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ALBUMThe Dark Side of the Moon ReduxRoger Waters
Albums by Roger Waters
ALBUMThe Dark Side of the Moon ReduxRoger Waters
ALBUMThe Lockdown SessionsRoger Waters
ALBUMUs + ThemRoger Waters
ALBUMThe Unlisted (Music from the Original TV Series)Diego Baldenweg, Nora Baldenweg, Lionel Baldenweg & Roger Waters
ALBUMThe Soldier's Tale (Narrated by Roger Waters)Roger Waters & Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival Musicians
ALBUMIs This the Life We Really Want?Roger Waters
ALBUMWaters: Ça IraYing Huang, Bryn Terfel & Roger Waters
ALBUMAmused to DeathRoger Waters
ALBUMRadio K.A.O.S.Roger Waters
ALBUMThe Pros and Cons of Hitch HikingRoger Waters
Roger Waters's Popular Music Videos
Comfortably Numb 2022
Roger Waters
Us & Them (Live in Amsterdam, June, 2018)
Roger Waters
Time (Live in Amsterdam, June, 2018)
Roger Waters
Wait for Her
Roger Waters
The Happiest Days Of Our Lives/Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2/Another Brick In The Wall, Part 3 (Live in Amsterdam, June, 2018)
Roger Waters
Money (Live in Amsterdam, June, 2018)
Roger Waters
The Last Refugee
Roger Waters
Déjà Vu (Live in Amsterdam, June, 2018)
Roger Waters
Sunset Strip
Roger Waters
5:06AM (Every Strangers Eyes)
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Artist Playlists
Roger Waters Essentials
The Floyd icon unleashes big concepts and brooding intensity.
Artist Biography
As the driving force behind Pink Floyd in the '70s and early '80s, Roger Waters helmed a series of searching, high-concept albums that reimagined rock as a force of almost symphonic stature, exploring themes of societal alienation (The Wall), class consciousness (Animals), and existence itself (Dark Side of the Moon). Songs like "Comfortably Numb" and "Another Brick in the Wall" braided the band's protestant spirit with science fiction’s dystopic slant. But the Surrey, UK-born singer, songwriter, and bassist didn’t just help expand rock's conceptual vocabulary: Under him, Pink Floyd became one of the first major groups to incorporate synthesizers and sound effects, extending The Beatles’ experiments with tape collage to new technological frontiers. His vision doesn’t end at music. Staunchly anti-establishment, Waters also embodies the figure of artist-as-activist, raising awareness and funds for causes as far-reaching as malaria, climate change, disaster relief, and Palestinian rights. In turn, he has influenced everyone from fellow progressive rock icons Rush to The Flaming Lips and Radiohead—Floyd disciples who turned grand philosophical questions into anthems of substance.
Hometown
Great Bookham, Surrey, England
Genre
Rock