Album Reviews7/10
The Division Bell at 32: Real Moments, Too Much Space
A solemn review of a record whose long hours conceal but a few true treasures amid much idle drifting.
CLAY TRIBUNE / THE ARCHIVE
Tag: Pink Floyd
Album Reviews5.8/10
Twelve Years On, The Endless River Still Sounds Like Pink Floyd Clearing Out the Attic
A farewell record of mood, not song, wherein Pink Floyd leaves much unsaid, and calls it, at last, an ending.
Album Reviews9/10
The Wall at 47: Pink Floyd’s Brick-by-Brick Masterwork Still Stands
A look back at Pink Floyd's The Wall, a sad tale of a man's solitude, wall raised stone upon stone through spirit and sound.
Album Reviews9/10
The Final Cut at 43: Pink Floyd’s War Album Still Earns Its 9/10
A grim, deliberate record of grief and war, from its opening dream of peace to its final dread of fire — a solemn, uncommon work.
Album Reviews5.5/10
Judging the Gilmour-Led Pink Floyd on Its Own Terms, 39 Years After A Momentary Lapse of Reason
Pink Floyd's 1987 record, made without its former chief writer, depends on guitar and mood. A track by track look at what still works.
Album Reviews10/10
Pink Floyd’s ‘Wish You Were Here’: A Perfect 10 for a Record About Absence
A record born of absence: tribute to a lost friend, and bitter word against the machine that fed upon him.
Album Reviews6/10
Obscured by Clouds: Pink Floyd’s Working Soundtrack, Judged on Its Own Terms
A soundtrack record from Pink Floyd, sitting between two grander works, weighed song by song for what it truly gives.
Album Reviews9/10
Before Dark Side, Pink Floyd Had to Learn to Build a Song — Meddle Is Where They Figured It Out
A look at Pink Floyd's Meddle, the record where a distant echo points toward the band's next great work.
Album Reviews6/10
Atom Heart Mother: Ambition Beyond Control, Rewards in the Middle
A 1970 record of grand titled pieces and outside voices, its reach vast, its hold in doubt, three songs the true prize within.
Album Reviews6.3/10
Pink Floyd’s 1969 Soundtrack for Barbet Schroeder’s Debut Film Caught the Band Mid-Metamorphosis, 57 Years On
A soundtrack review of Pink Floyd's 1969 record More, a fevered work caught between gentle melody and dark, driving experiment.