This was the last Pink Floyd release to feature Roger Waters. In sequence it was the disc directly after The Wall. It was also the only Pink Floyd album on which every song was written by Waters. For my money, it’s not one of their better releases. Much of this feels lacking in direction and a good deal of it seems like leftovers from The Wall. The truth is, some of the music was being written for use in the movie of The Wall, so that makes sense. It’s got some good material and any Pink Floyd album is worth owning. This just isn’t up to the type of standards one usually expected from that outfit.
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