Roger waters concert setlist at the spectrum, philadelphia. Video with roger waters from pink floyd 1999 interview and talks about the wall and touring concept. Waters left the band in 1985 see more on the pink floyd page, but his solo career started earlier though he understandably is most famous for his work with pink floyd, he has had respectable success as a solo artist. The wall interview with tommy vance 1979 roger waters june 1987. Roger waters the auteur who created the themes, wrote the lyrics, and shaped many of the best songs on such pink floyd masterpieces as the dark side of the moonwish you were here and the wall is touring north america for the first time in 12 years this summer. Get the roger waters setlist of the concert at johanneshov isstadion, stockholm, sweden on june 16, 1984 from the the pros and cons of hitchhiking tour and other roger waters setlists for free on setlist. By the early 1980s, roger waters wanted to be the face and the sole dominating leader of the then already famous band. May 23, 2017 roger waters talks new album and donald trumps ridiculous wall. Aug 22, 2017 roger waters on political runaway train that inspired new album you americans have allowed the law of your land to be subverted, says expink floyd songwriter, discussing whats. The book also explores the many battles between bass playersong writer roger waters and the rest of the group, leading up to water s acrimonious departure for a solo career in 1984 and his unsuccessful attempt to disolve the group he had left behind. It included performances of some of his songs from pink floyd of whom he was still a part when the album was produced, and a full performance of his first solo album, the pros and cons of hitch hiking. Nick mason thinks the david gilmourroger waters feud is. The song is sung partially by roger waters but mainly by pp arnold on both the original album and live shows overview. Roger waters s most popular book is the wall pink floyd.
The tour, despite featuring eric clapton who was present on the 1984 dates only, undersold tickets, but did better during 1985. Pink floyd roger waters the wall interview 1999 youtube. Though often regarded as a somewhat bleak, if not cynical, visionary, waters says the doomandgloom interpretation misses the point. Jul, 20 video with roger waters from pink floyd 1999 interview and talks about the wall and touring concept. Roger waters pros and cons bbc interview 1984 youtube. Roger waters rebuilds pink floyds the wall cbs news.
Amused to death is the third studio album by english musician roger waters, released 7 september 1992 on columbia. In bedtime stories lezen kunstenaars voor uit hun favoriete boek. This would have been on april 24 1984 at the isstadion, stockholm, sweden. It was a relatively unique chance to see gilmour play music written. Roger waters concert setlist at the spectrum, philadelphia on. Through a video chat with rolling stones brian hiatt, waters spoke about a.
Includes the q magazine interview with roger waters, numerous concert pictures, band pictures and. George roger waters note born 6 september 1943 is the former bassist, singersongwriter and second leader after syd barrett of pink floyd. He is best known for his 19651985 career with the band pink floyd. This interview with lisa robinson was recorded in 1984, after roger waters had started touring the us in support of the pros and cons of hitch hiking. In a new interview, roger waters said that reuniting with his old band pink floyd would be fucking awful. While waters wanted to call the shots, he began to face opposition from the other equ. Below is a clip from the interview, where roger waters talks about the importance of activism, and his feelings about our current political climate and yes about trump. Jun 23, 2017 music, film, tv and political news coverage. The recording of the wall was difficult wright left the band and became a contract player but the 1979 double album was a smash, leading to a 1982 feature film produced by alan parker. Roger waters unaired mtv interview 19840621 youtube. Featuring historic recollections and never before seen photos, in the pink not a hunting memoir is a never before published book by nick sedgwick which chronicles nicks time spent with pink floyd during the original dark side of the moon tour and his time with roger waters in. Gerald scarfe on roger waters brain damage exclusive youtube.
Saucerful of secrets is an electrifying account of this groundbreaking, mindbending group, covering every period of their career. Get the roger waters setlist of the concert at the spectrum, philadelphia, pa, usa on july 24, 1984 from the the pros and cons of hitchhiking tour and other roger waters setlists for free on setlist. The book takes place on the greek island of hydra in the early sixties, and cohen, who lived there at the time, is a character. Dec 06, 20 an interview with roger waters by frank barat. For his work with pink floyd 19671983, see pink floyd discography. Watch david gilmour play beatles across the universe. A concept album written at the same time as the wall, it was rejected by the other pink floyd members for seeming too personal. Roger waters every strangers eyes 1984, vinyl discogs. Roger waters, live and in the flesh cnn worldbeat report, 1999 waters interview, april 1999.
Roger waters knows what he wants usa today, 6 august 1999. The album features jeff beck on lead guitar on several tracks. For the first time in 25 years roger waters has a new solo album coming out, in part because the trump administration has him as inspired, or incited, as hes ever been tomorrow youll get to see my interview with waters, the visionary behind pink floyd. I do hope you will watch the big interview tomorrow on axs tv at 8pm et. Roger waters has 41 books on goodreads with 1473 ratings. I do not own the rights to this video track nor its audio track, it is uploaded for. George roger waters great bookham bij leatherhead surrey, 6 september 1943 is een britse rockmusicus basgitarist en songwriter.
Perfect sense, part i is the third track from the concept album amused to death by expink floyd member roger waters. Featuring historic recollections and never before seen photos, in the pink not a hunting memoir is a never before published book by nick sedgwick which chronicles nicks time spent with pink floyd during the original dark side of the moon tour and his time with roger waters in greece in 1974. Aug 15, 20 roger waters talks about split of pink floyd, eric clapton and his solo album the pros and cons of hitch hiking. The pros and cons of hitch hiking was the first solo concert tour by roger waters. Waters initially served solely as the bassist, but following the departure of singersongwriter syd barrett in 1968, he also became their lyricist, colead vocalist, and conceptual leader pink floyd achieved international success. Rt americas anya parampil sat down for an exclusive interview with roger waters discussing fake news, usrussia relations, war and palestine. Roger waters setlist at johanneshov isstadion, stockholm. Vorig jaar oktober, toen roger waters optrad op het desert trip festival, tussen.
Waters used the material for his first postfloyd solo album, featuring eric clapton on the studio recording and ensuing tour. By greg kot in part two of our interview with roger waters, the founding member of pink floyd discusses his solo career and the overriding themes in his work. The short american tour that just concluded was definitely one of the mustsee concerts of this year. Roger waters the complete guide 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. He often plays bass using a pick but is also known to play fingerstyle. The single, released in the united kingdom on december 3rd, 1984, was crafted to touch peoples heartstrings and to loosen the purse strings. We started working on content of show with sean evans in 2009. The song is sung partially by roger waters but mainly by pp arnold on both the original album and live shows. He is informed and coherent on the usa, uk, russia, the middle east, and everywhere else. In calling elvis, shatanu datta writes about meeting roger waters in london and how. Hell perform many of the songs he wrote for floyd, in effect reclaiming the legacy that has been usurped by his former bandmates. Saucerful of secrets is an electrifying account of this groundbreaking, mindbending group.
Roger waters the pros and cons of hitch hiking 1984. Jun 04, 2017 new film roger waters the wall follows pink floyd cofounder duration. Get the roger waters setlist of the concert at maple leaf gardens, toronto, on, canada on july 29, 1984 from the the pros and cons of hitchhiking tour and other roger waters setlists for free on setlist. Waters initially served solely as the bassist, but following the departure of singersongwriter syd barrett in 1968, he also became their lyricist, colead vocalist, and conceptual leader.
Roger waters interview from oct 22, 1984 at wolfgangs. Roger waters concert setlist at maple leaf gardens. This intimate interview of roger waters from pink floyd was conducted around the release of the pros and cons of hitchhiking. Roger waters talks new album and donald trumps ridiculous wall. See roger waters play lockdown version of pink floyds mother. Roger waters discussing his pros and cons of hitch hiking tour from stockholm, swedish television june of 1984.
Roger waters says a pink floyd reunion would be fucking. George roger waters born 6 september 1943 is an english songwriter, singer, bassist, and. The book also explores the many battles between bass playersong writer roger waters and the rest of the group, leading up to waters acrimonious departure for a solo career in 1984 and his unsuccessful attempt to disolve the group he had left behind. Roger waters s primary instrument is the electric bass guitar. The song begins with a loud and unintelligible rant cutting out the noise of the previous track, what god wants, part 1.
Folder includes a q magazine interview with roger waters, pink floyd album discography, biographies and pictures of. George orwells dystopian novel 1984 worked its way into countless high. Saker, and perhaps the most coherent and poignant rock interview in 20 or more years. Thats the title track from roger waters solo album, the pros and cons of hitchhiking.
David bowies failed george orwell 1984 adaptation rolling stone. Folder includes a q magazine interview with roger waters, pink floyd album. Nick mason thinks the david gilmourroger waters feud is silly in a new rolling stone interview the former pink floyd drummer said he just wants the two other remaining member of the band to just. In 1984, waters released his first solo album, the pros and cons of hitch hiking, which dealt. Roger waters talks about split of pink floyd, eric clapton and his solo album the pros and cons of hitch hiking.
In 1965, he cofounded the progressive rock band pink floyd. George orwells dystopian novel 1984 worked its way into countless high school lit syllabi since. Roger waters, the pros and cons of hitch hiking, performed live venues. Waters left the band in 1985 see more on the pink floyd page, but his solo career started earlier. Roger waters unaired mtv interview 19840621 by zuriah heep. A full and definitive article and essay can be reached at regroger waters international fanclub magazine site. The albums title was inspired by neil postmans book amusing ourselves to death a remastered remix by waters and james. He often plays bass using a pick but is also known to play.
However an alternate version has turned up that was obtained at the joe louis arena in detroit march 19, 1985. Oct 07, 2010 an exclusive video interview with artist gerald scarfe for the uk website, to tie in with the publication of his new book looking at pink floyd the wall. Dec 10, 2018 nick mason thinks the david gilmourroger waters feud is silly in a new rolling stone interview the former pink floyd drummer said he just wants the two other remaining member of the band to just. The albums title was inspired by neil postmans book amusing ourselves to death. Rogers band included eric clapton, and a stage show nearing pink floyds proportions. Apr 09, 2020 the book takes place on the greek island of hydra in the early sixties, and cohen, who lived there at the time, is a character. In a candid interview, roger waters discusses pink floyd infighting, his teenage dreams and the impact of syd barretts decline december 14, 2015 by jane graham. David gilmour thinks he is pink floyd and that im irrelevant. The tour, despite featuring eric clapton who was present on the 1984 dates only, undersold tickets, but did. George roger waters born 6 september 1943 is an english songwriter, singer, bassist, and composer. Pink floyd news brain damage april 1984 source unknown. By this point, waters was the bands leader and he shepherded them through the final cut, a 1983 album that was billed as a requiem for the postwar dream by roger waters, performed by pink floyd.
Produced by waters and patrick leonard, it is mixed in qsound to enhance its spatial feel. How an interview with pink floyds roger waters in london made us. We started working on content of show with sean evans in. A full and definitive article and essay can be reached at reg roger waters international fanclub magazine site. Nick masons saucerful of secrets, and roger waters news as it happens, information, exclusive interviews. For all his sunny disposition, you still occasionally get a hint of the man who wrote the lyrics for pink floyds animals, one of the most rancorous albums of the 70s. Gerald scarfe on roger waters brain damage exclusive. The video was originally posted by member nipote pf on yeeshkul. Roger waterss most popular book is the wall pink floyd. Roger waters concert setlist at maple leaf gardens, toronto. Roger thought we were all going to call it day, and david and i thought roger was going to call it a day and we were going to carry on, he reveals. Mason also sheds light on the meeting at a sushi restaurant in 1984 when waters revealed to the others his intention to leave the group.
How an interview with pink floyds roger waters in london made. New film roger waters the wall follows pink floyd cofounder duration. Pink floyd founder and singersongwriter roger waters speaks with cnns hala gorani about todays politics and his current solo world tour. Roger waters unaired mtv interview 1984 0621 by zuriah heep. The pros and cons of hitch hiking is the first solo album by roger waters. Were living in 1984 roger waters the vineyard of the saker. P1984 original sound recordings made by roger waters music limited. Roger waters merchandise in the pink not a hunting memoir. Stockholm, rotterdam, london, birmingham, zurich, paris dates. George orwells dystopian novel 1984 worked its way into countless high school lit syllabi since it was released in 1949, outlining a brave new world. There is no references to the book which roger waters has claimed to be the inspiration for the theme and the title of the album amused to death. Aug 12, 2017 great share, saker, and perhaps the most coherent and poignant rock interview in 20 or more years.
Roger waters merchandise in the pink not a hunting. Roger waters on political runaway train that inspired new album you americans have allowed the law of your land to be subverted, says expink floyd songwriter, discussing whats. Not only a bassist and vocalist, waters has experimented with the ems synthi a and vcs 3 synthesisers and has. Aug 10, 2017 rt americas anya parampil sat down for an exclusive interview with roger waters discussing fake news, usrussia relations, war and palestine. This is a listing of the various roger waters tourbooks and concert souvenirs in. An exclusive video interview with artist gerald scarfe for the uk website, to tie in with the publication of his new book looking at pink floyd the wall. He briefly played a hofner bass but replaced it with a rickenbacker rm19994001s, until around 1970 when he switched to fender precision basses. I do not own the rights to this video track nor its. Roger waters rebuilds pink floyds the wall roger waters, the creative force behind pink floyds legendary album the wall, is performing the rock opera to soldout stadiums around the world.
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