Amused to Death Track 6

[Nuuk]

At the beginning of track 6 on the Roger Waters album, 'Amused to Death', is the sound of

A clock ticking?

Somebody tapping a finger?

Dripping water?

Something else?

[phase_accurate]

I'll have a listen tomorrow.

Isn't track 6 the one with the guy chopping wood ?

Regards

Charles

[Nuuk]

No PA, I'm faily sure that is track 7!

Are we the only two with this album?

[SY]

I've got it, too. The Q sound effects didn't work well with my dipoles, so it's been sitting for a while (the music is deadly dull). I'll try to take a listen later if the fireworks aren't too loud.

[Steve Eddy]

Originally posted by Nuuk
At the beginning of track 6 on the Roger Waters album, 'Amused to Death', is the sound of

A clock ticking?

Somebody tapping a finger?

Dripping water?

Something else?

It's dripping water.

From the last verse on that track:

"And in Tripoli, another ordinary wife stares at the dripping tap her old man hadn't time to fix too busy mixing politics and rhythm in the street below."

se

[Nuuk]

Well Steve, at the risk of influencing anybody esle, that is what I hear too!

Sy, the Q effects work very well with my dipoles! What are you using as a source?

PA, it is track 9 where the wood-chopper is in action!

[steenoe]

Lots of us has the "Amused to death" album I even have a 45-spin of "What God wants" on vinyl. CD; go home and lay down
To get back on topic, yes its water dripping (Roger's Water ) but as usual with that guy, its made a bit mysterious! Did you hear the cow muuuh in the right channel? That guy is obsessed with sound-"wall-papers" with different things comming tricklin' in.
The guitar on that particular track sounds really great and crisp.
What a nice set of finely tuned and nice sounding strings

Steen

[SY]

Originally posted by Nuuk


Sy, the Q effects work very well with my dipoles! What are you using as a source?

A fairly ordinary CD player. On my previous speakers (point source) with the same player, the Q Sound was spooky-good. The dog barking in the beginning never failed to get visitors to turn their heads.

[Nuuk]

That's odd because I found the Q effects were better after moving to dipoles! Just goes to show, there is much more to all this than we understand!

That guy is obsessed with sound-"wall-papers" with different things comming tricklin' in.

I don't know about obssessed! From what I can tell there are not too many albums recorded in Q sound with as many effects as on 'Amused to Death'.

I wouldn't want to see it become common place, but I've heard albums since that would benefit from Q sound treatment., one being Bugge Wesseltoft's 'Filming'.

[jerryo]

Great to hear a discussion about this awesome Roger Waters CD. It is perhaps his best album and clearly demonstrates why the Waterless Pink Floyd sound so "reduced" without his creative input. The sound is fantastic with Gilmour beating guitar solos from Andy Fairweather Low. Whist we are on the subject of Mr Waters you must listen to the "Pros and Cons of Hitch-hiking" all the way through without interuption or disturbance with your eyes shut and in the dark for the full effect. His soundscapes are a form of art and a way of adding a very individualistic sense of timing to his music. He does not need to rush from one track to another like so many, he creates a three dimensional and temporal space that you will be drawn into whilst listening. Good for him, he "is" a genius. Cheers everyone. ( his operatic musical is pretty interesting as well)