Roger Waters - Newport Folk Festival July 24, 2015. Filmed in HD 1080p, in the rain, whilst trying to protect my camera from the deluge so forgive the shaky stuff!
This album is my favorite thing that ANY one in the PF camp has done since Roger left the band. Sadly, it becomes more and more prophetic as time passes.
The sentiment of this song seems perfectly echoed by the selfy taking couple in the background. They seemed oblivious to the fact they are in the presence of brilliance. I may be wrong...just seems that way..ATD...one of the greatest albums ever. A musical masterpiece and a lesson rolled into one.👍👍👍
Interesting observation. I agree ... Obliviousness personified. Or, maybe that's their way of expereincing "greatness," saying, "I was there?" Who knows?
I always said this should have been the follow up for The Wall and not The Final Cut. Amused to Death is more relevant now that it ever was in the 80's and 90's. I love this album.
Funny. I agree but I was just watching Roger being interviewed and he was ask about the lyrics. He said he tries to be entirely detached passive from that component and refused to comment on specific lyrics comparing that to "pulling the wings off a butterfly". He is a real Mench
@dirt man u know what, the younger generation LOVES The Final Cut. Me, being over 40, was not a fan. It has it's moments but it's because of Dave. I think Radio KAOS was better than TFC. Hell, I like Momentary and Division Bell better that TFC. I know Momentary sounds more like a David Gilmore solo album but I really like that album. With that being said, all Pink Floyd albums are great. Shine on you crazy diamond... Edit: Although I love Dave's guitar and the late Wright's piano there is no matching the lyrics and poetry of Roger Waters.
A shame he never toured behind this masterpiece. ATD would be remembered with the same reverence as The Wall or DSOTM if it had the Pink Floyd name. Perhaps Roger's greatest work. I remember playing it for my girlfriend and Watching TV brought her tears.
The genius predicted in 1992 when he wrote and played amused to death how eventually our generation and our kids waste life's sitting in front of phone, games and social media. I'd not be surprised when later on we find out that aliens mention that those humans or species as they'd say have amused themselves to death . True Genius, love ya old man
I always think about this good to know someone else got it l, what a visionary. Check his channel he just released a new take on the bravery of being out of range with new lyrics.
The climax of this song always make want to cry, it's one of those beautiful things in life that makes you keep fighting and embrace life itself, it's a cry, a warrior's cry
Waters is always writing lyrics before their time. See Home on the Radio KAOS album, "Will you accept your second class status A nation of waitresses and waiters Will you mix their martinis Will you stand still for it Or will you take to the hills"
So, not only you are so lucky to be present at this incredible performance, but the best ever singer, the Maestro Roger is performing at His best with Amused to death; and the people behind Him are talking, chatting and disturbing. Are they really understanding what are they assisting to? Not so sure of it...
We have to remember Roger Waters put on rock concerts. People get drunk at rock concerts. When I saw Pink Floyd in 1976 it was festival seating in an arena and the guy in front of me was suffering from a really bad acid trip. I still had a great time at that show.
I found this album way back when it first came out and put it in my cd player. I never realized how many times I had listened to it day after day until I realized it had been in my cd player for over a year. I literally listened to this cd every single day for OVER A YEAR! Only time I've ever done that!!
jeffrey rogers David played all guitar parts including the bass on studio recordings of Animals and The Wall. Roger did the lyrics. The great Jeff Beck did some of the guitar work you hear in ATD.
I prefer Roger doing his solo work. Waters without Gilmour and co, Gilmour, Wrght and Mason without Waters wasn't the same. Brit Floyd do an adequate job of performing Pink Floyd material.
Here we are March 2020 sitting at home and watching RW videos.....Over the last 20 years I’ve listened this song to death and still now I get a shiver down my spine as of it’s the first time.
Great performance. I was really hoping that he would perform this song at least on his Us and Them tour, but it was a great show nonetheless. Amused To Death is a fantastic album front to back.
Right? He's set to play here in Brazil on October, same tour, but most likely won't play this song. Really love it. Well, the setlist is amazing nonetheless.
Así es, admitido por él mismo en varias entrevistas, diciendo que para él era mejor incluso que el Wish You Were Here. Álbum totalmente infravalorado por la época en que fue producido en su carrera, con aportaciones fantásticas de Jeff Beck. Recuerdo que en Sevilla, durante el festival de Leyendas de la Guitarra tocó "What God Wants God Gets", creo que con poca repercusión dentro de lo que se cocía en aquel gran festival de 1991. Lamentablemente, que yo sepa, no ha tocado mucho en concierto ni "Amused to Death" ni la apoteósica "Perfect Sense".
Trained around Mt Hood Gov Camp) for a marathon. The only tape for my walkman was ATD I listened to it over and over and over and its still playing in my head to this day. That and the baby shark song.
Great song writer and musician ......ironically unknown to the rich stuck up parasites on their phones behind him in this song .....he is singing about that type amusing themselves to death ........try listen and take in some of what he is saying ........
typical american's idiotic clowns they probably don't even know who roger is what a waste of great seats & view , I wish they'd been told to fuck off lol
Totally agree you might as well sit in the back row .Saw roger in London us and them tour paid a lot of money for a VIP ticket. Must of used my phone for about 15 mins just for the memories the rest was a visual experience never to be forgotten. That's why you pay the money.
Great album. And the Great Jeff Beck infusing his unique guitar sounds into the fabric of this wonderful work of art. Even when Waters is political it still comes from the heart.....the music and entertainment industry needs more like him. Artists that stand for something
One thing pinkfloyd hated was American stadium audiences and the noise and shouting over the music. Gilmour spat on the most obnoxious ones. They are incapable of listening to the music and then applauding. They seem to think any quiet bit is fine for making noises. Not talking about this performance as its a small one. I was just listening to an infamous USA tour and it was ruined. Hearing them treated like a boy band or tyke Beatles is so sad. So many fake fans get tickets for the shows by paying whatever. Well it stopped them touring for a long time.
@@PetraKann yes beck is a great guitarist. I'm not going to compare him with Gilmour. They are 2 greats and equally talented and they have different styles but Beck really nails it on the album
E visto a Roger Waters en vivo 3 veces y próximamente 4, desde hace 25 años en la prepa lo sigo, es simplemente lo mejor que e visto en mi vida, es una leyenda viva y mi base de toda mi historia musical!!!!!!
Daniel Defoe helping Roger out ;-) Nice to see him not have to lipsynch for once, of course there's it much singing in that song, still a great one though !
I love rogers man. But, to our own luck pink floyd has many souls. Rogers admited himself they felt really lost after sys barret got out of thr band, which force him to write. And then golmour came with division bell, which is just great as well. So..many souls brother, many souls.
Thanks so much for uploading this. I've always wondered how this song would be performed live. That girl up in the balcony (to the left) kept distracting me through out the song :) but I still managed to appreciate this excellent piece of music.
I met Roger in Rio with Glenn. There are people who stand for peace and cohesion. Here I unfortunately have to say: Neither the EU nor the USA have an interest in peace... The problem lies in the understanding and reports of the conventional, depraved media... Finally wake up and vote for peace. Throw conventional parties out of all parliaments... MIC [Military-Industrial Complex Dominates Worldwide! ...
Un disco bellissimo, questa canzone poi.... Peccato che non hanno inquadrato anche gli altri musicisti. Bello come hanno fatto il pezzo finale. Roger è un G R A N D E.
i absolutely cannot believe that woman talking endlessly somewhere in the crowd, the girl upper left who acts like she couldn’t care less. Why do these people go to all the trouble to be here
This album is my favorite thing that ANY one in the PF camp has done since Roger left the band. Sadly, it becomes more and more prophetic as time passes.
It gets more prophetic as more time goes by. I agree with everything you said. An amazing album
@@neilfriedman Sadly, ATD has become even more meaningful in 2023. I wish the world was a better place.
The sentiment of this song seems perfectly echoed by the selfy taking couple in the background. They seemed oblivious to the fact they are in the presence of brilliance. I may be wrong...just seems that way..ATD...one of the greatest albums ever. A musical masterpiece and a lesson rolled into one.👍👍👍
Interesting observation. I agree ... Obliviousness personified. Or, maybe that's their way of expereincing "greatness," saying, "I was there?" Who knows?
the couple in the background shouldnt even be there in the presence of this musical genius
Probably the best lyric writer I've ever heard. Can't think of anyone else that can write sarcasm, cynicism, comedy, and beauty the way Waters can.
I always said this should have been the follow up for The Wall and not The Final Cut. Amused to Death is more relevant now that it ever was in the 80's and 90's. I love this album.
Funny. I agree but I was just watching Roger being interviewed and he was ask about the lyrics. He said he tries to be entirely detached passive from that component and refused to comment on specific lyrics comparing that to "pulling the wings off a butterfly". He is a real Mench
TRY SOME ROY HARPER HES RIGHT UP THARE TOO
@@Abonanno24601 that is so true. Did RW jump into the future, check out world today and return to write these lyrics?
@dirt man u know what, the younger generation LOVES The Final Cut. Me, being over 40, was not a fan. It has it's moments but it's because of Dave. I think Radio KAOS was better than TFC. Hell, I like Momentary and Division Bell better that TFC. I know Momentary sounds more like a David Gilmore solo album but I really like that album. With that being said, all Pink Floyd albums are great. Shine on you crazy diamond...
Edit: Although I love Dave's guitar and the late Wright's piano there is no matching the lyrics and poetry of Roger Waters.
A shame he never toured behind this masterpiece. ATD would be remembered with the same reverence as The Wall or DSOTM if it had the Pink Floyd name. Perhaps Roger's greatest work. I remember playing it for my girlfriend and Watching TV brought her tears.
Scott deLong
Half the stuff on ATD is great but the other half is not very good, can say the same thing about The Wall.
The 99,2000, 2001 in the flesh tour was basically the amused to death tour. He played quite a few ATD songs on that tour
I did see most of ATD in 2000. It was my birthday too! That was a great show.
@@ryanmartin3248 I saw that tour.
Amused to Death is the greatest album ever written! Roger's music will live till the end of time ❤
you're right Warren
yes
And there's no better guitar than what the late maestro Jeff Beck did on that record. Unbelievable.
I don't know whether I'd call it the best but it is my most played album ever, by a very long way.
It may not be the best, but it is one of my favorites.
The genius predicted in 1992 when he wrote and played amused to death how eventually our generation and our kids waste life's sitting in front of phone, games and social media. I'd not be surprised when later on we find out that aliens mention that those humans or species as they'd say have amused themselves to death . True Genius, love ya old man
I always think about this good to know someone else got it l, what a visionary.
Check his channel he just released a new take on the bravery of being out of range with new lyrics.
In the top 5 albums of all times. Masterpiece on so many fronts.
Is the couple in the back part of the act? Seriously, they are the most accurate description of what this song is warning about!
The climax of this song always make want to cry, it's one of those beautiful things in life that makes you keep fighting and embrace life itself, it's a cry, a warrior's cry
Waters is always writing lyrics before their time. See Home on the Radio KAOS album, "Will you accept your second class status
A nation of waitresses and waiters
Will you mix their martinis
Will you stand still for it
Or will you take to the hills"
Thank you for capturing this incredible performance. Wish a few Amused to Death tunes were on the Us & Them setlist
So, not only you are so lucky to be present at this incredible performance, but the best ever singer, the Maestro Roger is performing at His best with Amused to death; and the people behind Him are talking, chatting and disturbing. Are they really understanding what are they assisting to? Not so sure of it...
We have to remember Roger Waters put on rock concerts. People get drunk at rock concerts. When I saw Pink Floyd in 1976 it was festival seating in an arena and the guy in front of me was suffering from a really bad acid trip. I still had a great time at that show.
The Alien Anthropologists admitted they were still perplexed.
I found this album way back when it first came out and put it in my cd player. I never realized how many times I had listened to it day after day until I realized it had been in my cd player for over a year. I literally listened to this cd every single day for OVER A YEAR! Only time I've ever done that!!
"Watching TV" still makes me weepy all these years later.
Yeah and im still wathing the wall video even if it drives me crazy every time
I ve been time traveling with Floyd since the beginning of time to unlock Smith the truths forgotten prisoner
@@slow-mo_moonbuggy Fantastic song.
The same is happening to me! Now I know that's an absolute masterpiece...
The tuning up at the start made me smile and think 'I bet he misses Rick doing that for him..'
Yeah I'm sure he does
All members of Pink Floyd are excellent musicians, but Roger Waters is a true musical genius, perfect in what he does in every inch.
Lyrical yes waters is greatness but Mr Gilmour was the true musical sound and voice of every Pink floyd album!
@@richardlord9172 not entirely true. Much of the actual music from the Dark Side of the Moon was written by Roger Waters. Same with the wall..
@@richardlord9172 really? You think David was on every Pink Floyd record?
jeffrey rogers
David played all guitar parts including the bass on studio recordings of Animals and The Wall. Roger did the lyrics. The great Jeff Beck did some of the guitar work you hear in ATD.
Nick NeepG52
Well almost.
I prefer Roger doing his solo work. Waters without Gilmour and co, Gilmour, Wrght and Mason without Waters wasn't the same. Brit Floyd do an adequate job of performing Pink Floyd material.
Here we are March 2020 sitting at home and watching RW videos.....Over the last 20 years I’ve listened this song to death and still now I get a shiver down my spine as of it’s the first time.
February 2022. The war has started, turn up the tv
I love the studio original, but this is a phenomenol interpretation. Love the steel guitar. Beautiful touch!
My most most most favorite song of Roger Waters’s solo career!!! ❤️❤️❤️ Thank you for sharing!
Great performance. I was really hoping that he would perform this song at least on his Us and Them tour, but it was a great show nonetheless.
Amused To Death is a fantastic album front to back.
Right? He's set to play here in Brazil on October, same tour, but most likely won't play this song. Really love it. Well, the setlist is amazing nonetheless.
@@sweaq123 agreed, the set is perfect!
Sheer talent right there before your eyes.... incredible lyricist and musician full stop.
Genio...., que album fantastico, no fue valorado, una verguenza,.....es un genialidad, hasta me animo a decir que esta casi a la altura de The Wall.
Así es, admitido por él mismo en varias entrevistas, diciendo que para él era mejor incluso que el Wish You Were Here. Álbum totalmente infravalorado por la época en que fue producido en su carrera, con aportaciones fantásticas de Jeff Beck. Recuerdo que en Sevilla, durante el festival de Leyendas de la Guitarra tocó "What God Wants God Gets", creo que con poca repercusión dentro de lo que se cocía en aquel gran festival de 1991. Lamentablemente, que yo sepa, no ha tocado mucho en concierto ni "Amused to Death" ni la apoteósica "Perfect Sense".
Está a la par
:OOO should've played this on Us and Them this year:((
Alexander Smith that would’ve made a perfect night somehow better!
Hopefully performs it on This is not a drill
So much to say in this great song ; basically in just 2 chords , and few bridges .
Amazing genius .
Trained around Mt Hood Gov Camp) for a marathon. The only tape for my walkman was ATD I listened to it over and over and over and its still playing in my head to this day. That and the baby shark song.
Strepitoso Roger, quando vedo questi video penso a quello che avresti potuto ancora fare con i Pink Floyd e mi viene una gran tristezza...
such an amazing version of this masterpiece!
Great song writer and musician ......ironically unknown to the rich stuck up parasites on their phones behind him in this song .....he is singing about that type amusing themselves to death ........try listen and take in some of what he is saying ........
Great video..I'm pissed at the couple at the top left looking at the phone for the whole song. primo seats wasted
typical american's idiotic clowns they probably don't even know who roger is what a waste of great seats & view , I wish they'd been told to fuck off lol
Adam Stark when you're rich you don't really have any reason to care enough to watch it
Totally agree you might as well sit in the back row .Saw roger in London us and them tour paid a lot of money for a VIP ticket. Must of used my phone for about 15 mins just for the memories the rest was a visual experience never to be forgotten. That's why you pay the money.
They have become amused to death.
one of Rog's greatest songs...ATD is a true masterpiece.
Great album. And the Great Jeff Beck infusing his unique guitar sounds into the fabric of this wonderful work of art.
Even when Waters is political it still comes from the heart.....the music and entertainment industry needs more like him. Artists that stand for something
One thing pinkfloyd hated was American stadium audiences and the noise and shouting over the music. Gilmour spat on the most obnoxious ones. They are incapable of listening to the music and then applauding. They seem to think any quiet bit is fine for making noises. Not talking about this performance as its a small one. I was just listening to an infamous USA tour and it was ruined. Hearing them treated like a boy band or tyke Beatles is so sad. So many fake fans get tickets for the shows by paying whatever. Well it stopped them touring for a long time.
@@PetraKann yes beck is a great guitarist. I'm not going to compare him with Gilmour. They are 2 greats and equally talented and they have different styles but Beck really nails it on the album
@@MrPINKFL0YD It's a futile subjective exercise comparing musicians that play or sing their own creative work.
@@MrPINKFL0YD it was Roger who did the spatting on the fans not Gilmour 😆
una de las tantas joyas musicales creadas por Roger Waters
You have RW not more than 20ft away and they talk all the way through this!!!!! WTF is wrong with people!!
Вотерс супер,это моя молодость,таких больше нет,это классика рока.
Rog is god !
Such a great album. possibly my fave ever
I've always loved G.E. Smith. The song and album speak for themselves.
Never saw a 12 string Telecaster before...
Magnífico. Uma apresentação crua sem playback. FANTÁSTICO
I listened to it for a few years daily. great variety of songs.
how perfect is the world when roger or gilmour sings........
Is that G.E. Smith?!?!
Beyond the obvious, I love how Mr. Smith and his magical twelve string telecaster keep the band on point
Fantastic.
those girls in the background need to stop talking
Roger needs to go spit on them.
hahaha! I think Roger has become more tolerant of his audience over the years.
I hope so. Going to see him at the end of May. I can't wait! :)
Roger please you losing weight drastically, I'm really worried. See doctor.. I'm crying
at 4:49 The couple on the left are amusing themselves to death.
I noticed that and thought the same, how can they be distracted by their phones instead of listening 😵
@@johnrichardson1796 fucked up..really.
Possibly one of the funniest/saddest comments I've seen on UA-cam
@@johnrichardson1796
Because phones are better than reality. Reality lacks so much...
Don't think so , depends how you see "reality" personally I prefer seeing it through my eyes instead of a phone but some may not .
great message.
I totally agree! What a beautiful masterpiece by Mr Waters. I hope I get to see him in Montreal.
Maravilloso, genial
wow that’s g.e. smith beside him from the snl band. he was so familiar but I didn’t know why.
Awesome!
This is pure magic. Thanks for sharing this.
Te quedo de lujo... 👍👍👍👍❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
thanks Roger, this song is all about what's coming... with poetry
I hope to see Roger's at least one more time! 😭 Please do 1 more tour!
E visto a Roger Waters en vivo 3 veces y próximamente 4, desde hace 25 años en la prepa lo sigo, es simplemente lo mejor que e visto en mi vida, es una leyenda viva y mi base de toda mi historia musical!!!!!!
Looking fantastic sounding even better
старина Вотерс, молодость моя))): лайк!
Who is the guitarist with him?
Daniel Defoe helping Roger out ;-) Nice to see him not have to lipsynch for once, of course there's it much singing in that song, still a great one though !
this species has amused itself to death....
One of my preferite songs, an amazing piece and the confirm that Roger was the real soul of Pink Floyd!
I love rogers man. But, to our own luck pink floyd has many souls. Rogers admited himself they felt really lost after sys barret got out of thr band, which force him to write. And then golmour came with division bell, which is just great as well. So..many souls brother, many souls.
Hi, thank you for your opinion, the world is beauty because is various, I respect your idea but for me Roger is what I said. Best regards 👍
@@netomusic_br Division Bell is superb muzak. Not much more.
Bravissimo Roger, autentico e geniale musicista sei nato in compagnia delle note musicali...come si fa a non ascoltare tutte le tue canzoni.
The sound is awful especially on the left channel. Still great to see a living legend perform tho
genius
G.E. Smith! What a great guitarist
MELHOR MUSICA DO MUNDO!
los arreglos de Roger en vivo son incomparables, siempre con mas colores que el disco. Genio.
The Best Song Ever
Thanks so much for uploading this. I've always wondered how this song would be performed live. That girl up in the balcony (to the left) kept distracting me through out the song :) but I still managed to appreciate this excellent piece of music.
Живая легенда
That couple up the back there.. really winding me up.. they've got magic 10 yards away and they ain't even lookin!
Nunca na vida vou esquecer este Video
Thank You for this
☮️🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸☮️
abbraccio da Roma
tutti squisiti dalla musica
THEY RAN OUT EVERY LEAD. THEY REPETEAD EVERY TEST
Спасибо... Роджер )
Jeff missing !
Amazing production as always from the Master craftsman
what is the shelf life of a teenage queen Roger? I was one & feel I'm way past my expiration date:(
This is just stunning
excelente album!
Roger CANNOT play anything which ins´t in the key of G
Legenda bintang rock dunia!
Terbaikk Roger
❤️Daripada 🇲🇾
I met Roger in Rio with Glenn. There are people who stand for peace and cohesion. Here I unfortunately have to say: Neither the EU nor the USA have an interest in peace... The problem lies in the understanding and reports of the conventional, depraved media... Finally wake up and vote for peace.
Throw conventional parties out of all parliaments... MIC [Military-Industrial Complex Dominates Worldwide! ...
There's only one Roger Waters.
Long live Roger and his music.
Never change my mind.
Un disco bellissimo, questa canzone poi.... Peccato che non hanno inquadrato anche gli altri musicisti. Bello come hanno fatto il pezzo finale. Roger è un G R A N D E.
Condivido in pieno
So fucking tired of You Tube cutting in with pathetic ads mid way through a song.. Time to find another way to listen now.. 😬😬😬
I hereby Knight thee Sir ROGER WATERS
is that jet trotle in yellow guitar?
That people behind didnt get it yet
Amused to death, un álbum genial, un tiene un sonido que te transporta, solo Waters y Floyd logran eso.
Keep the camera still, FFS
A rich and famous musician singing about the evils and futility of riches and fame is pretty meta.
Except you missed the point of the song but okay...
ooga booga he said greed is bad he should give away all his money. youre a fucking idiot
i absolutely cannot believe that woman talking endlessly somewhere in the crowd, the girl upper left who acts like she couldn’t care less. Why do these people go to all the trouble to be here
...The couple in the back takes selfies while god is performing
Shining diamond of r'n'r
Amused we are to Death
Nicko McBrain on the 12-string Fender.
What GOD Get GOD Gets