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THE PROS AND CONS OF HITCH HIKING

Roger Waters

 

Crossover Prog

3.08 | 404 ratings

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ZowieZiggy
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2 stars If you have ever took the time (and I would thank you for this) to read some of my Floyd's review, you would know that the "final" part of their work with Roger was not my fave one ("The Wall" and "The Final Cut").

I would still dedicate my utmost admiration for Roger's contribution to one of my most beloved band and so many masterpiece songs he has written. This being said, I am unfortunately not really passionate while I am listening to this album.

A concept album which is not clear to identify?Some fine acoustic passages à la "Wish You Were Here" (the track) while displaying "Running Shoes" but with very much less emotion as far as I am concerned.

I have been used to describe my feelings about music on this site just as I feel it. When an unknown band releases a great album, I grant them for it. When a great band releases a great album, I grant them for it.

And when a giant releases a so and so work, I can only express what I feel: some disappointment. Even if in Rodger's case, my admiration was stopped after the great "Animals" album.

This album is not bad, but it doesn't offer any passion (just like "The Final Cut" - what a title!). Unemotional vocals like during the bluesy "Sexual Revolution", non-existing great instrumental parts overall (if you would except the good guitar work during the title track). That's the bill I got here. To be fully honest, I would say that "Every Strangers Eyes" does hold emotion, skills and passion as a good old Floyd song. But this is only one out of many.

What has to be granted to Rodger with this album, is that he invented the real time music (since the album starts at 4:30 AM and ends at 5:11 AM , some forty minutes or so later). The successful 24 hours series might well have borrowed from here!

It is a shame that Clapton is not better used on this work. He ought to have been put more on the front line, in my opinion. The whole music reflected here is just average.

I can't really recommend this album. Nor to Floyd fans, unless they are keen on "The Wall" and the follow up album ("The Final Cut") which was just a left over of songs that should have appeared on the original project of a triple album and were rejected by the other band members.

Two stars.

ZowieZiggy | 2/5 |

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