Roger Waters
Sunday 6/11/00 - Starplex Amphitheater - Dallas, TX
Monday 7/3/00 - Fiddler's Green - Denver, COI literally grew up on Pink Floyd as their songs continually flowed through the wall between my older brother's room and my room all through the '70s. I've always considered that the greatest gift from my brother, now deceased, a general love of music and a strong emotional attachment to these songs in particular. So, this show was a really big one for me on a very personal level. I've never seen Pink Floyd or Waters live and I doubt Floyd will ever tour again, so this is probably my last chance. Both shows started a little after 8 pm and ended over 3 hours later.
The first set was nothing but classic Floyd:
In the Flesh?
The Happiest Days of Our Lives
Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)
Mother
Get Your Filthy Hands off My Desert
Southampton Dock
Pigs on the Wing (Part 1)
Dogs
Welcome to the Machine
Wish You Were Here
Shine On You Crazy DiamondA dream come true let me tell you. The second set included at least 1/2 of Water's last solo record "Amused to Death" and more classic Floyd:
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
Breathe
Time
Money
Every Stranger's Eyes
What God Wants (Part 1)
Perfect Sense (Part 1)
Perfect Sense (Part 2)
The Bravery of Being out of Range
It's a Miracle
Amused to Death
Brain Damage
Eclipse
Comfortably NumbThe encore was the really good new song Each Small Candle, ending the show with the lights being killed and Water's holding a lit lighter overhead ...
The band is a 9 piece:
Roger Waters - vocals, bass, electric and acoustic guitars
Andy Fairweather Low - guitar, bass
Doyle Bramhall II - guitar and vocals
Snowy White - guitar
Jon Carin - keyboards, lap steel, guitar, vocals
Andy Wallace - keyboards
Graham Broad - drums
PP Arnold, Katie Kissoon, Susannah Melvoin - backing vocalsDoyle Bramhall II essentially took the place of Dave Gilmour on lead electric guitar and vocals and Jon Carin (also on Floyd's "Pulse" tour) was all purpose man on keyboards, lap steel, guitar and vocals. He essentially did "Dogs" by himself. They were great ... I really feel like I saw Pink Floyd with this band. The visual side of the show was no where near as complex as Floyd's "Pulse" tour but was still rewarding with projections for each song on the back wall. I especially appreciated Waters dedication to Syd Barret (at the Dallas show) before Shine On You Crazy Diamond and the various shots of Syd that accompanied the song. The sound was incredible as Waters plays in Quadraphonic Sound with extra speakers installed at the back of the theater to create a full stereo and 3D effect. I love Water's sense of humor ... a table, lamp and TV set were set up at the back of the stage and various band members congregated there to play cards, drink and watch TV when not needed during songs. Waters sounded fine despite his 56 years and not being on a tour in 12 years. Both shows were an emotionally intense experience and I'll never forget them ...