Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site mit-eddie.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!mit-eddie!gs From: gs@mit-eddie.UUCP (Gordon Strong) Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Roger Waters Concert (spoiler) Message-ID: <2461@mit-eddie.UUCP> Date: Sat, 28-Jul-84 23:17:11 EDT Article-I.D.: mit-eddi.2461 Posted: Sat Jul 28 23:17:11 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 30-Jul-84 00:43:52 EDT Distribution: net.music Organization: MIT, Cambridge, MA Lines: 59 I saw Roger Waters last week at the Meadowlands in N.J. and would like to give a review. First off, it was an incredible show. Not just a concert, but a true show. The total audio/visual experience was unique. I really wish I had seen Pink Floyd when they toured 'The Wall'. My concert program shows him doing shows in just six areas (Toronto, Montreal, Hartford, Chicago, Philadelphia, and NYC). This is confusing as I saw him in East Rutherford, N.J., but I'll assume that is his New York show. I hope he tours elsewhere so those of you further west will have a chance to see him. The big news, which you probably already know, is that Eric Clapton is playing lead guitar, just as he did on the album. A brilliant guitarist, Clapton added immensely to the show. He complemented Waters nicely and had several extended solos. The whole band (9 members total) blended well, even on Pink Floyd songs. The concert was in two halves, seperated by a 20 minute break. The first half was all old Pink Floyd songs (listed below) and the second half was the entire "Pros and Cons of HitchHiking" album, performed continuously as on the album (with extended solos in places). The First Half: Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun, from "A Saucerful of Secrets", 1968 Money, from "The Dark Side of the Moon", 1973 If, from "Atom Heart Mother", 1970 Welcome to the Machine, from "Wish You Were Here", 1975 Have a Cigar, same as above Wish You Were Here, same as above Pigs on the Wing, from "Animals", 1977 In the Flesh, from "The Wall", 1979 Nobody Home, same as above Hey You, same as above The Gunners Dream, from "The Final Cut", 1983 The Second Half: same sequence as on the album Encore: Brain Damage, from "The Dark Side of the Moon" The visual effects for the first half appeared to be videos mostly from old Pink Floyd concerts (they were round, like PF's old video screen). The second half was a great production, with a huge drop screen with a bedroom scene (the basis of the new album - it's a dream). Scenes were projected on a television and a bedroom window (on the screen). Some awesome footage. Mixed in with this was a 3-part video screen showing panoramic video sequences and cartoon-like scenes (remember the movie 'The Wall'?). I can see I'm doing a less-than-adequate job of describing the visuals. I guess "you had to be there". It was just the most exciting concert of the dozens I have seen in the last decade. See it if you have the chance. Gordon Strong decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!gs GS@MIT-XX