A Momentary Lapse Of Reason

Pink Floyd has always been in a class by themselves and for me they are the single most inventive and talented group of musicians in the history of "rock", if you even want to classify them in that category. Every single group in the genre completely pales in comparison to them. Most people who love them as much as I do simply put them in their own category and they are adoringly called "the Floyd." There is no other group like this even remotely. The silly and trivial little ditties of the Beatles, for example, sound like child's nursery rhymes in comparison to this towering group of geniuses. Whenever I sit down to listen to one of their albums it is with a reverence and they always have my undivided attention. I was most fortunate to be able to see them live twice and those shows are still, after almost 50 years of seeing many, many musical events, the very, very best concerts that I ever saw. This particular album just totally blows the roof off the place. To follow along with the written lyrics as the music unfolds is truly a marvelous experience. This is just simply a work of complete genius. There are so many fabulous moments here but the one that just jolts me the most is "On The Turning Away" a haunting masterpiece that is relevant to what is happening right now as the world slowly crumbles apart with disease and racial hatred. It's chilling and riveting. I don't think the genius of this group was ever thoroughly appreciated by enough people but anyone who truly loves great music knows that Pink Floyd is unparalleled. I can't recommend this CD highly enough and hope that it finds a new audience among the young folks of today. Simply timeless, simply brilliant, simply wonderful!

As with all of the PF reissues on vinyl, this one sounds great! Quiet pressing. I like the way it sounds better than my original CD and any streaming version. Vinyl is the best way to experience the Pink Floyd catalog. You get to experience the great cover designs of Hipgnosis as they were intended. You can't get that listening to an MP3 or CD.I first heard this when it came out in 1987. I was just discovering PF for the first time and planning to see them live later that year. While it may not be liked by many true Floyd fans, it holds a special place in my musical upbringing and I still enjoy it for what it is.  A Momentary Lapse of Reason

All I can say is WOW. As a relatively new Pink Floyd fan, this album's quality is impressive and a true justice serviced to what I can gather from the original recording. Much has been said about the music and the vinyl pressing in particular. I will echo those positives noting a few more details below.. Soundstage- I have a rather revealing system and had to get up more than once to "check on sounds" that I thought I heard in other rooms of the house. Either my house is haunted or this is a really good recording/mastering effort!. Stereo- On this album, my speakers simply disappear into the vast expanse of music. This cannot be said for all albums. You come back to reality when you have to flip the record; then it's a race back to your chair for another experience.Weather you think of this as Pink Floyd or David's solo album is not the purpose of this review. Are you getting your money out of the vinyl copy? Most definitely yes!. Packaging- Unfortunately had a small crease and a crush in one corner but the artwork is amazing, the quality of the jacket and gatefold cover. It really is one of the nicest records I own. The records were not excessively warped nor did they have any sharp edges or flash still attached.

Not what I expected. I bought this album when it first came out in 1987 on cassette so I thought it would be nice to have it on vinyl. I realize this is a remastered vinyl but thought it would sound the same, unfortunately it does NOT. It is very tinny and does not have the fullness of the original. I don’t know what they did when they remastered this, but I turned the bass all the way up on my audio system and still could not hear the bass and fullness of the original. I think I will go to an old vinyl record store and see if I can find the original album on vinyl. I’m not sure if I can return this but if I can I may return it. I couldn’t give it just one star because the music is fantastic it’s just the way it was remastered that is the problem.

First of all, when Pink Floyd started this recent remaster campaign, we preordered their LP’s in the order they were released, Dark Side Of The Moon 🌚, Wish You We’re Here, etc. With already having our primal pressing of “A Momentary Lapse Of Reason, we just couldn’t justify the recent remaster. After many colleagues in the vinyl community highly recommended it to us, we finally opted to pull the trigger. Gotta say there IS a noticeable difference and glad we took the plunge. So far, we’ve never regretted any of the remastered vinyl in this campaign. Great pressing, seas quiet and rich sound we all yearn for. Whether you own the original vinyl or not, we highly recommend this remaster, it simply sounds great and the packaging is top notch and true to the original!🎧

What a great find. Somehow I missed this Floyd release back in the day and am just now discovering it. This album / disc is fantastic! With the obvious cuts like Sorrow, Learning to Fly & On the Turning Away (I remember these from all the radio play). But the best tracks are gems like: Dogs of War, One Slip and my favorite Terminal Frost. This is must have for any Pink Floyd fan!

This album was recorded when Roger Waters was no longer part of the band. He very unkindly rated it as a third class effort, which, of course, is nonsense. It is true he has always been the main contributor of the bands material, though not the only one. He caused a great deal discord and friction within the group, which caused the quality of their music to suffer accordingly. Although this effort does not compare with the band's earlier work(DSOTM, wish You Were Here), but how could it in the first place, by then they were all in a different place and position, so it is only natural that the music became different as the inevitable consequence. The album is rockier, livelier, and great to listen to. Take it for what it is, do not compare it with the bands earlier work, it was never meant to sound as such. I do not give a damn what Mr Waters' thoughts reflect regarding this album, but it really is a nice one to listen to. Give it a couple of spins, and you will grow to appreciate it.

This must be the most underrated Pink Floyd album of all time. Surely in the future it will be classed as a passed by masterpiece. This version (Discovery remastered) is a great improvement on the sound quality of the original. There is so much more going on than you could imagine. The percussion and drum sequences are so much more precise and clear, which when listening to, you hear things on this version which were not readily apparent on the original. The vocals are clearer as is the guitar of Gilmour and the stereo sound is much improved as well.If you already have the original as I have you will certainly enjoy this remastered issue with its much superior clarity of sound.Great buy at the price.

I Loved Pink Floyd from the early Syd Barrett days till the later . This album comes after the acrimonious split when Roger Waters tried to prevent 75% of the band using the name pink Floyd . Egos can be very destructive as Mr Waters found out after.. I have always enjoyed David Gilmour's melodic guitar style along with Richard Wright's wonderful unique keyboards style , they attained a very unique and distinctive sound of their own . Stand out tracks on this album for me are ;Learning to Fly . One Slip . On the turning away . Yet another movie . Terminal Frost and Sorrow . Quality album and classic Floyd .

This must be the most underrated Pink Floyd album of all time. Surely in the future it will be classed as a passed by masterpiece. This version (Discovery remastered) is a great improvement on the sound quality of the original. There is so much more going on than you could imagine. The percussion and drum sequences are so much more precise and clear, which when listening to, you hear things on this version which were not readily apparent on the original. The vocals are clearer as is the guitar of Gilmour and the stereo sound is much improved as well.If you already have the original as I have you will certainly enjoy this remastered issue with its much superior clarity of sound.Great buy at the price.

If like me you expect quality sound reproduction on any CD. What you get on the discovery releases is pure quality. This again shows how Pink Floyd embraced new technology. Unfortunately I do have the original release, so I can not attest as to the sound quality of that. However, with the other discovery releases that I do have, I can say the sound quality is excellent. Every sound is just so crisp. Now back to this album. It has to be one of the most underrated Pink Floyd releases. To me it is a classic.