Pink Floyd - The Division Bell

The Division Bell was the last studio album released by Pink Floyd, originally released in 1994. 

The second post-Roger Waters Pink Floyd album is less forced and more of a group effort than the prior A Momentary Lapse of Reason. Keyboard player Richard Wright is back to full member status and has co-writing credits on five of the 11 songs, even getting lead vocals on 'Wearing the Inside Out.' Some of David Gilmour's lyrics (co-written by Polly Samson and Nick Laird-Clowes of the Dream Academy) might be directed at Waters, notably 'Lost for Words' and 'A Great Day for Freedom,' with its references to 'the wall' coming down, although the more specific subject is the Berlin Wall and the fall of Communism. In any case, there is a vindictive, accusatory tone to songs such as 'What Do You Want From Me' and 'Poles Apart,' and the overarching theme, from the album title to the graphics to the 'I-you' pronouns in most of the lyrics, has to do with dichotomies and distinctions, with 'I' always having the upper hand. Musically, Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Wright have largely turned the clock back to the pre-Dark Side of the Moon Floyd, with slow tempos, sustained keyboard chords, and guitar solos with a lot of echo.

Heavyweight double vinyl produced by Pink Floyd Records in 2016. Remastered from the original analogue tapes by James Guthrie, Joel Plante and Bernie Grundman. Gatefold sleeve.

TRACKLISTING:

1. Cluster One
2. What Do You Want From Me
3. Poles Apart
1. Marooned
2. A Great Day For Freedom
3. Wearing The Inside Out
1. Take It Back
2. Coming Back To Life
3. Keep Talking
1. Lost For Words
2. High Hopes