So what is it like? Has it been worth the wait? Well it depends what you expect and that’s the thing that’s been a dilemma for me on initial listening – what should I expect from an artist who hasn’t had a major release for 25 years? It’s been obvious to those who follow Roger’s career, and in particular the live shows he played in 2016, that the current world situation has exercised him significantly and in particular Americans’ choice of president. Instead we are presented with this album, of new material – none of the songs that Roger has featured live over the last few years appear – with a new lineup of musicians, mostly, and a new producer. The “when will they stop killing the children?” concept hasn’t appeared, although he says it hasn’t gone away for good. Towards the end of that run of shows Roger implied that this was probably the end of his touring on that scale and also had mentioned a new album project. That touring has mostly been with a similar cast of musicians, culminating in the mind blowing “Roger Waters’ The Wall” shows of the last four years. In fact since his return to the live arena in 2000 he has been extremely active for a long time, with a succession of tours covering mostly aspects of the Pink Floyd back catalogue, also touching upon areas of his solo work and sometimes introducing new songs. Not that Roger Waters has been inactive for the period – far from it. It’s hard to know where to start when reviewing an album that represents the first new release from an artist in almost 25 years.

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