On an Island by David Gilmour (CD, Mar-2006, Columbia USA)

This CD is so very fine...It has that spacey, reflective mambo going on throughout, very sexy, warm, breezy island, drift-away sounds... Which may take you away to where you want to be... As Gilmour splashes his wonderful guitar in-n-out all through the concept tracks... Interesting, mesmerizing, laid-back thought provoking (mostly)instrumental loveliness...It's a different plane your riding on...Floating & stoney, but a sure ride...I can see that Blue Water right now and the introspective island we're all on, yet mostly chose to ignore...I adore Floyd just as I love where Gilmour is going here in his life...Surrounded by emptiness that we all feel from time to time and want to just get away, yet we are...we're just on an island...The music flows from track to track, with not any real surprises(but to me that the restrained beauty of this CD)... warm sunny feelings, days of contemplation...to get us just right...I'm always ready for the trippy, soaring Gilmour with Floyd However, this is just as incredibly moving and cool it's own way...A great musician throwing out some perfect sounds to create & set the mood...MTV will never have a place for this great laid-back & soaring at the right time music...But, there's always a place for this music in my life...Stoney Chris Rea would be quite comfortable along for the ride here...Gilmour shows what a cosmic master is capable of...When your done smiling and tripping...Well, perhaps you might put on something else that breaks this mood...(though, I listen to it over & over)...This is an eloquent, insightful, dreamy CD!