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Roger Waters Amused To Death

I realize I might be in the minority on this one, but after recently purchasing this Analogue Productions pressing and listening to it a few times, I can honestly say I am not impressed.  
First of all, the content is less than compelling.  I enjoyed Roger Waters' work with Pink Floyd and even some of his other solo works, but this record feels like pretentious drivel.  
Second, and more importantly, the sound quality is so artificial sounding that it's annoying.  The overly holographic sound stage is hard to listen to.  To me, this kind of production is too glossy and lacks musicality and warmth.  It sounds more like a movie played in surround than it does a two channel stereo recording.  
I found the title a bit ironic, in that the style of recording and all the sound effects he used are nothing more than amusement, adding little if anything to the message.  
I just put my copy back on the shelf and I do not expect to ever play it again.  
snackeyp

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parasite68
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I can absolutely relate to the opinion made by Snackeyp. As a huge fan of Pink Floyd/Gilmour/Waters I bought this album almost the same time it was released in 1992. My reference at that time was ”Pros and cons...” and after the so-so album ”Radio KAOS”, my expectations were quite high... I listened to it a few times...and I was so disappointed!!! I had to put it back in my CD-shelf and my immediate thought was I would probably never play it again...

However!!!
After a few years I explained my frustration over the album to another Pink Floyd-fan. He just looked at me, begging me to give it another shot! 
But you should start from the back, with the titletrack, and work your way through the album backwards and then try it again from the start, he said. 

OK, that’s what I did and now I discovered a whole new album! The songs ”Amused to death”, ”It’s a miracle” and ”Three wishes” really caught my attention...now!! I started to listen to the album over and over again, and today (25 years later) it is one of my absolute favourite-albums. Period! A masterpiece in the genre of progressive rock!

As for the q-sound, it is something I really enjoy when I sit down in front of my stereo system. Almost surround sound from a two-channel system...isn’t that cool??

Over and out!
Happy listening!

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