THE FINAL CUT

Unlike the two studio albums that followed it (coming under the 'Pink Floyd' moniker but without the involvement of Roger Waters) THIS album has a unified concept, has something to say and has real conviction. The lyrics are well-crafted and are from the heart....

Alright it is gloomy - its main theme, namely the futility of war, is never going to be a cheery one (but what Pink Floyd album ever was cheery anyway?). That said, here and there are poignant glints of hope and light through the pain and darkness.

'The Final Cut', which I think is the saddest of all Waters/Floyd albums, is about grieving - of lost relationships, wasted potential and lost hope. The filmic sounds which segue between tracks just make the whole experience so real - so evocative - take for instance the shuffling feet and the public house backdrop to 'paranoid eyes'. Simply beautiful.

Gilmour is absent from much of this - certainly vocally - underlining how much of a Waters project this is. However, he does deliver a couple of heart-rending solos namely on on 'Fletcher Memorial Home' and the title track - the dying embers of such a classic working partnership.

Of course we all know this is really a Roger Waters album, but then could one not argue the same to an extent about 'Animals' and 'The Wall'? It is a very personal album - that is what makes it so touching, compelling and real.

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