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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