ROGER WATERS - IN THE FLESH LIVE CD

SKU/Barcode: 696998523524

Roger Waters' tours of the U.S. during the summers of 1999 and 2000 were a pleasant surprise, since the reclusive rocker had not toured since 1987. In his liner notes to this two-CD set drawn from those performances, Waters does not shy away from discussing his antipathy to big concert venues. But he makes a distinction between stadiums and arenas, and he also notes that he found himself becoming more comfortable in the role of a frontman. This more personable Roger Waters isn't what comes across on the album, but the closer relationship he perceives to his audience is nevertheless palpable. As the man who wrote Pink Floyd's lyrics, he is far more concerned with their meaning than his old bandmates, and his singing is emphasized without robbing the music of its magisterial power. In fact, with a band boasting several guitarists to make up for the lack of David Gilmour, Waters effectively re-creates the sound of his Pink Floyd work, which dominates the set list. The album contains only five selections out of 24 from Waters' solo albums: one track from The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking and four from Amused to Death, with Radio K.A.O.S. left out completely. He does not choose the most obvious solo material, but he makes his selections work, especially 'Perfect Sense (Pts. I & 2)' and 'It's a Miracle,' from Amused to Death. A new song, 'Each Small Candle,' finds him still obsessed with world problems, but seemingly more optimistic. Waters had seemed to allow his anger about Pink Floyd's continuance without him to keep him from claiming his own part of their legacy. His 1999-2000 touring changed that, and In the Flesh Live makes the point for those who couldn't get to the shows.

1. In The Flesh
2. The Happiest Days Of Our Lives
3. Another Brick In The Wall Part 2
4. Mother
5. Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert
6. Southampton Dock
7. Pigs On The Wing Part 1
8. Dogs
9. Welcome To The Machine
10. Wish You Were Here
11. Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts 1 8
12. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
13. Breathe In The Air
14. Time
15. Money
16. The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking Part 11 Aka 5:06 Am Every Strangers Eyes
17. Perfect Sense Parts 1 And Ii
18. The Bravery Of Being Out Of Range
19. Its A Miracle
20. Amused To Death
21. Brain Damage
22. Eclipse
23. Comfortably Numb
24. Each Small Candle