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xmeister2k2 t1_je7lvyb wrote

Radio K.A.O.S - Roger Waters.

Nothing amazing, some of the songs (unsurprisingly) have a 'The Wall/Final Cut' feel. There are some catchy tunes and interesting story cumulation. I just fired it up on YouTube - probably haven't listed to it in 30 years!

His other album of the era 'Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking' is also a concept album and probably better musically but thematically/concept wise this is more memorable.

From Wikipedia:

The album follows Billy, a mentally and physically disabled man from Wales, forced to live with his uncle David in Los Angeles after his brother Benny is sent to prison following an act intended to support striking coal miners which results in the death of a taxi driver, and his dismissal from his mining job due to "market forces". The album explores Billy's view of the world through an on-air conversation between him and Jim, a disc jockey (DJ) at a fictitious local radio station named Radio KAOS.

Billy is a 23-year-old Welshman from the South Wales Valleys. He is mentally and physically disabled as a result of cerebral palsy, uses a wheelchair and is only able to work his upper body. Though he is perceived as mentally challenged, his disability has actually made him not only a genius, but also superhuman, as he also has the ability to literally hear radio waves throughout all frequencies without aid.

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