
The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking is a Rock album by Roger Waters, originally released in 1984. On Gatefold: 152 pressings tracked, owned by 15 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Prog Rock
- layered
- brooding
- theatrical
About
From Roger Waters in Wikipedia His first solo album, 1984's The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking, was a project about a man's dreams across one night. The list of musicians helping Waters during recording included guitarist Eric Clapton and jazz saxophonist David Sanborn. Conceived around the same time as The Wall, the concept was shown and demos played to the Pink Floyd members, but they chose to proceed with The Wall over The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking, rejecting the latter as "too personal". Gilmour was later to claim that this was not as obvious a task as .
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Tracklist
- The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking (Parts 1-6)
- The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking (Parts 7-12)
Side A
- A14:30 (Apparently They Were Travelling Abroad)
- A24:33 (Running Shoes)
- A34:37 (Arabs With Knives And West German Skies)
- A44:39 (For The First Time Today - Part 2)
- A54:41 (Sexual Revolution)
- A64:47 (The Remains Of Our Love)
Side B
- B14:50 (Go Fishing)
- B24:56 (For The First Time Today - Part 1)
- B34:58 (Dunroamin, Duncarin, Dunlivin)
- B45:01 (The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking - Part 10)
- B55:06 (Every Strangers Eyes)
- B65:11 (The Moment Of Clarity)
Credits
Performers
- Doreen ChanterBACKING VOCALS
- Katie KissoonBACKING VOCALS
- Madeline BellBACKING VOCALS
- Michael KamenCONDUCTOR ARRANGED BY PIANO
- Andy NewmarkDRUMS
- Kevin FlanaganHORNS
- Raphael RavenscroftHORNS
- Vic SullivanHORNS
- Eric ClaptonLEAD GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR GUITAR
- National Philharmonic OrchestraORCHESTRA
- Andy BownORGAN TWELVE-STRING GUITAR ELECTRIC ORGAN
- Ray CooperPERCUSSION
- Roger WatersRHYTHM GUITAR BASS VOCALS
- David SanbornSAXOPHONE
- Andy BrownELECTRIC ORGAN TWELVE-STRING GUITAR ORGAN
15 collectors on Gatefold own this · 152 pressings tracked on Gatefold
