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Amused to Death is a concept album, and the third studio album by former Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters. It was released in 1992. The album title was attached to material that Waters began working on during the Radio KAOS tour. A prototype album cover was reportedly distributed to his record company, which included caricatures of three figures resembling David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright, floating in a martini glass. However, it was several years before the album was finally released (Roger refused to release it as long as his former bandmates were still on Columbia Records' roster), and
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Amused to Death is the third studio album by the English singer-songwriter Roger Waters, released on 7 September 1992 by Columbia Records. 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.
| 1 | The Ballad of Bill Hubbard | ♡ | 4:20 | Roger Waters | |
| 2 | What God Wants, Pt. I | ♡ | 6:00 | Roger Waters / Patrick Leonard | Roger Waters / Jeff Beck |
| 3 | Perfect Sense, Pt. I | ♡ | 4:15 | Roger Waters / John Dupree | |
| 4 | Perfect Sense, Pt. II | ♡ | 2:51 | Roger Waters / John Dupree | |
| 5 | The Bravery of Being Out of Range | ♡ | 4:45 | Roger Waters | |
| 6 | Late Home Tonight, Pt. I | ♡ | 4:01 | Roger Waters / Michael Kamen | |
| 7 | Late Home Tonight, Pt. II | ♡ | 2:13 | Roger Waters / Michael Kamen | |
| 8 | Too Much Rope | ♡ | 5:47 | Roger Waters / Michael Kamen | |
| 9 | What God Wants, Pt. II | ♡ | 3:40 | Roger Waters / Patrick Leonard | |
| 10 | What God Wants, Pt. III | ♡ | 4:09 | Roger Waters / Michael Kamen / Patrick Leonard | Roger Waters / Jeff Beck |
| 11 | Watching TV | ♡ | 6:07 | Roger Waters | |
| 12 | Three Wishes | ♡ | 6:51 | Roger Waters | Roger Waters / Jeff Beck |
| 13 | It’s a Miracle | ♡ | 8:31 | Roger Waters / Patrick Leonard | |
| 14 | Amused to Death | ♡ | 9:13 | Roger Waters | Roger Waters / Jeff Beck |
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- AllMusic: https://www.allmusic.com/album/MW0000081056
Credits
Co-producer — Nick Griffiths Recorded By — Nick Griffiths, James Guthrie Cover — Sean Evans Engineer — Haydn Bendall, Jerry Jordan, Stephen McLaughlin, Joel Plante, Sean O’Dwyer, Andy Bradfield, Brian Burrows, Chris Brown, Dary Sulich, Jeremy Wheatley, John Lowson, Marc Moreau, Mike Bosley, Ross Donaldson, Roy Sweeting, Steve Heinke Mastered By — Doug Sax, Ron Lewter Mixed By — James Guthrie Remix — James Guthrie Producer — Patrick Leonard, Roger Waters Technician — Buzz Burrowes Written-By — Roger Waters
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