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Nov 26, 2014The problems with The Endless River are not so much what we are given, but what is left out. Without the vocals, something is very clearly missing and the listener is left wanting more.
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MojoNov 19, 2014The Endless River is big on atmosphere, just a little light on songs. [Dec 2014, p.88]
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Nov 17, 2014In the passing of time they’ve aged a bit, and though they can still intermittently move us with their thoughts, it is difficult to see anywhere they could go from here musically. It is the right time to go.
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Q MagazineNov 13, 2014The Endless River is an unsatisfying way for Pink Floyd to cease trading. [Dec 2014, p.107]
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Nov 11, 2014Pink Floyd's final farewell doesn't deliver anything particularly unfamiliar to those acquainted with the Gilmour years. However, The Endless River serves its purpose as well as a collection of unreleased material can--it remembers an integral band member while reflecting on past glories in a reserved, respectable fashion.
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Nov 6, 2014People tend to use the phrase “a footnote to their career” in order to damn a record with faint praise, but there’s a sense that a footnote to Pink Floyd’s career may be precisely what The Endless River is supposed to be: not a new album from an extant band, but an echo from the past--or a last, warm but slightly awkward group hug.
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Nov 4, 2014Although the 18 tracks (12 of which are co-credited to Wright) are short on catchy tunes, it’s still an effective 53-minute trip.
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Nov 13, 2014There's something bold in the smaller scope of The Endless River, but it proves to be one of the few Pink Floyd releases that sounds like a step backwards, with nothing new to say and no new frontiers to explore.
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Classic Rock MagazineDec 16, 2014Overall, too much of The Endless River is suffocated by prog-normative dreariness and a high, conventional varnish. [Dec 2014, p.98]
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Nov 10, 2014As part of the greater whole of Floyd records, it’s an oddity, more relevant for its context in the band’s history than the music.
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Nov 7, 2014Ultimately, The Endless River is another Floyd album about the inability to communicate--it doesn't "say anything" or "go anywhere", but maybe that's the point. While it's unlikely to win the band many new admirers, the casual Floyd fan will find much to enjoy here.
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Nov 4, 2014It’s interesting from a certain geeky perspective, but it's never quite as satisfying or substantial as you want it to be.
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Nov 10, 2014Unfortunately, River has some of the listlessness and compromise of “The Division Bell,” which itself left a bad taste in the mouth.
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 98 out of 139
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Mixed: 27 out of 139
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Negative: 14 out of 139
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