Roger Waters - Fletcher Memorial Home (With prerecorded vocals) 

Probably Pink Floyd’s most underrated album but to me one of their best, love every song on it

For me Roger Waters is ranked in his own category: High level Rockn'roll. There is no other artist in this category.

First Pink Floyd album I bought was this masterpiece. Been listening to it for more than 40 years and it still sounds amazing.

Mr Waters will not always be around . So anything with him is a true honor ! The one and only ROGER WATERS = Vision and Calling - Never been duplicated or matched

Even though David had already checked out at this point, I'm so thankful that he didn't "phone it in" on his guitar contributions. His solos on this album are top notch.

Roger Waters has given to Music more than anyone. He is a genius and a brilliant talent.

Fantastic. "The final cut" was the first album, or rather the first cassette of Pink Floyd that I bought for myself in that 1983 of the Malvinas post-war... or Falklands. I was 15 years old then. I bought it after listening to only one song on the radio. The impact he had on me was tremendous. I cried when listening to this song even understanding very little of what the lyrics said because my English was not very good then. I did it because the music moved me. Over the years I became a musician, which means, among other things, a perpetual student of music. I mention this because it is easy to get lost in the deep emotionality and poetic strength of the Pink Floyd lyrics and the vocal performance of Roger Waters. But in addition to the content, which is particularly emotive for Argentines as well as for the British of this song, the technical and musical resources of this and the whole album are many more than high. I could dissect and analyze the harmony and the melody but it would only be something distracting. The most important thing is to understand that the effect that caused me, like many other people, is the result of a kind of superpower that some musicians have. The perfect combination of technical and expressive resources. Even today it moves me. 35 years later. Thanks for sharing this video.

My favorite Floyd song. So much power in the vocals.

Roger Waters is the benchmark. Everyone needs to be compared to him. He's above and beyond everything ❤

This is one of my favourite songs ever, from one of my favourite albums ever, from the greatest band ever.

He mentions that during that performance he was dealing with laryngitis (I think). Also, his manager has admitted that they do use pre recorded vocals because his health has to go first.

Final Cut is the most underrated album of all time.

I hope Roger will do a Tour of this album. A masterpiece that is underappreciated. His live performance was epic

L'album The final cut me lo sono ascoltato quanto tutti gli album dei Pink Floyd messi insieme piu' un altro migliaio di volte, infatti sono diventato intollerante verso ogni spazzatura musicale, dopo certi capolavori e' difficile ascoltare altra roba.

Genius sheer genius. Thanks Roger Waters. At 12 yrs old your music changed my life.

Did they expect us to treat them with any respect?...

What a MASTERPIECE!!!!!!

the amazing Snowy White.......

Forever in my heart.. This incredible song

If you listen with headphones you can hear in one ear the pre-recorded vocal and in the other the "live" vocal. He more or less just whispers rather than sings and meanwhile out front the audience hears the pre-recorded vocal with all the right pitches.

Gracias Roger por tanto talento!!!

The person who posted enjoyed calling out that Waters was using a background track... The fact that an audience got to sit in a room with Roger and see him sing it, pay tribute to the song, with his band playing behind him is AMAZING!!!!

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I think rogers whisper behind the pre recorded vocals makes the song more haunting. Like the line at 2:06 , “boom boom, bang bang, lie down you’re dead” is ridiculously chilling. Hats off roger. Can’t wait to see you live in August👍

"The Final Cut" is such a difficult album to address critically. It fails to support a coherent narrative, but has moments of utter beauty. "Fletcher Memorial Home" is one of those moments of beauty. It's brilliantly conceived lyric and orchestration are made all the more majestic by the raw power of Waters' vocal and Gilmour's instrumental performances. They both get a chance to standout as performers on this piece. Some lyrics need Waters' unsettling vocals; this is one of them. Then, we are treated to David Gilmour unleashing his unspoken rage on the guitar. Perhaps this was a case of tension between two artists creating a truly great work of art. The performance is nice to see, though the BHB guitarist falls far short of David Gilmour. Waters typically treats the guitar solo with great reverence to Gilmour, by having his guitarist play it note for note, but it's not enough. Though well executed, the solo is cold and clearly uninhabited with the underlying passion of Gilmour's pent-up emotion. No one writes this kind of piece like Roger Waters, but it falls short without its featured soloist. Unfortunately, despite their personal reconciliation, the two cannot work as a creative unit anymore. Some of Gilmour's best work came out of great tension between he and Waters. It was brilliant, but not sustainable.

Roger Waters = Pink Floyd....Music forever..

never more will be another genius like Roger Waters. With such a peace ´message both, lyrical and melody combination. Deserves Nobel Prize of Peace and Literature. I´ll named (indicate) Him for that.

No anger in that solo. THE GUITAR NEEDS TO ROAR HERE.

Una pugnalata nel cuore...come trovarsi denudati consapevoli delle proprie colpe...Grande... onnipotente..!

This song couldn’t be more relevant and apropos today.Such an excellent performance!!!

The mightiest sample of human expressions. Every song composed is ever-fresh. Meticulously crafted, flawlessly performed. To live on the same earth, during the same era is a gift beyond my deepest hope. The luckiest humans are the incurable addicts of Roger Waters.

Tuve el privilegio de estar en la gira "The Wall"....en el estadio de River , Argentina....llenó 9 estadios....con un sonido increíble y una puesta en escena de Gran Calidad. Gran músico.

That: its the only conection, they feel It always gets me, i don't know, its just epic

No comment. Is anybody discontented? Yeah, his voice is gone because of age, but still fantastic. Remember his past, The Wall, The final cut - full album. His lyrics. Almost all songs are written and composed by Roger. And boom boom, bang bang, lie down you're dead

Everyone should hear this album no matter what music you are into. Unreal

I have asked my love ones to play this song in my funeral. It is such a deep song. I want to go out with a, Boom Boom Bang Bang. Selfish!

He is a genius and He did what He did when he was young. Now he is old and I love him even if he use pre-recorded vocals. The only bad thing in this video is the guitar solo...Impossible for Mr. White to reproduce the pathos of Mr. Gilmour in the album track.

this song has always been litmus test for how much your Roger Waters fan.

BOOM BOOM BANG BANG

I don't know about everyone else, but this is terribly depressing... You can tell how badly he wants to be able to sing again, and he just can't. It's like witnessing one of your heroes suffer through a real life version of one of those dreams you have when you can't yell for help.

Even though he is letting the backing track do most of the work, I still love this song.

wow....ROger!!!! wow...after 30 years of the first listening...you can still tear my eyes! one day I will say...once upon a time...Roger!!!!!!!!! and than no one alike....

Love love Roger Waters. The greatest of greatest of greatest........and so on....on....on..... My eternal idol.

Final cut, I love this album❤❤❤❤❤❤

,,,,another unsung Floyd masterpiece............,,,,,,,,,,,long live the final cut.....................forever,2021.

Ugh,love this! Seen Floyd live and Roger live twice

Love this....brilliant...thanks for all the great sounds you have created Roger..

i know i am late to the party but i would love to see him do the final cut record live and maybe throw in , when the tigers broke free for good measure )

One of the greatest albums of all time.

Time after time. I came here for Mind Medecin. Roger, from the bottom of my Soul, I love you. I love you since I knew Pink. Back in 1981.

I agree Roger Waters is ranked in his music I think the world of him and music

Respect to MR Waters for putting on what is clearly a great concert of some of the best waters era songs. However is he had learnt singing techniques correctly when he was 25 like gilmour then he would not have to make it look like he is straining to his already straining prerecorded vocal.

Always come back to this album... just perfect...

His voice in Dublin last Wednesday was Un#%*kingbelievable. Long live Roger.

The unique genius of his song carries a good message and hurts the eyes

Incredible song!! lyrics, vocals and music in harmony...damn song

what a pleasure to hear people, who mastered the art of playing their instruments properly.

@murlove7 I've never had anyone on RU-vid say that to me before.... this is a major breakthrough

Love his talent in music...

Gut wrenching song ... so beyond

'Bum Bum, Bang Bang... Lie down, you're dead'... Chillin' spine 😬😬

I saw this this live on Argentina, 2002 and 2007... He is PF

Wow.....snowy and dave. What a pair....now that's music....

I just love the album The Final Cut. Great artists. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Voice is straining and well past his best. Hardly rock n roll.

BEAUTIFUL LOVE YOU ROGER VOICE OF MY CHILDHOOD Jx

I still like Mr. Waters. Thank you, Foreign...

The power of this song as that, with each passing year, it's sentiment grows stronger, more urgent. Please institute this request so the rest of us can all sit down and have a pint together.

Masterpiece..

Tyrants and kings well said for years Roger what was you're management at work doing all day today x 👏

Excelente............

It is because he 'sings' with the pre-recorded singing. He also introduces the 'guests' in real time.

This was always y favorite Floyd album. Also my first.

A lot of stuff has been written about The Final Cut but for me, a lifelong listener of Floyd, it's one of their best and important albums. It's absolutely genius. When I was a teenager I used to say Not Now John was an album waster as it was so much more rowdy than the others, but no, it has its place. the whole album is magnificent, resonant in 2024, relevant, astute and can tell us things.

Excellent!

Il brano piu' bello di Final cut ,una grande canzone una grande musica

Esse cara é gênio. Vida longa a Roger Waters. Meu Ídolo!!

is great!!! doesn't matter!! still one of the best !!!

I would literally give my right arm to have had the opportunity to have seen this live....

thank you. this is how he has sounded for ages. he could care less about what these people are thinking he is doing. Roger is just good live. and he doesn't do alot. so his voice is always ready. sure he may tour a year but then you dont hear of him for a year. that is how he can do this so amazing.

un VERO ARTISTA, che testimonia con la sua arte, la verita' del suo tempo.

One of the greats. Roger waters is one of the great composers and musicians of modern times.

This is my favorite Floyd guitar solo of all time. NOW! To the people hating on his vocals!! we listen to this music for the music, not vocals!! The feeling you get listening to Richard and David together is unbelievable. I know this is post Floyd here but you get what I'm saying! THIS IS WHAT MUSIC IS!!

Amazing vocals from an amazing artist :)

Fabuloso!!!!

Wow. Someone other than me, myself and I recognizes 'anything' from the Final Cut. Excellent album beginning to end. I agree with J below, only if Gimour performed the guitar solo.

Ah, if it was only Gilmour on that guitar solo

I always loved this album.

Hi ... Greethings from the city of Mexicali Baja California ... This music ... this record ... I heard it so many times that the cassette it was worn out.

for me a masterpiece hurts that almost nobody knows it

any way I hear it, his voice still raises the flesh and puts a lump in my throat. Real talent, raw art does that~ yes even its reflection~ does that ;) lemme see the so called artists do that today with their sampling (s)~ their taking the scraps off the tables of true masters like Waters~ very few

A definite favorite without bias.

Waters and gilmour are the best songwriters of all time....... This is pure Waters tho, so good.

Rogers voice unbelievable, sad and cry

what we are hearing the clearest is the pre-recorded track roger has lost his voice, you can hear him rasping along if you listen closely, but he is certainly not "singing" this is even more apparent in the "have a cigar" video from the same show

I have only seen them live unfortunately only once...but I was close enough to hear his voice, but you make a valid point , well put ... I still hold to the fact that no other group even comes close to Pink Floyd.. Peace my friend

Rogers voice there sounds like it did in the original Fletcher Memorial Home from The Final Cut . Very nice

Roger Waters your the greatest ever

cann not beat roger love him xx

The legend! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏