Track Listing 1. Post War Dream, The 2. Your Possible Pasts 3. One of the Few 4. When the Tigers Broke Free - (bonus track) 5. Hero's Return, The 6. Gunners Dream, The 7. Paranoid Eyes 8. Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert 9. Fletcher Memorial Home, The 10. Southampton Dock 11. Final Cut, The 12. Not Now John 13. Two Suns in the Sunset
| Details | | Playing Time: | 43 min. | | Contributing Artists: | Michael Kamen | | Producer: | James Guthrie, Michael Kamen, Roger Waters | | Distributor: | EMI Music Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Pink Floyd: David Gilmour (vocals, guitar); Roger Waters (vocals, bass guitar); Nick Mason (drums). Additional personnel: Raphael Ravenscroft (tenor saxophone); Michael Kamen (piano); Andy Bown (Hammond b-3 organ); Andy Newmark (drums); Ray Cooper (percussion); National Philharmonic Orchestra. Recording information: 07/1982 - 12/1982. This is not a pretty album. Described as "a requiem for the post-war drama," it is Pink Floyd at their most miserable. In addition to the somber lyrics and themes explored by Roger Waters, it was recorded while the band were so fragmented, they had effectively broken up. Gilmour and Waters' feud has been well documented and this could well have been titled THE FINAL STRAW. The only hint of lightness and humour throughout is in "Not Now John," but only in the shape of irony ("Can't stop lose job mind gone silicon"). Not an album to be played at parties or anniversaries.
Editorial Reviews 3 Stars - Good. Q (01/01/1995)
4 stars out of 5 - Waters is uncompromisingly, grimly realistic as he rages at the causes and effects of war. Uncut (05/01/2004)
3 stars out of 5 - [The album] whispers with a sparseness and distance that suggests demo tape material... Mojo
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