Amused to Death

Amused to Death

• Record and cover are still sealed.
• 2 Lp Picture disc.
• Limited edition release, numbered.
• Made in the UK.

An unblinking look at an entertainment-obsessed society, Amused to Death addresses issues that have only grown in complexity and urgency over the past two decades. With Amused to Death, Roger Waters sounded the alarm about a society increasingly and unthinkingly in thrall to its television screens. Twenty-three years later, Amused to Death speaks to our present moment in ways that could scarcely have been anticipated two decades ago. In 2015, television is just one option in an endless array of distractions available to us anytime, anywhere, courtesy of our laptops, tablets and smartphones. With eyes glued to our screens, the dilemmas and injustices of the real world can easily recede from view. <br><br>The 2015 Limited Edition, numbered 2 LP picture disc vinyl features art by Sean Evans, the creative director of Waters 2010-2013 "The Wall Live" tour and movie.<br><br>The materials used to create picture discs and color vinyl are not the same as traditional vinyl. Picture discs will have an inherent surface noise in playback.