Louder than Words (Pink Floyd song)

Louder than Words (song)" redirects here. For the song 2 Reception
by David Guetta, see Louder than Words (David Guetta
song). Louder than Words has received generally positive re-
views from music critics. Tom Breihan of Spin Media
"Louder than Words" is a song written by David music webzine Stereogum wrote positively of the song,
Gilmour and Polly Samson. The song, featuring lyrics stating that the song is a lovely piece of work, a slow
written by Samson to accompany a composition by prog-rock elegy with an gospel choir and some classic
Gilmour, was originally recorded by British rock band Floyd guitar.[7] Brad Bershad of Zumic also gave the
Pink Floyd for their fteenth studio album, The End- song a positive review. Gilmours guitar parts are stellar,
less River, where it appears as the closing track on the although perhaps softer than the classic jagged tone of the
album. The track, which had its roots in the 1993 ses- '70s records., he said. Time has softened The Floyd a
sions for the bands previous studio album, The Division bit, but this is still a beautiful song. The autobiographical
Bell, features a posthumous appearance by former key- lyrics, referring to the power behind Pink Floyds music
boardist and founding member of Pink Floyd, Richard and inghting are excellent. The song reached number 1
Wright, and an appearance by electronic string quartet on Polish Radio 3 Chart on 24 October.[8][9]
Escala. Louder than Words is the only song on the al-
bum with vocals, sung by lead vocalist Gilmour.[2]
The track was released to US mainstream rock radio on 3 Track listing
14 October 2014, serving as the rst release in promotion
of The Endless River.
4 Personnel

1 Composition Adapted from The Endless River liner notes.[10]

The music accompanying the song, composed by David

Gilmour, has been described by various music critics 5 Charts
and writers, including Exclaim! writer Josiah Hughes
as a A slow-burning, melodramatic track complete with
plenty of intense guitar and synth work[3] and by Clash 6 Release history
writer Robin Murray as a sparse, trippy track, one which
is heavy on guitar led atmosphere and ominous elec-
tronic production.[4] The lyrics, written by Gilmours 7 References
wife, Polly Samson, depicts stately depiction of undy-
ing love, a tribute to Richard Wright and the importance [1] http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/
of overcoming petty dierences.[5] Gilmour spoke about la-et-ms-review-pink-floyd-endless-river-review-20141111-story.
the song with The Guardian, stating:[6] html

[2] About. Pink Floyd. Pink Floyd. Retrieved 14 October

Well, Rick is gone. This is the last thing
that'll be out from us. I'm pretty certain there
will not be any follow up to this. And Polly, my
wife, thought that would be a very good lyri-
cal idea to go out on. A way of describing the
symbiosis that we have. Or had I didn't nec-
essarily always give [Wright] his proper due.
People have very dierent attitudes to the way
they work and we can become very judgmen-
tal and think someone is not quite pulling his
weight enough, without realising that theirs is a
dierent weight to pull.
2014.
[3] Hughes, Josiah (9 October 2014). Pink Floyd Louder
Than Words"". Exclaim!. 1059434 Ontario Inc. Re-
trieved 12 October 2014.
[4] Murray, Robin (10 October 2014). Pink Floyd Reveal
New Track 'Louder Than Words". Clash. Retrieved 12
October 2014.
[5] Morris, Andy (9 October 2014). Pink Floyd unveil new
song 'Louder Than Words". Gigwise. Giant Digital. Re-
trieved 12 October 2014.

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[6] The Guardian music sta (9 October 2014). Pink

Floyds The Endless River: 'This is the last thing out from
us". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved
12 October 2014.

[7] Breihan, Tom (9 October 2014). Pink Floyd Louder

Than Words"". Stereogum. Spin Media. Retrieved 12
October 2014.

[8] http://lp3.polskieradio.pl/

[9] Bershad, Brad (9 October 2014). ""Louder Than Words

Pink Floyd [SoundCloud Audio Stream, Lyrics + BBC
Radio Interview]". Zumic. Zumic. Retrieved 14 October
2014.

[10] The Endless River (liner notes). Pink Floyd. Parlophone.

2014.

[11] "Ultratop.be Pink Floyd Louder Than Words (in

Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 15 November 2014.

[12] "Ultratop.be Pink Floyd Louder Than Words (in

French). Ultratip. Retrieved 15 November 2014.

[13] "Pink Floyd Album & Song Chart History Billboard

Adult Alternative Songs for Pink Floyd. Retrieved 4
November 2014.

[14] All Access sta (7 October 2014). Future Releases

on Rock Radio Stations. All Access Music Group.
Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Re-
trieved 12 October 2014.

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