THE DIVISION BELL

While this album sounds like more of a band effort than "A Momentary Lapse Of Reason" (and it is, Gilmour shares much of the song writing with Richard Wright), it still does not compare with any of the best Pink Floyd albums ("Meddle" through "Animals"). Sure, there are some sound effects mixed in, and that moody Pink Floyd sound, but the album just sounds too calculated to give you chills the way the classic albums did.

The songs are not bad, but not great, and most of the best moments are where you can hear the band striving to sound like Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Hey You, and even Time. The best, and most original sounding song is Keep Talking, which features quotes by Stephen Hawking.

As a Pink Floyd fan, I'm happy to own the album, but it's not one I go back and listen to very often.