THE ENDLESS RIVER

I didn't want to write a review until I have given The Endless River a few listens, allowing myself plenty of time to tune into it and synchronize with it. I have only had TER for 20 waking hours, but it's been on the record- and in the CD player 4 times!

At a later time I may come back and write a perhaps more informative review, but here is what I can say now: TER is certainly the ultimate iteration of the magic Pink Floyd formula. The 40+ years of musical excellence and innovation, distilled to absolute perfection.

One of the pleasant surprises was that the 54 minutes of TER do not feel "too long" at all. It's officially the easiest "long" album to absorb in one sitting.

So far, I haven't noticed anything on this album that wouldn't merit at least 4 stars. I'll admit I have always been uneasy about Polly Samson's poetical exploits in Pink Floyd, but on TER her stuff is on one track only, and actually the poetry is a lot better than what we had on the Division Bell.