Division Bell is probably my favorite Floyd album

This album was in my car stereo quite a bit during my first solo summer trip.  I drove out to the Grand Canyon to see it for the first time, this CD provided great mood music for the drive from Flagstaff to the rim.

A few years ago when Ringo was recording Ringorama, he invited Gilmour over to play lead on one song. Gilmour listened a few times and laid down a lead. Then he laid down three more. As Gilmour was leaving, Ringo said, "They're all so good, I don't know which one to use." Gilmour responded, "Why don't you use 'em all?" He'd laid down a lead in perfect four-part harmony, which is what you hear on the album. Amazing.

Great piece of music.

And yes, Waters may have written the bulk of the PF catalog, but it is very obvious that Gilmour was responsible for the "Pink Floyd Sound."

One of those melodies where the guitar carries the soul of the person playing it.

In this particular song, the lead guitar is enhanced by the use of a Whammy Pedal, which kicks the note up an octave (or swept anywhere in-between) with a foot pedal, much like a Wah Pedal.  A Whammy Pedal can be a really cheesy effect, but David Gilmour shows its proper use in this song - adding those octave sweeps only occasionally, playing at the upper octave then sweeping back down to the normal guitar.  It's not the sweeping up and down that is the highlight (as in said cheesy use of the pedal), but rather the creative use of the access to the upper octave.  Good stuff.

The only places to buy CDs here now are Hastings, Best Buy, or Target .  Good luck finding some quality sustenance in my neck of the sands anymore.

A few years ago when Ringo was recording Ringorama, he invited Gilmour over to play lead on one song. Gilmour listened a few times and laid down a lead. Then he laid down three more. As Gilmour was leaving, Ringo said, "They're all so good, I don't know which one to use." Gilmour responded, "Why don't you use 'em all?" He'd laid down a lead in perfect four-part harmony, which is what you hear on the album. Amazing.

Dave's great...he plays with grace and a seeming lack of effort...like he's gently trimming a bonsai tree.

The only places to buy CDs here now are Hastings, Best Buy, or Target .  Good luck finding some quality sustenance in my neck of the sands anymore.

I second the Beyerdynamics, I have the Beyerdynamics DT-770 and love them for listening to MP3 quality stuff. For higher end listening I use Stax Omega Electrostatic Headphones...

Just love this 'Royd tune btw...

beyerdynamic 880s. you heard it here.. generally best to buy high-end headphones from a co. that only makes high-end headphones..

 jagdriver wrote: 

This is why I spent all my lunch money on Bose headphones. 

Sennheisers it is. My affordable, fold-up HD 280 Pros have been providing much office enjoyment these past five years.

Dave's great...he plays with grace and a seeming lack of effort...like he's gently trimming a bonsai tree.

Great piece of music.

And yes, Waters may have written the bulk of the PF catalog, but it is very obvious that Gilmour was responsible for the "Pink Floyd Sound."

Indeed. Sennheisers for me but to each his own. Other than my donation to RP, investing in quality headphones has made life in office land quite bearable.

...there used to be this great record store in college station called marooned...it predated the division bell, but it was a great store nonetheless, an oasis of lucidity in a vast cultural desert...

This is why I spent all my lunch money on Bose headphones. 

Great piece of music.

And yes, Waters may have written the bulk of the PF catalog, but it is very obvious that Gilmour was responsible for the "Pink Floyd Sound."