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Waters' DSOTM Redux

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stickyfiddlestickyfiddle Frets: 24852
edited August 2023 in Music
First track is up. I'm nowhere near as big a fan of PF as I once was, but either way I'm, er, whelmed. I sort of get the intent but I just don't care and the music is boring. 


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  • KultscharKultschar Frets: 27
    Jesus - guess cant be any milk left in The Wall
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  • robertyroberty Frets: 10231
    Has he turned it into a lecture?
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  • Hurling_FruitmigHurling_Fruitmig Frets: 610
    roberty said:
    Has he turned it into a lecture?
    Not quite. It was interesting, but not enough for me to want to listen to it all.
    I'll get a round to buying a 'real' guitar one day.
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  • HeadphonesHeadphones Frets: 927
    Isn't this Bill Shatner's latest?

    Interesting as an exercise, but the original is far too well ingrained for anything more than an indulgent curiosity.
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  • SporkySporky Frets: 23802
    That was turgid. 
    "[Sporky] brings a certain vibe and dignity to the forum."
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  • axisusaxisus Frets: 27656
    Wow. Utterly dire. Ponderous and indulgent. No solos? He's having a laff! 
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  • robertyroberty Frets: 10231
    Would be good background music were it not for his Tom Waits impression
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  • digitalkettledigitalkettle Frets: 2587
    I liked the dog.
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  • KittyfriskKittyfrisk Frets: 16332
    Sporky said:
    That was turgid. 
    Turdgid.
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  • LastMantraLastMantra Frets: 3819
    Dear me. 
    MYMUSIC
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  • GrumpyrockerGrumpyrocker Frets: 3884
    If this is grumpy old Roger trying to prove he doesn't need Dave, he really failed.

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  • Philly_QPhilly_Q Frets: 20197
    Nope.
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 69426
    Self-important twattery that adds nothing of value to the original.

    And I say that as a fairly big fan of Waters’ past writing.


    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

    "Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson

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  • Winny_PoohWinny_Pooh Frets: 7202
    I know where I've heard this before


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  • stickyfiddlestickyfiddle Frets: 24852
    It's actually quite remarkable that the 2 of them can work together so strongly for the best part of 20 years, then sporadically reconcile & reunite over the next 30 but still have utterly zero clue that the two of them are considerably better than the sum of their individual talents. 

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  • RocknRollDaveRocknRollDave Frets: 6075
    To me it’s similar to Jimmy Page, in that they’re both, quite rightly, very proud of their past achievements but the gravity of that history keeps drawing them back to revisit and tinker instead of heading full steam towards the next creation.

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  • chrisj1602chrisj1602 Frets: 3543
    Nope. From the first word I heard “sung” it’s a definite no.
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 69426
    It's actually quite remarkable that the 2 of them can work together so strongly for the best part of 20 years, then sporadically reconcile & reunite over the next 30 but still have utterly zero clue that the two of them are considerably better than the sum of their individual talents. 
    I actually think Amused To Death is a very good album, almost up there with much of Waters' Floyd stuff, and there are a few good moments in the post-Waters Floyd too (especially Pulse, which is better than the studio albums) but... overall you're definitely right.

    I don't think there's any chance of further collaboration though - Waters has become a complete arse, and it would probably mean divorce for Gilmour.

    To me it’s similar to Jimmy Page, in that they’re both, quite rightly, very proud of their past achievements but the gravity of that history keeps drawing them back to revisit and tinker instead of heading full steam towards the next creation.
    But interestingly Robert Plant doesn't seem to be like that at all.

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

    "Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson

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  • stickyfiddlestickyfiddle Frets: 24852
    RocknRollDave said:
    To me it’s similar to Jimmy Page, in that they’re both, quite rightly, very proud of their past achievements but the gravity of that history keeps drawing them back to revisit and tinker instead of heading full steam towards the next creation.
    Yeah, though Jimmy doesn't seem to also be a noisy twat to go with it. 
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  • RedlesterRedlester Frets: 1072
    @stickyfiddle- I'm intrigued now, mate: What does whelmed mean?! 

    Hmmm- interesting. I don't mind it actually as a piece of music outside the rock idiom.

    I think DSOTM could be reframed, rather than 'redux-ed'. It'd be better if RW was executive producer, but gave the songs to different artists- across various media- to interpret for 2023. 

    Failing that, he could create an entirely new piece of work but picking up on the salient themes of DSOTM. 
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  • stickyfiddlestickyfiddle Frets: 24852
    @Redlester Not overwhelmed, not underwhelmed. Just whelmed. 
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  • GrumpyrockerGrumpyrocker Frets: 3884
    ICBM said:
    I actually think Amused To Death is a very good album, almost up there with much of Waters' Floyd stuff, and there are a few good moments in the post-Waters Floyd too (especially Pulse, which is better than the studio albums) but... overall you're definitely right.

    I love Amused to Death too, it's a fantastic album. But again it's Roger's words alongside the work of a genius guitarist - in this case Jeff Beck.

    Maybe Roger will release a new version of ATD where he just mumbles the words without Beck's sublime guitar work. 

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  • Philly_QPhilly_Q Frets: 20197
    I just Googled Waters and the very first thing I saw was this.  He's not a fan of rock guitar players...

    https://guitar.com/news/music-news/roger-waters-couldnt-care-less-about-ac-dc-eddie-van-halen-rock/
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  • DefaultMDefaultM Frets: 6724
    I knew it'd be shit when I heard what his plans were, but wow.
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  • scrumhalfscrumhalf Frets: 10838
    On the one hand you have to acknowledge the man's self-confidence and self-belief. On the other hand you have to acknowledge that both are dwarfed by self-delusion.

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  • axisusaxisus Frets: 27656
    Great legacy though, he'll probably go down as the biggest twat in music history. 
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  • horsehorse Frets: 1502
    It wasn't actually quite as bad as I'd anticipated from reading the thread and the bashing it's getting on his Facebook ad!
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  • thumpingrugthumpingrug Frets: 2803
    axisus said:
    Great legacy though, he'll probably go down as the biggest twat in music history. 
    Wrong tense, he is the biggest twat.

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  • richardhomerrichardhomer Frets: 24339
    Was that half-speed mastered?
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  • DefaultMDefaultM Frets: 6724
    richardhomer said:
    Was that half-speed mastered?
    No, he was just doing his best impression of Stevie from Malcolm in the Middle.
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