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| ARTIST: |
Roger Waters
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| ALBUM: |
Flickering Flame: The Solo Years Volume 1 |
| LABEL: |
Columbia Records |
| RELEASED: |
2002 |
In recent years, Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has eclipsed his
former bandmates when it's come to touring and recording. Waters has
been on the road since 1999 and recently released a live document
(In the Flesh) of his 1999/2000 North American shows.
To capitalize on the current leg of his tour, Columbia
Records has released Flickering Flame: The Solo Years
Volume 1." The compilation borrows material from three of Waters'
solo albums - Radio KAOS, The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking, and
Amused to Death) - and includes a handful of soundtrack cuts and
other rarities. Like the 2002 tour, it will only be available in America as a pricey import.
There are only two new numbers on the album: Waters' straightforward
cover of Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" and a demo of a new
song, "Flickering Flame." The liner notes are sparse and offer no explanation of the
long-rumored Dylan cover, and little more is known of the title track. Waters debuted the song early during his 2002 tour. That the song is
labeled a "demo" suggests we'll see an alternate recording of the
piece on a future album. (Waters is said to be working on a studio
record of new material to be released this year or next.) Either way,
with guitar by Doyle Bramhall II and keyboards by Jon Carin, the song
sounds too polished to be called a demo.
Also of note are "Towers of Faith," originally from the 1986
soundtrack to the film "When the Wind Blows" (now long out of print),
a demo of "Lost Boys Calling" from the 1999 soundtrack to "The Legend
of 1900," and "Each Small Candle," the same live version that debuted
on In the Flesh.
review by Craig Bailey
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