Roger Waters live 2017: Not for conservatives

[gabosaurus]

As a family of fanatical Pink Floyd fans, my mom and dad, my daughter and I all made the journey to Staples Center last night to see Roger Waters present his "Us and Them" show. The staging was spectacular and the music was, of course, awesome. A stunning sight and sound experience.
I turned on the local news this morning and there was a story about the large number of people who had the left the show, claiming it was "too political."
Duh... where have you people been? Waters has been writing political songs for 40 years. He might be the most openly anti-Trump musician on the planet. You can't tell me you spent $200 on a ticket expecting Waters to tone down his show. Too bad for you.

[Gunny]

As a family of fanatical Pink Floyd fans, my mom and dad, my daughter and I all made the journey to Staples Center last night to see Roger Waters present his "Us and Them" show. The staging was spectacular and the music was, of course, awesome. A stunning sight and sound experience.
I turned on the local news this morning and there was a story about the large number of people who had the left the show, claiming it was "too political."
Duh... where have you people been? Waters has been writing political songs for 40 years. He might be the most openly anti-Trump musician on the planet. You can't tell me you spent $200 on a ticket expecting Waters to tone down his show. Too bad for you.

Newsflash Gabby: Roger Waters being an idiot megalomaniac doesn't take away from Pink Floyd's value. Just his. As a solo act, you can have the goofball.

[gabosaurus]

Roger Waters wrote and sang many of Pink Floyd's best songs. I have always been more of a David Gilmour fan. Never been interested in Waters' solo work. I went to the show because it is almost entirely Pink Floyd songs.
I'm a liberal, so I enjoyed it. My husband stayed home.

[Gunny]

Roger Waters wrote and sang many of Pink Floyd's best songs. I have always been more of a David Gilmour fan. Never been interested in Waters' solo work. I went to the show because it is almost entirely Pink Floyd songs.
I'm a liberal, so I enjoyed it. My husband stayed home.

"I'm a liberal, so I enjoyed it." Hate to break your heart, but Pink Floyd came out WAY before your brand of "liberalism" did. Being what YOU call a "liberal" means nothing. No real liberals from my day would be party to anything you claim. Us "liberals" back then called people like YOU what you are ... commies.

and we all had long hair, wore bell bottoms and sandals and tanks or tees and had most if not all of Floyd's LPs. And a turntable to play them on.

[Black Diamond]

I wonder if waters really practices what he preaches re politics. Lennon sure didn't.

[Gunny]

I wonder if waters really practices what he preaches re politics. Lennon sure didn't.

Probably about as well as Al Gore whose electric bill alone exceeds most of our mortgages. But HE buys "carbon credits". I'm sure the temperature notices.

[Black Diamond]

Probably about as well as Al Gore whose electric bill alone exceeds most of our mortgages. But HE buys "carbon credits". I'm sure the temperature notices.

I like Lennon a lot better than al gore for some reason.

[Gunny]

I like Lennon a lot better than al gore for some reason.

That's onlt because Gore's still alive.

[jimnyc]

Fantastic music, no doubt about that! I've downloaded some decent songs over the years.

And while a song may have politics in it somehow, at least it's a song, and not like the preaching you here from some of these assholes in between songs as if they know more than all of us, because they're rich and famous.

I'll gladly download some decent stuff I like here and there.

But I wouldn't waste my money going to a show. And you're correct, while I think they're idiots for preaching politics - if you go to a show and then complain, you're also an idiot.

[Gunny]

Fantastic music, no doubt about that! I've downloaded some decent songs over the years.

And while a song may have politics in it somehow, at least it's a song, and not like the preaching you here from some of these assholes in between songs as if they know more than all of us, because they're rich and famous.

I'll gladly download some decent stuff I like here and there.

But I wouldn't waste my money going to a show. And you're correct, while I think they're idiots for preaching politics - if you go to a show and then complain, you're also an idiot.

Let's be clear here. Pink Floyd is stoner music. Always has been. Why Gabby thinks it's leftwingnut music beats me. I guess you had to not be around to not get it.

[jimnyc]

Let's be clear here. Pink Floyd is stoner music. Always has been. Why Gabby thinks it's leftwingnut music beats me. I guess you had to not be around to not get it.

Oh I know that, been listening to them since the early 80's. I think of just ONE song, "shine on you crazy diamond", and it instantly invokes some crazy memories of the late 80's early 90's and some fun times!

[Gunny]

Oh I know that, been listening to them since the early 80's. I think of just ONE song, "shine on you crazy diamond", and it instantly invokes some crazy memories of the late 80's early 90's and some fun times!

"Time"

[SassyLady]

Oh I know that, been listening to them since the early 80's. I think of just ONE song, "shine on you crazy diamond", and it instantly invokes some crazy memories of the late 80's early 90's and some fun times!

"Another Brick In The Wall"

[Neo]

"Another Brick In The Wall"

Steve Dahl; Another Kid In The Crawl(space) (formerly of WLS AM/CHICAGO)



Ms Gabby...it's a parady, don't let your head explode over it...and it's like 30 years old..

[Neo]

Steve Dahl; Another Kid In The Crawl(space) (formerly of WLS AM/CHICAGO)



Ms Gabby...it's a parady, don't let your head explode over it...and it's like 30 years old..

"Ayatollah" [1979] by "Steve Dahl & Teenage Radiation"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inQiIkz7J5Y