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Pretty nice. A bit too long for me
Fav: Comfortably Numb Least Fav: Bring The Boys Back Home Honestly I love everything about this except for the transition songs, I get why they exist but they’re pretty bland. Scrap most of them and you get a 5/5 album
Ett av de bästa albumen någonsin.
I hate when I agree that a highly lauded album is brilliant because I love being a contrarian.
Love the bluesy sections. Highlights are Comfortably Numb, In the Flesh, Another Brick in the Wall.
Pretty trippy- an iconic cultural moment but not really for casual listening
Better than the Beatles
4.5
'No dark sarcasm in the classroom' - that'll stay with me, as will much else. But. This is a sometimes pretentious, not always profound, album with quite a few unpretentious and profound songs. It was conceived ambitiously, so it ought to be judged that way, and I'm not moved by its conceptual frame. It can be puerile, it can be surface, it lacks intellectual stamina. But it has 'The Thin Ice,' 'Mother,' 'Hey You,' 'Comfortably Numb,' and some others ('Goodbye Blue Sky'), that are permanent and real expressions.
I was familiar with several songs but this might be my first time actually listening to the album start to finish. Also it's my first time reading the backstory, so it's interesting to learn about the band's situation at the time (financial trouble, inner conflict), and it's interesting to understand the concept of The Wall and how it all started (Waters being agitated at his rock star situation, to the point where he spat on fans during a show, and subsequently wanted to isolate himself). The album has nine songs I tagged as great songs, which by itself would be a 5-star album. Of course, it's a double-album so it has 17 other songs that are quite good but not that good. That plus the fact that I have a hard time rewarding artists who bemoan their struggle means that I ultimately settle on a 4-star rating. But it's a pretty strong 4-star album.
This album is definitely an experience. It’s not one I listen to often, it’s been 10+ years since I last listened to it in full. In my opinion the best way to experience this album is at a laser show, but at least listen to it in the car or on headphones. The studio trickery needs stereo sound to get the full effect. I honestly don’t know how to rate this album. It is a classic and it is awesome. However, it is bloated, and there’s a lot of filler songs that, while they somewhat contribute to the album as a whole, are not good songs on their own. I still think it’s a great album that I won’t listen to again for another 10 years, save for some of the hits that stand on their own.
Another classic.
I have heard a lot of Pink Floyd growing up, including all of the hits on this album. I appreciate the work that went into this album and the tough topics it addresses (isolation, nuclear war). But ultimately it didnt really connect with me- I found the transitions between hits to be dissonant and not pleasant on the ear. I understand it's probably the effect they were going for, but it just wasnt particularly fun to listen to. The hits on the album, however, are very strong, and serve to break up the themes of the transitions. Overall- probably around 3.5/5 or 4/5
Pretty great that this averages to 4.08 for a double album.
I may return to this with a five. I might just do it. I’m not sure. It’s grown on me hugely over the past two days. My first meaningful engagement with a PF album and I suppose it came at just the right time. I was far more “up for it” once I’d read the Wikipedia and understood the concept. Musically, I hear the influence this has on some of my favourite albums (Tranquillity Base…) and many, many others besides. Compelling.
This is admittedly the first time I’ve listened to this album, and it is quite a behemoth. This one needs to sit with me for a bit. But it’s easily *at least* 4.5 stars because, despite its length, it’s a really tight album that flows together nicely for a great listening experience.
How does one even begin to tackle 'Roger Waters and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day?' I'll keep it succinct. Pink Floyd was in a weird place; now under the control of Roger but with enough space to contribute enough to be a band (Unlike the Final Cut). Animals (my favourite PF album) had done well, and the tour did too, but also clearly had done a number on everyone. Oh, and they were being embezzled from and owed the tax man a lot of money. So to come out with such a big album as The Wall, and continue to be popular (with an unexpected disco christmas number one) was a surprise. It's also pretty divisive, given its status as a double-length concept album. Me? It's a game of two halves. The first disc is great: everything builds up in the story in a comprehensible way, and the music itself fits. It still feels like Floyd, especially when Dave and Rick get to do their thing. And I like the overall concept of the dangers of getting disaffected with and isolated from the world. The second half though? It's just... weird. Synthy Fragments, one of Dave's best songs, then a few songs that were meant to be satirically anti-fascist but a lot of people didn't get it, topped off with a bit of musical theatre and an ambiguous ending. It's getting the 4 because I still think it just about sticks the landing, but feel free to dock it 1 to 2 stars if it doesn't for you. Tangent: Roger once joked that he'd wanted to end the album (and the live show)after the Wall had gone up, and while that's not borne out by the demos it may have been better if he had.
There are some undeniable bangers on this. But unlike Dark Side of the Moon this overstays its welcome. Way too many songs that feel more masterbatory than essential. Still, I can’t deny that when it’s great it’s fucking great. 4/5
Some real duds mixed in but absolutely classic in the way the Mona Lisa is classic but not my favorite art. Also why did I hear Billy Joel on the back half of ‘One of my Turns’?
quite mixed in my opinion. some of them sound like songs from a musical, which I really don't like. But on the other hand there are some songs which are probably some of their best. Favorite songs: pt2, mother, comfortable numb, in the flesh. Overall around 7/10
Two simultaneous truths: The Wall needs all of its tracks as a concept album, but it's also a bit bloated. There are fantastic hits on here, and yet it's one of Pink Floyd's weaker albums.
Dark Side of The Moon var ju ett mästerverk. Hade höga förväntningar på den här skivan och det visade sig var helt rätt. Det här var nästan lika bra som Dark Side. En riktigt stark 4a. Möjligen lite lång men inte avgörande för betyget.
I stora delar är den här skivan så jävla bra och man vill ju att ett så här grandiost projekt ska vara en femma, men det blir liiite för mycket utfyllnad här och var för att vara perfekt. Stark fyra dock.
The marmite album that split the fans. It's become better over the years but as there are so many versions of it now either live or reassured it's hard to find the definitive version
Gran disco... lo he escuchado varias veces.
Funny how this used to be my favourite Pink Floyd album. I still love it of course, but definitely a bit less than a couple years ago. I think it is just little bit bloated, with a few moments going on for longer than they need to while not really going anywhere. But it is undeniably worth it for the epic moments here. This album is still fantastically theatrical and a beautiful concept album.
Pas eu le temps de tout écouter, mais ce que j'ai entendu m'a beaucoup plu.
Great
This album is 45 years old and I have never listened to it. I like it and that surprised me.
I’ve never listened to Pink Floyd very much at all, but I really liked this album. Pretty good.
Well that was long wasn't it! I'm not so familiar with the wall. Enjoyed a lot of this. But some of it dragged on
Есть феноменальные песни. Но конечно очень длинный альбом
Very good. 4.
Fantastic album. Listened to the whole thing straight through twice. Perfect length for a double album. The songs kept moving creating a cohesive through line. Loved all the iterations of Another Brick in the Wall. This is the Pink Floyd album. Worth so many more listens.
Enjoyed listening to this the whole way through. A big long and dramatic at the end, but overall very good.
Ahh... just the ear bleach I needed after that Fairport Convention nightmare. Seriously though, the first time I heard this album I was much younger, and I didn't get it. But after seeing the movie and letting the music sit with me a while, I've come to appreciate it more.
Kind of nervous returning to this - haven't listened to it through for around 30 years. But the remaster sounds fantastic, and I'm relieved to find I still love it. Yes, it's overlong and uneven, particularly losing momentum in the second half (picking up a bit again after Confortably Numb), but as a concept album/rock opera it stands up, with soem amazing heights. It'll never be my favourite Pink Floyd, but it was great to spend the weekend listening to it again. So close to five stars that this rating feels cruel.
I've always had a contentious relationship with Pink Floyd. Most of my musical taste came from my dad, who is one of the biggest audiophiles I know. The man could give you the history of everyone from Sinatra to Outkast and listened to them all. Despite this, for some reason, he haaaated Pink Floyd. I never really knew why because he seemed to like a lot of similar bands but outside of Wish You Were Here he would turn the channel every time they came on the radio. I followed his lead for the most part when it came to music. In a way, I used him as a judgment on whether music was "good" or not so for the longest time, I considered Pink Floyd to be overrated. Then around college, I finally listened to DSOTM for the first time, and like every college student was absolutely blown away by it. I tried listening to the rest of the Pink Floyd discography but never really got into it (I was not a good listener then, and still probably not great now but whatever) I'm glad I finally really listened to this album because while I always knew about the story of "The Wall" and the general concept I hadn't actually gotten able to listen to it fully and as someone who truly loves to listen to and hear stories in albums, it was great to here one of the best concept albums in full for the first time. I said a lot without saying much, whatever 8/10
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There is a baseline level of enjoyment that I’m going to get out of a Pink Floyd album. This one does all the really cool Pink Floyd things plus a really cool concept album to boot- but for me I couldn’t help but walk away longing for something to really put me over the top and I never quite got there with this one to call it a spectacular album.
8/10. Classics. Comfortably Numb and Another Brick in the Wall both amazing. Album as a whole very good but not super consistent for me.
This was pretty good but like 10 tracks too long. I liked most of the songs though, apart from The Trial which I kinda liked but also kinda hated because it went on for 2 long. Not bad though very creative and interesting listen
its really good but too long
Excelente album, tanto en melodia como concepto.
I’m not a huge fan of these rock opera or concept albums. However, there are some great songs on this album, so I am going with a 4.
So it's a good album and an interesting one too and it sounds good. It just so. freaking. long. Way too long. Too much. Not a fan of that. This is why so many concept albums fall flat. They're too much.
Nice
Awesome prog rock
Obviously great
I never listen to it all the way through, but it’s kind of all over the place with some brilliant moments. I might come back to it again as a full album.
I've heard it said before, 'The Wall' is a lot. I really enjoy the music, and I'm a huge Pink Floyd fan, but to an outsider this album can be very difficult. Everyone should listen to Comfortably Numb though, that's the best song in Pink Floyd's discography
A great album from one of the bands that I never understood the insane hype about. The music is great, but I’m not a fan of all the other bells and whistles. It is veeeery long.
Some epic songs, but could have done without a few of the bricks. We get it - it's a concept album.
4.5
Would definitely be a 5 if the album ended with "Comfortably Numb", but the 4th side is largely forgettable. Even "Run Like Hell", which was the second single from the album, is just okay. Lot's of awesome highlights otherwise, including "In the Flesh?", "Mother", "Young Lust", "Hey You" and the aforementioned "Comfortably Numb". 4.5 stars.
I really appreciated how this album flowed. It was a pretty welcoming listen. I definitely want to hear it again.
There are some really cool songs on here but they are sandwiched in between a bunch of weird pretentious nonsense that I don’t have time for. The good songs are almost enough to make up for this album being firmly in Tommy territory. Which is quite an achievement because Tommy sucks.
Liked more the experience than the movie version.
Me and my mates played this to absolute death when it came out! Listening to it now there are some excellent tracks on there but as a whole the album is rather depressing really!
I kind of don’t know what to make of this album. On the one hand it has Another Brick in the Wall, which is an absolute classic, and I loved the repeated use of the melody throughout the first disc of the album. But the second disc got kind of weird with songs I felt would be out of place in Oliver! the musical, which took me out of the album as a whole. So I’ll split the difference and give 4 stars.
great rock opera
Never disappoints.
Extremely important as a work of art. As a piece of music it is bloated, and would be a much better listening experience without half of the tracks. But the other half contains some really brilliant songwriting, and one of the best songs ever written in Comfortably Numb.
This was a classic album that was good to listen to as a full album and not just the hits. Spotify wouldn't let me listen to Disc 3 so I am focused on 1 and 2. One weird observation The Trial sounds like Jack Skeleton! His lament song had to have been inspired by the Trial. It sounded just like it could fit perfectly into the Nightmare before Christmas! There were the obvious classics that were great (Run Like Hell, Young Lust, Another Brick in the Wall, Mother). I also really liked Goodbye Blue Sky and it was one I never heard before. I also liked some of the middle songs that transitioned between and gave you a better idea of the entire feel of the album. There were a couple that I did not enjoy or were just out there (Empty Space and Vera) but overall it was a great album, and really should be included on lists like this one. Didn't like Empty Spaces, Vera Obvious ones I like Run Like Hell, Young Lust, Another Brick in the Wall, Mother I couldn't listen to the majority of Disc 3
Based on the other "prog rock albums" or even "iconic, classic albums" I've listened to on this list so far, I was expecting to either hate or be absolutely bored by this. I actually thought it was fine - I wasn't totally blown away by it, but I thought it was interesting and had great ideas. It helped that the instruments sounded cohesive, unlike some of the other albums on this list. It's obviously a little bloated and self-indulgent at 26 tracks, and of course I couldn't really understand Pink's story on my first listen. But I'm looking forward to listening to this a few more times, and maybe I'll get it one day.
Childhood nostalgia probably plays a part here. There were quite large segments that seemed bloated and unnecessary but when it hits...
Will listen again, there were songs I knew already but the context helped
I have a feeling this is the last Floyd album on here. It’s a doozy too. All the classics are here like Another Brick in the Wall, Comfortably Numb, Hey You, I also have always been a fan of Run Like Hell. Not every song works and it’s fine when the album is as long as this. But it’s still a feat to behold all together.
Starting to get the idea, that Pink Floyd is the real deal. This album, like a few others we've had, is fantastic. So many great tracks (more that I recognize than I would've guessed), and it's got a great connected flow throughout. A bit long if I had to complain, but I really don't have to. I'm not sure how I'd rank it against Wish You Were Here, but it's got some undeniable heat. These guys were the real deal, huh? Favorite tracks: Comfortably Numb, Hey You, Another Brick in the Wall, Thin Ice, Goodbye Blue Sky, One of My Turns, Run Like Hell. Album art: It's a white brick wall with the text in a sort of blood font. Extremely simple, but it sticks with you so easily. 4.5/5
I love Floyd, but it's been a loooooong time since I listened to the wall, I used to find it quite dark and very convoluted. It's still a bit of both, but I enjoyed it much more musically this time around. It's no Animals or DSotM though think you 100% need the visuals too.
Classic album!!
Just for legacy purposes this is an automatic 4/5. However this is probably one of the only 4/5s i will never come back to listen to (besides maybe the jazz ones?) Theres just something about this album, that idk, feels quiet to me? This is the chillest "rock" album I've ever heard. But the musicality is insane and should be recognized. Its great don't get me wrong, but I just would go to so many other albums or bands before thinking of going to this one. Songs of note: Another brick in the wall pt. 2 Goodbye Blue Sky Hey You Is There Anybody Out There? (strictly only bc it sounds like it would be fun to play on guitar) The Trial I'm also gonna use this album to note other albums that need their rating changed/updated. "Peter Gabriel 3" 3 -> 2 "Since I Left You" 4 -> 5
I listened to this year's all and it didn't really click. I have it a good try this time and I think I need to spend some more time with it. There's a lot here and I think I'm only starting to scratch the surface. 4.5/5
4.25
There are some absolutely brilliant tracks on The Wall. If you distilled them all onto a single album it’d be 5 stars all the way. But it’s a double album… A bit uneven in places and over long. For all that still exceptional.
There are several rock classics on this one, as well as some neat ideas. If this had been edited down to about 10-12 tracks, then it's probably 5 stars. The filler tracks knock it down to a 4 in my book.
Ein absoluter Klassiker. Für mich der Einstieg in die Welt von Pink Floyd und in die Gedankenwelt der Konzeptalben. Nicht alles auf dem Album geht ins Ohr, aber insgesamt hat es mir wieder neue Türen in der Musikwelt. Danke, Pink Floyd oder Roger Waters
Good album. Nice one to start with
I get that they are telling a story here, but there is to much of it. The songs are mostly good but there is too much down time.
So nice of Pink Floyd to write an album about Mark Wahlburg!
Classic.
Tough call. I remember getting this as a birthday gift when i was in middle school, and being disappointed with it. Now that I’m older I can appreciate the genius. But still there are swaths of it, especially on the second disc, that I don’t enjoy musically. Would give it a 4.5 if I could. There’s no denying I have listened to Dark Side of the Moon over and over again and this one, not… but is it fair to ding it for being over-ambitious and more challenging?
pretty heat
In the Flesh? 4.3 The Thin Ice 4 Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1 3.8 The Happiest Days of Our Lives 3.6 Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 4.4 Mother 4.2 Goodbye Blue Sky 3.8 Empty Spaces 3.8 Young Lust 4.2 One of My Turns 4 Don't Leave Me Now 4 Another Brick in the Wall, Part 3 3.7 Goodbye Cruel World 3.5 Hey You 4.5 Is There Anybody Out There? 3.7 Nobody Home 3.6 Vera 3.8 Bring the Boys Back Home 3.7 Comfortably Numb 4.7 The Show Must Go On 3.9 In the Flesh 4.1 Run Like Hell 4.2 Waiting for the Worms 4.2 Stop n/a The Trial 3.8 Outside the Wall 3.7 Score: 3.968
i wouldn’t listen to most of this for fun per se but it’s objectively very good
Takes you on a journey. Really puts you in a different environment. I always have to be exclusively listening to them whenever I do.
Clasic Rock
Overall, It's a great experience more than it is a collection of individual great songs. I'd have to say that Wish You Were Here was better able to find the happy medium between valuing the experience (like The Wall) and individual tracks (like DSOTM). Still incredible, but doesn't lend well for casual listening outside of a few huge hits.
Rock classic. Great album front to back, but I prefer pink floyd’s more experimental records. 4.3/5
Some things become so iconic that you assume they are overrated. The Wall is like that. It’s not their best work, but it’s good. Comfortably Numb, Hey You, Another Brick in the wall are fantastic. The concept is simple and clear, but it’s tooooo long 8.6/10
okay
Auditory insanity, it's pretty much impossible to describe this album in any succinct way. Definitely one to listen to a few more times to try and properly absorb the lyrics.
This is a very good album full of soft music that I was able to vibe to.
One of the major albums by famous rock band pink Floyd, considered a masterpiece and a must listen. I quite enjoyed the album and thoroughly liked some of the songs , though I thought it was a bit on the lengthier side for a project that is not a double album.
Great album.
Groupe connu, album et film connus. Musicalement je préfère les albums plus anciens de Pink Floyd, plus planants et novateurs. Mais le film est véritablement un plus, c'est une expérience à ne pas manquer. Donc pas loin de la note maximale. => 4.5/5
Part of my musical DNA but not as much as The Dark Side of the Moon or Woods You Were Here!
First listen. Been on the list for some time. Pretty good.
It's Pink Floyd's The Wall what else do you need to know. Classic rock opera not going to list all the great songs but her is a few. Stand out tracks: - The thin ice - Another brick in the wall pt 2 - Goodbye blue sky - Young lust - Don't leave me now - Hey you - Comfortably numb - Run like hell - The trial
A little long winded at times, but much of this album is great. Kind of an experience more than just an album. 3.5/5 Probably will listen again
This is probably the only rock opera or rock concept album that I think really sticks to its guns the whole way through. That cuts both ways, as the second LP is a bit more challenging and disjointed, but by design. This album remains challenging and deliberately off putting at times.
oh, yeah i know this one
87% Best: In the Flesh(?), Young Lust, Hey You, Nobody Home, Comfortably Numb, Run Like Hell, Waiting for the Worms, The Trial Must-Hear? Sure
Great album
There's no album that sounds like this one. Each song flows together and connects together creating an entire narrative. The guitar on this is also really good. The issue is some songs individually aren't very strong. It also sounds pretty dated in areas. Really good album but not all of it is for me.
I don’t know enough about music to know why this is allegedly so awesome. But it was very good.
A good album with some classic Pink Floyd songs, Another Brick in the Wall, Is There Anybody Out There and Comfortably Numb are always favorites of mine.
It took me a couple of days to get to this because it's just so long and I knew that as a rock opera/concept album breaking it up into shorter chunks wouldn't be ideal. I've heard it before, so there weren't any surprises. This was my first time listening to it with headphones, which made for a fun new experience. It's long, and it drags in spots, but the overall concept and music are solid. "Comfortably Numb" is obviously the standout.
Amazing
Pink Floyd, baby!
4/5
Some artists write 40 minute albums that get boring 10 minutes in, Pink Floyd wrote 80 minutes that were engaging the whole way through. Comfortably Numb is an absolute masterpiece. 4/5
4.
Great album. The whole thing flowed very well. Definitely an album to listen straight from start to finish.
Too long, self indulgent, self pitying but the tunes and production carry it and I was indoctrinated to it at 10 years old. What the fuck did I make of it all at 10?
Great album, though I don’t particularly care for the storyline/concept Roger Waters put together. But there’s some fantastic songs here, beyond “Another Brick in the Wall” and “Comfortably Numb”. It contains some of the best instrumental moments in Pink Floyd’s career, like “In the Flesh?”, “The Happiest Days of Our Lives”, and “Run Like Hell”. I think I prefer The Wall to some of Pink Floyd’s more highly praised and/or technically impressive albums like Wish You Were Here or Animals.
Confession: I am not a Pink Floyd fan, nor a Prog Rock fan. However, I do really appreciate the flow and composition of this album. While I'm not going to throw this on for a listen, I'll give respect where respect is due.
Still good but not as good as DSOTM. It’s a bit bloated as an album.
Is it great? Yes. Is it a masterpiece? I'm not so sure. There are a heap of classic songs on here but at a certain point it's almost like it's reputation precedes it and you go into it assuming it's an all timer. It's simply too long and seems like it veers into too much of an "art project" for lack of a better description. 8.5/10 (4.25/5)
For what it is, the rating is strong. I don’t typically go out of my way to listen to Floyd, but I respect the influence and staying power Waters and the boys have given us. True legends in multiple mediums.
Incredible album; even better if you're a fan of rock operas. For me, it's a bit too self-indulgent and unnecessarily bloated to be given five stars. At the same time, I can't deny that there are certain parts of it that cross into the masterpiece category—even the overplayed 'Another brick in the wall' (although my personal favourite has always been 'Hey you'). 4 stars
Hey! Teacher! Leave us kids alone!
It’s quite an achievement. On the heels of some exquisite, and some might say perfect, collections featuring long, operatic pieces built around central themes, Mr. Waters and Company continue with the idea of a central theme, but instead choose to honor isolation with a series of shorter, more eclectic pieces. It’s choppy, some moments hold up better than others, and the more musical theater-y sections always take a backseat to the simpler numbers. It’s a beautiful celebration of anger and ugliness at the heart of success, and deserves the accolades worthy of a piece of late 20th century hagiography.
Some high points of the album, drawn on in other areas. Overall rating: 8/10 album
I didn't remember as much filler on this album as there is. I also didn't remember that almost half the album has become radio hits. My opinion about this album has ebbed and flowed over the years. Regardless of my current opinion it's the first album I've gotten on this list (day 89) that I actually agree that you must hear.
Good album, far too long for this though
This was great, I simply can't concentrate for an hour and a half on one album, however. It's not Pink Floyd, it's me.
4.4 - Comfortably Numb is such an incredible song, one of the best solos ever imo. I think for me this album tries a little hard sometimes to be on the nose, but maybe that's cos it's old. (not sure if this makes much sense)
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already had listened
Great album
I really like this album, the overall theme is cool, but it is a bit long for me, I really enjoy the guitar playing.
I love Pink Floyd, and while this is not my favorite of their albums from this period, that's an extremely high bar to clear. Sure, this one drags a little in the middle and is not nearly as tight as their best albums (an 80 minute runtime will do that). But it still contains some of my absolute favorite music ever created, including not one but two of the best guitar solos of all time on a single track (Comfortably Numb).
Young lust In the flesh
Absolute classic
#19 - An awesome Album which I had never spent time on before (hearing Vs listening anyone?). Grandiose in its ambition and execution, and indeed an achievement (with some bangers to boot!). 4.5/5, rounding down to 4 as I find some of the middle tracks a bit tedious.
I love the world this creates. I listened to it loads in my younger days. Some amazing work on this album - but is a little bit overblown in places. Another Brick in the Wall is one of my least favourite tracks, funnily enough! But I find it a cool experience to immerese oneself in, and an impressive piece of originality.
A real experience of an album. I loved the multiple parts of Another Brick In The Wall running throughout, and the wall coming down at the end was really cool. A little drawn out but they own it. Favourite tracks: Another Brick In The Wall Pt. 2, Comfortably Numb, Run Like Hell
An incredible sonic experience, as Pink Floyd albums typically are. A little bloated but the quality throughout is irrefutable.
4.4 stars rounded down.
Such a fun straight listen through. Definitely some bloat, feels quasi deep but nevertheless so many good ones.
4.5
A whole that’s much less than some of its parts. Still quite good, but there’s too much of this that’s just there or exists only to set up something else.
It took me like a month to listen to the second half of this after hearing the first disc. It’s just exhausting to get through. I appreciate the ambition and work that went into this project. I just don’t generally love rock operas. The second disc worked a little better for me. It contains most of the well-known songs (except for the title track) — “Hey You,” “Is There Anybody Out There?” and “Comfortably Numb.” But the melodrama of the last quarter gets to be too much. I think what bothers me most about this album is how melodramatic it is. It’s literally a rock opera — interspersed with traditional rock songs and classical guitar ballads are actual orchestras and opera singers with Roger Waters and David Gilmour obnoxiously wailing over the top. It’s frequently not that pleasant to listen to. Also just wanted to mention that “Is There Anybody Out There?” sounds like a ripoff of the Bond theme. I completely understand why this album is on the list. It probably is something people should listen to once. But like many Broadway shows, it’s something that after experiencing once, I’m good. I don’t need to listen to most of this again (the aforementioned tracks are decent as standalone songs, though). If I’m going to seek out rock opera, I’m going with The Who or Queen over Pink Floyd. I’ll give it a 4/5 because of its impact and because it is impressive as a project. But it’s really a 3.5 at best for me personally — not something I’d seek out to listen to over and over again (or maybe ever again).
Ephemeral, but kinda long ngl
Yay!!
This is certainly one of the great albums in the history of rock. But for me, personally, it's not one of my favourites "of all times", therefore the 4.
Really really good. Long enough to fall from a five though
great concept album but I still agree there's too much filler on here for a 5/5 album. I've never watched the movie but this still has some incredible songs on it. In the flesh is a great opener, hey you is an incredible start to disc 2 but young lust is my favorite song on here. 4.5/5
While I do think this is a masterpiece, a classic, and an all time classic album, it's not really an album I gravitate towards. I feel like I tend to get a bit bored with it. I do like prog rock and I'm an absolute sucker for concept albums so I can appreciate that bit but I would much rather listen to Animals, DSOTM, or Wish You Were Here.
I have never fully listened to this concept album, and just know the songs that have been ubiquitous in culture for the last 45 years. This is certainly grandiose and self-indulgent. I have a hard time getting past that and how bloated it feels. Reading more about the context of it and what this rock opera is about, I'm sure it's great, and I'm willing to give 70s Pink Floyd the benefit of the doubt, despite how much of a wanker Roger Waters seems to be now. Definitely a journey listening to this for the first time in its entirety.
Before there was MTV there were rock operas, and younger, higher me was a HUGE fan. Older, not high me still likes The Wall, but I forgot how long this beast is and I skipped a lot of the transitional songs. I did very much enjoy listening to it in its entirety for the first time in many years.
Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 Mother Young Lust Hey You Nobody Home Comfortably Numb The Show Must Go On Run Like Hell
Pretty epic album
Love a few songs, and have seen the movie. I prefer Dark Side of the Moon as an overall album
Never listened to this album and I'll have to agree with the general consensus that this album is one of the standard-bearers of the concept of a rock opera. I particularly love the musical motifs that make consistent appearances across many of the songs. For me though, definitely a stronger first half of the album than the second. Terrific mainstream hits like "Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)" and "Comfortably Numb", along with awesome tracks I wasn't familiar with like "Young Lust" and "Mother". 7/10
Like rob says, far better than expected. Would listen again if I were in the right mood but not sure I can commit to a mood lasting an hour 20
Haven't listened to this in full for decades but I'm totally familiar with it was commonly in rotation at my home when I was a kid. I remember not liking it as much as other music my parents listened to, but I did not disliked it neither. It was a bit scary at times and a bit Disneyly at others. at least for me. Today it brought that familiar and vague sensation of those half remembered days. It is quite the album!
As innovative as it is bloated, The Wall surprises me as much as it annoys me. Personally I don’t know if I can stand hearing Another Brick in the Wall one more time, its sing songy chorus is burned in my head forever. Pretty much can write off any song with a children’s choir as shite. However, it does sound better to me in the context of the album rather than as a single. There are great songs here, like Comfortably Numb, Hey You, and Run Like Hell, and songs I’ve rediscovered, like Goodbye Blue Sky, One of My Turns, and In the Flesh. Roger Waters’ voice sounds at its best in the louder, angry moments, whereas it fizzles when he attempts to be sentimental or delicately villainous. There’s a lot to pick apart on a 26 song double album. You could spend months dissecting this. It’s definitely an album you need to hear before you die (you can avoid the film though), but I wouldn’t go as far as to call this a classic.
*insert Nostalgia Critic joke here* Okay, so this album has a concept I like, and the story it presents is compelling and cool and stuff, but the songs themselves don't do much to stand on their own. A lot of these tracks I like in context, but I'm sure they wouldn't be very understandable taken out of context of the overall narrative (the ultimate cost of being a concept album). I guess what I'm trying to say is that I respect this album more than I like it, but I still think it's good all in all ("you're just another brick in the wall"). Best Song: Comfortably Numb Worst Song: Bring the Boys Back Home Album Score: 7/10
Another Pink Floyd banger, who would've guessed? 26 songs but it doesn't drag, propped up by a compelling narrative and dope as hell concepts. While I only listen to like 5 of the 26 outside of the context of the album, the other songs work so well within the album that they don't need to be playlisted. Fav songs: - In The Flesh? - Another Brick in the Wall Pt2 - Young Lust - Hey You - Comfortably Numb
Decir que The Wall fue la obra cumbre de Pink Floyd bajo la inspiración de Roger Waters y David Gilmour podría parecer excesivo teniendo en cuenta la trilogía precedente (The Dark Side of the Moon, Whish You Where Here y Animals), así que nos quedaremos definiéndola como la culminación, la obra de madurez resplandeciente. Waters dotó al álbum de una inspiración autobiográfica que le llevó a narrar metafóricamente el ascenso y la caída de una estrella del rock, con imaginería de la II Guerra Mundial y referencias al supe liderazgo y sus desviaciones despóticas y fascistas. El personaje ficticio, Pink Floyd, se haya aislado tras un MURO psicológico que va creciendo según su vida se va descontrolando. Tras una bienvenida al oyente ("In the Flesh?"), comienzan los recuerdos, la muerte de su padre en la guerra y una infancia marcada por el autoritarismo ("Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 1") y la sobreprotección maternal ("Mother"). En esta primera parte de construcción del MURO destaca "Young Lust", sobre la fascinación y el miedo ante el descubrimiento del sexo, y por supuesto "Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2", que fue lanzado como sencillo y es uno de los temas intemporales de Pink Floyd. La segunda parte del álbum (segundo disco físico) nos cuenta el éxito y la transformación del personaje en un fascista homófobo y racista ("In the Flesh"), con uno de los temas más poderosos del álbum (y uno de los que más me gustan, quizás influido por la secuencia de la película de Alan Parker), "Run Like Hell". Cuando el personaje se enjuicia y enfrenta a sí mismo ("The Trial") el muro se derrumba y culmina este magnífico álbum conceptual "fuera del muro".
Quite good, didnt like of few of the songs towards the end but really enjoyed most of it
Once again, prog rock doesn’t really do much for me, but this is still a great album. 8/10
Surprised by some of the songs, such as The Trial which was a cinematic musical surprise! Still prefer Dark Side of the Moon. Interesting that this album was the one on the list instead.
Oh damn, two Pink Floyd albums back to back. Well im not complaining. Definitely would not call this their best album by any means, but for what it is, its a very competent release with some really great songs on it.
I mean, I've heard this a million times. I already know it's a great album.
Great Concept Album of this era.
I felt really conflicted on my rating for this album. There are several songs here which aren’t very good, but I still feel this deserves a 4 just for how ambitious it is and how interesting the story is. If this had some of the filler taken out of it, this could honestly be one of my favourite albums ever, but as it currently stands this is just really good.
I made this vinyl purchase in 7th grade and still play it every so often. I think my memory of the movie, vague though it may be, influences how i listen to the album. I like this when falling asleep.
Pink Floyd <33
i’m not very familiar with the concept and with out the context of the movie or the play some of the magic is lost on me.
V interesting. Would listen again
It's just too long. It's a very good album: a lot of thought has been given to the progression and to the transitions between songs. They had a clear vision which they committed to. However, with an hour and a half there are too many songs on here that don't do Pink Floyd justice.
How do you manage to get 6 radio hits out of a rock opera that only has 3 official singles? I dunno but they did it. It gets 4 stars instead of 5 because honestly you can tell this was more suited for a music film or the live stage show. There's a bunch of tracks on here that are really just a means to segue from one "real" song to another.
Ne me lacère pas Gugu, c'est un excellent album (particulièrement quand il est jumelé avec le flim), c'est juste que je trouve qu'il y a un peu trop de grandiloquardises psycho-pleurnichardes par moment.
Epic
I vaguely recall watching the 1982 film musical with my high school drama class. This really is a fascinating concept album. I can see why certain critics called it overblown or pretentious, but perhaps the better description would be ambitious and utterly unique.
Rock progresivo. Casi un musical. Dos megahits, pero se me ha hecho laaaargo. Venga, un 4 por los megahits, pero no me lo vuelvo a escuchar entero.
(the dark side of the moon is just gold but the wall is the next one!)
Mother will they break my balls?
3/11/24
7.8/10
Amazing concept album that brings me back to my high school years. It was nice to revisit it through this website but I also I desperately hope there are some more gender diverse albums coming up...
Hade varit 5/5 om de inte var så mycket random ljud. Favoritlåt från albumet var Another brick in the wall pt.2 Albumet får 4/5 stjärnor
Favourite Song: Hey You (also The Trial) Well, this was very unexpected and great. The theatre of it all was really enjoyable, building together with each song. This is one of those albums that I almost want to vote a 5, but with so many songs, it's inevitable to have a few that lack and bring it down a little.
a long-time favourite, pink floyd is always meticulous and thorough in their musical prowess.
In the flesh? Another brick in the wall 1-3 Mother Young Lust Nobody Home Comfortably Numb The Show Must Go On In the Flesh (minus the lyrics)
Massive. Highs were incredibly high, lows were very low, but ultimately really enjoyed listening to this all the way through for the first time
Really, really good. This is the first time I’ve been able to listen to it without getting bored so it’s prob something you need exposure to before you fully appreciate it.
This is something I heard a lot as a kid and it was my first time revisiting it in full as an adult. Listened a few times this weekend and I really enjoyed eat with each go
I knew I liked the big hits but I liked and appreciated this album way more than I thought I would
we don't need no thought control
Gear: Focal Clear Mix (2011 Remaster): durchbricht jetzt in Sachen Dynamik auch keine Mauern Musik: mit Recht mein dritt-liebstes Pink Floyd-Album! Wertung: 🧱🧱🧱🧱(🧱)/5
I really wish I hadn’t gotten a Pink Floyd album so early on, because I wasn’t capable of really expressing my thoughts on music in a long form. But now I can. And The Wall is probably one of the best ways to flex that ability. Because this is a dense record. And it’s a long one too. The real question is whether this is an 80 minute long symphonic prog rock masterpiece, or a mess of half-baked ideas. I’m sort of on the fence. This is less another Pink Floyd, and more Roger Waters’ slam poetry turned into a rock opera concept album. Being a beefy 26 songs long, and also being a double album can definitely lead to some messiness. And messiness there is. The source material this is based on is messy enough. That source material being the death of Roger’s father at a young age and his constant feelings of alienation and anger around this time with the band and touring. He just wanted to isolate himself from the rest of the world. Hence, the wall was born, musically and metaphorically. Portraying himself through a fictional character named Pink (real creative), the essence of this album is the story. And because of this decision, I’ve always found this album has trouble balancing songs that exist solely for the purpose of telling stories, and the stuff people really care about. And the stuff people really care about is really worth caring about. Both versions of In the Flesh, all three parts of Another Brick in the Wall, One of My Turns, Waiting for the Worms, and especially Hey You, Comfortably Numb/i] and Run Like Hell are fantastic. Also The Trial, which I believe might be the most ambitious and outwardly theatrical the band ever was, and it’s fucking amazing. The other stuff though? Not so much. I just don’t have as much of an attachment to certain songs on. Tracks like Goodbye Blue Sky, Empty Spaces and Don’t Leave Me Now don’t even feel like they are made by the same band in comparison. Now granted, some of the songs are pretty short, and act more as interludes than anything else. Some of them are sort of cool, and lead to good transitions between songs, but other ones don’t feel the same. This album also made one thing very clear to me. David is by all means a better singer than Roger. It’s really not even close. Roger is totally fine, and has some super intense and powerful moments here and there, but his voice is far more inconsistent than his band mate. I don’t regard this album as highly as some people do. This has always been my least favorite of their near flawless run from 1971 to 1979. This doesn’t change how incredible and impactful those years were, and I still really love this, because I can’t deny Roger’s arrogant genius. But more often than not I’m going to Animals or Wish You Were Here before I go to this album. Rating: 8/10
Pink Floyd ain't my thing but I can appreciate the album is alright Might change rating to a 3 once I've finished listening
Interesting, anti war
This album is pretty on the nose with its anti-war message, and it took a while for it to get going, but I liked it quite a lot by the end. I think the second disk was much stronger than the first, with The Trial being a overly dramatic but fun climax to the story.
It was fine
Always better than I remember it being. 4.5/5
Aangenaam verrast!
Very good.
Love how every song flows together perfectly. Great album
meget teatrisk teater der sikkert kører hvis man lytter efter hihi - jeg har arbejdet til dette album, det var dejligt at have i baggrunden :))) søde sange (jeg lagde mærke til) young lust comfortably numb self
I really love Pink Floyd, but of their more "core" albums (Dark Side, Wish You Were Here, The Wall, Animals) this is the weakest. It's hard for me because there are so many great tracks here. Yet there's a lot of songs that I have a lot of mixed feelings about. Overall I think that the album is bloated and incredible highs but some "meh" lows. I think it will be a rare occasion to listen to the whole album front-to-back and even though I love so many of the songs, as a whole the album isn't cohesive and I will gravitate to one of the Pink Floyd's other works. It's great but flawed to me.
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A great album from the mighty Pink Floyd. This shows the band moving with the times with much shorter songs and the hit single ‘Another Brick in the Wall’. The progressive elements are still there with the ambitious concept, making it feel like a continuous piece of music from beginning to end.
I’ve listened to this album before, but it’s been a while and I didn’t remember a lot of it. Despite being overlong and the concept coming across a bit heavy-handed, I enjoyed it.
Une exploration de la conformité sociale, de l’inconscient et de l’angoisse d’exister. Très cohérent sur tous les plans
Just a classic
Pretty solid album, definitely one that works as an album
Absolute classic. I used to listen to the CD in my car all the time. I'll relisten now, too, though. The only thing keeping this from being a perfect 5/5 is that it does feel a bit bloated. While I appreciate the consistency and cohesiveness in the themes, musically and lyrically, throughout the entire album it still feels a bit long. 4/5
Excellent 4/5
not bad
I'm trying to be objective here, as a huge Pink Floyd fan. In fact, I took the opportunity to listen to it while shaving my head this morning. However much I love this album, I have to admit that it wouldn't be top 5 albums I recommend to a new Floyd fan. Pink went on a 4 album run of 5star work from Meddle thru Animals (sans "Obscured"). The Wall marked the beginning of the end for the band as Roger Waters' self indulgent autobiography. While I love the theatrics and the live performances are worth noting, the casual music fan my find this hard to digest and full to filler. Sure they'd be wrong, but it's ok
Incredibly produced, and plenty of incredible songs. This should be a 5 star, but it drags way too long near the end. The tear down the wall chant is great, but everything else after Run Like Hell is uninsteresting to me. Still, any other band and this is their magnum opus, for Pink Floyd it's still debated where it places on their best album list
Dude it’s a classic. We all know this album is a masterpiece and what it did for story telling in music is essay worthy. For not even being their best album, it’s still near perfect in close to every aspect. 9.8/10 closer to 9.9 than 9.7 and one of the few albums a white dad would rave about that actually stands the test of time and remains up to snuff with music today.
8/10
Classic and more chill
An atypical format for a rock-ballad like sound. It took me 3 days to get through. I feel like it should be listened to all the way through without stopping.
Pretty great album, but difficult to rate. I don’t necessarily connect to it, but I 100% get why it resonates with so many people and why it’s one of the most successful, and enduring, albums of all time.
Zugegeben habe ich noch nie The Wall gehört, kannte nur einzelne Songs. Als Konzept-Album und Doppel-Album hat es seine Längen ("Bridge Songs" nennt es jemand in seinem review). Als nicht-Muttersprachler kann ich dem Inhalt nicht so einfach folgen und das Konzept einfach erfassen. Trotzdem für mich persönlich ein gutes Album. Insbesondere Another brick in the wall PT. 2, Hey you, comfortably numb herausragend, aber auch der Rest ist gut.
Un álbum con historia, muy completo
I like the story and concept a lot, but a lot of the music on the album is Just Fine in my opinion. A few good songs, a few incredible ones of course, but overall my thing with concept albums is like. I personally prefer for them to be able to stand on their own musically, and there are enough of these songs that really just fade into the background for me. Still 4 stars but I doubt I’ll listen to it again as an album aside from the songs I already knew (and loved!!)
It's the wall it's pretty anazing
Been listening to it since it was released. Good stuff. David Gilmour is a bona fide guitar God; stellar work.
The album was really good, it’s the first one I had already listened to in this list too. I wouldn’t add it a playlist, maybe some of the songs, but since this is a concept album it’s also less interesting to listen to songs separately. I’ll give it a high 4, if possible I would have put a 4,5/5.
Great album but not their best.
LP
Classic
Very cool, I enjoyed, I like that it's a loop
Iconic
Classic, hard to argue with
Hard not to like when you have heard it a bunch. Some classic guitar solos. True album experience.
Huh, I always thought ‘The Wall’ was a metaphor for, y’know, the machine, ‘The Man’, the system that keeps us all in check - that sort of thing. Seems I was very much mistaken. So after one slightly bewildering listen through I read up on the plot synopsis, which both aided my enjoyment significantly and proved very necessary, as even studying all the lyrics wouldn’t have helped me keep up with the various diversions into hallucinations, memories and other narrative leaps. Despite being somewhat hard to follow, it feels like the majority of the tracks on the album do exist primarily to serve the storyline, and as a result there’s a noticeable lack of tunes that work well in isolation (there are a couple of famous exceptions, of course). There are interludes and segues, which is fine, but most tracks feel like more thought was given to the lyrics than the music. I’m not sold on some of the specifics of the story, and I’m not entirely sure what moral viewpoints it’s trying to put across, or whether they’re any good. And yet, I agree that the whole thing is kind of compelling… The general concept of building a wall between yourself and the world, and the themes of isolation, the depths of the human psyche, nature vs nurture etc are all pretty solid and interesting. I’m also impressed by the ambition of it all, as I often am with Pink Floyd, and I’ve always been a sucker for albums that make the effort to flow, tell a story, and use recurring musical and lyrical motifs - my previous album scores have consistently reflected that. So I’ll give it a cautious 3.5, rounded up for the pure chutzpah of the thing.
Overrated but still good
All in all you’re just another brick in the wall Classic n timeless
I watched the movie back in the day and Bob Geldof's poor nipple has been burned into my memory ever since, but I have never listened to this album straight through. I'm familiar with "Another Brick in the Wall", "Hey You" and "Comfortably Numb" and am fully aware that I can't have my pudding until I eat my meat. This feels appropriate for a Monday. This is Pink Floyd's second appearance on my 1001 albums project - I listened to "Wish You Were Here" previously and loved it. While "Wish You Were Here" is only 5 long songs, this is a double album of 26 mostly shorter tracks that serve as sketches and interludes, with spoken words and sound effects, to advance the overarching story of Pink - a self-insert rockstar character who serves as a conduit for Roger Waters' reflections on childhood trauma, authoritarianism, the pressures of the rock and roll lifestyle, and the urge to isolate oneself from the sick sad world. Any dad who loves this album but then says they don't like musicals or disco is a liar, because this is a rock musical/opera and one of the most popular singles, "Another Brick in the Wall pt 2", is built on a foundation of disco. As a total project with the imagery, film, and stage adaptations it is a gargantuanly influential piece of rock history, but as an album it's a bit of a slog to get through. Just when I would want or expect a song to explode, I'm instead rewarded with a cut to a new interlude, a notable exception being "Comfortably Numb" which is the most satisfying breakdown to close out side three. The sheer camp of "The Trial" absolutely slayed me. Listen, as a queer who would be up against the proverbial wall from "In The Flesh", a part of me gives a little sneer at the boohoo troubles of rockstar being judged for having human feelings, but as an emotionally developed adult I can understand that these dudes went through some shit. You'd have to go through some shit to make an hour and a half rock opera about building a wall of bricks made out of all the shit that's happened to you to protect you from more shit happening to you. It's long, its self-aggrandizing, isn't this where we came in?
Great album low 8
Classic but like my 5th favourite PF album
Good recommendation. Have listened but probably not completely and not carefully. Find myself listening to favourite tracks.
I really enjoyed this! I love a concept album, and I was mostly able to follow the story. I thought that the album was well-written, performed, and produced. I didn’t love the style of some of the more “talk-y” songs? I’m not really sure how else to describe them. But other than that, I thought that this album was pretty good!
What a wonderful album. First time listening to it from beginning to end. Will do it again although the sound effects, non singing vocals/yelling interludes took away from the experience.
Legendary
The Wall is one of the most influential concept albums ever made. It tells the story of Pink, a rock star who isolates himself from the world behind a wall of alienation and trauma. The album is a musical and lyrical journey that explores themes of abandonment, oppression, madness, and self-destruction. The Wall is also a reflection of Pink Floyd’s own history, as the band members struggled with personal and professional issues during the recording process. The album features some of the band’s most iconic songs, such as “Another Brick in the Wall,”, “Hey You”, and “Comfortably Numb”. However, the album is not without its flaws. I think The Wall is too long, too pretentious, and too self-indulgent, and just doesn’t live up to their previous masterpieces, Wish You Were Here and The Dark Side of the Moon. Despite these criticisms, The Wall remains a landmark in the history of rock music, and a testament to Pink Floyd’s artistic vision and ambition. I give it a solid 4 stars out of 5
Really good.Enjoyed the sonics but i will have to give it a good relisten to grasp the theme and lyrical content more
Not what I expected! Kept getting distracted by the noises that they add in the background but overall was enjoyable to listen to and liked the range.
Lange Zeit nicht mehr gehört, bessere Musik als erwartet
Another Brick In The Wall Pt 2 was the first Pink Floyd I heard at age 8. As a teen, I probably heard DSOTM and WYWH before I heard this album - I probably saw the film first. At 50 something, listening to it for the first time in about 20 years I'm loving it all over again. I'd give it 5/5 if Roger Waters wasn't such a knobhead.
A very well-recorded album that touches greatest at its highest points, but is simply too long and self-indulgent. An enjoyable listen, but I can't imagine putting it on repeat.
Eihän tämä enää ole progea mutta Rogerin suurtyönä kiistaton. Kovia biisejä! 4/5
20-30 min pois viilaamalla tää olisi todnäk viiden tähden levy. Tosi hieno silti. Gilmourin kitarointi kuulostaa aina yhtä upealta.
While there are other Pink Floyd albums that I prefer to listen to, this was the first one that pulled me in back when I was a teenager. This is my first time listening to it start to finish in well over a decade. Still holds up, actually even better than I expected it would!
As far as concept double albums go, this one is actually pretty decent, not too many weird songs that would sound strange outside the context of the record. But it still is overlong and a bit pretentious, and Roger Waters is an alleged anti-Semite who victim blames the Ukraine so I’m knocking some stars off for that.
A classic. I love much of this album, and it’s all the stuff I hear without having to listen to the entire album. Listening to the entire thing feels like a chore. That, and some of the sensibilities in this (I don’t know what that trend was with dystopian rock operas, but it sure feels like there were a LOT. I’m not sure this counts as dystopian? But my brain lumps this in with it). It feels a little hokey in places. The Wikipedia article says that critics thought this was overblown and pretentious. Yeah….I can’t disagree. Overall, a great album, but it has its flaws.
- A musical journey - Production is divine for the 70s - The length is a negative, I wouldn't go back and listen to this fully too often - 4.5ish
- the bass on this album is crazy good - obviously Another Brick in the Wall pt. 2 and Comfortably numb are classics - such an incredible storyline that is well communicated in the music
Interesting and unique album Can actually listen to the lyrics which is nice. Really cool to listen to as a whole, otherwise the individual songs kinda suck 4/5*****
Great album, a bit past their prime
Overall a great listen, good production. Some great key tracks - for some reason I have never listened to this before. I know all the singles and basically stopped listening to Pink Floyd after Wish You Were Here (album). Some tracks that I ended up liking outside the singles that I knew are "Run Like Hell" and "Young Lust". I am in two minds of this album- I feel like it is a little bloated but at the same time, not sure I what I would cut as the production is very good. Will listen to this again but its not my favorite Pink Floyd album
Strong 4
Bombastic, big, angst-ridden and angry. Overblown and mostly humourless. Pretentious (although not nearly as clever as it pretends to be). Yes, all of that, but a great rock opera for teenagers. I think this is an intelligent expression of the perils of rock stardom, particularly the alienation from audience, over-indulgence in personal pain, and the seductive megalomania of stardom. It makes me wonder why Roger Waters ever got into the rock and roll game; he seems to hate everything about it. It's not the first (or last) record to document rock and roll's flirtation with fascism (or fascist imagery, at least), but it manages to skirt on the right side of the issue by remaining self-critical. I loved this when I was 16, and played the record a lot, and saw the film a few times at midnight screenings at the Valhalla cinema on Glebe Point Rd. These days I find it a little ham-fisted (if not excellently executed). Props to David Gilmour for one of the greatest guitar solos of all time on Comfortably Numb. This really is one of the most important texts of rock and roll, being both a great rock record (with some cracking tunes) and reflecting back on the nature of rock and roll, and the pitfalls of successfully selling your soul to success.
Sounds incredible. It didn't really move me in any meaningful way but subsequent listens may change this, or it might just not be my cup of tea. Has to be scored highly due to fantastic arrangement/production.
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Almost worth giving it a 5 just for Comfortably Numb. There is a ton of great stuff on this album but it does drag in a few places. Not Floyd's best ever--their three previous were all contenders for that--but still damn good.
First time listen - a bit long but there's some good stuff here
Ja...Pink Floyd he. Maar niet de plaat die ik kies.
Eigenlijk staan hier maar enkele nummers op dat echt een 'nummer' zijn. Als in, dat ge in een playlist kunt zetten. Comfortably Numb is dat 1 van, en is voor mij 1 van de mooiste nummers aller tijden. Op zich is dit, qua muziek, 1 van mijn minder favoriete Pink Floyd albums. Maar dit is ook meer dan dat. Voor mij is dit echt kunst. Niemand deed (of doet) iets zoals Pink Floyd. En dit is 1 van hun vele meesterwerken.
Cool concept and some great songs but too much filler
This was a good album. Wanted to like this album more than I did; it doesn’t hold a candle to Dark Side of the Moon in my opinion. Liked the weird samples and sound effects throughout. I always thought that the old guys that were really in to Pink Floyd were a little strange, haha. Might need to give this a few more listens to let it grow on me. It is interesting to put the timeline together in the English alternative rock scene- I can see mid/late Beatles references from 10-15 yrs before this, and also can project forward to see influences on Radiohead 10-15 yrs later. Probably 3 1/2, rounded up to 4 stars.
Pink Floyd do know how to make albums exploring the human condition.
Overly long and flabby, full of filler, but there is a great album lurking in there, under all the bloat, like a lot of classic double albums. This is the worst of the "classic" streak of Floyd albums, but it's still noteworthy.
Great album obviously
There are some classic rock/Pink Floyd songs on here. Their attempt of a rock opera is overall successful but it doesn’t come near wish you were here, animals or dark side for me. Maybe if I saw the film? Still a good record.
I’m a sucker for the cinematic formal sense of a concept album / rock opera, and musically this really is well put together. Varied, compelling, intriguing, satisfying. Five star stuff. But take back a star for what’s actually going on in the story and the lyrics: outlandishly grandiose dimwitted self-involvement. Ugh. I wish I hadn’t looked it up.
Awesome but enjoyed DSotM better
Iconic but overly indulgent
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banger album selvom der er langt mellem numre jeg ville sætte på for sig selv. Comfortably Numb guitar solo GOAT
This was a mood. I wish I'd caught more of the story. Heck of a way to write an album. Lots of hits but also a lot of tracks that seemed to exist only to service the plot. The Trial then got really weird. Overall, should be experienced.
Looked it up and Wikipedia said it was meant to be a rock opera. It was pretty sad but I enjoyed certain songs on it. I liked that the songs were short.
Not as good as wish you were here
I'm probably gonna listen again!
It's The Wall.
Moderately interesting Progressive Rock. Iconic known song "another brick in the wall gets two extra stars.
Seeing this album live in my youth was surreal! Didn’t love listening through as much this time.
Classic rock songs!
I don't know if I've ever listened to "The Wall" all the way through, though I've obviously heard most parts of it. Overall, I enjoyed it. The classic rock and blues style is not my go to, and it is essentially a Rock Opera which I will not likely revisit often. However, "Comfortably Numb" is definitely an amazing song that I do genuinely love and will go back to via a "Greatest Hits" or "Singles Collection" at some point. I agree with some critics at the time that said the album was pretentious and over-the-top. However, it obviously had a huge impact on people and the music scene, particularly for Prog and Rock. Therefore, I do think it is deserving of praise.
stand out track - Young Lust
a bit too grandiose imo maybe even pretentious but I still liked it a lot, the history on this is pretty messed up
You can’t have your pudding if you don’t eat your meat!
Det är absolut bra, men jag vet inte om jag skulle klassa det som ett av de bästa albumen någonsin. En solid 4:a av 5.
A classic
Nice album, but too long and with too many parts, that aren’t exactly like I like music
Love that, very chill album
The good was great, influential. But some was too far out there where the artist had a vision and it didn’t translate.
A great cinematic album. Songs flow smoothly from one to the next and have many spoken word moments throughout that create the visual and audio atmosphere the album is trying to convey. Only reason I'm not giving it a 5 is because it is ultimately not music I would typically listen to or enjoy listening to.
Starts off strong, but the record drags until you reach Side B. Side B features a much stronger suite of songs.
My go to stoner album but this time I am listening to it completely sober. Still dang good.