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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