Review of Roger Waters & "The Wall" in Chicago

RoyFairbank wrote: Interesting about the right wing response to the concert. What can you expect? Most Rock musicians "know their place" and don't bring up sticky issues. It is much more fashionable to be the cliched "humanitarian" rock star like Geldof or Bono, who avoid challenging anyone big and scary like Israel or the United States. That's understandable of course. Rog on the other hand is QUITE daring in his latest concert.

harmonium.ro wrote: Roger Waters’ new stage show has caused some controversy amongst his Jewish fans, who claim that some of the stage projections used during his nightly performances of “Goodbye Blue Sky” are antisemitic. The projections, which can be viewed here, consist of a series of symbols and logos that are dropped like bombs from airplanes, including dollar signs, Stars of David, crosses, Islam’s crescent moon, the Mercedes icon. Waters’ partner, Laurie Durning, rejected the claims of antisemitism, which are being spearheaded by the Anti-Defamation League. [Guardian.co.uk] lol

harmonium.ro wrote: Roger Waters’ new stage show has caused some controversy amongst his Jewish fans, who claim that some of the stage projections used during his nightly performances of “Goodbye Blue Sky” are antisemitic. The projections, which can be viewed here, consist of a series of symbols and logos that are dropped like bombs from airplanes, including dollar signs, Stars of David, crosses, Islam’s crescent moon, the Mercedes icon. Waters’ partner, Laurie Durning, rejected the claims of antisemitism, which are being spearheaded by the Anti-Defamation League. [Guardian.co.uk] lol

 

^ LOL too

infandous wrote: lazland wrote: Catcher10 wrote: I have been going back and forth on this one.......the ticket prices are the killer though. This one is reversed...all the cheap seats are gone...The $230 ones are left though The pictures and some vids I have seen look pretty amazing show......I still don't know. I have till Dec to decide for the Tacoma show. I have never seen any PF members live......   I saw Waters on the comeback tour that ended up on the official live double CD. That was at Wembley, London, where Mason guested, and absolutely fantastic it was, too. Given that I saw The Wall on the original tour in Earls Court, I am not too bothered about this one, but, like you, it is the ticket prices, and the cost of travelling and staying in London, that are putting me off. They really are extortionate, and I personally find that a shame, given that the album itself was born from the sense of alienation between band and audience in the first place at huge arenas that charged ridiculous prices. However, given that you have never seen any of them live, you might want to treat yourself Well, unfortunately, the high prices are necessary to put this thing on, as well as the large arenas.  I think that was the whole point back in the day (to have a bigger than life show, with the huge wall being the dominating aspect of the show).  Still, it IS expensive to us proggers used to seeing our favorite bands play for peanuts in tiny clubs whilst loosing money on every tour  I went to the Pittsburgh show, mostly because my girlfriend is a HUGE Floyd fan and has never seen any of them live (I saw two shows on the Division Bell tour, but never saw Waters).  I have to say that is was worth the price (though we paid a grand total of about $200 for both tickets, including taxes and fees and such......it's also only a 2 hour drive for us and my girlfriends sister fed us before the show).  Incredible visual experience, even if the music was a bit too perfect for a live show (the guitar solos were exact replicas of Gilmour's solos from the album......which was fine, but I'd have much rather heard Gilmour doing his thing than an imitator...same for the vocal parts that Gilmour did on the album).  That aside, having never seen the original tour in the 80's (I was a bit too young) I'm glad I got to see this.  But I can totally understand people not wanting to pay that much if they are not a huge Floyd fan and/or have see the original show back in the 80's.

See, I think that is part of my issue, is I am not a fan of Roger Waters...I guess. Love Gilmour and would have no issue with $150-$200 for him and a Wall tour. I'm just not sure....like I said I have time to make up my mind.

lazland wrote: Catcher10 wrote: I have been going back and forth on this one.......the ticket prices are the killer though. This one is reversed...all the cheap seats are gone...The $230 ones are left though The pictures and some vids I have seen look pretty amazing show......I still don't know. I have till Dec to decide for the Tacoma show. I have never seen any PF members live......   I saw Waters on the comeback tour that ended up on the official live double CD. That was at Wembley, London, where Mason guested, and absolutely fantastic it was, too. Given that I saw The Wall on the original tour in Earls Court, I am not too bothered about this one, but, like you, it is the ticket prices, and the cost of travelling and staying in London, that are putting me off. They really are extortionate, and I personally find that a shame, given that the album itself was born from the sense of alienation between band and audience in the first place at huge arenas that charged ridiculous prices. However, given that you have never seen any of them live, you might want to treat yourself

Well, unfortunately, the high prices are necessary to put this thing on, as well as the large arenas.  I think that was the whole point back in the day (to have a bigger than life show, with the huge wall being the dominating aspect of the show).  Still, it IS expensive to us proggers used to seeing our favorite bands play for peanuts in tiny clubs whilst loosing money on every tour 

I went to the Pittsburgh show, mostly because my girlfriend is a HUGE Floyd fan and has never seen any of them live (I saw two shows on the Division Bell tour, but never saw Waters).  I have to say that is was worth the price (though we paid a grand total of about $200 for both tickets, including taxes and fees and such......it's also only a 2 hour drive for us and my girlfriends sister fed us before the show).  Incredible visual experience, even if the music was a bit too perfect for a live show (the guitar solos were exact replicas of Gilmour's solos from the album......which was fine, but I'd have much rather heard Gilmour doing his thing than an imitator...same for the vocal parts that Gilmour did on the album).  That aside, having never seen the original tour in the 80's (I was a bit too young) I'm glad I got to see this.  But I can totally understand people not wanting to pay that much if they are not a huge Floyd fan and/or have see the original show back in the 80's.

lazland wrote: Catcher10 wrote: I have been going back and forth on this one.......the ticket prices are the killer though. This one is reversed...all the cheap seats are gone...The $230 ones are left though The pictures and some vids I have seen look pretty amazing show......I still don't know. I have till Dec to decide for the Tacoma show. I have never seen any PF members live......   I saw Waters on the comeback tour that ended up on the official live double CD. That was at Wembley, London, where Mason guested, and absolutely fantastic it was, too. Given that I saw The Wall on the original tour in Earls Court, I am not too bothered about this one, but, like you, it is the ticket prices, and the cost of travelling and staying in London, that are putting me off. They really are extortionate, and I personally find that a shame, given that the album itself was born from the sense of alienation between band and audience in the first place at huge arenas that charged ridiculous prices. However, given that you have never seen any of them live, you might want to treat yourself

Catcher10 wrote: I have been going back and forth on this one.......the ticket prices are the killer though. This one is reversed...all the cheap seats are gone...The $230 ones are left though The pictures and some vids I have seen look pretty amazing show......I still don't know. I have till Dec to decide for the Tacoma show. I have never seen any PF members live......

I saw Waters on the comeback tour that ended up on the official live double CD. That was at Wembley, London, where Mason guested, and absolutely fantastic it was, too.

Given that I saw The Wall on the original tour in Earls Court, I am not too bothered about this one, but, like you, it is the ticket prices, and the cost of travelling and staying in London, that are putting me off. They really are extortionate, and I personally find that a shame, given that the album itself was born from the sense of alienation between band and audience in the first place at huge arenas that charged ridiculous prices.

However, given that you have never seen any of them live, you might want to treat yourself

Plenty of videos from the first performances are surfacing the net, here's a selection on this blog: http://www.muzicadevest.ro/2010/09/17/the-wall-world-tour-the-beginning/

Damn it! I missed it! :(