![]() The title track is a great example of this: The track is really low key overall, with a few well-placed strings to reach out and grab us. He just does his thing, and much of the music is quite subtle. He doesn’t waste time trying to impress us or to convince us that he’s still got it. He really surprises me with some fantastic notes he hits in a couple songs, too.Īs I said, Roger’s experience in writing music is front and center. He takes an approach of dialogue and story-telling much of the time, but his true singing voice is still incredibly recognizable from the Pink Floyd songs that everyone knows. Roger’s vocals are obviously a little rough at times since he is 73 years old now, but that just adds to the cantankerous character of the album. I love the simplicity and potency of his perspective, and I love how he doesn’t give shit what anyone else thinks. It’s like Clint Eastwood’s character from Gran Torino wrote an album to tell the corrupt politicians and bankers of the world to “get off his lawn”. It’s also his chance to drop lots of f-bombs, which somehow actually gives this album more character and likability. Roger himself plays acoustic guitar and bass here, but upwards of nine other musicians were involved, too.Īs with any Roger Waters album, the lyrics are basically his opportunity to complain about how crappy the world is, and he’s generally right about all of it. There are other elements here, too, such as some quite beautiful orchestration, but the meat of the album is this combination of gruff old man rock, complete with lots of angry dialogue, and the keyboard sensations and bass grooves of 70’s Pink Floyd. Roger pulls off what I would call a combination of Pink Floyd (obviously) and Johnny Cash’s later work. However, I honestly think that is why I love this album so much. I mention that because Roger has a personality of gruffness and grudgery, and that comes through on this album incessantly. ![]() Roger was part of the legendary band until the 80’s, and his infamous spat with Gilmour exists to this day. If you are unaware of Roger’s credentials with Pink Floyd, I’m not sure why you are on this site. With loads of personality and character, “Is This the Life We Really Want?” puts Roger’s maturity in songwriting front and center. After I heard the album, though, I felt compelled to write a piece on it. I’m more of a Gilmour fan, and Roger gets a little overbearing at times. I didn’t really want to review this new album from Roger Waters when I first heard it announced.
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