Roger Waters

Artist:  Roger Waters
Birth Name:  George Roger Waters
Born:  September 6, 1943.  Great Bookham, Surrey, England
Genre:  Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Art Rock
Occupation:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Composer, Producer
Instruments:  Vocals, Bass

Roger Waters is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Multi-Instrumentalist and Composer.  In 1965, he co-founded the Progressive Rock Band Pink Floyd with Syd Barrett (Vocals, Guitar, Songwriter), Richard Wright (Keyboards) and Nick Mason (Drums).  After departure of Syd Barrett in 1968, he also became conceptual leader and co-lead vocalist.  Pink Floyd achieved international access with the concept albums The Dark Side Of The Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall and The Final Cut.  They have sold more than 250 million albums worldwide.  Roger Waters left in 1985 and began his solo career has included three studio albums:  The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking, Radio K.A.O.S. and Amused To Death.  He staged one of the largest Rock Concerts in history, The Wall-Live In Berlin.  As a member of Pink Floyd, he was inducted into the US Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 1996 and the UK Music Hall Of Fame in 2005.

Title:  Is This The Life We Really Want?  (2017)
Genre:  Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Art Rock
Label:  Columbia Records
Rating:   ****

Tracks:

 1.  When We Were Young  (1:40)
 2.  Deja Vu  (4:27)
 3.  The Last Refugee  (4:13)
 4.  Picture That  (6:48)
 5.  Broken Bones  (4:58)
 6.  Is This The Life We Really Want?  (5:55)
 7.  Bird In A Gale  (5:31)
 8.  The Most Beautiful Girl  (6:09)
 9.  Smell The Roses  (5:16)
10. Wait For Her  (4:56)
11. Oceans Apart  (1:08)
12. Part Of Me Died  (3:14)

Personnel:

Roger Waters:  Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass
Nigel Godrich:  Keyboards, Guitar, Sound Collages, Arrangements
Gus Seyffert:  Guitar, Keyboards, Bass
Jonathan Wilson:  Guitar, Keyboards
Roger Joseph Manning, Jr.:  Keyboards
Lee Pardini:  Keyboards
Joey Waronker:  Drums
Jessica Wolfe:  Vocals
Holly Laessig:  Vocals
David Campbell:  String Arrangements
Donald Trump:  Introductory Vocals on Track 6

Is This The Life We Really Want? is the fifth studio album by Roger Waters, was released on June 2, 2017 by Columbia Records. The album reached No. 1 on Swiss Albums Chart, Belgian Albums Chart, Czech Albums Chart, Norwegian Albums Chart, Polish Albums Chart and Scottish Album Chart.