Roger Waters Live Last Night in Glendale,AZ


My first concert in a while. Last was Sia. 

Roger has a message for his audience

that comes with the music. Somewhat off-putting

I must say. I went for music not politics. Not saying

I totally disagree with his. F-bombs galore. All our presidents

past and current are mass murderers. Could be a bit strong.

He is 79 and British.  Has some fun stories. I can live without

the other messages though. Is this messaging common nowadays?

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Waters is an artist and not merely a paid entertainer. It is facile to compare going to a Waters concert with a visit to a restaurant.

If you don't like his art then you might be better off going to see an entertainer instead.

There's no shortage of those.
 

Waters on the other hand, to me, is more like edgy Lennon to Gilmour's crowd pleasing McCartney.

Together they are fabulous but apart they're somewhat diminished.

A bit like Simon and Garfunkel, Morrissey and Marr or David and Bacharach, it's their differences that makes their work interesting: but those differences often also end up eventually driving them apart.

 

If you really want to go see Pink Floyd, well, you can't.

However there must be plenty of tribute bands out there who will do a good job.  I saw one myself about 10 years ago, and they played the Barrett era/pre Dark Side Floyd.  

Pretty good they were too, and very loud with it.

I also remember seeing a Sex Pistols tribute band playing in a local pub and they too put on a great show.

However, that's all it was.

Carefully nuanced but fairly predictable fare delivered like a well prepared 3 course meal.

It was nothing like the chaos I imagine that an original Sex Pistols gig would have been like.

Listen to Roger Waters' soundtrack contribution to the film,  When The Wind Blows. Given the current political machinations and sabre-rattling of the war pigs, it'll scare the crap out of you. 

To those who are bothered by Roger, I have one message. The truth hurts! To those who believe in free speech and enjoy Roger's art, rock on!

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The music he created which is some of the most iconic in 50 years was created with all members of Pink Floyd. One could not have done without the other. 

Have to face facts. Once in a lifetime artists are eccentric. Their music was created by and for a generation who was not concerned with over sensitivity or consumer entitlement. 

If you like them listen to them. If not then don't spend your time complaining about them