THE FINAL CUT

The Final Cut was the definitive breaking point between Roger Waters' relationships with the rest of the band, after the already very complicated coexistence during the recording of The Wall. Waters complained sourly about the minimal contribution of his companions, and on the other hand David Gilmour accused him of wanting to control everything without allowing any kind of dissent. In fact, he had already removed keyboardist Richard Wright from the group. After this work, the legal disputes over Pink Floyd's rights lasted for years and the quarrels between them still persist.

Regarding the material, The Final Cut delves further into discouragement and a deaf look at a humanity that is sinking into armed conflicts because of politicians and the military, already discussed in The Wall. The theme is narrated from the vision of a surviving military man from the Second World War, who ends up working as a school teacher, and that at night, while sleeping, the horrors of war invade him repeatedly. The spatial and atmospheric sounds characteristic of the first works of the group are displaced by the sounds of bombs and missiles, and a deep and heartfelt way of singing, which gives a dark aspect to the entire development.

Despite how controversial it was, I consider it a very good job, both Your Possible Pasts, The Fletcher Memorial Home, and The Final Cut are excellent songs, with melancholic and deep guitar solos by Gilmour, as well as the acoustic chords in Paranoid Eyes, which give an ideal wrap to the song. Another emotional point of the album is the heartbreaking sax of Gunners Dream, which vividly transmits to us what the combatant feels at the time of his death.

It is not a simple album to assimilate, due to the hopeless and depressive emotional content evident throughout all the songs, but in my opinion, on the other hand, that gives it a very redeemable, deep and reflective spirit, which makes it a definitely recommendable work.