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Former
Pink Floyd
guitarist
David Gilmour
is not prolific.
Rattle That Lock
is only his fourth solo studio album (though it follows his late band's final album,
The Endless River
, by only ten months).
Gilmour
recorded some 35 songs for this set, some dating back 18 years. Trimming them to ten couldn't have been easy. Titled for
John Milton
's second book in Paradise Lost,
is structured as an informal song cycle to reflect the sometimes random, sometimes weightier thought processes of a typical person in a single day. It begins, appropriately, with the instrumental "5 A.M.." Orchestrated by
Zbigniew Preisner
,
's signature slow, bluesy, Stratocaster sting enters just 30 seconds in, followed by fingerpicked acoustic guitars, gentle synths, and electric piano amid chamber strings to announce the title-track single. It's the first of five songs co-written with novelist
Polly Samson
's wife. His meaty guitar lines mirror the spirit of the lyrics, which reflect dissent and the redemption that lies in the freedom to choose. Co-producer
Phil Manzanera
's Hammond organ, two funky basslines, and soaring chorus vocals from
Mica Paris
Louise Marshall
, and
the Liberty Choir
provide a smooth AOR feel. "Faces of Stone" is a waltz done as a tango, colored by
Floyd
-esque atmospherics and an extended wailing guitar break. The ageless harmonies of
Graham Nash
and
David Crosby
grace "A Boat Lies Waiting," a moving, understated tribute to
keyboardist
Richard Wright
.
's slide hovers above
Roger Eno
's elegant piano, chamber strings, and the cry of gulls.
Samson
's lyrics are economical but mighty, capturing bittersweet nostalgia, pain, and loss in their poignancy. "In Any Tongue" chillingly examines the toll of a global war run by men with deadly joysticks (to drones) in their hands: "God help my son/What has he done?/...I hear 'Mama' sounds the same in any tongueâ?¦." In "Beauty,"
Eno
trade contrasting minimal piano and blues-rock guitar lines as strings and reverb bridge them. Second single "Today" commences as a hymn, but erupts into wonky funk driven by
Guy Pratt
's bass. Here the silken, rockist disco of
Wall
-era
clashes with
Speaking in Tongues
Talking Heads
, and it all works -- dramatic orchestral accompaniment notwithstanding. Instrumental closer "And Thenâ?¦" features
's expressive Strat and acoustic guitars.
Andy Newmark
's drums and
Danny Cummings
' percussion frame them amid a backdrop of strings. This tune is so lyrical that
's guitar playing literally sings, making it one of his finest instrumentals. As a whole,
reveals more confident and developed songwriting from
; they'll be a near-symbiotic team in the future. It is a snapshot of where
is as a musician in 2015, and not by any means a grand portrait or statement to sum up his career. ~ Thom Jurek
Pink Floyd
guitarist
David Gilmour
is not prolific.
Rattle That Lock
is only his fourth solo studio album (though it follows his late band's final album,
The Endless River
, by only ten months).
Gilmour
recorded some 35 songs for this set, some dating back 18 years. Trimming them to ten couldn't have been easy. Titled for
John Milton
's second book in Paradise Lost,
is structured as an informal song cycle to reflect the sometimes random, sometimes weightier thought processes of a typical person in a single day. It begins, appropriately, with the instrumental "5 A.M.." Orchestrated by
Zbigniew Preisner
,
's signature slow, bluesy, Stratocaster sting enters just 30 seconds in, followed by fingerpicked acoustic guitars, gentle synths, and electric piano amid chamber strings to announce the title-track single. It's the first of five songs co-written with novelist
Polly Samson
's wife. His meaty guitar lines mirror the spirit of the lyrics, which reflect dissent and the redemption that lies in the freedom to choose. Co-producer
Phil Manzanera
's Hammond organ, two funky basslines, and soaring chorus vocals from
Mica Paris
Louise Marshall
, and
the Liberty Choir
provide a smooth AOR feel. "Faces of Stone" is a waltz done as a tango, colored by
Floyd
-esque atmospherics and an extended wailing guitar break. The ageless harmonies of
Graham Nash
and
David Crosby
grace "A Boat Lies Waiting," a moving, understated tribute to
keyboardist
Richard Wright
.
's slide hovers above
Roger Eno
's elegant piano, chamber strings, and the cry of gulls.
Samson
's lyrics are economical but mighty, capturing bittersweet nostalgia, pain, and loss in their poignancy. "In Any Tongue" chillingly examines the toll of a global war run by men with deadly joysticks (to drones) in their hands: "God help my son/What has he done?/...I hear 'Mama' sounds the same in any tongueâ?¦." In "Beauty,"
Eno
trade contrasting minimal piano and blues-rock guitar lines as strings and reverb bridge them. Second single "Today" commences as a hymn, but erupts into wonky funk driven by
Guy Pratt
's bass. Here the silken, rockist disco of
Wall
-era
clashes with
Speaking in Tongues
Talking Heads
, and it all works -- dramatic orchestral accompaniment notwithstanding. Instrumental closer "And Thenâ?¦" features
's expressive Strat and acoustic guitars.
Andy Newmark
's drums and
Danny Cummings
' percussion frame them amid a backdrop of strings. This tune is so lyrical that
's guitar playing literally sings, making it one of his finest instrumentals. As a whole,
reveals more confident and developed songwriting from
; they'll be a near-symbiotic team in the future. It is a snapshot of where
is as a musician in 2015, and not by any means a grand portrait or statement to sum up his career. ~ Thom Jurek
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