Roger Waters

Is This The Life We Really Want?

You can take the man out of Floyd… Roger Waters’ first solo rock album since 1992 starts off with the heartbeat and a vocal montage that harks back to Dark Side Of The Moon, implying there’s still a Floydian connection

here. Picture That references the mood of One Of These Days, for instance, and there are many more. But let’s not dwell on the past. The word ‘dystopian’ is often used in association with Waters’ work and that’s very much the case here. Tracks such as

The Last Refugee fit in with the subject matter he addressed on the excellent Amused To Death to the extent that this album could almost be its sequel. It’s dark, for sure, but compelling at the same time, with excellent songwriting and sonic surprises galore – and ranks amongst his finest post-Wall work. [DM] Standout track: Broken Bones For fans of: Pre-breakup Pink Floyd