Pink Floyd has long been one of my favorite bands. Their music is to this day unique and timeless. My kids like them as much as I do, therefore they "bridge the generation gap."
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When I heard that Roger Waters was coming to town, I knew we had to go. While not actually Pink Floyd, seeing the former bassist and songwriter/sometimes singer from the band would be the next best thing. Given the progression of time, I figured that this may be the last chance to see any remaining vestige of my long time favorite band with my children. We’ve had the tickets for several months.
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Guess what? It wasn’t worth the wait! Putting the politics aside for a moment (why can’t they just "shut up and sing?"), the Roger Waters concert was a disappointment of monumental proportions. The first set contained several songs from one of my personal favorite Floyd albums, Wish You Were Here. They weren’t too bad at first, but the more it went on, the more I asked myself, "Is it live, or is it Memorex?"
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When I saw the David Gimour/Pink Floyd tour some 10-15 years back, it was an awesome musical event. Everything was performed on stage by the musicians. When performing the Dark Side of the Moon set, everthing was live- including the famous madcap’s laugh. Fast forward to last night’s Roger Waters performance, and one might question whether any of it was live. Every song sounded EXACTLY as they do on the albums- nothing special- no extended solos. Nothing. Last night, I could have stayed home, played a Pink Floyd album, added audience noise (and barf on the seats) and simulated exactly the performance I witnessed for some 75 bucks.
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The disappointing "performance" was bad enough. When playing "Dogs" from my favorite Floyd album, Animals, a large pig balloon was released. Pretty cool, right? Just like the old days of Pink Floyd, right?
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