Roger Water's "Is This the Life We Really Want?"

[semente]

Roger Water's new album "Is This the Life We Really Want?" is out:

 

 

It is supposedly a politically-charged album from the leader of the "Resistance"...

 

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/see-roger-waters-begin-trump-resistance-in-pigs-live-video-w462244

 

 

[AnotherSpin]

Available June 2d - or I missed something? http://rogerwaters.com

 

[semente]

Tweeter link said May 19th...

[AnotherSpin]

Now we have it. Very true and very sad album. Roger Waters is one of the few remaining rock musicians who is still able to convey real and not artificial feelings. Those who expect to like this album will find reasons to support their expectations, those who going to hate it will find the grounds anyway.

[crenca]

8 hours ago, AnotherSpin said:

Now we have it. Very true and very sad album. Roger Waters is one of the few remaining rock musicians who is still able to convey real and not artificial feelings. Those who expect to like this album will find reasons to support their expectations, those who going to hate it will find the grounds anyway.

 

Well, I don't "hate" it but I found my self bored pretty quick.  Everything about the music and lyrics is so predictable.  Fans will of course be happy but it really is more of the same...

[AnotherSpin]

5 hours ago, crenca said:

<..> but it really is more of the same...

Is it praise or blame?

[#Yoda#]

It is for itself a good and well sounding album in my perception. But when I compare the 24/48 "Is This the Life We Really Want?" with the 24/192 "Amused to Death" I must confess, that the much more older album is not only more interesting musically, it is far better on a sonic level. More precise, more air, more soundstage. Maybe, we will see a in a view years a new real HiRes (not MQA modified) release in a  resolution closer to the master, for additional money of course, with better sound quality, according to the new business model of the labels.

[MikeJazz]

On 03/06/2017 at 11:04 PM, #Yoda# said:

It is for itself a good and well sounding album in my perception. But when I compare the 24/48 "Is This the Life We Really Want?" with the 24/192 "Amused to Death" I must confess, that the much more older album is not only more interesting musically, it is far better on a sonic level. More precise, more air, more soundstage. Maybe, we will see a in a view years a new real HiRes (not MQA modified) release in a  resolution closer to the master, for additional money of course, with better sound quality, according to the new business model of the labels.

 

You are right, in my view.

As soon as I heard this new album, it immediately sounded like the much darker "the final cut". Musically and soudwise.

Mr. Waters stayed in the 80's, which is not bad, it was a great time....

[semente]

LP vs HR...listen to pop/rock, go vinyl. 

 

[AnotherSpin]

2 hours ago, semente said:

LP vs HR...listen to pop/rock, go vinyl. 

 

 

+1

 

[#Yoda#]

This is another example that many HiRes Albums are not copies from the original master but from the "Mastered for iTunes" DR pimped version. Very disappointing, especially for a Roger Waters album!

Here is my MusicScope image of the same song:

[sphinxsix]

Is This DR We Really Want.?