A Momentary Lapse Of Reason

The most impressive aspect of this album is the superb echoing combination of ubiquitous atmospheric and modern keyboards and delightful electric rhythmic guitars + near-perfect guitar solos. Many atmospheres are even futuristic with some exceptional magic and percussion keyboards: for a worthy comparison one should consider some slow and modern new age artists to describe the respective atmospheres: the best ones that come to mind are the Flow album by John Jenkins, especially the track Flow, and the album Between the green and the blue by David Helling, especially the track Worlds. Add to this the Supertramp album ‘Brother were you bound’, especially the intro of the track of the same name. The rhythm is mostly slow, David Gilmour's vocals are absolutely stunning, and he seems to be on top of his game in the guitar solos. There are a lot of great female backing vocals here, just like Waters'. There are some great Supertramp-esque echoing saxophone parts here, giving a sophisticated urban feel to the whole album. The guitar solos on ‘On the turning away’ and ‘Yet another movie’ are some of David Gilmour's brightest and best: just turn up the volume! They can almost be compared to those on Rush's ‘Power windows’ and Marillion's ‘Fugazi’! Even without Waters, there are many subtle nuances in the arrangements. That said, all the compositions are excellent.