The Final Cut is the tenth studio album by English rock group Pink Floyd. It was released in March 1983 by Harvest Records in the UK, and several weeks later by Columbia Records in the US. A concept album, The Final Cut is the last of the band's releases to feature bassist, main vocalist, and primary composer Roger Waters, and is the only Pink Floyd record on which he is credited for the writing and composition of every song. Most of the lyrics a...
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The Final Cut is the tenth studio album by English rock group Pink Floyd. It was released in March 1983 by Harvest Records in the UK, and several weeks later by Columbia Records in the US. A concept album, The Final Cut is the last of the band's releases to feature bassist, main vocalist, and primary composer Roger Waters, and is the only Pink Floyd record on which he is credited for the writing and composition of every song. Most of the lyrics are sung by Waters; lead guitarist David Gilmour provides vocals on only one of the album's 12 tracks.
The Final Cut was originally planned as a soundtrack album for the band's 1982 film The Wall, but with the onset of the Falklands Conflict it was changed by Waters to be a critique of war, and also what he considered the betrayal of his father. The album echoes the rock opera style used by that of its predecessor, The Wall, and was recorded in eight studios across the UK, from July to December 1982. The packaging was designed by Waters, and...
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