Description
Roger Waters – Amused To Death / Columbia Audio CD 2015 / 88843093782
UPC 888430937826
Amused to Death is the third studio album by English musician Roger Waters, released 7 September 1992 on Columbia. Produced by Waters and Patrick Leonard, it was mixed in QSound to enhance its spatial feel. The album features Jeff Beck on lead guitar on several tracks. The album's title was inspired by Neil Postman's 1985 book Amusing Ourselves to Death.
In 2015, the album was remastered and re-released with new artwork and in different formats, including a new 5.1 surround sound mix by original engineer James Guthrie, assisted by Joel Plante.
Label: Columbia – 88843093782
Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Country: Europe
Released: 2015
Genre: Rock
Style: Prog Rock, Art Rock
Tracklist:
| 1 | The Ballad Of Bill Hubbard
Guitar – Jeff Beck, Keyboards, Percussion [Programming] – Patrick Leonard, Percussion – Luis Conte, Vocals – Alf Razzell |
4:21 |
| 2 | What God Wants, Part I
Arranged By [Choir], Keyboards – Patrick Leonard, Backing Vocals – Doreen Chanter, Katie Kissoon, N'Dea Davenport, Natalie Jackson, Bass Guitar – Randy Jackson (2), Conductor [London Welsh Chorale] – Kenneth Bowen, Drums – Graham Broad, Guitar [Arpeggio] – Geoff Whitehorn, Guitar [Chorus] – Tim PierceRhythm Guitar [Acoustic], Electric Guitar – Andy Fairweather Low, Soloist, Guitar – Jeff Beck, Vocals, Synthesizer [Emu], Bass [Intro] – Roger Waters |
6:00 |
| 3 | Perfect Sense, Part I
Acoustic Guitar – Bruce Gaitsch, Bass Guitar – James Johnson, Conductor, Arranged By [Strings] – John Dupree, Drums – Graham Broad, Guitar [Intro] – Steve Lukather, Guitar [Low Grunting] – Rick DiFonso, Keyboards, Voice [2nd Sportscaster] – Patrick Leonard, Pedal Steel Guitar – B.J. Cole, Percussion – Luis ConteSnare, Hihat – Brian MacLeod, Vocals – P.P. Arnold, Vocals, Synthesizer – Roger Waters, Voice [Sportscaster, The Voice Of The Nba] – Marv Albert |
4:15 |
| 4 | Perfect Sense, Part II
Acoustic Guitar – Bruce Gaitsch, Bass Guitar – James Johnson, Conductor, Arranged By [Strings] – John Dupree, Drums – Graham Broad, Guitar [Intro] – Steve Lukather, Guitar [Low Grunting] – Rick DiFonso, Keyboards, Voice [2nd Sportscaster] – Patrick Leonard, Pedal Steel Guitar – B.J. Cole, Percussion – Luis Conte, Snare, Hihat – Brian MacLeod, Vocals – P.P. Arnold, Vocals, Synthesizer – Roger Waters, Voice [Sportscaster, The Voice Of The Nba] – Marv Albert |
2:51 |
| 5 | The Bravery Of Being Out Of Range
Backing Vocals – Lynn Fiddmont-Linsey, Natalie Jackson, Bass Guitar – John Pierce, Drums – Denny Fongheiser, Guitar – Tim Pierce, Organ [Hammond], Synthesizer – Patrick Leonard, Vocals, Twelve-String Guitar – Roger Waters |
4:45 |
| 6 | Late Home Tonight, Part I
Bass Guitar – James Johnson, Conductor, Arranged By [National Philharmonic Orchestra Limited] – Michael Kamen, Cornet – Steve Sidwell, Drums, Percussion – Graham Broad, Guitar, Backing Vocals – Andy Fairweather Low, Percussion – Luis Conte, Vocals – Roger Waters |
4:01 |
| 7 | Late Home Tonight, Part II
Bass Guitar – James Johnson, Conductor, Arranged By [National Philharmonic Orchestra Limited] – Michael Kamen, Cornet – Steve Sidwell, Drums, Percussion – Graham Broad, Guitar, Backing Vocals – Andy Fairweather Low, Percussion – Luis Conte, Vocals – Roger Waters |
2:13 |
| 8 | Too Much Rope
Backing Vocals – Doreen Chanter, Jessica Leonard, Jordan Leonard, Katie Kissoon, Backing Vocals [End] – Screaming Kids (2), Bass Guitar – James Johnson, Conductor, Arranged By [National Philharmonic Orchestra Limited] – Michael Kamen, Drums – Graham Broad, Guitar – Geoff Whitehorn, Guitar [Additional] – Steve LukatherKeyboards – Patrick Leonard, Percussion – Luis Conte, Twelve-String Guitar [Rickenbacker 12 Strings Played With A Feather] – Andy Fairweather Low, Vocals – Roger Waters |
5:47 |
| 9 | What God Wants, Part II
Acoustic Guitar [Rhythm], Electric Guitar – Andy Fairweather Low, Arranged By [Choir], Keyboards – Patrick Leonard, Backing Vocals – Doreen Chanter, Katie Kissoon, Bass Guitar – Randy Jackson (2), Drums – Graham Broad, Lead Guitar – Tim Pierce, Performer [Tv Evangelist] – Charles Fleischer, Vocals – Roger Waters |
3:40 |
| 10 |
What God Wants, Part III
Arranged By [Choir], Keyboards – Patrick Leonard, Bass Guitar – James Johnson, Conductor [London Welsh Chorale] – Kenneth Bowen, Conductor, Arranged By [National Philharmonic Orchestra Limited] – Michael Kamen, Drums – Graham Broad, Guitar – Geoff Whitehorn, Percussion – Luis Conte, Soloist, Guitar – Jeff Beck, Vocals – Roger Waters |
4:09 |
| 11 | Watching TV
Acoustic Guitar – Andy Fairweather Low, Bass Guitar [Upright & Electric] – John Patitucci, Dulcimer, Lute, Oboe, Bass, Other [Zhen] – Guo Yi, The Peking Brothers, Electric Guitar – Jeff Beck, Piano [Acoustic] – Patrick Leonard, Vocals – Don Henley, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Roger Waters |
6:06 |
| 12 | Three Wishes
Backing Vocals – Doreen Chanter, Katie Kissoon, Bass Guitar – James Johnson, Drums – Graham Broad, Guitar [Chorus Leslie] – Tim Pierce, Keyboards – Patrick Leonard, Organ [Hammond] – John "Rabbit" Brundrick, Percussion – Luis Conte, Rhythm Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar [Feathered 12-Strings] – Andy Fairweather Low, Soloist, Guitar – Jeff Beck, Vocals – Roger Waters |
6:52 |
| 13 | It's A Miracle
Arranged By [Choir], Piano, Synthesizer – Patrick Leonard, Backing Vocals – Jim Haas, Jon Joyce, Stan Laurel, Bass Guitar – James Johnson, Conductor [London Welsh Chorale] – Kenneth Bowen, Drums – Jeff Porcaro, Guitar – Jeff Beck, Vocals, Bass – Roger Waters |
8:30 |
| 14 | Amused To Death
Backing Vocals – Doreen Chanter, Katie Kissoon, Bass Guitar – James Johnson, Drums – Graham Broad, Electric Guitar – Geoff Whitehorn, Keyboards – Patrick Leonard, Soloist, Guitar – Jeff Beck, Vocals – Alf Razzell, Rita Coolidge, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Roger Waters |
9:09 |
- Art Direction – Deadskinboy Design
- Co-producer, Recorded By – Nick Griffiths
- Cover – Sean Evans (4)
- Engineer – Hayden Bendall, Jerry Jordan, Stephen McLaughlan
- Engineer [Assistant Mix] – Sean O'Dwyer
- Engineer [Assistant] – Andy Bradfield, Brian Burrows, Chris Brown (8), Dary Sulich, Jeremy Wheatley, John Lowson, Marc Moreau, Mike Bosley, Ross Donaldson, Roy Sweeting, Steve Heinke
- Mastered By – James Guthrie, Joel Plante
- Mixed By – James Guthrie
- Producer – Patrick Leonard
- Remastered By – James Guthrie
- Written-By, Producer – Roger Waters
