The Wall
Pink Floyd
The Wall
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About this album
The Wall is a rock opera presented as a double album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released in late 1979. It was subsequently performed live, with elaborate theatrical effects, and made into a film.
Following in the footsteps of their previous albums, The Wall is a concept album — specifically, it deals largely with the theme of isolation from one’s peers. The concept was largely inspired by the band’s 1977 tour promoting the album Animals, with regards to an incident where Roger Waters’ frustration with the audience reached a point where Waters spat in the face of a fan who was attempting to climb on stage; this, in turn, led him to lament that such a wall exists. With its significantly darker theme, The Wall featured a notably harsher and more theatrical sound than their previous releases.
The Wall is a rock opera that centres on the character “Pink”. Largely based on Waters’ personal life, Pink struggles in life from an early age, having lost his father in war (“Another Brick in the Wall (Part 1)”), abused by teachers (“The Happiest Days of Our Lives”), nurtured by an overprotective mother (“Mother”), and deserted by his wife later on (“Don’t Leave Me Now”) — all of which factored into Pink’s mental isolation from society, figuratively referred to as “The Wall”.
Following in the footsteps of their previous albums, The Wall is a concept album — specifically, it deals largely with the theme of isolation from one’s peers. The concept was largely inspired by the band’s 1977 tour promoting the album Animals, with regards to an incident where Roger Waters’ frustration with the audience reached a point where Waters spat in the face of a fan who was attempting to climb on stage; this, in turn, led him to lament that such a wall exists. With its significantly darker theme, The Wall featured a notably harsher and more theatrical sound than their previous releases.
The Wall is a rock opera that centres on the character “Pink”. Largely based on Waters’ personal life, Pink struggles in life from an early age, having lost his father in war (“Another Brick in the Wall (Part 1)”), abused by teachers (“The Happiest Days of Our Lives”), nurtured by an overprotective mother (“Mother”), and deserted by his wife later on (“Don’t Leave Me Now”) — all of which factored into Pink’s mental isolation from society, figuratively referred to as “The Wall”.
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Shouts
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David_J1973 wrote:
It's over-rated. There is a lot of filler in here. It has some great moments (Brick in the Wall 1 through 3, Mother, Young Lust, Comfortably Numb, Run Like Hell), but overall it seems a bit disjointed. Sorry.
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lilxxdev wrote:
This is a life changing album and movie. I love Floyd.
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OmgItsBeto wrote:
I think this is the most overrated album of the history, way too many fillers, Pink Floyd did way better than this on DSOTM, Wish you Were Here and Division Line, and the main reasons for that is the lyrical content - Kids rebelling against teachers - Just what any immature kid want to do.
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inmate1571 wrote:
I agree..Its a great theme and from the start to the finish its fantastic. Changed my life (a little:)
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ste_simpson wrote:
Brilliant from start to finish.
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PinkesBlau wrote:
I love it. I think every Song is great, but all in all this is a Masterpiece.
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Gearuka wrote:
Dunno if you know, but originally The Wall had cover with no text - just this plain wall.
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blacknail wrote:
the wall fell 20 years ago :]
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ClassicManiac wrote:
I don't like this album that much as a whole, but the few masterpieces on it make it my 2nd most played Floyd album :-)
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MegaDave89 wrote:
Like this album
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schitzonix wrote:
Lyrically their best album. Better structure and a more cohesive message make this a much deeper album than the brilliant Dark Side of the Moon. Musically, however, this one lags behind the aforementioned DSoTM and Wish You Were Here. For the avid listener, this could be life a eye opening experience.
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polymorphous71 wrote:
Hey, muso's....leave that prog alone!
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L-Zep wrote:
Shoot me, but I think this album has way to many fillers. I like Dark Side of the Moon better, because on that, every darned song is maximum quality
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DrNietzsche wrote:
@ annenfaye: You not liking it is proof of how great it is.
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annenfaye wrote:
I don't like this shit
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OmgItsBeto wrote:
Overrated, all albums ^ there are better
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x2zero wrote:
I liked the movie, but DSOTM, WYWH & Animals shit on this
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davidthemugman wrote:
anyone know how much an ORIGINAL pink floyd the wall RECORD in mint condtion this is the one with no picture on the frount just the wall bricks?
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Agent_Spork wrote:
This album is more of an endurance test than anything else. I've tried so hard to listen through the whole thing on several occasions and it just never seems to work.
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GamerSam wrote:
Isn't This where we came in?
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