"On An Island"

Yup, you are.

Come to think of it, it is rather boring, isn't it? But I think it sounds OK.

I agree that "Pocketful of Stones" is the worst song on the album. The rest of the album I basically like but I think it's nowhere near as good as the Division Bell. The best song has got to be "On an Island."

Anyway I'm going tonight to Radio City so hopefully it will be awesome.

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And I am you and what I see is me...

Believe me, the new album is very good live...very, very good.

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Shine on, Syd...

Ut Prosim

U going tonight well you will like it i cant remember the song ord i was there last night flew in from florida all i remember is the encores were wish you were here and comfortably numb he did play hgih hopes echoes and soycd and oh yeah breathe and time in the beginning he played the whole on an island album but didnt play in the albums order because of a reason that you mite want to be surprised bout so i won't spoil it and he played sum other floyd songs my favorite song was comfy numb but a lot of ppl loved echoes have fun oh yeah richard wright is there and remember get ur pot ahead of time.

Yea, it was a great surprise, it really was.

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Shine on, Syd...

Ut Prosim

Apparently they're taking three songs at once, all edited for radio play: "Smile" for the European market and a three-track CD single to be released in May; "Take A Breath" for North American classic rock stations; and finally "This Heaven" for 'adult album alternative' stations.

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Thought this was interesting:

http://www.musicbox-online.com/revie...dg-island.html

Here are a few snippets:


"David Gilmour and Roger Waters have spent so much time sniping at one another about the status of Pink Floyd that they essentially have divided the band’s fans into warring factions that a temporary truce for last year’s Live 8 benefit won’t fix. It’s a shame, really, because Gilmour’s third solo outing On an Island ought to bring the two sides together. After all, Gilmour’s camp can tout how effectively their leader expanded upon and brightened the sonic textures that were the bread and butter of Pink Floyd’s legacy, and Waters’ followers can point out how much better the set might have been if their man had been involved in the project. Truth be told, both views are correct, hence the effort’s unifying power."

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"Still, there’s more to the outing than a mere visitation of familiar refrains. Smile, for example, recalls a meshing of John Lennon’s Love with Paul McCartney’s Junk, and although they appear only on the title track, David Crosby and Graham Nash lend to the set a communal air that is drawn straight from Crosby’s overlooked gem If I Could Only Remember My Name."

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"Regardless, On an Island still stands as the best thing that David Gilmour has crafted (with or without Pink Floyd) in several decades."

Interesting...I think I agree with the general gist of it, though I think in giving it 3 1/2 stars, he was too lenient. After reading the review, it would be easier to make the case for 3, and the last sentence, which concludes the piece seems to try to justify the bump in rating. Can't say I wouldn't of done the same, though, being a fan and all.

Very prescient; however, creating a new topic was a bit redundant. Threads merged.

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what do you teach your children about me?
what do you teach your little children about me?
pimp, thug, bling drug lord of the undergrounded kings
how can you be so sure i won't call down the rain?
what do you teach your little children about me?
you point your gun, wait, hide and run. i see it plain

Ah, the old "three-prong attack" trick.
Clever, but I hate to see Dave going "Neil Diamond" on us.

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I reckon "Pocketful of Stones" starts out real good with the intro and "he's sending stones, skimming, flying, circles spinning out his time" (I dont know if those are the lyrics) but then after that bit, it does seem a bit aimless. If he was to keep that kind of structure for the verse it would be a very good song.

It's still not bad however

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sitting on a cornflake, waiting for the van to come...

Sorry. I also can't seem to remember my password. I'm just not having a good week.

It's either clever or its scattershot. The results of this approach will determine which it is.

Well, I listened to it [it's been a while. why didn't i post anything sooner?] and
I liked it . perhaps the lyrics turned cheesy here and there, but whatever .
nothing much more to add.

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Apparently, the photo next to those "Smile" lyrics in the album booklet was taken by Dave, when he got Polly and their kids to dance in front of the same Formentera windmill that graces the cover of More.

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what do you teach your children about me?
what do you teach your little children about me?
pimp, thug, bling drug lord of the undergrounded kings
how can you be so sure i won't call down the rain?
what do you teach your little children about me?
you point your gun, wait, hide and run. i see it plain