For a while it seemed that Pink Floyd music is going to be devoid of the creative lyrics of Waters, and the age of ’’theme albums’’ from Floyd is over. But ’’The Division Bell’’ proved it all wrong. The lyrics are very pithy. The theme is so much relevant to our times. Communication, both its importance as well as its absence, is the key note. Despite the communication break throughs in modern technology, near and dear ones keep drifting away in terms of understanding one another. The very technology which is supposed to bridge these gaps is perhaps responsible for this hiatus. The electronic voice of Professor Stephen Hawking underlines the fundamental strength of us humans-the power of speech. ’’Keep talking...’’ is a direct hint at what we keep on losing in our everyday lives. The ’’sonic picturization’’ of voicelessness is one of the best example of Floydian creativity and ingenuity. The album is full of tips on communication, only you should be willing to listen to them. The music is mature, full and mesmerizing. You get hooked to it more and more every time you listen to this album. The album is very much in the class of other Floyd superhits like Dark Side Of The Moon, Animals and Wish You Were Here, which are all based upon great themes very close to humans and there every day lives. Apart from the lovers of rock music, this album is a must for all those who wish to understand our lives and society in the present era.