{"product_id":"roger-waters-concepts-conflict-and-control-from-pink-floyd-architect-to-polemicist-concepts-control-and-the-cost-of-authorship-9798262619030","title":"Roger Waters: Concepts, Conflict, and Control: From Pink Floyd Architect to Polemicist: Concepts, Control, and the Cost of Authorship","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Caius D. Merrow\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Music\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoger Waters has never been content to play the role of bassist. Across six decades, he became one of rock's fiercest architects of sound and meaning, building albums as systems and concerts as confrontations. \u003ci\u003eRoger Waters: Concepts, Conflict, and Control\u003c\/i\u003e traces his journey from Cambridge childhood and the loss of his father in World War II to his rise as Pink Floyd's commanding voice, the architect behind \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Side of the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWish You Were Here\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnimals\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Final Cut\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book dives deep into the machinery of authorship that defined Waters's career. It follows the collapse of Syd Barrett, the growing dominance of Waters's conceptual vision, and the unprecedented scale of Floyd's 1970s experiments. It examines the fractures-creative, personal, and legal-that split the band, leading to Waters's acrimonious departure in 1985 and the courtroom battles that followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeyond Pink Floyd, the narrative captures Waters's solo projects-\u003ci\u003eThe Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRadio K.A.O.S.\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAmused to Death\u003c\/i\u003e-as well as his colossal live productions, from \u003ci\u003eThe Wall - Live in Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e in 1990 to the record-breaking \u003ci\u003eWall\u003c\/i\u003e revival tour in the 2010s. It explores his late-career radicalization, his outspoken politics, and his role as one of music's most polarizing dissenting voices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith historian's precision and cultural analysis, this book gives readers both a visceral sense of Waters's concerts-the roar of the crowd, the hum of amps, the walls literally rising on stage-and a clear understanding of the battles over authorship, control, and meaning that shaped his career. For fans of Pink Floyd, students of rock history, and readers interested in the collision of art, power, and politics, this is the definitive account of Waters's uncompromising legacy\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47968054739095,"sku":"9798262619030","price":1168.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798262619030.webp?v=1782916611","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/roger-waters-concepts-conflict-and-control-from-pink-floyd-architect-to-polemicist-concepts-control-and-the-cost-of-authorship-9798262619030","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}