Roger Waters: This Is Not a Drill - Live from Prague (2023) Poster

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9/10
Rog (finally) does empathetic polemics
Bofsensai25 May 2023
WoW!

What a privilege to have seen this thru the 'worldwide' cinema simul-broadcast - and as Rog himself acknowledged at beginning (the cine viewers, of which I was just a humble one ..)

As a notable far cry from his previous 'all angry' delivery of his songs, this one came over as - finally - recognising his affinity with his audience, and as not so quite skewering polemics, those that he did throw out there as part of the 'show' - ('war criminals' statistics that surely cannot be denied!) - became all that more moving.

Plus, presumably ( has to be?) exclusive this live broadcasting, his recent travails with being 'cancelled' / banned from performance - (all overthrown by sensible / fair dealing courts in Germany), Rog delivered, finally, a post 'I am Floyd', to instead - at last - 'I am me - and my Floyd lyrics were mine' thereby so prescient, so apposite to today'*, gig; paced and ordered in stupendous linking those old Floyd and his 'newer' own songs, way; as for example, an absolutely stunning introduction of his new revamped version of 'Numb', utterly superb, both in its 'I don't need no DG' to play this song, thus with an utterly heart-rendering female vocalisation remaking, over background visuals that surely could have been Berlin '45 - or Bakhmut '23 .. There is more, but if you didn't catch this with the simul-broadcast opportunity, more loss to you; 'Hey you'; well done Rog, with your humble updating of all these tunes and there proper linkings: (e.g. For the die hard Floyd leftovers, savour his 'echo' like rendition of 'Sheep', alone.)

Fabulous, I'm still on a 'space cadet glow' / flow, far higher than the previous gig / broadcast effort!

*Well, only as he said that himself: 'apt'; so there: 'thought you'd like to know'!
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9/10
Exactly what I was expecting
blakejefferson28 May 2023
I've watched Roger's previous concert films (The Wall and Us + Them) before and I was amazed by both of them. And I'm happy to say that this film is no exception. I'm a huge Pink Floyd fan so that automatically enhances the experience for me. The visual effects are some of the best I've seen in Roger's shows. The fact that he brought back Have A Cigar (one of my favorite Pink Floyd songs ever) was amazing. In typical Roger Waters fashion, the show felt like a mix between a concert and a theatrical production. Though I will say, if you hate his politics, don't watch it. If you don't mind them, and you're a fan of Pink Floyd, I highly recommend watching it.
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6/10
Disappointed
guerreiroonline-4043618 December 2023
I'm a fan of Roger. But compared to previous tours, this show left something to be desired and fell short of expectations. The set list left out many classics, the stage and screens were set up differently in South America (not placed in the middle of the stadium, but in front of the main stage), the sound was also bad (at least for me who this time I stayed at the bottom). Less exciting versions of tracks that were already calm in the original were made. The production of the show was also very weak compared to the previous two. The show as a whole, music and production, were far from the masterful work he had done previously. It was a good show, but I wouldn't have gone if I knew it would be like this. A lot of money to receive less than before. If he comes back here, I'll see if I can watch the show on YouTube, or even in the cinema, which happened to be on before he came here, so as not to disappoint me again.
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1/10
Retire
mjjben26 May 2023
Unfortunately, Roger can't sing anymore! His voice is terrible and it doesn't help being drunk and belligerent on stage. Leave the politics off the stage, people just want to enjoy the music and not be preached to. You have a right to your own opinion, of course, but, there's a time and place for everything! The band were very good and diligent with their instruments, played wonderful music. The screen above the performers was visual eye candy and the tribute to Syd Barrett was lovely, however, Waters ruined what could have been an engaging show. Not to mention the 20 minute interval with a vacant stage. I understand musicians need breaks, but usually there's at least one performer to stay behind to play some music. Disappointing, as Roger was a great performer!
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