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Old 08-06-2002, 08:35 PM
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Re: P.C. Hitchhiking

I think I've listened to Pros & Cons 3 times total. It just doesn't do anything for me. I always felt Rog took a bunch of leftover non-sequitars and mishmash scraps of his other ideas and threw them in a pile, figuring that "a dream" would explain its disjointed nature.
OK, he got Clapton. But he wouldn't let him play. Here is a quote from Rog:
(speaking of Eric) "....He was very professional. He would ask me all the time 'what do you want? It's your record.' The only thing I had to tell him was 'play a bit less' because musicians are always tempted to fill every empty space they hear."

I would add, "and some writers are compelled to fill every available space with babble."

Best Waters' solo albums:
TFC---good story, OK music. At least Dave is there.
Radio KAOS--silly story, annoying moderator, but a couple of good tunes.
ATD----I like it, but his anti-American bias irritates me.
Pros & Cons----save your money. borrow a friend's copy and listen to it once...then do your friend a favor and throw it away.
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