A Momentary Lapse of Reason
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A Momentary Lapse of Reason
A Momentary Lapse of Reason is the thirteenth studio album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd. It was released in the UK and US on 7 September 1987 by EMI and Columbia. It was the first Pink Floyd album since the departure of bass guitarist, singer, and songwriter Roger Waters in 1985. -Wikipedia
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Ultimate Classic Rock
[This] represented the best of what the remaining Floyds still had to offer, even as it provided a glimpse into the smaller successes that the reconstituted trio of Gilmour, Wright and Mason would muster for 'The Division Bell.'
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Houston Press
If this was Pitchfork I'd give the record a solid 5.0. I can't forgive awful tracks like "The Dogs of War" and both parts of "The New Machine" but I can acknowledge that the record was a lot better than I was expecting.
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Classic Rock Review
A Momentary Lapse of Reason represented a definite transition to a new phase in the band’s long history.
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All Music
A David Gilmour solo album in all but name, heavily featuring the kind of atmospheric instrumental music and Gilmour guitar sound typical of the Floyd before the now-departed Roger Waters took over, but lacking Waters' unifying vision and lyrical ability.
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Medium
Let’s hope that whatever is going on is a momentary lapse in their career.
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Sputnik Music
Other than On the Turning Way, every other track is bland, forgettable, dreadful, or a rip-off of previous stuff.
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We Plug Good Music
Pink Floyd’s discography is as such this effort probably fares quite lowly in comparison to their numerous classics in the Sixties and Seventies.
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Countdown Kid Retro Review
The change in strategy works for half the album before it bogs down in the latter stages.
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People
Waters may be gone, but this album will give fans ample reason to keep thinking Pink.
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Classic Rock Review
The only thing that could have saved them (as it briefly saved Paul McCartney, for instance) would be to begin paying more attention to melody. But when did a band as smart as Pink Floyd pay a lot of attention to a thing as trite as melody? I’ll refrain from saying ‘never’, but you know the directions of my thought.
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Record Collector Mag
A Momentary Lapse Of Reason, though mired in its 80s machinery, is possibly the most vital Floyd album; not to the listener, but for the lifeblood and survival of the band, providing the coda that reinforces their towering status today and, for that alone, is worthy of your attention.
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The Pink Floyd Fandom
As i've joked with some - this is a Monetary Lapse of Treason . . . made purely for the money . . . Do I think Gilmour would do this? I don't know . . . you be the judge . . . however - This is one CD that is lacking soul.
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The Lantern
Though far from essential listening, A Momentary Lapse sees the band transitioning into a brave new era with a drunken kind of grace.
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Liverpool Sound
The fluidity between all four members, the inspiration they gave each other was a thrill for everyone who listened to these other albums for the first time and still manages to catch someone’s breath when they hear it for the initial first time or even after 30 plus years. A momentary Lapse of Reason doesn’t have that appeal.
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Telegraph
Essentially a David Gilmour solo album made to keep the Floyd brand going.
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