ARTiST: David Gilmour
TiTLE: About Face
LABEL: EMI
GENRE: Rock
TiME: 45:53 min
SiZE: 64,2 MB
BiTRATE: VBRkbps
RiP DATE: Aug-14-2006
RELEASE DATE: Aug-14-2006
WEBSiTE: n/a
Track List:
01. Until We Sleep 05:19
02. Murder 04:59
03. Love On The Air 04:20
04. Blue Light 04:36
05. Out Of The Blue 03:38
06. All Lovers Are Deranged 03:15
07. You Know I'm Right 05:06
08. Cruise 04:40
09. Let's Get Metaphysical 04:09
10. Near The End 05:51
Release Notes:
David Gilmour released his second solo venture in
1984, following the apparent dissolution of Pink
Floyd. He had released a record on his own in 1978,
but About Face is much more accessible. Gilmour has
a stellar band backing him, including Jeff Porcaro
(drums), Pino Palladino (bass), and Anne Dudley
(synthesizer). The songs on About Face show a pop
sensibility that Pink Floyd rarely was concerned
with achieving. Although the album didn't attract
the attention of a Floyd release, several cuts did
manage to get airplay. "Until We Sleep" is rife with
shimmering synthesizers and cavernous drums, and
"Blue Light" was a minor pop hit, with Gilmour's
trademark delay-drenched guitar giving way to a
driving, horn-laced rocker. Pete Townshend wrote two
of the tracks: "Love on the Air" and the propulsive
"All Lovers Are Deranged." Of course, there's more
than enough of Gilmour's fluid guitar playing to
satisfy, including the gorgeous "Murder," a gentle
acoustic track that explodes with some fiery organ
by Steve Winwood and concludes with a fierce coda.
About Face is well-honed rock album that is riveting
from beginning to end.