[Album Review] Roger Waters / Amused To Death (92)

Amused To Death (92) - Roger Waters





1. The Ballad Of Bill Hubbard {Waters} (4:19)
Alf Razzell (Royal Fusiliers): vocal
Patrick Leonard: keyboards, percussion programming
Jeff Beck: guitar
Luis Conte: percussion

2. What God Wants, Part I {Waters} (6:01)
Roger Waters: vocal, EMU synthesizer, intro bass
Patrick Leonard: keyboards, choir arrangement
Jeff Beck: solo guitar
Geoff Whitehorn: arpeggio guitar
Andy Fairweather-Low: electric and acoustic rhythm guitars
Tim Pierce: chorus guitars
Randy Jackson: bass
Graham Broad: drums
Katie Kissoon, Doreen Chanter, N'Dea Davenport, Natalie Jackson: background vocals
London Welsh Chorale conducted by Kenneth Bowen

3. Perfect Sense, Part I {Waters} (4:16)
4. Perfect Sense, Part II {Waters} (2:50)
Roger Waters: vocal, synthesizers
P.P. Arnold: vocal
Marv Albert (the voice of the NBA): sportscaster
Patrick Leonard: keyboards, 2nd sportscaster
B.J. Cole: pedal steel guitar
Steve Lukather: intro guitars
Rick DiFonzo: low grunting guitar
Bruce Gaitsch: acoustic guitar
James Johnson: bass
Graham Broad: drums
Luis Conte: percussion
Brian Macleod: snare, hi-hat
Strings arranged and conducted by John Dupree

5. The Bravery Of Being Out Of Range {Waters} (4:44)
Roger Waters: vocal, 12-string guitar
Patrick Leonard: Hammond organ, synthesizer
Tim Pierce: guitar
John Pierce: bass
Denny Fongheiser: drums
Natalie Jackson, Lynn Fiddmont-Linsey: background vocals

6. Late Home Tonight, Part I {Waters} (4:00)
7. Late Home Tonight, Part II {Waters} (2:14)
Roger Waters: vocal
Andy Fairweather-Low: guitars, background vocals
James Johnson: bass
Graham Broad: drums, percussion
Luis Conte: percussion
Steve Sidwell: cornet
National Philharmonic Orchestra Limited arranged and conducted by Michael Kamen

8. Too Much Rope {Waters} (5:47)
Roger Waters: vocal
Patrick Leonard: keyboards
Andy Fairweather-Low: Rickenbacker 12-string played with a feather
Geoff Whitehorn: guitars
Steve Lukather: additional guitar
James Johnson: bass
Graham Broad: drums
Luis Conte: percussion
Katie Kissoon, Doreen Chanter: background vocals
Jessica and Jordan Leonard: screaming kids at end
National Philharmonic Orchestra Limited arranged and conducted by Michael Kamen

9. What God Wants, Part II {Waters} (3:32)
Roger Waters: vocal
Charles Fleischer: TV evangelist
Patrick Leonard: keyboards, choir arrangement
Tim Pierce: lead guitar
Andy Fairweather-Low: electric and acoustic rhythm guitars
Randy Jackson: bass
Graham Broad: drums
Katie Kissoon, Doreen Chanter: background vocals

10. What God Wants, Part III {Waters} (4:08)
Roger Waters: vocal
Patrick Leonard: keyboards, choir arrangement
Jeff Beck: solo guitar
Geoff Whitehorn: guitars
James Johnson: bass
Graham Broad: drums
Luis Conte: percussion
London Welsh Chorale conducted by Kenneth Bowen
National Philharmonic Orchestra Limited arranged and conducted by Michael Kamen

11. Watching TV {Waters} (6:08)
Roger Waters: vocal, acoustic guitar
Don Henley: vocal
Patrick Leonard: acoustic piano
Jeff Beck: electric guitar
Andy Fairweather-Low: acoustic guitar
John Patitucci: upright and electric bass
Guo Yi & The Peking Brothers: dulcimer, lute, zhen, oboe, bass

12. Three Wishes {Waters} (6:50)
Roger Waters: vocal
Patrick Leonard: keyboards
John "Rabbit" Brundrick: Hammond organ
Jeff Beck: solo guitar
Tim Pierce: chorus Leslie guitar
Andy Fairweather-Low: rhythm and feathered 12-string guitars
James Johnson: bass
Graham Broad: drums
Luis Conte: percussion
Katie Kissoon, Doreen Chanter: background vocals

13. It's A Miracle {Waters} (8:30)
Roger Waters: vocal, bass
Patrick Leonard: piano, synthesizers, choir arrangement
Jeff Beck: guitar
James Johnson: bass
Jeff Porcaro: drums
John Joyce, Stan Laurel, Jim Haas: background vocals
London Welsh Chorale conducted by Kenneth Bowen

14. Amused To Death {Waters} (9:07)
Roger Waters: vocal, acoustic guitar
Rita Coolidge, Alf Razzell (Royal Fusiliers): vocals
Patrick Leonard: keyboards
Jeff Beck: solo guitar
Geoff Whitehorn: electric guitar
James Johnson: bass
Graham Broad: drums
Katie Kissoon, Doreen Chanter: background vocals

Total playing time 72:38