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From: smith@harvard.ARPA (Elizabeth Smith)
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Subject: Re: "See Roger Play" (Waters tour '84)
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Date: Sun, 4-Nov-84 17:43:11 EST
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Posted: Sun Nov  4 17:43:11 1984
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> 
> 	I just bought an album called "See Roger Play", which was a
> 	live performance of Roger Waters' (of the Pink Floyd) 1984
> 	concert tour.  Unfortunately, Roger never traveled on the west
> 	coast, so I never had a chance to see him, but now I finally
> 	have a chance to hear him.
> 
> 	I was wondering -- has anybody out there seen him in concert
> 	this year? I am really curious about how well he and his band
> 	performed, etc.  I wasn't around to read the net news after his
> 	concert, so I never found out.  I noticed that he played some
> 	real old Floyd numbers, like "Set the Controls for the Heart of
> 	the Sun", some off "The Final Cut", and some off "The Wall".  I
> 	didn't really like his new solo album, but now that I know that
> 	he played other stuff, I feel I missed out on something good.
> 	Oh well.
> 
> 
> 			Victor Romano.
> 
> ------------------------------------
> ... and then one day: Hooray!  Another way for
> gnomes to say "Oh, me!".
> 				-The Screaming Abdabs.


I saw Roger Waters on his "Pros and Cons" tour, and it was the best show I've
seen since Pink Floyd "The Wall" in N.Y. some years back. The musicians were
great, the sound system was unbeatable (many speakers hung around the room too),
the "set" and the technical effects were incredible. I also saw David 
Gilmour this year and while that was excellent too, they were very different 
types of shows. Roger Waters (like the Floyd show) was a theatrical performance
more than a concert. At the show I saw, they did miscellaneous old stuff the
first set and went on to "The Pros and Cons" after the break. In typical Roger
Waters style they didn't interrupt their playing to introduce themselves or talk
to the audience - it wouldn't have been appropriate. I reccomend seeing him in
concert to anyone who has even a remote interest, it will be an experience you
won't forget.

                    
                               Liz Smith