THE FINAL CUT

Why is this album so heavily criticized? It's basically the same as the softer, moodier points of The Wall. Think of the whole album as a combination of "Mother", "Vera" and "Hey You". That's basically all it is. It starts out with what I believe is the best track on the album, "The Post War Dream". They should have taken off a track or two and made that one a lengthy track. Pink Floyd is known for their lengthy tracks, and the longest track on this album is about as long as the shortest track on The Divison Bell. It's lacking a real epic, and it's kind of lacking a real track that sticks out. Not Now John is kind of a different track, as is Two Suns in the Sunset. Otherwise the album is very much one big track, and at points gets kind of dull. It's not exactly the best album to just sit down and listen to, but it makes for good background music. If you're depressed or looking for some sad, emotional, gloomy music, you could also go with this. It starts out wonderful, I love how it begins. I have just completed the album and frankly I'm a bit sick of it's repetitiveness, how most of the tracks seem the same.

It would be difficult to give this anything over a two or three. I say only buy it if you are into emotional music, or you just are seeking to have every Pink Floyd album (which is the reason I bought this).