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The Division Bell
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0074646420027
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
MPN: 64200
Number Of Discs: 1
Publication Date: 1994
Publisher: Sony
Release Date: April 05, 1994
Studio: Sony
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Editorial Review:
As Roger Waters's solo career set into a sunset of suspiciously self-serving Wall revivals and compelling if modest-selling solo efforts, his former band became one of the few outfits in the soft live market of the 1990s to burnish its stadium-filling appeal. But their recorded output wasn't quite so rosy. As all post-Dark Side of the Moon albums must have a Big Important Theme, The Division Bell is vaguely about levels of separation (did you say, duh!?), with more than one not-so-opaque lyrical jab at the estranged Waters. But there's a sense that the band may have put more thought into its trademark audio gimmickry (well represented here by the actual sound of the earth's crust cracking--you don't get that on Rage Against the Machine albums!--and a "spoken" intro by Dr. Stephen Hawking, or rather his voice synthesizer) than it did into its songs this time around. The opening "Cluster One" has a hypnotic minimalist lure that dissolves all too quickly into the bluesy waffle of "What Do You Want From Me," while Floyd Mach III leader Dave Gilmour's usually lyrical guitar work is uninspired throughout, a definite Floydian slip. Still, the band maddeningly manages a few moments of the old grandeur here and there. The Division Bell is not a great Pink Floyd album, but an all-too-fallible simulation. --Jerry McCulley
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Genius
David Gilmour is as much of a musical genius as anyone else who has ever carried the Floyd name. I love this album as much as anything Waters did solo or was involved with before the band fragmented.
Rating: - Best Pink Floyd Ever
As Time goes by this album has risen to the very top of my pink floyd selection, closely followed by Animals and Wish U Were Here. Its a shame that Roger Waters lost his mind when the band refused to fall under his dictatorship. He was a pretty good writer until he lost his mind on the WALL. (The wall was 4 good songs and tons of crazy sounds and filler) Anyway good base players are not hard to find and obviously Waters on his own was a big nothing and all can now see that David Gilmour was most ... Read More
Rating: - Just good music
Of all the things that can be said about this album, just one comes to mind: Good. Good music. Good lyrics. A good album to listen to over and over again. Remembering how much much crap there is today and in the nineties makes appreciate this album all the more. In the world of music today where substance and musicianship is looked down upon and looks and singles are praised, it's no wonder why the Floyd are still relevent.
My best friend is also a big Pink Floyd fan and he thinks Division ... Read More
Rating: - Great CD
This is a great cd from one othe greatest bands ever to play.If you are interested in a good listen buy this cd.
Rating: - A GREAT Pnk FLyod Album
If you just get over the fact that Roger was not there in 1994, you can relax and really appreciate this one. Certain cuts on this album are still on my active playlist. "High Hopes" is among the BEST songs ever on a Pink Floyd album, period. Listen to it a few times and you will be hooked. It's right up there with "Wish You Were Here" and "Welcome to the Machine". As a whole, "The Division Bell" is not equal to "Dark Side of the Moon" or "Wish You Were Here", but is excellent nonetheless - highly ... Read More
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