Pink Floyd

A Momentary Lapse Of Reason

Melodies Without a Soul

Review Score:

(2/10)
The original band was Roger Waters, Nick Mason and Rick Wright. Then Syd came. That was when the name Pink Floyd was taken in use. Afterwards Dave Gilmour came. Then the main writer (thou Rick also wrote) Roger Waters left (1983, officially -85). Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987) is written by Gilmour and some unknown dudes. Pure Pink Floyd CD?
As to talk about Pink Floyd's greatest times, I think the band was on their best around Dark Side of the Moon- years when all band members were in making of the music (composing, bringin ideas). After Dark Side, Roger slightly became the person who made almoust all of the songs and ideas (Animals and so on till -83). That's part of the reason why Rog' left. But that's when Pink Floyd was on their best, Roger has made really good music from -73, and will keep doing. So now Pink Floyd is David, Richard and Nick.
Like I said, Momentary Lapse of Reason is written by David Gilmour and some other people. Nick Mason and Rick Wright ONLY PLAY on the CD, and their part on the CD is clearly being dimished. The music include a couple nice sections, but mainly the music is poor whithin melodies and it repeats itself too much. The tunes are actually quite pop-stylish, and unlike in Waters's songs, there isn't a lot of melodies and variations, the lack of changing melodies has been replased with technical tricks. There's much, much, too much! Dave Gilmour's guitar solos. I mean he can make good solos, but in this album, there's too much tricks and all those electric effects, music should be more real, you aren't listening techno, aren't you?
And lyrics. I don't think all have to say about them. They are the weakest part of the album. This album maybe beholds some of the worst Pink Floyd lyrics of all times. New machine parts 1&2 really suck.
I say you should by Roger Waters's Pros and Cons of Hitch-Hiking. It's much better, even though you might not realize it straight away.
Momentary Lapse of Reason is made just to take money from Pink Floyd fans. And it isn't really a real Pink Floyd album.

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