TO KILL THE CHILD / LEAVING BEIRUT
Roger Waters
•Crossover Prog
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3.26
| 42 ratings | 2 reviews | 24% 5 stars
Good, but non-essential |
Singles/EPs/Fan Club/Promo, released in 2004 Songs / Tracks Listing 1. To Kill The Child (3:30) - PP Arnold / vocals Sony CD-Single Limited Edition (Was available for a limited time as a download from WATERS' official website) Thanks to Cluster One for the additionand to Brian for the last updates Edit this entry |
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For a limited time you could order the 2 songs online on a CD from a Japanese music publisher OR download them from Roger Waters' official site (for a nominal fee). I chose the latter. (The Download is no longer available, but the songs are floating around pretty freely on various other download sites)
The music on the two songs is almost of secondary importance to the lyrics, something that Waters is becoming more and more guilty of as he advances in years. Message > Medium.
'To Kill The Child' is an anti-war rant against US involvement in Iraq, and quickly forgettable in its bleeding-heartedness. 'Leaving Beirut' is more intriguing, as Waters portrays a somewhat sympathetic view of Arabic society. It is less of a song, and more of a 'story' (as Waters continues his familiar tradition of narrating songs, rather than singing them). All 12+ minutes of 'Leaving Beirut' seems like it would fit quite nicely on "Amused To Death".
Musically, these songs are pretty devoid of anything memorable. But at least Waters' message is honourable and he is still trying to create new music, and so he gets 2/5 stars.
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"Oh George, oh George, that Texas education must have [%*!#]ed you up when you were very small." Wow! If song lyrics could be taken into consideration for the Nobel prize (literature or peace), "Leaving Beirut" would at least be nominated, with good chance of winning. And if you consider th ... (read more)
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