Pink Floyd - The Endless River - New Album the end of the band?

Pink Floyd's New Album To Be Their Last

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According to Rolling Stone magazine, longtime Pink Floyd frontman David Gilmour said that The Endless River marks the end of Pink Floyd. You can also hear some nice preview sounds there.

The Endless River is, of course, the first new album the band has produced since 1994 when they released The Division Bell.

In many ways, it's a step back in time, as they riff off of old slices of keyboards played by the late, great Rick Wright who passed away in 2008. In other ways, it also recalls the days of Ummagumma, when albums were not just a continuous buildup. There were also very few "songs" on it.  In the new album, there are just 4 songs over the 55 minutes of the album. It's a long, fond farewell, making its way down memory lane in style, as only Pink Floyd can do.

And yes, Roger Waters is also not on this album, as he is not, nor has he been, a member of Pink Floyd since 29 years. He left in 1985 and has been doing his own thing since then. So don't bother trying to find his name in the album credits.

There is, of course, and as always, an endless river of opinions about the band, the people, their egos, and whatever else you can shake a stick at. Which version of Pink Floyd's ensemble was better. Will Waters and Gilmour ever be able to set aside their differences and do another album, let alone tour together? Which album is the best? What do the lyrics mean? The questions and debates seem infinite. Yet none of that detracts from the music they have produced since 1967.

Personally, we look forward to the album's official release, and in the meantime, we're enjoying the tasty cuts we get to hear.

And as if anyone needed to be reminded of how great Pink Floyd is, well, here they are, in a nice playlist that is, frankly, louder than words.

Enjoy!