Amused to Death

A masterpiece whose central themes are as relevant decades later as they were when the album was first released. The album’s loose narrative paints a picture of the demise of mankind as a result of over-entertainment, being lulled into accepting their impending extinction by TV.

Waters warns of the dangers of infinite entertainment. The album highlights some particularly troubling examples of this effect, such as the ability of people to distance themselves from real life calamity such as war because they are experiencing it as uninvolved spectators, and the subtle ways that the sensationalization of information shapes society’s feelings towards it.

Many of the themes present in the album will be familiar to long-time fans of Waters'. Themes of isolation, social justice, the horrors of war, and a need for greater empathy for one’s fellow man have been a staple part of Waters' writing since his earliest days with his original band, Pink Floyd.