Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Roger Waters


























Artist:  Roger Waters
Birth Name:  George Roger Waters
Born:  September 6, 1943.  Great Bookham, Surrey, England
Genre:  Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Art Rock
Occupation:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Composer, Producer
Instruments:  Vocals, Bass

Roger Waters is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Multi-Instrumentalist and Composer.  In 1965, he co-founded the Progressive Rock Band Pink Floyd with Syd Barrett (Vocals, Guitar, Songwriter), Richard Wright (Keyboards) and Nick Mason (Drums).  After departure of Syd Barrett in 1968, he also became conceptual leader and co-lead vocalist.  Pink Floyd achieved international access with the concept albums The Dark Side Of The Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall and The Final Cut.  They have sold more than 250 million albums worldwide.  Roger Waters left in 1985 and began his solo career has included three studio albums:  The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking, Radio K.A.O.S. and Amused To Death.  He staged one of the largest Rock Concerts in history, The Wall-Live In Berlin.  As a member of Pink Floyd, he was inducted into the US Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 1996 and the UK Music Hall Of Fame in 2005.


















Title:  The Wall  (2015)
Genre:  Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Art Rock
Label:  Columbia Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  In The Flesh?  (4:16)
 2.  The Thin Ice  (2:48)
 3.  Another Brick In The Wall, Part 1  (4:09)
 4.  The Happiest Days Of Our Lives  (1:28)
 5.  Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2  (3:46)
 6.  The Ballad Of Jean Charles De Menezes  (2:55)
 7.  Mother  (6:45)
 8.  Goodbye Blue Sky  (3:40)
 9.  Empty Spaces  (2:47)
10. What Shall We Do Now?  (1:31)
11. Young Lust  (4:03)
12. One Of My Turns  (3:28)
13. Don't Leave Me Now  (4:13)
14. Another Brick In The Wall, Part 3  (1:23)
15. Last Few Bricks  (3:15)
16. Goodbye Cruel World  (1:35)

Disc 2:

 1.  Hey You  (4:43)
 2.  Is There Anybody Out There?  (2:42)
 3.  Nobody Home  (3:44)
 4.  Vera  (1:09)
 5.  Bring The Boys Back Home  (1:55)
 6.  Comfortably Numb  (7:35)
 7.  The Show Must Go On  (2:32)
 8.  In The Flesh  (4:43)
 9.  Run Like Hell  (6:28)
10. Waiting For The Worms  (4:01)
11. Stop  (0:31)
12. The Trial  (6:31)
13. Outside The Wall  (4:32)

Personnel:

Roger Waters:  Vocals, Guitar, Bass
Dave Kilminster:  Guitars
Snowy White:  Guitars
G.E. Smith:  Guitars
Joh Carin:  Keyboards
Harry Waters:   Hammond, Piano
Graham Broad:  Drums
Robbie Wyckoff:  Vocals
Jon Joyce:  Backing Vocals
Pat Lennon:  Backing Vocals
Mark Lennon:  Backing Vocals
Kipp Lennon:  Backing Vocals

The Wall is a 2014 British Concert Film & Live Album by Roger Waters, was released on November 20, 2015 by Columbia Records.  It premiered in the Special Presentations section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.



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