Roger Waters Is This The Life We Really Want?
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Sowing
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June 5th 2017


43954 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Picture That and the t/t are two of the most powerful tracks I've heard this year.

Divaman
June 6th 2017


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Good review, but as much of a Floyd fan as I am, I'm going to pass on this. Not a big fan of politics in music (I kind of don't care what Roger thinks), and I've never really liked his solo stuff without the rest of Floyd (especially Gilmour) to reign him in. Of the three main creative forces of Pink Floyd, (Gilmour, Waters and Barrett), I'm more of a Gilmour fan than I am of the other two. I do admit, though, that Floyd's greatest moments needed Waters. Pink Floyd without him was good at times, but never great.

Rowan5215
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June 6th 2017


47607 Comments

Album Rating: 4.1 | Sound Off

Those first lines of Deja Vu are iconic Roger, knew he was back as soon as I heard em

tommygun
June 6th 2017


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The record hinges on its lyrics more than any other musical aspect


classic tone deaf rogie relying on his words :D

they are good but his shite voice gets a bit tedious without some gilmour solos to break it up

tef
June 6th 2017


209 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Need to get this. Nice review!

Sowing
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June 6th 2017


43954 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Agreed this would have been even better with Gilmour, perhaps a classic. They're both making such great solo music right now, it's a shame they won't reunite for one last classic Pink Floyd record.

guitarded_chuck
June 6th 2017


18070 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

"Good review, but as much of a Floyd fan as I am, I'm going to pass on this. Not a big fan of politics in music (I kind of don't care what Roger thinks), and I've never really liked his solo stuff without the rest of Floyd (especially Gilmour) to reign him in. Of the three main creative forces of Pink Floyd, (Gilmour, Waters and Barrett), I'm more of a Gilmour fan than I am of the other two. I do admit, though, that Floyd's greatest moments needed Waters. Pink Floyd without him was good at times, but never great."



123 hard



i think roger is one of the best rock music conceptualists / lyricists in history but the music itself has always lacked without gilmour / barrett / wright / mason

Divaman
June 6th 2017


16120 Comments


Yeah, but they couldn't even get Waters to keep his word to get back together when the Berlin Wall came down. They got him for that one AID concert, but I think that was the last hurrah.

guitarded_chuck
June 6th 2017


18070 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

oh yeah theyre done for sure, sad but true, especially now that ricks gone =(

twlight
June 6th 2017


8734 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

Saw him live a few days ago. Easily the greatest show I've ever seen. 80% of it was Pink Floyd tunes so...

CelestialDust
June 6th 2017


3170 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

he's full of emotion in the album

Sowing
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June 7th 2017


43954 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I may take the best from this and the best from Gilmour's 2015 album and just pretend it's new Pink Floyd.



Anyhow, this continues to get better every time I listen.

Sowing
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June 7th 2017


43954 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Lol yeah I thought that right away too

Tunaboy45
June 7th 2017


18428 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

Ayy you checked it out!

Sowing
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June 7th 2017


43954 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Yes I did. The instrumentation and vocals aren't on par with Rattle That Lock but the lyrics are legendary.

rodrigo90
June 7th 2017


7387 Comments


Never understood why David stopped writing lyrics and asked his wife to write it them for him.

Rowan5215
Staff Reviewer
June 8th 2017


47607 Comments

Album Rating: 4.1 | Sound Off

Since you seem to be working your way into solo Floyd appreciation, sowing, you really need to give Broken China a spin. Richard Wright's messed up, dark, eerie concept album about his wife's depression. Easily the least Floyd but most genuine of the solo albums, and also definitely the best



The Madcap Laughs is a close second

Sowing
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June 8th 2017


43954 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Ooh nice thanks for the rec that sounds incredible

Rowan5215
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June 8th 2017


47607 Comments

Album Rating: 4.1 | Sound Off

I'd put it up there just below the big Floyd trilogy tbh but it's an entirely different beast to all of them



Relistening to Rattle that Lock now, the tempos are still frustratingly slow and draggy but there are some killer moments. I prefer On an Island overall

Flugmorph
June 8th 2017


34187 Comments


oh boi this is real gud

and im drunk



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