THE DIVISION BELL

This album contains everything. The mystical opener "Cluster One", the dark "Wearing The Inside Out", the more lively and U2 inspired "Take it Back" and the beautiful, prefect album-ender "High Hopes". The only problem is that, among all those 11 songs there are some reallt great and some that I think pulls down the quality of the album.

The concept of the album is a reverse of "The Wall", communication. The album begins with the sound of a telephone line and ends with a telephone conversation between the Pink Floyd Manager Steve O'Rourke and David's step-son Charlie. And some of the songs also takes the thougths to Roger Waters, especially "Poles Apart": - Did you know, it was all going to go so wrong for you? And did you see, it was all going to be, so right for me?

Most of the music and lyrics is written by David Gilmour and consists of much guitar, except for the Rick Wright song "Wearing The Inside Out" which possess a remarkable different, darker and spookier sound than the other songs.

-GREATEST SONG: I would say "Keep Talking"

Even if the album is one of the most unbalanced Floyd albums, I definently think it's one of the greatest. I would like to say that "Wish You Were Here" are at least one class better but excluding that, this is the greatest. Works great for both the prog-fanatic and the more pop-rock listener. "High Hopes" is also one of the greatest album-ending songs I have ever heard.

This is the perfect ending of the magical Pink Floyd saga.

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