Review: David Gilmour
David Gilmour "On An Island": Aidin Vaziri | David Gilmour released his last solo album in 1984, when it was acceptable to have songs made up entirely of NASA sound effects and men in yellow silk suits playing sax solos while navigating yachts. It's funny how little time and fashion have changed the Pink Floyd front man's outlook. It's also great that he's so unaffected. "On an Island" sounds comfortingly familiar, and not just because of the sweeping orchestral swells and detached voices that open up the disc. More likely it's because the CD sounds like every Pink Floyd album since "Dark Side of the Moon" crammed into one -- by turns lush and haunting, played entirely in slow motion and prominently showcasing Gilmour's delicate voice and guitar combo. The instrumental "Then I Close My Eyes" is an unexpected standout, as is a deliciously lush "The Blue." Do we really need Radiohead anymore?
posted by Aidin at Monday, March 06, 2006
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