (like producer Bob Ezrin), this Gilmour-led version of the band crafted a number of songs that were as cerebral and introspective as anything Floyd had done in the past. The first single, "Learning to Fly," served as the unofficial anthem for this latest chapter of Pink Floyd. The Andy Mackay/Gilmour-penned "One Slip" uses the requisite bells and whistles along with Tony Levin's impressive stick solo to guarantee it a prominent place in the band's canon. "The Dogs of War" and "On the Turning Away" are perfect commentaries on the conservative mindset shaping the '80s at the time. The former is an ominous screed composed at a time when the Cold War was still a reality, and the latter is a swipe against the self-absorption of the Me Decade.

© Rovi Staff /TiVo

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