Roger Waters - The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking
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Artist: Roger WatersEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- 4:30 AM (Apparently They Were Travelling Abroad)
- 4:33 AM (Running Shoes)
- 4:37 AM (Arabs With Knives And West German Skies)
- 4:39 AM (For The First Time Today, Part 2)
- 4:41 AM (Sexual Revolution)
- 4:47 AM (The Remains Of Our Love)
- 4:50 AM (Go Fishing)
- 4:56 AM (For The First Time Today, Part 1)
- 4:58 AM (Dunroamin, Duncarin, Dunlivin)
- 5:01 AM (The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking Part 10)
- 5:06 AM (Every Strangers Eyes)
- 5:11 AM (The Moment Of Clarity)
Free Music Notes for The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking
Free Music Review: This Nightmare Proves Sum Much Greater Than Parts
Hit: 1 Stars
This first solo album by Waters is largely unlistenable. The concept is a nightmare but the real nightmare is if you are a huge Floyd fan like myself who believes Waters was the mastermind behind it all and you loved the Final Cut and then you have your high expectations crushed by this dismal effort. Roger simply talks for 40 minutes with a cacophony of miscellaneous sounds in the background that I guess is called music. Rock legend Eric Clapton is totally wasted here. There are no melodies, rhythm or beat, just nothing. The title song is funny but really just a novelty song like Frank Zappa. From there it is all down hill. I am a huge Waters fan, but I am not obsessed with him like the other 100 reviewers here who to quote Waters himself would rave about the sound of a dripping faucet if it had his name on it and was put out for sale. Keep that in mind as you read the 100 positive reviews here. Radio Kaos is the best of his 3 solo efforts, but even it has weakened over time. Floyd is nothing without Waters and Waters is nothing without Gilmour, the sum was much greater than the parts.
The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking Poster
With Eric Clapton's valuable assistance, Waters takes the concept album to new heights on this 1984 masterpiece, his first LP after leaving Pink Floyd. Each of the 12 songs represents a scene of a surreal dream (nightmare?), and Waters brilliantly captures the pendulum of emotions. Periods of serenity and clarity accompany frenzied and distorted passages of chaos and moments of great irony and humor. Along the journey, Waters confronts murderous Arabs in Germany, a steamy sexual liaison, mundane family life, bikers, truckers, housewives, and strangers. He sucks you into his vision by blurring the lines between what's real and what's part of the dream. Meanwhile, his use of recurring themes gives the work cohesion. As the mood shifts, Clapton's guitar perfectly accents Waters's story, whether with fiery electric explosions or delicate acoustic touches. -- Marc GreilsamerPop Music CDs
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