A MOMENTARY LAPSE OF REASON

I can't understand why so many people dislike this album, I like it very much, and I think the Floyd could still make incredible music without Roger Waters. This album is pretty much like Gilmour and his Pink Floyd friends, since Gilmour is the only member that worked on the whole album. Nick Mason hadn't wrote anything on this album, and he hadn't played drums on all of the songs, and Rick Wright was just an session musician on this album, as he shared space with Jon Carin and Patrick Leonard.

The first song is Signs of Life, which is a beautiful instrumental song. It has two parts, the first one is an keyboard solo, and the second part is an guitar solo. This song also has some obscure voices and some water sounds, which helps to create a nice atmosphere.

Learning to Fly is a more commercial song, but it's very good. The lyrics here are simple, but they have a nice meaning, of someone who is growing up.

Dogs of War is next, and it's very nice. Gilmour's vocal work is impressive, and the vocal parts looks like a synthesized blues, and there is a excellent guitar solo, and an very agressive (but nice) sax solo.

The fourth song is One Slip, which I believe it's the most commercial song in this album. But this is by no means a bad song. In fact, it's very good. The crazy beginning and the awesome chorus are the highest points on this song.

At last, we've got the first killer song on this album, On The Turning Away. This song is beautiful. It builds up until it's climax which is a guitar solo that's among gilmour's finest solos.

The next song is, in my opinion, the best song in this album, Yet Another Movie. It's a dark song, and it has an wonderful vocal and keyboard arrengement. it also has a terrific guitar solo, which is intense and darkish. This song ends with the quiet section called Round and Around, which is just, well, an ending.

A New Machine part 1 is a complete filler song, and it's horrible. this is one of Pink Floyd's lowest moments.

Terminal Frost is a inspiration-lacking song. It's basically 6 minutes of the same thing. this song has a very nice sax solo, though.

A New Machine part 2 is the same thing as part 1. Thank god it's smaller.

Sorrow is another killer song. The rough guitar entrance is a wonderful introduction for a wonderful song. The guitar solo at the ending is very nice and it closes both song and album pretty well.

Overall, this is an almost perfect album, if only A New Machine hadn't existed... but this album showed that there is life without Roger Waters

Signs of Life: 10/10, Learning to Fly 8/10, Dogs of War 9/10, One Slip 7/10, On The Turning Away 10/10, Yet Another Movie 10/10, A New Machine part 1 0/10, Terminal Frost 6/10, A New Machine part 2 0/10, Sorrow 10/10

Overall= 4 stars