Roger Waters: This Is Not A Drill - Live From Prague (August 2025)

[Nitroes]

Roger Waters - "Wish You Were Here" - from This Is Not A Drill: Live from Prague - YouTube

blurb:

Originally recorded during Waters’ concert at the O2 Arena in the Czech Republic on May 25, 2023, this set captures Waters' widely praised live show, featuring iconic tracks like “Us & Them”, “Comfortably Numb”, “Wish You Were Here”, and “Is This The Life We Really Want?”. Additionally, Waters performs his highly acclaimed new song, “The Bar”.

A powerful document of Roger Waters’ visionary live tour.

Blu-ray Tracklist:

1. Introduction (Live From Prague May 2023)
2. Comfortably Numb (Live From Prague May 2023)
3. The Happiest Days of Our Lives (Live From Prague May 2023)
4. Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2 (Live From Prague May 2023)
5. Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 3 (Live From Prague May 2023)
6. The Powers That Be (Live From Prague May 2023)
7. The Bravery of Being Out of Range (Live From Prague May 2023)
8. The Bar Part 1 (Live From Prague May 2023)
9. Have a Cigar (Live From Prague May 2023)
10. Wish You Were Here (Live From Prague May 2023)
11. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Live From Prague May 2023)
12. Sheep (Live From Prague May 2023)
13. In the Flesh (Live From Prague May 2023)
14. Run Like Hell (Live From Prague May 2023)
15. Déjà Vu (Live From Prague May 2023)
16. Is This the Life We Really Want? (Live From Prague May 2023)
17. Money (Live From Prague May 2023)
18. Us and Them (Live From Prague May 2023)
19. Any Colour You Like (Live From Prague May 2023)
20. Brain Damage (Live From Prague May 2023)
21. Eclipse (Live From Prague May 2023)
22. Two Suns in the Sunset (Live From Prague May 2023)
23. The Bar Part 2 (Live From Prague May 2023)
24. Outside the Wall (Live From Prague May 2023)
25. Credits (Live From Prague May 2023)
26. Comfortably Numb [Music Video] (Live From Prague May 2023)
27. Two Suns In The Sunset [Music Video] (Live From Prague May 2023)

Lovely.

No doubt more annoying immediately disposable packaging but it wouldn't be Roger without it.

Looks to be a world-wide release. Japan got what looks like a BDR/bootleg release in 2023 and is decribed as "complete" and "175mins". I hope that's what we're getting.

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[lesco]

Roger Waters: This is Not a Blu-Ray of 'The Wall'

Which is what we really want.

[Nitroes]

Rarewaves £22.31 https://www.rarewaves.com/products/0...ve-from-prague

HMV are taking the piss at £29.99. A quick Google shows that as the most expensive price anywhere in Europe.

[englishbobsnr]

Like Pink Floyd Pompei - another really expensive £25+ 1080p Blu-Ray for the price of a 4K.

Films are released on 1080p Blu-Ray in the UK on average around £14.99 - the Pink Floyd was double that, and this one is aiming for £25+

[barrese]

I think Waters finally has inserted his head so far up his own butt that could be a real-life Scarfe drawing. I've had enough of his lunatic politics and rantings, his voice is crap, and just tours every 5-10 years to play the same old 40+ year old songs because he hasn't done anything nearly as good as them since. I'm good listening to these in much better versions on Us + Them or The Wall Blu Rays. I'm not giving this dinosaur any more of my money.

I find it kind of weird the Czech Republic has a place called the O2 Arena as well. Couldn't think of anything more original (yes I know it's the same company naming rights but still)? When I saw O2 I just assumed it was London. Maybe his hometown crowd didn't give him the kind of reaction he wanted?

[Nitroes]

Originally Posted by barrese

I think Waters finally has inserted his head so far up his own butt that could be a real-life Scarfe drawing. I've had enough of his lunatic politics and rantings, his voice is crap, and just tours every 5-10 years to play the same old 40+ year old songs because he hasn't done anything nearly as good as them since. I'm good listening to these in much better versions on Us + Them or The Wall Blu Rays. I'm not giving this dinosaur any more of my money.

Always loved Waters. Yes, he's a whingeing old man with a lorry load of complaints and chips on his shoulder the size of the Titanic. He's come out with some bizarre stuff in the last year or 2 (Mrs Gilmour has called him a fascist no less) but that's social media for you.

He's Roger. His shows are totally ****ing amazing.

As for the tribute band (when he left them) Pink Floyd they were just boring and not one decent song has been released. I liked everyone in the band and appreciate them but no Roger = no good tunes.

I've followed his music my entire life.

He's annoying as hell but he's just being Roger.

Infamy infamy, they've all got it in for me!

[englishbobsnr]

Roger has always been a bit of a hero/heretic to me - his recent ramblings, especially that Piers Morgan show appearance even had me watching through my fingers.

His live shows are very good though, and have to agree that since Pink Floyd continued without him they had nothing to say and no real drive or music to deliver, just beige sounding Gilmour solo works and a big old live lightshow

[barrese]

Originally Posted by Nitroes

Always loved Waters. Yes, he's a whingeing old man with a lorry load of complaints and chips on his shoulder the size of the Titanic. He's come out with some bizarre stuff in the last year or 2 (Mrs Gilmour has called him a fascist no less) but that's social media for you.

He's Roger. His shows are totally ****ing amazing.

As for the tribute band (when he left them) Pink Floyd they were just boring and not one decent song has been released. I liked everyone in the band and appreciate them but no Roger = no good tunes.

I've followed his music my entire life.

He's annoying as hell but he's just being Roger.

Infamy infamy, they've all got it in for me!

While no PF member's post 1980 work is really all that good IMO, I would argue the pseudo-Floyd is still better than RW's output. That said, my biggest beef with RW is that it's his ego and general delusionality as a person that broke up PF and kept them from making good music for a longer period of time. I've seen RW live twice. I was supposed to see him for this tour but then COVID hit and I moved to Hawaii where he didn't tour. The Wall tour was amazing. When I saw him on his next tour the quality had gone down significantly and the insanity had gone up considerably. Kind of glad I missed the post COVID tour.

If this release gets low enough, like his other Blu Rays have gotten, I may pick it up. Unlike the PF releases, the RW ones actually seem to attain reasonable prices at some point.

But that's just my humble opinion.

[KamomeShokudo]

Roger's a great poet, but the secret sauce post-Syd was always in the complimentary combination of his grit and lyrical vision coupled with David and Richard's sensitive and melancholic musical sensibilities. All due respect to Nick, who's a brilliant drummer!

I've seen old Rog live and he's a great showman, but seeing Nick perform live at 80 and David at 78 last year, I was far more entertained and moved by their respective shows and performances. While post-Waters Floyd never had the same edge, there's still some high points. High Hopes is one of the best Floyd songs, imo

Like others, I might look into this at a cheaper price point. As for Pompeii, a legendary concert film restored in HD when the negative was thought to be lost... no problem paying a bit extra for that (wish it was 4K but it's no deal breaker) especially with both cuts included.

[Ste7en]

Originally Posted by Nitroes

Always loved Waters. Yes, he's a whingeing old man with a lorry load of complaints and chips on his shoulder the size of the Titanic. He's come out with some bizarre stuff in the last year or 2 (Mrs Gilmour has called him a fascist no less) but that's social media for you.

He's Roger. His shows are totally ****ing amazing.

As for the tribute band (when he left them) Pink Floyd they were just boring and not one decent song has been released. I liked everyone in the band and appreciate them but no Roger = no good tunes.

I've followed his music my entire life.

He's annoying as hell but he's just being Roger.

Infamy infamy, they've all got it in for me!

Yeah, very similar to me. I love Pink Floyd, but the later stuff is as dull as dishwater. I saw them twice on the Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour (Manchester, Maine Road and London Docklands). It must have been a year between the two shows, and the Maine Road one was amazing, Docklands was just boring and soulless

But, when he (Waters) starts spouting on he gets on my tits.

I didn't mind The Lockdown Sessions, but The Dark Side of the Moon Redux was bobbins

[jdryyz]

I'm still waiting for Roger Waters - In the Flesh on Blu. My old DVD is looking pretty tired these days.

I know it was shot in HD. Whether that would be 1080i or 1080p is unknown.

[Nitroes]

Roger Waters This Is Not A Drill: Live From Prague - The Movie (Official Trailer) - YouTube

[jackranderson]

Originally Posted by Nitroes

Always loved Waters. Yes, he's a whingeing old man with a lorry load of complaints and chips on his shoulder the size of the Titanic. He's come out with some bizarre stuff in the last year or 2 (Mrs Gilmour has called him a fascist no less) but that's social media for you.

He's Roger. His shows are totally ****ing amazing.

As for the tribute band (when he left them) Pink Floyd they were just boring and not one decent song has been released. I liked everyone in the band and appreciate them but no Roger = no good tunes.

I've followed his music my entire life.

He's annoying as hell but he's just being Roger.

Infamy infamy, they've all got it in for me!

High Hopes? Marooned? Learning to Fly? Sorrow? I'm a Roger fanboy (The Final Cut is one of my favourites) but they were still a good band and The Division Bell is an excellent final album (lets not talk about The Endless River lol).

[Nitroes]

Originally Posted by jackranderson

High Hopes? Marooned? Learning to Fly? Sorrow? I'm a Roger fanboy (The Final Cut is one of my favourites) but they were still a good band and The Division Bell is an excellent final album (lets not talk about The Endless River lol).

Couple of mildly catchy watered down tribute tunes. Music by numbers. Back of a fag packet instrumentals and maybe a few unfinished ditties Roger left behind on his seat whilst in court.

Just listen to The Wall or Wish You Were Here and then go listen to the stuff Waters wasn't invloved in.

I have tried very hard to give the tribute act respect (I buy most of their separate stuff) for their tribute PF stuff but it's all weak and samey. Didn't one of their boxsets have flashing red LEDs? Huh. I did return to it in the last few years as I had FLACs but it's all breathtakingly bland. There's no anger or passion.

All Roger's post PF albums are great to me and he's always got something to grind his teeth over. All the great PF stuff is Roger being angry about something. Anything.

His problem now really is just nobody really wants to talk to him except crazy people who will let him talk out his arse for hours or the odd TV news channel that's trying trap him.

If you're a multi-millionaire you can get away with all sorts of stuff as we've seen with Morrissey's, Van Morrison's and Eric Clapton's horrible rants during COVID.

Their great music helps people forgive them.

[jackranderson]

[Show spoiler]

Originally Posted by Nitroes

Couple of mildly catchy watered down tribute tunes. Music by numbers. Back of a fag packet instrumentals and maybe a few unfinished ditties Roger left behind on his seat whilst in court.

Just listen to The Wall or Wish You Were Here and then go listen to the stuff Waters wasn't invloved in.

I have tried very hard to give the tribute act respect (I buy most of their separate stuff) for their tribute PF stuff but it's all weak and samey. Didn't one of their boxsets have flashing red LEDs? Huh. I did return to it in the last few years as I had FLACs but it's all breathtakingly bland. There's no anger or passion.

All Roger's post PF albums are great to me and he's always got something to grind his teeth over. All the great PF stuff is Roger being angry about something. Anything.

His problem now really is just nobody really wants to talk to him except crazy people who will let him talk out his arse for hours or the odd TV news channel that's trying trap him.

If you're a multi-millionaire you can get away with all sorts of stuff as we've seen with Morrissey's, Van Morrison's and Eric Clapton's horrible rants during COVID.

Their great music helps people forgive them.

Personally I'd put High Hopes above anything Waters did post floyd, absolutely gorgeous track up there with their best work. Amused to Death is a really good record but all his other solo stuff doesn't come close imo.

Fwiw my favourite Floyd album is Animals followed by Wish You Were Here & Dark Side of the Moon.

[ravenus]

Originally Posted by jackranderson

Amused to Death is a really good record but all his other solo stuff doesn't come close imo.

I'd say Jeff Beck had a LOT do with that album being great. Eric Clapton's noodling on Pros and Cons... was a complete snoozefest.

[jackranderson]

Originally Posted by ravenus

I'd say Jeff Beck had a LOT do with that album being great. Eric Clapton's noodling on Pros and Cons... was a complete snoozefest.

Fair point, probably the most overrated guitarist of the 20th century although I do love the title track

[englishbobsnr]

Originally Posted by englishbobsnr

Like Pink Floyd Pompei - another really expensive £25+ 1080p Blu-Ray for the price of a 4K.

Films are released on 1080p Blu-Ray in the UK on average around £14.99 - the Pink Floyd was double that, and this one is aiming for £25+

Watched that YouTube trailer above - it's via Sony Music - so the same as the PF Pompei release.

"Mastered in 4K" says the trailer - "Released in 1080p for the price of a 4K disc" more like

[moreorless]

Originally Posted by KamomeShokudo

Roger's a great poet, but the secret sauce post-Syd was always in the complimentary combination of his grit and lyrical vision coupled with David and Richard's sensitive and melancholic musical sensibilities. All due respect to Nick, who's a brilliant drummer!.

True although i think Waters contribution wasn't just lyrics and ideas, plenty of good music as well.

Honestly my view is by the time he left Floyd all of them were past their best anyway even if they'd been able to work together into the mid 80's I suspect the end result would not have been up to their 70's work. I actually think the last really strong creative burst they had was back in 1974 coming up with Shine On, Dogs and Sheep.

Politics wise Water's does strike me as a bit of an egotist who's made some questionable statements but honestly he does stand out as someone in the entertainment industry who is willing to put his neck on the line and call out events in the middle east, not many big names have.

[Nitroes]

Rarewaves have this for £20.07 with their 10% off code RWJUNE10

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Code expires Tuesday 24th June 9AM / 0900 BST.

Ordered.

That'll keep Roger supplied with microphone-shaped ice lollies over the summer