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The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking [CD]

Roger Waters Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (13 Jan 2003)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Sony Music CMG
  • ASIN: B00006SKRX
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  Mini-Disc  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,501 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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29 of 31 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A superb album 20 April 2006
Format:Audio CD
I can't understand why there's been negative reviews on this site because this album is superb.

If you're a fan of the Final Cut & The Wall (my two favourite Floyd albums) then you'll really enjoy listening to this album.

The Pros & Cons of Hitch Hiking was recommended to me by a friend and looking at reviews i very nearly didn't buy it, don't make that mistake!
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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Waters at his best. 22 Jun 2006
By Dazzla
Format:Audio CD
Despite the fact that I bought this album on release back in the 80's I still listen to this again and again as it remains as fresh and exciting now as it did then.

Without doubt this remains Waters' best piece as a 'solo' artist. It's lively, witty, dark and soulful; the music rolls along from light touches to rock anthem. Perhaps the inclusion of Clapton's guitar lends something and the result is a great work in the style of Floyd but with Waters' sense of 'operatic show'.

If you like Pink Floyd or Eric Clapton buy this; if you enjoy a real album that weaves interesting lyrics with strong guitar and melody then buy this. If you like Take That - don't. Enjoy.
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33 of 36 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Dismiss At Your Peril! 22 Aug 2007
Format:Audio CD
As a devout Floyd/Waters fan I'm fed up with so called music critics constant dismissal of this album as nothing but a failed attempt at recreating `The Dark Side Of The Moon' or `The Wall'. They have so missed the point, Roger does not need to recreate passed successes as he's a very rich man who lets face it does not need to work again, he continues to do so because he is a creative genius with a gift of story telling through his music. This album needs to be listened to over and over again, I'm still discovering something new 23 years later!

Pros shares lyrical and musical themes to The Wall its true as Waters wrote and demoed the piece for the Floyd as far back as 1979, Gilmour has since commented that it "was more of the same" as 'The Final Cut' with critics claiming there were a "lack of tunes" which I find amazing.

There is a running theme throughout the peice, the same melody recurs on five of the twelve tracks. Waters vocals have always come under fire, so what, he hasn't got the best voice but it is perfect for the music he writes, the shrieking and manic wails have always enhanced his more torturous songs, The Final Cut's `The Gunners Dream', The Wall's `Nobody Home' and Pro's 'Arabs With Knives'.

With the 'Pros And Cons Of Hitchhiking' Roger Waters takes the concept album to new heights on this 1984 masterpiece, his first album after leaving Pink Floyd. The songs represent scenes of a bizarre dream or nightmare, whichever way you want to visualise it. Waters brilliantly captures the strange and surreal experience of drifting in and out of a dream, with periods of tranquillity and lucidity, accompanied by hysterical and warped passages of confusion with moments of satire and humour.

The dream has Waters confronting deadly Arabs in Germany, a steamy sexual romp in a field with a gorgeous backpacker depicted on the album cover, a crumbling and boring family life, hell`s angels, truckers, hamburger joints, housewives, and strangers. Waters main gift of story telling is that he draws you into his vision by blurring the scenes between real life and the sub-conscious. His use of recurring themes gives the peice consistency.

As the mood swings, Clapton's guitar perfectly describes Roger's vision, whether with bursts of awe inspiring guitar solo's or delicate acoustic playing of the finest order. His playing sets the mouth watering especially on `Sexual Revolution' `For The First Time Today' and `The Pros And Cons Of Hitchhiking'

Other musicians involved are virtually the same as 'The Final Cut', Katie Kissoon, Madelaine Bell and Doreen Chanter provide the female vocal harmonies that have graced all of his solo works. This album contains to me one of Roger's best songs, 'Every Strangers Eyes' has some of his best lyrics which have a typical cascade of images that depict the characters Roger is trying to portray.

An album of astonishing vision and ability and should not be dismissed by any discerning music critic.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars good cd
just played it a few times ,gets better every time i here it ,i would recommend it to music lovers out there
Published 2 months ago by anthony o brien
5.0 out of 5 stars Gut wrenching and intense
I bought this album on it's release and as many reviews have said, it is an exceptional album. There were three Pink Floyds really - the Sid Floyd, the Waters Floyd and the... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Allan Horne
5.0 out of 5 stars ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC
FORGET ALL THIS BOLLOCKS ABOUT PINK FLOYD VERSES ROGER WATERS . TAKE THIS ALBUM IN ISOLATION, APPLYING THE FORMULA THAT IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT GENRE OF MUSIC IT IS, OR WHO IT IS... Read more
Published 8 months ago by TARZANSMONKEY
5.0 out of 5 stars Part four of The "Misery Trilogy"
What I like about this Waters Solo offering is that it doesn't last much over Forty Minutes, none of the songs over stay their welcome, I mean he could have made this album twice... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Jimi jac
5.0 out of 5 stars Waters at his best
I've just rediscovered this album. One of the downfalls of having your vinyl collection (temporarily) non resident is that you can't play albums you absolutely pored over in your... Read more
Published 13 months ago by G. Seabrook
5.0 out of 5 stars Super album
This a really great album,It is one of the best albums that i have listened to in years,
It is up there with all Pink Floyd albums,not only that but an excellent price.
Published 16 months ago by philco1940
4.0 out of 5 stars Underrated
If The Final Cut is the Waters solo record that never was, then Pros And Cons is the Floyd record that should have been. Read more
Published 19 months ago by dynamitekid156
5.0 out of 5 stars I love this album
I cannot believe this album is 27 years old.I recently played it again after not hearing it for some time.It sounds as fresh and exciting as it did when i first heard it. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Karl Hayes
4.0 out of 5 stars 'The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking' - Roger waters
My original order went missing in the post, Amazon sent a replacement without any fuss. Item as described. An excellent CD if you like Roger Waters music.
Published 23 months ago by Leslie Ashby
1.0 out of 5 stars Phewee, what a turkey............
No surprise that Messers Gilmour et al rejected this in 1977, and made something somewhat better out of the (probably awful) demo that was The Wall. Read more
Published on 11 April 2011 by Nicholas B. Gibbs
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