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| ARTIST: |
Roger Waters
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| ALBUM: |
In The Flesh |
| LABEL: |
Columbia Records |
| RELEASED: |
2000 |
Fans of Roger Waters have waited eight years
for a follow-up to the former Pink Floyd member's most recent solo album.
The wait ended December 5, when Columbia released "In the Flesh,"
a document of his recent tour of the same name. The inclusion of 1968's
"Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" and "Each Small Candle,"
the album's only new composition, makes this 2-CD set an impressive
summary of Waters' catalog.
The solo works, relegated to disc
two, come from "The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking" (1984) and "Amused
to Death" (1992); material from 1987's "Radio K.A.O.S." is conspicuously
absent. But the majority of the 150-minute-plus set is built from
Floyd material that defines dinosaur rock.
The songs are presented
much as they appear on the original recordings, with a few exceptions.
Two tracks from "The Final Cut" almost become a medley with the addition
of a recurring "Maggie, what have we done?" A relaxed take of "Wish You
Were Here" displays a deeper layer of reflection that can only be expected
25 years after the song's release.
review by Craig Bailey
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