ROGER WATERS レコード& CD

Review: For our money, Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of The Moon is one of those heavily and historically hyped albums that is actually worth the plaudits. While onetime core Floyd member Roger Waters continues to attract controversy with his views on Israel, this recent re-recording of the classic album, despite its apparently precarious mission, has been almost universally lauded by fans. New arrangements, instrumentation and fresh vocals from the man himself, as well as welcoming on board guests Azniv Korkejian, Gus Seyffert, Joey Waronker, Via Mardot and others.

Review: Just in time for the latest leg of Roger Waters' contested and controversial world tour, the grumpy former Pink Floyd front man has released a CD edition of The Lockdown Sessions, a mini-album of performances recorded at home (with the aid of many members of his live backing band) during the COVID-19 pandemic. It features Waters and company delivering gravel-voiced interpretations of The Wall favourites 'Mother' and 'Vera' (the latter segueing into 'Bring The Boys Back Home'), two tracks from Floyd's 1983 set The Final Cut, and Waters solo favourite 'The Bravery of Being Out of Range'. Most significantly, it also includes his re-imagining of 'Comfortably Numb', which Waters has re-framed as a slow, droning, trippy and ultra-atmospheric treat. As you'd expect, there are no Dave Gilmour style guitar solos in sight!