From Roger........ Before lockdown I had been working on a demo of a new version of ‘Comfortably Numb’ as an opener to our new show "This Is Not A Drill”. I pitched it a whole step down, in A Minor, to make it darker and arranged it with no solos, except over the outro, where there is a heartrendingly beautiful vocal solo from one of our new sisters Shanay Johnson. It’s intended as a wakeup call, and a bridge towards a kinder future with more talking to strangers, either in "The Bar” or just “Passing in the Street" and less slaughter “In Some Foreign Field.”Here it is. Love R. The video is by Sean Evans. The mix is by Gus Seyffert
It was a bold move opening his shows with this. I thought it was moving and brilliant.
My older brothers name was billy and i always remember him when i play this song.
Huge 80's vibe to that one. I don't go too deep on his solo stuff. His last album, Is This The Life We Really Want ? is my favorite. Something about seeing the music live, makes me like it more. I did see The Pros And Cons Of Hitchhiking Tour. But I just can't get into that album.
As for The Pros And Cons Of Hitchhiking Tour i could never grasp that myself...
Hard to believe that Roger took both concepts to the band...The Wall and TPACOH, the band wisely chose The Wall. TPACOH would probably be drastically different with Gilmour, Wright and Mason's input.
That first video is great...even though I was sort of waiting for the guitar solo to kick in eventually. Love the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy style ending. At least it gave me a 'Krikkit Wars' vibe...