Pink Floyd have returned in a big way, and I was very eagerly awaiting this album. When I first heard of the release of this project, an extension of the 'Big Spliff' sessions that were conducted in tandem with those for The Division Bell, I nearly had a stroke. Pink Floyd have been a huge musical impact on my life, and I was extremely excited for the idea of more material.
In response to the negative criticism this project has received, I feel like people put way too much pressure on this release. It was kind of obvious that Roger Waters was not going to be involved, and as to there being only one song with vocals, who cares? Honestly, the weakest parts of the Gilmour led Floyd were the lyrics. Also, the fact that there is not that much here new sonically makes complete sense. This album was mostly recorded 20 years ago, and would share a lot of the same sound as the project the majority of it was recorded in tandem with.
The album is far from perfect (the second Stephen Hawking cameo was a little unnecessary), and will not replace any Floyd album before 1980s in my heart, but in true fan boy fashion, I'll listen to anything they put out with open ears. And they hardly ever disappoint.
Out of a total of five stars, I give this:
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