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This is by far the best solo album of the author, a concept album based on a book by Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death, that decrypts the habits of an ultra-media society, it's Amused to Death Roger Waters, aeuvre both terribly modern while lying in a great tradition to which it honors, first installment in a wad truth.
As often with Waters, a boy held by his obsessions, developing the concept of the album began long before its release, during the creation of his previous album, in fact, the controversial but recommended Radio KAOS In fact, the album dangerous decadence of Western society (capitalism, war, media, contempt for others, etc.), dark aeuvre therefore, we usually taciturn with the Waters, Amused to Death is not exactly the kind of album we advise to chronic depression. Although the music, often pierced with irreplaceable beauty, tempers the darkness of matter. Because composition side, Roger has exceeded! From the introductory The Ballad of Bill Hubbard, a beautiful song atmosphere with a powerful recitative and moving strings, it is taken by a creative whirlwind that will not fail, modern and classic progressive rock at a time, of his time in the sound but still heir to the golden era (the 70s!) in the way. Subsequently, between epic rock (What God Wants Part I, The Bravery of Being Out of Range), and nuanced compositions (Watching TV with the vocal contribution of Don Henley Eagles, It's a Miracle and the magic of the old moog colleague of Madonna, Patrick Leonard, ethereal Three Wishes or a masterly conclusion Amused to Death), is a perfect musical panorama for those who appreciate its exploratory and melodic rock.
With a line-up "all-star" come to contribute more to show that (Jeff Beck, Luis Conte, Steve Lukather, Jeff Porcaro, Don Henley, etc.), a production absolutely perfect, rich texturing moult field-recordings, clear and precise, and therefore a compositional assembly constituting the undeniable pinnacle of the career of Roger Waters solo, Amused to Death, almost the equal of the best hours of his former band, ie!, is a album more than recommended, mandatory!

1. The Ballad of Bill Hubbard 4:19
2. What God Wants, Part I 6:00
3. Perfect Sense, Part I 4:16
4. Perfect Sense, Part II 2:50
5. The Bravery of Being Out of Range 4:43
6. Late Home Tonight, Part I 4:00
7. Late Home Tonight, Part II 2:13
8. Too Much Rope 5:47
9. What God Wants, Part II 3:41
10. What God Wants, Part III 4:08
11. Watching TV 6:07
12. Three Wishes 6:50
13. It's a Miracle 8:30
14. Amused to Death 9:06

Roger Waters - vocals (all tracks except 1), bass guitar (tracks 2 and 13), synthesisers (tracks 2 and 4), guitar (tracks 5, 11 and 14)
Patrick Leonard - keyboards (all tracks except 6 and 7), percussion programming (track 1), choir arrangement (tracks 2, 9-11 and 13), vocals (track 4), acoustic piano (tracks 11 and 13), Hammond organ (track 5), synthesisers (tracks 5 and 13)
Jeff Beck - guitar (tracks 1, 2, 10-14)
Randy Jackson - bass guitar (tracks 2 and 9)
Graham Broad - drums (all tracks except 1, 5, 11 and 13), percussion (tracks 6 and 7)
Luis Conte - percussion (all tracks except 2, 5, 9, 11, 13 and 14)
Geoff Whitehorn - guitar (tracks 2, 8, 10 and 14)
Andy Fairweather Low - guitar (tracks 2, 6-9, 11 and 12), vocals (tracks 6 and 7)
Tim Pierce - guitar (tracks 2, 5, 9 and 12)
BJ Cole - guitar (tracks 3 and 4)
Steve Lukather - guitar (tracks 3, 4 and 8)
Rick DiFonso - guitar (tracks 3 and 4)
Bruce Gaitsch - guitar (tracks 3 and 4)
James Johnson - bass (all except tracks 1, 2, 5, 9 and 11)
Brian Macleod - snare (tracks 3 and 4), hi-hat (tracks 3 and 4)
John Pierce - bass guitar (track 5)
Denny Fongheiser - drums (track 5)
Steve Sidwell - trumpet (tracks 6 and 7)
John Patitucci - bass guitar (track 11)
Guo Yi & the Peking Brothers - dulcimer, lute, zhen, oboe, bass (track 11)
John "Rabbit" Bundrick - Hammond organ (track 12)
Jeff Porcaro - drums (track 13)
Marv Albert - vocals (track 4)
Katie Kissoon - vocals (tracks 2, 8, 9, 12 and 14)
Doreen Chanter - vocals (tracks 2, 8, 9, 12 and 14)
N'Dea Davenport - vocals (track 2)
Natalie Jackson - vocals (tracks 2 and 5)
PP Arnold - vocals (tracks 2, 3, 4 and 10)
Lynn Fiddmont-Linsey - vocals (track 5)
Jessica Leonard - vocals (track 8)
Leonard Jordan - vocals (track 8)
Don Henley - vocals (track 11)
Jon Joyce - vocals (track 13)
Stan Farber - vocals (track 13)
Jim Haas - vocals (track 13)
Rita Coolidge - vocals (track 14)
Alf Razzell - vocals (tracks 1 and 14)