Posted April 21, 2017 by Floydian Slip
Columbia Records has released the first single from Roger Waters‘ new album “Is This the Life We Really Want.”
“Smell the Roses” is available for streaming on Spotify and for sale on the iTunes Music Store.
It has a decidedly “Have a Cigar”-feel, with some passages similar to “Dogs.”
“Is This the Life We Really Want” will be released June 2 (See “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:
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.
Posted April 17, 2017 by Floydian Slip
Posted April 11, 2017 by Floydian Slip
Join us this week for Floydian Slip #1096: It’s a special program called “Storm Effect,” remembering long-time Pink Floyd sleeve designer Storm Thorgerson on the four-year anniversary of his passing.
Listen for cuts from Peter Frampton, Caravan, Argent and others — all from albums designed by Storm and the team of Hipgnosis.
Posted March 12, 2017 by Floydian Slip
Last night in Montreal, “Floydian Slip” attended the premiere of “Another Brick in the Wall,” a new opera based on Pink Floyd’s “The Wall.”
The crowd outside the entrance of Place Des Arts‘ Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier theater grew steadily as we approached the 7:30 curtain time. Two or three television camera crews were there reporting on-scene, likely adding to the crowd as passers-by stopped to see what the commotion was.
Roger Waters arrived about 15 minutes before the performance and posed for photos with other production personnel on the red carpet. Inside, Waters sat in the center of the audience, receiving a standing ovation when we was acknowledged from the stage during pre-show announcements.
We enjoyed the show, and imagine other Floyd fans — opera beginners, like us, or otherwise — would, too.
The show runs through March 27.
Rehearsal/preview photos below are by Yves Renaud. ©2017 Yves Renaud.
Posted March 9, 2017 by Floydian Slip
Original paintings by Gerald Scarfe used for the 1982 film “Pink Floyd The Wall” are on sale.
San Francisco Art Exchange (SFAE) is selling several items from Scarfe’s private collection.
Standouts include “The Scream,” used on the film poster and billboards; and a massive 8-foot storyboard from the film.
Have we piqued your interest? Good. Now here’s a reality check: Prices in the collection range from $46,500 to $1.85 million US, with an average price of $769,000. Those prices don’t include copyright or reproduction rights.
Well, we can dream.
Regardless of the prices, SFAE reports interest in the sale is huge, with, at one point, 100 requests for the catalog pouring in each hour.
Scarfe joined us on “Floydian Slip” in November 2010. He was one of the friendliest and most engaging guests we’ve had on the show. You can hear and read that interview on our website.
SFAE will host a major exhibit featuring the works in July.
Posted March 6, 2017 by Floydian Slip
Happy 71st Birthday to David Gilmour (b. March 6, 1946, Grantchester, U.K.)
Posted March 6, 2017 by Floydian Slip
Posted March 3, 2017 by Floydian Slip
Roger Waters released another snippet from his new album.
“Is This the Life We Really Want” will hit stores May 19.
Posted February 28, 2017 by Floydian Slip
Join us this week for Floydian Slip #1090: It’ll be a special program devoted to David Gilmour on his 71st birthday:
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