Pink Floyd - The Division Bell

Pink Floyd were given such a hard time by punk. Johnny Rotten famously wore a t-shirt that said “I hate Pink Floyd” – basically just to be provocative.  So they didn’t really have a good reputation in the 80s.  They were considered old hat, a bit naff and dinosaurs.  But their catalogue is filled with a number of classic albums (Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, The Wall for starters…) and they’re actually really great. 

This album, however, is a David Gilmour solo album in everything but name.  There’s no doubt the glory years of Pink Floyd are long in the past.  Key band members left years ago.  The ones remaining are playing only bit parts and the rest of the band is filled with session musicians.  The Division Bell is not their finest hour.