The Wall

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Not another Pink Floyd album... *eye roll*

One of my favorite albums. Great music, decent story. Listen to this album a few times a year.

Everything about this is a masterpiece.

Favorite Track: Hey You

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

own

So you Think ya'd Like ta Go to the show To feel the warm thrill of confusion That space cadet glow... Listened to it on good headphones for the first time in ages. My god, how well this holds up. Atmosphere, music, tone -- all just beautiful. None of it works without Gilmour, though. Good as the lyrics are -- it's that edgy, glamourous, rich voice that he gets out of that Strat that works so wonderfully as a counterpoint. Still not an easy listen -- but a necessary one.

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.

Another Pink Floyd album that I think over the years it boasted that it is a masterpiece... I disagree, i think it is way too overrated. Sure the story is okay, but as for the songs its meh... could have been a single disc

I prefer Animals.

Pink Floyd has always escaped my interest. Sure, there's a song or two I like based on years and years of air play on classic rock stations. However, I just don't like their sound.

maybe doug had a point 4/10

It's about damn time I give Pink Floyd's seminal concept album 'The Wall' a second try - given I wasn't so big on it on the first go. I'll start by tackling the concept of this thing - seeing as I've always found it fascinating more than anything. The first half is certainly more linear and easy to follow than the second. It follows the protagonist Pink growing up in WW2 time without a father, an oppressive schooling system, and a hover mother; with all these factors contributing to the fortification of the metaphorical wall the album bases its ideas around. I honestly like the idea of the wall because, to me, it doesn't represent any single feeling, rather, it just sort of takes on whatever form the band sees fit. In the first half, for example, I see it as representing a disconnection from human emotion - given Pink's rock n roll lifestyle and infidelity to his wife. In the second half, it seems to represent a sort of isolation from the real world, as the album goes into this drug-induced fever dream after 'Comfortably Numb' where Pink larps as a genocidal fascist - discovering his own worst fear. Pink, like the wall, is not a very cohesive character - his story, while fascinating, is very cluttered and messy. Rather he's just a means for the band to explore the various themes presented on this album. And I think that's my biggest issue with it all, it feels like it's trying to cover far too much ground with its concepts without really building on any of them - the final, overly animated 'The Trial' brings back many of Pink's character, but I find little to no resolution being provided. I know there's a film that goes along with this, and I'm eager to watch it one day - maybe it'll shed some light on some of the themes here that I didn't really get a good grasp on. Alright, the songs. 'Another Brick in the Wall, Pt.2' is a frustrating listen—those child vocals are grating to my ears. The first verse-chorus was good enough when it was sung by Gilmour and Waters - I didn't need all the gimmicks. 'Mother' is a super cool song that subverts the listener's expectations - the mother is painted as another brick-placer in Pink's wall by obsessively coddling the child; even rejecting the child's romantic interests. It might be my favorite song from a lyrical POV - songs about mothers usually paint these warm, comforting images and this one does the same but evokes the opposite feeling, with this idea of being imprisoned by the one who loves you the most. It's honestly frightening and the atmospheric instrumentation complements it very well. 'Hey You' is a fiery way to kick off the second disc, as a whole, it might be the best song here - I love the second acoustic portion with Waters on vocals. It comes at a point where Pink is at, pretty much, rock bottom, and this song feels like this subtle glimmer of hope in the Wall's abyss. The lush strings on 'Nobody Home' and the guitar solo of 'Comfortably Numb' are a couple of other highlights for me. Everything else is decent sounding, my biggest issue with the production on here is just how clean and shiny it feels at times, you wouldn't have to tell me that this thing came out at the turn of the decade into the '80s, it sure as hell fits that soft-rocky and new-wavey sound, especially when you get to a song like 'Run Like Hell' - a low point for me. Also, I'm never a fan of the shorter, more interlude-type tracks here - in fact, I have a similar issue with 'Dark Side of the Moon'. Also 'The Trial' I actually can't stand - I know it's supposed to sound the way it does, sort of climactic and cartoony, bringing back various characters of Pink's life. But just because it sounds that way intentionally, doesn't mean it sounds good, not at all. The orchestral backing is cool enough, maybe the most ambitious moment on here instrumentally. I was never a fan of the final few songs with Pink's fascist turn in general, and this one track is the nail in that particular coffin. So yeah, my opinion hasn't really changed at all. A cool and important album that I just can't get behind. But I'm sure it'll be due for yet another relisten in another couple of years or so and hey maybe it'll grow on me then...who knows.

Objectively a decent album but I hate it.

Came out during my High School years...related to it and besides Dark Side if the Moon and maybe Wish you were here...is one of my favorites...totally different then anything they had created.

A classic

The defining prog rock concept album in terms of popularity. Incredible engineering, performance, and introspection throughout the album. This is a great album and then the guitar work on Comfortably Numb starts. Just stunning. Easily worth being on the list.

This is a list of albums you should listen to, and Pink Floyd truley uses the album as an art form. Sure some songs were able to stand on their own, but they all have a place among the other tracks as part of this rock opera. Inspiring compositions. It's a better experience on a stereo played loud enough to feel it, although the stereo mixing on a set of headphones is interesting also. It's a great work.

If this were a shorter album, it would be on the same shelf as Wish You Were Here. But then it wouldn’t be a portentous (ponderous) statement of intent, would it?

This album really hit my mood perfectly today. It's lucky because it's the kind of album that you do need to be in the right kind of mindset for. It's also the kind of album that doesn't stand out until you start really paying attention and thinking about it. The film adaptation helped a lot in that regard. When you do connect with it, it's a quite a work. The story is grand and ambitious while still feeling strangely grounded as the story of one person. Like many Pink Floyd albums, the shadow of Syd Barrett looms large over this one, with a lot of autobiography of Roger Waters as well. When the world feels unbearably tragic, the traumas we endure sometimes feel like more bricks in the wall isolating us from everything. It's not a happy album but it's powerful (if you let it be). Although it works best as a whole, it also has some standout tracks like 'Comfortably Numb' that work well as singles. For those with access to it, you may want to experience this one through the film to help feel the full impact. For others, try to focus on it or at least read the full Wikipedia description. The story matters here.

Better than dark side of the moon 🤷🏼‍♀️

This cassette (1 of 2) was stuck in the tape deck of my first car for almost 2 years---and I couldn't have picked a better cassette to live with for 2 years.

30000

I've always disliked Another Brick in the Wall pt 2 bc I hate kids choirs in songs it always sounds so terrible. This is so boring I really am not enjoying this....still have the disc 2 to go....and I was pretty excited about this one to bc I have never taken the time to listen to their discography... The Trial was cool, probably would've been better if I listened to lyrics, but alas I am not a lyric person.

One of my fav albums

I always thought this album was tacky. High school stoner kid becomes infatuated with theatre and pink floyd type shit

The irony of getting this album on Election Day 2024 is not lost on me. There’s been some surprises on this list. This is not one of them. Every day I didn’t get The Wall was a little disappointing.

One of the greatest albums ever!

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

Sonic and story-telling brilliance.

Very good rock album. It’s not my favorite Floyd album that would go to Dark Side but it still has some bangers.

Excelente album, tanto en melodia como concepto.

I appreciate the ambition but it made some parts of the album not very enjoyable. The hit songs are definitely incredible though and acclaimed for a reason. The rest is a bit hit or miss and it's just so long. Favorite songs were Hey You, Another Brick pts 1-3, and Run Like Hell.

realllyyyy long great album though really liked it

Amazing album

Fantastic, my first introduction to Pink Floyd. Absolutely incredible.

It's The Fucking Wall!!! Does anything really need to be said about this album???

An album! And a double at that. This one is such a great listening experience. Waters perfectly captured the creation of a tortured, isolated mind in post-war Britain growing into a pseudo-fascist isolated star. The songs flow to capture all stages of development and feeling until the wall is destroyed. Best double LP of all time. Play it loud!

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.

The fact that they can do a double track and make it really good is impressive. They are one of the only bands that can execute a long song. It is definitely a classic album.

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.

I like Pink Floyd but getting through this entire album can be a lot. In general, I'm not a big fan of concept albums either, although this one is better than several others we've listened to off this list. Hey You, Comfortably Numb, and Run Like Hell are classic tracks-great composition, lyrics & delivery with all 3.

A classic I love it Time for another listen

Nice

A masterpiece.

A lot of songs with small duration. I can see that they are talented, but not my cup of tea. The album is too dark and for emotionally unavailable people. Love the guitar sounds.

Epic

Awesome prog rock

Got bored with this one real quick

Some classic tunes interwoven with a distinct degree of indifference

Obviously great

Do I have to?

Sorry to disappoint with the review but no words needed!

Run like hell is a new find

This album is iconic for a reason. It's really an exemplary prog-rock album, and a great concept album.

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.

No es su mejor album (demasiado relleno)

Not just one of Pink Floyd's top albums of all time, but one of the top albums of all time.

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

Bloated - this really dragged. Far too 'rockist' for me. Maybe it makes more sense in the context of the film, but I didn't really follow the thread of this.

I'm a sucker for this shit, when I know that I really shouldn't. Another Brick in the Wall is ACE. It's almost Chic disco with the whole bass thing and Nile Rodgers guitar riffs going off. It's a bat shit crazy storyline, and one that's probably best not followed. Just enjoy the music and pomposity of it all. For the avoidance of any doubt, this isn't a party album.

This is a perfect concept album, with a mix of hits and more abstract songs. Side 1 the three parts of another brick in the wall keep the theme throughout and everything in between was amazing like 'young lust' and 'goodbye blue sky'. Side 2 has hits like hey you and comfortably numb (that guitar solo...) . I really enjoy 'Nobody Home' and the instrumental on 'Is There Anybody Out There?'. "The Trial" is trippy and terrifying. The whole thing is a play starting with Lights and Action on in the flesh and ending with the wall being torn down Takes a mad genius to make something like this

An immersive journey. Some songs are stronger than others, but as a full piece of work, near perfect.

Only five stars and not more!

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.

This is one of the best rock operas of all time, and is a very good rock album in its own right. The singles are the most well-known, with tracks like Another Brick in the Wall part 2 and Comfortably Numb being the best, but it is the "filler" tracks that make this album excellent. The story-telling is fantastic, and it makes a cohesive story from start to finish. It is always an entertaining listen.

Like almost any Pink Floyd album, this one gets 5 stars. It is a complete trip, must always be listened to in one go, preferably just lying down. Pink Floyd's my number one absolute favorite band. Never got the opportunity to see them live though (was too young when Roger Waters left obviously :)). I did see Roger Waters perform The Wall live though, which was a very moving experience nonetheless.

Another fave! This playing in a dome theater with a laser light show was the epitome of cool :-) Playing in on digital with the songs cut up was sort of rough - get this on vinyl and hear the full epic!

Pink Floyd is the epitome of separating the art from the artist: such a great band led by one of the worst kinds of character. But in any case, I've always loved this album, so 4th 5 in a roll!

THE concept album of all concept albums. I did not know, until i read the Wikipedia entry, that the album came before the movie. That is very interesting. I have not listened to this album since I watched the movie long ago in college. Remains a “let’s get baked and listen” album to me. I do appreciate the artistry, the vision, and the music.

There should be a law against concept albums.

Oh boy, time to stir up controversy. I have never cared much for this album. I think it has a great concept. The Film is good. The lyrics are good. It has some great songs. But as an album listen thru... it just does not work for me. It's a little too all over the place, especially on the second half. At that point the whimsy overpowers anything actually interesting going on with the music. Another Brick in the Wall (all 3), Goodbye Blue Sky, Young Lust, Comfortably Numb, Hey You... all classics. And there's even more songs on there that I love and listen to regularly. But as an album...? I would take pretty much anything else from Echoes to Division Bell over this.

In Noah Baumbach’s 2005 film The Squid and the Whale, the teenage son Walt played by Jesse Eisenberg performs and claims to have written “Hey You” by Pink Floyd at his school's talent show. After he wins first place and receives praise from his family and friends, his school realizes that he did not write the song and disciplines him. The film takes place in 1986. The Wall came out in November 1979. It was the best-selling album of 1980, and spent 15 consecutive weeks at number one. I love this movie, but it always struck me as odd and unrealistic that an audience full of Brooklyn teachers, parents, and students didn’t call Walt on his BS more quickly, so he wouldn’t win the talent show in the first place. Anyways this album is bloated and pretentious but has a few great songs, like Hey You.

Brilliant in 1979, and brilliant today

Some epic songs, but could have done without a few of the bricks. We get it - it's a concept album.

4.5

Incredible, but not perfect. I rated this 4.5 stars on RYM. Will round up to 5 here.

This is an all timer for me. And even in some of the moments that aren't my favorites the concept is so compelling that I can't help but admire it. (9.9) ★★★★½

Some really nice songs, especially "Mother", but overall far from my favourite Pink Floyd. 3.5 stars

4.5/5

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.

3.5

One of the all-time great rock operas despite straddling a real fine line in the 2nd half of not being that good. Super ambitious with phenomenal highs like Hey You, Mother and Comfortably Numb and also Run Like Hell and One Of My Turns. It’s not a totally watertight classic despite being practically the Roger Waters show and there are some pretty rotten bricks towards the end like The Trial. 4.5 stars rounded up to 5 for the site.

I really appreciated how this album flowed. It was a pretty welcoming listen. I definitely want to hear it again.

An absolute masterpiece, with some of the greatest prog rock songs ever written. Enjoyed the story more by listening to it in full and in order. Comfortably numb and run like hell were my favourites before, and still are, along with the three "movements" of another brick in the wall

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.

This is #day65 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... next month marks 45 years since this album was released. It goes without saying that The Wall exemplifies breathtaking storytelling and showcases the band's brilliance not only as musicians but also as profound thinkers, even though it's largely a Waters-driven project. Much has been said about this LP... For me, listening to it feels like watching a movie with a picture off (I still haven't seen the eponymous feature film yet). The themes of agitation, alienation, and the main character's emotional turmoil resonate deeply and remain relevant today; it's easy to see parallels between the individual and society... I've been to those places many times. Among the iconic tracks like "Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2", "Comfortably Numb", and "Hey You," my personal favorites are "Goodbye Blue Sky", "Young Lust", and "Don't Leave Me Now". Each of them is (pun intended) an irreplaceable brick in the wall. I also like to listen to this album with my wife on vinyl, whose 2016 reissue she presented to me last year. This is a 5 out of 5. Looking forward to #day66.

frisson feels

The music feels like a journey, building layers with every track. It’s haunting and grand, like Bowie at his most theatrical, but darker. There’s a rawness in the lyrics, balanced by intricate soundscapes. The way it drifts between intense and quiet moments is almost hypnotic. You get lost in the storytelling, swept up in its emotional weight.

My university dining hall had a soundtrack that consisted of about eight songs playing in rotation, including "Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2" amongst a hodgepodge of contemporary pop music. I always found it ironic when the chorus of "We don't need no education..." came around every half hour or so, making me question whether it really was worth it to take out all those loans. As for the review, "The Wall" is a really powerful concept album. I hadn't ever listened to the whole thing before, but it was great to hear it unfold as the motifs build upon each other throughout its length. Genre-defining instrumentation and generation-defining lyrics complete the picture, and the full story is a powerful introspection even if it does meander in parts. Unfortunately, the experience is slightly marred by being chopped up into tracks for streaming- but if I have to choose one chapter as a favorite, it would be "Comfortably Numb."

It is overly long and pretentious as hell, but it's bloody good.

Признанный мастодонт прогрессив рока, иконы многих моих друзей, таким концептуальным проработанным альбомам, которые представляют собой целостные произведения сложно ставить низкие оценки - они должны быть откровенно плохи) но это, конечно, не тот случай. Красиво, проникновенно, с надрывом. На этом альбоме одна из самых грустных песен музыкально, которые я слышала за последнее время

Another Brick in the wall pt 1

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!

This album is so linked to my childhood that it's impossible to judge it without all the nostalgia that comes with it. The movie, the posters on my bedroom wall, the drawings that I made in class. I liked Pink Floyd as a whole but this album was more than music to me. The whole imagery around it, but of course the songs themselves, were constantly occupying my brain. It had been so long since my last spin that I actually forgot how much I loved it.

This album left such a mark on an entire generation and continues to do so even today. Have you seen the movie? It's a must!

This album destroyed my soul and gave me depression even before reaching the adult age. Masterpiece!

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

Hatte Angst, weil ich Pink Floyd schon viele Chancen gegeben habe mit einzelnen Liedern, aber nie ein ganzes Album gehört habe.

Never disappoints.

Cannot ever tire of listening experience to Pink Floyd. They are in a class of their own. The sound and quality of the music is outstanding on every level. Intelligent lyrics....just brilliant

I wasn't sure how to react when this album popped up. I like Pink Floyd, but God, what a project. They must be referring to the Chinese Wall for how long this album is. That said, I was left feeling a little underwhelmed by it all. I don't want to call it a bad album, because it's not, but it does not quite deliver what it should. There are some really nice songs on here though, and I'm glad I got to give those a listen today. Favorite track: Young Lust

One of the best albums of all time.

slogging thru thr boring ones until u get to the absolute bangers make it allll worth it omggg pink floyd

Transgressive (for the 70s) lyrics and some classic prog rock. Big fan.

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

Pink Floyd takes the art of an album to a new level here. There is a literal story to the album which I didn't necessarily catch all those details just by listening to the album (you can read it on Wikipedia). The lyrics are also very poetic and metaphoric. My favorites: Hey You, Comfortably Numb, Run Like Hell, The Wall pt2. Pretty epic!

This album is incredibly nostalgic for me, and I haven't listened to it in a really long time. At some point in my 20s, Pink Floyd started to feel like a downer. I haven't avoided them, but I haven't sought them out all that much in the last twenty years. Revisiting The Wall now, it is an absolute freaking masterpiece. The narrative is dark, but it has an incredibly rich tapestry of sound, and it's such an intentionally crafted storybook. I could not get enough of listening to this today, and I loved that it was long because I didn't want it to end. On top of all that, any album that gives me chills and makes me cry multiple times is an easy 5! Also, watch their Live in Berlin 1990 show if you somehow haven't like me before today, played at the site of the recently demolished Berlin Wall, with so many awesome guest stars. Bonkers and mind blowing.

One great hit , the rest was rather dull

This album has it all. Incredible musicianship, a showcase of the bands range, with a consistent storytelling lost in most concept albums. It deserves your attention and rewards you with it.

So many incredible songs on their own, but probably the single greatest example of an album being a cohesive piece from front to back. I've heard the album through the film several times, but never just listened to it from a pure audio standpoint (and without some psychedelic enhancement) outside of the singles. Still amazing, always going to be a contender for top album lists.

**an ok album

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.

Not for me.

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

No private session used for Spotify as I have listened to this album many times before and some where in the basement is the compact disc manifestation of this album. I love Pink Floyd, this is my fourth favorite Floyd album and it is still worthy of five stars, it could be higher but it is a little too inconsistent in mood, though it works perfectly in the movie. Gilmour is a guitar hero of mine

dads

One of the best concept albums ever. Gripping melodic hooks, powerful lyrics, and a timeless message that feels just as relevant today as it was almost 50 years ago. Personal hells are horrible things, and this album perfectly captures the grief, anger, and repressed emotion that comes with that hell

Classic

A well renowned classic and an album I had never really appreciated up until now. Listening to the odd track doesn't really do it justice, this is a record you need to pay attention to and absorb. It's great for more than just the concept though, there is some amazing musicianship, especially of course David Gilmore's guitar work. Not just roaring solos either, I like the finger picked acoustic guitars that appear occasionally as well. The lyrics tell a story of isolation and emotional withdrawal, and the vocals are good too Only thing I'd say is I never really understood the story until I followed along with Wikipedia.. dunno if that's worth docking a point but..for example how are you even meant to know the character is called Pink when it's not in the lyrics until the 4th side? Really this has so much to appreciate though so it's gotta be 5/5

9/26/24. Have listened to this album countless times, and have watched the film to go along with it. Love the concept, story, and themes covered. Has to be among some of the best progressive rock music ever made along with Pink Floyd's other work!

Masterpiece. I still get articles and news clips about the relationship between Roger Waters and David Gilmour. The reunion that never happens. They somehow managed to release two of the greatest albums of all time. The contrast between their vocals blends surprisingly well together. Total stoner music and a visual journey like no other when the movie was released. The rock opera to measure all rock operas to follow.

It took decades to quietly fall in love with this album. Pink Floyd isn’t one of my favorite bands, but The Wall is a rock masterpiece. Elvis Morrison, I will not forget.

Awesome album, love me some Pink Floyd.

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

A great listening experience, plus I hate the kids choir in another brick in the wall pt2

Do I have to? Comfortably Numb is fine I guess. Depressing in a kind of and exploitative way. Too long, too self-centered, inauthentic intensity. Unpopular opinion as a big Floyd fan. The Wall is another big seller, Advice: don't take acid and see the movie in the theater. I WOULD NEVER do something like that, but I have heard it's a bad idea.

It’s a fine record. Take away the pretense and it’s perfectly fine. But it thinks it’s smart and that makes it annoying.

You know, I know this is a classic album, but it wasn't all that impressive to my ears. It didn't move me much.

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!

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

for me best album ever

неймовірний альбом-опера, додати важко щось, як завжди казкова музика пінк флойд

This album is the culmination of what music can bring to someone's life and allowing for a connection with the artist. I am a big fan of Pink Floyd, specifically Roger Waters' music. Even though I feel Waters is a bit of an ass, I cannot deny the effect his music is had on me, and I feel an emotional connection with his music. I was exposed to this album in middle school with, "Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2". What 13-year-old schoolboy wouldn't be walking through school singing, "We don't need no education, we don't need no thought control.", but the power of this album continued to grow on me as I saw the film and continued to listen to it in its entirety. For me, this is not only the greatest album by Pink Floyd, but it is also in the running for my favorite album of all. I give it 5 stars, but this one goes to 11!

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

I watched the movie again! Love this album

4.25

Work of art

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.

Bom demais

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.

Overrated, surprising David bowie

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

Soothing, comfortable, numb

Good album. Nice one to start with

Great album, although some people have told me it feels depressing.

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.

Three good songs, the rest I hated.

So nice of Pink Floyd to write an album about Mark Wahlburg!

General thoughts: I've never been a Pink Floyd fan, I know a couple of songs, but I've never been able to get into a full album, it's been some years since the last time I tried to though. I also don't know much about them so at first, I tried to not to search any info about the band or the album but that became harder and harder as I engaged more and more into the artistry of The Wall. I knew so little that I even though they were purely a 70's band, but they actually spanned a couple decades intermittently, which is cool and makes me eager to listen the sounds they developed trough time. On the first listen some songs came back to me from previous attempts. Before now the only The Wall song I had in my library was "Another brick on the wall Part 2". As I started listening to the album I noticed it was a rock opera and Tommy by The Who popped into my head. Compared to Tommy this feels like one whole enormous song, or at least a set of big oners. Also, Tommy has a lot of repeating structures like verses or riffs which help add a cohesiveness layer, The Wall on the other hand has songs continuations like Another Brick on the Wall Part 1-2-3 or In the flesh _-?, they are different methods of achieving the same goal. I also felt The Wall is designed as a theater experience. Dramatic, ...very dramatic, divided into acts, relies in roles and songs are usually written like a narration. Tommy also has these elements but somehow feels not like theater, maybe it’s the sound effects? Water's neurotic voice? Idk but one curious effect though is that the songs usually don’t make much sense stand-alone, which is not an issue in Tommy. Is that bad? not really, it's just a statement: The Wall must be heard as a whole album or by acts (side A & B). Actually, that made it harder to rate as my system is to average all songs rating (not perfect, I know). There are some songs that are really just introductions to other songs... in my opinion some songs could have been merged from 2 or 3 songs into 6-8 min more cohesive pieces. As for the music, great guitar arrangements and riffs. The sound is very melodic and feels like you are in outer space or a big hall, really funky at times which was a nice surprise (I had in mind Pink Floyd = Psychedelic Rock). I really loved the studio work. Instruments really enhance the ambience of the story, also the use of sound effects/introductions was always on-point. This album and all songs in it make it easy for you to imagine and pop images into your head, they are really narrating a story trough all their means. The guitar performance clearly steals the show, drums for me just fall into the background and the bass it's very lacking, which is a shame because it would enhance The Wall's spatial feeling. As for voices, Waters voice is reaaaally neurotic, I mean it fits the character and the story, but it was tiring on the first try, even then I don’t love it. Gilmour's is more my style and I would have loved to hear him more. I generally liked his songs more too. Story-wise, I don’t quite click with the album's concept, I don’t emphasize with the protagonist nor I understand if I should. I mean if we talk about mental walls Tommy is a better example in my opinion but was missing a message. The Wall in the other hand lacks a good enough character to convey its idea, it definitely got a reaction from me though, which is what I value the most. As for the story-pace I feel the first half goes fast, and the second half is much slower in comparison. Fixing the pace + filling some story gaps + better character build would’ve have made it for me. I know the Pink’s character is a mix of Waters/Barret/fiction, but I really get a feeling of exaggeration, like he is more of a culprit than a victim, so all this fable about The Wall and everything just feels like a game. Maybe I completely missed the point it or maybe that’s the reaction I should get(?) Anyways, I hope after watching the movie I'll be able to see it with a broader perspective. In general, I loved the album, I did like 15+ full runs on the album to reach the minimum review I'd be pleased with. This is definitely an album that transcends time and I can easily see myself in 10 years rediscovering the album and finding new things I am not aware of in the present. I reiterate, this album must be listened to as a whole, from track 1 to 26. I will also point out I liked more the first half. Favorite song(s): I specially loved The Trial. Particularly how the roles play during the song and how grandiose of a closure it feels like along with the final track. What I mentioned about The Wall being basically theater shows a lot here. Other favorites are Mother, and ABITW part 1 + The Happiest days of our lives + ABITW part 2 (this trio should have been one song for example). Worst song(s): Another Brick in the Wall part 3, not bad per se but it’s basically filler so I cant point it as good as part 1 or 2. The rest of the songs are 4+ Cover: Simple but precise. Liked the decision to actually have the name on an overlay. Real rating: 4.59 Favorite rate: 30% (8/26) *I added 'Favorite rate' retroactively on 03/01/26. I plan to add it to >=4.5 rated albums. It's an indicator of songs marked 'Favorite' disregarding the song rating.

Roger Waters really doesn't like his Dad.

Not as good as dark side of the moon

Classic.

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?

Clasec

Most people shouldn’t make hour and a half albums, but that is because most people are not prime Pink Floyd. It justifies the runtime easily, incredible diversity of sounds and effects while still being cohesive to the album itself. Wonderful.

pretty heat

overrated shit. When can we stop pretending it’s good lol. Was a chore to get through. Though, will say a 1 is too low because this wasn’t the worst I’ve heard. Still bad

I was introduced to this album at a very young album by my Dad, Pink Floyd were one of his fsvourites and this was his favourite Floyd album. This Album is a masterpiece and what a run the band were on at the time, it's a sprawling double album with great tunes. Another Brick In The Wall (all parts), Mother, Young Lust, One of my turns, Hey You & Run Like Hell are all stand outs but Comfortably Numb is the highlight for me, those guitar solos are pure beauty. What an album, man they were so good between 73 & 79 before they fell out.

This sprawling concept album is quite the undertaking, clocking in at an hour and 20 minutes. Surprisingly, none of those minutes feels wasted. This is a fascinating album and keeps you on your toes for the entire hour plus, like a good movie would. It’s a full narrative about the stages of an entire life lived under an oppressive regime that stresses conformity and coercive control. It tracks this man’s life from birth to school days, childhood relationship with his mother, adolescence and rebellion, falling in love, falling out of love, growing old and beaten down, and then realizing, at long last, that you don’t want to lose your soul. While you’re listening to it you can’t help but think: “This may be the greatest album ever made.”

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

Haven't listened all the way through in a long time.

i wouldn’t listen to most of this for fun per se but it’s objectively very good

Good enough Pink Floyd are strange tho... But there's obviously a big story through it

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.

I understand this is considered a classic and im not going to get under the skin of this in 24 hours. But i only got the impression of an album bloated and full of ridiculous nonsense with a smattering of good tunes spread around. I dont like rock operas but i know some people do. It seems the quality of the music was secondary to the story and narrative and that detracted for me. By the end i was looking for enough merit to convince myself to revisit this and try and get i to it, but i dont think i made it.

The bias is real, this is easily one of my top five favorite bands. Love this album passionately.

A classic rock opera and an album that needs to be listened from start to finish every time

Rock classic. Great album front to back, but I prefer pink floyd’s more experimental records. 4.3/5

I never really clicked with the Wall. It was tedious to me, even in my classic rock heyday. But contributions to music and culture cannot be denied.

Oh boy. What an album. This might just be one of the most fascinating albums of all time. It's also a lot to handle and discuss about. I really don't know if I can do this album justice with my writing. To start, The Wall is one of the most conceptual concept albums to ever be conceived. It tells a clear narrative in an excellent way. You can actually understand the main character of the album. Of course, it might be easier for one to do that with the album's film adaptation, but the album version does quite a good job fleshing out the character of Pink. Speaking of flesh, the album's opener, "In The Flesh?" establishes everything about this album quite well. It's also a pretty good song. Most of the songs are quite good. Some aren't as good as others, but when a song on this album is great, it's phenomenal. All three parts of "Another Brick in the Wall" add to the story in unique ways, with the second (and most iconic) part being a stand-out. Songs like "Mother" and "Hey You" give this album an emotional core, while others like "Young Lust" and "Run Like Hell" give the album some energy. And of course, I would be hard-pressed to review this album without bringing up "Comfortably Numb," which might just be one of the greatest songs ever made. The sound of the album is varied with all of it being quite great. The singing is similarly varied and always fits the song. The writing is truly something to behold. The story is emotional, harrowing, and deep. This isn't my favorite Pink Floyd album, I'll say that. I did like both Wish You Were Here and The Dark Side of the Moon more. But this is still an absolute accomplishment of an album that has stood the test of time in a way that very few albums have. 5/5.

What is there even to say. A total masterpiece, a resounding achievement of human musical creation.

The hits are definitely remembered for a reason.

Not under the link

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

absolutely insane

okay

very good

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.

Pink Floyd's biggest, loudest, most ambitious project to date was basically the bedrock for many a prog band after it to keep pumping obnoxiously loud and long concept albums with little regard to their own pretentiousness. But 'Wall' do be good still.

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.

Memories are made of stuff like this

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!

My husband’s says it was life changing. One of the best albums he ever listened to.

All-time classic

August 10, 2024 Oh God, I’ve: -listened to this over and over -seen the movie - bought Roger Waters: The Wall tour on BluRay - watched R.W. do songs from this album with my own eyes in 2017 Is there any point in listening again? Are there any surprises left that my seventeen-year-old self hasn’t already gleaned? Well, I’ve never noticed the rhythmic breathing in “Don’t Leave Me Now” Or just how much noise is in the background in “Is Anybody Out There?” & “Nobody Home” But yep- “Mother”, “Comfortably Numb”, the “this is when the Nazi section comes in” section- they’re all where I left them. As pompous and self-pitying as it can be, there’s also basically nothing I’d change about it- right up to the breathtaking dementia of “The Trial” Take ya 5 stars & get outta my face

First listen. Been on the list for some time. Pretty good.

Dark Side of the Moon defined MUSIC. Wish You Were Here defined a BAND. The Wall defined a GENERATION.

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

een van de beste albums van een van de beste bands...

One of the few albums that truly feels like a complete experience. It’s not just a collection of songs like so many others. The production is top-notch, and there’s a great variety of sounds and tones.

Exceptionally unique. Themes woven throughout, and a meaningful journey.

Classic concept album, overblown and epic in the best way possible with a great story

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

#304. This album is pretty long, but I wouldn't mind if were longer, if anything. Seems it's one of those things where the whole is greater than the sum of it's parts, as no one piece stands out individually as being something you'd call amazing, but together they make something special. 5/5: perfect *this is the seventh album from this list I already owned Song added to playlist: Comfortably Numb I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link

I shouldn't like this album. I'm luke warm on Pink Floyd overall, I generally hate long/double albums, and pretty much everything produced in the late 70s tends to annoy me. *But* this particular album for some reason clicked with 14 year old me as it was spinning on my 5-disk changer as a high schooler in the early 1990s. I was able to get into the headspace of the music and the journey it took me on was truly extraordinary. I loved it then and I still love it today.

Now this album listening party is starting to get good. 3 banger albums in a row? Get the net. Ok, I’m not sure if it’s been 3 in a row for me and I won’t be checking so let’s roll with this. This is probably the best soundtrack that has ever been released. Soundtrack you say??? Well, watch the movie and try to argue with me. There are great songs and there are good songs on this album. There’s longish songs and there are short songs. They all fit, blend together and take you on a journey, wether sober or not. Enjoy it. Has anyone not listened to this album? Like even a little bit? Choice Cut: Young Lust

One of the best albums I've listened to yet

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.

Beautiful Album, perfect to relax and enjoy with eyes closed.

oh, yeah i know this one

Having seen the film, it's hard not to picture the imagery that comes with every track on this album. However, the writing and production is so strong with this album, I get the feeling I would have understood what Roger Waters was going for even without that imagery.

As classic as it is, it’s far too long. I wouldn’t say someone needs to hear it before they die.

Good old rock with a lot of ballady songs. I liked how the songs flowed into each other throughout the album. Really gave a sense of coherence.

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

Masterpiece

Some monster songs on this album, it's been far too long since I've listened to the whole thing. The best concept album ever.

Easily in my top ten favorite albums of all time “And when they’ve given you their all, some stagger and fall, after all it’s not easy. Banging your heart against some mad bugger’s wall” And yeah, I think if my father died when I was an infant and my mother babied me to the point of psychological detriment and my wife left me because I was disassociating all the time so I started hooking up with a new roadie every night out of the endless pick of roadies I would probably also end up on a drug fueled mental breakdown in which I build a mental wall around my entire state of being and basically become a nazi crazy with power and attention.

I’m comfortably numb

Great album

THE WALL has always been a hard album for me to talk about in terms of why I like it. Of course, I rattle off about the autobiographical-inspired elements from Roger Waters, the general amazing muscianship, the flow of the narrative, how incredible it is we even got this album at all given the state the band was in... And for the record, it's not even because I'm more melody-first than lyrics so I don't know what to say about this. This was my first Pink Floyd album; it's the one I've lived with the longest. I can rattle off nearly every word of it by heart. It's my third favorite behind THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON and WISH YOU WERE HERE, in that order. I love, love, **love** THE WALL. Hell, it was Doug Walker's shitty "review" of the movie adaptation that got me to **finally** stop watching him. No, no, I've always struggled to talk about why I like this album is because I don't know what it means to me. Note: what it means **to me**. Not **generally**; I well understand that. What do **I** get out of it, personally? THE WALL, more than any other album I've encountered, feels like one where you **need** to talk about what it means to you. You can't just point out bangers or say "It's a bit comfortably shit, innit?" and move on. You need to have at least **some** self-reflection on what it says about **you**. And that's probably just a load of pretentious shit, I realize that. I'm probably just over-thinking and over-worrying about not enjoying this album "correctly." I know I won't be looked down upon if I don't bare my soul as part of this review. Certainly, looking around at a lot of other reviews, not a lot of people share my feelings. But that's just kind of the person I am, y'know? 'Cuz sometimes I think about this piece of creative writing I did for myself on THE WALL, inspired by The RS500, where all I did was talk about how my dad bought it for me at a book store, and I feel bad. 'Cuz it's like, "Really? That's all you get out of it? That you own it? There's really no deeper significance to you beyond the fact of your possession?" And knowing what the album generally means, and the elements taken from Roger Waters' and Syd Barrett's real life... I mean, is it any shallower than Doug Walker interpreting "Goodbye Blue Sky" as an Oscar bait song about "World War II with monsters?" There wasn't even a word in there about how I enjoyed it. So, maybe I'm just concerned that over a decade later the only other meaning this album's gained for me is "Doug Walker's a shithead." 'Cuz it's not like I haven't had experiences with isolation, or with how easy it can be to descend into far right points of view (and how hard it can be to completely rid yourself of them, goodness). It's just, I've never really made the connections back to this album. So what does that say about me and music, then? Believe me, THE WALL isn't the only piece of music I don't derive personal meaning from. Is it a lack of personal experience? Do I need more? How do I get more? Will I ever? Will I just be stuck behind this waist-high wall I've built for myself, that I could easily get out from behind but just refuse to for one reason or another? **Will I ever truly touch grass**? And it can go on like that, spiraling forever and forever further down the line of "What's wrong with me?" But that's probably a bit deeper than even this album calls for, honestly. And again, I look out at every one else who enjoys this album; all the people who blast "Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)" and "Comfortably Numb" without playing the rest of the album around them, or who go to concerts and make the "hammer" sign... Is enjoyment not enough meaning in and of itself? To experience a story, grasp its theme, delight in its melodies... Even if it's not as deep a meaning as I want it to be, it's still **something**. It's no less valid than relating personally to the album's themes of isolation, war, abandoment and cycles of violence. Just because I'm not engaging with the album, or art in general as a mirror doesn't mean I'm engaging with it wrong. So maybe that's the part of my soul I mentioned above. Or maybe it's not, and I still need to dig deeper to find it. In any case, THE WALL is deeply entrenched in there. For my money, it's the greatest rock opera of all time. I doubt I'll ever get sick of it. From the crashing, epic riff of "In The Flesh?" down to the hopeful words of "Outside The Wall"—followed then by the realization that the album loops, and that the cycle of walls being built and demolished will never end... It's a masterpiece among masterpieces. An amazing end to their imperial period that started with DARK SIDE. Bless THE WALL, and everything it does or could stand for.

A bloated, yet excellent end to the classic era of Pink Floyd. 5 stars.

I’m at a 10. I truly don’t know that I have the words to describe how all of this made me feel, but I imagine I’ll stumble into them as I write stuff; first and foremost, this is my first Pink Floyd album in full. Never heard anything off of Dark Side, and really, the only Pink Floyd track I’ve heard before this was Wish You Were Here, which I think is an excellent track. I’ve had moments throughout listening to all of these albums where I’ve felt dumb for not listening to an artist or a band before they popped up in this list and I had to be confronted with it. This is perhaps the dumbest I’ve ever felt yet. I don’t want to give a full recap of the plot or anything; that’s for other people to type out and analyze. I just want to type how I feel, which is that this just hit remarkably close to home for me a little too often, but in a good and confrontational way. The wall is a very real, and very valid thing. The message this album is trying to send is arguably more relevant now in 2024 than it was in 1979, and it’s a goddamn shame that apparently Roger Waters himself has lost the fucking plot on it. I’m still at a loss for words, so I’ll just skip to the finish: there is not a single missed note, or beat, or anything on here. This is 80 minutes of some of the best stuff ever put to tape, in terms of a fully cohesive vision and its execution. I feel remarkably idiotic for not listening to this before, and I curse Doug Walker every day for making “The Wall” into his own personal shitshow of a joke. Just a truly fabulous album that I may never put into words. Just listen to it. It’s a 10 out of 10, and well-deserving of so much of its critical acclaim. I truly, truly loved this.

young lust, hey you, comfortably numb (solo in the end) all not bad

I’ve never listened to this album all the way through in one sitting - the way it was meant to be listened to. Too make up for my previous failure, I listened three times in a row. If anyone talks badly about this album I guess it’s just because they don’t like rock and roll or they had just have bad taste. What can you do? Can’t make everyone happy. It’s a masterpiece in every sense of the word.

This was made when really good albums were made. You don't get ones like this much anymore. It's all crap from TikTok.

Klassikkokappaleita varmasti, mutta ei omaan musiikkimakuun.

Fucking fire!!!!!

It's good but I really don't find anything that amazing about it.

It has been a minute since I’ve listened to this album all the way through. Just… wow. What else can I say about it? Pink Floyd at their best. The pinnacle of concept albums. Absolutely brilliant.

It’s really all about the songs, isn’t it? And even if the musicianship, story and føow of the album is really good, not many songs catch my attention. Hey You and Comfortably Numb being the honorable exception ,along with the slightly better than decent couplet Mother/Goodbye Blue Sky. 4 songs do not a good double album make. Honestly, it was a chore to sit through, and I did it twice!

Only ever listened to and loved Another Brick in the Wall. I should have given the rest of the album a chance.

Beautiful, melodic, psychedelic and somber. They really capture myriad of emotions and moods on this record. Some classics of course, but overall it’s such a different sound from Dark Side. This record sounds like their attempt to show off their capabilities. Really lovely sounds.

This is the definitive concept album. There are other great ones, like The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway and Operation Mindcrime, but in my view this reigns supreme. The flow of the story, the transitions between songs that set the tone for the next chapter, all of it. Beginning to end this is a masterpiece. Additionally, there are plenty of songs that have the legs to stand on their own. Knowing the story helps, but Comfortably Numb doesn’t is fantastic even out of context. Same goes for Mother, Run Like Hell, or Another Brick in the Wall, Pt II. As an aside, I truly appreciate that this album came up on a day that I was building a literal wall at my house.

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.

I don’t have the acceptance of such heartfelt cheesiness to listen to this album seriously, but it’s still got some great songs

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.

Looking through my album history I noticed that last week I missed Vol 4 by Black Sabbath so I listened to that instead. Vol 4 : 5 stars, sabbath helped create so many genres of music The Wall: 2 stars, classic rock station classics.

Oh my god this album is long. What I got through isn't bad though.

Amazing

Pink Floyd, baby!

There’s only one scent song and it’s on there 3 times. Too long, too overblown, and you can tell how clever they thought they were. It was bollocks and I hated it.

Das Meisterwerk - auch der Film ist sehr zu empfehlen. 5/5 (mit Herzchen)

4/5

Seminal

A certified classic of the Psychadelic Rock genre, maybe its the nostalgia talking, but this does a great job combining art and music.

This album is a triumph of storytelling and music. The emotional journey this album takes you on is a rocky one but satisfying. Yes it’s a double album and all double albums are too long but this one has always worked for me. And yes I was obsessed with this album in high school, how’d you know?

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

Pretty outstanding but also very disturbing and exhausting to listen to even without watching the film. Challenging and abrasive and I probably won't go back to it, but sounds incredible. Comfortably Numb is one of the best songs of all time. The last section was a lot to handle. 4.5/5

A handful of classic tracks and epic in scope but not in the top tier of Floyd albums

Let me share something with you. I'd purposefully avoided listening to this album for a couple years now, not because I didn't think I'd enjoy it, but rather because I know I would. A few years ago I received a copy of Paul McCartney's RAM on vinyl for Christmas, an album I'd never heard before, and proceeded to pull my record player into the bathroom so I could drink beer in the shower while listening to it for the first time. Christmas of course being one of the two days a year I indulge in that most tantalizing of vices known as shower beer. I've been chasing the high of that morning ever since. I'd planned on not listening to The Wall in a similar fashion, which brings me back to my avoiding it for years. That said, engaging in the challenge of this app isn't about some personal goal of musically shangri-la, it's about hearing new music you otherwise might not have been exposed to due to your own biases. So, instead of listening to the wall for the first time on my terms, I listened at my desk at work at 7am before anyone else is usually in the office. It was spectacular.

Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2 is probably my least favorite song of all time, so all things considered, it's not that bad of an album. But the full package just hasn't convinced me yet

When this album sits down and focuses on the music, the songs are actually quite strong. The problem is it doesn’t do that a ton. I get that for a lot of people the artwork of this album is the story it tries to tell, but I found it confusing and distracting rather than contributing any kind of cohesion to the final product. Roger Waters certainly has his vision, but I wasn’t much for it. Best song: Comfortably Numb

I know this is good but I can't handle a pink floyd double album.

Such a great album. This list was literally created for albums like this

4.

This is one of the greatest albums of all time. Personal enjoyment: 5/5 Relevance to this list: 5/5

Not my favourite Pink Floyd album, but still delivers. There a couple of really good songs on here, like 'Another Brick In The Wall, Pt.2", 'Hey You', and 'Young Lust', to name a few. Conceptually and sonically it's very well orchestrated and tied together with a clear red line and theme throughout the album. You can also go watch the 'The Wall' movie directed by Alan Parker if you want more of this album and the concept. I feel it works both for and against it being made as a concept. It's quite neat that there is a red line, but at the same I become quite annoyed when 'In The Flesh' the second time. And there are also quite a few tracks that are meant to drive the narrative of the album, or just setup the next song, which I perhaps wouldn't consider a proper song themselves. For example 'Is There Anybody Out There', 'Stop', 'Outside The Wall', 'Goodbye Cruel World' to name a few. This makes the album feel littered and sprawling. But perhaps you should instead look at the album as some sort of opera, which I guess it was made to be. But that's just not how I want to listen to albums. Weak 5, mostly due to the many and sometimes uneven tracks. But still a good album!

Not my favourite Pink Floyd album but still very, very good. Probably the most thematic of them and I think if it wasn't for its long runtime it might be one of my favourites as well. The only part I don't think is great is the second part of the first side. From "One of my turns" to " Good bye cruel world". Still it isn't bad at all. Second side has so many good songs the whole movement from "In the flesh" to the end is good, scary and uncomfortable. It's just really good and you need to listen to them as an album to really get the whole picture. Single tracks are harder to pinpoint but the guitar solo in "Comfortably numb" stands out, as well as "Mother" and of course "Another brick in the wall part 2" 5 stars.

Great album. The whole thing flowed very well. Definitely an album to listen straight from start to finish.

Classic

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.

O liked it better when I was young, it dint suck

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.

Fantastic. Distinctly pink floyd, super spacey, super influential. I dont think its as good as the wall. Songs like money stand out. The later tracks can blend into each other. Not necessarily a defect but I think the album feels shorter as a result.

This is an album that is going to appear in a ton of critics' top 10, let alone top 1001, so its inclusion is not a surprise at all, nor should most of the content be if you're older than 30, maybe even 20 if you had a certain kind of parent or still listened to terrestrial radio in 2012 or whatever. I know it's a classic but having listened to a ton of pink floyd in my life I don't think this is their best album, or even second. The thing it does really well though is be a concept/opera album without being overly up its own ass about that fact. It's still full of great standalone tracks that are tied in to the story without having to rely on full songs worth of context to make sense of them. It speaks to Waters and the rest of band's songwriting ability and storytelling prowess. Being able to pull a musical theme down through most of the first disc without ramming it down your throat the whole time is what film composers and classical composers do - it's rare for a rock band to pull this off. I think the second disc is better than the first, by a lot even. When I'm in a mood to listen to this album I usually skip the first disc entirely. It's an obvious pick, but I think if I could only listen to 5 songs for the rest of my life Comfortably Numb would be one of them. The harmonies, the carefully picked effects on the guitar, the instrumentation, the lyrics, it's just all great. It being on the same album as Hey You, Run Like Hell, Another Brick in the Wall pt X, and Mother is really something. I can't give this anything but a 5; I'd give it a 4 knowing their other work but I've given lots of lesser albums 4's and it wouldn't do it justice.

I didn't listen to this today because I listened to it this weekend! I was watching this youtube documentary about a youtube channel making a parody of the Wall movie (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rokAtlFGa7Y) and ended up watching the movie and listening to the album. The songs are haunting and poignant, they feel personal and universal. There is a reason this is considered one of the best albums of all time.

classics, but not for me

Still good but not as good as DSOTM. It’s a bit bloated as an album.

Like a lot of albums I've reviewed, I _get it_ but it's just not for me. Meddle and DSOTM are still Floyd at their peak

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)

Incredibly nostalgic for me and liked a good amount of it, but nothing I really connect with now and don’t think I would ever revisit

Not as good as Weird Al’s Poodle Hat 🤞🏻🤞🏻 Shout out to Roger Waters

Was mostly vibing with this and thought a couple early songs were quite good but then I really turned on this on disc 2. Found the latter half quite frustrating.

Pretty long and dense album - I was complaining that this feels pretty empty in it's anti-authority stance and doesn't really saying much considering that Roger Waters is one of the most political and vocal rockers of this era now...

6.5/10

Meandering, pompous

For being a double album it certainly doesn't feel like it. I think the motifs that keep popping up throughout help it feel more cohesive, but I guess some people might call that repetitive. Plenty of standout songs too to match with the more interlude type tracks, but even the shorter ones can have some great instrumentation or melodies in them. Grows on me more every time i hear it.

yes sir

Este es un disco estupendo, diferente a lo que se esperaba de Pink Floyd y desde luego alejado de los estándares Punk de la época. Un proyecto sobre todo de Roger Waters que no aporta nada en cuanto al concepto (ópera rock, disco doble, incomunicación... todo eso ya lo habían publicado antes otros con buenos resultados). Sin embargo se sostiene por las excelentes canciones. In the flesh, el tremendo éxito de Another brick in the wall, Confortably numb y la excelsa Run like hell hacen de este un disco para disfrutar. No hay canciones menores: Mother, Goodbye blue sky, Hey you son otras canciones enormes. Otros discos de 1979, el año del "Disco sucks" y también de maravillas como: JOY DIVISION - Unknown Pleasures, THE CLASH - London calling, VAN MORRISON - Into the music, NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE - Rust never sleeps y Live Rust, AC/DC - Highway to hell, PAUL COLLINS BEAT - The Beat, THE CURE - Three imaginary boys, THE POLICE - Regatta de blanc y zenyattà Mondatta, THE B-52'S - The B-52's, GRAHAM PARKER - Squeezing out sparks, THE KNACK - Get the knack, THE UNDERTONES - The Undertones, Armed Forces de Elvis Costello & The Attractions, We Are Family de Sister Sledge, Look Sharp! de Joe Jackson, Spirits Having Flown de Bee Gees, Breakfast in America de Supertramp, Y de The Pop Group, Voulez-Vous de ABBA , Bad Girls de Donna Summer, Lodger de David Bowie, Discovery Electric Light Orchestra, Exposed y Platinum de Mike Oldfield, Fear of Music Talking Heads, Off the Wall de Michael Jackson, Quadrophenia deThe Who, Reggatta de Blanc de The Police, Prince de Prince, Damn the Torpedoesde Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers , One Step Beyond... de Madness, The Specials de The Specials, Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants" de Stevie Wonder, Metal Box de Public Image Ltd., Risque de Chic, Real to Real Cacophony y Life in a day de Simple Minds

Probably a record you need to listen to intently with headphones on. I didn't. There's some good stuff on here, but nothing really grabbed me. Always found it remarkable that a band so experimental had such huge sales.

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.

One of the greatest. Wish you were here is a better album in my opinion, but The Wall is timeless and fantastic.

I really like it

Some killer songs...but this album is so long. And there are repetitions of the songs. I know it is a concept album, but if I needed this much story I would watcha musical, or an opera. I just don't get the same enjoyment from it as a purely listening experience.

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

A true Masterpiece

Hey! Teacher! Leave us kids alone!

I understand why this appeals to some people and can appreciate what Pink Floyd was trying to do. But as a concept album, it simply didn’t land for me. I listened multiple times to give it a fair shake, but in the end, it’s dark, overly long, and sometimes cheesy. I can take the latter in musical theater, but not a rock album. I will, however, give it major props for Comfortably Numb. What a great f’n song.

When I was in jr high my brother let me go through his music. I found a tape with the simple words “the wall”. I still remember listening to the opening ”in the flesh” and being blown away. Never had I heard something like this. I think the theme of isolation is even more relevant today. And the imagined political climate seems almost prophetic “all you have to do is follow the (trumps) worms” And some of the best guitar work on any album ever. A true masterpiece.

10