Roger Waters

Roger Waters has always had a great FM-radio voice. With its subtly rumbling bottom
mitigated by a rich, breathy rasp, his singing has often exuded the warm, hi-fi intimacy of
the best FM jocks. It has the same luxuriant vividness as his approach to recorded sound,
which may explain why Waters's old band, Pink Floyd, was such a staple in the early days
of FM rock. But if there's something in Waters's sound that's attractive to radio, t... More >

In which Waters's wheelchair-bound version of the deaf, dumb, and blind boy learns to control the world's computers with his cordless phone, then simulates impending nuclear holocaust just to scare the sh*t out of the powers that be. I have serious reservations about any record that can't be enjoyed unless you sit there reading the inner sleeve, but this is not without its aural rewards--a coverable song or two and some nice comping on shakuhachi as well as the deep engineering that made Floyd famous. As pretentious goes, not stupid. (Grade: B)