Roger Waters Amused To Death

I have had this album for less than a year, and only purchased it because of all the positive things posted about the material, and the recording. I kinda lost interest in any post Final Cut material from the Floyd camp, but wanted to check this one out. I'll say that it does sound quite good, sonically, on my system, but I just can't get into the content. I have tried coming back to it time and again, but just have a real hard time listening to Waters angst ridden lyrical content .  Just my two cents folks.

 My 4th favorite album. I have the 2015 AP SACD, as well as the 1993 Gold Long box Mastersound, and a regular 1992 version. All were recorded with Qsound. To me the 1993 Gold CD is better sounding, as well as a bit warmer than the SACD. There a few tracks that are really good for testing your soundstage. I would try a different CD version (1992-93) before you give up on it.

Sorry, every listening produces the same feeling -- overly pretentious, hopelessly recycled themes, excessively self indulgent drivel and desperately in need of the restraining and creative hands of Gilmour, Wright and Mason. Every Waters solo album since Pros & Cons has been a steady decline in unlistenability -- for me. Pardon me for saying so, but without David Gilmour joining the band after Barrett went off the rails -- there would have been no Dark Side, No Wish You Were Here, Meddle, Animals or The Wall. As for the latter, think of the songs you know and love from The Wall (Comfortably Numb and Run Like Hell) those were largely completed compositions that Gilmour offered to the band from a solo album he was working on when The Wall came up short of material and it was Bob Ezrin who (against the wishes of the entire band) recorded the school children choir for another Brick In The Wall, Part 2. Waters was a great creative force but without the rest of the band, principally Gilmour, he would be relegated to the early (and only years) of Pink Floyd. 

Amused to death, at least the remastered version is amazing.  I don't think it is the recording.  On my system and on the few others that I listened to it on, I would put it in my top 20.  That said, regarding content, it is a matter of personal taste.  I would recommend the book however, highly relevant in these days when everyone is glued to their cell phones.

I agree with a lot of other comments. It has to grow on you. It's similar but different from Pink Floyd.