History Music / TheEndlessRiver

* GrandFinale: Barring the one-off charity single "Hey, Hey, Rise Up!", the album acts as the last note for Pink Floyd as a whole. "Louder Than Words" in particular is explicitly structured as a final closing of the door on the band.

''The Endless River'' is the fifteenth and final studio album by Music/PinkFloyd, released in 10 November 2014. Their first album after twenty years and their first double-LP since ''Music/TheWall'' nearly 40 years prior[[note]]modern-day vinyl reissues of ''Music/TheDivisionBell'' also come in double-LP form, but this is more out of necessity than creative vision, as the sheer length of the strictly CD-oriented album makes it difficult to release uncut as a single LP[[/note]], it is also the first after the deaths of both Richard Wright and the long-departed founding member Music/SydBarrett.

** The synth-trumpet lead in "It's What We Do" recalls the Minimoog synth-trumpet lead in the instrumental sections of [[Music/WishYouWereHere "Shine On You Crazy Diamond"]].

* {{Bookends}}: The ending of "Louder Than Words" reprises the synth arpeggio that opens "Things Left Unsaid".

** The synth-trumpet lead in "It's What We Do" recalls the Minimoog synth-trumpet lead in the instrumental sections of "Shine On You Crazy Diamond".

* ShoutOut:
** The title of "Autumn '68" to "Summer '68" from ''Music/AtomHeartMother''.
** "[[Series/DoctorWho Allons-Y]]". [[Music/{{Meddle}} Not the first reference they've made.]]

->''"Go to heaven, Wright."''

* GratuitousFrench: "Allons-Y".

''The Endless River'' is the fifteenth and final studio album by Music/PinkFloyd, released in 2014. Their first album after twenty years and their first double-LP since ''Music/TheWall'' nearly 40 years prior[[note]]modern-day vinyl reissues of ''Music/TheDivisionBell'' also come in double-LP form, but this is more out of necessity than creative vision, as the sheer length of the strictly CD-oriented album makes it difficult to release uncut as a single LP[[/note]], it is also the first after the deaths of both Richard Wright and the long-departed founding member Music/SydBarrett.

''The Endless River'' is the fifteenth and final studio album by Music/PinkFloyd, released in 2014. Their first album after twenty years and their first double-LP since ''Music/TheWall'' nearly 40 years prior[[note]]modern-day vinyl reissues of ''Music/TheDivisionBell'' also come in double-LP form, but this is more out of necessity than creative vision, as the sheer length of the strictly CD-oriented album makes it difficult to release uncut as a single LP[[/note]], it is also the first after the death of both Richard Wright and the long-departed founding member Music/SydBarrett.

* GrandFinale: This album for Pink Floyd as a whole. "Louder Than Words" in particular is explicitly structured as a final closing of the door on the band.

* {{Bookends}}: If you listen closely, the very start of "Things Left Unsaid" and the very end of "Louder Than Words" contains these.

* {{Instrumentals}}: The whole album bar "Louder Than Words".
* LoudnessWar: Averted. The album comes in at [=DR11=], which is an astounding amount of dynamic range for a modern recording.
* NonIndicativeName: "Autumn '68" features an archival recording of Richard Wright playing the Royal Albert Hall pipe organ during the late 60's, but contrary to the title the recording was from June of 1969.

* ShoutOut: The title of "Autumn '68" to "Summer '68" from ''Music/AtomHeartMother''.

->[[spoiler:''[[Music/ThePiperAtTheGatesOfDawn Lime and limpid green—]]'']]

* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: The album comes in four different editions; a CD, a double-LP, and the deluxe edition, which along with the CD contains a extra DVD or Blu-ray Disc of out-takes and videos as well as the album in 5.1 surround sound (the Blu-ray also includes a high-def stereo mix).

* GrandFinale: This album for Pink Floyd as a whole.
** DistantFinale: Released twenty years after their previous album.

''The Endless River'' is the fifteenth and final studio album by Music/PinkFloyd, released in 2014. Their first album after twenty years and their first double-LP since ''Music/TheWall'' nearly 40 years prior[[note]]modern-day vinyl reissues of ''Music/TheDivisionBell'' also come in double-LP form, but this is more out of necessity than creative vision, as the sheer length of the strictly CD-oriented album makes it difficult to release uncut as a single LP[[/note]], it is also the first after the death of both Richard Wright and the long-departed founding member Music/SydBarrett. Most of the album is comprised of instrumentals, with only one song with lead vocals by David Gilmour. Much of the album is composed of out-takes from ''Music/TheDivisionBell'', and so features Wright posthumously. It was the first album since ''Music/TheFinalCut'' not to have a supporting tour, owing in part to the sense of finality that Gilmour and Mason wanted out of the record.

Like the other latter-day Floyd albums, this album received mixed reviews upon release, with fans and critics alike being split on the album's ambient instrumental direction.

Like the other latter-day Floyd albums, this album received mixed reviews upon release, with fans and critics alike being split on the album's ambient instrumental direction.

[[TheOneWith The Last One]].

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[[caption-width-right:320:''It's louder than words, this thing that we do.'']]

''The Endless River'' is the fifteenth and final studio album by Music/PinkFloyd, released in 2014. Their first album after twenty years and their first double-LP since ''Music/TheWall'' nearly 40 years prior[[note]]modern-day vinyl reissues of ''Music/TheDivisionBell'' also come in double-LP form, but this is more out of necessity than creative vision, as the sheer length of the strictly CD-oriented album makes it difficult to release uncut as a single LP[[/note]], it is also the first after the death of both Richard Wright and the long-departed founding member Music/SydBarrett. Most of the album is comprised of instrumentals, with only one song with lead vocals by David Gilmour. Much of the album are essentially out-takes from ''Music/TheDivisionBell'', and so features Wright posthumously. It was the first album since ''Music/TheFinalCut'' not to have a supporting tour.

Like the other latter-day Floyd albums, this album received mixed reviews upon release.

* CallBack: The album's title is taken from a lyric from the song "High Hopes" from ''Music/TheDivisionBell''.

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!! Blu-ray Bonus Tracks (Deluxe Edition):

!! Bonus Tracks (Deluxe Edition):

# "[=TBS9=]"
# "[=TBS14=]"
# "Nervana"

* SiameseTwinSongs: Almost the entire album, with the only cutoff points being the gaps between each side. To this extent, the CD release has the entirety of each side sequenced in such close proximity to one another that the disc seemingly appears to only have four tracks (the songs are still sequenced individually though, meaning you can skip across all 18 tracks at will.

''The Endless River'' is the fifteenth and final studio album by Music/PinkFloyd, released in 2014. Their first album after twenty years and their first double-LP since ''Music/TheWall'' nearly 40 years prior[[note]]modern-day vinyl reissues of ''Music/TheDivisionBell'' also come in double-LP form, but this is more out of necessity than creative vision, as the sheer length of the strictly CD-oriented album makes it difficult to release uncut as a single LP[/note]], it is also the first after the death of both Richard Wright and the long-departed founding member Music/SydBarrett. Most of the album is comprised of instrumentals, with only one song with lead vocals by David Gilmour. Much of the album are essentially out-takes from ''Music/TheDivisionBell'', and so features Wright posthumously. It was the first album since ''Music/TheFinalCut'' not to have a supporting tour.

''The Endless River'' is the fifteenth and final studio album by Music/PinkFloyd, released in 2014. Their first album after twenty years, it is also the first after the death of both Richard Wright and the long-departed founding member Music/SydBarrett. Most of the album is comprised of instrumentals, with only one song with lead vocals by David Gilmour. Much of the album are essentially out-takes from ''Music/TheDivisionBell'', and so features Wright posthumously. It was the first album since ''Music/TheFinalCut'' not to have a supporting tour.

* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: The album comes in four different editions; There is a regular CD edition, a version across two vinyl [=LPs=], and the deluxe edition, which along with the CD contains a extra DVD or Blu-Ray disc of out-takes and videos, as well as the album in 5.1 surround sound (the Blu-Ray also includes a high-def stereo mix).

!! Louder Than Tropes:

---->[[spoiler:[[Music/ThePiperAtTheGatesOfDawn Lime and limpid green--]]]]

''The Endless River'' is the fifteenth and final studio album by Music/PinkFloyd, released in 2014. Their first album after twenty years, it is also the first after the death of both Richard Wright and the long-departed founding member Music/SydBarrett. Most of the album is comprised of instrumentals, with only one song with lead vocals by David Gilmour. Much of the album are essentially out-takes from ''Music/TheDivisionBell'', and so features Wright posthumously.