Radio KAOS

Roger Waters | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• ASIN: B002MZD5EY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Editorial Reviews

Roger Waters' second solo album is yet another conceptual narrative, one that tells the tale of a wheelchair-bound boy who tries to halt the threat of nuclear war through his use of the HAM radio. Unlike The Pros and Cons album, the music here overrides the narrative, but not by much, highlighted by the upbeat pop single "Radio Waves." The last tune, entitled "The Tide Is Turning," is an honest-sounding ballad that relinquishes a glimmer of hope in an otherwise unpromising world.

1. Radio Waves

2. Who Needs Information

3. Me or Him

4. Powers That Be, The

5. Sunset Strip

6. Home

7. Four Minutes

8. Tide Is Turning, The (After Live Aid)

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars K A O S, March 14, 2008

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J. Price "imouse" (San Diego, Ca USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Radio Kaos (Vinyl)

Roger Waters got together with Jim Ladd and the other folk at KMET, that had just been closed/ bought out, and recorded this wonderful piece about this hypothetical radio station.
"Radio KAOS" is all about the culture, and the times we live in. Biting social commentary, of course. Brilliant all 'around, and all these years later, a very pleasant experience to listen to.

4.0 out of 5 stars Empowering in a Melencholy Weigh, February 27, 2009

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vonXero "zuneTight" (Tanelorn) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Radio Kaos (Vinyl)

Little Billy in his wheelchair cannot turn off any of the frequencies but manages to tune in on what's most important - in this case a communique concerning a button. What button? The big red one.

Only occasionally descending into Waters' trademark abyss, this is lighter fare than 'the wall' and Billy can even be empowering to the listener at times.

Especially dig 'the powers that be,' 'the tide is turning,' and the title cut.