Roger Waters returns to North America this summer

MonumentBeach · Post by **MonumentBeach** » February 14, 2007 7:06 pm

I saw this tour last fall and as was discussed, it was unbelievable. He's bringing it back for another round this summer.

While it'll be awesome to see Roger again, I'm still holding out hope for a full-scale Floyd reunion!

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/art ... 1003545589

jonesbeach10 · Post by **jonesbeach10** » February 14, 2007 8:23 pm

MonumentBeach wrote:I saw this tour last fall and as was discussed, it was unbelievable. He's bringing it back for another round this summer.

While it'll be awesome to see Roger again, I'm still holding out hope for a full-scale Floyd reunion!

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/art ... 1003545589

Reunions do seem to be trendy now, don't they?

I read in USA Today something that Crowded House would be touring this summer.

Lightning Bolt · Post by **Lightning Bolt** » February 14, 2007 9:11 pm

Roger Waters... cool!

Crowded House.... eh

..who else could possibly put together a reunion.....?

uhhhh ....NOOOOOOO!! GAWWWWD..... NOOOOOOO!!!!!!:o

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » February 15, 2007 9:18 am

Waters will be doing "Dark Side Of the Moon" in its entirety this time around....

Havaña Dreamer · Post by **Havaña Dreamer** » February 15, 2007 9:23 am

Everybody is entitled to their political belief.
BUT...
Performers should learn to keep THEIR politics out of their shows. People pay good money to see them perform and do their job, not hear about their political views. Rally's, Fundraisers, commercials... no problem to each their own.

Jimmy does a fine job of this.... Roger Waters does not, neither does Barbara and Im sure many more...

Sorry, I'm stepping down off of my soapbox.

That aside I have always liked Roger Waters.

pirate676 · Post by **pirate676** » February 15, 2007 12:18 pm

Count me in for the Omaha show. Seeing all of Floyd is on my "list" before I die. Not sure if I'll ever get to cross that one off. Australian Floyd is pretty good though.

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » February 15, 2007 12:20 pm

Having seen Floyd a couple of times, and being a huge fan for the last 20+ years, I have to say, in the Gilmour/Waters debate, I will ALWAYS prefer Gilmour, but Waters is a fabulous musician. He just came with an ego to match.

I've always said, Pink Floyd broke up over religious differences.

Roger Waters thought he was God.
David Gilmour and the others disagreed.

Tiki Torches · Post by **Tiki Torches** » February 15, 2007 3:39 pm

Havaña Dreamer wrote:Everybody is entitled to their political belief.
BUT...
Performers should learn to keep THEIR politics out of their shows.

I hope performers, no matter their political affliation, continue to voice their beliefs at their concerts whenever and however they can.

Havaña Dreamer · Post by **Havaña Dreamer** » February 15, 2007 3:44 pm

Tiki Torches wrote:
Havaña Dreamer wrote:Everybody is entitled to their political belief.
BUT...
Performers should learn to keep THEIR politics out of their shows.
I hope performers, no matter their political affliation, continue to voice their beliefs at their concerts whenever and however they can.

You must like politics more then I do.

If I want politics I know how to find it.... So if I am paying for entertainment that is NOT billed as political I dont want the politics, no matter what their affiliation.

Tiki Torches · Post by **Tiki Torches** » February 15, 2007 3:48 pm

Havaña Dreamer wrote:
Tiki Torches wrote:
Havaña Dreamer wrote:Everybody is entitled to their political belief.
BUT...
Performers should learn to keep THEIR politics out of their shows.
I hope performers, no matter their political affliation, continue to voice their beliefs at their concerts whenever and however they can.
You must like politics more then I do.

If I want politics I know how to find it.... So if I am paying for entertainment that is NOT billed as political I dont want the politics, no matter what their affiliation.

"Free" speech works both ways. You may have the right to express your desire that music concerts be free of any political views but the performers also have the right to express their political views. To have it any other way would be to surpress their right to express their political views. There's also this little thing called "folk" music that's been going on for quite some time now...

Havaña Dreamer · Post by **Havaña Dreamer** » February 15, 2007 4:18 pm

Tiki Torches wrote:
Havaña Dreamer wrote:
Tiki Torches wrote:
Havaña Dreamer wrote:Everybody is entitled to their political belief.
BUT...
Performers should learn to keep THEIR politics out of their shows.
I hope performers, no matter their political affliation, continue to voice their beliefs at their concerts whenever and however they can.
You must like politics more then I do.

If I want politics I know how to find it.... So if I am paying for entertainment that is NOT billed as political I dont want the politics, no matter what their affiliation.
"Free" speech works both ways. You may have the right to express your desire that music concerts be free of any political views but the performers also have the right to express their political views. To have it any other way would be to surpress their right to express their political views. There's also this little thing called "folk" music that's been going on for quite some time now...

Folk music is not the same really... its already out there. You already know what you are getting before you buy a ticket to a show. Either you already like it or not.

Regardless... so what you are saying is you would be OK if you paid $$$ to go a play or a sporting event and at every other break you got to hear an athletes or actors political views, regardless if its local or national politics.

I can see your point if a concert was free. Or if its billed as a political event. Or even if its billed as a concert w/ political views, LOL

You know what your getting going in....

How about if you went to Disney World and every line you had to wait in had a Disney/ABC star talking about their politics or political announcements over the PA system in the parks. You would be OK w/ this? I dont think most people would.... thats why it doesn't happen.

This really isn't worth arguing over... You believe entertainers have a right to charge us to hear their political views, I personally feel its in bad taste to mix politics with work unless of course you are a politician.

Lightning Bolt · Post by **Lightning Bolt** » February 15, 2007 4:21 pm

This debate can be carried, very conveniently too, over to the "Dixie Chicks ...Free Speech" thread.

That would get it off the "Who's Anna Nicole's baby's father's favorite folk musician" jag that it's drifting into...

Tiki Torches · Post by **Tiki Torches** » February 15, 2007 4:23 pm

I believe it's a performer's right to express their beliefs (political or otherwise) at their concerts. To suppress their right to do so isn't "free" speech as you can't have it both ways.

Sidew13 · Post by **Sidew13** » February 15, 2007 4:34 pm

CaptainP wrote:I've always said, Pink Floyd broke up over religious differences.

Roger Waters thought he was God.
David Gilmour and the others disagreed.

sadly, your right

still wish they could get back together

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » February 15, 2007 4:45 pm

Let me throw this out to the crowd. If anyone here decided it was acceptable to start strolling through their place of business giving political speeches on company time instead of doing what you get paid to do, how long would you keep your job? The only difference between you doing that and a performer doing it during a concert (his job) is you don't have a public forum in which to spout off.

7lords · Post by **7lords** » February 15, 2007 4:45 pm

jonesbeach10 wrote: I read in USA Today something that Crowded House would be touring this summer.

It would be difficult to have a true reunion since Paul Hester took his own life.

7lords · Post by **7lords** » February 15, 2007 4:49 pm

CaptainP wrote:Having seen Floyd a couple of times, and being a huge fan for the last 20+ years, I have to say, in the Gilmour/Waters debate, I will ALWAYS prefer Gilmour, but Waters is a fabulous musician. He just came with an ego to match.

I've always said, Pink Floyd broke up over religious differences.

Roger Waters thought he was God.
David Gilmour and the others disagreed.

I agree - saw them at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison in 1988 and loved it.

Havaña Dreamer · Post by **Havaña Dreamer** » February 15, 2007 4:55 pm

LIPH wrote:Let me throw this out to the crowd. If anyone here decided it was acceptable to start strolling through their place of business giving political speeches on company time instead of doing what you get paid to do, how long would you keep your job? The only difference between you doing that and a performer doing it during a concert (his job) is you don't have a public forum in which to spout off.

Thats what Im talking about!
Thank You.

Tiki Torches · Post by **Tiki Torches** » February 15, 2007 4:58 pm

LIPH wrote:Let me throw this out to the crowd. If anyone here decided it was acceptable to start strolling through their place of business giving political speeches on company time instead of doing what you get paid to do, how long would you keep your job? The only difference between you doing that and a performer doing it during a concert (his job) is you don't have a public forum in which to spout off.

Except nowhere is it written that a musician is getting paid to play music only. Concerts are their platform to do whatever they please and has been thus for time immortal.

Havaña Dreamer · Post by **Havaña Dreamer** » February 15, 2007 5:13 pm

ROTFLMAO!!!!!
Wow, I just dropped in on the CHICKS thread... you guys are at it hard over there.

TT, If your cool w/ paying to hear an entertainers politics, good for you.
Please let me know how you like Disney Political World, LOL

I think LIPH's comments puts it in perfect perspective.

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