Roger Waters wants to convey the album’s message that, according to him, not everyone understood
roger waters announced that they are re-recording The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), one of the most remarkable albums of the pink Floyd, without the presence of the other members. According to the bassist, “not everyone understood what the album was about, what I was saying at the time.”
In an interview with the newspaper The Telegraph, waters revealed that he has been working on the project for months, without any involvement from david gilmour It is Nick Mason. Gus Seyfferta longtime collaborator of the musician, and his girlfriend, the singer bedouineare the main collaborations.
Among the novelties are poems by waterswhich must appear above the original instruments, as in the case of “On The Run.” Also, a bass solo should get more prominence on “Us and Them.”
Tristram Fane Saundersa journalist who interviewed roger, claims to be one of the few people who listened to the entire solo album. He described the project as “very good.” “Team” was one of the highlights, while “money” carries influence of Johnny Cash.
The bassist plans a major release, although he has not disclosed dates. waters may experience problems with gilmour It is masonif you want to use the band name, which still belongs to the other members.
In November 2022, roger waters did something similar and released a new version of “Comfortably Numb,” without the guitar solos from pink Floyd.
“I took the track down in A minor to make it darker and arranged it without solos, except in the final chord sequence, where there is a beautiful female vocal solo by Shanay Johnsonone of our new singers,” he explained in a press release.
Check out the new version of “Comfortably Numb“, per roger waters:
Source: Rollingstone
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