Pink Floyd

Floyd's last record with Roger Waters is an exploration of war and loss along similar lines as The Wall but with a much narrower scope. Conflicted and bleak, the record features some of Waters' most emotionally shredded vocals and the best Lennon-like melodies he ever wrote for the group. This version of the album includes the song, "When The Tigers Broke Free."

Though I wish this rewarded close listening like John Williams, Fripp & Eno, or the Archies, it's a comfort to encounter antiwar rock that has the weight of years of self-pity behind it--tends to add both literary and political resonance. With this band, aural resonance is a given. (Grade - C+)