[Squawk 8888]

I try to avoid politics on the MM list but this article is interesting.

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[AnotherUnixGeek]

Whatever you think of Rogers Waters’ music

Not much. Amazingly self-absorbed and self-indulgent even for "progressive" rock. '70s punk and New Wave came along not a moment too soon. Even New Wave mope-rockers like Joy Division made Waters seem like a whiny drama queen by comparison - Ian Curtis didn't need 25 minutes per song or styro-foam walls on stage.