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Bricks in the Wall, retitled The Wall, became the next Pink Floyd album in 1979, and Waters shelved Pros and Cons. In early 1983, Waters undertook the shelved project himself.[9] It was recorded in three London studios between February and December 1983: Olympic Studios, Eel Pie Studios and Waters' own Billiard Room, where his demos were constructed. The album features conductor Michael Kamen, actor Jack Palance, saxophonist David Sanborn and guitarist Eric Clapton. Guitar player Tim Renwick said:
An unintended consequence of the album being released on CD a few years later was that this gap was lost due to continuous play, which moves the start of the second half back to 4:49:55 AM, and the start of the final track, 5:11 AM (The Moment of Clarity), back to 5:10:59 AM.
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Bricks in the Wall, retitled The Wall, became the next Pink Floyd album in 1979, and Waters shelved Pros and Cons. In early 1983, Waters undertook the shelved project himself. The album was recorded in three different studios between February and December 1983 in London, the Olympic Studios, Eel Pie Studios and in Waters' own Billiard Room, the studio where his demos were constructed. Several people appeared on the album, including musical conductor Michael Kamen, the vocal talents of actor Jack Palance, saxophonist David Sanborn and rock and blues guitarist Eric Clapton.
Roger Waters is a name that is synonymous with Pink Floyd, one of the most successful and influential rock bands of all time. However, in 1984, Waters decided to branch out and create a solo album, entitled "The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking." The album is a concept piece that follows the dreams of a man as he travels through his subconscious mind. It's a departure from the sound and style of Pink Floyd, but it still contains Waters' signature lyrical and musical style.
The album's central theme is the subconscious mind, and the journey that one takes when they delve into it. The protagonist of the album is a man who is dreaming and has hitchhiked into his own mind. The songs on the album deal with the man's experiences and the themes that emerge as he travels through his subconscious.
Throughout his tenure with Pink Floyd, Waters penned many of the band's most iconic songs, including "The Wall", "Wish You Were Here", "Another Brick in the Wall", and "Money". His creative vision and innovative ideas led to the production of several groundbreaking albums, such as "The Dark Side of the Moon" (1973), "Wish You Were Here" (1975), and "The Wall" (1979), which are considered timeless classics in the realm of rock music.
That said, I'm not really sure what this album is about: a musical mid-life crisis, a longscratch of the playwright's itch, a purging of more inner demons? It could be seen asthe last in a trilogy begun with "The Wall", since the three works sound so similar, andyet that comparison diminishes Hitchhiking. "The Wall" was monumental, The Final Cutparochial, and Hitchhiking inconsequential. It ends where it began, back in the warmarms of an immeasurable ennui, smug despite having delivered on none of its promise.You can tag along if you want to, but I can think of more cons than pros. social review comments Review Permalink
Posted Tuesday, May 4, 2004 Review this album Report (Review #29236)
The album itself is similar in style to "The Wall" and "The Final Cut" in that it ismore like one long song, broken up into short parts. And yet there are no real'singles' here, and you truly need to listen to the record straight through to fullyappreciate it. I am never left disappointed when I do.I am also the furthest thing from being a 'fan' of ERIC CLAPTON, but his guitar workis most impressive on this album. Must be nice to be able to so easily replace onelegendary guitarist with another. CLAPTON's coda hook, which resonates throughoutalmost every song is highly addictive. I cry though when I think that DAVE GILMOURcould have been playing the guitar on this album. The tone and sound that he couldhave brought to this work would have been something to behold. Think, an even MOREmelancholic and depressing sound than what you hear on 'The Fletcher Memorial Home'or 'Comfortably Numb'...The album is also very saxophone heavy, so consider yourself forewarned. I think thisinstrument echoes WATERS' moody music quite well, but it might not be for everyone.Also the title track 'Pros & Cons - Part 10' is extremely weak and poppy, completewith sixties-like female backup singers doing the 'shoo-wop'.For the average prog listener, this album warrants 3/5 stars, if only because it isstylistcally similar to the narrative dominated "The Final Cut." (i.e. not for thosewith a short attention span!) If you are a ROGER WATERS fan, or a later FLOYD fan("Animals-The Wall-The Final Cut") then you will adore this album, and it would deserve4/5 stars. By far "Pros & Cons" is my favourite WATERS solo album and an unappreciated musical gem ofthe lean, pop oriented 1980's. social review comments Review Permalink
Posted Monday, March 21, 2005 Review this album Report (Review #29242)
Waters' debut is very similar in style to Pink Floyd's The Final Cut, which many consider a Waters solo effort since he was the dominant force behind it. So, the album is filled with lots and lots of lyrics delivered in Waters' trademarked style. Musically it's more upbeat than the depressing The Final Cut or The Wall, although it has its usual biting moments ofparanoia and such. Michael Kamen does a nice job on the piano and Eric Clapton performs lead guitar. Though this is not Clapton's best work, he makes a suitable "replacement" for Gilmour, thus giving The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking that Waters-era Pink Floyd feel. An interesting addition to this work is a group of "actors" who read lines between and duringsome of the short musical interludes giving this album the feel of a musical drama. Some of the "actors" include Jack Palance, Cherry Vanilla, and Madeleine Bell. Waters of course plays the main role.I find the major downside to this album to be, like most of Waters material, a lack of musical development. It is literally bombarded with endless lyrics which often take front stage. The music itself has some promise but never fully develops because it plays a minor backing role throughout the whole album. Roger, you've got Eric Clapton! Why not really use his skill to make something amazing? Instead Clapton fills in short solos between Roger's endless verses. Another problem is trying to figure out what it's about. Apparently it's about a man's mid-life crisis, but there's so much else thrown in and it wanders on so much that the concept is basically lost.Not as depressing as The Wall or The Final Cut, The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking is still a worthwhile purchase for the Pink Floyd fan. For the rest of you, good but hardly essential. Three stars. social review comments Review Permalink
Posted Tuesday, September 11, 2007 Review this album Report (Review #137767)
While "The pros and cons of Hitchhiking" was nominally Waters first solo album, "The wall" and "The final cut" were of course very much his babies. Even prior to that, along with the other members of Pink Floyd, he had enjoyed a lengthy solo spot on the "Ummagumma" album. At the time of its release, this album generated a certain amount of controversy (and continues to do so), with many considering it politically insensitive, mainly in terms of the lyrics but also the sleeve illustration. Waters of course maintains that they misunderstand the message. The album titles take us in real time from 4:30am through to around 5:15am, each track having a narrative sub-title. The line up of musicians is impressive to the point of indulgence, including as it does such luminaries as Eric Clapton, Andy Bown and the National Philharmonic Orchestra. In addition to this, we have a list of "actors" which includes Water playing the part of "a man".At times it is hard to distinguish this album from "The wall", "4:37 - Arabs with knives. . ." even including the accented "stand still laddie" type shouting. This is perhaps forgivable, as "The pros and cons.. " was written around the same time as "The wall", Pink Floyd choosing to record the latter when given the option.While there is a certain appeal to the music here, for me it is far too one dimensional. Each song seems to take on the same doomy character, with Waters ranting on remorselessly. The verbosity of the lyric sheet makes it clear that this is not to be an album with lengthy instrumental breaks, and indeed we find ourselves listening to Waters voice virtually from beginning to end. Eric Clapton does his best to infuse some interesting guitar work, but for me even this is of dubious merit. Clapton's guitar prowess is beyond question, but his cold bluesy style does not fit well with Waters compositions, which cry out for the warm emotion of David Gilmour's style.Above all though, what the album really needs is a "Money" or "One of these days" to liven things up. Even something along the lines of "Another brick in the wall" would break the tedium.It is a pity really, as this could have been a good album. Had Pink Floyd decided to take this Waters creation on and been permitted to develop it democratically, perhaps we would be hailing this as another bright star in their catalogue. As it is, I hesitate to recommend this to anyone other than devoted fans of Waters. Even then, I would suggest listening to no more than two or three tracks at a time. social review comments Review Permalink
Posted Sunday, April 6, 2008 Review this album Report (Review #165826)