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Ça Ira (Album) by Roger Waters

Artist Biography For Roger Waters

George Roger Waters Born 6 September 1943 In Great Bookham Surrey United Kingdom Is An English Musician Singer-Songwriter And Composer. Roger Waters Was The Main Lyricist For The Classic British Rock Band Pink Floyd. He Along With Syd Barrett Nick Mason And Richard Wright Formed The Band In 1965 And Released Their First Album The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn In 1967. In 1968 Syd Barrett Was Replaced By Guitarist/singer David Gilmour. He And Gilmour Were The Main Creative Forces Behind The Albums Meddle Dark Side Of The Moon And Wish You Were Here Waters Eventually Became The Primary Songwriter Being The Driving Force Behind Animals And The Wall As Well As The Sole Songwriter Of The Final Cut. Waters Became Well-Known For Being An Intense Perfectionist And His Controlling Nature Alienated The Rest Of The Band. The Final Cut Released In 1983 Was Essentially A Roger Waters Solo Album "performed By Pink Floyd" As The Credits Stated. This Would Be The Group's Last Album With Waters. David Gilmour Decided To Carry On With Pink Floyd And Waters Believing That Pink Floyd Was A "non-Entity" Without Him Sued The Rest Of The Band To Retire The Pink Floyd Name. His Lawsuit Ultimately Failed And Pink Floyd Released Three More Studio Albums And Two Double Live Albums Without Him. The Feud Between David Gilmour And Roger Waters Lasted For Decades And It Wasn't Until Live 8 In 2005 That They Finally Decided To Set Their Differences Aside And Perform A Brief Set For The Charity Gig. This Would Be The Last Time That Pink Floyd Would Ever Perform Together In Their "classic" Lineup. Shortly After The Show There Was Much Speculation That Pink Floyd Would Get Back Together For A Full Reunion Tour But Gilmour Ultimately Nixed The Idea Stating That Although The Live 8 Gig Was Fun The Rehearsals Were Not. Much To Everyone's Surprise Gilmour And Waters Reunited Once Again On July 11 2010 For A Charity Performance For “The Hoping Foundation ” An Organization That Supports Palestinian Refugee Kids. At Ronnie Scott’s Club In London The Duo Performed Four Songs Together “To Know Him Is To Love Him” A Cover Of The Old Teddy Bear’s Song “Wish You Were Here ” “Comfortably Numb ” And Finally After A Special Request “Another Brick In The Wall Part 2.” Once Again Just Like After The Live 8 Reunion Speculation Began Regarding Future Reunions. No Official Pink Floyd Reunion Has Yet Been Set But Gilmour Did Promise That He Would Join Roger Waters For One Show On His 2010-11 “The Wall” Tour Performing “Comfortably Numb.” Gilmour Fulfilled His Promise On May 14 2011 In London. Waters Has So Far Released The Following Solo Albums * Music From The Body Soundtrack With Ron Geesin 1970 * The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking 1984 * When The Wind Blows Soundtrack With Contributions From Other Artists As Well 1986 * Radio K.A.O.S. 1987 * The Wall Live In Berlin 1990 * Amused To Death 1992 * In The Flesh Live 2000 * Flickering Flame The Solo Years Vol. 1 2003 * Ça Ira Opera 2005 *Is This The Life We Really Want? 2017 *Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale 2018 *The Lockdown Sessions 2022

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