Newsgroup: it.arti.musica.rock.progressive
Titolo: Il ritorno di Waters ?

Sony web site may suggest possible Waters tour
An official Sony-operated Roger Waters web site is wondering aloud whether
Waters might tour this year. The web site 
www.roger-waters.com
 presents a
black screen with two lines in the familiar handwriting of Waters himself: 
"London, February Roger Waters to tour in 1999?"
If fans have their way, the answer will certainly be a resounding yes.
(Probably accompanied by cries for a new rock album.) Fans have been
parched for a new Waters album ever since the awaited tour for his 1992
album Amused to Death failed to materialize. 
Since then, Waters has kept busy, but remained far from the spotlight. He
has been writing an opera about the French Revolution titled Ça Ira,
expected to be released sometime in the coming year. Waters has also been
developing a Broadway-style stage version of The Wall, into which he hoped
to introduce a measure of humor. 
Aside from Ça Ira, Waters has written for other artists, including Ismael
Lö and Marianne Faithfull. Most recently, Waters co-wrote and sang a song
for Giuseppe Tornatore's latest Italian-language film La leggenda del
pianista sull'oceano. That song, "Lost Boys Calling," demonstrates soft
keyboards, a gentle e-bowed guitar solo, and soothing vocals from Waters,
who sounds as though he's singing as well as ever. The song is a portrait
of the central figure in the film, but also holds a double-meaning which
honors fathers who died in wars and the "lost boys" who must live without
them. 
The meaning of the words at 
www.roger-waters.com
 is not definite. The site
presently does nothing but ask whether Waters will tour this year, which in
effect is purely a publicity stunt. There has not yet been any official
announcement of a tour, nor any announcement about a new album. But
naturally, fans are inclined to hope that the site is Sony's first step in
promoting a new tour -- and perhaps a new album -- by Waters. 
The site may yet turn out to be merely a publicity stunt, or perhaps a way
of promoting the forthcoming Waters classical opera Ça Ira. Exactly what
those words mean remains to be seen. The Steel Breeze will report any
further news as it develops.

(Probably accompanied by cries for a new rock album.) Fans have been
.............
Ciao a tutti sono Pierluigi!
Spero che questa notizia sia vera ma ho poche speranze....
Oramai Waters e gli altri si sono troppo imborghesiti e non hanno piů
voglia di dimostrare niente:č per questo che fanno un album ogni 6-7
anni.

 anni.
Più che altro, a me sembra che questo "Ca Ira" voglia confermare il solito
"socialismo capitalista" un po' finto di Waters. In un certo senso, proprio uno
dei ceti abbienti come lui ha sempre cercato di fare atti clamorosi per farsi
notare come uno dalla parte di determinate convinzioni socio-politiche. Ma a
differenza dei benestanti Wright e Mason, Waters ha fatto di tutto per farci
credere "di più". E quale soggetto poteva risultare più significativo...della
rivoluzione francese?
Vabbè...poi vedremo se l'operina è degna. Per il momento, sono convintissimo
che dopo "The Final Cut" avrebbe dovuto fare come Barrett: rinchiudersi in casa
e non fare più nulla. Dopo quel disco, infatti, aveva guadagnato molti punti di
sincerità.
ciao stanz