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ROGER WATERS
Amused
To Death
(P) 1992 Columbia
Sony COL 4687612
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Waters third solo album, Amused To Death, is by far his most
accomplished.
In this work he continues to vent spleen over subjects dear to his
heart.
Foremost among these is the futility of warfare: the piece is
dedicated to Private William Hubbard,
a rifleman remembered by fellow soldier Alf Razzell, who relived the
horror of the First World War
trenches in a TV documentary and whose words Waters samples for the
album.
Waters' other bugbears in this work continue to be consumerism and
market forces.
His main asset was to secure Jeff Beck as his lead guitarist and
Patrick Leonard as his producer but,
as with all of his solo albums, this concept-based work is heavy
going and best appreciated through
headphones.
The album was originally planned for release on EMI, but its
extended production time, coupled
with contractual difficulties and
his ongoing litigation against Pink Floyd, prompted a shift to Sony.
Incidentally, at this time there were strong rumours of an original
sleeve design by Gerald Scarfe,
showing Waters' three former colleagues floating rather lifelessly
in a cocktail glass.
To complete the album Waters assembled an extremely varied and
impressive line-up which comprised:
Don Henley, Rita Coolage and P.P. Arnold (lead vocals)
John Joyce, Jim Haas, N'Dea Davenport, Natalie Jackson, (backing
vocals)
Lynn Fiddmont-Lindsay, Katie Kissoon and Doreen Chanter (backing
vocals)
Jeff Beck, Andy Feathweather-Low, Tim Pierce, Steve Lukather, B.J.
Cole (guitars)
Rick DiFonzo, Bruce Gaitsch and Geoff Whitehorn (guitars)
James Johnson, John Pierce and Randy Jackson (bass guitars)
John Patitucci (upright and electric bass)
Graham Broad, Denny Fongheiser and Jeff Porcaro (drums)
Luis Conte and Brian MacLeod (percussion)
Patrick Leonard (keyboards and piano)
John "Rabbit" Bundrick (Hammond organ)
Steve Sidwell (cornet)
Guo Yi & The Peking Brothers (dulcimer, lute, zhen, oboe and bass)
The National Philharmonic Orchestra was arranged and conducted by
Michael Kamen and
The London Welsh Chorale conducted by Kenneth Bowen.
Taken from Roger Waters Online
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| Tracks: |
Time: |
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| 1. The Ballad of Bill Hubbard |
4:19 |
| 2. What God Wants, Part I |
6:00 |
| 3. Perfect Sense, Part I |
4:16 |
| 4. Perfect Sense, Part II
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2:50 |
| 5. The Bravery of Being Out of Range
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4:42 |
| 6. Late Home Tonight, Part 1 |
4:01 |
| 7. Late Home Tonight, Part II |
2:13 |
| 8. Too Much Rope
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5:47 |
| 9. What God Wants, Part II |
3:41 |
| 10. What God Wants, Part III
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4:08 |
| 11. Watching TV
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6:07 |
| 12. Three Wishes
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6:50 |
| 13. It's a Miracle |
8:30 |
| 14. Amused to Death
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9:07 |
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Total Time: |
72:31 |

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