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Roger waters released his third and best solo album amused to death. The final cut, his last album with pink floyd, functioned as an explicit sequel to the wall, but 1992s amused to death acts as something of a coda, a work where waters revisits his obsessions both musical and lyrical and ties them together with the masterful. Amused to death is a solid album both conceptually and musically, showcasing waters as an artist who, like his work with pink floyd, conveys his thoughts and ideals with pinpoint accuracy so that they are engraved within his audiences mind. Much of the frontal philosophical assault remains on the first half, but the second half lulls you into pleasant 5. Roger watersamused to death200 gram vinyl recordacoustic. Filmed in hd 1080p, in the rain, whilst trying to protect my camera from the deluge so forgive the shaky. In 2015, television is just one option in an endless array of. Amused to death is the third studio album by english musician roger waters, released 7 september 1992 on columbia. Roger waters announces newly remixed version of amused to death. The man behind the wall by dave thompson is a history of pink floyd centered on bass player and song writer roger waters.

May 28, 2008 when good albums happen to bad people. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Roger waters has 41 books on goodreads with 1456 ratings. Check out amused to death by roger waters on amazon music. Neil is big on how technology negatively affects the human race and especially public discourse.

The final track on roger waters 1992 album amused to. Twentythree years later, amused to death speaks to our present moment in ways that could. Waters described the record as a stunning piece of work, ranking the album with the dark side of the moon and the wall as one of the best of his career. The 2015 2 lp 200gram vinyl edition of amused to death features remastered audio completed by longtime roger waters pink floyd collaborator and co. Amused to death by roger waters 888430937826 cd barnes. Sacd hybrid, multichannel, album, reissue, remastered country. Aug 06, 2015 amused to death was a triumph back in 1992, and it still is. Check out amused to death explicit by roger waters on amazon music. Expink floyd bassistsongwriter roger waters hasnt had a proper solo album since 1992s amused to death, and it wasnt exactly heavily trumpeted at the time of. Apr 15, 2015 roger waters has formally announced a newly remastered version of his 1992 solo album amused to death. Roger waters amused to death 200g 45rpm 4lp box set. Neil postman, inspired waters the founding member of pink floyd to make the cd.

Aug 31, 2015 once in a while an album comes along which demands to be spoken about, particularly when it seems to be neglected by the masses. Get the guaranteed best price on rock vinyl ps like the roger waters amused to death at musicians friend. Originally released in 1992, the concept album imagined a. Of course, the idea expressed in this title was not entirely new. An often and unfairly overlooked gem, which deserved a decent polishing and the chance to have a second go. Thankfully, amused to death stands up on its own as one of the better, more intriguing postfloyd records.

Amused to death sacd edition sacd bluspec cd2 by roger. Amused to death explicit by roger waters on amazon music. The album title was attached to material that waters began working on during the radio kaos tour. Roger watersamused to deathdsd single rate 28mhz64fs. Apr 12, 2014 jett galindo from the mastering lab recently got in touch with us to point out a few details about roger waters forthcoming 5. Legendary recording engineerproducer james guthrie, who has worked with pink floyd for a long time, is responsible for mixing this release with the highest quality recording technology, using. Angry sentiment and sheer emotion are leveled at a range of issues.

Produced by joyride media and hosted by floydian slips craig bailey, this 60minute syndicated radio special coincided with the rerelease of roger waters 1992 album amused to death in 2015 the program transcript that follows is a transcript of the entire hourlong program that began airing on select radio stations july 17. Give any one species too much ropeand theyll fuck it up is the cheery sentiment on roger waters amused to death. Roger waters s primary instrument is the electric bass guitar. This species has amused itself to death amused itself to death it has amused itself to death we watched the tragedy unfold we did as we were told we bought and sold it was the greatest show on earth but then it was over we oohed and aahed we drove our racing cars we ate our last few jars of caviar and somewhere out there in the stars a keen. Amused to death is the third studio album by english musician roger waters, released 7. Roger waters s third solo album allowed a faint but perceptible return to the sound of his estranged former band, pink floyd. This complex concept album takes its title from a book by author neil postman that also explores and alerts us to the dangers of the ways the media shapes our lives. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items.

With this album, waters touches heavily on the dangers of capitalism, the insensitivity of the human. Released on 15 june 1987 in the united kingdom and june 16 in the united states, it was waters first solo album after his formal split from pink floyd in 1985. Nov, 2012 roger waters licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of columbia records. Amused to death was a triumph back in 1992, and it still is. With amused to death, roger waters sounded the alarm about a society increasingly and unthinkingly in thrall to its television screens. Expink floyd bassistsongwriter roger waters hasnt had a proper solo album since 1992s amused to death, and it wasnt exactly heavily trumpeted at the time of its release.

Roger waters s most popular book is the wall pink floyd. Produced by waters and patrick leonard, it is mixed in qsound to enhance its spatial feel. The 2015 sacd edition of amused to death features a new 5. How roger waters reanimated his legend on amused to death. Roger waters amused to death 1993, gold disc, longbox, cd. Roger waters amused to death radio special syndicated. Somehow it seems a shame that it has taken us 25 years to live up to roger waters vision. This species has amused itself to death amused itself to death amused itself to death we watched the tragedy unfold we did as we were told we bought and sold it was the greatest show on earth but then it was over we oohed and aahed we drove our racing cars we ate our last few jars of caviar and somewhere out there in the stars a keeneyed lookout. This issue has a different cd matrix but is otherwise identical to the roger waters amused to death dadc austria pressing barcode and other identifiers barcode text. Roger waters amused to death on 200g vinyl 2lp from analogue productions. Amused to death, an album by roger waters on spotify. If you are an amused to death fan and have bluray and 5. Roger waters amused to death lyrics and tracklist genius. Public discourse in the age of show business 1985 is a book by educator neil postman.

Amused to death cd cd, released 1994 in the united states by columbia ck 64426, barcode. Roger waters amused to death by roger waters goodreads. It is the brother of the wall, perhaps even the distant cousin of dark side of the moon. Amused to death is a concept album, and the third studio album by former pink floyd bassist roger waters. About amused to death a masterpiece whose central themes are as relevant decades later as they were when the album was first released. He often plays bass using a pick but is also known to play fingerstyle. It has amused itself to death amused itself to death verse 5 we watched the tragedy unfold we did as we were told, bought and sold. Doctor, doctor, what is wrong with me this supermarket life is getting long what is the heart life of a color tv what is the shelf life of a. Find similar albums to amused to death roger waters on allmusic. Stream amused to death explicit by roger waters and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. The book is now 20 years old, it applies just as well or better today then when it was written. Roger waters amused to death hybrid sacd music direct.

War is roger waters great muse, the impetus for so much of his work, including the semiautobiographical 1979 opus the wall. Amused to death the whole album actually relates to neil postmans book amusing ourselves to death. Latinautor peermusic, pink floyd music publishers, bmg rights management, bmi broadcast music inc. Apr 19, 2014 roger waters licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of columbialegacy. Listen to your favorite songs from amused to death explicit by roger waters now. Twentythree years later, amused to death speaks to our present moment in ways that could scarcely have been anticipated two decades ago. In this tune from the album roger sums up all the rest. What did roger waters try to say in the album amused to death. Roger waters amused to death certainly filled that criteria when it was first released in 1992, and it remains to be seen how its 2015 reissue will be received publicly. He was participating in a panel on george orwell s nineteen eightyfour and the contemporary world. Roger waters amused to death on hybrid sacd from analogue productions. With this album, waters touches heavily on the dangers of capitalism, the insensitivity of the human race, the ridiculousness of war, and the onslaught of. Vocal roger waters piano, synthesizers patrick leonard guitar jeff beck bass roger waters, james johnson drums jeff porcaro background vocals jon joyce, stan laurel, jim haas london welsh chorale conducted by kenneth bowen. This is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book.

Amused to death vocals roger waters, rita coolidge, alf razzell royal fusiliers keyboards patrick leonard. Itll be available in a variety of formats including cd, bluray, sacd, hires digital. Roger waters, amused to death written by matthew bolin may 28, 2008 music, when good albums happen to bad people you probably wont be surprised when i tell you that this has been the hardest post for me to write since popdose started. He has written over one hundred books, mostly covering rock and pop music. Amused to death is waters most critically acclaimed solo recording to date, garnering some comparison to his previous work with pink floyd. Amused to death 19922015 by roger waters its not what god wants, but its worth your time posted on friday, 28 august, 2015 friday, 28 august, 2015 by 42atharry you must be a music dinosaur if you know nothing about pink floyd, pioneers of progressive rock, concept albums and dazzling concerts. After two solo albums of varying success, waters didnt release anything for five years before amused to death, and its maybe because of this break that instead of spitting missives in the way of his exfloyd bandmates dave gilmour. An unblinking look at an entertainmentobsessed society, amused to death addresses issues that have only grown in complexity and urgency over the past two decades. This message clearly resonated with roger waters, since ultimately postmans book would inform recurring themes on the album, even to the point of borrowing the title amused to death.

Amused to death, emerged as a dark, desultory look at the domination of the media as a brainless but powerful influence in the shaping of mankinds political, religious and social ideals. The album features jeff beck on lead guitar on several tracks. Produced by joyride media and hosted by floydian slips craig bailey, this 60minute syndicated radio special coincided with the rerelease of roger waters 1992 album amused to death in 2015. This supermarket life, is getting long what is the heart life of a color tv. This has been copied from my website many times, and posted on youtube. Roger watersamused to deathhybrid stereo sacdacoustic sounds. Find album release information for amused to death roger waters on allmusic. Mastered from the original analog master tapes by pink floyd producerengineer james guthrie and doug sax. The books origins lay in a talk postman gave to the frankfurt book fair in 1984. Roger waters amused to death 2lp reissue august 20, 2015 by paul sinclair tags. The art has been updated for 2015 by sean evans, the creative director of waters 201020 the wall live tour and movie. Dec 20, 2016 amused to death talks about how every aspect of our lives are controlled and manipulated by the mass media and how the controllers of the mass media are supposed god and how they impose their world views upon us and how an alien species would vi. By the time waters unleashed amused to death, everyones.

Not only a bassist and vocalist, waters has experimented with the ems synthi a and vcs 3 synthesisers and has. One of masterpieces by roger waters, amused to death, which was originally released in 1992, backs with ultimate sound treatment and new cover artwork. Watch the video for amused to death from roger waters s amused to death for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. The albums title was inspired by neil postmans book amusing ourselves to death. Amused to death backing vocals background vocals doreen chanter, katie kissoon bass james johnson drums graham broad electric guitar geoff whitehorn guitar solo jeff beck keyboards patrick leonard vocals rita coolidge vocals royal fusiliers alf razzell vocals, acoustic guitar roger waters. Audiophile vinyl reissue pressed at qrp and teems with blockbuster dynamics more like a pink floyd album than anything he has done alone before.