Is This the Life We Really Want?
by Roger Waters
  • Record Label: Columbia
  • Release Date: Jun 2, 2017
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 75 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 59 out of 75
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 75
  3. Negative: 11 out of 75
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Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. PopMatters
    Aug 15, 2017
    60
    While the solo work of Gilmour and Waters improves with each release and suggests that each is getting more comfortable working on his own and figuring out how to work without the other, their solo albums are also a painful and tantalizing reminder of just how good the music they made together once was.
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  2. Record Collector
    Jun 23, 2017
    100
    Is This The Life We Really Want? is a stunning accomplishment, as rich as anything Waters has ever managed.
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  3. AllMusic
    Jun 6, 2017
    80
    Certainly, Is This the Life We Really Want? lacks the straightforward narrative or melodic thrust of The Wall, but it isn't as somnolent as The Final Cut, and if the songs don't call attention to themselves, they nevertheless form a long suite that works as a sustained mood piece.
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