The second half of the set consisted primarily of Pink Floyd songs, such as “Wish You Were Here”, “Another Brink in the Wall”, “Money”, and “Us and Them”. Waters then previewed a selection of songs from his forthcoming solo album, Is This the Life We Really Want?with “Déjà Vu”, “The Last Refugee”, “Smell the Roses”, and “Picture That”. The 24-song set was the same as the one he previewed at a rehearsal in New Jersey last week, kicking off with a barrage of Pink Floyd classics including “Breathe”, “One Of These Days”, “Time”, and “The Great Gig in the Sky”. Singer Robert Plant resists the call for the band to tour – he's moved on, as should we and Jimmy Page.Roger Waters kicked off his latest tour, “Us + Them”, in Kansas City, Missouri on Friday night. Led Zeppelin this year released Celebration Day, a concert recording from its one-off reunion at London's 02 Arena in 2007. Walk with him? To the end of the Earth and Winnipeg. It is a compact we share with him – he has our support, because we trust his artistic intentions. Young's oath was Walk With Me, a Marshall-amp pledge of faith. I feel your faith in me," he sang, "I'll never let you down." Young in particular is vital: A pair of solo Le Noise concerts in 2011 leave Toronto's Massey Hall in tremor still.
Some of these roaming prehistorics continue to be creative all of them (save for Bob Dylan) offer credible, vigorous entertainment with generous doses of nostalgia for the dollar. "There ain't no stopping me." (Again, it is "we" who have him rocking.) "You got me rocking, now," Jagger sang at the 12/12/12 show. The reason these acts continue to hit the road is as plain as the nipples on Roger Daltrey's polished, formidable chest: demand. The unnaturally creaseless Springsteen is touring, as is Rush, as is Heart, as is ZZ Top, as is McCartney. The Who recently performed their 1973 rock opera, Quadrophenia, at the Garden. Neil Young and Crazy Horse, with two new albums under their big-buckled belts, played Barclays earlier in the month, with Patti Smith as the opening act. It is part of the band's nebulous 50 and Counting tour, marking an arbitrary anniversary. On Thursday, the Stones played the Prudential Center in Newark, and will do so again Saturday night for a concert available on a pay-for-view basis.
ROGER WATERS PRUDENTIAL CENTER FULL
That bill was full of elder rock statesmen, including the Stones, Roger Waters, Paul McCartney, Billy Joel, Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, and remnants of the Who. Roughly two billion viewers on Wednesday evening witnessed the Hurricane Sandy relief concert held at Madison Square Garden, through telecasts and streaming mediums. In recent weeks, the New York area has seen a wave, if not a crossfire hurricane, of these legacy acts. The sound and vision they're giving off isn't limp, just meaningless. There's nothing at stake with its recent spate of concerts – no fireworked career send-off involved, other than the vague, implicit idea that this could be The Last Time.
Fans are selfish the Stones need to be more so, or else the legacy suffers. Do it for yourself, Rolling Stones, or don't bother.
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