Roger Water's The Wall Live
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Topic: Roger Water's The Wall Live
Posted By: leonalvarado
Subject: Roger Water's The Wall Live
Date Posted: November 20 2011 at 15:41
Roger Water's The Wall, arguably the best rock show ever produced.Pink Floyd released their eleventh studio album on November of 1979. The Wall was the most ambitious album the band had ever released. It was an instant hit around the world producing the number one hit "Another Brick In The Wall Part II" and going Platinum within the first three months after its release. The ensuing tour was to be the grandest show ever produced for a rock concert. In fact, it ended up being so big and cumbersome that the band couldn't really set it up like a regular tour. Instead, the band opted to play the show for several nights at the time in a very few selected cities. After Roger Waters walked away, the band decided to carry on as Pink Floyd. They even reinstated Wright as a member (although not officially until their last album "The Division Bell"). Waters tried to sue the band about the use of the name to no avail. The one thing he did managed to walk away with were the rights for The Wall. This, in turn, led to a huge production of "The Wall - Live in Berlin" in 1990. The event marked the falling of the Berlin wall and the unification of Germany. The concert had many guests musicians but not any of the Pink Floyd members other than Waters himself. He later released a double album of the concert which went platinum. There was, after all, still large interest on seeing the show by many who didn't have the opportunity to witness such an epic event. Ironically, technology has more than caught up with the show's ambitions. So much more than the current production of The Wall makes the original production seem like a school rehearsal. I'm not just talking about a bigger wall here. The new projections are sharper and encompass the whole wall instead of repeating three times like the original show. There are also some amazing computer graphics that make the wall seem as if it was moving at times. At one point, a subway train projects full-size across the bottom of the entire wall looking as if it was really there. Another highlight shows the wall rotating on a pivoting point or exploding into a colourful sunset from which a structure rises at Waters' command. There is no doubt in my mind that The Wall is by far the best and most powerful rock show I have ever seen. Keeping in mind that I have seen Pink Floyd in four occasions as well as having seen Dave Gilmour on tour as well as Roger Waters on three different times. The Wall's power is not only created by the strength of the visuals but by symbiotic relationship between the music and all the elements surrounding it. It is truly one of those WOW! moments in one's life. Read the full article with photos here: http://leonblogaswords.blogspot.com/2011/11/roger-waters-wall-arguably-best-rock.html" rel="nofollow - http://leonblogaswords.blogspot.com/2011/11/roger-waters-wall-arguably-best-rock.html
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Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: November 21 2011 at 03:08
| Which performance did you attend? |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: November 21 2011 at 11:06
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^ That's a good question.
I just saw the tour is coming around again....coming to Seattle, it was in Tacoma late last year. I still cannot swallow the high ticket prices Mr Waters is asking for. I thought, Ok maybe he will come back to reality, but nope...Still over USD100.00 for a decent seat, and about USD150.00 for good seats.
I think I will pass again..... -------------   
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Posted By: NotAProghead
Date Posted: November 21 2011 at 14:29
I'm not sure it's Mr. Waters who asks for prices, there are promoters etc. And the show is far from being cheap. It's today's reality. ------------- Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour) |
Catcher10 wrote:Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: November 21 2011 at 14:41
Absolutely, but the huge irony is, of course, that Waters is now performing and charging the self same arena prices that this album was originally such a reaction against. ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: November 21 2011 at 15:42
Then he needs to find cheaper costing promoters, etc. I have NEVER paid $100 for one ticket to a concert........and I go to 3-4 every summer season.
The Rush Time Machine was only $75pp for first section, Iron Maiden was $65-$80 (2 of my kids wanted the Pit area). Both shows were well worth the money, visually the Time Machine is a complete mind freak for the price.
If I want front section for The Wall its $150pp.....That's high end pricing to me. -------------
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Posted By: leonalvarado
Date Posted: November 21 2011 at 16:02
Houston, Texas.
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Posted By: NotAProghead
Date Posted: November 21 2011 at 16:03
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I don't know realities of showbiz and can't say whether cheaper promoters can provide the same level of the show. For example tickets to forthcoming Paul McCarntney gig at Olympyisky stadium cost from $55 to $3500 ($100 - 150 average). ------------- Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour) |
Posted By: leonalvarado
Date Posted: November 21 2011 at 17:26
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The prices are unbelievably high but what concert's isn't these days? With music sales down, the artists make most of their money by touring. The Wall show was budgeted at a cost of around $60,000,000.00. That said, it won't be cheap. I caught the tour in Houston, Texas. It was the best thing I have ever seen in concert. Next year's first show of the U.S. leg is in Houston again. I already bought two tickets (the first time I went by myself but for the second time I decided to bring my wife along). It is that good. As far as tickets prices go, I remember seeing Peter Gabriel's Security tour for $11.00 and Genesis for $12.50 (sixth row centre). Most concerts I used to go oscillated between $7.00 (Talking Heads) and $15.75 in price. But then again, the big thing then was music sales and not the other way around.
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: November 21 2011 at 17:29
That being said I doubt I will be going to any show in Russia.....  -------------
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Posted By: NotAProghead
Date Posted: November 21 2011 at 18:03
^ Tickets to concerts of local artists, especially prog, jazz, jazz-rock, are not expensive, often about $20 in small clubs, so welcome to Russia.  ------------- Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour) |
Posted By: leonalvarado
Date Posted: November 21 2011 at 21:34
| That's great but you won't see somebody like Peter Gabriel for that price even in Russia. |
Posted By: broseidon
Date Posted: March 14 2012 at 03:49
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Too expensive, I'd pay that much if it was the Floyd. I can't afford to go to many concerts so I just go see the sh*tty bands play at the Seattle bars for $5-15. You know, acts like Eric Johnson, Firewind, and Animals as Leaders lol. It's sad how bad the economy is for prog acts not from the 70's. ------------- Less can't mean more that doesn't make sense, more is more - Yngwie Malmsteen |
Posted By: bryandude
Date Posted: March 17 2012 at 02:18
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Last time attended the Floyd concert...though costly but it was worth to watch!!! That was fun and great to be there! ------------- http://www.progarchives.com/" rel="nofollow - spam systems |
Posted By: Sagichim
Date Posted: April 01 2012 at 07:09
| I have seen this concert too, maybe three years ago. And although Waters is a pro palestine, more than 50,000 people attended that show in israel. Awsome show!! snowy white was the lead guitarist. |
Posted By: NotAProghead
Date Posted: April 01 2012 at 07:16
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^ 3 years ago it was another show, not "The Wall". Though great too. With lots of Floyd and Waters solo songs and DTSOM in its entirety. ------------- Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour) |
Posted By: Sagichim
Date Posted: April 01 2012 at 07:23
Your absolutely right i got them mixed up. 
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Posted By: Melgashi
Date Posted: April 01 2012 at 20:42
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Last thursday I attended the show in Rio, Brazil. Tickets were 140 dollars. |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: May 24 2012 at 07:38
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HI,
http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=87059" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=87059
This is the review for the show in Portland, Oregon on 05/22/2012 ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: May 24 2012 at 07:46
This is not like paying the same price for The Eagles or Fleetwood Mac. If that is all this music is about for you, then yeah ... I would not go either.
This show, unlike 99% of everything out there, is a once in a lifetime opportunity and if you don't catch it ... too late, and it's over.
People barely get one chance in life to catch a "major" ... and this is one show that is impossible to continue doing like Chuck Berry does or BB King does.
It's up to you ... if all it is, is a bunch of rock'n'roll songs, then The Wall is not for you anyway, and the only reason you would want to see it is to hear your guitar hero do Comfortably Numb again ... well, I can tell you that Snowy can play that as good, if not better than Dave can ... so comparing the two is silly and bizarre. But you will never, ever, have a chance to see a meaningful show of music in your life ... yeah ... best go see Madonna ... she likes the millions for her manicures and pedicures so she can lok prettier on the stage! Ohhh ... her blond wigs! ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: The Jester
Date Posted: August 14 2012 at 10:15
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Last year (July 2011) I went to watch 'The Wall Live' in my hometown which is Athens, Greece. The prices weren't sooo expensive I think. For the arena the general entrance was 60 euro if I remember well. The problem was that I'm not living in Greece anymore, so the whole cost was 60+ 160 euros for the airplane tickets. 240 euros in total. In probably insane, I know. Especially when I had watched Pink floyd live back in 1988, and Roger Waters performing 'Dark side of the Moon' + many other Pink Floyd songs a few years back. The thing that bothered me though was that was ONLY The Wall. No other songs! In 'The Dark Side of the Moon' concert was different. The band went on stage, played 1.5 hours a great collection of P.F songs (they played even 'Set the controls for the heart of the sun!), they had a 15 minutes break, and returned and played 'The Dark Side of the Moon'. Last year nothing. Only The Wall. Which means 1.5 hours with the 10 minute break. Further than that, the show was super! Amazing sound (as usual), super visual effects, and in general a very expensive production! The 2 shows in Athens were filmed and they will be released in dvd. I have no idea when it will happen though!  |
Posted By: Raccoon
Date Posted: August 14 2012 at 16:46
I went to the Rose Quarter to see The Wall, and it's really like a Las Vegas act. Exciting, moving, a theatrical act!! And for Catcher, you don't want front row seats as you won't be able to see the whole wall anyways. It definitely was an interesting atmosphere in the Rose Quarter as puffs of smoke were contaminating the closed-in space of the stadium. You should've seen the room when Comfortably Numb came on!! <puff >puff ^puff clouds of smoke. ------------- Check out my FREE album: A one-man project The Distant Dynasty |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: August 14 2012 at 19:12
| I've read many things about Snowy White playing Gilmour's parts and so on... but as far as I know, the lead guitar player was Dave Kilminster, and indeed he did a fantastic job. I didn't really miss Gilmour (though of course I would love to have seen him live too)... as a matter of fact, I missed Gilmour's vocals more than his guitars (the other singer wasn't so good). |
Posted By: Theo_Green
Date Posted: January 23 2013 at 04:12
| Definitely the best rock show ever produced. I went to Gelredome, Arnhem to see the Wall. It was amazing, I didn't expect something like that. Few years ago I saw Roger Waters with his band performing Dark Side of The Moon, also in Gelredome but The Wall is more spectacular and very moving. I hope they will release a good DVD. |
Posted By: RedNightmareKing
Date Posted: January 23 2013 at 22:08
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This was my very first concert, attended the May 2012 performance in Denver. It was an extremely amazing experience for me, being a huge Pink Floyd fan and all. The rendition of "Bring The Boys Back Home" actually brought my mother (yeah, she came with me, not as big of a Floyd fan but still knows all the words to Comfortably Numb) to tears. I mean... it's spectacular for the money. I loved it so much.
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Posted By: ShipOfFools
Date Posted: January 24 2013 at 04:48
This is why I didn't go. ------------- 
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Posted By: bonestorm
Date Posted: April 09 2013 at 01:27
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A mate of mine raved about the show. He also said he paid AU$900 for a pair of premium tickets. Yes, that's not a typo. So for that type of coin I would hope he enjoyed it.
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