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Thanks for the heads up on this.
@axisus try Radio Kaos for a Waters solo album, I think that's more palatable for non Waters fans. If you can get into his solo albums then it's worth the effort as the guys a genius songwriter
I nearly brought a ticket for £89 general admission Hyde park, hoping it's gonna be a bit cheaper on Friday
For me Waters was the writing genius in Pink Floyd - Gilmour obviously contributed a lot musically, but without Waters' songs they wouldn't have been even close to as great - proven by the post-Waters output in my opinion. (I don't really like any of it.)
I like his solo work, in particular Amused To Death which I think is possibly his greatest work, although The Final Cut might edge it - I tend to think of it as more of a Waters album than a Pink Floyd one. I've never liked The Pros And Cons Of Hitchhiking as much although it has its moments, and for some reason I've never really got into Radio Kaos. The new one is good, but it needs more time to really sink in I think.
He also wrote a great song for Marianne Faithfull which is on her Give My Love To London album, and although I doubt he will play that, who knows...
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Breathe
One of these days
Time
Great gig in the sky
Welcome to the machine
When we were young (solo)
Deja Vu (solo)
Last refugee (solo)
Picture that (solo)
Wish you were here
Happiest days of our lives
Another brick Pts 1&2
Dogs
Pigs - 3 different kinds
Money
Us and them
Smell the roses (solo)
Brain damage
Eclipse
Vera
Bring the boys back home
Comfortably numb
Whilst I like Pro's and Cons, I'm not sure Clapton was the right choice of guitarist, something just felt off. Radio Kaos was decent,but it felt forced as an album, somehow it just didn't flow properly. I think he got it absolutely spot on with Amused to Death and his choice of guitarist, Jeff Beck was perfect. The haunting guitar in the Ballad of Bill Hubbard was a superb backdrop to that particular story. It was an amazing album and very very underrated in my opinion. I'm a little disappointed that the setlist above doesn't include anything from Amused to Death. When he played Perfect Sense at Wembley he had PP Arnold there screaming it out as only she can, it was fantastic.
I have the new album, there are some good moments on it, but it suffers from a lack of any real guitar work. It could have been so much better with some really well put together guitar pieces. I do like it though, but it's miles behind Amused to Death.
Bandcamp
Spotify, Apple et al
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
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Bandcamp
Spotify, Apple et al
I would not go to see/hear him live now even if you paid me. His political views have soured any musical soft spots I might have had for him. Bitter & twisted.
But take me back to pre-Wall Floyd, and it's a different story.
I always consider the Waters-Gilmour partnership in a good light, since Waters brought a hard edginess to Pink Floyd to counteract Gilmour's dreaminess. Or vice versa, in that Gilmour tamed the anger/ bitterness/ rage emanating from Waters.
Give me Meddle or Animals (highly underated) over any of his solo stuff.
That said, both times I've seen him live he has been excellent. I don't need much of an excuse to listen to Pink Floyd generally, and if I can go to a gig, see almost a full set of Pink Floyd by one of the founding members, I'm going to be there.
In terms of the political side of things, some I agree with, some I don't, but I'm not going to let whatever it is he believes in detract from the music I've enjoyed for decades.
By the way, I think if you watch some of his more recent interviews you'd probably realise that he is currently the most relaxed he has ever been. He is often light-hearted and messing around. Bitter and twisted might have been a good way of describing him once, but it doesn't seem he is anything like as uptight as he was. He even takes the piss out of himself and the way he used to be.