The second post-Roger Waters Pink Floyd album is less forced and more of a group effort than A Momentary Lapse of Reason -- keyboard player Richard Wright is back to full bandmember status and has co-writing credits on five of the 11 songs, even getting lead vocals on "Wearing the Inside Out." Some of David Gilmour's lyrics (co-written by Polly Samson and Nick Laird-Clowes of the Dream Academy) might be directed at Waters, notably "Lost for Words" and "A Great Day for Freedom," with its references to "the wall" coming down, although the more specific subject is the Berlin Wall and the fall of Communism.
In any case, there is a vindictive, accusatory tone to songs such as "What Do You Want From Me" and "Poles Apart," and the overarching theme, from the album title to the graphics to the "I-you" pronouns in most of the lyrics, has to do with dichotomies and distinctions, with "I" always having the upper hand.
Musically, Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Wright have largely turned the clock back to the pre-Dark Side of the Moon Floyd, with slow tempos, sustained keyboard chords, and guitar solos with a lot of echo.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cluster OneDavid Gilmour, Richard Wright | Pink Floyd | Play | 05:57 | 13 MB | 25 MB |
| 2 | What Do You Want from MeDavid Gilmour, Polly Samson, Richard Wright | Pink Floyd | Play | 04:21 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 3 | Poles ApartDavid Gilmour, Nick Laird-Clowes, Polly Samson | Pink Floyd | Play | 07:04 | 16 MB | 42 MB |
| 4 | MaroonedDavid Gilmour, Richard Wright | Pink Floyd | Play | 05:28 | 12 MB | 28 MB |
| 5 | A Great Day for FreedomDavid Gilmour, Polly Samson | Pink Floyd | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | Wearing the Inside OutAnthony Moore, Richard Wright | Pink Floyd | Play | 06:47 | 15 MB | 37 MB |
| 7 | Take It BackBob Ezrin, David Gilmour, Nick Laird-Clowes, Polly Samson | Pink Floyd | Play | 06:12 | 14 MB | 38 MB |
| 8 | Keep TalkingDavid Gilmour, Polly Samson, Richard Wright | Pink Floyd | Play | 06:11 | 14 MB | 40 MB |
| 9 | Lost for WordsDavid Gilmour, Polly Samson | Pink Floyd | Play | 05:14 | 12 MB | 29 MB |
| 10 | High HopesDavid Gilmour, Polly Samson | Pink Floyd | Play | 08:31 | 19 MB | 46 MB |
| 60 mins | 137 MB | |||||
| 60 mins | 344 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jules Bowen | Assistant Engineer |
| 2 | Keith Breeden | Drawing |
| 3 | Clive Brooks | Drum Technician |
| 4 | Sam Brown | Vocals (Background) |
| 5 | Jon Carin | Keyboards, Programming |
| 6 | Peter Curzon | Graphics |
| 7 | Bob Ezrin | Composer, Keyboards, Percussion, Producer |
| 8 | G. William Forgey | Noise |
| 9 | David Gilmour | Bass, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing, Producer, Programming, Vocals |
| 10 | Keith Grant | Engineer |
| 11 | James Guthrie | Mastering |
| 12 | Aden Hynes | Sculpture |
| 13 | Andy Jackson | Engineer, Mixing Engineer |
| 14 | Michael Kamen | Orchestral Arrangements, Orchestration |
| 15 | Carol Kenyon | Vocals (Background) |
| 16 | Nick Laird-Clowes | Composer |
| 17 | Rebecca Leigh-White | Vocals (Background) |
| 18 | Nick Mason | Drums, Percussion |
| 19 | Tony May | Photography |
| 20 | Durga McBroom | Vocals (Background) |
| 21 | Steve McLaughlin | Engineer |
| 22 | Anthony Moore | Composer |
| 23 | Sally Norris | Illustrations |
| 24 | Dick Parry | Sax (Tenor) |
| 25 | Pink Floyd | Primary Artist |
| 26 | Stephen Piotrowski | Photography |
| 27 | Joel Plante | Mastering |
| 28 | Guy Pratt | Bass |
| 29 | John Robertson | Sculpture |
| 30 | Polly Samson | Composer |
| 31 | Edward Shearmur | Orchestration |
| 32 | Jackie Sheridan | Vocals (Background) |
| 33 | Phil Taylor | Supervisor |
| 34 | Chris Thomas | Mixing |
| 35 | Storm Thorgerson | Cover Design |
| 36 | Rupert Truman | Photography |
| 37 | Gary Wallis | Percussion, Percussion Programming |
| 38 | John Whitely | Illustrations |
| 39 | Ian Wright | Graphics |
| 40 | Richard Wright | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |