Now even more applicable to current times than its creation era
Features new Stereo & 5.1 Surround remixes by James Guthrie
Mastered from the original analog tapes to high-resolution digital by James Guthrie and Joel Plante
"This is the third solo studio album, released in 1992, by the former Pink Floyd bassist/vocalist. Waters told the BBC in an interview in 2013 that it should be regarded as the third part of a sequence with Dark Side Of The Moon and The Wall, but that is wishful thinking in the extreme. Then again, Waters' character is not under discussion"... (I) must comment on the sublime sound, which is, after all, the point of the 2015 remastering. Alas, stellar guests aside, this is essentially for Floyd fanatics and audiophiles, who won't be disappointed. Dig out your best 'phones to savour the use of Q sound." — Sound Quality = 90% - Ken Kessler, HiFi News, July 2016
Congratulations! From the 58th Annual Grammy Awards goes the trophy to the team of James Guthrie and Joel Plante for Best Surround Sound Album for the 2015 reissue of Roger Waters' 'Amused To Death.' James Guthrie, surround mix engineer; James Guthrie & Joel Plante, surround mastering engineers; James Guthrie, surround producer (Roger Waters).
An unblinking look at an entertainment-obsessed society, Amused to Death addresses issues that have only grown in complexity and urgency over the past two decades. With Amused to Death, Roger Waters sounded the alarm about a society increasingly — and unthinkingly — in thrall to its television screens. Twenty-three years later, Amused to Death speaks to our present moment in ways that could scarcely have been anticipated two decades ago. In 2015, television is just one option in an endless array of distractions available to us anytime, anywhere, courtesy of our laptops, tablets and smartphones. With eyes glued to our screens, the dilemmas and injustices of the real world can easily recede from view.
The 2015 SACD edition of Amused to Death features a new 5.1 surround remix of the album completed by longtime Roger Waters / Pink Floyd collaborator and co-producer, James Guthrie. The art has been updated for 2015 by Sean Evans, the creative director of Waters' 2010-2013 "The Wall Live" tour and movie.
Tracklist:
1 The Ballad Of Bill Hubbard 4:19
2 What God Wants, Part I 6:00
3 Perfect Sense, Part I 4:15
4 Perfect Sense, Part II 2:50
5 The Bravery Of Being Out Of Range 4:45
6 Late Home Tonight, Part I 4:00
7 Late Home Tonight, Part II 2:12
8 Too Much Rope 5:47
9 What God Wants, Part II 3:39
10 What God Wants, Part III 4:08
11 Watching TV 6:06
12 Thee Wishes 6:50
13 It's A Miracle 8:30
14 Amused To Death 9:12
Recording information:
Title: Amused To Death
Artist: Roger Waters
Genre: Pop-Rock
Media: 1x Hybrid SACD Multichannel , Limited, Remastered, . Playable on SACD player or standard CD player. Pressed in Austria.
Label: Analogue Productions
Cat#: CAPP-468761-SA
Released: 24.6.2015 in US
Original release: 1992 by Columbia CK 47127
EAN: 0887654788429
Discogs rel.#: 7307234
