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To be sure, the majority of "Island" could be Pink Floyd in all but name only.
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Tempos are slow; the mood is relaxed; all the sounds are spacious and beautifully recorded.
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MojoA hugely sensual work. [Apr 2006, p.88]
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Q MagazineA sumptuous record that leans heavily on familiar Floyd themes. [Apr 2006, p.111]
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Total comfort food.
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Could be the soundtrack to a blissed-out tropical holiday.
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The set ends on a gentle note in "Where We Start" -- so much so that it may make some scratch their heads and wonder where the cranky, diffident Gilmour has wandered off to, but others will be drawn into this seductive, romantic new place where musical subtlety, spacious textures, and quietly lyrical optimism hold sway.
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UncutIt's probably the most personal project of Gilmour's career. [Apr 2006, p.108]
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These tunes tend to meander and often feel like they should be going somewhere we never get to. But a lot of it is very lovely.
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While Gilmour is in good voice, the unvarying pace is ultimately grating.
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On an Island finds Gilmour taking absolutely no risks, has nothing to pull out of its hat.
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Entertainment WeeklyEnhanced with pretentious orchestration and filled with aimlessly pleasant acoustic ruminations, it attempts, and roundly fails, to replicate the magic of the Floyd in "Comfortably Numb" mode. [17 Mar 2006, p.111]
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In the end, Island makes Dave sound like he's just not enthusiastic about making music anymore.
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In small doses casual, uninformed listeners could mistake this for vintage Pink Floyd, but it lacks the tension of Pink Floyd’s passive aggressive rumble.
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Paste MagazineLyrics have never been Gilmour's forte, but now hooks have also abandoned him. [Jun/Jul 2006, p.117]
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Rolling StoneGilmour sounds like his own man here, but you wish he had someone--anyone--to push him beyond these new adventures in tedium. [9 Mar 2006, p.92]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 63 out of 81
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Mixed: 10 out of 81
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Negative: 8 out of 81
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Aug 7, 2015
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LennyB.Aug 16, 2007I am a big David Gilmour fan and the slbum is excelent. His giuitar play is one of a kind.
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RemoR.Feb 23, 2007