In 1978 David Gilmour opted to step out of the massive and looming shadow of Pink Floyd with this, his first solo effort. I was five months old. Gilmour used this album to spread his wings and cement the sound and musical vision that is unmistakably his. Can you hear Pink Floyd in these songs? Of course, because Gilmour himself had become an integral song writing contributor to the band. Just take "Comfortably Numb" from the as of yet unreleased epic The Wall, it could easily be slipped from the double album over to Gilmour's solo as a nice companion piece to the second track "There's No Way out of Here." This album also served as a portent of the reborn Pink Floyd from 1985-1994 sans Waters and under Gilmour's direction. Have I ever told you how much I love The Division Bell? Well, I do.Tuesday, May 18, 2010
David Gilmour
In 1978 David Gilmour opted to step out of the massive and looming shadow of Pink Floyd with this, his first solo effort. I was five months old. Gilmour used this album to spread his wings and cement the sound and musical vision that is unmistakably his. Can you hear Pink Floyd in these songs? Of course, because Gilmour himself had become an integral song writing contributor to the band. Just take "Comfortably Numb" from the as of yet unreleased epic The Wall, it could easily be slipped from the double album over to Gilmour's solo as a nice companion piece to the second track "There's No Way out of Here." This album also served as a portent of the reborn Pink Floyd from 1985-1994 sans Waters and under Gilmour's direction. Have I ever told you how much I love The Division Bell? Well, I do.
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