Roger Waters Live Last Night in Glendale,AZ

I guess it boils down to if you agree with his political views you probably don't mind his political rants and if you don't agree with him you probably want him to shut up and just play music. I personally don't want to listen to political speeches at a music concert but it's not like it's illegal to do so -unless you say something that upsets the media and twitter weirdos- and I really want fans not to copy the ideologies of these musicians and just find their way of thinking. It's a shame but probably fans will copy him or others no matter what.

@mayabeez

I really want fans not to copy the ideologies of these musicians and just find their way of thinking. It’s a shame but probably fans will copy him or others no matter what.

I remember reading Hunter Davies Beatles biography when I was around 16/17 and being disappointed to find that they didn’t offer much by way of political advice.

Instead the message that was repeated by all of the fab four was that you must think for yourself.

Back then that was a disappointment because I didn’t know what to think, and I wasn’t comfortable with uncertainty either. I was just ready and eager to jump on any bandwagon my heroes suggested.

Grown up politics made no sense at all.

Wars made no sense as the gains were disproportionate to the losses I reckoned.

The economic system was totally unfathomable at 16, and school hadn’t taught me anything that would help.

It was almost as if the teachers themselves didn’t know.

Anyway, with the passing of time, that advice has proved itself to be correct.

Absolutely correct.

The young can be very impressionable and musicians should bear that in mind. It’s probably not such a big deal in Waters’ case as I imagine his audience would be mature enough not to be swayed so easily.

In her time Joan Baez spent a lot of energy campaigning for her beliefs. Ultimately it’s doubtful whether it did them any good, but they certainly impacted badly on her music.

The 2 sides of Roger Waters:

Have you heard of that album :"Animals" by chance?

@idigmusic64

I haven’t, but I mean to listen to Animals in the near future.

For some reason I’ve laboured under the impression it was recorded in between Piper at the Gates of Dawn and Dark Side of the Moon. That initial post Barrett period is not my favourite.

In fact I only recently found out that Animals was released in 1977,
and there’s also a new 2018 remix released with an updated sleeve.

The only other Floyd albums, apart from a couple of compilations, that I’m familiar with are Wish You Were Here, The Wall, A Momentary Lapse of Reason and The Division Bell. I think I’ve heard The Final Cut but if I have, it’s left very little lasting impression.

Anyway maybe I’ll give Animals a spin next week. I’ve been busy listening to another ’missed’ album this week, Ian Dury’s ’New Boots and Panties!!’ which was also released in 1977.