It had been 4 years or so since Pink Floyd made The Final Cut. The band had split up and it seemed like the end of Pink Floyd. I personally was disappointed that Roger Waters would no longer be a part of Pink Floyd. I couldn’t imagine how they could proceed without his guidance. In my mind, Pink Floyd was 90% Roger Waters.
When A Momentery Lapse Of Reason came out, people were calling it Water-ed Down Pink Floyd. Maybe it was but i liked it. It was a turning point for me. It made me realize that while Roger Waters was resonsible for much of the thematic elements, the parts of Pink Floyd that I liked the most were allDavid Gilmour.
I’ll admit, this Pink Floyd was different but not different like Van Hagar or Black Sabbath with Dio. This Pink Floyd still sounded like Pink Floyd musically, it just seemed that conceptually, they were more mainstream in a way. The concept albums like Animals, Dark Side and The Wall gave way to more traditional collections of songs.
Remember my Boston, Thanksgiving analogy? This was similar except that instead of substituting Deli sliced turkey and french fries, we have the leftovers. Yeah it isn’t Thanksgiving anymore but damn those turkey sandwiches are good. It is the same stuff only enjoyed in an new way. It was nice to have some new Floyd that I really liked.
Learning To Fly
One Slip
One The Turning Away
Yet Another Movie
Sorrow