Roger Waters: Us + Them
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Written by | Roger Waters |
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Starring |
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Cinematography | Brett Turnbull |
Edited by | Katharine McQuerrey |
Music by | Roger Waters |
Distributed by | Us + Them Production Limited |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Roger Waters: Us + Them is a 2019 British concert film and live album by English musician Roger Waters, founding member of Pink Floyd. The film was directed by Waters and Sean Evans, and captures a truncated performance from Waters' tour of the same name. This is the second film where both Waters and Evans are involved, their first being Roger Waters: The Wall.
The film, recorded across the four shows from the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam.,[1] features songs from Pink Floyd albums and Waters' last album, Is This the Life We Really Want?.[2]
Release
[edit]The cinema release of the film was accompanied by a documentary titled A Fleeting Glimpse, capturing behind the scenes footage of the band rehearsing, performing sound-checks before shows and the aftermath of performances. Before its theatrical release, the film premiered on 7 September 2019 at Venice Film Festival.[3] The film released in theaters across the world on 2 and 6 October in 2019.[4]
In May 2020, it was announced that the film would be getting a digital release,[5] starting with YouTube on 16 June, and followed by Blu-ray, DVD, 3-LP and 2-CD set on 2 October, including as an extra, the songs "Smell the Roses" & "Comfortably Numb" on the DVD and Blu-Ray.[6]
Track listing
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Live album by Roger Waters | ||||
Released | 2 October 2020 | |||
Recorded | June 18–23, 2018 | |||
Venue | Ziggo Dome Amsterdam | |||
Genre | Progressive rock | |||
Length | 120:21 | |||
Label | Columbia Records | |||
Producer | Nigel Godrich | |||
Roger Waters chronology | ||||
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CD one:
- "Intro"
- "Speak to Me" (Played on tape, with parts of the vocal track from "When We Were Young")
- "Breathe"
- "One of These Days"
- "Time / Breathe (Reprise)"
- "The Great Gig in the Sky"
- "Welcome to the Machine"
- "Déjà Vu"
- "The Last Refugee"
- "Picture That"
- "Wish You Were Here"
- "The Happiest Days of Our Lives"
- "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)"
- "Another Brick in the Wall (Part III)"
CD two:
- "Dogs"
- "Pigs (Three Different Ones)"
- "Money"
- "Us and Them"
- "Brain Damage" (with vocal intro)
- "Eclipse"
- "The Last Refugee (Reprise)"
- "Deja Vu (Reprise)"
Extra tracks: (Only on the digital, DVD & Blu-Ray editions)
- Note: On digital releases, all tracks are noted "Live in Amsterdam, June, 2018".
Performers and personnel
[edit]- Rufat Aliyev as Refugee
- Farshid Azizi as Refugee
- Nikoo Bafti as Refugee
- Azzurra Caccetta as The Last Refugee
- Anais Dupay-Rahman as Her Child
- Salem Hanna as Refugee
- Hayley as Dancer in Money
- Glendon Jones as Prisoner
- Farzad Khaledi as Refugee
- Buket Komur as Palestinian Girl
- Lucas Kornacki as Drone Pilot
- Jad Marz as Refugee
- Pedram Mehdian as Refugee
- Nader Moradi as Refugee
- Feride Morcay as Refugee
- Liat Mordechai as Refugee
- Farahnaz Rahmani as Refugee
- Sylvana Savvas as Refugee
- Reza Zohreh Kermani as Refugee (as Reza Kermani)
Musicians
[edit]- Roger Waters - vocals, guitars, bass
- Gus Seyffert - backing vocals, guitars, bass
- Jonathan Wilson - guitars, vocals
- Dave Kilminster - guitars, talkbox, backing vocals
- Jon Carin - keyboards, piano, programming, synthesizers, lap steel guitar, guitars, backing vocals
- Bo Koster - keyboards, hammond organ
- Holly Laessig - vocals
- Jess Wolfe - vocals
- Ian Ritchie - saxophone
- Joey Waronker - drums
Charts
[edit]Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 35 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] | 12 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] | 23 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] | 10 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] | 15 |
French Albums (SNEP)[12] | 33 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] | 4 |
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[14] | 10 |
Irish Albums (OCC)[15] | 27 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[16] | 5 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[17] | 24 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[18] | 15 |
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[19] | 3 |
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[20] | 1 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[21] | 5 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[22] | 13 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] | 6 |
UK Albums (OCC)[24] | 9 |
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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France (SNEP)[25] video |
Gold | 5,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
[edit]- ^ BrooklynVegan Staff (25 September 2019). "Watch an exclusive clip from 'Roger Waters: Us + Them' concert film". BrooklynVegan. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Roger Waters Us + Them". labiennale.org. labiennale. 16 July 2019. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ Williams, Helena (7 September 2019). "Roger Waters rocks Venice Film Festival with 'US + THEM'". Reuters. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ Lifton, Dave (27 August 2019). "Watch Clip of Roger Waters Performing 'Us and Them': Premiere". ultimateclassicrock.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Roger Waters announces digital release date for 'Roger Waters: Us + Them'". Yahoo! News. 22 May 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-07-12. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
- ^ https://backstageaxxess.com/2020/06/roger-waters-us-them-to-be-available-on-dvd-cd-blu-ray-and-vinyl-on-10-2-2020/ Archived 2020-08-15 at the Wayback Machine ROGER WATERS 'US + THEM' TO BE AVAILABLE ON DVD, CD, BLU-RAY AND VINYL ON 10/2/2020
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Soundtrack / Roger Waters – Us + Them". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Soundtrack / Roger Waters – Us + Them" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack / Roger Waters – Us + Them" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack / Roger Waters – Us + Them" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Soundtrack / Roger Waters – Us + Them" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Soundtrack / Roger Waters – Us + Them". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Soundtrack / Roger Waters – Us + Them" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2020. 45. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – Soundtrack / Roger Waters – Us + Them". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Soundtrack / Roger Waters – Us + Them". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Soundtrack / Roger Waters – Us + Them". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Soundtrack / Roger Waters – Us + Them". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 41: del 2.10.2020 al 8.10.2020" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Soundtrack / Roger Waters – Us + Them". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "French video certifications – Roger Waters – Us + Them" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
External links
[edit]- Roger Waters: Us + Them at Discogs (list of releases)
- Roger Waters: Us + Them at IMDb
- Roger Waters: Us + Them at Rotten Tomatoes