Roger Waters at Desert Trip, October 9, 2016 in Indio, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Desert Trip)
A fourth song, “Wait For Her,” has been released by Roger Waters from his first rock album in 25 years, Is This The Life We Really Want?.
Waters released a first song, “Smell the Roses,” on April 21. He shared a second track, “Déjà Vu,” on May 8. On May 19, he delivered a music video for “The Last Refugee.” (Watch or hear all four songs below.)
The album, released June 2, is available here, and was released globally on Pink Floyd’s longtime label Columbia Records.
Waters launched his North American Us + Them Tour in Kansas City, MO on May 26. The tour runs through October 28, concluding in Vancouver, BC. Tickets are available here and here.
Listen to “Smell the Roses”…
Is This The Life We Really Want? was produced and mixed by Nigel Godrich (Radiohead, Paul McCartney, Beck, U2) and includes 12 new Waters songs.
The musicians on Is This The Life We Really Want? are: Waters (vocals, acoustic, bass), Godrich (arrangement, sound collages, keyboards, guitar), Gus Seyffert (bass, guitar, keyboards), Jonathan Wilson (guitar, keyboards), Joey Waronker (drums), Roger Manning (keyboards), Lee Pardini (keyboards), and Lucius (vocals) with Jessica Wolfe and Holly Proctor.
Is This The Life We Really Want? Tracklist
When We Were Young
Déjà Vu
The Last Refugee
Picture That
Broken Bones
Is This The Life We Really Want?
Bird In A Gale
The Most Beautiful Girl
Smell The Roses
Wait For Her
Oceans Apart
Part of Me Died
Listen to “Déjà Vu”…
The lyrics for ‘Wait for Her’ were written by Roger Waters and inspired by an English translation by an unknown author of “Lesson from the Kama Sutra (Wait for Her),” by Mahmoud Darwish.
Watch the music video for “Wait for Her”
Watch a short by Waters and Sean Evans for “The Last Refugee”
The tour features a spectacular screen backdrop to showcase a variety of images; not surprisingly, many of them are political. The repertoire focuses on songs from the Pink Floyd albums: The Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall, Animals and Wish You Were Here. In its review, Best Classic Bands wrote: “Us + Them audiences–and we suspect they will be left-leaning–are in for a treat.”
Roger Waters Us + Them North American Tour 2017 (Tickets are available here and here)
July 20 – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena
July 22 – Chicago, IL – United Center
July 23 – Chicago, IL – United Center
July 26 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
July 28 – Chicago, IL – United Center
July 29 – Milwaukee, WI – Bradley Center
August 2 – Detroit, MI – The Palace of Auburn Hills
August 4 – Washington, DC – Verizon Center
August 5 – Washington, DC – Verizon Center
August 8 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
August 9 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
August 11 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
August 13 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
September 7 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
September 9 – Buffalo, NY – KeyBank Center
September 11 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
September 12 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
September 15 – Uniondale, NY – Nassau Coliseum
September 16 – Uniondale, NY – Nassau Coliseum
September 19 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
September 21 – Cleveland, OH – Quicken Loand Arena
September 23 – Albany, NY – Times Union Center
September 24 – Hartford, CT – XL Center
September 27 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
September 28 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
October 2 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
October 3 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
October 6 – Quebec City, QC – Videotron Centre
October 7 – Quebec City, QC – Videotron Centre
October 10 – Ottawa, ON – Canadian Tire Centre
October 13 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
October 16 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
October 17 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
October 22 – Winnipeg, MT – MTS Center
October 24 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
October 25 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
October 28 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
October 29 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
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Scored 2 free rsvps to see Roger Waters Sunday at the meadowlands for the dress rehearsal. I was always more a Gilmour fan but definitely looking forward to seeing and hearing what he’s got in store for the tour. Last time I saw him was ages ago when he went out with Clapton on gtr and Phil Collins on drums if I remember correctly. Even that didn’t compare to Floyd without him but hopefully this one will be more exciting. Really psyched to hear tunes off Animals and Wish you were here.