with my son and it was AMAZING! Here's the review:

Waters plays with passion, purpose

By Mark Brown

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Roger Waters' solo tours have always brought everything to the table - visuals, politics, passion and, of course, his classic Pink Floyd catalog.

But in his first Denver appearance in nearly eight years, he found a crowd hungry for a connection. Waters himself acknowledges a greater bond with the music after the one-off Pink Floyd reunion at Live 8.

Waters' work, solo and with Pink Floyd, has always carried a strong anti-war streak, from the classic Us and Them to his latter-day protest song Leaving Beirut.

It all came together at the Pepsi Center Wednesday night. With the promise of the entirety of the Dark Side of the Moon album, the crowd was expectant. That, however, was for the second half of the show.

For the first half Waters put together a powerful, seamless blend of Floyd classics and his own solo work, making political and societal statements that have been his ongoing lyrical theme for decades.

The effects were stunning, with films running in the background, confetti, pyro, strobes, a pristine surround- sound system tha****ers' people used to stunning effect, and, of course, the flying pig.

The first set started a little slowly, with a version of Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun that didn't catch fire. Bu****ers and his band (with Jon Carin handling many of the vocals for the absent Dave Gilmour, and Dave Kilminster the guitar parts) then reeled off a stunning run of songs, including Floyd's Have a Cigar, Wish You Were Here and The Fletcher Memorial Home, followed by Waters' Perfect Sense and Leaving Beirut. The anti-Bush politics of those songs (and the strong images flashed on the screen) were sharp and pointed, but what once go****ers booed drew loud cheers.

Ending the first set with Sheep made, well, perfect sense. It was then that the pig made its appearance, scrawled with slogans such as "Torture shames us all."

That blast of music, however, was just the warm-up. From the first drum heartbeats of Dark Side, the crowd lost it. The surround sound was used again to stunning effect with perhaps the cleanest sound ever at the arena.

Even the best full albums can be a bit daunting, but not this time. Despite being recreated in a note-perfect arrangement, Dark Side sounded like anything but a recital, with the band feeding off the crowd's insanity (and an explosive, rapturous applause for the burst of alarm clocks in Time).

As Waters has noted, Dark Side's themes of alienation, the individual's role in society, war, madness and redemption remain touching and timeless. Fans sang, cheered, remembered and looked forward. Few pieces of work have that power.

 

Roger Waters

* When: Wednesday night

* Where: Pepsi Center

* Grade: A

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I have been a Pink Floyd fan for years now , I love almost all of their stuff . Some of their early stuff WAS  a bit out there for me . I guess  you have to be in the right SPACE  To really enjoy their early stuff. But all in all they are great , classic , timeless ( love em  )  I would bet it was a really fun time . And the contact high was fun too LOL  Aaaa the old days ( don't eat the brown acid MAN ) Best wishes  Nick 

Hey NIck, The concert was superb even without any mind altering substances. Not needed since the visual effect and music put you in the same space anyway.  At times, it seemed like sensory overload so I'd just close my eyes and listen to the music. These guys are brilliant musicians. Before singing Leaving Beruit, Roger Waters mentioned Afganastan and I immediately thought of your future adventure! My son told me it was his best concert ever and he's been to a bunch of them. I guess the younger kids these days are going "retro" with their music and finding out how great the music was "back in the day." Anywho, click on the pictures in my original post and there are 30 or so pictures from the concert. AWESOME CONCERT.....top five for me. Boner

Sounds like a great show. The band below just came to San Antonio last fall. Everyone was shocked as to how good they were. Next best thing to Pink Floyd. If you are a Floyd fan I am sure you would enjoy them. http://www.aussiefloyd.com/

Pink Floyd??  I am afraid that we are going to have to request a urine sample from you guys  Actually, I saw him last summer.  It was the first time that I attempted to drink heavily after surgery.  I ended up getting lost after leaving my wife in the  stands to go **** (get more booze  ).  Not being able to find her, and forgetting that we had earlier determined a "meeting up spot" should this type of mishap occur, I spent the greater part of the concert laying on the cold asphalt next to our friends car... waiting for their return. I could still hear the music from my vantage point, so that was good. Listening to guys unload gallons of splashing **** between cars nearby kind of detracted from the ambiance, however.

Great story......I think my son and I saw a few of your "horizontal twin brothers" at the concert.  Roger Waters is this side of looneyville but he is one talented man! What a great show and to be able to share it with my son made it even more special.