In 1987, Roger Waters made an album he called his greatest work. Years later, he admitted it was his biggest failure

After leaving Pink Floyd, Roger Waters made Radio KAOS in 1987, a synthesiser-led concept album he initially called some of his best work. He later judged its narrative unsuccessful, illustrating how his confidence in his solo material shifted and how the album’s production has aged.

Waters said he recognised halfway through recording that the story was “doomed to failure”, but chose to continue. The article argues that several songs work better without the elaborate studio textures; ‘The Tide Is Turning’ later featured in his 1990 Berlin performance of The Wall. It also says weak sales discouraged Waters from touring his solo work, including material from his later album Amused to Death.