THE FINAL CUT

For what this album has set out to be and get accross to the listener, it could not be any better than it is. The lyrics on this album all mean something and arn't there just for affect which is a rerity on nearly all records. I think that this cd gets mostly a raw deal because the album is Roger's from start to finish. I look at it in another way, it was Roger that drove the band foreward with his writing talent, without him "dark side" and "The wall" just wouldnt of happend full stop. Everyone should cut Roger some slack including Dave Gilmour who's writing is pretty poor in comparison. Roger had to do this album with or without Dave or Rick, i dont blame him for doing it but it really did split the band up even more than it was already. The album Amused to death is on the same wavelength as this but has a lot more holes, this is polished and direct. The music and lyrics are perfectly fitting to the subject which evokes thoughts and emotions of despaire, sadness, disbelief and even optimism through the different tones and settings of the songs. I very much feel like this is the third cd which should of been part of the Wall. My least favorite song on the album is "Not now John" but its still a decent foot tapper. Its a great album which is a fabulous end to an extraodinary band. It might of been even better if Rick hadn't of gone, who knows?