1. The Ballad Of Bill Hubbard 4:19 | |
2. What God Wants, Part I 6:00 | |
3. Perfect Sense, Part I 4:16 | |
4. Perfect Sense, Part II 2:50 | |
5. The Bravery Of Being Out Of Range 4:43 | |
6. Late Home Tonight, Part I 4:00 | |
7. Late Home Tonight, Part II 2:13 | |
8. Too Much Rope 5:47 | |
9. What God Wants, Part II 3:41 | |
10. What God Wants, Part III 4:08 | |
11. Watching Tv 6:07 | |
12. Three Wishes 6:50 | |
13. It's A Miracle 8:30 | |
14. Amused To Death 9:06 | |
"Amused To Death" to trzecia w pełni solowa płyta Rogera Watersa, która
ukazała się w 1992r. i którą bardzo szybko uznano za jedno z
największych osiągnięć byłego muzyka Pink Floyd. Teraz powraca w
zremasterowanej przez Jamesa Guthrie'ego wersji i z nową szatą
graficzną, którą zaprojektował Sean Evans, dyrektor kreatywny trasy "The
Wall Live" z lat 2010-2013.
"Cieszę się, że album otrzyma nową szansę. Mam wrażenie, że kiedy się
ukazał, prawie 23 lata temu, nie otrzymał tyle uwagi, na ile zasłużył" -
powiedział Waters.
"Amused to Death" to w części realizacja pomysłów Watersa z lat 80., ale
największy wpływ na materiał zawarty na tym koncept albumie miały
wydarzenia na Placu Tiananmen z 1989r. i działania wojenne w Zatoce
Perskiej. Waters po raz kolejny zadał słuchaczom filozoficzne pytania o
wpływ, jaki mają na współczesnego człowieka media, telewizja oraz
agresywna globalizacja.
Roger Waters - vocals (all tracks except 1), bass guitar (tracks 2 and 13), synthesisers (tracks 2 and 4), guitar (tracks 5, 11 and 14)
Patrick Leonard - keyboards (all tracks except 6 and 7), percussion programming (track 1), choir arrangement (tracks 2, 9-11 and 13), vocals (track 4), acoustic piano (tracks 11 and 13), Hammond organ (track 5), synthesisers (tracks 5 and 13)
Jeff Beck - guitar (tracks 1, 2, 10-14)
Randy Jackson - bass guitar (tracks 2 and 9)
Graham Broad - drums (all tracks except 1, 5, 11 and 13), percussion (tracks 6 and 7)
Luis Conte - percussion (all tracks except 2, 5, 9, 11, 13 and 14)
Geoff Whitehorn - guitar (tracks 2, 8, 10 and 14)
Andy Fairweather Low - guitar (tracks 2, 6-9, 11 and 12), vocals (tracks 6 and 7)
Tim Pierce - guitar (tracks 2, 5, 9 and 12)
B.J. Cole - guitar (tracks 3 and 4)
Steve Lukather - guitar (tracks 3, 4 and 8)
Rick DiFonso - guitar (tracks 3 and 4)
Bruce Gaitsch - guitar (tracks 3 and 4)
James Johnson - bass (all tracks except 1, 2, 5, 9 and 11)
Brian Macleod - snare (tracks 3 and 4), hi-hat (tracks 3 and 4)
John Pierce - bass guitar (track 5)
Denny Fongheiser - drums (track 5)
Steve Sidwell - cornet (tracks 6 and 7)
John Patitucci - bass guitar (track 11)
Guo Yi & the Peking Brothers - dulcimer, lute, zhen, oboe, bass (track 11)
John "Rabbit" Bundrick - Hammond organ (track 12)
Jeff Porcaro - drums (track 13)
Marv Albert - vocals (track 4)
Katie Kissoon - vocals (tracks 2, 8, 9, 12 and 14)
Doreen Chanter - vocals (tracks 2, 8, 9, 12 and 14)
N'Dea Davenport - vocals (track 2)
Natalie Jackson - vocals (tracks 2 and 5)
P.P. Arnold - vocals (tracks 2, 3, 4 and 10)
Lynn Fiddmont-Linsey - vocals (track 5)
Jessica Leonard - vocals (track 8)
Jordan Leonard - vocals (track 8)
Don Henley - vocals (track 11)
Jon Joyce - vocals (track 13)
Stan Farber - vocals (track 13) (credited as Stan Laurel)
Jim Haas - vocals (track 13)
Rita Coolidge - vocals (track 14)
Alf Razzell - vocals (tracks 1 and 14)