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Roger Waters Previews 'The Wall Live' Tour -- Exclusive Video and Presale
- Posted on May 7th 2010 10:16AM by Benjy Eisen
Any serious Pink Floyd fan -- or, for that matter, anybody who has ever visited the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- knows that 'The Wall' was based, at least in part, on the feeling of growing isolation between the band and their massive fan base. After all -- it's history. Still, it's nothing less than riveting to hear Roger Waters himself discuss the impetus behind Pink Floyd's defining rock opera in the exclusive video below."I didn't ever smash up a hotel room or throw a TV out the window or anything," Waters tells Spinner. "That was Led Zeppelin." All the same, the bassist and songwriter says that the period when he was writing material for 'The Wall' was full of darkness and desperation.
"A lot of the story relates directly to what was going on in my life," he admits. But regardless of the experiences that led Pink Floyd to build 'The Wall,' virtually anybody who has ever given it a listen has found some kind of real connection to it and knows at least some of the songs, such as 'Comfortably Numb' and 'Another Brick in the Wall (Part II).'
"You start feeling parallels in other people's experiences," explains Waters. "The separations that you might feel from things that might be important to you are symbolically represented by this wall that is separating you from the band that's making this music."
As Waters gears up to take 'The Wall' out on the road for a massive touring production with his own solo band, this video gives a little preview to just how big of a scope and scale the show is going to be. We haven't seen anything quite like this since, well, since Pink Floyd made pigs fly across stadiums.
Tickets go on sale to the general public on Monday, May 10.
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November 04 2011 at 3:54 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyat 55 years of age,iam still a huge fan of pf.i am so greatful to have been around to have been able to listen to their music.i really dont like much of barrets stuff.where ever they started from,they definely went off in a different direction mainly due to gilmour.i listen to the polished versions of the old tunes and really they are so pefect.waters may have written the bulk.but its all about the polish.gilmour and wright wow,magic.if you push me on it,gilmour and wright win hands down.mind you i love the waters i would say he and gilmour are two of the greatest musical creators of all time.its a pity they split but in essence it gave us two seperate creative geniuses to listen to.i believe floyd would have been nothing without either of them.
August 20 2010 at 12:24 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyYou'll have to excuse me but... Oh By The Way, Which One's Pink? Waters conceived & wrote The Wall (bar co-writes on a couple of songs) Surely he has every right to perform it live, especially as it takes on a slightly different significance 30 years on. The Waters vs. Gilmour arguments are BORING! Get a life people! Live 8 made me cry, their war is over, lets move on. I would walk on hot coals to see either of these guys play. For the record, Waters is without any doubt the most important writer since Dylan. Check out his work from Dark Side onward (& Echoes!) He has predicted the future so many times & maybe he can predict A future now. Can't Wait Rog!
July 22 2010 at 8:11 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyRoger Waters, English rock musician and singer-songwriter, is most famous as the bass player of Pink Floyd. After 20 years of success with the band, winning four Grammys, releasing 11 albums, and selling 200million albums worldwide, Waters embarked on a solo career. Since 1984, Waters has release 7 solo hit albums. On April 12, 2010, Roger Waters announced The Wall Live tour, which will include a complete performance of The Wall, Pink Floydâs eleventh studio album which was release in 1979. InSeats.com has unbeatable ticket for Roger Waters' tour that will begin in North America in September 2010.
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Here is the REAL scoop behind this video: did you notice all the footage of the original 1980 Pink Floyd "WALL" show? Footage that looks like it was RECENTLY and PROFESSIONALLY transfered in hi-def? No way they went though that expense without an intention of finally releasing it.
Waters has always refused to put it out, but said he "might one day for archival purposes." I'll wager that time is now. With a major tour of THE WALL, it's the perfect time for the label (and Roger) to ride the wave of publicity and release and make a killing off all things "Wall."
I predict that before the end of 2011 we'll see a Blu-Ray of the original WALL tour.
That may be the best thing to come out of this.
NOt wishing to diminish the contributions of any member of band but like him or hate him, Pink Floyd would not have achieved their iconic status without Waters key and instrumental drive. He was afterall the chief songwriter and the creative vision that pushed to produce the album concept that the band's true legacy is based upon. It can be no coincendence that Gilmour himself thanked Waters for the privilege of singing his "wonderful words" at the end of the Earls Court shows back on The Division Bell tour. Would love to have the complete Pink Floyd live but guess I will have to live with having seen Gilmour's Pink Floyd and Waters solo. As for gimics and effects? Well anyone who is trully a fan would know that was part of what the band was always about. Waters will use effects no doubt but then I didnt see Gilmour, Wright or Mason playing a stripped back show either.
June 17 2010 at 8:37 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyObviously alot of the Waters fans seem to forget mentioning The Final Cut: the album that destroyed the band w/ Roger's total control. The facts are simple: Roger wrote all the lyrics, but Gilmour was uncredited on lots of musical pieces (Another Brick In The Wall may be credited to Waters, but Gilmour has stated he came up with the pseudo-disco riff and the entire guitar instrumental coda). Now, if anyone has ever seen any interviews, Waters always comes off like an asshole......maybe it's because he is. But he is THE lyricist.......the storyteller, if you will. And no matter how good the message (take for example Don Henley or Jackson Browne), if the music is not the true message, then the song sucks. And Gilmour will always be THE voice of Pink Floyd and THE melody of The Floyd. Period.
June 08 2010 at 6:10 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyRoger may not be the voice of Pink Floyd, but he was the backbone without a doubt. In their early years Syd did almost all of the writing, when he was forced , Roger took over as the main writer. Yeah, eventually Gilmour, and Wright(R.I.P) contributed alot more. THey never would have lasted long enough as a band to achieve such great hits as, Animals, Dark Side of The Moon, Wish You Were Here, and of course The Wall. Look at the those albums, you will find Rogers name listed as the writer/co-writer on every song. You cannot say that for Gilmour. Not to mention that The Wall was something Roger wrote on his own and presented to the band for possible production, David and Richard did add some great ideas to the album aswell though. None the less, The band would not have been what it was without any of these men, but ESPECIALLY NOT WITHOUT ROGER WATERS. Cant wait for the show this fall!!!
May 31 2010 at 6:33 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI have been a fan of Pink Floyd since the 70's. They had a profound impact on my youth and philosophy in life. I was too young to see them when they toured as a group. I have since seen Floyd (sans Waters) on several occasions. The music was great and David Gilmour was fantastic. I was fortunate to see The Dark Side of the Moon tour that Roger Waters performed. It was perfect. I could not tell any difference in the guitar play or overall sound of the band from the original recording. It was a night I will never forget. When I heard that Roger Waters was performing The Wall, I knew that no matter the expense, I would have to see it. The album was, in my opinion, one of the greatest of all time. What a masterpiece. I doubt there will be many opportunities to see any member of Pink Floyd perform their greatest work again. I paid the enormous price for the tickets, and did so happily. This is an event that I missed as a teenager, I won't miss it again. Of all the bands that are out there, this is the only show I would pay so much to see. As far as I'm concerned, there is no other concert on this level.
May 27 2010 at 3:56 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI saw Roger Waters in concert a few years back, and is voice is still amazing many years later! But Roger Waters Tickets go sky high priced. Even that, Iâve never miss his concerts & I canât wait to see him again this summer.
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