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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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Bob Ezrin, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, Synthesizer - David Gilmour, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Remix - Damon Iddins, Engineer - Andy Jackson, Engineer, Masterer, Remix - Pink Floyd, MainArtist - Richard Wright, Hammond Organ, Piano, Synthesizer - Devin Workman, Editor
© 2021 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. ℗ 2019 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd., under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd., a Warner Music Group Company.
Bob Ezrin, Composer, Producer, Percussion, Programmer - David Gilmour, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Vocals, Remix - Tony Levin, Bass - Damon Iddins, Engineer - Andy Jackson, Engineer, Masterer, Remix - Steve Forman, Percussion - Carmen Twillie, Backing Vocals - Pink Floyd, MainArtist - Richard Wright, Hammond Organ, Piano, Vocals, Synthesizer - Nick Mason, Drums, Sound Effects (SFX) - Anthony Moore, Composer - Darlene Koldenhoven, Backing Vocals - Jon Carin, Composer, Keyboards - Phyllis St James, Backing Vocals - Donnie Gerrard, Backing Vocals - Devin Workman, Editor
© 2021 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. ℗ 2019 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd., under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd., a Warner Music Group Company.
Bob Ezrin, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer - David Gilmour, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Vocals, Remix - Tony Levin, Bass - Damon Iddins, Engineer - Andy Jackson, Engineer, Masterer, Remix - Carmen Twillie, Backing Vocals - Pink Floyd, MainArtist - Richard Wright, Hammond Organ, Piano, Vocals, Synthesizer - Nick Mason, Drums, Sound Effects (SFX) - Scott Page, Tenor Saxophone - Anthony Moore, Composer - Darlene Koldenhoven, Backing Vocals - Jon Carin, Sound Effects (SFX) - Phyllis St James, Backing Vocals - Donnie Gerrard, Backing Vocals - Devin Workman, Editor
© 2021 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. ℗ 2019 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd., under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd., a Warner Music Group Company.
Bob Ezrin, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer - Michael Landau, Guitar - David Gilmour, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Vocals, Remix - Tony Levin, Guitar, Bass - Damon Iddins, Engineer - Andy Jackson, Engineer, Masterer, Remix - Carmen Twillie, Backing Vocals - Pink Floyd, MainArtist - Richard Wright, Hammond Organ, Piano, Vocals, Synthesizer - Nick Mason, Drums, Sound Effects (SFX) - Phil Manzanera, Composer - Danny Cummings, Percussion - Darlene Koldenhoven, Backing Vocals - Jon Carin, Keyboards - Phyllis St James, Backing Vocals - Donnie Gerrard, Backing Vocals - Devin Workman, Editor
© 2021 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. ℗ 2019 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd., under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd., a Warner Music Group Company.
Bob Ezrin, Producer - David Gilmour, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Vocals, Remix - Tony Levin, Bass Guitar - Damon Iddins, Engineer - Andy Jackson, Engineer, Masterer, Remix - Steve Forman, Percussion - Carmen Twillie, Backing Vocals - Pink Floyd, MainArtist - Richard Wright, Hammond Organ, Piano, Vocals, Synthesizer - Nick Mason, Drums, Sound Effects (SFX) - Anthony Moore, Composer - Darlene Koldenhoven, Backing Vocals - Jon Carin, Keyboards, Synthesizer - Phyllis St James, Backing Vocals - Donnie Gerrard, Backing Vocals - Devin Workman, Editor
© 2021 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. ℗ 2019 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd., under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd., a Warner Music Group Company.
Pat Leonard, Composer, Synthesizer - Bill Payne, Hammond Organ - Bob Ezrin, Producer, Programmer - David Gilmour, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Vocals, Remix - Tony Levin, Bass - Damon Iddins, Engineer - Andy Jackson, Engineer, Masterer, Remix - Steve Forman, Percussion - Pink Floyd, MainArtist - Richard Wright, Hammond Organ, Piano, Vocals, Synthesizer - Nick Mason, Drums, Sound Effects (SFX) - Jon Carin, Keyboards - John Helliwell, Saxophone - Devin Workman, Editor
© 2021 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. ℗ 2019 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd., under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd., a Warner Music Group Company.
Bob Ezrin, Producer, Programmer - David Gilmour, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Remix - Damon Iddins, Engineer - Andy Jackson, Engineer, Masterer, Remix - Pink Floyd, MainArtist - Devin Workman, Editor
© 2021 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. ℗ 2019 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd., under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd., a Warner Music Group Company.
Bob Ezrin, Producer, Programmer, Synthesizer Programmer - David Gilmour, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Vocals, Remix - Damon Iddins, Engineer - Andy Jackson, Engineer, Masterer, Remix - Pink Floyd, MainArtist - Devin Workman, Editor
© 2021 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. ℗ 2019 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd., under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd., a Warner Music Group Company.
Pat Leonard, Synthesizer - Bob Ezrin, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer - Tom Scott, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone - David Gilmour, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Vocals, Remix - Tony Levin, Bass - Damon Iddins, Engineer - Andy Jackson, Engineer, Masterer, Remix - Steve Forman, Percussion - Carmen Twillie, Backing Vocals - Pink Floyd, MainArtist - Richard Wright, Hammond Organ, Piano, Vocals, Synthesizer - Nick Mason, Drums, Sound Effects (SFX) - Darlene Koldenhoven, Backing Vocals - Phyllis St James, Backing Vocals - Donnie Gerrard, Backing Vocals - John Helliwell, Saxophone - Devin Workman, Editor
© 2021 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. ℗ 2019 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd., under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd., a Warner Music Group Company.
Bob Ezrin, Producer, Programmer - David Gilmour, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Vocals, Remix - Damon Iddins, Engineer - Andy Jackson, Engineer, Masterer, Remix - Pink Floyd, MainArtist - Devin Workman, Editor
© 2021 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. ℗ 2019 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd., under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd., a Warner Music Group Company.
Bob Ezrin, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer - David Gilmour, Composer, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Vocals, Remix - Damon Iddins, Engineer - Andy Jackson, Engineer, Masterer, Remix - Steve Forman, Percussion - Carmen Twillie, Backing Vocals - Pink Floyd, MainArtist - Richard Wright, Hammond Organ, Piano, Vocals, Synthesizer - Darlene Koldenhoven, Backing Vocals - Jon Carin, Keyboards - Phyllis St James, Backing Vocals - Donnie Gerrard, Backing Vocals - Devin Workman, Editor
© 2021 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. ℗ 2019 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd., under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd., a Warner Music Group Company.
Album Description
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
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:04
- Main artists: Pink Floyd
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino - Parlophone
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
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24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo
© 2021 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. Under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2019 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd
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