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Professional ratings. The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking is the first solo studio album by Roger Waters, bassist/songwriter and co-founder of English rock band Pink Floyd; it was released in 1984. The album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1995.
- February–December 1983
- Roger Waters, Michael Kamen
- 30 April 1984
Oct 11, 2014 · The concept of The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking was developed by Waters in 1977 and presented to Pink Floyd along with an alternate concept. Ultimately, the group chose the alternative, which was developed into Pink Floyd’s The Wall in 1979. Waters had decided early on to use whichever was not chosen by the band as a solo project and, in 1983 ...
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Michael Kamen. Roger Waters singles chronology. " The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking ". (1984) "Every Stranger's Eyes". (1984) Music video. "The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking" on YouTube. " The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking ", is a song written and performed by Roger Waters from his debut studio album, The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking.
- 5:22 (Single edit), 4:36 (Album version)
- April 9, 1984
- February-December 1983
The concept of The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking, as envisioned by Waters in 1977, rotates around a man (curiously named Reg) who has a series of dreams about committing adultery during the onset of a midlife crisis. The concept of hitch hikers is presented here as a metaphor for unattached and lonely people, and the middle-aged Reg, who dreams ...
The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking is the first solo studio album by Roger Waters, bassist/songwriter and co-founder of English rock band Pink Floyd; it was released in 1984. The album was certified platinum in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America in April 1985.
