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The drums sound like they were played near the altar of a cathedral while we're seating in the back row, the lyrics are really not that good, and some of the sound effects are really far from timeless (the synthetic percussion on Learning To Fly is disastrous, the soundscape at the beginning of One Slip is a particularly bad memory for me) and finally the keyboard department is way below Pink Floyd standards in my opinion. The production suffers from most of the flaws the eighties have brought us: stiff recording and extremely reverberated mixing. Almost like I never get comfortable when I'm listening to it, as soon as I start liking a song I lose the feeling and have to work back up to it in the new one.

I find that some of the songs drone on (sorrow, so sue me), some of the songs just have less captivating lyrics (dogs of war), and overall I guess the album just feels like it kind of lacks identity to me. I find that I really dont have much desire to listen to it, even though I dont hate it. This also means it wont age as well.įrom a personal standpoint its on the lower end of the spectrum for me. The over the top then contemporary production of the 80's sound was definitely a big departure for the band that seemed to write timeless music. Basically, he tried to give fans what he felt they expected/wanted but It wasnt true to him. Furthermore, he tried to write an anti-war song which isnt really his style I think. You also have to take into account that the album is kind of unfaithful to Gilmour's writing style, in the sense that he tried to continue with the concept album method. (I know Gilmour had some work on the Final Cut but I'm under the assumption it wasnt truly that much?) I think it helps that the album is the bands first real attempt since the wall. So, don’t miss the album when playing the Blu-ray, as it seemingly focuses on the Concert material.I agree that most people overstate just how poor it is. What is really odd to me is the focus on the live material versus the actual album material based on how the Blu-ray menu system is structured. Actually, I found the use of the back channels to be pretty heavy and leaning towards the rear channels.

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Hopefully I can get back to completing a full review of this release, but in short, as one would expect from mixing engineer Andy Jackson and the legacy of Pink Floyd in the quad space, the 5.1 surround mixes are immersive. Also, the disc features a documentary and a couple of songs recorded live in Atlanta during 1987.

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Bonus material on the Blu-ray includes stereo PCM, 48kHz / 24-bit music videos, an alternate version of Learning To Fly, plus a 1987 concert screen films in stereo PCM, 96kHz / 24-bit. The CD contains the complete album, while the Blu-ray contains high resolution audio of the complete album in both stereo PCM 96kHz / 24-bit and 5.1 DTS Master Audio 96kHz / 24-bit plus 5.1 PCM 96kHz / 24-bit audio. Plus, take note that the front cover now features an alternative photograph from the original album cover photoshoot.

The set also contains a 40-page booklet and envelope containing 6 exclusive stickers designed by Peter Curzon from StormStudios. Now, at the end of 2021, a Deluxe CD/Blu-ray box set has been released focusing on the album A Momentary Lapse of Reason which includes bonus material and the 2019 5.1 surround sound mix. Through this process producers David Gilmour and Bob Ezrin have successfully restored the creative balance between the three Pink Floyd members.

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On that update they returned to some of Richard Wright’s original keyboard parts and by re-recording drum tracks with Nick Mason. Pink Floyd’s 1987 album “A Momentary Lapse of Reason” was updated and remixed back in 2019 by David Gilmour and Andy Jackson for The Later Years Box Set.

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