The Wall

it was reallyyy weird- but i liked it. I recognized a few songs and others I’d never heard before but overall i really enjoyed the album and it’s double part as well.

I used to criticize this one quite a bit, and for decades never really got into this Floyd album. I found it cold...which it definitely is, but of course that's the intent. It goes on and on, gets a bit too dark-musical-theaterish...and yes, it's overblown, patronizing, far too long, alienating, etc etc... And yet... I find that I like it far more than I'd thought I did. My favorite Floyd LPs were their previous 2 albums but instead of comparing I'm realizing this was fng huge and ambitious and epic and... you know - I like modern music a lot but there could and should be more projects like this. I stand by those flaws, and they were not great at hard rock (Young Lust, e.g. - my least favourite track by a longshot) and like many huge classic albums, I always feel like I never want to hear the radio songs again - ever. But (for the most part) they were huge for a reason and work far better in context. Also in headphones it all sounds like a different fascinating and terrifying world. Also the musicianship is fantastic. Throw on some cans and sit alone for an hour and a half and soak it up while trying to wait out a baseball rain delay like I just did. No regrets and I'm glad I reevaluated this one. 7/10 4 stars

“In the Flesh?” is a great, dramatic opener. It has the grandeur of a stage production but it rocks too. “Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2” has gotta be the strangest rock anthem ever canonized on classic rock radio. (Especially when you listen to it with the intro track “The Happiest Days of Our Lives,” which references the teachers’ “fat psychopathic wives.”) It’s a banger, no doubt about that, but the subject matter and theatricality of it is bizarre. I love it. The chorus of “Comfortably Numb” is so emotional. Easy to see why the song became so famous. Great guitar solos on this song too and throughout the album. Man, “The Trial” is bonkers 😂 Pink Floyd made better albums than this. They definitely made tighter albums. But excess comes with the territory on these big, pretentious concept albums. You get a lot of filler tracks that move the story along but aren’t great songs on their own. Still, I like this album better than a lot of other concept albums. I admire the audacity of it.

It's a timeless album by a timeless band. I always revered Pink Floyd but also appreciated them at a distance. Personally I love concept albums, but for some reason I never liked how their albums felt like they took effort to understand when you listen. There's always so much space and introductions and outtroductions, and this album is the same.. I think it's just a different time period though; for them, this was the era of vinyl records when the consumer buys one, puts it on the living room record player, and sits and puts most if not all of their attention to it. Nowadays this looks different, as I often listen to these records on this list while doing at a minimum of one other thing, like the dishes or writing emails. Hard for me to be doing the dishes and conceptualize what the helicopter sounds mean without searching the internet for a dissertation on the helicopter sounds. Regardless, these three songs warrant a very high rating for the album. Another Brick in the Wall Pt 2 Comfortably Numb Hey You I think it's a mid 4, like 4.5. Not high enough of a 4 for a 5. Dark Side of the Moon is probably a 5.

Good album, not what I was looking for in the day so didn't listen to the whole thing

Lovely album. Another Brick in The Wall P1-3 is great, as well as Comfortably Numb. But damn, I think this album could've easily cut some of the songs and still been fine. 1H of it instead of 1h and 20 minutes. Maybe it's just my short span of attention though. 4/5

Super excellent. Je suis moins fan des trucs avec une touche disco/pop comme another brick in the wall part 2 et Run like hell, mais il y a d’autre trucs comme inthe flesh et confortably numb qui contrebalance.

i hated this when i was in high school. now i think it's pretty good. but. it is so freaking long.

I had low expectations. They were exceeded. 4 stars

Not my favorite Pink Floyd album, but it’s still Pink Floyd.

Most of these songs are great

Clearly a time piece and operatic in nature. A fun listen but kind of depressing. Understood the light show thing for the first time.

doug walker moment

Admittedly did not have the chance to listen to it in entirety...

Wow, I have complicated feelings about "The Wall". Undeniably justified in its all-time classic status, and probably the best and most cohesive "rock opera" out there. Lots to love. The ONLY reason it falls short of 5 stars for me is that it's a tough top-to-bottom listen for me - the theatrical elements and vignettes that fascinated me as a kid feel a little cringe-inducing when I'm just trying to sit and enjoy an album. Maybe rock operas just aren't for me. More hits than misses with the songs here, just not one of my personal all-time favorite albums anymore.

This was an album that I had always wanted to listen to. I enjoyed it, but wouldn't seek out a return listen.

It is hard for artists to release four outstanding albums in a row. The four releases that start with Dark Side and end with The Wall are all, indeed, outstanding. This is my least favorite of the four. It plays more like a Waters solo disc than a true band album. Also, Bob Ezrin's production, while a good match for the material, is repetitive of some of his earlier work with Lou Reed, Alice Cooper and, even, Kiss. It is, however, a true concept album and best evaluated as a whole, not a group of individual songs. It is ironic that two of Pink Floyd's most played song on classic rock radio (Another Brick in the Wall Part II and Comfortably Numb) come from The Wall. So, a flawed masterpiece, but a masterpiece nonetheless. Calls for 4 1/2 stars, but that is not a choice. Today, for reasons I can't articulate, I shall grade down instead of up.

This is such a sensational concept album. The story of Pink isn't anything crazy new in rock operas... a disillusioned, addicted (to women, drugs, usually both) star trying to find peace. The Wall smashes the archetype straight through with some of the most iconic songs and storytelling in rock. On this listen, I played the change up from Empty Spaces into Young Lust over and over again. I found new meaning in the Nazi fever dream. As uncomfortable as it is, I see how it's perfect to how Pink sees himself: the ultimate evil, self loathing state... into a place where he becomes what his father died fighting against. Speaking of bad places, I can't imagine what type of black hole this album sent Syd Barrett spiraling into it. They say truth is stranger than fiction. That's what I think gives life to this album, what allows Roger Waters to make such an unbreakable classic... the realities he witnessed. Of course, that's mixed with Waters' genius musical visions. So much of this album is ahead of its time. Don't Leave Me Now is a haunting, sad boy song that could have come out today in the alt rock world. Comfortably Numb is one of the most distinctive rock songs in existence. The Wall is still a classic, still holds up, still has meaning to be found within.

When I first heard Wish You Here, I thought it fell short of the bar PF set with Dark Side, and similarly Animals disappointed me after Wish You Were Here. But I came to love all three of those albums. With The Wall, on the other hand, repeated listening didn’t bring greater appreciation. Many of the songs embraced a harder rock, radio-friendly sound. The keyboardist had all but disappeared, but bringing in a couple dozen musicians and the NY Orchestra and Opera balanced things out. The guitar playing is outstanding and more center stage. Roger Waters has increased his vocal range and adopts different styles. Listening to 26 songs penned mostly by Roger Waters is a bit tiring and The Wall theme gets flogged to death, more so lyrically than instrumentally. So, in comparison to PF’s prior three albums, it’s disappointing, but compared to everything else out there, it’s pretty good.

I'm not sure this album could get made today, but it's so immersive and interesting throughout. It didn't fall into what I consider pitfalls of prog rock: over-elaborate or off-puttingly high-concept.

very intriguing story in this album. lots of good songs but ranks behind a number of floyd albums

Genre-defining rock opera and meditation on depression, isolation, and the temptations of stardom and society? Or a bloated self-indulgent, self-obsessed, overblown, and pretentious woe is me, I’m a victim, mess of a wank-fest? Pleasingly it’s a bit of both.

This is one of those albums that everyone seems to love that, historically at least, I just don't "get." This listen gave me more of an appreciation for the album, as I got into more of a groove with it and was able to enjoy the overall structure of the album and the songs contained within. It's still not my favorite Pink Floyd album (I'm partial to Animals). I think it would have been better as a single album, which is something I say about almost every double album. It sags in places, and often these sags occur just as I'm getting into the album. For instance, I really like Young Lust, and it feels like the album is building to something at that point, but then it comes to a total halt with One Of My Turns. This album feels really self indulgent on the part of Roger Waters. When the album becomes less about his personal feelings and more universal, it gets really good. There's too many good songs on here to give it anything less than 4/5, but I also find it frustrating that this album could be among my favorite Pink Floyd albums if it had fewer songs and was more focused. This album with half of the songs would be amazing 4/5 4/5

Soundtrack of my freshman year in college. Still holds up

Classic

Alo, zar ovaj album nije bio već? Moguće je da sam zamjenio, pošto sam imao slušanje diskografija i Floydi su bili prvi ja mislim. Uglavnom, dobra koncepcija, cijeli album, četvorka, al svakak mi nije ni u top 5 njihovih, to sam siguran.

This is an album I grew up with but was too young to understand. I still have lasting but vague memories from the film of Bob Geldof’s bloody hands clawing at the wall. And of hiding behind my sister’s huge cardboard stand display of The Wall wall. It still doesn’t fail to put me to sleep. In a good way.

Not quite 5 starts, some weak/boring songs.

A record you really have to sit down and dedicate your time to in order to absorb it all. Briefly listened to it again and I forgot just how many of the songs are mostly skits or segways to the bigger songs. Pretty decent release though not my favorite from Pink Floyd.

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First time hearing this masterpiece, damn i’ve been missing out.

Can't believe I first got immersed in this when I was nine years old. Probably scarred me for life. Gilmour brings the odd flash of brilliant sunshine to penetrate the Orwellian/Freudian misery woven by Waters. It does still hold together, perhaps surprisingly.

Культовый концептуальный альбом. Не все композиции можно слушать отдельно, но некоторые узнаются с первых аккордов. Хороший альбом.

Þetta er gott. Það er bara þannig.

This album is obviously epic and intense, but I also found it bloated and rambling. It's still good though

Went into this fully expecting to find it a real slog, but I really enjoyed it - I do like a concept album, and the exploration of isolation was done well. Definitely verges on self-indulgent at times, but it's a really interesting journey.

Like a wise man once said: Good album

sorry to hear about your dad, Rog

I wasn't in the mood for this album. I will be generous and round it up due to our history together.

yessir

klasse

Progressivt, rock opera, konceptuelt

This has all the things I like and dislike about Pink Floyd. Some of those songs just ring out as anthems but they're buried by baroque navel gazing. 4 because i liked it more then i disliked it.

Pink Floyd closed out the 70's with the epic rock opera, The Wall. This was an extraordinary project that would become their opus magnum, a concept album that would be their last great work. The record has many highlights and is fairly consistent, but like most double albums has some filler. That being said, despite Dark Side Of The Moon being their best selling album, The Wall is their most important.

As a piece of art, the movie & album are just perfect. But as an album, standing alone, I have to admit it gets just a little long after Comfortably Numb without a story to drive it. There's nothing else I could write about this that hasn't been done better!

Pink Floyd is one of my all time favorite bands, but I have not listened to the Wall in 30 years or more. The Wall is a mixed bag for me. Roger Waters gets a little creepy at times, but this album also displays the combination of Gillmore and Waters at their best, and just prior to the falling apart of the classice Pink Floyd lineup. Their is a combination of soothing and terror ("Goodbye Blue Sky"), entrancing guitar solos and odd sound effects, haunting and horror ("Hey You"). This album is solid on vocals from both leads (Gillmore and Waters), Gillmore's guitar solos, and previews Gillmore's lead once Waters has moved on. My favorite song is "Comfortably Numb" on which all of the band members make recognizable contributions. There is some darkness to this album that keeps me from coming back regularly, but it was good to be reminded that I do love several of the tracks ("Comfortably Numb", "Hey You", "Run Like Hell").

Already listened to it

On release 11-30-79 five stars. Longevity four stars

Classic

The way The wall Started, I tought it was going to be a 6/5. And guess what? It was! The first four tracks were great! all the other parts of brick in a wall were quite amazing. There's other pieces that stand out less, but the finish on In The Flesh was honestly great. But while listening, see, Spotify must have activated the shuffler by accident. First there was Mother, which in itself was a great song, interesting lirycally and musically, but obviously from some other ablum. And that other album, it was really solid too - great mood pieces, Mother and Goodbye Blue Sky were incredible, and the Trial was great as well, a great conclusion to the first album's Wall narrative, to the point I might have tought it belonged there had I not heard these obviously wildly diffrent tunes mixed in! So all in all, Both The Wall and The Other One are great, fantastic even - but together, I'm afraid, they are less that the sum of their parts. The energy and tempo of the first gets often ground to a halt by the second in a jarring way, and the mood and sombre tone and messaging of the second gets muddled by the higher energy, more "rock" pieces of the first - and I have to say, the combined lenght bringing the runtime to an hour twenty did not play it any favours either. And if we had a bridge between the two, if they were arranged better or in a discernable pattern, or maybe had I listened to it on vinyl, in four parts, with natural breaks between, my feelings would have been diffrent. But as it stants, this is the most unfortunate 4/5 I've given so far - it's not "so close it was almost there", it's "went there, then went back to do it again, got there again, but insisted on treating the two runs as a whole thus losing out in the end." Highlights: Goodbye Blue Sky, Mother and every Another Brick.

Hardest rating for me so far. Depending on the time I try to do it I wanted to give it a 3 or 5. On the one hand it's miles ahead most of the albums in history - the richness of sounds, the epic scale, conceptuality are top-notch. On the other - The Wall feels like Roger Waters wanted to squeeze in everything and packed too much. The album is lengthy, almost 1,5 hours long, and I found it hard to fully digest while staying focused. Also, frequent style changes didn't help the album to establish it's character. For me it's one of the greatest music albums, but definitely not my favourite one of Pink Floyd, and this n-th listen didn't change this opinion.

Pink Floydzi to zespół, który według wszystkich znaków na niebie i ziemi powinienem lubić. Jednak mimo kilkukrotnych podejść nigdy polubienie ich mi się nie udawało. Odsłuchanie tego albumu w całości mega mnie zaskoczyło - porcja naprawdę solidnej muzyki, świetna produkcja, kocham concept albumy i koncept tego albumu. Nie jest to jednak wciąż w 100% moja bajka i może nigdy nie będzie. Nie wiem z czego to wynika. Może dokonywane w ostatnich latach próby zderzania się z muzyką, której nie cierpiałem zwykle jeszcze bardziej niż Floydów jakoś te horyzonta poszerzyły? Nie uprzedzam faktów. Zobaczymy jak Dark Side of the Moon. Ale wystawiam uczciwą czwórkę, nawet 4.5 jeśli by można było.

I can't help but feel that Roger Waters going to therapy would've been a lot cheaper (and less traumatic for the rest of the band and Bob Ezrin), but they needed a new album to help stave off bankruptcy after some bad financial decisions... so we got therapy on record instead. Finally moving from mere concept albums into proper rock opera, Waters is sometimes more strained as a vocalist than I remember him being, but the end result somehow (mostly) disguises the difficulty of the production and the cracks in the band. Nothing if not overcooked, but Gilmour's guitar work on "Comfortably Numb" just about excuses the album's oddities and flaws. Also, frankly, "Another Brick pt. 2" is one of the earliest songs I can remember hearing around the time it came out (I recall my brother having the single), so I always have a certain affection for it because of that.

Bien pero no muy fan del genero

oh boy, if you don't know this album than clearly your living under a rock. No one in my life is a heavy Pink Floyd fan but I remember hearing this album on repeat a lot growing up.

Tailed off towards the end but strong overall.

I have complicated feelings about this album: I think this is the start of Pink Floyds decline, as Roger starts putting all the bands effort in narrative and story, sacrificing the creative extended instrumental passages of their previous work. Its still a fantastic album though, but it dosen't have what I love from Pink Floyd.

Mother, do you think they'll try to break my balls?

Pink Floyd finished off the 70’s with their biggest hit. The paranoia surrounding Roger Waters comes spilling out in this concept album of a tortured rock star. Tons of big hits spread throughout, Another Brick in the Wall Pt 2, Comfortably Numb, Run Like Hell, Is There Anybody Out There. Fantastic!

So much more than just "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2"

This is such an iconic album, that it's hard to find something to say about it that hasn't been said before. Curiously, this is also, by no means, Pink Floyd's best album - or maybe not even one in the top 5. But it's still a great double album, one that has become relevant again and deserves a new listen, because of it's anti-war and anti-fascist vibe, while still dealing with feelings of abandonmant, isolation, depression and the loss of sanity (a common subject for the band). The problem is that it can be very pretentious and megalomaniac, especially on the Roger Waters side - which makes up for 75% of the album. But it's still a good and well produced albums, with amazing lyrics and great narratives in song form, like in "Mother", "Goodbye Cruel World", "Hey You" and, most of all, "Comfortably Numb".

An incredible concept album; it drags on quite a bit though, especially after Comfortably Numb.

Listened to on 2/11/22 4/5 Favorite Song: another brick in the wall Definitely recommend listening to this album after you’ve done some research and understand the context. I enjoyed it but was disturbed by a lot of the songs but also wow such a well written commentary on current events

like dark side of the moon better but glad i gave it a listen!

Dads favourite album. Is great

Great sound, experimental. Not something i'd listen to regularly but can appreciate it

Pretty good especially for background music!

super album, bas je dozivljaj, neke pisme su malo naprorne al oke, 4

What can be said about this album that hasn’t been already? Despite that, even Pink Floyd has better work in my opinion

As ever with Floyd, you need to be in a certain mindspace, but this was the first time I've listened to all of it - can see how it is so popular. Not quite Wish You Were Here, but pretty good nonetheless

I enjoyed this. No songs really stood out as ones I’d like to go back to often in isolation, but it was still a good listen. A real album experience.

It's certainly the best of the bloated 70's prog-operas, and I can see why Roger Waters is proud of what he accomplished. Musically, it's prone to moments of mullet-rock but endlessly creative. My favorite track has been "Comfortably Numb" since I was, like, 5.

Cool

Roger Waters‘ Eigentherapie-Oper, deren 4. Seite komplett verzichtbar ist. Der Rest ist ganz groß, ist ja immerhin von Pink Floyd, die ich sehr verehre.

Bombastic, big, angst-ridden and angry. Overblown and humourless? Pretentious? Yes, all of that, but a great rock opera for teenagers. I think this is the most intelligent expression of the perils of rock stardom. it makes me wonder why Roger Waters ever got into the rock and roll game; he seems to hate everything about it. I loved this when I was 16, but now 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 (Comfortably Numb). This really is one of the most important texts of rock and roll, being both a great rock record (with some crackin' tunes) and reflecting back on the nature of rock and roll.

This is another one that I love to much to be objective. First listened to it as a young teen and I think what surprised me is that it never lost me, all the way through. Sort of the opposite experience of Tommy (and maybe what I expect from Tommy).

a little too much "noise"

This is my least favorite PF album. I enjoyed it more than I remember enjoying it in the past...

Starts off with a banger of a song Raw but consistent. Feels dope to listen to. Doesn't feel boring at all

3.5 stars. Slower than I expected but I didn’t mind it. I liked it better than their first album and I thought it was interesting that it’s a rock opera

Like it more than I remembered, but it has been 25+ years since I have listened. Much more than the more famous songs. 4/5

It's no Dark Side, but it's still pretty good.

Never listened to this album all the way through. I’ve never been the biggest Pink Floyd fan but it was an enjoyable listen.

Bloated but solid

Очень специфичный голос, моим ушам не подходит

Hey this one is pretty good, but like the 4th best of their 4 best albums. It's got this giant epic presence that i've really never seen before. Cool and interesting message that just can come off as a little pretentious and on-the-nose at times. I like how the leitmotif of that guitar riff from another brick in the wall that you hear throughout the album. It's super long, but i dont think anything should be cut out. Great album

Sonic masterpiece

Didn’t listen to this album due to cliche poppy songs, but it’s pretty good. Sounds very pretentious but still.

Of course I'm familiar with the hits off this album and I've seen the movie, but I've never listened to The Wall from start to finish. I'm about twenty minutes in, and what stands out for me is how immersive it is. Roger Waters, the driving force behind the album, has taken the incorporation of extra-musical cues pioneered in DSOTM to it's logical conclusion here. The album flows like a dream, which is exactly what it's meant to do. Criticism that the majority of the "songs" on this album are filler is beside the point. The music is meant to tell a story about alienation and mental illness, and it succeeds grandly. Although there are very few songs that can stand alone here, there is a lot of beauty in the sound collages that have been painstakingly assembled. And in terms of production, The Wall is gorgeous, one of the best-sounding albums imaginable. And although the hits aren't my favorite Pink Floyd songs, I do like Another Brick In the Wall, Goodbye Blue Sky, Hey You, etc. But ultimately, The Wall earns its inclusion on the list by its groundbreaking production and by its success at realizing an incredibly ambitious concept. Oh, and guitarist David Gilmour is brilliant here--it's some of his most expressive work. The biggest weakness of The Wall is also its greatest strength, that it almost demands to be experienced as a unified work. For example, if you were to listen to one of the interstitial songs like Bring The Boys Back Home in isolation, although you might admire the skill of the sound collage, your overall reaction might reasonably be "huh?" Perhaps less fairly, listening to the album all the way through is a claustrophobic experience, akin to being trapped in Roger Water's brain. But that's kind of the point. It's even worse if you have a low tolerance for a rich and absurdly successful rock star whining about how tough it is to be a rock star, although that isn't my take. I'm giving The Wall 4/5, which is probably too low. Sue me.

Love the callbacks. Obviously recognized many of the songs, but it was great to hear the whole thing through.

groan of disappointment that this was the first album to come up. I guess I was hoping for something new and/or different, not an album I've listened to a million times over the last 35 years. Teenage me loved this album but it's one of my least favourite PF albums now. Back then this and WYWH were my favourites by a long way, these days DSotM is the one I listen to the most, I really enjoy Animals, have started to like TFC a lot more than I did. I've always been ok with the post-Waters stuff, possibly because I didn't have the history. There's some great stuff on this though, esp Side 3 (Hey You to Comfortably Numb) and Side 1 is also good but at times it's patchy.

We get it, Rog. Your dad's dead and it sucks. Fuck up, champ. (Teenage me thinks this is HERESY.)

Torn on this. Probably obe of the most awful albums I've listened to the most

An album I feel like I've heard a ton despite never actually sitting down with it. It's nice to hear a lot of the songs in context, though I think I'm permanently tired of "Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2". Some of the most exquisite guitar playing you'll ever hear. Favorite tracks: "Young Lust", "Comfortably Numb"

I like Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 1 more than Pt. 2. Honestly feels a little unsettling in parts

Great album. Pink Floyd is pretty good.

You can't go wrong with some pink floyd, though I prefer other albums of theirs

Ambitious. A bit patchy. But the central track The Wall Part 2 is outstanding. As is Comfortably Numb.

England, 80s, Rock + Legend, multi, future, don’t stop, Complexed = Male, long play - {5/26} [4/5]

So many songs I love but a few I find annoying. So can't do 5 stars

A little bloated

An incredibly adventurous undertaking, that fact that Pink Floyd pull this off says more about the creative talents of the band than maybe any of their other albums. Yes it’s long - and yes a lot of the songs don’t work in isolation - but they aren’t supposed to. This album is supposed to be like going to see a show, they are telling a story and do so with great skill. That said, some of their best songs still live within this album.

Ugh. The singles are insane. The album... Boring and repetitive

Another album I’m deeply familiar with (but haven’t listened to end to end for many year). I think I eventually sold the big double CD version I had with the full booklet, way back far enough that you could actually get a decent return from a used record store for that kind of thing. But I’d listened to it dozens of times before that, even seen the movie a few times. At the end of the day I have to count myself with those who judge this to be terribly heavy-handed and self-important, at least in its lyrics and vocal performance. A lot of the music and especially the guitar is quite subtle. The overall package would have been improved by a strong dose of humor (Something in the Terry Gilliam vein perhaps) but nearly the whole album is deadly earnest and irony-free. Hey! Teacher! Leave those kids alone.

Don’t think I’ve ever heard this all the way through strangely. Good album all told… minus one star for going a bit les miserables at the end!

Some filler but not much. CLASSIC!!!

Yes. Much classic rock.

An excellent concept album, which has the unfortunate role of being the start of the abuse of the anti-war theme by Roger Waters, eroding the creative capacity of the group, and signalling the beginning of its end.

I thought I had listened to this whole thing before. And still think I probably have. But I don't think I'd ever listened to it really carefully before and tried to figure out what it's all about. Concept albums are funny things. Trying to tell a complex and coherent story using only music, and only rock music at that, is a difficult thing to do. A lot of concept albums or rock operas have a lot going on between the lines, in the minds of the artist, and this is very true of "The Wall." I've never seen the film before, and I don't know how much of the understood story of "The Wall" comes from the music, how much comes from the film, and how much comes from interviews with Pink Floyd over the years. The lyrics themselves were not enough for me to really get a full understanding of what was going on, so I read about the plot on Wikipedia. And it all made sense, but also there was just so much more depth and cohesion than you could gleam by just listening to the songs. Putting together a piece of art that attempts to do what "The Wall" attempts to do is amazing, and there are many amazing deserved classics on the album. But as a concept, as a story, it doesn't quite come together for me. I like the echoes about building the wall in multiple songs, but too much of the story is left out. The dirge style of "The Trial" at the end also felt out-of-place. So I can't quite give it 5, despite several 5-star songs and a 5-star worthy attempt at making a really interesting piece of art.

Just doesnt stike quite the same magic as Dark Side or Wish You Were Here

didn't actually listed, but don't really feel like I have to re-listen to makes this comment; this is a classic album for a reason. Pink Floyd at their apex, their peak.

I liked this a surprising amount. The sound effects/skits were not my thing, otherwise would have been 5/5

The Wall is an incredible conceptual body of work. There's something for everyone to appreciate on this album. Many hits, fun deep track, all individually contributing to the album in it's entirety.

Best Tracks: Another Brick in the Wall Part 2, Goodbye Blue Sky, Young Lust, Hey You, Comfortably Numb, In the Flesh, Run Like Hell

As a whole, immersive and iconic among concept albums. The story is intriguing, even if the lyrics lack wit and subtlety at times. There are a handful of amazing tracks that stand up as classics on their own, and while they're strengthened by the context of the album they also overshadow the songs that serve more as story filler, and it feels a little bloated overall. A 4.5 for me, but with a decent number of songs that would be passed over individually if not in it for the whole story it goes to a 4.

Solid 4 and an easy listen. I appreciate how the entirety of the album works together as essentially one very long singular piece.

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I'm personally a big Pink Floyd fan, but I don't think I'd recommend The Wall to everyone, hence the docked star

nice album

Love this album. Definitely my fifth favorite of theirs, but thats not a diss. This is definitely the album that helped me understand that them, and many other bands, are doing more than just creating music. In a lot of ways albums like this and Ziggy Stardust are my introduction the art world. It carries on a little bit but it delivers some of the most personal work of Roger Waters' career.

Saved Prior: None Off Rip: In the Flesh?; An Brick in the Wall, Pt. 1; Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2; Mother; Goodbye Cruel World; Hey You; Nobody Home; In the Flesh; Run Like Hell Cutting Edge: Is There Anybody Out There? Overall Notes: It's great. Not much that I can say that hasn't already been said, didn't ADORE it though so it gets a hearty 4. Is There Anybody Out There? fully rips the James Bond riff

Jag gillar det mesta, vissa är lite för rockiga men jag gillar another brick in the Wall o de låtarna som är lite chill. Comfortably numb är oxå härlig

I enjoyed this, some great songs on here, I listened to the 2011 remastered version and it was not consistent enough for how long it was for me but the hits were big and the misses slight. Just kisses out on a 5 for me.

Bra lyssning. Många låtar dock

Classy

"Mother, do you think they'll drop the bomb? Mother, do you think they'll like this song? Mother, do you think they'll try to break my balls?" (Mother) "What shall we use To fill the empty spaces Where we used to talk? How shall I fill The final places? How should I complete the wall" (Empty spaces) "I've got a pair of Gohills boots But I got fading roots" (Nobody home) Siempre a favor de los discos con estructura de musical.

Ok, have never really listened to Pink Floyd before but have obviously heard of this album. And when you listen to it along with some of the other albums that make the 1001 list, there is no contest. This is great great stuff. Even with all 'filler' between songs, it doesn't feel forced or contrived. Such a nice flow to it. 4*

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7

Es bueno, pero Pink Floyd tiene mejores y más imprescindibles.

Nice

Really good concept album

Classic!

Pretty cool, some weird songs

This was an interesting listen. While I didn't love every song as a stand alone, they're all pieces of a greater whole that was a blast to listen to. I love an album that can tell a story and man, this one does it beautifully. I could picture so much of what they were going for as I listened and I'll be honest there's probably plenty that I missed. I'll probably give it another listen, in one sitting this time, in a few months.

A tremendous album and always a wild ride. I will never not think of some really wild times when I think of this album.

What a lovely, epic album. I listened to "Dark Side of the Moon" album a lot in high school but I don't know that I had listened to The Wall all the way through - more than happy to have a reason to. Can hear why it is so legendary. Goofy how it gets all play/musical at the end.

Pretty good

Steengoed album (😉), puur genieten voor bijna anderhalf uur

Conceptually I think it's cool, but execution wise there are a lot of tracks I wouldn't care to listen to. I don't enjoy listening to kids sing for example, but thematically it's great. Very rock-opera, very Queen. There are standout tracks like "Comfortably Numb", "Another Bring in the Wall, Pt. 2", "Goodbye Blue Sky", "Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 3". Really hard to rate this one. It could easily be a 4-5. But, I'm leaning 3.5 rounded up to 4. I did a deep dive reading up on Pink Floyd and Syd Barret, since I actually don't have much of a Pink Floyd knowledge. I should probably watch the film.

Slightly bloated, but the radio hits are legends.

I know I'm supposed to love pink floyd but I just can't appreciate the cultural aspects of the band. Still a good album though

Surprisingly groovy and funky album with depth in scope and lyrics.

Really good. Found myself playing a few songs over and over again.

I prefer other Floyd albums currently but that may be because I haven't had that much exposure to 'The Wall'. In comparison to the majority of the albums I have reviewed I would much rather listen to this. Rating (high) 4/5.

Some songs are bangers and hv a deeper meaning

Better than the nostalgia critic version

This really sounds so good.

Aside from the fairly ubiquitous singles, this is the first time that I have heard this album. That's largely because I'm not that interested in this period of Pink Floyd, largely limiting myself to the first three albums. This record really largely isn't for me, but I could imagine a world where I heard this when I was 15 or 16 for the first time and this was a significant record for me. At a technical level, its pretty impressive, balancing thematic elements with fairly strong songs and ambient elements. However, I probably won't listen to it again.

3/5 Favorite Song: Another Brick In the Wall Pt 1

P!nk Floyd

iconic but intense

Resisted listening because >2 hours but was shocked to find I only noticed the length when I was two songs away from finishing. Enjoyed biking with a soundtrack of determination, rebellion and youthful pride. Probably won't listen to much more PF but I can understand the psychadelic hype. Just a bit weird and jarring at points for it to be in my usual repertoire.

Really liked the back of the album, the rest was solid but not amazing.

As a wise man once said, "How can you have pudding if you don't eat your meat?!" A self-serious concept album which is so on-the-nose that it's basically a musical, and I've never been much of a fan of musicals. I did enjoy the overall composition and musicianship - the guitar playing is the highlight of this album - but it's all a bit long winded and self indulgent. It could really use with a bit of trimming as well as a bit of trust in the audience. Trust in them to understand the underlying ideas without laying it on so thick. It has been a long time since I heard this album and I suppose I expected it to be more experimental and psychedelic. I spend a lot of time, between guitar solos, kind of wishing I was listening to Piper at the Gates of Dawn or DSOTM. If I go back will they hold up? And that is where this album struggles - would I have different expectations if this wasn't Pink Floyd? Would I think it was better or worse? Am I being too critical or not critical enough? As much as I'm not fond of narrative driven concept albums, and I can think of many which are a lot worse, it's important to judge art on its intention as much as execution. There are some nice grooves when it gets into it and some epic solos. My choice of standout track is an unoriginal one - it's easily Comfortably Numb - those solos have more emotion than the rest of the album combined and I kind of forgot how much this has influenced my own playing. Despite it's flaws I still enjoyed it, even it it was just David Gilmour saving the day. 3/5

Well...bunch of amateurs trying out to write an opera...

Meh

Controversial opinion but this album feels a little bloated

Pink floyd qui fait très bien son pink floyd. Moins bien que The Dark side of the Moon, mais tout autant narratif et transportant. Certains morceaux sont cours mais arrivent quand même à être marquant et les transitions entre les morceaux sont pixel. Album assez long mais crée très bien son univers pour la session d’écoute HM : Don’t leave me now,Confortably Numb,Run like hell et In the flesh Another Brick in the wall pt2 classique

Previously known. I forgot how much I like this.

Favourite Songs: Comfortably Numb Run Like Hell

This album felt a little long. Thankfully not as long Spotify told me at first (a terrifying 53 tracks over 183 minutes???). There were several songs in here I liked. Lyrically (and in some of the production) this felt like a theater kid trying to impress others with their edginess. 3/5.

It's a marathon not a sprint. The back half is wayyyy better than the first half. You can feel it's immense length in how spacious and slow it is from the start of "Brick in the Wall Pt 1". Getting to Part 2 feels like the first time this record really wakes up, for lack of a better term. I know and respect the uniquely personal place this album is written from, and it's generally done really well. But on occasion, it suffers from Drake/Taylor Swift syndrome. It's dilemma is so unique to the isolated megastar that I really have to do some mental hustling to meet The Wall where it's at. Again, some good songwriting and execution, I especially love how it uses silence to heighten the mood. But sometimes it's challenging to not grow impatient. Additionally, the singing on the first half of this record is markedly worse. "One Of My Turns" and the verse of "Hey You" are a little flat. Now "Is There Anybody Out There", that's a track. Sticky acoustic guitar melody that fades in from the silence and then back out in a reasonable amount of time. This kicks off the best run on the record. "Nobody Home" continued the momentum right after. The symphonic accompaniment behind that piano is like water in a desert. The dramatics of "Bring The Boys Back Home" into "Comfortably Numb". It's hard to have your best material be so clearly on the back end of a record this long, I'm impressed. I'm exhausted. There's a myriad of cool things happening conceptually and compositionally, but it's a bit hard to meet this one at eye level. Respectful 3/5

2026.06.19.

It’s a great album but it’s simply too fucking long. You could remove 3/4 of this album and it’d still be a fantastic album.

Me gustaron mucho las letras de ambos discos, pero a decir verdad, el primer disco me perdió, y aunque el segundo me haya gustado más, no creo que vuelva a escuchar ninguno.

This is a good album, don't get me wrong... but it is just way too long. I think that if an album gets to a point where you need multiple discs, just make two albums. Even a part 1 and part 2 album could have been so so good. The songs themselves, I had mixed feelings about. There were some I thought were brilliant, but then also some that I found a bit boring or just a bit strange and unenjoyable. I can see why this album is as big as it is, and why it is so highly rated, but once you start to dissect it and listen to each song individually, is it REALLY as brilliant as people say? I'm not too sure. The vocals were really good, and I also loved the instrumentation and how experimental it could get at times, or just how 'out-there' it could sound. Favourites: Another Brick in the Wall pt.2 The Happiest Days of Our Lives The Trial

Ni slabo

Pink Floyd goes pop! All these songs are fairly accessible and normal-length, and it features about half the Pink Floyd songs a radio listener really cares about. As someone who doesn't care for prog albums like Wish You Were Here where they have the long song in many movements, this is much more my speed, though the length is a bit too much typically.

3.5

Massive long album. A bit too sprawling for me but there was some standout tracks.

Somehow my first time consciously listening through this front to back. Some obvious all-timers in here, but overall this is chock full of the stuff I like least about these guys - the industrial Britain 1984 concept album stuff... probably due to pop culture overexposure, but it's naff isn't it? Huge at the time I'm sure... Pt 2, Hey You, Comfortably Numb and Run Like Hell are like beautiful breaths of fresh air between the rest.

Comfortably Numb is a great song

I'd obviously heard a lot if this before, but I don't think I'd ever actually listened to the album through. Tons of classics but I have a hard time actually liking it.

I like how they repeat the brick thing every song- it’s cool

Ambitious, but like many concept albums, suffers from bloat that drags down the overall listening experience. There are many songs here that while they may work narratively, are generally forgettable and just serve the purpose of progressing the story, not being an interesting piece of music in their own right. While there are certainly some classics on here, I've always felt that Floyd bit off a bit more than they could chew with The Wall and this listen doesn't do much to change my mind. 3.5

Dark Side of the Moon is incredible. The Wall is.. fine :|

Great musicianship but the pretentiousness persists, I can understand the love for this and Pink Floyd

It's so fucking long!!!!!!

I wanted to be Super Into Floyd when I was 16, so I bought this album and tried to listen to it multiple times. I’m 45 now and I still can’t get into it.

I found this a difficult listen for the most part. There are some good moments but I found myself agitated and kind bored for a lot of it. Found it quite preachy at times as well. Made me just want to listen to Frankie Goes To Hollywood I wonder if I'd like this better if I watched the film Best songs: Is There Anybody Out There? Comfortably Numb (Scissor Sisters cover is better) Another Brick in the wall Pt 1

I've never really liked Pink Floyd outside of Dark Side of the Moon and Animals.

Some amazing songs, but just too much filler.

Man I don’t know. There’s a lot of stuff I like musically on this one, it’s probably my second favourite (and maybe the only one I actually enjoy quite a bit, other than Wish You Were Here). But I’m just so sick of all of this you know? I never want to think about Pink Floyd again. I don’t like the idea that they’re STILL this benchmark for high minded pop music. They’re not as good as The Ramones. They’re not as good as a lot of things. I’m sick of it!

Been waiting for this one, never heard it before. A very long concept album yay! Hard to connect with the first few songs, and I don't like the tones. Rock operas reek of high school musicals to me. Got to admire the ambition though. The longer it goes on, the more I dislike it. Picks up again with comfortably numb, then chugs a long until it dissappears up its own arse. 3 Heard before? Some Owned: No 75/301 (24%) Will I get:

It's decent, very operatic. Highlight's are "Another Brick in the Wall" and Comfortably Number".

It was good but not really my vibe i feel, but i recommended it to my brother and he really liked it, so it's good and it's cool too.

Dad never liked The Wall Grew up listening to Pink Floyd but my dad always steered me away from it as he felt it was their weakest record. It’s all quite grand and pompous, at times dull, but tracks like the thin ice have excellent riffs and the whole flows together really well. Part 1 of brick in the wall is superior, tracks like mother let it down. Gilmour > Waters, Dad was right. Favourite track: Comfortably numb

Ok

Classic

Some of my favorite and some very overplayed songs.

Pretty good, would probably be more impactful with the visuals

The best of Floyd was a group effort, balanced by Gilmour's soaring instincts and Waters' abrasive but incisive self-obsession. The Wall is what happened when Waters won control and minimised the other band members, and it's not better for it. It's no coincidence that the best songs on the record are the few co-written by Gilmour. In the end, this all feels a bit like something Waters came up with after a bit too much therapy, and it's a long ride. If it were half as long, it would have been a lot better, but it's nowhere near the beauty and universality of Dark Side and Wish You Were Here, while being a lot less musically adventurous than earlier work. Time to put on Live at Pompeii, I think...

A bit too long for the whole relistening… but it’s a classic and it has good songs

The main thing this album did was annoy me that normal musical soundtracks don’t seem to make the cut for this list. For all intents and purposes this album is basically an opera or a musical, but from a different origin. The fullest songs that got packaged as singles are really good, but a lot of the connective tissue between them are a handful of musical interludes that I don’t think always work. I would consider listening to it again, but I imagine my mind will wander just like this time with how long and meandering it feels at times.

Too boring for me

It says something that I’ve been dreading putting this one on ever since I saw it pop up on my list. There was a time when I absolutely lived for this album. Getting baked and sneaking into the midnight showings of this movie was a staple of my high-school experience. But that’s a whole lifetime ago, it’s springtime, everything is blooming outside, and these days The Wall just feels like a daunting, depressing slog when reality has more than enough of that. Nowadays I hear The Wall as a vehicle for Roger Waters' narcissism and neuroses, a solo project backed by the members of Pink Floyd. That said, David Gilmour’s guitar work really shines, it’s unquestionably ambitious, and there are no doubt some great songs here. The band is also trying some new things musically; I hear a lot of rhythmic influence (if not exactly in spirit) from disco — especially on “Young Lust” and "Another Brick" — and “The Show Must Go On” sounds like a barbershop outtake from Sgt. Pepper’s. Pink Floyd were an incredible band, but this release borders on overkill today, better as a movie soundtrack. For me, Dark Side, Meddle and Piper at the Gates of Dawn (I love the Syd Barrett era) are the Floyd albums for this list.

I find the fact that this album got as big as it did very fascinating because it's a very difficult and depressing album. The second half especially is strange and purposefully off-putting. I think some of it works and some of it doesn't.

Enjoyed it. Don’t really listen to concept albums but liked the story and the music fitted it very well. Very ambitious!!

Musicianship is excellent (as you’d expect) and a number of the songs are excellent but overall let down by Waters whole hating an education system that, frankly, he and his generation were privileged to benefit from. Quite a lot of the writing around that subject feels like a parody and feels like it was written by a 14 year old.

Скучненько, однотипно, тихо, нотки торжественности Может быть под спокойное настроение пойдет, фоновый шум Второй диск интереснее Another brick in the wall уже слышала Вывод - так себе

I do not like pink Floyd. But I can still appreciate the album for what it is. I found a few songs on there I liked, like mother. Beautifully written, just not my cup of tea

Great album. Felt euphoric listening to it. I mean it's Pink Floyd it'll always be magical.

My favourite PF album. It’s still probably a 2 but I quite enjoyed my listen yesterday

Funny how people don’t get incensed about the politics of these guys but make it the first thing they say about others. I wouldn’t ever actually listen to this by choice. Sure, it’s fine, but not my choice of music.

It's decent enough but the songs get boring after a while. I wouldn't get any story out of this album if I didn't read the Wikipedia. I was going to listen to the 2nd disk too but these songs feel so eternal. Would recommend: if you're a chill middle aged dad

They knew which ones were heaters for sure. It's like filler, crescendo, Another brick in the wall pt 2, filler filler filler, crescendo, comfortably numb, weirdo music til the end.

algunas canciones raras, otras muy buenas

Rating: 7/10 Capping off a decade of making spacey prog rock masterpieces, Pink Floyd's Roger Waters writes a overlong and pretentious conceptual rock opera double album, and it's still good. Quite effective in its theatrics and themes at telling a cohesive story with the power of music. I really wouldn't find myself putting this on to listen in full, I would much prefer to put on plenty of other Pink Floyd. Very interesting piece of art and important piece of rock history, but one I don't love

I'm not a massive Pink Floyd fan at the best of times, but I find this one a touch overrated. Some undeniable classics, but the 'rock opera-ness' of it all means you have to sit through some fairly naff audio theatre.

*Obviously iconic album but it has some times where it rambles a bit *Another brick in the wall is an all time song

How do I rate this? As a 13 year old who thought it was the most profound reflection on the human experience or as a 50 year old who knows it's a whiny self absorbed who trip with a couple of bangers?

To be fair, it’s not a bad album. I just can only handle so much Floyd at once.

I really wanted to like this. It felt way too long and confusing. While there are some great songs on here, I don’t think all really live up to how influential and impressive this album is meant to be. I would listen to some songs again, but as a whole album probably not.

This is so grand and in my view overdone. Far too much going on, too many ideas and incoherence. Bizarre ending, just not even that many good songs here. A disappointment compared to earlier stuff

“The Trial” knocked a full star off this one. Overall there are a lot of good tracks on here but I find the wanky concept album tracks distracting to the overall quality.

I'm halfway through and this is my first Floyd album. Honestly, I was expecting more from it. Perhaps it would be better if I watched the film rather than just listened to the album, but this is albums to listen to before you die, not films to watch. The Wall has a couple of good songs. Brick in the Wall and Comfortably Numb being the obvious stand outs. Besides that it's a bit of a bland, overlong album. I'd much rather listen to Dark Side of the Moon or The Division Bell than this again.

Decent

I never understood the hype of this album. It's...fine(?). Too long, but fine.

Was ok. I liked the leitmotiv

It’s got a ton of classics and is widely regarded as one of Pink Floyd’s best records. I appreciate the ambition of it. There are a few lower points on the album where some of the vocals don’t seem as thought out as some of the other material, in my opinion. There are also a few call back moments that probably make more sense in the accompanying film. But what do I know… these are just my thoughts, which mean zero! 3.6/5.0

There are some really great songs, but ot's not a great album, i could probably edit this down to a 40minn 4.5* album. But i dont want to just put this on, sit back and listen to the whole thing

A big album with an interesting concept but I don't think I'll ever choose to listen to it again.

I really like Pink Floyd. Atom Heart Mother and Animals are two albums I have frequently listened to, front to back. Animals would probably go in my top albums of all time, if I was forced to make a list. But The Wall has always been a disappointment for me. I do like Comfortably Numb and Hey You, but I HAAAAAAAAAATE Another Brick In The Wall. To talk about the album itself, it's always weird to me that they went from Animals to The Wall. Animals, like most other Pink Floyd albums (to my ears) is more like one long song. A trip in and of itself. Then The Wall comes around, and it's the most disjointed of their work that I've heard, which is something like 8-9 of their first 11 albums. With The Wall, it feels like they really just made your average 70s rock band's album instead of the masterful psychedelia of before. Hey You and Comfortably Numb being exceptions. It's ironic, since The Wall is supposed to actually be a story of sorts, with a movie and everything, but it feels like a grouping of songs to me, whereas all of their other albums usually feel to me like the songs melt into each other musically, creating a felt story or sensation, rather than one told through the lyrics.

Note before listening: Wow. Looks like I haven’t heard this one in a while. I was into PF and The Wall specifically a lot as a teenager and it always was clear 5/5 for me. I’m a big fan of a concept albums. Which is probably because of this one. One thing is that gradual disappointment with Waters over the years might affect the way I feel about this album. After listening: Not sure if I was in the correct mood for it. This time around it feels longer and more boring than I remember. Dynamics and theatrical delivery were always a highlight for me, now it feels like there is not enough of them with longer periods of dragging songs. I don’t think all the short filler songs add anything of value here. For it to be a solid album a lot is too spelled out and on the nose. Not saying that it’s bad. It’s still good, just not as perfect as I remember it to be. Favorite tracks: comfortably numb, hey you, nobody home, run like hell Least favorite track: anything below 2 minutes in length

Let me start by saying, I'm not a Pink Floyd fan. I was actually fully prepared to give this album a 4... I was pleasantly surprised that I was appreciating and enjoying it for the first 40 minutes. But then the second disc hit, and it lost me and reminded me why I dislike Pink Floyd with all of the droning and depressing songs (save Run Like Hell, which is a decent song), and weird tracks (The Trial). Overall (3).

since we're all gonna die, there's one more secret I feel I have to share with you. I did not care for pink floyd. -What? -Did not care for pink floyd - how can you even say that? - Don't like them -it's so good! It's like the perfect band - this is what everyone always said. Whenever they say... - Roger waters, David gilmour, I mean, you never see, syd Barrett! - Fine. Fine. Fine musician, did not like the band -why not? -Did not...couldn't get into it. - Explain yourself. What didn't you like about them? - It insists upon themselves. - What? - It insists upon itself. - What does that even mean?

didn't listen couldn't listen too long maybe in the future i get around to it

No es mi favorito de pink floyd. Es una obra maestra de la arquitectura emocional, impecable en su estructura y diseño, pero quizás demasiado cínica para mi gusto. Valoro su narrativa lógica y su producción quirúrgica, aunque me falta ese equilibrio entre la crudeza y la calidez humana para que sea un álbum de uso diario.

I’ve heard of this album before ;-) But apart from the title track and a few other well-known songs, I didn’t know it, but it didn’t disappoint...

I’ve never really vibed on Pink Floyd and I’ve gotta tell ya, this didn’t change my mind

It's musical theater for men who are into WWII. I don't enjoy this as much as Dark Side of the Moon. It's okay but way too long and pretentious.

I've never like The Wall all that much compared to ANY of their previous albums, which I like all of and I've never been able to quite figure out why that is. For a long time I thought maybe it's just Waters' megalomania, but he was always a crucial composer for the band and Animals is, similarly to this album, almost all his work too, so I don't think it's that. Now that I listened to it again, I actually think it's the shorter songs that might be reason for it. I like them whenever they focus on longer songs. That, and the style in general moving further away from the styles they were doing before. Three stars.

The beginning and end of this album didn't really do much for me, and I honestly didn't like Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 that much. However, it definitely got stronger for me around One of Our Turns, and I loved the more experimental moments, the beautiful orchestral sections, and the use of field recordings throughout the middle of the album. Definitely feels a bit indulgent, which is not my favorite vibe, but there's a decent amount of stuff to love here. Favorites: One of Our Turns, Don't Leave Me Now, Is Anybody Out There?, Nobody Home

Somehow it’s like rewatching Star Wars after George Lucas kept meddling . All the fun little skits and jokey parts just detract from the film with each rewatch. The wall is a bit like that . Yes it’s brilliant but for every great track , riff, melody or song there is an annoying voice over ruining a song - mostly confined to intro and out trial but it does detract from. Also reminds me of crappy mid 90s rap albums with needles skits between the tracks . Yet another on the list of 70s great double albums that should be single album.

Took a while to get into it - always had that issue with Pink Floyd. 7/10

Such captivating music to get lost in. Set up like a movie. A great mix of atmospheric tones and rock music (the guitars and vocals are airy and other worldly) while threading a linear concept throughout. The only knock imo is the length. It’s tough not having skippable moments with a track list this long. You have to be in the mood for this album, it’s not something generally thrown on in the background since it grabs your attention for the entirety of the show. Cut into a single disc, it’s something really special. But as long and pretentious it may be, it’s still iconic and holds up well boasting hits like Another Brick Wall Pt. 2, Comfortably Numb, Hey You.

war ok... ein bekanntes lied aber joa...

non capisco l'hype dietro l'album

Just such a long album. Comfortably Numb is so, so good. There was certain parts I enjoyed and others seemed to drag on. 3.5/5

Way too long (3.5)

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Middle of the road Floyd album for me. It's bogged down by being a bloated, overindulgent double LP when it would've served better with less filler

2.7

Favorite tracks; In the Flesh?, Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2, Mother, Comfortably Numb, The Trial I've grown so disillusioned with a lot of these old rock operas, as I feel like they more often than not have enough strength in the compositions to justify their usually pompous concepts. At least with The Wall, it's more grounded in reality and there's a lot more to take away in its themes than say Tommy. I just can't stand Roger Waters on this album, some of his theatrics fall flat. That being said, some absolutely phenomenal moments on here; do I need to tell you that Comfortably Numb is an all-timer?

está bien... pero pensaba que me gustaría muchísimo más. osea obviamente tiene temazos impresionantes (Comfortably Numb, Mother, Another Brick In The Wall, Run Like Hell, The Trial), pero tiene dos problemas bastante gordos: 1) el disco tiene una cantidad de relleno impresionante. se podrían haber recortado fácilmente media hora de Roger Waters Haciendo Paridas™ (sobre todo en los lados B y D) y el disco sería mucho más cohesivo. 2) aunque no siempre es el caso, algunas de las letras del disco son demasiado superficiales para los temas que quieren tocar, y en vez de transmitir un mensaje pleno y que realmente llegue al nivel de la "ópera del rock" que intenta ser, algunas canciones acaban dando la misma vibe que los posts del tipo «vivimos en una Sociedad™». no sé si me explico

There was a lot of good music here. There was also an insane amount of filler. I get that it was a concept album, but I think you need to be on something to enjoy that part of it. Solid 3

7/10 - So far this is my second favorite Pink Floyd album. I really like the concept; however, I find Prog Rock often looses its course and doesn’t end up going anywhere. That happens a few to many times on this album to warrant a 4.

I love the concept of this album and the story is extremely interesting. That being said, there's only a couple of songs I would want to relisten to outside the context of the album (ABITW PT2, Comfortably Numb). It's also extremely long and there are too many lulls. 7/10

Classic, but damn is it bloated

The album as a whole is somehow both more cohesive than any of the songs listening individually but also weirder as a whole too.

The singles from this are great, but I don’t find the rest of the album hugely memorable.

I don’t mind this album. It’s not my typical genre but i would say it’s good and has some songs that point out faults in our societies. I would say it’s a classic and really good just not my type.

The beats are enjoyable, they bring suspence and exitement. The lyrics are a bit quiet so its harder to focus on them, but when you do you can really get down and realize what world you live in. But it's really not my cup of tea.

V najstniških letih iz nekega razloga nism padla v Pink Floyde, tko kot kar nekaj prijateljev takrat. Zmer so mi bli Led Zeppelin ljubši. Zadnje cajte sm jih mal raziskovala, ampak ne ta album (btw, 81 minut! Glih dons, k mam bolj zaseden dan.). Bom šla v dveh delih, tko k je tud sam album zasnovan. Po pravic, taprvedv komada mi ne potegneta. In razen od prej poznanih (ta "Another Brick in the Wall" medley), k so mi fine, mi tud zj naprej ml ne sede? "Mother" je ok. I guess mi Pink Floydi nikol ne bojo baš potegnli (spomnim se edin, da mi je mogoč prvi album, k je bl psychadelic, všeč bil; The Dark Side of the Moon mam na cdju & mi je kul; še en alvum sm večkrat v avtu poslušala & mi je isto kul - let me gugl it - Meddle). Mja, not the biggest fan prve polovice. Zna bit sicer, da mi bo druga boljša, ko ošvrknem sta vsaj dva komada gor, k se spomnim, da sta mi všeč. Yep, "Hey You" in "Comfortably Numb" sta še zmer huda. Na splošno mal bolj k prva polovica. "The Trial" je kul. Najbl močn 'rock opera' vajb do zdej, čeprav naj bi cel album bil to. Ta komad je prou k iz mjuzikla vzet. Mal cabaret že skor na cajte.

As sonically brilliant and boring as any Pink Floyd album. It works much better as something in the background than as something to actively listen to (unless you're on drugs). Very soundtracky in parts.

3/5

Rv

224/1089 it took forever for it to feel like it was actually going somewhere and then finally THE Another Brick Part 2 starts up I quite liked Wish You Were Here which was my first Pink Floyd album, and now having gotten through Disc 1 of this, i’m pretty certain it’ll stay my favourite for a bit longer. However, Hey You is a great start to the back half i know it’s a concept album but In The Flesh was wild i do like concept albums and it has some definite highs, i think for me it suffers a little at times where it sounds like some cringe english dad rock which has always given me a bit of the ick. (kinda like ska music) i do love when an album repeats a motif though and how theatrical it becomes. The Trial is a great final track (with Outside the Wall acting as an epilogue in my view) faves: hey you, comfortably numb, run like hell, the trial, another brick 2, goodbye blue sky 68/100

Entiendo la mística alrededor de este álbum; sin dudas, marcó época y significó un reseteo cultural. Sin embargo, nunca logré conectar demasiado con Pink Floyd. Es un proyecto demasiado extenso para mi gusto, que puede resultar tedioso de digerir en un solo día. Es un álbum conceptual por demás complejo, que requiere tiempo de escucha, de maceración, especialmente para comprender la lírica y, por supuesto, para empatizar con la banda en sí. Las canciones conocidas y/o los singles, estupendos; el sonido, muy bueno. Pero siento que es algo para tomárselo en serio, no simplemente para poner de fondo: requiere escucha activa.

Some fantastic, iconic tunes on thus one. Too much fluff for a 4 though.

Watched the feature film not too long ago actually, having never heard this album. This challenge has helped me discover Pink Floyd but I must say, Waters seems a bit of a bell. 26 tracks. 80 minutes. Let’s go… Not quite sure how to sum this up. Listened to it whilst painting a fence and sure it must have played through twice. Hadn’t even finished the first run of it… It feels a bit self-indulgent and repetitive. Obviously some great songs in there but just a bit melodramatic and Waters stamp all over it, and it tells. I’ll probably just skip to the stand outs in future and should have just stayed as a passion project or soundtrack release under the radar. 3* generally +0.5* for the big hits (3.5)

although i really liked disc 2, this is not something i would revisit

what happened here man. theres a lot of great motifs and song parts but the whole thing is just kind of a mess. why is roger waters doing an american accent the whole time. why is bring the boys back home even included its so bad. i cant say i didnt like it, but im gonna go back to listening to their previous 4 albums on loop.

Kul med konceptalbum. Det känns verkligen som en helhet. Snyggt att så många låtar går in i varandra och att det sedan loopar från sista till första låten. Många bra låtar också, men bitvis (framförallt mot slutet) blir det för teatraliskt för min smak. Stark trea.

Better than expected

I’m surprised by how much I didn’t like this, and for reasons I’ve liked other albums! I couldn’t handle the immersive atmosphere of it all. The baby crying, the dinging in Hey You that made me think I’d set off my smoke alarm, the intro to Is There Anybody Out There?, all too much for me in this moment. Objectively, I can see how all of those (amongst others!) makes this a generational album; alas it just made me anxious and was not a pleasant listening experience! Another Brick in The Wall Pt. 2 (and Comfortably Numb!) brings this up to a 3 ⭐️

I think it’s a very impressive album in scope and concept but not necessarily one I enjoyed listening to a huge amount. There were sounds I enjoyed moreso than particular songs, but gave some points for commitment (personally I wouldn’t have followed the story from the lyrics). my favourite song was maybe goodbye blue sky, although I did also love the theatrics in bring the boys back home. Growing up with the scissors sisters version of comfortably numb as my default did somewhat ruin the original for me

The really theatrical songs drive me crazy here. Disc 2 is far superior to me, though some winners like Mother, Goodbye Blue Sky, and Young Lust on disc 1 at least give you something to look forward to before getting to the second disc.

I think in an alternate universe, Pink Floyd is just a bunch of theater kids because why does the Trial sound like something out of Les Mis?! I completely understand and am in full support of this album being on this list. It wasn’t exactly for me but I was surprised at how much I liked disc 2. The whole thing was just a bit too long and Spotify doesn’t even have all the songs??

The music and story are monumental and the concept is cool (though i haven't watched the film) Pink kinda pissed me off throughout a story, but i understand his character Overall, great experience, but i'm probably not gonna listen to much of it 3/5

Im a big fan of dark side. The Wall makes me feel uncomfortable, which I think was their point, so they are successful, but I don’t enjoy it

This maybe could have been a 4 if it were shorter. Two albums is too much. I dig the rock-opera vibes, and I enjoyed some of the recognizable tracks. They sing about The Wall a whole lot.

The ending ruined this for me

Admittedly not my favorite Pink Floyd work, but it’s got great moments. Like how much of 80s culture was built off the intro to “Run Like Hell”? Or how often do you still hear “Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 2”, “Comfortably Numb”, or “Hey You”? But it feels bloated compared to Dark Side, Wish You Were Here, or Animals. I appreciate the themes and what they were trying to to do but the double album just doesn’t totally do it for me. I actually didn’t realize this came out as late as 1979, and the movie was 1982; I assumed both were earlier in the 70s. I would have put this nearer to Dark Side in their chronology, not after all three of the records I mentioned above. I don’t know if that really changes anything for me… I guess their prime years were later and lasted longer than I thought? Or maybe my version of their prime years doesn’t include this record? Is that sacrilegious? Idk, I think I would have been underwhelmed by this after Animals.

2.72 / 2.92

Liked: Comfortably Numb, Waiting For The Worms, Another Brick In The Wall Pt. 1 Added: Comfortably Numb Disliked: Bring The Boys Back Home, Stop, The Trial

CANT AVE ANEH PUDDEN

I Have This Album (#9)! Not sure why, if I'm honest. As detailed previously, I remember seeing 'Money' on TV one time and thinking "this is the good stuff", but that song is not on this album. I guess you took what you could get back in those pre-mp3 BMG music club days! Anyway, I haven't listened to it as much as my other albums, because I don't really like Pink Floyd that much. I didn't even know it was a concept album, or a rock opera. I do vaguely remember being confused about the multiple songs with the same name on my iTunes, which makes much more sense now that I'm forced to listen to the whole thing all in a row. Not as good a WWII-inspired album as Neutral Milk Hotel's. Slur count = 4. Highlights: 'Another Brick in the Wall' Parts 2 + 3, 'Mother', 'Goodbye Blue Sky', 'Comfortably Numb', that there's a cute little sentence that starts at the end and ends at the beginning

I really struggled to get into this album. I have the distinct impression I would really like it if I found it at the right time/on the right day. But neither today nor yesterday has been that day. I liked a couple songs and I liked the general vibe, but I did not enjoy that I was listening to the album 😔. Again, on me, I'm just in a mood I guess. I look forward to trying this album again when I'm in a better mood.

The hits are good but there's a lot of filler songs.

Vem visste att det fanns 3 delar till Another Brick In The Wall??

Like all rock operas I have heard before there are 2 or 3 actually great songs and then an hour of filler. This is probably the best of the bunch but still only a couple songs I would ever listen on their own.

filler central

A concept album apparently? I’m too stupid to pick up concepts and themes but sure! It’s apparently about a rock star named Pink but it is giving dystopian to me idk. Why is ‘The Trial’ straight from a musical… possibly the jekyll and hyde musical even? Or hadestown even, tear down the wall you say.? I do wish these songs would stop making me think i’m hearing shit outside of my headphones, I hear enough arguing and screaming from my neighbours thanks. Oh hey I know a song! Could again be straight out of the Matilda musical but I guess that’s the opera rock aspect.

Звучание не мое... Альбом в 80% не зацепил 3/5

IF YOU DONT EAT YER MEAT YOU CANT HAVE ANY PUDDING I feel kinda bad giving this a 3 because I'm very much influenced by my parents and their anti-pink floyd biases and also I didn't pay a ton of attention to the lyrics or story or whatnot but I just don't really like rock operas. sorry. 3.5 cause I can appreciate how objectively important it is

Hmm. An interesting one. It’s weird in that it works really well as a full (very long) album, but there’s not really much I actually enjoy about it. Compared to something like the white album, which arguably works less good as a full (very long) album, but has so many hits along the way. Whatever, obviously it’s good, but I don’t care about it.

A double album of psychedelic rock...I am skeptical. I think there's something to having the visual component as well. But this is, so far, the best Pink Floyd album. Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2 is the biggest song from the album, I could do without the movie sounds though. Mother is one of my favorite Pink Floyd songs. The phone beeping, the talking...this probably works better when all of that is part of the movie rather than an album. Or at least if you've seen the movie. I just learned that the two were not conceived together. Now it's just more found sound to hate. Hey You is another Pink Floyd song I just don't like. The first album is better than the second. I don't like Comfortably Numb either. The Trial is like a song from a musical...so corny.

I am so very sorry. I am whelmed.

Liked some of the songs and my favourite is probably Comfortably Numb, other than that it struggled to keep me engaged as I felt like there were so many unnecessary parts and I know its meant to be storytelling but it just didn't do it for me, for my taste its just too long

Got some insanely classic, catchy songs. Young Lust is a favourite. Experimental rock opera that I wish I wrote myself, but most songs kind of fade into the background and is a lot more strange than it is good.

If you didn't grow up listening to this you're gonna hate it

Decent, not great tbh. I never really got the Pink Floyd hype. Not my favorite

Fällt mir sehr schwierig zu bewerten. Während andere "Rockopern" einfach ein paar Songs zusammenschustern, die inhaltlich eine halbwegs passable Story ergeben, steckt hier ein großes durchdachtes Konzept dahinter, dem sich alles andere unterordnen muss. Viele Songs bzw. Songfragmente dienen hier nur dazu, die Story voran zu treiben, sind aber für sich genommen nur mäßig spannend. Auf der anderen Seite findet man hier zeitlose Klassiker, die auch losgelöst funktionieren und zu dem besten gehören, was PF je gemacht haben. Das Konzept ist spannend und man erkennt den persönlichen Bezug von Roger Waters, an einigen Stellen wirkt es für mich aber auch unrund und das Ende ist schon sehr over the top und irgendwie auch sehr aprupt ohne einen passenden Epilog. Und ich mag Roger Waters' Stimme auch einfach nicht so gerne und finde es teilweise wirklich anstrengend, ihm zuzuhören. Daher bleibt es trotz übergroßen Highlights bei 3 Sternen.

It's cool for what it is.

More my taste. Some really nice songs, including a few I recognized. The music style seems quite disruptive. Not an album I'd listen to frequently, but still quite nice.

I’m sure it’s important from a historical standpoint. I’m sure the story is interesting. It’s okay after one listen

‘the wall’ was the perfect album to get me through my angsty adolescence. i have always preferred the earlier syd barrett/immediately post-barrett era of pink floyd, but i sure did wear out my vhs of ‘the wall’. listening to it today, it comes across as pretentious and obnoxious, but i can’t help but feel strong nostalgia for it. if memory serves, it’s a way better experience watching it as a movie, but maybe i’m just making excuses for my young self

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