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Roger Waters album nominated for Grammy

Posted November 29, 2017 by Floydian Slip

Roger Waters‘s “Is This the Life We Really Want?” has earned a Grammy nomination.

The album’s in the running to win “Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.”

It was engineered by Nigel Godrich, Sam Petts-Davies and Darrell Thorp. Bob Ludwig acted as mastering engineer.

Other albums nominated in that category are “Every Where Is Some Where,” K. Flay; “Natural Conclusion,” Rose Cousins; “No Shape,” Perfume Genius; and “24K Magic,” Bruno Mars.

The Grammys will be held Jan. 28 at New York City’s Madison Square Garden.

Addendum (Posted Jan. 30, 2018): The Grammy went to “24K Magic,” Bruno Mars.

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Two more Pink Floyd reissues coming to vinyl

Posted October 10, 2017 by Floydian Slip

On Nov. 17, Pink Floyd Records will reissue on vinyl the albums “A Collection of Great Dance Songs” (1981) and “Delicate Sound of Thunder” (1988).

This will be the first time those albums have been available on LP for more than 20 years. They’ll be the band’s first “best of” and live albums to be remastered on vinyl.

Over the past two years, Floyd has released its entire studio collection as stereo remasters on heavyweight 180g vinyl. All have been mastered from original analogue studio tapes with original album artwork.

“A Collection of Great Dance Songs’” was certified double platinum by the RIAA in 2001. A compilation of previously released tracks, it also contains a complete re-recording of “Money” recorded almost entirely by David Gilmour alone.

“Delicate Sound Of Thunder” was recorded live over five nights in August 1988 at Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, N.Y. It went on to become the first rock album to be played in outer space.

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Video: Rattle That Lock live at Pompeii

Posted August 5, 2017 by Floydian Slip

David Gilmour has released a video tease of his upcoming concert film “David Gilmour Live in Pompeii.”

A document of his July 2016 shows at the ancient amphitheater, the film shows one night only, Wednesday, Sept. 13 (See “David Gilmour Pompeii concert coming to theaters one night only”).

The show will be released on CD, DVD, Blu-ray, et al., on Friday, Sept. 29 (See “David Gilmour Live at Pompeii coming to CD/DVD/LP.”)

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David Gilmour Live at Pompeii coming to CD/DVD/LP

Posted July 21, 2017 by Floydian Slip

David Gilmour will release a bevvy of recordings and video from his concerts at Pompeii last July.

“David Gilmour Live at Pompeii” will be available as a 2-CD set, Blu-ray disc, 2-DVD set, Blu-ray and CD deluxe edition boxset, and a 4-LP set.

Release date is expected to be Friday, Sept. 29, shortly after his concert film plays in theaters one night only, Wednesday, Sept. 13. (See “David Gilmour Pompeii concert coming to theaters one night only”)

Gilmour’s two shows July 7 and 8 last summer marked his return to the amphitheater of the ancient city 45 years after Pink Floyd played that venue to an audience of none for the 1972 film “Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii.”

The Official David Gilmour webstore is taking pre-orders now for the album, as well as various packages that include T-shirts, lithographs and coffee mugs.

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Winners: Is This the Life We Really Want?

Posted July 10, 2017 by Floydian Slip

Congratulations to our winners of copies of the new album from Roger Waters: “Is This the Life We Really Want?”

David Wade, Gaylord MI
Dale Caldwell, Charlotte VT
Tristan Bell, Post Falls ID
Alain Geypens, Tisselt, Antwerpen (Germany)
Richard Ennis, Arlington WA
Puja Mehta, Carbondale IL
Roman Theilig, Barmstedt (Germany)
Warren Warshaw, Trenton NJ
Zack Thatcher, St. Louis, MO
Wade Kirkparick, Austin TX
Mitchell Hans, Greenacres FL
Rob Milteer, Carolina Beach NC
Tony Tanneberger, St. Albans VT
Ronald Sippel, Long Beach NY
Todd Kopec, Allegany NY
Kenny Brown, Nashville TN
Lori London, Atascadero CA
Kevin Gardner, Windsor ON (Canada)
Michael Trylinski , Regina SK (Canada)
Charles Schultz, Linthicum Heights MD

Prizes courtesy of Sony/Columbia.

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Contest: Win Roger Waters’ “Is This the Life We Really Want?”

Posted June 26, 2017 by Floydian Slip

Released June 2, this is Waters’ first album of all-new material since ’92’s “Amused to Death.”

Prizes courtesy of Sony/Columbia.

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Roger Waters album blocked in Italy

Posted June 21, 2017 by Floydian Slip

Sales of Roger Waters‘ new album “Is This the Life We Really Want” have been suspended in Italy over a claim of artwork plagiarism.

Italian artist Emilio Isgrò claims the redacted style of the artwork included with Waters’ album (top) infringes on his so-called “erasure technique” (bottom).

The album’s design is credited to Sean Evans, who also handled “creative direction” for the album; along with Danny Kamhaji and Dan Ichimoto.

Italian newspaper La Repubblica reports a Milan court has halted sales of the album, pending a hearing coming July 27.

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Video: Roger Waters’ “The Last Refugee”

Posted May 20, 2017 by Floydian Slip

Roger Waters has released a video for “The Last Refugee,” a track from his upcoming new album.

“Is This the Life We Really Want” is coming June 2.

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Roger Waters releases second new single

Posted May 8, 2017 by Floydian Slip

Sony/Columbia has released “Déjà Vu,” the second single from Roger Waters‘ upcoming new album “Is This the Life We Really Want?”

Formerly known as “If I Had Been God,” the song is available from iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and other online outlets.

“Déjà Vu” follows the release of the first single, “Smell the Roses,” last month.

“Is This the Life We Really Want?” drops Friday, June 2.

Waters will appear tonight on CBS TV‘s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” The show airs at 11:35 p.m. EDT.

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New Roger Waters album tracklist; release delayed

Posted April 20, 2017 by Floydian Slip

The release date for “Is This the Life We Really Want?,” the new album from Roger Waters, has been delayed by two weeks. Originally scheduled for May 19, Columbia Records will now release it globally on Friday, June 2.

Pre-orders for the album begin tomorrow in three formats: double 180-gram vinyl LP in a gatefold jacket, four-panel soft pack CD, and digital.

A Columbia press release describes the album as “an unflinching commentary on the modern world and uncertain times” and “a natural successor to classic Pink Floyd albums such as ‘Animals’ and ‘The Wall.'”

It’s produced and mixed by Nigel Godrich (Radiohead, Paul McCartney, Beck, U2).

Tracklist for the album is as follows:

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

Lyrics for “Wait for Her” were written by Waters and inspired by an English translation by an unknown author of “Lesson from the Kama Sutra (Wait for Her)” by Mahmoud Darwish.

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.

Waters will launch his North American “Us + Them” tour in Kansas City, MO, on Friday, May 26. The tour runs through Oct. 28, finishing in Vancouver, BC.

See the Roger Waters website for complete and up-to-date concert dates.

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