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The second post-Roger Waters Pink Floyd album is less forced and more of a group effort than A Momentary Lapse of Reason -- keyboard player Richard Wright is back to full bandmember status and has co-writing credits on five of the 11 songs, even getting lead vocals on "Wearing the Inside Out." Some of David Gilmour's lyrics (co-written by Polly Samson and Nick Laird-Clowes of the Dream Academy) might be directed at Waters, notably "Lost for Words" and "A Great Day for Freedom," with its references to "the wall" coming down, although the more specific subject is the Berlin Wall and the fall of Communism. In any case, there is a vindictive, accusatory tone to songs such as "What Do You Want From Me" and "Poles Apart," and the overarching theme, from the album title to the graphics to the "I-you" pronouns in most of the lyrics, has to do with dichotomies and distinctions, with "I" always having the upper hand. Musically, Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Wright have largely turned the clock back to the pre-Dark Side of the Moon Floyd, with slow tempos, sustained keyboard chords, and guitar solos with a lot of echo.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Steve McLaughlin, Engineer - CHRIS THOMAS, Mixer - Guy Pratt, Bass - Bob Ezrin, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion - KEITH GRANT, Engineer - David Gilmour, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Bass - Andy Jackson, Recorder, Engineer & Mixer - Michael Kamen, Orchestra Leader - Pink Floyd, MainArtist - James Guthrie, Masterer - Joel Plante, Masterer - Richard Wright, Composer, Keyboards - Nick Mason, Drums, Percussion - Tim Renwick, Guitar - Jon Carin, Keyboards, Programmer - Jules Bowen, Engineer - Gary Wallis, Percussion - Edward Shearmur, Orchestra Leader
© 2016 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. ℗ 1994, 2011 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd., marketed and distributed by Parlophone Records Ltd., a Warner Music Group Company
Steve McLaughlin, Engineer - CHRIS THOMAS, Mixer - Guy Pratt, Bass - Sam Brown, Vocals - Bob Ezrin, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion - KEITH GRANT, Engineer - David Gilmour, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Vocals, Bass - Carol Kenyon, Vocals - Andy Jackson, Recorder, Engineer & Mixer - Michael Kamen, Arranger, Orchestra Leader - Pink Floyd, MainArtist - James Guthrie, Masterer - Joel Plante, Masterer - Richard Wright, Composer, Keyboards, Vocals - Nick Mason, Drums, Percussion - Tim Renwick, Guitar - Jon Carin, Keyboards, Programmer - Jules Bowen, Engineer - Gary Wallis, Percussion - Polly Samson, Composer - Durga McBroom, Vocals - Jackie Sheridan, Vocals - Rebecca Leigh - White, Vocals - Edward Shearmur, Orchestra Leader
© 2016 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. ℗ 1994, 2011 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd., marketed and distributed by Parlophone Records Ltd., a Warner Music Group Company
Steve McLaughlin, Engineer - CHRIS THOMAS, Mixer - Guy Pratt, Bass - Bob Ezrin, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion - KEITH GRANT, Engineer - NICK LAIRD-CLOWES, Composer - David Gilmour, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Vocals, Bass - Andy Jackson, Recorder, Engineer & Mixer - Michael Kamen, Arranger, Orchestra Leader - Pink Floyd, MainArtist - James Guthrie, Masterer - Joel Plante, Masterer - Richard Wright, Keyboards, Vocals - Nick Mason, Drums, Percussion - Tim Renwick, Guitar - Jon Carin, Keyboards, Programmer - Jules Bowen, Engineer - Gary Wallis, Percussion - Polly Samson, Composer - Edward Shearmur, Orchestra Leader
© 2016 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. ℗ 1994, 2011 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd., marketed and distributed by Parlophone Records Ltd., a Warner Music Group Company
Steve McLaughlin, Engineer - CHRIS THOMAS, Mixer - Guy Pratt, Bass - Sam Brown, Vocals - Bob Ezrin, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion - KEITH GRANT, Engineer - David Gilmour, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Bass - Carol Kenyon, Vocals - Andy Jackson, Recorder, Engineer & Mixer - Michael Kamen, Orchestra Leader - Pink Floyd, MainArtist - James Guthrie, Masterer - Joel Plante, Masterer - Richard Wright, Composer, Keyboards - Nick Mason, Drums, Percussion - Tim Renwick, Guitar - Jon Carin, Keyboards, Programmer - Jules Bowen, Engineer - Gary Wallis, Percussion - Durga McBroom, Vocals - Jackie Sheridan, Vocals - Rebecca Leigh - White, Vocals - Edward Shearmur, Orchestra Leader
© 2016 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. ℗ 1994, 2011 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd., marketed and distributed by Parlophone Records Ltd., a Warner Music Group Company
Steve McLaughlin, Engineer - CHRIS THOMAS, Mixer - Guy Pratt, Bass - Sam Brown, Vocals - Bob Ezrin, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion - KEITH GRANT, Engineer - David Gilmour, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Vocals, Bass - Carol Kenyon, Vocals - Andy Jackson, Recorder, Engineer & Mixer - Michael Kamen, Arranger, Orchestra Leader - Pink Floyd, MainArtist - James Guthrie, Masterer - Joel Plante, Masterer - Richard Wright, Keyboards, Vocals - Nick Mason, Drums, Percussion - Tim Renwick, Guitar - Jon Carin, Keyboards, Programmer - Jules Bowen, Engineer - Gary Wallis, Percussion - Polly Samson, Composer - Durga McBroom, Vocals - Jackie Sheridan, Vocals - Rebecca Leigh - White, Vocals - Edward Shearmur, Orchestra Leader
© 2016 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. ℗ 1994, 2011 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd., marketed and distributed by Parlophone Records Ltd., a Warner Music Group Company
Steve McLaughlin, Engineer - CHRIS THOMAS, Mixer - Guy Pratt, Bass - Sam Brown, Vocals - Bob Ezrin, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion - KEITH GRANT, Engineer - David Gilmour, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Vocals, Bass - Carol Kenyon, Vocals - Andy Jackson, Recorder, Engineer & Mixer - Michael Kamen, Orchestra Leader - Pink Floyd, MainArtist - James Guthrie, Masterer - Joel Plante, Masterer - Richard Wright, Composer, Keyboards, Vocals - Nick Mason, Drums, Percussion - Anthony Moore, Composer - Tim Renwick, Guitar - Dick Parry, Saxophone - Jon Carin, Keyboards, Programmer - Jules Bowen, Engineer - Gary Wallis, Percussion - Durga McBroom, Vocals - Jackie Sheridan, Vocals - Rebecca Leigh - White, Vocals - Edward Shearmur, Orchestra Leader
© 2016 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. ℗ 1994, 2011 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd., marketed and distributed by Parlophone Records Ltd., a Warner Music Group Company
Steve McLaughlin, Engineer - CHRIS THOMAS, Mixer - Guy Pratt, Bass - Sam Brown, Vocals - Bob Ezrin, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion - KEITH GRANT, Engineer - NICK LAIRD-CLOWES, Lyricist - David Gilmour, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Vocals, Bass - Carol Kenyon, Vocals - Andy Jackson, Recorder, Engineer & Mixer - Michael Kamen, Orchestra Leader - Pink Floyd, MainArtist - James Guthrie, Masterer - Joel Plante, Masterer - Richard Wright, Keyboards, Vocals - Nick Mason, Drums, Percussion - Tim Renwick, Guitar - Jon Carin, Keyboards, Programmer - Jules Bowen, Engineer - Gary Wallis, Percussion - Polly Samson, Lyricist - Durga McBroom, Vocals - Jackie Sheridan, Vocals - Rebecca Leigh - White, Vocals - Edward Shearmur, Orchestra Leader
© 2016 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. ℗ 1994, 2011 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd., marketed and distributed by Parlophone Records Ltd., a Warner Music Group Company
Steve McLaughlin, Engineer - CHRIS THOMAS, Mixer - Guy Pratt, Bass - Sam Brown, Vocals - Bob Ezrin, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion - KEITH GRANT, Engineer - David Gilmour, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Vocals, Bass - Carol Kenyon, Vocals - Andy Jackson, Recorder, Engineer & Mixer - Michael Kamen, Orchestra Leader - Pink Floyd, MainArtist - James Guthrie, Masterer - Joel Plante, Masterer - Richard Wright, Keyboards, Vocals - Nick Mason, Drums, Percussion - Tim Renwick, Guitar - Jon Carin, Keyboards, Programmer - Jules Bowen, Engineer - Gary Wallis, Percussion - Durga McBroom, Vocals - Jackie Sheridan, Vocals - Rebecca Leigh - White, Vocals - Edward Shearmur, Orchestra Leader
© 2016 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. ℗ 1994, 2011 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd., marketed and distributed by Parlophone Records Ltd., a Warner Music Group Company
Steve McLaughlin, Engineer - CHRIS THOMAS, Mixer - Guy Pratt, Bass - Sam Brown, Vocals - Bob Ezrin, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion - KEITH GRANT, Engineer - David Gilmour, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Vocals, Bass - Carol Kenyon, Vocals - Andy Jackson, Recorder, Engineer & Mixer - Michael Kamen, Orchestra Leader - Pink Floyd, MainArtist - James Guthrie, Masterer - Joel Plante, Masterer - Richard Wright, Composer, Keyboards, Vocals - Nick Mason, Drums, Percussion - Tim Renwick, Guitar - Jon Carin, Keyboards, Programmer - Jules Bowen, Engineer - Gary Wallis, Percussion - Polly Samson, Lyricist - Durga McBroom, Vocals - Jackie Sheridan, Vocals - Rebecca Leigh - White, Vocals - Edward Shearmur, Orchestra Leader
© 2016 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. ℗ 1994, 2011 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd., marketed and distributed by Parlophone Records Ltd., a Warner Music Group Company
Steve McLaughlin, Engineer - CHRIS THOMAS, Mixer - Guy Pratt, Bass - Sam Brown, Vocals - Bob Ezrin, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion - KEITH GRANT, Engineer - David Gilmour, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Vocals, Bass - Carol Kenyon, Vocals - Andy Jackson, Recorder, Engineer & Mixer - Michael Kamen, Orchestra Leader - Pink Floyd, MainArtist - James Guthrie, Masterer - Joel Plante, Masterer - Richard Wright, Keyboards, Vocals - Nick Mason, Drums, Percussion - Tim Renwick, Guitar - Jon Carin, Keyboards, Programmer - Jules Bowen, Engineer - Gary Wallis, Percussion - Polly Samson, Composer - Durga McBroom, Vocals - Jackie Sheridan, Vocals - Rebecca Leigh - White, Vocals - Edward Shearmur, Orchestra Leader
© 2016 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. ℗ 1994, 2011 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd., marketed and distributed by Parlophone Records Ltd., a Warner Music Group Company
Steve McLaughlin, Engineer - CHRIS THOMAS, Mixer - Guy Pratt, Bass - Sam Brown, Vocals - Bob Ezrin, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion - KEITH GRANT, Engineer - David Gilmour, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Vocals, Bass - Carol Kenyon, Vocals - Andy Jackson, Recorder, Engineer & Mixer - Michael Kamen, Orchestra Leader - Pink Floyd, MainArtist - James Guthrie, Masterer - Joel Plante, Masterer - Richard Wright, Keyboards, Vocals - Nick Mason, Drums, Percussion - Tim Renwick, Guitar - Jon Carin, Keyboards, Programmer - Jules Bowen, Engineer - Gary Wallis, Percussion - Polly Samson, Lyricist - Durga McBroom, Vocals - Jackie Sheridan, Vocals - Rebecca Leigh - White, Vocals - Edward Shearmur, Orchestra Leader
© 2016 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. ℗ 1994, 2011 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd., marketed and distributed by Parlophone Records Ltd., a Warner Music Group Company
Albumbeschreibung
The second post-Roger Waters Pink Floyd album is less forced and more of a group effort than A Momentary Lapse of Reason -- keyboard player Richard Wright is back to full bandmember status and has co-writing credits on five of the 11 songs, even getting lead vocals on "Wearing the Inside Out." Some of David Gilmour's lyrics (co-written by Polly Samson and Nick Laird-Clowes of the Dream Academy) might be directed at Waters, notably "Lost for Words" and "A Great Day for Freedom," with its references to "the wall" coming down, although the more specific subject is the Berlin Wall and the fall of Communism. In any case, there is a vindictive, accusatory tone to songs such as "What Do You Want From Me" and "Poles Apart," and the overarching theme, from the album title to the graphics to the "I-you" pronouns in most of the lyrics, has to do with dichotomies and distinctions, with "I" always having the upper hand. Musically, Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Wright have largely turned the clock back to the pre-Dark Side of the Moon Floyd, with slow tempos, sustained keyboard chords, and guitar solos with a lot of echo.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:19
- Main artists: Pink Floyd
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Pink Floyd Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2016 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. ℗ 2016 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd., marketed and distributed by Parlophone Records Ltd., a Warner Music Group Company
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