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.  
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It's nice to hear your opinions on this.  
The nice thing about music is that there is a lot to choose from and no one opinion on what is good or bad is absolutely right or absolutely wrong.  

The qsound is amazing I have to admit. Listening to it again now. Skipping the mad at God tracks makes it less whiny. I guess when you are Waters you make albums for you now because someone will listen.
Love this album. Sadly my copy is all scratched up, and because of the quiet moments, its full of cracks and pops. May need a new copy... Guitar solo by Jeff Beck on "What God wants, God gets Part 3", is quite possibly one of my favorites of all time. Amused to Death is very much a product of its time. I find "Is this the life we really want" to be a bit more heavy handed as far as the pretense goes. Now that I think of it, I may have to find a copy of "pro's and cons" also...
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