I honestly can't say enough good stuff about the album. I'll get the tiny negatives out of the way first. 1) There are a couple of tracks where David's vocals are a bit scratchy, as if the gain was turned up too loud during recording. 2) On the track "The Piper's Call", David hits the upper end of his vocal range, and it doesn't sound very good. 3) The key changes in a couple of the songs are rather abrupt, and disrupt the flow of the songs. Having said those, this album is still top-notch. David's daughter Romany performs brilliantly on "Between Two Points", and her voice it like Dido's but more crisp, less breathy and with a British accent (which I like). That track is my favorite on the album, and the lyrics are like Pink Floyd's, so this track is wonderful. I hope to hear more from her in the future, both with David and on her own. My second favorite track is the 14-minute acoustic track "Luck and Strange (Original Barn Jam)". Slow jazz / blues at its best, and the short form title track is good, too. "Yes, I Have Ghosts" is also wonderful. The melancholy it generates is one of the things I look for in music in general (I grew up in the latter years of Pink Floyd, and it made me feel not so alone at the time). It's beautiful, quiet, and shows David's lower vocal range, mixed just right. And Romany is singing on this track, too, which is wonderful. "Dark And Velvet Nights" is a callback to "This Heaven" from his album "On An Island". It evokes bar-hopping and walking the "meat markets", looking for strange (see the album title). "Sings" is another well-done melancholy song, evoking old age and years past. "Scattered" starts abrupt key changes at 2:38 to 3:16, evoking things falling apart. It breaks the flow of the song, but eventually gets back on track. The first track "Black Cat" perfectly sets the tone for the album, and it sounds like it picked up from where Pink Floyd's "The Endless River" left off - but it's only 1:30 long. "A Single Spark" is the main song where the vocal gain seems too high, and it sounds like David's voice ends in hissing at times. This song is probably the emotion high point of the album, the least melancholy. "The Piper's Call" is probably the weakest track on the album, but it's not bad by any stretch. It sets up an island-sounding music, but the key switching is a little awkward at points. The drums become much louder in the middle of the song, which is a little overbearing and makes the song less relaxing. David pushes his upper range a bit, and this is the other track where the vocal mixing sounds like it has a bit too much gain. It feels like the song cuts off rather abruptly, too. Having said all that, I want more like this. A lot more like this. I could listen to the Barn Jam track on repeat and not get tired of it. This is why I listen to Pink Floyd, and why I listen to David Gilmour...and hopefully will be listening to Romany Gilmour CDs eventually.

Leading up to the release of Luck & Strange, Mr Gilmour said he thought it was the best thing he had done since Dark Side of the Moon. Which seemed odd to me, since he's on record as saying WYWH is his favorite PF album. So it seemed like some marketing hype and I thought he'd be hard pressed to match or exceed On An Island. The first time I listened to Luck and Strange, I didn't think he had. By the third or fourth listen, I was agreeing that it could indeed stand toe-to-toe with the legendary albums he crafted with PF in the '70s. His guitar work is astonishing, the lyrics are weighty without being overwhelming, and the inclusion of Romany adds a fresh and poignant vibe that his other albums haven't had. I think, in time, the solo on "Scattered" will be held in the same regard as his solos on "Time" and "Comfortably Numb." The last time I listened to it, a tear or two escaped my eyes. So glad I could see him at the Intuit Dome. Album of the year for me, easily. Wonder if any Grammy hardware might be forthcoming.

This album is amazing, buy it anywhere but here. The first time they send me Living Colours "vivid". A great album to be sure but definitely not David.... I paid for the deluxe version so they sent me the regular version and I'm out an extra four and a half dollars. Trying to make an issue of this to Amazon is like trying to explain yourself to a martian, as far as whoever's running the vinyl department thanks, vinyl is vinyl and it doesn't matter if it's Frank Sinatra or madonna. They'll just throw something in the box, improperly mind you, as now I have to return a black pumas album because they didn't put it in protective packaging and it arrived broken, as I said this album is great just be careful who you're buying it from. It might be worth the extra $3 at a record store since Amazon has robots that don't seem to understand the differences between things

First things first. David claims this is the best thing he’s done since Dark Side. If so then why has he proclaimed for years that Wish You Were Here was his favorite Floyd album? Does he feel his guitar playing is inferior on Wish You Were Here? Ludicrous. This new album is a nice mellow affair but it is no way approaches Dark Side or Wish in terms of greatness. Not even close. It has grown on me quite a bit. I didn’t like it at all upon first listen. Around the third of forth hearing it clicked. I love it now. It’s not a masterpiece so I’ve rated it a 4 star. Far better than Rattle That Lock( possibly his worst output) but falls short of the ethereal majesty of On An Island. Nevertheless this is an excellent album of mellow tunes. Recommended.

The best Christmas gift for our son.

People thought at near 80, we wouldn't get another chance to hear his music, but David Gilmour has extended his legend! Luck and Strange is an excellent CD! Love all of the songs - his guitar solos are perfection. I only wish they were longer in most cases, along with the songs. I was anticipating this cd so much - love the accompanying booklet as well. If you love David Gilmour, you will revel in so many excellent songs such as The Piper's Call, Dark and Velvet Nights, Scattered, the short intro Black Cat, and the beautiful voice of his daughter Romany in Between Two Points (heartbreaking and soulful lyrics and voice). I hope we don't have to wait too long for another cd!

Nothing to dislike, very enjoyable.

great music from a legend

Llego en tiempo y forma excelente disco

Produto de alta qualidade

Pour les fans de Gilmour et Pink Floyd , une pièce de collection

C'est un cadeau pas encore essayé mais je cherchais une chanson et je l'ai

Wir "Old-School-Floyd-fans" der ersten Stunde sind ja schon ein undankbarer Haufen, jedes neue Album der früheren genialen Truppe, die auch mein Leben verändert hat, wird am alten gemessen. Nun, da Roger Waters inzwischen auch politisch fragwürdige Meinungen vertritt, bleibt eben nur David Gilmour übrig. Bemerkt am Rande sei, daß Nick Mason mit seiner Revival-Band alte Floyd-Songs live perfomt, und das macht auch richtig Spass, es anzuhören...Zurück zum aktuellen Album von Gilmour: Es klingt nach Pinkl Floyd! Und wie! Und es macht Spass zum Anhören, es wird nach einigem Anhören sogar besser, und das war bei alten Floyd-Scheiben auch immer so, bei mir zumindest! Für mich ist es nachwievor der Gitarrengott schlechthin, auch wenn ers andere Virtuosen gibt, die aber teilweise Raubbau mit ihrem Instrument betreiben. vgl. etliche Metalbands ...eine E-gitarre ist keine Säge, und nach 2 für mich enttäuschenden Solo-Werken ( on an Island ist einfach nur lahm, Rattle mir zu kommerziell) klingt dieses Werke richtig gut, und macht auch nach einigen Durchläufen sogar noch mehr Spass... Schlussbemerkung: Hätte es Waters nicht so weit getrieben mit seinen Ego- Trips, wäre P.Floyd vielleicht noch am Leben, wenn man sich Amused to Death mal durchgängig anhört, das 1992er werk ist auch genial komponiert, mit Gilmours Gitarre und Pink Floyd vorne drauf wäre es ein Meisterwerk geworden. Warum ich das hier schreibe? Weil wir alten Pink-Floyd-Fans eben undankbar sind "zwinker"....!