Reply #58: Wow! Someone else who likes "About Face" [View All]

I thought I was the only one.

Excellent album in just about every way. Some of the synth sounds are dated by todays standards (I'm picturing lots of Yamaha DX-7s and a Fairlight CMI or two...)but the songs and performances are incredible. Pino Palladino on bass, Jeff Porcaro on drums, two Pete Townsend songs, a Gilmour-penned reflection on the emotions stirred by the murder of John Lennon.

In a recent discussion with Catbert, I admitted that there were elements of this album that seemed like Gilmour was trying hard to both demonstrate his range beyond the Pink Floyd sound and to prove just how important an element he was to that sound. Even so, this is an album that gets little respect, even from Gilmour fans.

Cool.