Post by Eroc on Sept 23, 2010 12:57:37 GMT -5
A few weeks ago I was interviewed by someone from Scene Magazine about the Wall and Roger Waters upcoming show on Tuesday Sept. 28:
Here's the online edition of the article in Cleveland's Scene Magazine:
www.clevescene.com/cleveland/yet-another-brick-in-the-wall/Content?oid=2100207
Of course, the original interview went much deeper, and I put some time & effort into my answers, based on the way the questions were put forth... so here is the original transcript of the interview, with the questions & responses verbatim:
How did you get introduced to 'The Wall' - were you already a Floyd fan by then?
I vividly remember buying the album when it came out, right before Christmas '79 - playing it on my turntable & having the needle jump during In The Flesh. Me & my buddy would listen and just be totally mesmerized... the sound effects, vocals and lyrics were intense, and their music had advanced to a different level. There was nothing else out that sounded quite like it... I was 14 and had grown up with Sgt. Pepper's and Tommy, so concept albums were cool.
How do you think it compares to other Waters-era albums. Does the storyline hold up strong enough over 2 full albums of songs?
It's brilliant - the story was totally unique and 'rock'n'roll' yet also so emotional and the characters so vivid, they practically jumped out of your speakers and from the inside album cover. Roger's original demo was 3 albums long and that might've been too much, but even the unused songs were cool, and some ended up on the Final Cut. You can't really compare it to what they had done before - after their success with Dark Side, they tried to do something different with every album.
You've recreated this on-stage, right? What challenges do you think Waters faces in putting on a good show largely from behind a wall?
Yes, we've performed it numerous times over the years, with it eventually progressing into such a big complicated theatrical production that after performing it at Tower City Amphitheatre a couple years ago, I 'retired' it, lol... but Roger has always been a ground-breaking master of merging multi-media with music, and with today's technology, it will be even more spectacular and awesome - people rightfully expect all that from him, and I'm sure he'll deliver.
anything else you want to add or say about the album? Particularly Water's Mommy issues, would be welcome.
He's always had the Daddy issue really, with his father dying in World War II, mentioned in lyrics as far back as Free Four from Obscured By Clouds... The Wall not only focused on him but other universal characters that many people have experienced in their lives - abusive teachers, an overprotective mother, failed personal relationships. It was successful in much of the same way as Dark Side of the Moon - universal themes coupled with timeless music and sonic brilliance.
Cheers -
Eroc
Here's the online edition of the article in Cleveland's Scene Magazine:
www.clevescene.com/cleveland/yet-another-brick-in-the-wall/Content?oid=2100207
Of course, the original interview went much deeper, and I put some time & effort into my answers, based on the way the questions were put forth... so here is the original transcript of the interview, with the questions & responses verbatim:
How did you get introduced to 'The Wall' - were you already a Floyd fan by then?
I vividly remember buying the album when it came out, right before Christmas '79 - playing it on my turntable & having the needle jump during In The Flesh. Me & my buddy would listen and just be totally mesmerized... the sound effects, vocals and lyrics were intense, and their music had advanced to a different level. There was nothing else out that sounded quite like it... I was 14 and had grown up with Sgt. Pepper's and Tommy, so concept albums were cool.
How do you think it compares to other Waters-era albums. Does the storyline hold up strong enough over 2 full albums of songs?
It's brilliant - the story was totally unique and 'rock'n'roll' yet also so emotional and the characters so vivid, they practically jumped out of your speakers and from the inside album cover. Roger's original demo was 3 albums long and that might've been too much, but even the unused songs were cool, and some ended up on the Final Cut. You can't really compare it to what they had done before - after their success with Dark Side, they tried to do something different with every album.
You've recreated this on-stage, right? What challenges do you think Waters faces in putting on a good show largely from behind a wall?
Yes, we've performed it numerous times over the years, with it eventually progressing into such a big complicated theatrical production that after performing it at Tower City Amphitheatre a couple years ago, I 'retired' it, lol... but Roger has always been a ground-breaking master of merging multi-media with music, and with today's technology, it will be even more spectacular and awesome - people rightfully expect all that from him, and I'm sure he'll deliver.
anything else you want to add or say about the album? Particularly Water's Mommy issues, would be welcome.
He's always had the Daddy issue really, with his father dying in World War II, mentioned in lyrics as far back as Free Four from Obscured By Clouds... The Wall not only focused on him but other universal characters that many people have experienced in their lives - abusive teachers, an overprotective mother, failed personal relationships. It was successful in much of the same way as Dark Side of the Moon - universal themes coupled with timeless music and sonic brilliance.
Cheers -
Eroc
