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"Perhaps the most arrogant figure in rock music, but also one of the most brilliant" begins the Rhapsody Roger Waters bio. It goes on to tell us that he was a founding member of Pink Floyd, taking over the helm of tha band "after Syd Barrett stumbled into perpetual psychedelic oblivion in 1968." He went on to lead the group into "FM radio immortality with the Psychedelic masterpieces Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall." All good to know since I knew none of it, though the arrogance does come through in the interview on the YouTube video. In some effort at due diligence in conjunction with this post I sampled a bit of his work and was greeted with an opening track that featured body percussion including sound of belching and flatulence. None of that in the song at hand. The verses are a slow rap or chant - - he shows a fondness for lists - - followed by chorus and bridges featuring soulful female vocals. Ben Harper is bringing the funk today, but this track could serve as a very light warm up.

Posted on 03/21/2008

Tags: body of war, Soundtrack, protest songs, interviews