The article examines Pink Floyd’s 1982 album *The Final Cut*, portraying it as a divisive release that several band members came to dislike or distance themselves from. It matters because the record marked the group’s growing internal fracture and foreshadowed Roger Waters’s departure from Pink Floyd.

The album was largely driven by Waters’s politically charged writing, with David Gilmour reportedly unhappy with both its direction and the absence of stronger new musical material. Released after *The Wall*, it was commercially successful but is often regarded as closer to a Waters solo project than a collaborative Pink Floyd album.