@@johnfoster5295 You guys need your brains looking at. It's a tribute to a master work that has had 50 years of life already, but the man who wrote those words!
@@opinion3742 This wasn't good by any stretch of the imagination, having listened to this when it first was released in 1973 this was a completely uncalled-for disaster
Make no mistake, I LOVE the original but, as an older man, listening to this I understand the retrospective look back through more “experienced” eyes. It strips away everything but what the original message is. I love the strings. Roger did the same to other classics on The Lockdown Sessions including Comfortably Numb.
I don't understand the hate at all. This is meant to be different. What would be the point of just copying the original? Half a century in existence! Why not celebrate that in some way?
@@opinion3742 I don't think anyone is doing that. But if we don't enjoy it, we're perfectly free to say so, and this is a 'reaction video' channel, fella. It's where we 'react' to what we hear. And for some of us, our reaction is, 'this is not good, and not needed'. It's Waters' own choice to put this out, and so ppl will react to it, and they should do so honestly. If you can't handle the truth, then stay off public platforms.
Oh !! 😱 ONE SONG !!! BOY YALL ARE GENIUSES !!! THEY HAVE SPOKEN !! THE ALBUM IS NOT WORTH GETTING !! THANK YOU SO MUCH !!! YOU HAVE done us ALL a profound service thank you !! You made it clear I need to avoid your channel !! A nice 3 hour prelude to begin your silly video I can never get back 😖 I must have hit forward 20 times before the actual song started 😑
This just reinforces how crucial the other members of Pink Floyd were in the creation of their classic sound, despite, it seems to me, Roger's thinking they were basically just his backup band.
I doubt that Waters actually just thought of them as his backing band. This tribute to the original has been consciously crafted in such a way that it seriously surprises me that anyone would think it was in competition with the original. What is going on in people's minds?
@@thegroovetube3247 I don't think Waters contributed ANYTHING to the sound of Dark Side Of the Moon. Lyrics and chords aren't the sound, it's the structure. As Gilmour said - he and Wright were in charge of the music. You know, the thing you hear. DSOTM wouldn't have existed without Waters, no doubt and he deserves a lot of credit, but not as much as he gives himself. Pink Floyd can and has existed without him, and still sounds like Pink Floyd. This doesn't sound like Pink Floyd, it sounds like a high school cover band.
A minimalist dirge. You can tell what's missing: the actual Pink Floyd sound. He had a few good bass riffs but mostly their typical sound was guitar & keyboards.
Roger will be 80 Wednesday, And I think this is appropriate for that stage of life, No longer the energetic young man, The aged man facing the end of life.
@@opinion3742 Well said my brother. After all, why do the same thing you did fifty years ago? What would be the point of rehashing the same material? Roger was 29 in 1973. We are roughly contemporaries. I do not look at the world now that way I did then. That spoke to me then. THIS speaks to me today.
I will just say it is different. The original is so amazing, nothing different would satisfy. I definitely get the Leonard Cohen vibe with the spoken word aspect. In a world where we didn't have the original to compare it with we might think differently.
This reminds me of Joni Mitchell’s 2000 redux version of “Both Sides Now,” where Mitchell sounds as though she’s truly looking back on life, compared to the faster paced original, This is the 80-year old retrospective view, versus the 30-year old reluctance acceptance of adulthood.
I'm 73 years old, and I've been a huge Floyd fan from the very beginning----way back to the late 60's. When Roger Waters left Pink Floyd, calling the band "a spent force," I was hugely disappointed in him. I always knew he was arrogant, yet I also always appreciated the major contribution he made to the group with his great song writing ability. He was truly a conceptual artist extraordinaire. But his massive ego got in the way, and fueled most of the discord within the band. After he left, under David Gilmour's more benevolent leadership, the band proved Waters wrong, coming out with some great albums and performing some of the greatest concerts in rock history.... David has often said that Waters' style was too lyric driven, at the expense of the music. This remake of Time proves Gilmour was right.
I'm a 67-year-old Rock guitarist and big Pink Floyd fan since the release of DSOTM in 1973. Growing up in the 60s and 70s I was exposed to all the great guitarists of that era, Hendrix, Beck, Blackmore, Moore, Santana, Clapton, Bloomfield, West, and many more. I saw quite a number of them perform live, including Pink Floyd, twice. None of them inspired me as much as David Gilmour. The feel and emotion in his phrasing, the rise and fall in his soaring solos, the 4 step bend, and the patience, yes patience. Gilmour says more with a couple of notes and bends than most guitarist do playing a bajillion notes a second! To me there's an emptiness I'm hearing in the songs I've heard so far from this DSOTM Redux album. The emptiness is the absent of David Gilmours' guitar and vocals. Waters is doing the Leonard Cohen type thing in at least the songs I've heard so far on the album. Waters never had a good singing voice, even at the height of his career; I'd say it's well below average compared to other professional Rock singers. So I imagine today he can barely sing at all, so the Leonard Cohen thing is not a surprise.
I'm starting to wonder what is up with people. So much disrespect for a man without whom these iconic albums wouldn't exist. Is this really how a fan behaves? Shocking.
You guys have more patience than me. I forwarded to the end to listen to your reactions. You're also more gracious than me as my immediate reaction was 🤢🤮. Now we know why David Gilmour and Rick Wright covered most of the vocals and Roger was left to place bass and scream occasionally. Some things should be left alone, this would be one of them. 😎🤠
I hope he did not recreat TGGITS by himself or his awful backing singers he used in his previous show. Honestly. I'm scared to listen to that new interpretation. As well I ask myself, has Mr Waters nothing new to say?
I have been a Pink Floyd fan since 'See Emily Play' hit the charts. I didn't know Roger had completed a DSOTM redux album so I quickly looked it up on Wikipedia to get the background. Everyone can (and will I'm sure) do the same to understand Roger's reasons for doing this and of course he has every right to produce another version, whether PF fans like it or not. He is 80 after all, and doesn't really give a damn what anyone else thinks. My feeling is that I don't need another version of Dark Side... in my life. I've been more than happy with the original for 50 years so I will exercise my freedom of choice and leave this new album alone. But thanks for your significant contributions to Pink Floyd's music Mr. Waters. Cheers guys, a really interesting reaction!
Totally agree, it seems the obvious has been missed here, especially in this review, which shows that you both are very conformed to anything done in a different way….. and you both are so young! Lol!
I certainly don’t have a problem with an author or creator revisiting their work. I just do not feel that this is a successful attempt. I will leave it up to the future to determine which version will have more longevity. I do feel very confident in the version I would bet on.
Thank you. I am contemporay of Mr Waters ( Nearly) and at this time of life this more sedate and thoughtul version feels as right to this stage of life as the raging 1973 version did then. There is a nagging suspicion that before I know it, Mr Waters will be gone and the haters of this version will be digging it out and playing it in tribute to the man.
Just to give you a heads up - new Steven Wilson album end of September! Apparently all reports say it's the best yet. Nothing on DSOTM should be 'remade' - not even by the surviving Pink Floyd members and to prove it we have this offering. Oh dear...
You are just not looking at this for what it is. He and his band are quite capable of performing the original as is when playing live. This is a reflective and emotional exercise that Waters has decided to take 50 years after the creation of this iconic masterpiece.
I have to say I 😅don’t hate it. I am curious to hear the rest of the album now. Obviously it could never replace the original which some of us have been listening to for over 40 years. I am always happy to check out whatever Roger has to offer.
It seems fantastic to me that there are two versions that are so extremely antagonistic, but that at the same time can complement each other. I think there was no need to make this album, but it seems like a very brave stance for Roger Waters to take, even knowing the criticism that was going to fall on him. Personally, it is an album that I like, especially because of how dark and minimalist it is in contrast to the original, which by the way seems fantastic to me and one of the greatest albums of all time, along with Amarok by Mike Oldfield and Equinoxe by Jean Michel Jarre. A hug.
Hi Guys, I am so glad you did this. It saves me wishing I hadn't bought it. You hit the nail on the head when you referenced Leonard Cohen. This track slowed down to a crawl makes me ask ... If this is that slow ... what on earth is "Us and Them", gonna sound like ? !!! 🤪 Anyone who buys the vinyl ... which will be played on a turntable at 33 & 1/3 speed are going to stick it on 45 speed to see if it's any better....Well it will be faster. Lex is absolutely right ... If you want to record this sort of music, then do it with new material. I have a feeling this could end up being called "Backside of the Moon" It is a shame because Roger Waters solo albums are really good, and live in concert, he is spectacular. This is like a track that got rejected from The Final Cut, and was somewhat too self indulgent. Byeee Jim X
I am a Pink Floyd fan, and with all due respect to Roger I think he is going out of his mind. 🤦🤦🤦 In Italy, in these cases, we are used to say : "he shit out of the cup (toilet)"
Word on the street is Roger collaborated with Eeyore the donkey on this one. He really hates David and Polly. This is rubbish. Sorry not sorry. Love your reactions!
I think somewhere Alan Parsons who was an engineer on the original just said "Roger, WTF did you do?" Sounds like listening to Comfortably Numb on Quaaludes. I have been a Floyd fan since 1977 and never thought I would hear a redux like this.
I thought it was more like an Alan Parson type of feel. I know he had a hand in the original but I would never have put Alan and Pink Floyd near the same spectrum.
I've heard some negative feedback on this record, but I came in with an open mind. As a real big Floyd fan, I'm 100% with you on this version lacking, a lot. I felt in the instrumental section it was just meandering and not going anywhere. Floyd's music has always served a purpose in my mind, this rework doesn't reflect that. Some of the strings were kind of nice, but it's overall just super flaccid imo. Thanks for checking this out!
I want to believe Waters predicted when we would listen these new versions, our subconscience will play the instrumentals and chorus for complete the songs
Speaking of 'time', there is 7+ minutes of my life that I will never get back!! The music is nice...ambient, soothing - but in the spirit of the song...time has already ended for this version - it's dead! I've listened to music like this, and enjoyed it immensely, but this is so devoid of life. Disappointment rarely ever comes when I speak of Pink Floyd...the last time it did was with a certain album called The Final Cut, which for all intents and purposes is a Roger Waters solo album featuring David & Nick, but this is worse! I enjoyed The Endless River more, and that was a collection of demoes and unfinished tracks post Division Bell! At least that was 'new'.
@@jimdistad7459 And you are very wrong. This is meant to be a reflective exercise by an old man looking back over 50 years! With fans like this who needs spice girl fans!
@@opinion3742 lol yeah because I think this is a load of $#/@ I'm a spice girl fan why go straight to insults just because I don't like something that you apparently do
WOW. Roger Waters has let giant ego and animosity with David Gilmour completely destroy a work of genius. David Gilmour's singing of Roger Water's lyrics and his biting guitar solos, along with Nick Mason's drumming and Rick Wright's keyboards made these songs PERFECT. Can't wait for the old man wailing from Roger on The Great Gig in The Sky!!
I couldn’t continue listening to that either. He took away all the things that made that song great. Why on earth would he do that? I guess maybe I was about five or six when Dad handed me the tape of dark side of the moon. In time was just one of those songs that, even though I didn’t know the meaning of it at the time, it just stood out to me. I don’t know if it was the sound of all those clocks at the beginning that drew me in, but that’s just one of those songs that you hear and instantly remember. It was probably the song that truly got me hooked on Pink Floyd. It was when I discovered that I didn’t always like to hear the same things over and over. I like to hear different things, and although I didn’t know how to voice it at the time that was what told me that I’m drawn towards innovation. I just about cried and sadness when I heard this version because he truly destroyed that song.
Not a fan of RW, but I see what he's trying to do here. His syncopation is perfect. If you'd never heard the original, you'd think this was fairly good. It's almost like it's an acoustic, even country version. Seems like I haven't seen marley in ages! Lexi's backing track comment is perfect.
I had not heard this version before your video and it sounds like a dirge. I was afraid his reimagining of DSOTM would turn out like this. Also, the bass is too far forward in the mix. This is sad. One bright spot is getting to watch your reaction. ❤✌
I listened to this here. The sound of it sounds a lot like "The Wall" album. This immediately reminded me of "Nobody's Home" from there. Think about it -- if DSOTM had never been produced, but this version of Time had been released as part of The Wall, it would have fit right in, as being one of the songs sung by the musician "Pink" who's the star of the "show" within the show. Am I wrong?
Sounds like music you would here while walking round the supermarket 😂. All roger as proved here is that he wouldn’t have got anywhere without the other members of the group
And yet another person who has missed the whole point of this exercise. And yet another Floyd "fan" showing us that we don't need enemies. What a way to demonstrate your love of a thing!
Surprised at how many people miss the target on this one! What an attitude to take over a man reflecting over 50 years of life since the creation of this masterpiece! Is this really what being a Floyd fan will do to someone? No wonder Waters wanted to build a wall between him and his audience!
I know Pink Floyd’s catalog back and forth, as well as the intra-band turmoil of the past 40 years, and this sounds like Roger did it out of spite. Roger still chaffs at how the band continued without him, believing that it was his lyrics (almost alone) that sold 250 million albums worldwide and made Pink Floyd one of the biggest and most iconic bands in history. This is Roger stripping away all the sounds of Pink Floyd and distilling the songs down to only the words to show everyone the power of his words over their music - and failing. Roger is a great lyricist, one of the greatest in the history of rock and “Time” (which he wrote at only 29) might just be my favorite song of his, but without David, Nick, and Richard, those lyrics are just words on a piece of paper. Those lyrics became a song with the band. The band gave the song and Roger’s lyrics power and meaning. This solo effort by Roger is meaningless except as a testament to the bitterness that still resides in the heart of a now-80-year-old man.
@bangcolt - Perfectly said! That's the first thing I thought of when I heard he was going to do this. It's all about stripping the rest of the vand out of the album and bringing the focus to the lyrics. It sounds like a poetry reading, which is exactly what all of his work would sound like without David, Rick, and Nick.
I love Roger. Having said that, why fix something that isn’t broken? DSOTM is a masterpiece. I think Roger did this for his own personal reasons, not for the fans…🤷🏻♂️…and your reaction was spot on 🤌
Roger is a small, petty man. Enough excuses for him. He has somehow become the caricature he has been rallying against for decades. Yes, Great Gig outta be something.
My first listen to this song too, and it's funny the first thing I thought was this sounds like Leonard Cohen doing Floyd so I had to laugh when 30 seconds later you said almost the same thing
John Edginton interviewed David Gilmour in I think 2003. David really kept to the high road, but he referenced to his concern with the band maintaining the balance between the music and the vocals, that each should be strong and be able to stand on its own. As Roger hit his stride with writing lyrics this became more of a rub, as the musically spare nature of The Wall demonstrated. It was still a good album but focused on what was being said. Ever the nice guy, David, when prompted, did not want to criticize, but did quietly offer that The Wall had "no soul". David did point out that "Comfortably Numb" was their last great collaboration. For me this version of "Time" also had no soul. Too bad.
I am reminded of Peter Gabriel's "Here Comes the Sun", which he has remastered more than once, and each has its own unique beauty. Vocally, I am reminded of Lou Reed or Leonard Cohen, or maybe John Cale & Lou Reed singing Warhol diary entries.
@@tomaszg.8167 LOL!! Silly me. Of course it is. I had someone knocking at the door, so I sent message prematurely...is my excuse and I'm sticking with it.
Wake me when it's over. Background music for a horror movie. I was expecting the sound of a dinosaur roar and then killing the birds at the end of the song.
"So, I run and I run...", says the guy at the bar too drunk to finish his last drink as he passes out. A Final Cut reject no doubt. But the bell at the end was nice, and apprapo; this bout was over!
Sadly, Roger can no longer sing so has to talk/sing all the time. I think his feud with David has led him to remove all traces of guitar from the track. To me the track sounds like the kind of thing Roger would bring to Pink Floyd and they would take it by the scruff of the neck and liven it up with drums and guitar solo to appear on DSOTM.
Thanks for playing this. I was intrigued having followed Pink Floyd since the 60's. I have no intention of buying this unless I need something to put me to sleep. I could see right away you didn't care much for it. If you really want to hear the origins listen to the original band with Syd Barrett who unfortunately had mental health issues from LSD and was kicked out of the band soon after David Gilmour arrived. I would recommend Arnold Layne and See Emily Play (my personal favorite). These are the psychedelic era songs and their are really weird videos if your interested.
I’m halfway through and I had to read the comments someone said a dirge, a funeral march seems about right. Interesting to hear it but………probably once is enough. Compare that to the original, I listened to it over and over with mounting joy. Going to listen to the original after this is over to put that great taste back in my mouth, after this version dried it out to squirrel jerky. Your comments are spot on the spoken version verse the brilliant singing version with the band. Alexia said underwhelming that was a true statement. But Rodger has the right to do what he likes it’s his song. No man is an Island and sometimes you need a band.
I believe the many are not getting it. If you are only looking for the music, and not the lyrics (intention) of what this song is about, than you've missed much of what PF / Waters was all about. Those that can feel the words as powerfully as the music are among the fortunate. I believe the more basic feel of the music and an appreciation of the man himself goes a very long way.
Without question Roger has made a huge mistake and it's very sad to see him ending his last year's with this show s how important David Rick and mason where in the making of the iconic dark side of the moon done put of bitterness
Another comment that gets a heart! What is wrong with people? You seriously can't see this exercise for what it is and dare to call yourself a fan of the original? What an attitude!
Thanks for letting me know this exists! I like it. Its a beside the fire scaled down interpretation. Now we have both. I do love nick mason's intro, but dont miss it here. It wouldnt belong. (And i LOVED when mason would do the intro live and his drum sticks would be lit up and change color from red to green on each beat of them!)
I had to listen to the Roger Water’s version of the song, “Time” again uninterrupted. It is fine enough different version. At this time, I am not rushing out to preorder the “Redux” version and I may never will.
I think it sounds good. I'm a huge Floyd fan and if you were expecting this to be Floyd, I think you were setting yourself up for disappointment. I actually get a nice chill vibe from it. It's different and it doesn't replace the original, but it's not supposed to. This is not Pink Floyd, and you really should not compare it. You guys are too hung up on the original. How many times can you really listen to the original. I love Dark Side, but I can't remember the last time I sat down to listen to it because I've played it so much in my life. Open your mind to alternate versions and different interpretations of songs. This would fit well with the lockdown sessions. You should comment on those recordings. I think that's what he was going with these new Dark Side songs. Although I may disagree, I still love your reactions. Keep up the good work! :o)
Fair reaction. I agree: unsatisfying, uninspired and underwhelming. But the original is so iconic and awesome, it’s hard to reimagine. Like Alexia said, maybe this style would have been more successful if it had been a completely different tune, but our expectations are too great with this track. It’s like William Shatner doing Pink Floyd … maybe even worse. Sorry. 🙄😽💖
One of the things that makes the original great is how easily the listener can become the protagonist. There's so much going on and at such a pace that when you hear the lyric "the time is gone, the song is over" you think to yourself what, the track's finished already? Which is the very point the song is trying to make. Sadly this version fails to make any such impact, it drags like an old man rambling on sbout the past.
Time is, in my opinion, arguably the best song on what is arguably, in my opinion the best rock album ever made. Roger Waters is the creative genius responsible for it. For that reason, I think you have to give Roger Waters a wide berth and approach this album with a very open mind. That being said Waters must expect this project to be compared directly with his masterpiece. He couldn't (or shouldn't) have expected it to be as good without the other creative components like Nick Mason's drumming, David Gilmore's voice and Richard Wright's keys. I'll still purchase this LP because I think it's historically important(in the realm of rock history). And I'm hoping I'll find some gems on the rest of it. PS, Nick Mason said Roger sent him an advanced copy and he thought it was brilliant.
The Leonard Cohen mention made me laugh, because that was EXACTLY the same vibes I got from it when I first heard it. I think it’s a shame that Roger saw fit to “reimagine” a work of art that so many people hold dear. Good for him, I suppose…but I’d much rather he did a reimagining of his own work, like Radio KAOS, rather than to tarnish the greatness of DSOTM. That being said, I like a great deal of his solo work, but maybe my favorite is “Picture That” from his last album. To me, THAT one sounds more like a modern Waters era PF than anything off of The Endless River.
Underwhelming, I would worry about going to his current tour in case he did these versions. I went to Us and Them , and it was brilliant. I'm not sure what his intent is, but it just makes you appreciate what the rest of the band brought to his songs.
Yes, this is meant to be a reflective exercise by a man looking back through a span of 50 years. Is it really that difficult to grasp? And it so clearly states its intention, which is to honor, not replace the original.
Not my cup of tea but it really doesn’t matter does it? This is an old man’s version, the writer looking back at his masterpiece with older wiser perspective…unable to sing like Gilmour or as he did when he was younger. We still have the original and this cannot ever take anything away from that. We also should really wait until the full album is released to have contact
If you hate RW's new version of Time, you're going loathe and despise(this may be understatement) RW's new version of Money. That being said, the new Time isn't that bad, the new middle section does evoke regret and sorrow, like the lyrics, and I'm sure RW found leaving the guitar solo out to crap on David Gilmour a happy coincidence... The thing to keep in mind for RW's new version of Dark Side: you will not get a powerful music experinece(unless understated and downplayed/stripped down is your taste), nor will you find great singing, RW is rapping/narrating instead of singing. RW wrote the songs, he has the right to redo the songs
A minimalist interpretation here. It's a bit of a dirge, to be honest. As if a sleepy indie rock band had been asked to re-record 'Dark Side of the Moon' with Leonard Cohen.
I saw Pink Floyd with and without Roger Waters. Also seen Roger twice the last time in 2022 and walked out halfway through the show. It is sad to see what Roger has become from what he was, a talented singer songwriter bassist and musician. He has devolved into something different and I cannot connect with him anymore sadly…
It is sad that you cannot connect. But what exactly has he done to make you feel this way? Because I don't see that much change. And he is an old man now!
Haha! Your comment about Waters' version of "Time" being like a Leonard Cohen effort was spot on. This was like treacle compared to the original. OMG! When I first heard DSOM over 50 years ago (!!) on a friend's quadraphonic 8 track cartridge player in his car, I immediately got a similar system for mine! I'll never forget the sounds of the song "Money" as the "boom chick a boom" tingle of cash registers and coins swirled in a clockwise direction around the insides of the car. The entire album was AWESOME! (Unfortunately, 8 track cartridges were even worse than cassette tapes for getting chewed up.)
I also encountered this album as a youth in the 70s! But since I know that no original copy has come to harm by the creation of this reflective exercise by a man whose vision was so integral to its creation, I find it hard to find fault with what he has chosen to do here. Nobody is being asked to choose between these versions. In fact, I don't think I would feel like a genuine Floyd fan, or be respecting their memory, if I felt the need to condemn it.
Hey Nick & Lex, Hoped that your Labor Day Weekend & day was wonderful and you're doing well!! I'm doing well and I saw Black Stone Cherry played the main stage of The 48th Annual Abate Of Kansas Labor Day Bike Rally this past Saturday night and they slayed it and I'd gotten a drumstick from their drummer and I had an amazing afternoon there before the show as well!! And now on the topic of hand, If you're really honest & true about anything in your live then hate isn't a bad word to you and don't never ever apologize for using that word when it's necessary for you to use it!! Just trust me on this one, Guys!! You shouldn't like or love anything just because it's popular with the crowd and that's why I'm still into the stuff that I an intro now and not ashamed of it either!!! As for his redux of the classic?? HATED IT LIKE A BAD EDM RAP POP TRACK!!!!!! Sorry But Sorry!!!!!! Sending you all love & prayers for good health and happiness for the week ahead!! Can't wait to hear from you soon!! Thanks & Keep Rockin'!!, Walter - 🤘❤🙏🤘
Although his version is indeed interesting, I also did think it was meandering a bit too long. It's also interesting about members doing remakes of songs they were involved with, when they were in their bands, like Paul McCartney did with Give My Regards To Broad Street and Steve Hackett did with his two Genesis Revisited albums. Some of it is good, some of it isn't. I'm a big Pink Floyd fan. But I think in this case that it's quite a tough challenge for one member to remake part of their back catalogue, as all of them have such sonic landscapes.
I'll take Gilmour over Waters any day!!!!! As far as I'm concerned this is re-visionist history!!! I think Waters has taken the left turn at Albuquerque!!!!!! Some of his earlier solo work is pretty interesting, but he's lost me on this one!!!!! I agree with some of the others who have commented "if it's not broke, DON'T fix it!!!!!" I'll pass on this.👎
@@NicknLex Me refiero a este DSOTM. Cuando lo escuchen completo, de principio a fin, quizás cambien de opinión. Sí, fue lanzado como single y ojalá la sociedad cambie esa mala costumbre de lanzar singles que sólo sacan de contexto una canción (imagínense tratar de hacerse una idea del DSOTM original sólo escuchando On The Run) Los invito a escuchar el REDUX completo, es una muy bonita obra para una mente de 80 años, llena de emociones y experiencias. Y cuando lo hagan, imaginen a RW sentado en una fogata, con una guitarra, contándole historias de su vida a sus nietos y de vez en cuando cantando una vieja canción de una banda de rock que tuvo hace 40 años…
just a slight correction, Roger Waters does not hate all of the other members of Pink Floyd. He and Nick Mason have always been and remain good friends. He was always closest with Nick.
the English way, hanging on in desperation, in time things fall away, at the core this is a hard hitting brilliant song, I think it works separate from the original.
Pros And Cons Of Hitchhiking is my favorite Waters solo project but this is just malicious... The idea of re-visiting this album as a man in his eighties is beautiful... But this is a slap in the face of everyone that is not Roger Waters..... Great comparison with Leonard Cohen,btw
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“All you create. All you destroy” is the DSOM lyric that springs to my mind after hearing this.
Perfect comment. You nailed it.
@@johnfoster5295 You guys need your brains looking at. It's a tribute to a master work that has had 50 years of life already, but the man who wrote those words!
@@opinion3742 Good for him. That doesn't mean it sounds good. At least not to me.
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This wasn't good by any stretch of the imagination, having listened to this when it first was released in 1973 this was a completely uncalled-for disaster
Make no mistake, I LOVE the original but, as an older man, listening to this I understand the retrospective look back through more “experienced” eyes. It strips away everything but what the original message is. I love the strings.
Roger did the same to other classics on The Lockdown Sessions including Comfortably Numb.
I agree totally with your thoughts.
Wow. You just prevented a lot of folks from buying or downloading this new album. You did us all a profound community service.
I don't understand the hate at all. This is meant to be different. What would be the point of just copying the original? Half a century in existence! Why not celebrate that in some way?
@@opinion3742 I don't think anyone is doing that. But if we don't enjoy it, we're perfectly free to say so, and this is a 'reaction video' channel, fella. It's where we 'react' to what we hear. And for some of us, our reaction is, 'this is not good, and not needed'. It's Waters' own choice to put this out, and so ppl will react to it, and they should do so honestly. If you can't handle the truth, then stay off public platforms.
@@jodyvance1554 So your reaction is the truth huh.
Oh !! 😱 ONE SONG !!! BOY YALL ARE GENIUSES !!! THEY HAVE SPOKEN !! THE ALBUM IS NOT WORTH GETTING !! THANK YOU SO MUCH !!! YOU HAVE done us ALL a profound service thank you !! You made it clear I need to avoid your channel !! A nice 3 hour prelude to begin your silly video I can never get back 😖 I must have hit forward 20 times before the actual song started 😑
@@Marc-anthony-t3nsure is 😃
This just reinforces how crucial the other members of Pink Floyd were in the creation of their classic sound, despite, it seems to me, Roger's thinking they were basically just his backup band.
They all contributed a huge amount to the eventual sound of Dark Side of the Moon.
I doubt that Waters actually just thought of them as his backing band. This tribute to the original has been consciously crafted in such a way that it seriously surprises me that anyone would think it was in competition with the original. What is going on in people's minds?
@@thegroovetube3247 I don't think Waters contributed ANYTHING to the sound of Dark Side Of the Moon. Lyrics and chords aren't the sound, it's the structure. As Gilmour said - he and Wright were in charge of the music. You know, the thing you hear.
DSOTM wouldn't have existed without Waters, no doubt and he deserves a lot of credit, but not as much as he gives himself. Pink Floyd can and has existed without him, and still sounds like Pink Floyd. This doesn't sound like Pink Floyd, it sounds like a high school cover band.
@@opinion3742people make sacred cows of artists they enjoy because they have this need to worship someone and they're not religious
A minimalist dirge. You can tell what's missing: the actual Pink Floyd sound. He had a few good bass riffs but mostly their typical sound was guitar & keyboards.
Everything misses...
Roger will be 80 Wednesday, And I think this is appropriate for that stage of life, No longer the energetic young man, The aged man facing the end of life.
Remind the haters that no one's original copy of the album has been harmed in the making of this one.
@@opinion3742 Well said my brother. After all, why do the same thing you did fifty years ago? What would be the point of rehashing the same material? Roger was 29 in 1973. We are roughly contemporaries. I do not look at the world now that way I did then. That spoke to me then. THIS speaks to me today.
I will just say it is different. The original is so amazing, nothing different would satisfy. I definitely get the Leonard Cohen vibe with the spoken word aspect. In a world where we didn't have the original to compare it with we might think differently.
This reminds me of Joni Mitchell’s 2000 redux version of “Both Sides Now,” where Mitchell sounds as though she’s truly looking back on life, compared to the faster paced original, This is the 80-year old retrospective view, versus the 30-year old reluctance acceptance of adulthood.
Not sure why Roger insisted on drawing a mustache on the Mona Lisa. This sounds like a demo.
I'm 73 years old, and I've been a huge Floyd fan from the very beginning----way back to the late 60's. When Roger Waters left Pink Floyd, calling the band "a spent force," I was hugely disappointed in him. I always knew he was arrogant, yet I also always appreciated the major contribution he made to the group with his great song writing ability. He was truly a conceptual artist extraordinaire. But his massive ego got in the way, and fueled most of the discord within the band. After he left, under David Gilmour's more benevolent leadership, the band proved Waters wrong, coming out with some great albums and performing some of the greatest concerts in rock history.... David has often said that Waters' style was too lyric driven, at the expense of the music. This remake of Time proves Gilmour was right.
Perfectly said!
I'm a 67-year-old Rock guitarist and big Pink Floyd fan since the release of DSOTM in 1973.
Growing up in the 60s and 70s I was exposed to all the great guitarists of that era, Hendrix, Beck, Blackmore, Moore, Santana, Clapton, Bloomfield, West, and many more. I saw quite a number of them perform live, including Pink Floyd, twice.
None of them inspired me as much as David Gilmour. The feel and emotion in his phrasing, the rise and fall in his soaring solos, the 4 step bend, and the patience, yes patience. Gilmour says more with a couple of notes and bends than most guitarist do playing a bajillion notes a second!
To me there's an emptiness I'm hearing in the songs I've heard so far from this DSOTM Redux album. The emptiness is the absent of David Gilmours' guitar and vocals.
Waters is doing the Leonard Cohen type thing in at least the songs I've heard so far on the album. Waters never had a good singing voice, even at the height of his career; I'd say it's well below average compared to other professional Rock singers.
So I imagine today he can barely sing at all, so the Leonard Cohen thing is not a surprise.
I'm starting to wonder what is up with people. So much disrespect for a man without whom these iconic albums wouldn't exist. Is this really how a fan behaves? Shocking.
You guys have more patience than me. I forwarded to the end to listen to your reactions. You're also more gracious than me as my immediate reaction was 🤢🤮.
Now we know why David Gilmour and Rick Wright covered most of the vocals and Roger was left to place bass and scream occasionally. Some things should be left alone, this would be one of them. 😎🤠
"Left to place bass and scream occasionally." You nailed it, lol
@@hatsbo1 yeah, except I apparently need spell check.😂 *Play*
Wait til you hear Roger's solo take on The Great Gig In The Sky! *chef's kiss*
I hope he did not recreat TGGITS by himself or his awful backing singers he used in his previous show. Honestly. I'm scared to listen to that new interpretation. As well I ask myself, has Mr Waters nothing new to say?
Roger Waters has been making the same record since 1977. He is no longer capable of singing or discerning utter shite from gold.@@0gkmedia0
The original makes me cry, this just makes me sad.
I have been a Pink Floyd fan since 'See Emily Play' hit the charts. I didn't know Roger had completed a DSOTM redux album so I quickly looked it up on Wikipedia to get the background. Everyone can (and will I'm sure) do the same to understand Roger's reasons for doing this and of course he has every right to produce another version, whether PF fans like it or not. He is 80 after all, and doesn't really give a damn what anyone else thinks.
My feeling is that I don't need another version of Dark Side... in my life. I've been more than happy with the original for 50 years so I will exercise my freedom of choice and leave this new album alone. But thanks for your significant contributions to Pink Floyd's music Mr. Waters. Cheers guys, a really interesting reaction!
Well said Richard.
Totally agree, it seems the obvious has been missed here, especially in this review, which shows that you both are very conformed to anything done in a different way….. and you both are so young! Lol!
I certainly don’t have a problem with an author or creator revisiting their work. I just do not feel that this is a successful attempt. I will leave it up to the future to determine which version will have more longevity. I do feel very confident in the version I would bet on.
Thank you. I am contemporay of Mr Waters ( Nearly) and at this time of life this more sedate and thoughtul version feels as right to this stage of life as the raging 1973 version did then. There is a nagging suspicion that before I know it, Mr Waters will be gone and the haters of this version will be digging it out and playing it in tribute to the man.
Just to give you a heads up - new Steven Wilson album end of September! Apparently all reports say it's the best yet. Nothing on DSOTM should be 'remade' - not even by the surviving Pink Floyd members and to prove it we have this offering. Oh dear...
You are just not looking at this for what it is. He and his band are quite capable of performing the original as is when playing live. This is a reflective and emotional exercise that Waters has decided to take 50 years after the creation of this iconic masterpiece.
I have to say I 😅don’t hate it. I am curious to hear the rest of the album now. Obviously it could never replace the original which some of us have been listening to for over 40 years. I am always happy to check out whatever Roger has to offer.
It seems fantastic to me that there are two versions that are so extremely antagonistic, but that at the same time can complement each other. I think there was no need to make this album, but it seems like a very brave stance for Roger Waters to take, even knowing the criticism that was going to fall on him. Personally, it is an album that I like, especially because of how dark and minimalist it is in contrast to the original, which by the way seems fantastic to me and one of the greatest albums of all time, along with Amarok by Mike Oldfield and Equinoxe by Jean Michel Jarre. A hug.
William Shatner should have been guest soloist on this tired tune.
What the heck was he thinking? This is akin to DaVinci completing the Mona Lisa then deciding to paint over it with a stick figure.
I hope I can UNHEAR this version.
Or Yoko Ono covering a Beatles song.
Hi Guys, I am so glad you did this. It saves me wishing I hadn't bought it. You hit the nail on the head when you referenced Leonard Cohen. This track slowed down to a crawl makes me ask ... If this is that slow ... what on earth is "Us and Them", gonna sound like ? !!! 🤪 Anyone who buys the vinyl ... which will be played on a turntable at 33 & 1/3 speed are going to stick it on 45 speed to see if it's any better....Well it will be faster. Lex is absolutely right ... If you want to record this sort of music, then do it with new material. I have a feeling this could end up being called "Backside of the Moon" It is a shame because Roger Waters solo albums are really good, and live in concert, he is spectacular. This is like a track that got rejected from The Final Cut, and was somewhat too self indulgent. Byeee Jim X
LMFAO!!!
We must remember pink Floyd where four people not just Roger
I am a Pink Floyd fan, and with all due respect to Roger I think he is going out of his mind. 🤦🤦🤦
In Italy, in these cases, we are used to say : "he shit out of the cup (toilet)"
Is this really what going out of one's mind looks like to you? An old man revisiting the masterwork of his youth and reflecting on it? Very strange.
Word on the street is Roger collaborated with Eeyore the donkey on this one. He really hates David and Polly. This is rubbish. Sorry not sorry. Love your reactions!
"It's moving so slowly and painfully." Same, Lex, same. 😢
Thought he'd have something more to say. He didn't.
I think somewhere Alan Parsons who was an engineer on the original just said "Roger, WTF did you do?"
Sounds like listening to Comfortably Numb on Quaaludes.
I have been a Floyd fan since 1977 and never thought I would hear a redux like this.
I was listening to Floyd in 1977 as well so I actually know what Quaaludes were.
I thought it was more like an Alan Parson type of feel. I know he had a hand in the original but I would never have put Alan and Pink Floyd near the same spectrum.
Thank you, Nick, for adding in those backing vocals. The song was so much better during that 3 seconds while you were doing that!
I've heard some negative feedback on this record, but I came in with an open mind. As a real big Floyd fan, I'm 100% with you on this version lacking, a lot. I felt in the instrumental section it was just meandering and not going anywhere. Floyd's music has always served a purpose in my mind, this rework doesn't reflect that. Some of the strings were kind of nice, but it's overall just super flaccid imo. Thanks for checking this out!
This is how I imagine Time would have sounded if Leonard Cohen had written and recorded it.
I want to believe Waters predicted when we would listen these new versions, our subconscience will play the instrumentals and chorus for complete the songs
Speaking of 'time', there is 7+ minutes of my life that I will never get back!!
The music is nice...ambient, soothing - but in the spirit of the song...time has already ended for this version - it's dead! I've listened to music like this, and enjoyed it immensely, but this is so devoid of life. Disappointment rarely ever comes when I speak of Pink Floyd...the last time it did was with a certain album called The Final Cut, which for all intents and purposes is a Roger Waters solo album featuring David & Nick, but this is worse!
I enjoyed The Endless River more, and that was a collection of demoes and unfinished tracks post Division Bell! At least that was 'new'.
Just know that from now on when you go to a Roger Waters show this is the version you will see
@@kbrewski1 yeah and he just toured and played the material just fine a year ago but he will give you the new version of these from now on
@@jimdistad7459 And you are very wrong. This is meant to be a reflective exercise by an old man looking back over 50 years! With fans like this who needs spice girl fans!
@@opinion3742 lol yeah because I think this is a load of $#/@ I'm a spice girl fan why go straight to insults just because I don't like something that you apparently do
I can’t wait for William Shatner’s version.
@eicsadler9664 ROFL!!!
If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It!!!
WOW. Roger Waters has let giant ego and animosity with David Gilmour completely destroy a work of genius. David Gilmour's singing of Roger Water's lyrics and his biting guitar solos, along with Nick Mason's drumming and Rick Wright's keyboards made these songs PERFECT. Can't wait for the old man wailing from Roger on The Great Gig in The Sky!!
RW will never destroy original album it will dispear soon
I couldn’t continue listening to that either. He took away all the things that made that song great. Why on earth would he do that? I guess maybe I was about five or six when Dad handed me the tape of dark side of the moon. In time was just one of those songs that, even though I didn’t know the meaning of it at the time, it just stood out to me. I don’t know if it was the sound of all those clocks at the beginning that drew me in, but that’s just one of those songs that you hear and instantly remember. It was probably the song that truly got me hooked on Pink Floyd. It was when I discovered that I didn’t always like to hear the same things over and over. I like to hear different things, and although I didn’t know how to voice it at the time that was what told me that I’m drawn towards innovation. I just about cried and sadness when I heard this version because he truly destroyed that song.
Not a fan of RW, but I see what he's trying to do here. His syncopation is perfect. If you'd never heard the original, you'd think this was fairly good. It's almost like it's an acoustic, even country version. Seems like I haven't seen marley in ages! Lexi's backing track comment is perfect.
I had not heard this version before your video and it sounds like a dirge. I was afraid his reimagining of DSOTM would turn out like this. Also, the bass is too far forward in the mix. This is sad. One bright spot is getting to watch your reaction. ❤✌
Dirge is a perfect description
Money, is even WORSE.
Be prepared 😲😮
RONNIE 🎹🎸🏴
I listened to this here. The sound of it sounds a lot like "The Wall" album. This immediately reminded me of "Nobody's Home" from there. Think about it -- if DSOTM had never been produced, but this version of Time had been released as part of The Wall, it would have fit right in, as being one of the songs sung by the musician "Pink" who's the star of the "show" within the show. Am I wrong?
Perversely, this does lend itself to me using as a backing track for practising Gilmore guitar riffs to.
Sounds like music you would here while walking round the supermarket 😂. All roger as proved here is that he wouldn’t have got anywhere without the other members of the group
And yet another person who has missed the whole point of this exercise. And yet another Floyd "fan" showing us that we don't need enemies. What a way to demonstrate your love of a thing!
Surprised at how many people miss the target on this one! What an attitude to take over a man reflecting over 50 years of life since the creation of this masterpiece! Is this really what being a Floyd fan will do to someone? No wonder Waters wanted to build a wall between him and his audience!
I know Pink Floyd’s catalog back and forth, as well as the intra-band turmoil of the past 40 years, and this sounds like Roger did it out of spite. Roger still chaffs at how the band continued without him, believing that it was his lyrics (almost alone) that sold 250 million albums worldwide and made Pink Floyd one of the biggest and most iconic bands in history. This is Roger stripping away all the sounds of Pink Floyd and distilling the songs down to only the words to show everyone the power of his words over their music - and failing. Roger is a great lyricist, one of the greatest in the history of rock and “Time” (which he wrote at only 29) might just be my favorite song of his, but without David, Nick, and Richard, those lyrics are just words on a piece of paper. Those lyrics became a song with the band. The band gave the song and Roger’s lyrics power and meaning. This solo effort by Roger is meaningless except as a testament to the bitterness that still resides in the heart of a now-80-year-old man.
@bangcolt - Perfectly said! That's the first thing I thought of when I heard he was going to do this. It's all about stripping the rest of the vand out of the album and bringing the focus to the lyrics. It sounds like a poetry reading, which is exactly what all of his work would sound like without David, Rick, and Nick.
Did it out of spite? Don't be daft. With fans like these who needs enemies!
I love Roger. Having said that, why fix something that isn’t broken? DSOTM is a masterpiece. I think Roger did this for his own personal reasons, not for the fans…🤷🏻♂️…and your reaction was spot on 🤌
Yes, I agree with you. And I hope he did it for his own reasons, because that justifies him doing it - as a work of art of his own.
Why fix something that isn't broken? This isn't him fixing anything. It is a tribute. An indulgence if you will.
Dark Side of the Wall. This is a hard listen.
Roger is a small, petty man. Enough excuses for him.
He has somehow become the caricature he has been rallying against for decades.
Yes, Great Gig outta be something.
Gilmour's solos make that track.
And his voice, bass guitar, huge artist
My first listen to this song too, and it's funny the first thing I thought was this sounds like Leonard Cohen doing Floyd so I had to laugh when 30 seconds later you said almost the same thing
John Edginton interviewed David Gilmour in I think 2003. David really kept to the high road, but he referenced to his concern with the band maintaining the balance between the music and the vocals, that each should be strong and be able to stand on its own. As Roger hit his stride with writing lyrics this became more of a rub, as the musically spare nature of The Wall demonstrated. It was still a good album but focused on what was being said. Ever the nice guy, David, when prompted, did not want to criticize, but did quietly offer that The Wall had "no soul". David did point out that "Comfortably Numb" was their last great collaboration. For me this version of "Time" also had no soul. Too bad.
I do like this version of his song but I like the original a whole lot more.
It is a tribute, not a replacement. A reflective exercise by an old man half a century of life down the line.
I am reminded of Peter Gabriel's "Here Comes the Sun", which he has remastered more than once, and each has its own unique beauty. Vocally, I am reminded of Lou Reed or Leonard Cohen, or maybe John Cale & Lou Reed singing Warhol diary entries.
Isn't it "Here comes the flood?"
@@tomaszg.8167 LOL!! Silly me. Of course it is. I had someone knocking at the door, so I sent message prematurely...is my excuse and I'm sticking with it.
Roger Waters has evolved into a complete head case. Where are you when we need you, Syd?
Diese Version wirkt wie eine Schlaftablette. So kann man ein wunderbares Lied verhunzen.
Wake me when it's over. Background music for a horror movie. I was expecting the sound of a dinosaur roar and then killing the birds at the end of the song.
"So, I run and I run...", says the guy at the bar too drunk to finish his last drink as he passes out. A Final Cut reject no doubt. But the bell at the end was nice, and apprapo; this bout was over!
compared to the wide soundscape of pink floyd this was a deep soundscape and I liked the production attempting to strip back the width and dig depth.
Sadly, Roger can no longer sing so has to talk/sing all the time. I think his feud with David has led him to remove all traces of guitar from the track. To me the track sounds like the kind of thing Roger would bring to Pink Floyd and they would take it by the scruff of the neck and liven it up with drums and guitar solo to appear on DSOTM.
lo bueno que saco de esto es que confirmo que sin Gilmour y su guitarra, Waters se va al water
Thanks for playing this. I was intrigued having followed Pink Floyd since the 60's. I have no intention of buying this unless I need something to put me to sleep. I could see right away you didn't care much for it. If you really want to hear the origins listen to the original band with Syd Barrett who unfortunately had mental health issues from LSD and was kicked out of the band soon after David Gilmour arrived. I would recommend Arnold Layne and See Emily Play (my personal favorite). These are the psychedelic era songs and their are really weird videos if your interested.
Is that Clint Eastwood singing ? 🫤
Nah. Clint know his limitations.
I’m halfway through and I had to read the comments someone said a dirge, a funeral march seems about right. Interesting to hear it but………probably once is enough. Compare that to the original, I listened to it over and over with mounting joy. Going to listen to the original after this is over to put that great taste back in my mouth, after this version dried it out to squirrel jerky.
Your comments are spot on the spoken version verse the brilliant singing version with the band. Alexia said underwhelming that was a true statement. But Rodger has the right to do what he likes it’s his song. No man is an Island and sometimes you need a band.
I believe the many are not getting it. If you are only looking for the music, and not the lyrics (intention) of what this song is about, than you've missed much of what PF / Waters was all about. Those that can feel the words as powerfully as the music are among the fortunate. I believe the more basic feel of the music and an appreciation of the man himself goes a very long way.
I was reacting to it with you because this was the first time I had ever heard this version.
Without question Roger has made a huge mistake and it's very sad to see him ending his last year's with this show s how important David Rick and mason where in the making of the iconic dark side of the moon done put of bitterness
Another comment that gets a heart! What is wrong with people? You seriously can't see this exercise for what it is and dare to call yourself a fan of the original? What an attitude!
Thanks for letting me know this exists! I like it. Its a beside the fire scaled down interpretation. Now we have both. I do love nick mason's intro, but dont miss it here. It wouldnt belong. (And i LOVED when mason would do the intro live and his drum sticks would be lit up and change color from red to green on each beat of them!)
I had to listen to the Roger Water’s version of the song, “Time” again uninterrupted. It is fine enough different version. At this time, I am not rushing out to preorder the “Redux” version and I may never will.
I think it sounds good. I'm a huge Floyd fan and if you were expecting this to be Floyd, I think you were setting yourself up for disappointment. I actually get a nice chill vibe from it. It's different and it doesn't replace the original, but it's not supposed to. This is not Pink Floyd, and you really should not compare it. You guys are too hung up on the original. How many times can you really listen to the original. I love Dark Side, but I can't remember the last time I sat down to listen to it because I've played it so much in my life. Open your mind to alternate versions and different interpretations of songs. This would fit well with the lockdown sessions. You should comment on those recordings. I think that's what he was going with these new Dark Side songs. Although I may disagree, I still love your reactions. Keep up the good work! :o)
Fair reaction. I agree: unsatisfying, uninspired and underwhelming. But the original is so iconic and awesome, it’s hard to reimagine. Like Alexia said, maybe this style would have been more successful if it had been a completely different tune, but our expectations are too great with this track. It’s like William Shatner doing Pink Floyd … maybe even worse. Sorry. 🙄😽💖
I would listen to Shatner’s version at least twice because the ridiculousness would seem more sincere and self aware.
@@scottanderson8420 bahaha 😹 This comment could have inspired a spit take if I had been drinking anything. Thanks, Scott. 🤪
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I would pay to hear William Shatner do the DSOTM. This rubbish from Waters is not even worth a laugh. Shatner never took himself seriously.
Why is everyone in an uproar, it's just a different version of a classic, I do agree it seems sacrilegious but it's Roger and his band 😅
One of the things that makes the original great is how easily the listener can become the protagonist. There's so much going on and at such a pace that when you hear the lyric "the time is gone, the song is over" you think to yourself what, the track's finished already? Which is the very point the song is trying to make. Sadly this version fails to make any such impact, it drags like an old man rambling on sbout the past.
Roger Watered down more like it
Time is, in my opinion, arguably the best song on what is arguably, in my opinion the best rock album ever made. Roger Waters is the creative genius responsible for it. For that reason, I think you have to give Roger Waters a wide berth and approach this album with a very open mind. That being said Waters must expect this project to be compared directly with his masterpiece. He couldn't (or shouldn't) have expected it to be as good without the other creative components like Nick Mason's drumming, David Gilmore's voice and Richard Wright's keys. I'll still purchase this LP because I think it's historically important(in the realm of rock history). And I'm hoping I'll find some gems on the rest of it. PS, Nick Mason said Roger sent him an advanced copy and he thought it was brilliant.
Боже мой какие вы балбесы,вы так не чего и не поняли,это другое совершенно другое!!!!
Absolutely no point in trying to recreate the original version so if your gonna do a another one approach it from a totally different angle
He released "Money" first. By comparison, this is much better. He's made a point to remove all rock sounds (Dave's guitars).
The Leonard Cohen mention made me laugh, because that was EXACTLY the same vibes I got from it when I first heard it. I think it’s a shame that Roger saw fit to “reimagine” a work of art that so many people hold dear. Good for him, I suppose…but I’d much rather he did a reimagining of his own work, like Radio KAOS, rather than to tarnish the greatness of DSOTM. That being said, I like a great deal of his solo work, but maybe my favorite is “Picture That” from his last album. To me, THAT one sounds more like a modern Waters era PF than anything off of The Endless River.
Underwhelming, I would worry about going to his current tour in case he did these versions. I went to Us and Them , and it was brilliant. I'm not sure what his intent is, but it just makes you appreciate what the rest of the band brought to his songs.
Yes, this is meant to be a reflective exercise by a man looking back through a span of 50 years. Is it really that difficult to grasp? And it so clearly states its intention, which is to honor, not replace the original.
I absolutely hate it. The ONLY good thing I can say about it is that it's better than his remake of "Money."
And that’s not saying much at all. It’s all bad. I bet he plays these versions live too. lol
Not my cup of tea but it really doesn’t matter does it? This is an old man’s version, the writer looking back at his masterpiece with older wiser perspective…unable to sing like Gilmour or as he did when he was younger. We still have the original and this cannot ever take anything away from that. We also should really wait until the full album is released to have contact
If you hate RW's new version of Time, you're going loathe and despise(this may be understatement) RW's new version of Money. That being said, the new Time isn't that bad, the new middle section does evoke regret and sorrow, like the lyrics, and I'm sure RW found leaving the guitar solo out to crap on David Gilmour a happy coincidence...
The thing to keep in mind for RW's new version of Dark Side: you will not get a powerful music experinece(unless understated and downplayed/stripped down is your taste), nor will you find great singing, RW is rapping/narrating instead of singing.
RW wrote the songs, he has the right to redo the songs
A minimalist interpretation here. It's a bit of a dirge, to be honest. As if a sleepy indie rock band had been asked to re-record 'Dark Side of the Moon' with Leonard Cohen.
I saw Pink Floyd with and without Roger Waters. Also seen Roger twice the last time in 2022 and walked out halfway through the show. It is sad to see what Roger has become from what he was, a talented singer songwriter bassist and musician. He has devolved into something different and I cannot connect with him anymore sadly…
It is sad that you cannot connect. But what exactly has he done to make you feel this way? Because I don't see that much change. And he is an old man now!
Haha! Your comment about Waters' version of "Time" being like a Leonard Cohen effort was spot on. This was like treacle compared to the original. OMG! When I first heard DSOM over 50 years ago (!!) on a friend's quadraphonic 8 track cartridge player in his car, I immediately got a similar system for mine! I'll never forget the sounds of the song "Money" as the "boom chick a boom" tingle of cash registers and coins swirled in a clockwise direction around the insides of the car. The entire album was AWESOME! (Unfortunately, 8 track cartridges were even worse than cassette tapes for getting chewed up.)
I also encountered this album as a youth in the 70s! But since I know that no original copy has come to harm by the creation of this reflective exercise by a man whose vision was so integral to its creation, I find it hard to find fault with what he has chosen to do here. Nobody is being asked to choose between these versions. In fact, I don't think I would feel like a genuine Floyd fan, or be respecting their memory, if I felt the need to condemn it.
I love it.
Why do this to a classic?
It's like ........Leonardo Da Vinci doing a doodle in the sistine Chaple.🫣
Hey Nick & Lex,
Hoped that your Labor Day Weekend & day was wonderful and you're doing well!! I'm doing well and I saw Black Stone Cherry played the main stage of The 48th Annual Abate Of Kansas Labor Day Bike Rally this past Saturday night and they slayed it and I'd gotten a drumstick from their drummer and I had an amazing afternoon there before the show as well!! And now on the topic of hand, If you're really honest & true about anything in your live then hate isn't a bad word to you and don't never ever apologize for using that word when it's necessary for you to use it!! Just trust me on this one, Guys!! You shouldn't like or love anything just because it's popular with the crowd and that's why I'm still into the stuff that I an intro now and not ashamed of it either!!! As for his redux of the classic?? HATED IT LIKE A BAD EDM RAP POP TRACK!!!!!! Sorry But Sorry!!!!!! Sending you all love & prayers for good health and happiness for the week ahead!! Can't wait to hear from you soon!!
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Although his version is indeed interesting, I also did think it was meandering a bit too long.
It's also interesting about members doing remakes of songs they were involved with, when they were in their bands, like Paul McCartney did with Give My Regards To Broad Street and Steve Hackett did with his two Genesis Revisited albums. Some of it is good, some of it isn't.
I'm a big Pink Floyd fan. But I think in this case that it's quite a tough challenge for one member to remake part of their back catalogue, as all of them have such sonic landscapes.
I'll take Gilmour over Waters any day!!!!! As far as I'm concerned this is re-visionist history!!! I think Waters has taken the left turn at Albuquerque!!!!!! Some of his earlier solo work is pretty interesting, but he's lost me on this one!!!!! I agree with some of the others who have commented "if it's not broke, DON'T fix it!!!!!" I'll pass on this.👎
I know he's 80yrs old, but has he also lost his mind whatever was he thinking of when he recorded this ☹️
i think but i m not sure sounds like slowled its like that the version ?
If you call yourselves “Pink Floyd fans” you should know that you NEED to hear the Dark Side of the Moon in his entirely, and not only one song.
Which we have many times, but this song, as you may know, was released as a single.
@@NicknLex Me refiero a este DSOTM. Cuando lo escuchen completo, de principio a fin, quizás cambien de opinión. Sí, fue lanzado como single y ojalá la sociedad cambie esa mala costumbre de lanzar singles que sólo sacan de contexto una canción (imagínense tratar de hacerse una idea del DSOTM original sólo escuchando On The Run) Los invito a escuchar el REDUX completo, es una muy bonita obra para una mente de 80 años, llena de emociones y experiencias.
Y cuando lo hagan, imaginen a RW sentado en una fogata, con una guitarra, contándole historias de su vida a sus nietos y de vez en cuando cantando una vieja canción de una banda de rock que tuvo hace 40 años…
just a slight correction, Roger Waters does not hate all of the other members of Pink Floyd. He and Nick Mason have always been and remain good friends. He was always closest with Nick.
Don't hate it. It's just a different Time .
Seems to be lacking any energy, as if it was recorded before his morning coffee.
“Rogers depressed breakfast”
the English way, hanging on in desperation, in time things fall away, at the core this is a hard hitting brilliant song, I think it works separate from the original.
Pros And Cons Of Hitchhiking is my favorite Waters solo project but this is just malicious... The idea of re-visiting this album as a man in his eighties is beautiful...
But this is a slap in the face of everyone that is not Roger Waters..... Great comparison with Leonard Cohen,btw
Primero odie el album, ahora siento que cuanto tenga 60 o 70 años me va a hacer llorar, Roger esta en sus 80s, hizo esto asi por algo