Roger Waters - In the Flesh (Live)

Rating:
Summary: pomp and no circumstance.
Review: I wonder if it's ever occurred to Roger Waters that for all of his carping about how the concert milieu has diminished the performer's ability to communicate directly with the audience, he plays right into that stereotype of "big, bigger, biggest" and has since THE WALL. What is so freaking "direct" about all of this stage puffery on display in this video? What, Rog, too scared to find out that if you stripped all of it away, people would find out you had nothing to say?

On it's own terms, IN THE FLESH LIVE makes for a decent enough rock concert spectacle, but, please Roger, spare me the sanctimonious garbonzo about audiences being "amused to death." Want to communicate directly? How about showing up with just a guitar and see waht happens? Until that time, welcome to the machine!

Rating:
Summary: Breathe Deep- Breathtaking Performance
Review: This is an excellent video. The excitement and power came shining through loud and clear. Roger certainly has assembled a top notch band of musicians for this performance. I felt the same way about "The Wall-Live in Berlin," which has left me with the opinion that Roger was without a doubt the driving force behind the great ensemble that we know as Pink Floyd. I have written a review of David Gilmour's live video and there is simply no comparison as David came across as very dull and boring, there wasn't a trace of enthusiasm in his video whereas Roger breathes new life into this material with every ensemble I have seen him perform with. Breathe deep.............and enjoy a thoroughly entertaining video.......but remember to just breathe deep or else this video has the potential to take your breath away. It had me riveted to my seat the entire time, excellent work!

Rating:
Summary: A truly great show
Review: This DVD collects a show Roger did in Portland Oregon, in 2000.
The setlist:

1. In The Flesh (4:41)
2. Another Brick In The Wall (7:27)
3. Mother (5:36)
4. Get Your Filthy Hands Of My Desert/Southampton Dock (3:11)
5. Pigs On The Wing (1:18)
6. Dogs (16:26)
7. Welcome To The Machine (6:57)
8. Wish You Were Here (4:54)
9. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (14:20)
10. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun (7:15)
11. Breathe (3:22)
12. Time (6:24)
13. Money (6:11)
14. Every Stranger's Eyes (5:19)
15. The Bravery Of Being Out Of Range (5:05)
16. Perfect Sense (7:06)
17. It's A Miracle (8:30)
18. Amused To Death (9:24)
19. Brain Damage/Eclipse (5:50)
20. Comfortably Numb (8:10)
21. Each Small Candle (8:17)


Though the soul of the original Floyd might not be here, Roger has an excellent backing band, and he gives them a chance to flex their muscles. It takes four guitarists and two keyboardists to do the parts originated by David Gilmour and Richard Wright. And in another surprise, Roger doesn't sing the parts originally sung by David and Rick, guitarist Doyle Bramhall and keyboardist Jon Carin handle those passages. The live versions are almost all improvements, especially Mother(where a female singer does the Mother's voice) and Welcome To The Machine(which now has a more solid rythm section). There's even a degree of showmanship; during a long keyboard solo on Dogs, Roger and his guitarists reacreate the classic "Dog's Playing Poker" painting. The album that's best represented on this show would be Wish You Were Here, with all but one song covered, followed by Dark Side Of The Moon. But we also get the early gem from A Saucerful Of Secrets, and some of Roger's solo material, including a new song, Each Small Candle. There's also an option that some will like and some will not: an option to see the song lyrics as subtitles. This is a default feature, so if you don't want the subtitles, you must go to special features and fix it before you play the show. Now if you'll excuse me, I think I'll go watch this yet again.

Rating:
Summary: The cd is worth it, too
Review: The song selection, sound and video quality is really good. I recommend the cd release, also. Amazing how it sounds too close to perfect for being a live show, wish I saw the tour. Backed by some of the best, Roger puts on one hell of a show. Some extras including back stage footage, and the rehearsal at a small theater in West Hampton.

Rating:
Summary: Truly Fantastic Concert
Review: I was lucky enough to be able to attend this tour 3 times in a 2 week period. and even though it was the exact same concert each time, it blew me away.

The DVD does not dissapoint in the least. The sound quality is excellent and the video is produced simply but wonderfully. Often times, concert videos produced today change camera angles every couple of seconds, giving the viewer a headache. This focuses on the correct soloists and singers and does nothing to distract from the music itself.

Dogs live is mind blowing, both in concert and on the DVD.
Water's solo material fits in very well with the classic catalog of Pink Floyd's music.

A pleasure to watch an icon of Water's stature on stage as often as I would like.


Rating:
Summary: A Very Good Lesson For Any Musician...Terrible DVD...
Review: This is a very sad DVD, because Roger Waters was once a musical genious and his downfall does not make any less of his previous accomplishments. The only reason i gave this DVD a 2 instead of a 1 is because its worth seeing to learn a very valuable lesson, but the actual performance is sickeningly aweful. Roger Waters has really lost his mind, he considers himself to be some kind of untouchable GOD in this DVD, he is more of a Las Vegas Seigfried & Roy theatrical performance, than a musician, just like every other gutless pop hit in todays music industry. If you cant pick this up from the intro and the performance itself (i love his hair flick ever time he hits an important note, lol) then check out the behind the scenes feature, which is more of an "undercover with a corrupted musician" and you will see what i mean. Its actually rather sad and disgusting, but a very valuable lesson for any quality musician.

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Summary: "IT'S A MIRACLE!!!"
Review: "It's a miracle!" By the the time you get to that song on this DVD that's what you'll be saying! First of all it's a miracle that this DVD only cost about 12 bucks! The CD of the same concert cost more than 22 bucks! Second it's a miracle that Roger Waters is creating music that is just as good if not better than Pink Foyd! In my opinion Pink Floyd should have been called "The Roger Waters Band." His albums "Amused to Death" / "Pro's and Con's of Hitchhiking" and "Radio KAOS" could have easily been Pink Floyd classics if they had been created back in the day! I think the group must have been holding him back and it was only his determination that produced such gems as "Dark Side of the Moon" / "The Wall" and "Final Cut." Trust me on this: this DVD is worth much more than what they are asking for it. If this DVD was not available for 12 bucks, I would buy the CD for 22 bucks and still be very happy!!!