Entirely written by Roger Waters, this is the last Pink Floyd album with Waters. It is also one of their most political albums mainly criticising the British role in the Falkland war.
Some say this is Roger Waters solo album with the rest of Pink Floyd as a support band, though the great guitar work of Gilmour is certainly adding to the strength of the album.
For those who loved the psychedelic work of the early PF this record must be a disappointment, there are no long compositions, no sound s...
Entirely written by Roger Waters, this is the last Pink Floyd album with Waters. It is also one of their most political albums mainly criticising the British role in the Falkland war.
Some say this is Roger Waters solo album with the rest of Pink Floyd as a support band, though the great guitar work of Gilmour is certainly adding to the strength of the album.
For those who loved the psychedelic work of the early PF this record must be a disappointment, there are no long compositions, no sound scapes; its a full blown rock album. with some typical 80s influence such as background choirs and saxophone solos...
But.. still it is one of their and not only their greatest albums.
COMPOSER: Waters
YEAR: 1983
LABEL: Harvest EMI
TIME: 43'27
PRODUCER: Waters, Guthrie, Kamen
COVER: Waters, Christie, Dodgers
COUNTRY: UK
GENRE: progressive rock
Roger Waters lead vocals, bass guitar, synthesizer, sound effects, acoustic guitar, artwork
David Gilmour guitars, lead vocals on "Not Now John"
Nick Mason drums, percussion, sound effects (with holophonics)
Michael Kamen piano harmonium, conducting and arranging of the National Philharmonic Orchestra
Andy Bown Hammond organ, Ray Cooper percussion
Andy Newmark drums on Two Suns in the Sunset, Raphael Ravenscroft tenor sax Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
