The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking

2015/04/04

ROGER WATERS TO REISSUE 1992 SOLO ALBUM, AMUSED TO DEATH

Thursday 2nd April 2015 by Andy Morris | Photos by WENN

Once claimed it surpassed everything in Pink Floyd's catalogue

Roger Waters looks set to reissue his solo concept album, Amused To Death.

According to Amazon's German site (via COS), the 'remixed/remastered' version of the album will be released on 12 June on Columbia. Taking him four years to compete, the album was based around the idea of a channel surfing monkey and saw Waters tackle political themes including the abuse of power, corporate greed, the massacre at Tianamen Square and the first Gulf War.

Waters was particularly proud of the record, once telling Classic Rock: "My view is that I've been involved in two absolutely classic albums – The Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall. And if you haven't got Amused to Death, you haven't got the full set." Reviewers apparently agreed, with Billboard calling the rleease "one of the most provocative and musically dazzling records of the decade."

The record was previously reissued in 2011 as part of a box set. This new edition, however, features new artwork. The tracklist is below:

1. The Ballad of Bill Hubbard

2. What God Wants, Pt. I

3. Perfect Sense, Pt. I

4. Perfect Sense, Pt. II

5. The Bravery of Being Out of Range

6. Late Home Tonight, Pt. I

7. Late Home Tonight, Pt. II

8. Too Much Rope

9. What God Wants, Pt. II

10. What God Wants, Pt. III

11. Watching TV

12. Three Wishes

13. It’s a Miracle

14. Amused to Death

Last year Roger Waters was forced to clarify that he was not part of the Pink Floyd reunion. In a statement posted to his Facebook, Waters wrote: "David and Nick constitute the group Pink Floyd. I on the other hand, am not part of Pink Floyd. I left Pink Floyd in 1985, that’s 29 years ago. I had nothing to do with either of the Pink Floyd studio albums, Momentary Lapse of Reason and The Division Bell, nor the Pink Floyd tours of 1987 and 1994, and I have nothing to do with Endless River. Phew! This is not rocket science people, get a grip."

From www.gigwise.com

2015/02/05

Roger Waters - Documentary Behind The Wall Berlin 1990

Subtitles in Español, Francais, Deutsch and Portugues.

From the DVD Roger Waters The Wall Live In Berlin 1990

2015/01/12

Roger Waters, John Mellencamp Choose Interviewers for 'Speakeasy' TV Show

BY KORY GROW | January 8, 2015

This month a new music-themed talk show will debut that flips the script and lets musicians choose their own interviewer. Speakeasy's first class includes Roger Waters, who chose TV journalist Bill Weir; John Mellencamp, who picked Rolling Stone founder Jann S. Wenner; Carlos Santana, who selected the "King of Calypso" Harry Belafonte; Nile Rodgers, who opted for singer Valerie Simpson; and Rush's Geddy Lee, who requested Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon. Since the show is a public television series, broadcast times and channels vary.

The producers of the public-television concert series Front and Center spearheaded the show, which they filmed before a live audience at New York City's McKittrick Hotel. "Artists of this caliber have doubtless done thousands of interviews throughout their careers, answering the same questions over and over again," Speakeasy creator and Front and Center Entertainment founder Don Maggi said in a statement. "The beauty of the Speakeasy format is that it affords these artists a level of comfort, which in turn stimulates a unique, compelling and topical conversation that we would otherwise not have an opportunity to hear."

Because of the format and the pairings of artists and interviewers, each conversation is wide-ranging. Waters offers his thoughts on world peace. Mellencamp discusses songwriting and politics, while sharing stories about his personal experiences with the likes of Stephen King, Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson. Rodgers discusses the formation of his disco group Chic, as well as stories about producing Madonna, David Bowie and Diana Ross. Santana talks spirituality and social activism. And the Rush bassist opens up about his family, and how his parents met a concentration camp during World War II.

For information on where to watch Speakeasy, visit American Public Television's website.

From www.rollingstone.com

2014/12/31

Happy New Year!

May what you see in the mirror delight you, and what others see in you delight them. May someone love you enough to forgive your faults, be blind to your blemishes, and tell the world about your virtues.

Happy New Year!!!

2014/12/23

Merry Christmas!

Christmas wish is the ideal way to pray for love and peace for all. Wishes can be given to anyone, whether you know a person or not. It is the way to share your feelings and happiness with all those whom you come across on this sacred occasion. You never know; you might make a lonely person smile because of your Christmas wish.
The idea of Christmas wishes can go a long way in maintaining relationships and creating a bond that can only become stronger with time. Christmas wishes come in many different forms but have one single essence - To spread peace and happiness on this sacred occasion.

Love, Peace and Joy came down on earth on Christmas day to make you happy and cheerful.

May Christmas spread cheer in your lives! May all your days be merry and bright and may your Christmas be white! Merry Christmas!

May your world be filled with warmth and good cheer this Holy season, and throughout the year! Wish your Christmas be filled with peace and love.

► Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

► Feliz Navidad y Feliz Ano Nuevo!

► Joyeux Noël et nouvelle année heureuse!

► Glad jul och lyckligt nytt ar !

► Frohe Weihnachten und glückliches Neues Jahr!

► Spokojnych Świąt Bożego Narodzenia oraz Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku!

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

I Hope that you will feel free to share these video with family and friends the world over.

George Roger Waters

George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. He was a founding member of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd, serving as bassist and co-lead vocalist. Following the departure of bandmate Syd Barrett in 1968, Waters became the band's lyricist, principal songwriter and conceptual leader. The band subsequently achieved worldwide success in the 1970s with the concept albums The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Wall. Although Waters' primary instrument in Pink Floyd was the bass guitar, he also experimented with synthesisers and tape loops and played rhythm guitars in recordings and in concerts. Amid creative differences within the group, Waters left Pink Floyd in 1985 and began a legal battle with the remaining members over their future use of the group's name and material. The dispute was settled out of court in 1987, and nearly eighteen years passed before he performed with Pink Floyd again. It is estimated that as of 2010, the group have sold over 200 million albums worldwide, including 74.5 million units sold in the United States.

Waters' solo career includes three studio albums: The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking (1984), Radio K.A.O.S. (1987) and Amused to Death (1992). In 1986, he contributed songs and a score to the soundtrack of the animated movie When the Wind Blows based on the Raymond Briggs' book of the same name. In 1990, he staged one of the largest and most elaborate rock concerts in history, The Wall – Live in Berlin, with an estimated 200,000 people in attendance. In 1996, he was inducted into the US and the UK Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Pink Floyd. He has toured extensively as a solo act since 1999 and played The Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety for his world tours of 2006–2008. In 2005, he released Ça Ira, an opera in three acts translated from Étienne and Nadine Roda-Gils' libretto based on the early French Revolution. On 2 July 2005, he reunited with Pink Floyd bandmates Nick Mason, Richard Wright and David Gilmour for the Live 8 global awareness event; it was the group's first appearance with Waters in 24 years.

In 2010, he began The Wall Live, a worldwide tour that features a complete performance of The Wall. During this tour, at The O2 Arena in London on 12 May 2011, Gilmour and Mason once again appeared with Waters, Gilmour performing "Comfortably Numb", and Gilmour and Mason joining Waters for "Outside the Wall".

He has been married four times and has three children. In 2004 he became engaged to actress and filmmaker Laurie Durning; the duo married in 2012.