Includes Bonus DVD Disc: 2 1. Take A Breath (Live From The Royal Albert Hall) 2. Astronomy Domine (Abbey Road Session) 3. On An Island (The AOL Sessions) 4. This Heaven (The AOL Sessions) 5. Smile (The AOL Sessi... more »ons) 6. Take a Breath (The AOL Sessions) 7. High Hopes (The AOL Sessions) 8. Comfortably Numb (The AOL Sessions)« less
Includes Bonus DVD Disc: 2 1. Take A Breath (Live From The Royal Albert Hall) 2. Astronomy Domine (Abbey Road Session) 3. On An Island (The AOL Sessions) 4. This Heaven (The AOL Sessions) 5. Smile (The AOL Sessions) 6. Take a Breath (The AOL Sessions) 7. High Hopes (The AOL Sessions) 8. Comfortably Numb (The AOL Sessions)
"Pay no mind to the brainless idiots out there running their ignorant mouths. If any of those fools had seen the live shows on the OAI tour, they would've been put in their place and understood the beauty of this CD. The guy is 60 years old for Christ's sake. David was, is and always will be, the man! I had the extreme pleasure of seeing and taping both nights at Radio City Music Hall, back in April 2006, and it was nothing short of incredible. Two of the best shows Ive ever seen/heard in my life and Ive seen some good one's. If you can get your hands on a bootleg of the second night at RCMH, you will understand and hear just how beautiful this CD truly is. Excellent work, David, and shine on old boy, shine on!!"
Sit back and relax... with HEADPHONES on
S. G. Woodayrd | 02/09/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is NOT Pink Floyd. David Gilmour doesn't want it to be Pink Floyd. But it is a fantastic album by an amazing artist. It is best appreciated listening undisturbed start to finish with headphones on. David has gone all out in many ways... his web site gave tickets to see him perform on the Jay Leno show (which I was lucky enough to be a part of), he performed the first concert promoting his new album at the Mermaid Theater for lucky fans who won tickets from his web site. Later the Mermaid show appeared on the Big Screen. This cd has been re-released with a DVD of a performance for AOL, a song from his upcoming DVD Remember That Night, as well as a track from a performance he gave at Abbey Road studios for an upcoming tv event (I bought the DVD from his web site as a limited edition stand alone DVD and it is alone worth the price of the CD, but you get both!). His web site has gone all out with a blog and constant updates. Oh yeah- this is a review of the album... the title track is excellent with classic Gilmour guitar solos. The Blue features a guitar solo that gives a whole new meaning to the idea of "bending notes". Take a Breath has an incredible guitar solo at the end (and fares even better in the two(!) live versions on the DVD- and before you ask, yes both versions are worthy of being on the same DVD). I would say the only weak track is Smile, which I didn't care for much on his Meltdown DVD either. Aside from that, this is a really great album! And the more I listen to it the more it seems to just fit like a comfortable old shoe. Terrible imagery, but you know what I'm trying to say- right?"
Excellent Album, a must have for any music fan
Concerned One | Clarinda, IA | 02/25/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"You do not have to be a pink floyd fan to pick this album up. I have had it since the day it was first released, and have continued to enjoy it ever since. David Gilmour teams up with Rick Wright and has an album of well written and quite memorable songs. Smile is a good slower tune, along with the title track, but my favorite is "take a breath". This just has a haunting quality to it. This album at times sounds like newer pink floyd (division bell, momentary lapse), but by no ways is it meant to be a floyd album, and for the most part, is very distinct in it's own right. Sure, two of the members of floyd are playing here, but it was not labled floyd for a reason. David Gilmour's previous two solo records were good (especially the self titled one), but this by far tops his previous work. Pick this up, you will not be dissapointed.
As for the bonus edition with the bonus DVD, it is well worth it. There is almost 50 minutes of live performance here, all shot with great clarity and sound. I purchased as second copy of the album to get it, but I would have paid the price for just the dvd. 8 total tracks, 48:30 run time, great collection of songs. Check this out."
Gilmour Shines On!!
Christian B. Lacy | Denver | 01/09/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"For anyone that's been alive and listening to music for the last 30 years you know that David Gilmour is high on a very short list that makes up the greatest guitar players to ever pick up the instrument. Here he gives us his first new music in over 10 years. If you are looking for the unmistakable sound and feel of Pink Floyd, you may not find it. Gilmour shows us that although his name was made producing that sound and feel, it does not define his talent. This album for me was not as accesible as his previous solo efforts, but where it is good, it's better than just about anything else out there. He went exploring for some new sounds, some new styles and a fresh feel for his guitar magic to fit into. Although at times he may have gotten a little off the path, it is still refreshing to hear an established talent growing with his music and not trying to regurgitate the same things he has done his whole career."
It's Gilmour, so it's great-but not his finest hour!
Tartan Taxman | Belsize Park, London | 09/24/2007
(3 out of 5 stars)
"While nice to have a copy of this DVD (as indeed it is always enjoyable to own anything featuring Gilmour) the quality here is rather suspect in places (to put it mildly). The opening track from the forthcoming "Remember That Night" collection ("Take a Breath") is very grainy, with unacceptable levels of picture noise. Having been at the HD launch at the Odeon Leicester Square, London a couple of weeks ago, I am pleased to say that the final version is infinitely sharper. The Abbey Road take of "Astronomy Domine" is VG - and was not among the tracks broadcast by Channel 4 in the UK from that session. Both picture and sound quality are by far the best on this disk. The AOL sessions are frankly disappointing. The picture quality is lamentable - being no better than average streaming quality and showing judder and re-fresh lag on my 100Hz system. If you already have the CD (which I have had since the original release date) I'd save your money if I were you and put it towards the "Remember That Night" collection - which, from what I have seen thus far, is vastly superior and more representative of David's normal attention to detail and James Guthrie's exemplary sound mastering. A DVD for completists only!"
Track Listings (10) - Disc #1
