a momentary lapse of ego

Review Score: (10/10)
15 years later people are still complaining about this cd. Let me tell you, the best thing that could have happened to pink floyd was to have roger waters leave. how long did he think he could exploit syd barrett's dimentia? The work they turned out with waters was fantastic and I loved it but "The Final Cut" proved that things were getting stale. The PF style is obvious on AMLOR but it's missing the oppressive, smothering self pity that Waters injected. This allows them to truly perform and improvise, not just mimic past works. No where in the PF chronicles does anything like "Terminal Frost" appear. Listening to Gilmour trade licks with Tom Scott's sax is a musical feast -- a simplistic tune performed by the musical elite. How about "One Slip" or "Yet Another Movie"? Is there a PF type message there? Well, you have to put down your bong and pay attention but yes there is. I love this cd. I've had to replace it twice because I wore it out but that's the mark of a great work, after 15 years people are still talking about it.

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