u/thedybbuk_

> There's a part of me that desperately wants to be Neil Young, John Prine or Bob Dylan... We're always looking for 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door' or 'Heart of Gold" - Rog

So what happened? No solo album for 25 years? Did his ego take a hit because his solo work sold relatively little compared to the Gilmour-led Pink Floyd releases? Amused to Death sold around 100,000 on release while The Division Bell reached about 12 million. Then again, I would not have thought he cared much about album sales vs artistic integrity. I don't.

Either way, I am just glad we eventually got Is This the Life We Really Want?. There are some absolutely fantastic songs on it, and I would rate it higher than something like Rattle That Lock.

Some unreleased songs like "Each Small Candal" are crazy, crazy good. Up there with peak Floyd for me. Dark, brooding, strange, meaningful, fantastic lyrics. Never had a proper studio release though...

https://youtu.be/XexH1NpjvLU?si=2FTWq8z\_3HdkNA\_I