(24-06-2020, 22:24)CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:

PINK FLOYD  "the final cut: a requiem for the post war dream" cassette/cd 1983.

theyre twelfth .
only one not to feature keys dude Richard Wright.
was more fighting between band members during the recording of this album than WWII.
a concept album re: the ultimate sacrifice Waters' dad made and how he perceived it was for nothing
with the follow-up Falklands conflict.
album still sold several million copies worldwide even though it received mixed reviews,
either way, it is my equal second favourite Floyd album (with AMLOR) after The Division Bell.
in hindsight , and im not a big fan, believe Waters' dominance/arrogance possibly stifled the other three to an extent over the years but....
I LOVE THIS ALBUM

favourite: love the drumming on this track.





In my rear view mirror the sun is going down
Sinking behind bridges in the road
And I think of all the good things
That we have left undone
And I suffer premonitions
Confirm suspicions
Of the holocaust to come.

The wire that holds the cork
That keeps the anger in
Gives way
And suddenly it's day again.
The sun is in the east
Even though the day is done.
Two suns in the sunset
Hmm
Could be the human race is run.

Like the moment when the brakes lock
And you slide towards the big truck
"Oh no!"
"Daddy, Daddy!"
You stretch the frozen moments with your fear.
And you'll never hear their voices
And you'll never see their faces
You have no recourse to the law anymore.

And as the windshield melts
My tears evaporate
Leaving only charcoal to defend.
Finally I understand the feelings of the few.
Ashes and diamonds
Foe and friend
We were all equal in the end.

"And now the weather. Tomorrow will be cloudy with scattered showers
Spreading from the east with an expected high of 4000 degrees
Celsius"