Reviews (page 12 of 15)
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.
Iskreno koliko su god oni poznati i bili influential na rok žanr, meni album jednostavno nije dojmio. Necu lagat da ima nekoliko dobrih pjesama, ali više mi je lošijih, odnosno više mi nije baš pasalo. A i necu lagat nisam sve pjesme poslusao do kraja. Druga polovica drugog CDa mi je bila bolja od ostalih.
Eigentlich voll ok, aber ich mag es trotzdem nicht besonders.
To my mind, Pink Floyd are the least interesting of the classic British prog bands. They have a tendency towards really boring compositions and ideas in a classic rock fashion, expressed in the most over-indulgent and over-long and least engaging ways they can find, and it’s never really endeared me to them because I’m not a dad and I don’t have a dad like that either. So imagine my surprise when the first half of this album is more fragmentary and feels looser in a good way and has little bits of “the band got told to listen to disco” and the songs are about tracing through how you felt like you lost yourself and got fucked up inside on the way and is more personal and exposed and open, and all that jazz - it didn’t make it that great, but it was at least something for a bit. And then obviously I got bored in the second half when they became more Pink Floyd-y and it takes the weird turn for Roger Water’s self-insert to suddenly turn into Eric Clapton out of nowhere, and y’know, all the self-indulgence is back and you’re waiting for it all to be done. But hey, a good enough half is fine I guess, I don’t expect to be happier as I get pushed into listening to more Pink Floyd yet.
already listened kind of bloated not their best close to a 4 still iconic
This is a very inconsistent album that would be really improved if they cut ten tracks or so. There's still plenty I liked about the album. The melodic guitar riffs were nice, and there were a few great solos throughout. I also liked some of the more epic compositions, but the slower, more atmospheric parts really dragged on. They lacked that captivating magical feeling that was present on Pink Floyd's other albums. A large part of that is because the singing was not very good. I really only liked the vocals maybe 30% of the time. The most popular track "Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2" is incredibly overrated.
I wasn't really concentrating when listening to this album, largely because its soooooo long I'm sorry. BUT. Comfortably numb woke me up. I think I would need to listen again, but overall I don't think its my fave style of music melodically, however the instrumentals had me excited.
Too much emo.
my least liked pink floyd album, good moments but for me it fall short in its totality
Felt like i was watching a movie in my head, very calm
Almost finished listening. Way too dramatic and musical theatre esque for me. I understand it's impact and the appeal for some but I much prefer other Pink Floyd albums.
A lot to take in, good 3.5 on first listen
all men do is complain
Surprisingly I didn't love this. Maybe one great song but it's way too long and a bit theatrical
There was a time where I was obsessed with the movie The Wall. I remember it would be shown on MTV as a kid and I would always just catch parts of the movie. I knew songs from the album Another Brick ine the Wall part 2 was played a lot when I was young and and then I remember borrowing the album when I was in college. I will say it did not make me run out and buy the album. There is a lot of wasted time on this album but it’s a rock opera where he trying to tell a story. I’m not sure if I care about the story anymore after I heard where the origin came from. I like many songs here. But I probably won’t listen anymore because it’s just not for me
Hmmmm. Some great tracks here, even though I'm not sold on rock opera.
I feel like I should have given this a higher score...giving something by Pink Floyd less than a 5 seems weird. But I've gotta do it here, and my grade is just against their other work. The singles off this album are fantastic, it's everything else that's a bit of a chore to listen to. Of all the PF I've listened to, this is one I really wouldn't want to return to....or listen to all the way through. Give me Dark Side of the Moon, Meddle (criminally underrated), Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Final Cut before this. Tighter, more condensed albums.
I’ve never reallly got the hype of Floyd after DSOTM and this is too long with some good ideas that never fully come to fruition unfortunately, although comfortably numb is a great song in isolation, it’s too long to sustain any really listen as I ended up losing interest and wondering when I was going to end sadly.
the music is fine but it's a little too long for me and the concept isnt really gripping me.
582/1089 - HELLO I'M THE NOSTALGIA CRITIC! I REMEMBER IT SO YOU DON'T HAV- ah nevermind, wrong album. I've heard this is lyrically the best and musically the least interesting of the main Pink Floyd albums and I think that tracks.
There are a few good, cult favorite songs in this album, but beyond those nothing really stands out as great!
6/10
as being a long album it will surely have some good songs and bad ones, it wasnt a bad listen, i enjoyed it, but it had it downs fs
Ok. Has some hits but mostly like a broadway album. I’m sure it was experimental at the time. Not something I would play all the way through.
Itw
Second disc is where it comes into its own.
Got through it.
kinda pretentious, self interested, etc. but some solid bops in Mother, hole in teh wall, etc
I imagine if I was really high in the 80's this would sound awesome. Unfortunately I'm sitting at my desk in my dimly lit office (another brick in the wall if you will). This doesn't really speak to me at all. I'm sure it was really groundbreaking for the time, but unfortunately I just mega don't care. Absolutely hated the song mother. Honestly don't know if I'll finish listening to this album it was just a bit eh
I love Pink Floyd so I can’t hate any of their albums, but this album is a fucking mess. I’m not writing an entire essay but there’s so many filler tracks here and it feels like the concept gets lost in some places.
Iconic album, read about the development and it’s very intriguing. Sadly the actual music didn’t super connect with me, though there are some banger songs and no total misses.
It's too long. It's self indulgent. It's dated. It's weirdly hard to hear. Anyway. When it hits, it's so good. The rest of the time, it meanders, stewing in the same tunes, the same ideas. I'm giving it an extremely generous 3 stars.
No denying how huge and important this album is. So many classic songs. But it is long and also a lot of it is kind of annoying? Anyway, still glad I listened. Top Songs: In The Flesh?, Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 2, Young Lust, Hey You, Comfortably Numb
Another one of my dads favourites. Ive actually listened to this once before after a friend reccomended it. Its awesome and the vibes are insane, some songs are very good, just not that big a fan of this in particular sadly :(
Its not bad its good but lil too long for me and I think the singing couldve been better and stuff. The instrumentals were nice.
while there is tons of GREAT SOUNDS in this, there is so much build up and puffer in between that might work for some , but it unfortunately doesn’t work for me. It’s very conceptual, that can move you at first listen but it’s doesn’t make me want to relisten to it
Unfortunately I'm not a stoned teenager and therefore not the target audience
Pink Floyd is timeless, however this one is a bit much for me. I won’t pretend like it’s not a huge achievement. I respect it. There are some great songs. But personally this is a rough listen.
Decent album. Too long.
A little too old for me. There are some classics that I enjoy pretty much but I get bored of this style easily. —-Actually gets better as I listen to it again and I get why it’s a great album now.
I think everything that's need to be said, is already said about this album. For me the pastoral and experimental sound of the Floyd I loved, is missing in action. What remains is an overblown Roger Waters egotrip partly saved by Dave's voice and playing.
I’ve never listened to the whole album. It was quite an endeavor. Aside from the few big hits, I don’t think a second album was necessary.
Kivaa kamaa se on, ei tätä paljoa ole tullut kuunnteltua mutta ihan okei.
Kinda overrated and boring to listen right now.
Great but slightly overrated
Iconic Album, just not my cup of tea.
Disc 2 is an epic. Disc 1 doesn’t really do it for me. Best song - Hey You - timeless!
7.4/ 10 Album flows amazingly, brilliant story. Don’t love all the music. Conflicted how to rate this album.
Obsessed with the main 3 tunes - would happily leave everything else. Rating a 7 as quality is not consistent. Faves: Another Brick pt2 Comfortably numb Hey you Skips: Basically everything else
Some great songs scattered among others that make more sense in the context of the film but are a tough listen otherwise. Probably best to listen in one sitting really. Why does Spotify say it's over 2.5 hours? Made it seem more daunting than it actually was.
I get it. Some good moments but, I'll never listen to this album again. Maybe if it caught me at a different point in my life. So much wankin about. I thought the line was "ooooo I need a delicate woman"... Way off
I think The Wall is somewhat hampered by Pink Floyd's (Roger Water's?) ambitions to create this grand rock opera, leading to aplenty dull moments across the album. But when it hits, damn it hits.
норм опять же не моё, но здесь этот бенгер есть - we don't need your education!
This is not an album you can listen to once or twice and fully appreciate. As a lover of psychedelic music and prog from the seventies I have tried to get into this and I just can’t. It sounds like someone smoothed over all the edges of a more interesting album. Now, give me The Piper at the Gates of Dawn and I’ll listen to it for a week straight.
Got bored
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
It was okay I’ll come back to this later
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.
ik vind pink floyd niet zoooo goed… het is vaak shoegazey en gaat zo WHWOOWOOOHOOO.. maar soms gaat gitaar solo hard
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'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
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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
We don't need no
really long, not bad. dont love the repetitive noise
Wasn’t able to listen to all of it! But I still liked it
This record is interesting and innovative; however, there wasn't a single track that really stood out to me. The entire record felt more like a journey or an experience rather than singular moments. Favourite Track(s): Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 1 Least Favourite Track(s): Bring The Boys Back Home, The Show Must Go On
Pretty good, not my thing though.
Had a busy last couple days at work but trying to give this album some due diligence. Found it difficult to follow, or frankly enjoy, most of it. Uncomfortably Numb was pretty good. I really wanted to fall in love with this. I didn't hate it. Who knows maybe I'll move across the country in a truck where my only option is a The Wall CD and something will kindle. But for now there seems to be a wall between me and this album.
There are some truly great songs in here, and some really amazing guitar playing. There's also an absurd amount of bloat between gratuitous transitions/interludes and self important expository tracks. If Ziggy Stardust was an example of a concept album done right, this is an example of why people hate concept albums. There's a 4 or 5 start album buried under at least 25-35 minutes of garbage.
A lot of variety on this album, it is dense. An unexpected rock opera! The hits are hits for a reason. I think it's too big of an album to appreciate fully in one day of listening, but I enjoyed it.
Another day of finally learning the artist and title of recognizable songs! 3.5 rounded down.
As a rock opera/concept album, this is an "album" in a very pure way - a lot of the tracks flow into each other, there's a cohesive story and recurring themes and motifs. As a result, it's also full of connecting tracks that don't really stand up on their own; they only make sense or work as part of the whole. For me though, too many of these bits are just a bit dull. As for the actual tracks, they're mostly fine, though anything that involves children singing automatically loses marks in my book. There's a nice variety of sounds and instruments, a lot of the tracks sound quite different - and in fairness they're extremely atmospheric. The vocals don't really work for me personally though. Highlights: - "Young Lust" - There's just more going on in this than in most of the tracks on the album. - "Hey You" - "Nobody Home" - atmospheric, has a piano, not the worst vocals on the album, has a piano. - "Comfortably Numb" - still kinda hate (some of) the vocals, but musically interesting and varied. Lowlights: - "Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 2" - classic, sure, but I don't want to listen to a bunch of children singing badly, with bad grammar. They clearly do need an education (as they tell us themselves with their double negative). - "Empty Spaces" - "Don't Leave Me Now" - definitely an atmospheric one, and I understand it as part of the wider story, but the vocals are just painful to listen to. I feel like I could enjoy this album as part of a stage show, where there's something going on visually to add to the overall storytelling, but I don't think the music on its own is strong enough. Really really really low 3. Can't rate it a 2 on the basis that not really any of it (besides the children) were that bad to listen to, it just didn't do anything for me.
I liked it but it kind of scared me
sinceramente, pink floyd é uma das minhas bandas favoritas da historia, mas esse album nao bate tao bem quanto eu gostaria. não gosto dessa vibe muito viajada e psicodelida deles, realmente das musicas mais comerciais. de qualquer forma, o album tem os seus altos, e eu consigo entender que esse é um album bom pra mim qnd eu estiver na vibe de ouvir algo diferente, mas nao vai pra minha rotaçao. os altos do albums sao comfortably numb, young lust, hey now, ABITW pt2 e dont leave me now. de resto, a maioria sao faixa mto viajadas ou faixas de apoio para outras. 6/10
Progressive Rock Opera. It sounds cohesive and much more like "music" or theater than Dark Side of the Moon. The motif of children is interesting along with the theme of discovery yet isolation is interesting. I think the music/topic was definitely above me but interesting to listen to and analyze. I'm also impressed it was able to draw some singles out of it.
Not very fond of this album, since i dispise rock, but overall it was good. And at the end it has like a complejo de musical. No se no me gusto. No lo volveria a escuchar. Maybe because all the songs together are too much for my linking, but idk i dont like ot.
I really love the essence of the album but sometimes i got a tiny bit bored of it by the end. Not as great as I remember it tho tbh and I don’t think it’s really my thing, but I can appreciate it.
For as much Pink Floyd as I grew up listening to (well, listening to my Dad listen to, specifically) they have just never truly clicked with me. I know some of the tracks. I like some of the tracks. It's just a little boring to me. This concept album, while a neat idea, is not tremendously enjoyable in execution. It's just really too long for me and loses so much momentum the further along it goes. Musicianship is great, of course, but I could take or leave the vocals. It still has a charm to it that I can appreciate. Rock opera is really just not a niche I'm in to.
Not as good as Dark Side or Shine On
I’m not always the biggest fan of concept albums and while I respect it, this was still the case here. Sonically I love Pink Floyd and this was no exception, but it was definitely way too long for my tastes. I started getting bored by the end. Overall I’d say 3.5/5.
It's fine. Some great songs on here but there is a lot of bloat. I got annoyed with the transitions
4.5/10
It was very interesting and unique. Insane creativity and was an experience to listen to, however it is not something that I found pleasure in listening to. My top 3 were Comfortably Numb, Mother, and Goodbye Blue Sky.
not my style
Nope
Missed Another brock in the Wall pt2
Ok so on the positive side it was better than I was expecting but on the negative side a lot of it was just rather boring. So many songs sounded just like the previous one. Suspect they could have switched at least half the songs and still had a half-decent album.
This album was the first one I ever listened from them years ago and never wanted to listen to Pink Floyd again. Recently discovered their earlier albums and fell in love with them but this album is still overly complicated dad rock. They should have kept their keyboardist.
Nice
Overblown but ambitious.
not too bad the beginning was good. I think the end was a little lackluster for that. I give it a three out of five.
Not really my style, however I can appreciate the musicality of it. This took quite literally forever to listen to. I'm not a huge fan of the lead singers voice, but I did enjoy the instrumental portions.
Yeah, this is clearly a rock opera. Not intended for casual listening. It's well made and creative. But I find it tiring at times. I also don't like Roger Water's voice.
Unsure how I'm supposed to score this album. A mixture of great, not so great and very odd songs. One of those I'd possibly have to listen to 5+ times to fully 'understand' but after two listens I'm left a bit confused by the whole thing. Intriguing is the word that comes to mind, and I'll wait until the next Floyd album to make my judgement on them as a band but as a standalone record, this is pretty listenable on the whole so gets a 3 from me.
Of course The Wall pt 2 was good, had some good and even funny moments, but ultimately I'm not cut out for double albums, at least not theirs
My very first experience with Pink Floyd, that I'm aware of, was listening to 'Comfortably Numb' when I was a teenager. I can't exactly recall how I initially felt about the song, but I know I liked it because I was playing it on a daily rotation. And from this point is when I started to dig into more material from the band by listening to the singles recommended in YouTube. After some time had passed, I decided to check my parents CD collection and import then to my iTunes collections. One of these CD's was 'The Wall' and I was really excited about listening to the album which contains 'Comfortably Numb' and 'Another Brick in The Wall Pt.2'. However, I'll confess that I didn't care about the album, and honestly, I still don't really care. I thought that after not listening to it after so many years, maybe my opinions would have changed, but they almost didn't. I do appreciate it more now than I did before though, and it is mainly thanks to its concept. I've never stopped to analyze the lyrics of the album until now, and I'll admit that the history they build up is very interesting and engaging. I wish I could say the same about the music, as I think the majority of the songs feel like interludes, specially in the second disc, with 'Hey You', 'Comfortably Numb' and maybe 'The Trial' being the only tracks that I cared about. Fortunately for me, the first disc has some ideas and sound that I found interesting. I specially liked the moody, sad and a bit disturbing atmospheres of the songs 'Empty Spaces', 'One of My Turns' and 'Don't Leave Me Know' that the synths and little effects crafted. Talking about the synths, I think they sound spectacular and they add a lot of depth to the whole project. The same could be said about the guitars, bass and the overall production in general. They only thing I didn't like that much were Roger Water's vocals. Not all the time, but there are some moments that he voices comes out as very forced and a bit irritating. So, did I dislike this album? Thankfully, not really. Even though I always leave the album a bit impassive, I can't say I was bored.
Too long for me to want to listen again. But not the worst pink Floyd album on the list so far.
Potentially controversial opinion: This is a middling effort far below top tier Pink Floyd Eras of Pink Floyd ranked: 1. 1971-77 The good stuff (5 stars all round) 2. 1967-68 Barrett’s ‘Garden gnome on LSD’ era **3. 1979-83 Waters-dominating ‘Cokey opera’ era** 4. 1969-70 ‘Hipsters pretend this isn’t shit’ era 5. 1987- ‘Old man Gilmour bought a houseboat’ era It’s certainly not a bad album and is 100% deserving of being called ‘must hear’ for the concept. It’s just not deserving of the iconic reputation it carries.
When I was fifteen, my English and Music teachers decided to team up. We spent a month analysing the lyrics to The Wall, singing Another Brick in the Wall, and watching both the film and concert footage. I hated every minute. I was fifteen and could not relate to this weird album. My whole class hated the album too. The teachers had a great time. So, I know this album well - against my will. It's been many, many years and revisiting it felt like a chore at first. But I'm no longer fifteen and I ended up appreciating the album a lot more than I expected. I still don't think it's a masterpiece (too long, too self-indulgent, and too much guitar noodling - god, I hate prog) but I like ambition. Nothing wrong with a concept album and this is like the concept album to end them all. Nice one. Moral lesson: Teachers, leave them kids alone (i.e. don't force your fandom interests in them).
While it had its great moments, it just seemed a little long in the tooth for me
so far so good. 3rd track
Good. The back half goes a little long. 3.5
Paar hits, maar niet mijn genre
Some bangers and obvs a classic but not for me
This dragged on a bit. There were some good bits though, but it wasn't the masterpiece I was expecting.
I never really knew what the big hype was about...now I can understand. I can appreciate Pink Floyd. They are really artistic. Still, I have a hard time getting into it.
I remember listening to this one all the time in college...now I don't - what does that mean? Not sure. #Musicsky #albumsky
Good overall but not really for me
been putting this one off due to the sheer length of it (80 minutes is quite the time sink for an album), but i guess i have no choice but to suck it up and dive right in. only heard like one or two tracks in the past so this will be a relatively new experience. i really enjoyed my first listen to The Dark Side of the Moon so i hope The Wall won't disappoint In the Flesh? - 5/5 The Thin Ice - 4/5 Another Brick in the Wall Part 1 - 4/5 The Happiest Days of Our Lives - 4/5 Another Brick in the Wall Part 2 - 5/5 Mother - 5/5 Goodbye Blue Sky - 3/5 Empty Spaces - 3/5 Young Lust - 4/5 One of My Turns - 4/5 Don't Leave Me Now - 3/5 Another Brick in the Wall Part 3 - 4/5 Goodbye Cruel World - 4/5 Hey You - 5/5 Is There Anybody Out There? - 3/5 Nobody Home - 3/5 Vera - 3/5 Bring the Boys Back Home - 2/5 Comfortably Numb - 5/5 The Show Must Go On - 3/5 In the Flesh - 5/5 Run Like Hell - 4/5 Waiting for the Worms - 4/5 Stop - no rating The Trial - 1/5 Outside the Wall - 3/5 Average score: 3.7/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ i'll admit, i struggle to find the words to talk about this album. i can see why this has garnered such critique over the years i'll admit, i'm sadly not the biggest fan of rock operas (yes, even Meatloaf) so that may play into why i'm not gushing about this like some others have. i didn't mind much of this album though, and if it had stopped at the first half with some rearranging of the order of songs, it would have made for a solid album in my eyes. (I understand the story wouldn't make sense that way, i'm talking purely about the overall enjoyable tracks) by the 3rd quarter, however, some of the momentum just flatlined for me and my brain is ready to check out. with the exception of Hey You and Comfortably Numb, it's just all very pretentious wallowing about how Pink (Roger Waters OC, obviously) is avoiding having feelings or whatever overall, i'd say i half enjoyed this. the story and themes are fairly clear and accessible, you really don't need to look too deeply for meaning as Waters makes it abundantly clear. this doesn't make up for the fact that the album was very self-indulgent and bloated though. either way, i'm still glad to have heard it all the way through, i think this something most music listeners should experience at least once
Favourite track: young lust
I think this concept of feeling discouraged and beaten down by the world and wanting to retreat had potential. "Mother" is lyrically the highlight as it approaches that idea in a very relatable and nuanced way. But Pink Floyd had to go and make this album literal: this dude has actually built a wall for isolation. It makes it all feel a bit silly; but the time we reach "The Trial" it's as goofy as it is meaningful. Musically the album is focused on Gilmour's recognizable guitar, which is great to listen to but which provides diminishing returns as the album goes on. More left turns like "Run Like Hell" would benefit it. And of course the album is long - some of the shorter interludes are nice but many add very little and could have been trimmed. To enjoy this you have to really believe in how grand the presentation is, and I can't quite get there.
Honestly not great The Wall-Pink Floyd Released in 1979 nov 30th Great transitions In the flesh?- interesting intro but peak lowk Not my favorite album 6/10 didnt keep interest for long boring songs generally
How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?!
5.05
At times, I really enjoyed this album and at others, they just sound too characteristically themselves and I've never been a Pink Floyd fan
I know the omportance of this album, but itbis too long. I feel like I need more tome to digest and actually listen to the album properly, reading the lyrics etc, but it is too long, too atmospheric and too boring at times. I did like the second part best, though 3/5
how many times have i listened to this album? what else can be said. i haven't listened to it in yonks, but this is part of my teenage years in an inseperable way. probably foundational to the friendships here taking part of this group.
I appreciate the ambition and craft that went into this, and I appreciate icons like "Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2" and "Comfortably Numb." I just don't particularly like it. By the time the full-on Broadway musical of "The Trial" arrived, I was more than ready for it to be over. I do actually like "Comfortably Numb," but the rest of this I never need to hear again.
Completely unbarable and also a little good.
some good songs, not anything too crazy disc 1 is lowkey a snooze fest and disc 2 wraps it up altogether solid 6/10 again
as with some other records, i acknowledge its place in modern musical history. (and "Another Brick" and "Comfortably Numb" are great). but its politics were muddy anti-fascism and so much of the "opera" part seemed to sound like calliope music with yelling on top. sorry.
C'est con, avec le tiers de la durée tu pouvais faire un album vraiment sharp. Au lieu de ça, on ronfle les 3/4 du temps.
iconic, i only recognize a few songs off of it at first glance but upon listening to it there’s a lot more that are recognizable. i like the consistent use of the same chords throughout the album. i appreciate a themed album but why does it have to be 2 and a half hours long.
Meh. Prefer DSOTM
Shoulda been a single and left out all of that Broadway Bob Ezrin crap.
This is not my favorite Floyd album by any means. I much more prefer "Animals", which I think is their best, "WYWH" and "Meddle". Though I can certainly see the appeal of this overblown, yet franticly cold concept album. Waters is slowly and quite literally drifting off into a fascist mindset, as is evident in "In The Flesh", "Run Like Hell", and "Waiting For The Worms" - something he's certainly showing even more nowadays. I don't particularly care for all his interludes and Ezrin's cold production style (looking at you, "Vera", "Bring The Boys ..." and "Stop"), and "The Trial" is just utter nonsense ... But when the album hits, it hits. I had forgotten how strong side 2 is, with "One Of My Turns" almost becoming a highlight for me. "Comfortably Numb" is an all-time classic, as is "Another Brick In The Wall", and I love the more mellow pieces like "Goodbye Blue Sky" and "Nobody Home" (the latter probably being one of Waters' last really exceptionally great songs). But yeah, I'd much rather listen to a different Floyd album than this one.
I’ve always found this outing pretty insipid, but cliche aside, Comfortably Numb is still an exquisite song
I've listened to a bunch of Floyd albums, each of them several to many times. Oddly enough, have never listened to The Wall. Never seen the film. I know the hits. Definitely a classic blind spot. Let's see if it can rank up with Wish, Animals, Meddle, and Dark Side. Track 1: Way to make me wonder if my headphones were busted. Explosive intro, literally. I read this was originally supposed to be a Roger Waters solo album, but slapping the Pink Floyd name onto it got it funded. I wonder. Meddle, Dark Side, and Wish work so well because the band was in balance. Animals, though a great album, was the slide away from balance. You could see Roger Waters' hands all over everything. Now let's see the progression of that imbalance. Track 2: Kind of bored with this one. Not always a fan of Waters' vocals, and the delivery in this song exemplifies when I don't like it. Loved when Gilmour's guitar started soaring. Then the song ends. Track 3: I like it. That familiar melody. Great guitar. So far, every song seems like only an intro and an outro. At least they let this one breathe a bit. I like noodley Floyd. Great atmosphere. Waiting for a proper song, though. Track 4: I like it, but this album is like the Anti-Animals so far. Animals squeezed every drop out of each song. This has yet to turn an idea into a song. It's going for the forest over the trees, the album is the song, I guess. Movements and motifs. It's like speedrunning a hike. Track 5: Finally a song. One I've heard a zillion times. Classic. Track 6: Great song. This is the Floyd I like. Track 7: Favorite track so far. Nails the mood, nails the theme. Now the album is hitting its stride. The first few tracks were whizzing by a bit too fast for me. Now it seems to be settling into a groove. Ideas are being explored more rather than hinted then left behind. It's a weird critique when you want songs on a double album to be a bit longer. Track 8: Nevermind. Back to setting up a vibe and then moving right on. Ha. Like Roger's vocals in this one. Track 9: Another classic. Track 10: A really good song in the context of the album. A mess, but a thematic mess. I like how the first verse sounds so sloppy. Love the instrumental section near the end. Like the ending. Good storytelling. However, this is the type of track on a concept album that I wouldn't want to listen to unless I'm going through the whole album. Not a playlist song. Track 11: Thematically apporopriate, but hard to listen to until the band comes in. But I think that's the point. Track 12: This again. Track 13: Closing the first half of the album. We're at a low point for Pink. Not much else to say. Track 14: Another classic. Gilmour and Wright and Waters crush it. Even Mason does some stuff. Track 15: An ambient album track, though one I will playlist. Love the acoustic guitar. Positively dripping with atmosphere. Track 16: Pink Floyd channels Randy Newman. Big fan of the instrumental track. Vocally, not so much. Track 17: A transitional track. Continuing the theme of loving the instruments and rolling my eyes at the vocal delivery. Did you forget you have David Gilmour in the band? I'm sure it's because it's Pink's character voice, but geez. Track 18: Absolutely ridiculous. Love it. A total studio track. What madness. Track 19: Thanks for coming back, Mr. Gilmour. Oh damn, Mr. Gilmour. Those vocals. Those solos. Another classic, despite Roger's vocals being so silly. Track 20: A pleasant little track. Almost a nice break. Track 21: A reprise of the opening shot. Way better. Finally let's it breathe...in a horrifying way. Track 22: Another classic. A track that inspired the 80's. Track 23: A very theatrical pastiche. Not sure how I feel about it. A tad overwhelming. Track 24: Okay...were you necessary? Track 25: Side 2 is wild. I feel like I'm listening to a play. It's a bit awkward. Don't get it twisted, I like Roger Waters. He's a great lyricist, bass-player, and conceptualist, but he needs someone to rein him in. This is bonkers, and not in an entertaining way. I feel like I'm missing the visual half. Is this what Richard Wright felt? Track 26: Okay, I'm done. Didn't like where that went. Overall: Not gonna list out albums and what was good, bad, meh, etc. Great moments, but like most double albums, would have loved the best buts as one album. Yeah, the story may have been lost, and it's a decent story with a good theme, but, I like my music to be music. If I wanted to go to theater, I go to the theater. Maybe I'll watch the film and feel different. 3/5. The strong bits make up for the meh or bad. An awkward 3.