The Lockdown Sessions (Roger Waters album)

The Lockdown Sessions is the sixth studio album by the English singer-songwriter Roger Waters, released on 9 December 2022 by Legacy Recordings. It compiles home recordings he made during lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, later remastered for this release.

Overview

All of the songs are re-recordings of tracks from Waters' previous work with Pink Floyd (The Wall and The Final Cut) and solo (Amused to Death). Most of the songs were previously performed in these versions during the encore of his Us + Them Tour.

The reimagined "Comfortably Numb 2022" was introduced as the show opener for his This Is Not a Drill concerts; this rendition differs from the original version in its absence of guitar solos and being performed in a slower tempo, like a dirge.

Track listing

Personnel

Personnel adapted from The Lockdown Sessions press release.

• Roger Waters – vocals, guitar, piano (all tracks)
• Dave Kilminster – guitar, rhythm guitar (all tracks)
• Jonathan Wilson – guitar, harmonium, synthesizer, backing vocals (all tracks)
• Gus Seyffert – bass, synthesizer, cello, backing vocals (all tracks)
• Bo Koster – Hammond organ (tracks 2–5)
• Robert Walter – organ, piano (track 6)
• Jon Carin – keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals (all tracks)
• Joey Waronker – drums, percussion (all tracks)
• Lucius – backing vocals (all tracks)
• Amanda Belair – backing vocals (track 6)
• Shanay Johnson – vocals (track 6)
• Ian Ritchie – saxophone (track 2)
• Nigel Godrich – strings, backing vocals (track 6)

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