19-10-2016, 11:29
I didn't notice this comment about The Endless River above earlier, and I need to respond.
I like it. It is not on a level with Dark Side, WYWH or even The Division Bell, but it is an album of pretty good music and contains nothing I would dream of skipping. These were mostly out-takes, and a band that can produce material as good as this that does not make it onto the album at the time is something to be wondered at.
I don't think they destroyed their legacy at all. This stuff may have been recorded years ago, but it was all newly released and new to the ears of most people. Compare this with artists who serve up reheated "re-imaginings" of their earlier songs when they run out of ideas. Or - worse - doing other people's songs on the obligatory late-career "soul" album or "blues" album. There are many examples - no point in naming names. If Gilmour had wanted to trash the PF legacy, he would have put out an album of reworked material from the Waters-led era and the Barrett era.
I like it. It is not on a level with Dark Side, WYWH or even The Division Bell, but it is an album of pretty good music and contains nothing I would dream of skipping. These were mostly out-takes, and a band that can produce material as good as this that does not make it onto the album at the time is something to be wondered at.
I don't think they destroyed their legacy at all. This stuff may have been recorded years ago, but it was all newly released and new to the ears of most people. Compare this with artists who serve up reheated "re-imaginings" of their earlier songs when they run out of ideas. Or - worse - doing other people's songs on the obligatory late-career "soul" album or "blues" album. There are many examples - no point in naming names. If Gilmour had wanted to trash the PF legacy, he would have put out an album of reworked material from the Waters-led era and the Barrett era.