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The men of Pink Floyd have always taken their time, turning out stately epics at a less than hectic clip. Accordingly, 22 years separate ON AN ISLAND from ABOUT FACE, the previous solo album by Floyd axeman/singer David Gilmour. On the latter, Gilmour was still trying to distance his own sound from Floyd's, but with that band mostly a memory in 2006, he was free to honor its legacy, much as Paul McCartney's later albums acknowledged the Beatles' work.

The template for ON AN ISLAND seems to be tracks like "Breathe" from DARK SIDE OF THE MOON. The mood is an overwhelmingly mellow, spacious one, with Gilmour's trademark double-tracked vocals and plangent, liquid guitar tones flowing gracefully across almost exclusively slow-to-mid-tempo arrangements. But with Roger Waters missing from the equation, there's a notable lack of misanthropy in Gilmore's lyrical sentiments. The themes are more in keeping with the life of a fabulously wealthy elder statesman of British rock: placidly philosophical, with a luxurious air that finds its parallel in the elegant layers of guitar and keyboard lines that color the album in shimmering pastel shades.

Photographers: David Gilmour; Jeremy Young ; Sandra Kamen; Harry Borden.

Personnel: David Gilmour (vocals, guitar, saxophone, piano, electric piano, percussion); David Gilmour; Polly Samson (vocals, piano); Crosby, David & Graham Nash, Richard Wright (vocals); Rado Klose (guitar); Lucy Wakeford (harp); Caroline Dale (cello); Leszek Mozdzer (piano); Chris E. Thomas (keyboards); Chris Laurence (double bass); Willie Wilson & The Tunemasters, Ged Lynch (drums); Alasdair Malloy (glass armonica); Ilan Eshkeri (programming); Graham Nash (vocals); Robert Wyatt (cornet, percussion); Phil Manzanera (piano, keyboards); Jools Holland (piano); Andy Newmark (drums, percussion); David Crosby.

Recording information: Astoria, NY; At Home; British Grove; EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England; Gallery Studio.

Q (p.121) - Ranked #45 in Q Magazine's "100 Greatest Albums of 2006" -- "[The songs] demonstrated the Floyd leader's mastery of the reflective vocal and grand guitar showdown..."
Uncut (p.108) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he tone is oceanic and the mood contemplative, with Gilmour's keening guitar lines soaring across cloudless skies, hitting with extraordinary clarity notes that can usually only be heard by dogs."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.p.88) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] hugely sensual work, its prevailing mood one of Zen-like calm."
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Category Rock/Pop Albums, Pop CDs, Art Rock, Rock
Label Columbia
Orig Year 2006
All Time Sales Rank   267    Top 500
CD Universe Part number 7031618
Catalog number 80280
Discs 1
Release Date Mar 07, 2006
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer David Gilmour; Phil Manzanera; Chris E. Thomas; David Gilmour; Phil Manzanera
Engineer David Gilmour; Andy Jackson; Simon Rhodes; David Gilmour; Andy Jackson; Damon Iddins; Devin Workman; Jamie Johnson
Personnel Graham Nash - vocals
David Gilmour - vocals, guitar, saxophone, piano, electric piano, percussion
David Crosby
Richard Wright - vocals
Andy Newmark - drums, percussion
Caroline Dale - cello
Phil Manzanera - piano, keyboards
Chris Laurence - double bass
Willie Wilson
Robert Wyatt - cornet, percussion

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On An Island  (2006) With DVD; Special Edition4.2 stars Audio Samples
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Average Rating: (3.8 out of 5 stars) 4 stars

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3 stars Not Pink Floyd
I am happy to find this CD is not a take on Orginal Pink Floyd Material. It is damn good but very brief. I belive he could have done more. Terrible Tony
Submitted by tony9345 (Montgomery, TX) Verified Buyer
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3 stars Great Cover, that's it...
This was the hottest release of the current year for me. I have been waiting for some new Gilmour work since the 2002 DVD (In Concert). Well this is a non-inspiring cd that reminds little if any of the past of David Gilmour, and has nothing to do with the latest Pink Floyd releases that he led. All the songs are slow and melancholic, with random touches of nostalgia, but only placed there on purpose so as to remind us of the glorious past... I would rather prefer not to have this cd as it really made me sad. I realised that some things may not come back. I will cherish all these fantastic works of the past that never seem to age, and I would humbly propose that you do the same.
Submitted by Lefteris (Athens, Greece) Verified Buyer
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3 stars Too laid back for me...
Unquestionably Gilmour with some enjoyable, signature guitar work by the man...but for me the disc lacks vitality, it's a little too laid back for its own good. But that may have been the point. Either way, don't expect Pink Floyd (the opening track is as close as it gets to that, IMO).
Submitted by stevehaycock (Kuwait City) Verified Buyer
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3 stars sit back and relas
this is not the type of album you play in your car to get you in the mood to go to work. It is the type of music you need to sit down and listen to after work when you need to clear your head. Good music.
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3 stars I expected more
David is a brilliant guitar player, but I expected more from this CD than it delivered. Some nice work but not a stand out.
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