![]() ![]() Please hang up Severe thunderstorms were. I didn’t really want to review this new album from Roger Waters when I first heard it announced. Lyrics Bird in a Gale by Roger Waters Intro: Sound Collage The time from your telephone company is 9:33. I’m more of a Gilmour fan, and Roger gets a little overbearing at times. After I heard the album, though, I felt compelled to write a piece on it. With loads of personality and character, “Is This the Life We Really Want?” puts Roger’s maturity in songwriting front and center. Can I crash out on your floor The loon is howling at the sea. If you are unaware of Roger’s credentials with Pink Floyd, I’m not sure why you are on this site. Does the pain of your loss seep into your feathers like rain Do the bars of your cage feel warm or cold to the touch Were my caresses too gentle Did I love you too much Your dog is scratching at the door. Roger was part of the legendary band until the 80’s, and his infamous spat with Gilmour exists to this day. Bird In A Gale Roger Waters Rock 3,036Shazams play full song Get up to 5 months free of Apple Music Share OVERVIEW LYRICS PLAY FULL SONG Connect with Apple Music. I mention that because Roger has a personality of gruffness and grudgery, and that comes through on this album incessantly. However, I honestly think that is why I love this album so much. Roger pulls off what I would call a combination of Pink Floyd (obviously) and Johnny Cash’s later work. ![]() 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 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. ![]() It’s also his chance to drop lots of f-bombs, which somehow actually gives this album more character and likability. 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”. ![]()
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