The Wall

Das Konzeptalbum The Wall wurde zwischen Dezember 1978 und November 1979 in mehreren Studios aufgenommen, darunter den Britannia Row Studios (London), den Producers Workshop (Los Angeles) und den Super Bear Studios (Frankreich). Produziert von Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour und Roger Waters, gilt es als eine der ambitioniertesten Rockproduktionen seiner Zeit. Die britische Band Pink Floyd verknüpft hier Progressive Rock, Art Rock und theatralische Elemente zu einer zusammenhängenden Erzählung über Isolation, Entfremdung und psychischen Zusammenbruch. Die fiktive Hauptfigur „Pink“ spiegelt autobiografische Aspekte von Roger Waters wider – den Verlust des Vaters, die Dominanz der Mutter und die Entfremdung durch Ruhm. Musikalisch beeindruckt das Album durch den Wechsel zwischen monumentalen Gitarrenparts, orchestralen Arrangements und minimalistischen Passagen. Zu den bekanntesten Stücken zählen „Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2“, „Comfortably Numb“ und „Hey You“, die exemplarisch für die emotionale Spannweite des Albums stehen. Die Produktion ist detailreich und wirkt zugleich kalt und kontrolliert – passend zur zentralen Metapher der „Mauer“, die Pink um sich errichtet. Ein Werk von außergewöhnlicher Geschlossenheit und psychologischer Tiefe – weniger ein klassisches Rockalbum als ein musikalisches Drama über den Preis des Rückzugs.

Highlights: Goodbye Blue Sky, Hey You, Run Like Hell, The Trial. In a nutshell: the story of a lad insane. Lemme save you 81 minutes and 3 seconds: (A young Pink approaches his mum, he's upset) Pink: Mum? Mrs Floyd: Yes, Pink. Pink: I hate my life. Dad’s gone. School is a living hell. I’m thinking about making a wall to protect myself. How shall build the wall? Mrs Floyd: like you would build a house, darling - brick by brick… (slowly turns away from Pink and looks towards the audience) By ruminating on your trauma and being a colossal asshole. And Mama’s gonna make your nightmares come true… Pink: what? Mrs Floyd: nothing! ☺️ Here’s the plot summary if you want it: Pink, your life story will go like this... Your father dies at war. Finding out your beloved daddy is dead hits you hard. Your mum will smother you. She just wants only the best for her little boy. You’re paranoid about being bombed on. Your school years will be torturous; a teacher will abuse you and your classmates to no end. You grow up hardened and cynical. You’ll get married, but you don’t treat your wife kindly and she will unfortunately cheat on you (your Mum suspected it). Your relationship with women is problematic. Women to you are nothing but “dirty” and only good for sating your young lust. You’ll grow up to be a rock star. Touring life will be rough on you. You become depressed and violent. You cut yourself off from human contact; a manifestation of your trauma. Before too long you pass out in your hotel room. Your band mates break in and call for help. A paramedic gives IV drugs to wake you up. And when you drag your broken ass on the stage, you will have the worst hallucination of your life. You’re not a rock star. You are a racist, queerphobic, neo-Nazi leader. The fans are your followers. And it’s time to cause a riot... When the drugs wear off, you realise the mess you’ve made and the state you're in. You feel guilty and you put yourself “on trial”. Your conscience accuses you of “showing feelings of a *human nature*”. The witnesses testify that you’re a despicable little shit. That inside this man is a lost little boy that needs his Mummy to take care of him. You conclude that you’re crazy. And since you have revealed your vulnerabilities and despair to the world, the only option is to tear down the wall you’ve built around yourself. You’ve hit rock bottom. You wake up and conclude that you are a difficult person to deal with. Things have to change. Time will tell if the cycle will begin again or if the tide is turning… The Wall is definitely a drawn concept album. I can see why critics thought that the album is self indulgent, pretentious, etc. Perhaps that was the point(?) As for the music, it’s what you’d expect from Pink Floyd. Instantly recognisable prog rock with a subtle disco beat on some tracks (see Run Like Hell). Dave Gilmour reinforces that he is one of the best guitarists EVER. In my opinion, it works so much better in a concert format. Specifically, the 1990 concert. Instead of Roger et al, his band are joined by the ol' all star lineup. You'll hear Joni Mitchell cover “Goodbye Blue Sky” (heartbreaking), Sinead O’Connor perform "Mother" (perfect choice), Bryan Adams shred on “Young Lust” and a musical theatre (perhaps slightly campy?) version of "The Trial", complete with Tim Curry as a solicitor. It's longer than the original album but there is enough content to keep you engaged. Overall: 6/10

A classic in every sense of the word. However, I do feel like its a tad bit overrated. Another Brick in the Wall (all 3 parts) and Comffortably Numb are dope but outside of that I felt like I was wanting more. If I could give it a 3.5/5 I would but I think in this case I'm gonna round down to a 3/5

Had never listened all the way through before. Solid, indeed.

Sok regi klasszikus slágerrel, amiket ismerek is, mégis valahogy sosem tudtam rezonálni ezzel az albummal, pedig rossznak egyáltalán nem mondanám!

a good record when you're 13 years old, and 13 year-olds deserve their own good records. but it's tough to take it seriously as an adult.

Siis sisältää aivan bängeri biisejä ja yksinään jokainen biisi todella hyvä, mutta.. Miksi puolet biiseistä on samoja mutta vaan jotain eri versioita tai osia? Niinku I get it ne biisit on tosi hyviä mutta ei ne niin hyviä oo että tarvis kuunnella monta monituista kertaa peräkkäinm Ja miksi kestää sata tuntia?!

Always wondered why this album pops up for every classic rock fan. Excited to get into it. What a way to start an album. I love psych rock so I'm having a lot of fun already. The layers of yelling, and chaos that are foreshadowed !! Very much a "we live in a society" kind of album, but it's chill - not in a bad way Interesting how all the smothering forces in this character's life are women (mother, wife) in interviews he talks about how his lack of a father figure led him to have warped relationships with women...(his 1984 interview with the BBC where he talks about not understanding why women have issues with objectification...) Sonically I enjoy the album, a very forward sounding body of work - highly experimental but also grounds itself with the way it tells a story (very much a trait of the rock scene) the darks sound incredibly dark, and put you in the shoes of the character. But the piece is really colored by whom the character views as the problem. Many men can probably relate to this, as American society sells sex but still has issues explicitly talking about it or portraying it. This creates a complex. The parallels with war that the album draws on center themselves with a lack of power that war brings. This lack of power is seen in the character's interpersonal relationship as well. If not for nothing, the layers this album is able to build upon are impressive if flawed. Mostly agree with thefilmobsessive.com analysis, that over the course of the piece the theme gets confused as it wrestles with this escalation of authority and power. It cannot clearly speak to whether it wants to identify with or reject it.

The term Rock-opera has always been cringe inducing for me. That said, I enjoyed most of this album bar the last couple of tracks. I will be scoring this highly as the title track brings me lots of nostalgia. I remember a mysterious music man coming to my primary school in the 90s with these huge spaceship like machines. He got us to record our version of the wall.really feels like a dream looking back!

obviously this is iconic but doesn’t really do a whole lot for me, the third side has always been my favourite and i normally just stick with that

prima voor achtergrond, klein beetje saai op een gegeven moment, maar kan wel altijd. Duurt wel te lang voor 1 luisterronde, dan teveel van het goede

I want to see the ballet version

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Had my Floyd Phase around 23, only thing that really stuck was Live in Pompeii.

Sorry, men synes dette er litt boring altså. Ikke dårlig, da.

Some classics/gems but I needed a lot of drugs to fully appreciate some of the other songs on this album

Album 13/1001 Saying I'd prefer this album without the concept part probably takes away what is supposed to be so groundbreaking about it, and means I didn't "get" it - but, it would be so much better without all the amateur dramatics like the irritating voice acting and sound effects that, for me, only serve to detract from some genuinely great songs and Gilmour's incredible guitar work. Favourite song: Comfortably Numb (one of the greatest ever songs) 👌 Honourable mention: Hey You 👋 Another Brick in the Wall 🧱 Young Lust ❤️‍🔥 Mother 👩‍🍼

A moment in time is this album. Symbolic but oh so pompous. Hopefully we are at this stage where Pink Floyd can be seriously regarded for what they are, which is an ok prog rock band with a few good songs. A band its easy to admire but hard to love unless you are on magic mushrooms.

Better than I expected still not great

Veel mindere nummers

Vera, tear down this wall

Feels kinda blasphemous to only give it a 3, but I feel like it didn't really get interesting until the last couple of tracks when it started feeling a bit more like a musical. Up to that point, it's one or two bangers and a lot of standard prog.

I didn't care for it as much as I wanted to... Given I like Pink Floyd's other records and this has a couple of famous track on it, I was open to liking it, but the concept album thing just didn't work very well for me. Just feels like it didn't age very well in a way? Odd.

I think there are much better Pink Floyd albums. But this album always takes me back to a disgruntled middle schooler. 3.5

Haven’t listened to the whole thing in a least two decades. Takes me back to high school days. Some incredible songs, but it’s just too much other stuff I don’t need.

It's definitely a classic but not my style

It is clearly brilliantly crafted. I just don't like listening to it. It feels like a 90 minute panic attack

It's tough, I acknowledge this is amazing for a lot of people but I struggle to engage greatly with it.

A few gems of 70s prog but far too much filler style songs and long slow passages. Top track: Comfortably Numb

hey ich finds no kuul, bin aber nöd en riese fan und find es git besseri albe vo pink floyd. d musig da gfallt mer okay, aber finds chli repetitiv mit de zit und chli uf e schleppendi art hert. ich han ellerdings gern d sounds und s immer wiederkehrende motiv durs ganze album dure.

I think it's possible I've never listened to this in its entirety before. It was good but I actually didn't love how it keeps revisiting the same thematic tune over and over. I'm sure there's a narrative here, but I wasn't following it. Overall though, it's a good album that *might* grow on me over time. 3.49/5

tá, eu nunca tinha escutado um album inteiro do pink floyd antes, hein Ó: eu achei overrated e meio cansativo. o conceito não me pegou e ali pro final qdo o mano drogadaço vira fascista eu já tinha perdido o interesse. MAS, inegável o impacto desse aqui e blablabla. algumas músicas são até legais, pô. dito isso, acho que de fato eh um album pra ouvir antes de morrer (só uma vez, no meu caso).

i prefer songs rather than experiences, has some of the classic hits but the rest isn't something i would listen to again. meant to be listened to as a whole not individually. side 2 is definitely better tho. side 1 was sleeper other than the known hits

Overblown, overhyped pretentious pish. Took 3 attempts to get through the whole thing. Nowhere near DSOTM or WYWH. Don’t understand this at all

initially i didnt trust pink floyd with a rock opera album. And then i remembered how huge and atmostpheric dark side of the moon was and it gave me some hope that it will similarly be mind blowing. It was good but suspicions where correct. I just don't find roger waters to be charasmatic enough vocalist for an album of this nature. It just comes off as a bit underwhelming, espicially since i just relisten to dark side like a week ago and it's still fresh in mind. Its def worth a listen because its iconic, but its maybe a bit overrated imo. Will def check out the movie tho seems interesting

I'm opposed to Pink Floyd mainly because people my age (or, more acccurately, my age when I was 19) who are big Pink Floyd fans tend to be super annoying, so I wanted to do this some justice without letting those feelings cloud it up. I put on The Good Headphones and decided to Pay Attention. This shit is as pretentious and overwrought as advertised. Neither of those are real crimes, though, and musicians are often better for it. This? Probably not. I get that it's a rock opera and there's stuff it has to do to maintain a narrative flow, but there's a lot of stuff here that I don't care for BECAUSE it's part of that narrative flow. This is exactly the opposite of how I feel about the Dark Side Of The Moon. There's good stuff here, bad stuff here, and a corny overarching theme that is laid on irritatingly thickly. Also, Roger Waters' voice shits the bed several times on this album, and not in a cool punk rock way. Like, in a song ruining bad way. The highs are still high, but it's too damn long, a common complaint of mine, but unfortunately editing would change the tenor of the whole thing. I don't know if I'll ever come back and visit this. Too bombastic. But I can't deny that for all its faults it's still an achievement.

I liked this more than I thought I would. I appreciate all the thought going into a concept album, but I did find it a bit long overall. Interesting time to be listening to this, with a fascist in the White House.

listened to this over the loud speaker while closing beer run which was a pretty good way to listen

This is music for adults who can’t get over the fact that they didn’t like school. Not terrible though. Reluctantly awarding 3 stars

I remember being very excited about this one coming out. Over the years I've lost my taste for both prog rock and concept albums but this is a pretty good example of both

I’m so conflicted about this one. The hits are incredible obviously. Some moments like “Mother” and “One of My Turns” hit a nice stride. But overall this album really feels like it’s ‘narrative over songs.’ It’s just not that great of a listen. Especially when Pink Floyd have so many albums that are thrilling for their entire runtimes. I want to like this more, but I don’t.

3 stars There is one 5 star album of content in here, in a mix of a bloated pretentiousness. The concept is thin and the least interesting thing about this album.

Really strong album. Very creative, wasn't expecting to enjoy as much as I did. 7.3/10

good guitar

I guess I can see why it’s iconic or influential but I didn’t like it very much

favs: -the thin ice -another brick in the wall -don’t leave me now -hey you -the doctor

Some great songs. Would have made a very good single album.

it was good but so daaamn long, like i like long albums but this one felt like it never took off

Back in the day, I loved an annual university showing of The Wall where we all rocked up, some completely out of their faculties. These days I prefer several other Pink Floyd albums over this one.......

7/10 doug walker

6/10

I'll probably get cast out here, but in my opinion this album is a bit overrated. Yes, Another Brick in the Wall, Hey You and Comfortably Numb are great, but the rest is not as good.

This was okay. Honestly felt over hyped. Not for me, but and some people love and

This album is really showing its age. I wish I loved anything as much as Roger Waters loves himself (and his out of tune singing). Interesting themes about the cult of celebrity, self isolation, and cycles of violence. Another Brick run, Comfortably Numb, and In The Flesh are barnstormers and super atmospheric. But this is very bloated. Some amazing songs on here but a lot of farting about to get to the point. What's the point? My name's Roger Waters and you've just listened to an hour and a half of autofallacio.

Far too bloated, not that many good songs. Beware any album with 'parts' for songs. Having said that part 2 of ABITW obviously a great song. Also Nobody Home was a nice discovery

Easily the most overtated album in the Floyd canon. Often thrown in as part of their "imperial phase" from DSOTM but I think it falls some way short. The weakest song on that run is probably Welcome to the Machines which is very Wall like in Mood - oppresive and not particularly enjoyable - much like most of this album...arguably the worst of their 70s works.

Well, the highlight for me was realising more than 30 years after first hearing this album, that the start and finish of this drawn out affair dovetail into an endless möbius loop. Aside from that, The Wall was pretty much how I remember it. A collection of songs clinging to a weak narrative and a massive dip in form. Some tracks are good, some excellent, many are mediocre, a few are god awful. It tails off badly on the second disc, nobody home and comfortably numb being two standouts amongst a sea of pretentious poorly connected shite. I’m once again being generous and rounding up to 3 as there’s a very good one disc album on there trying to get out, but make no mistake this marks a steep decline from the previous triumvirate of Floyd releases and is in large parts a rambling mess.

Ja, ein Konzeptalbum. Das war scheiße. Brick in the Wall reißt es noch raus auf 3 Sterne. Viel zu lang, viel zu wenig Songs die ich mir gerne anhöre

I think I'm in the minority in liking Tommy more. This does have the higher highs but I really don't care for any of it besides the big tracks. It just feels they tried too much here, pompous gets thrown around a lot but can't help but feel it's an apt description. The end of a biblical run of albums to me Rating: 2.9

rock operas are a mistake 2.5

Vera, what is this?

I get it's a rock opera but I didn't have enough patience for this much Pink Floyd.

I’m allergic to concept albums (except Quadrophenia, which is awesome). This one has bright moments mixed with bloat. I’d never ever sit through this again, but I appreciate artists who swing big. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Highly overrated imo. The concept is good but there is a lot of boring filler in this album that is just boring to listen to for example "The Show Must Go On", "The Trial" but the good songs here are really good. "Comfortably Numb" and "Hey You" are probably two of Floyds best songs. 7/10 Favourite: Hey You Least Favourite: The Trial

a very beautiful and compelling storytelling album, i wanna watch the movie now

Comfortably dumb after listening to all 26 tracks.

What can I say about The Wall? It's going to be a very divided room on the reviews on this one. I know this is Roger Waters' opus-dei, and it's really all about him and his final tribute to Sid Barrett. There is some very, very good material on this album, let's not forget about that. But, the album gets too wrapped up in itself and you end up just wanting it to be over in the end. I felt the same way about the movie as well. Just too much. Great animation sequences though. 3.34/5 (I only rated actual songs, not the filler crap in between).

Listened to it on shuffle about a quarter of the way through before restarting and going back through. Some good songs! But was largely, 'eh'.

Eu acho bem ok, todas as músicas são muito parecidas, não entendo o hype!

Well this album is one hell of a source of inspiration. I do absolutely need to listen to it again, and there's some superfan who's compiled some real analysis of it. I'll have to read that, and of course the movie... The final act of the 'movie', 'album' whatever – is easily the highlight. Everything after Pink assumes the dictator persona is amazing, but of course none of it would've made a lick of sense... I can't say it's a full five stars despite my rating. It's a 9/10 maybe, or a 4.5. Absolutely worthy of a relisten, and miles better than the other 4/5s so far...but still not deserving to be one of my favourites. Maybe it'll cross that gap one day. For it's length, it feels much shorter than that. The guitar is beautiful throughout this whole piece. I don't really think I can highlight any songs because the whole thing really goes together. Besides, they're all about the same quality: Anything of 'lesser' quality just happens to be shorter. This album basically made me reevaluate most of the other former 4/5 as 3/5. Bob Dylan, Surf's Up, Sex Pistols...all 3/5. Now *this* is something I'd relisten to. I'll be honest the ending is really milquetoast. Definitely still a 4/5. Ok no it isn't. It's not mediocre, but I'm not really gonna listen to it again unless it's the movie honestly. Edited 22 June. Haven't watched the movie yet...but earnestly in hindsight this album was difficult to coast through. High 3/5.

First time ever listening all the way through. Feels like variations on a theme. 3 great songs (Another Brick in the Wall, Comfortably Numb, Run Like Hell) and the rest is all just kind of...there. I get it - groundbreaking, monumental, etc. etc. - but I still have to want to listen to it today.

It’s difficult not to go into an album like this without expectations. Never listened before, don’t know much of Pink Floyd… it was okay? fine? alright?

i understand why they were and continue to be influential. i loved how each song connected with the next, it made it feel like a story. pretty solid there just weren’t a lot of standout songs.

On kuuntelun arvoinen. Pitkiä, maalailevia biisejä. Varmasti aikansa edelläkävijä tuollaisessa elokuvamaisessa maailmassa.

Fine. Pink Floyd was never my thing. I like it well enough but remain mostly underwhelmed.

It’s definitely one of the better Pink Floyd albums i’e listened to, however, I still do not get the hype around Pink Floyd

I've mentioned before (particularly in my review of Wish You Were Here, which I gave a 5/5), that I'm not a fan of The Wall. Of all of Pink Floyd's post-Syd Barret albums that are the most well-regarded (Meddle, DSotM, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall), The Wall is far and away my least favorite. Going into this listen, while I didn't care for it, it was always tough for me to pinpoint exactly why I didn't like it, mostly that I didn't like the sound of the album (it was too "gray and yellow" sounding, vague discription) and that it was too long/indulgent. I will say after listening to it this time, and paying far more attention than I ever did before, the gray and yellow criticism I don't feel is as accurate anymore. There's a lot more dimension to this record than I gave it credit for (in terms of colors, more blues and purples that I never noticed previously). I still don't particularly care for the sound of this album and I'll get more into that later as I do have new things to talk about, but it does get points for that. Complaint B however, is still relevant as it is an overly long, indulgent record with some songs that just don't work for me. But ultimately, getting back to my problems with the record, what I noticed this time around is that The Wall just doesn't work well as a listening experience. Aside from the singles (Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2, Young Lust, Hey You, and Comfortably Numb), most of the tracks on this album can't sustain themselves (along with some, while intentional, poor singing that grates). Not in the sense that they needed more time in the oven, but that there is a visual component missing. I've never seen the movie, but I imagine I'd appreciate The Wall more in that form, or especially in the form of a stage play. So many of these songs sound like they were made for a musical production. The thought of someone singing these on stage, acting out what's going on and whatnot sounds like a perfect match. That said, I will say some of the singles are great, particularly Hey You which is easily one of the best Pink Floyd songs in their entire discography, with Another Brick Pt. 2 and Comfortably Numb being fantastic as well. I'm not super hot on Young Lust though because it has too much of that stage musical "sound" that the rest of the tracklist has, which I don't care for. But the thing that sets these songs apart from the rest of the record is that they work perfectly fine even if you divorce them from the rest of the album, I can actually playlist them, have them come up in shuffle, and enjoy them. Overall, gained a greater appreciation for this record, but unfortunately that "greater appreciation" wasn't always positive. I would have given this a 3 previously, and while the reasons for that 3 have changed, the score has not.

I mean obviously its a good album and a classic, but not really my thing. I do love Comfortably Numb and how it seems as though songs dip in and out of consciousness; that psychadelic vibe, but I'm left feeling that and hour and a half is too long for an album. It's an exciting journey for the listener but not something for everyday. Perhaps it would have made more sense if I grew up during that time.

The only concept album I’m really interested in is this: “Me and my friends thought it would be a cool idea to put together a whole album full of songs people would really like and want to listen to over and over again.” This album is a slog. I don’t want to have it explained to me. I don’t want to have to be high to enjoy it. I don’t want to watch the accompanying film. The Wall may be a great piece of art, I don’t know. What I do know is that the great tracks here are buried under an endless Roger Waters’ wank-fest. If you cut out all the faff, this would be an incredible album. Instead, it is a three-star album with pretensions of greatness. Elite tracks: Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2 Comfortably Numb Good tracks: Mother Hey You Good enough for filler: In the Flesh? Goodbye Blue Sky The Show Must Go On Run Like Hell Chuck everything else. Now you’ve got an album I’ll happily listen to on repeat.

Previously rated: The Dark Side of the Moon (3/5) The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (2/5) Wish You Were Here (3/5) ***************************************** There was a lot of "oh yeah, I know this song" while listening to this, but not a lot of "oh yeah, I like this song, but it might be the best PF album for me, though I'm not a big fan.

One of the many things I’ve learned from this list is that I’m not a fan of rock operas. As it is with Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2, it has been fun to hear some of the biggest rock hits of all time in the context they were meant to be heard. Unfortunately, I’ve also found that even though the storytelling and composition are usually fantastic, I’m just not all that drawn to them. That applies to The Wall and is why I can’t really go higher than three stars, even if it may be rock blasphemy.

It's fine. A few really good songs mixed with a lot of filler masked in a concept album.

Sounded kinda like playing music

listened to "disc 1" on Spotify. Mid AF. 6/10

A bit self indulgent in parts

Some songs are brilliant, but others are annoying AF.

That was quite an experience. I think to be able to fully appreciate this album, I had to especially focus on viewing it as the whole concept and piece of art, essentially becoming a theatre performance, instead of just a collection of individual tracks to vibe to. Unfortunately, I’m not the biggest fan of musical theatre, and many themes may have been lost on me. I shouldn’t have to read a whole Wikipedia article to understand what’s going on or why it matters. And unfortunately for a good bit of it, I found myself incredibly bored, as I would be at a musical. Still one hell of an experience, with some really good tracks individually as well. Hey You stood out to me as really good. I had heard of Comfortably Numb but it never really stuck with me until I listened a few times in this album. I respect the overall production enough to bring the rating up to a 3.5 or 4, but I don’t know if I necessarily would seek it out again as a whole.

Well, I did enjoy this for the first four or so songs. There's some good thought of course behind the concept album and maybe it deserves a few more listens but it just felt like it dragged on too much and there wasn't enough attention grabbing in the middle

Ik ben op zich wel fan van Pink Floyd, maar dit album heeft me nooit kunnen bekoren. Teveel concept, teveel opvullers. Another brick in the wall is natuurlijk een prima nummer en Comfortably Numb is absoluut wonderschoon, alleen daarvoor zou ik zeker bonuspunten uit kunnen delen. Maar ik heb dit album simpelweg van mijn mp3-schijf afgeknikkerd en alleen die 2 nummers bewaard. En als ik iets uit de mp3-bak verwijder, is omdat ik het nooit uit vrije wil op zal zetten of veel te vaak doorklik als het voorbijkomt. Dus dan kan het nog zo'n iconisch album zijn, andere albums zijn wel gewoon 5 sterren waard en dit helaas niet. Te weinig David Gilmour en heel erg veel te veel opvullers. Een magere 3 sterren, en dat is inclusief de bonuspunten voor Comfortably Numb.

++: In the Flesh?, Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1, Goodbye Blue Sky, Empty Spaces, Young Lust, Don't Leave Me Now, Another Brick in the Wall, Part 3, Goodbye Cruel World, Is There Anybody Out There?, Bring the Boys Back Home, The Show Must Go On, In the Flesh, Run Like Hell, Waiting for the Worms, Stop, The Trial +: The Thin Ice, The Happiest Day of Our Lives, Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2, Mother, One of My Turns, Hey You, Nobody Home, Comfortably Numb, Outside the Wall +-: Vera 8,5/10

This is one of those legendary albums that I don't think I've ever listened to all the way through before. I like it, but it probably also suffers a bit from all the hype. I think what interested me the most was the disillusioned storytelling throughout the album. But what lost me the most was probably the same thing because it feels like there's not a lot of clearly defined tracks. Sometimes the end of one track is stuck onto the start of another, which I guess isn't as bad on an LP, but with track based listening it makes the lines very blurry and the listening experience a bit jarring. I prefer this album over "Dark Side of the Moon" Standouts Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 3/5

I still need to try the whole wizard of oz thing sometime. Another Brick in the Wall is a classic of course. I'm rating this a 3 but it could go up depending on how my experiment plays out. :)

I quite enjoyed this atmospheric epic. Some great songs and the brick in the wall variations were done well. I'm still not a massive fan of a double album.

Big ideas. Interesting. I didn't need to hear this again but I'm not angry I did In the first place. I can kind of see what all the fuss is about but it just doesn't hit for me.

Que me funen, no me pareció la gran cosa

This was my introduction to Pink Floyd

A bunch of classics. 3/5

Surprisingly enough I had never heard this entire (double) album before. I have seen it performed live when Mr Waters did so bc, but that was all. It's good little concept album, performed well and musically sound. but apart from a few outstanding bits, Another Brick Part 2, Comfortably Numb, The Show Must Go On, and Run Like Hell, nothing spectacular. It really does fall far short of Dark Side and Wish You Were Here. Cant really give it more than a 3

This was interesting. The songs I was familiar with are good, but I was kind of surprised how "bad" the other tracks are. It's a weird record. I'll probably have to give it another try sometime.

Some of the highest highs, and some of the lowest lows from Pink Floyd's great catalogue. Unfortunately it is just too long, with a few too many lesser songs standing on the shoulders of giants such as Young Lust, Another Brick in the Wall, Comfortably Numb, etc. If this 2 disc monstrosity was cut down into one more cohesive, collected, and tighter album, it might legitimately be one of the greatest albums of all time. Unfortunately it is not.

It’s fine. Too long and too theatrical to keep me engaged the whole time. There are a bunch of sick guitar tones and songs but I just can’t get with the vocals and overall runtime

it was OK

every track sounds the same...

Such dark lyrics, I guess the uncomfortable feeling is what they aimed for, so well done. Some real stunners on there. 3,5/5 ⭐️

Pretty good album. Classic songs from my childhood

Of the great 4 Pink Floyd albums, I find this one the hardest to get into, despite having the clearest concept. I think I just prefer a less lyrically dense PF. That being said, there were some really cool moments on this record, and I do like the idea of an anti fascist concept album. There was a moment mid way through the album where they kinda did a throwback to Echoes, which was a cool little Easter Egg.

There's a lot to consume here, so there's definitely something here for me. Is it enough to replay this album ever again? Probably not. It's stepping out of my comfort zone in terms of what I usually enjoy yet again, but we move.

3,5

Never really my thing but it isnt bad, just too long

Big and grandiose. I prefer The Who's Tommy And Quadrophenia over this though.

Some great tracks, but I'm not really going to listen or seek to listen to the whole thing.

Complete (Good working music)

Maybe good for listening passively. Not as good as Dark Side, Wish You Were Here, or even Meddle.

I love Pink Floyd, but this is too long, and the average quality of the songs is not on par with other PF records. Sorry not sorry for my millennial attention span.

Okay aber schon etwas langweilig

Pretty good, just like a lot of albums from that era, it’s too long.

As this was the third Pink Floyd album generated within the week, and the other two were less than impressive, I went into this expecting it to be dire. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I actually enjoyed it.

Brick in the wall and confortably numb are awesome songs. The rest is a bit meh, it's not the dark sode of the moon

I want to give it a 4 but it's just too long and drags on in places

Some classics, and I'm sure it was amazing when it came out, but it's far too long with far too few interesting songs.

meh

Definitely can't take this all in one listen. Doesn't seem to have many songs and becomes a bit like a musical at points (The Trial). ABitW and Comfortably Numb are forever bangers. Maybe 3 will end up being harsh.

Too many songs

Enjoyed this. Need to listen more at tentatively as find I’m just 7/10 ing every album atm

Good but overrated. People reminisce about the days of the double LP albums, but there's some shite there with the good.

Always thought this album was a bit overrated. Handful of great songs but too much filler, even for a concept album. Top 3 tracks: 1. Comfortably Numb 2. Mother 3. Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 2 Song I appreciate more: Young Lust 6/10

We don't need noooo education! Too long. Hard to get a sense. Couple songs ok, overall not thrilled and want to hear the next album.

there's nothing i hate worse than the word "pretentious". "i think this thing means less than you do" is a nothing criticism; if you stick your head in the sand and pretend that what is being said doesn't matter, then anything can be pretentious. i think "The Wall", as a work of art, has a lot to say about fame, about how evil begets evil, and about the problems that Waters was going through at the time. i understand this as an honest attempt to self-critique. key word: attempt. however, i will admit: i think it falls short. the album betrays a bit of limited self-awareness from Waters. he gets the gist of a lot of his issues with women and his past trauma and all the causes for his issues, but it's that sort of thing that a lot of people who are fucking up in their lives do where they can directly say exactly what's wrong with them, but lack the ability, means, or drive to actually fix these issues. the women in his life are smothering mothers or thoughtless floozies who cheat on him, the fans push him to become racist and cruel in his personal world, his agent pumps him full of drugs and television, and it's never his fault. its because he's being punished for being an artiste, having feelings, being human. he's not a prick, it's the world that made him a prick and a misogynist and a Nazi. everyone's so mean to me. as an avatar of Roger Waters, Pink's excuse is that he's just a pushcart of a human being, acting out in response instead of making choices. in a shocking parallel, "The Wall" has a lot in common with... Nostalgia Critic's The Wall. Both works betray a lack of emotional maturity that keeps either creator from actually understanding the subject of the work. Roger Waters doesn't understand himself, The Nostalgia Critic doesn't understand "The Wall". For Roger, it's that self-pity isn't the same as self-awareness, and "The Trial" still sees him portraying himself as a consequence of a society that spit him out, rather than a person with some modicum of control over his actions -- he cuts the camera and brings us back to the beginning before we ever understand what "tearing down the wall" means for Pink/Roger. is he just gonna make the same mistakes all over again? was all the self-pity and punishment for nothing? (knowing Roger Waters' following output, probably?) because of how shallow Roger's self-critique is, the ending's lack of closure doesn't raise questions, it just disappoints. for Doug, it's that "The Wall" isn't actually fucking pretentious, you just didn't engage with it on its own terms. dumbass. still, apart from this, i think The Wall is much better than i gave it credit for. it's got some seriously great moments -- "Mother", "Another Brick in the Wall 2", "Hey You", "Vera", "Comfortably Numb", "Run Like Hell" -- and the production is stellar. honestly, as someone who is being fairly critical of the album, don't trust anyone who outwardly hates "The Wall". strip away the thematic failings, and it's still a pretty good rock album. it tried to do something deep and (reasonably) introspective, and although in many respects it fell short, a rock musician in the late 70's stopping and asking themselves "why am i like this" is always appreciated. and the cool solos. the solos are much appreciated.

I know this is considered a classic, and I can understand why. But Pink Floyd just doesn’t do anything for me.

What an odd collection. Interesting to read the why behind it though.

Bloated. There are much better Pink Floyd albums.

rating: 6.7/10 ... not a fan of Mr. Floyd's voice but the instruments aren't bad. first disc was goofy af...second disc was bearable ig... just not my typa music. also cool that its like a storyline. thumbs up: ABITW pt.2, comfortably numb, the show must go on. WHY IS "THE TRIAL" LIKE A STAGE MUSICAL SONG IM CRYING. n e way. would not listen again soz Mr. Floyd and company.

Bien

I mean, it's The Wall isn't it? Pink Fricking Floyd. It's good. At times not terribly exciting but quite coherent piece of prog rock. Alas I'm not a stoned teenager any more, but this is still enjoyable. They don't make them like this anymore, and that's probs ok with me. Farewell. Three stars.

been dreading revisiting any pink floyd for a few years at this point. as my tastes w/r/t music (and art more broadly) have evolved, pink floyd's brand of affected "art rock" and "concept albums" feels self-indulgent; i even cringe at the kitschiness of the term "rock opera." the wall might be most likely of their albums to fall into this trap. at its worst, the album devolves into compositions intellectualized to the point of being drained of any visceral potency—stuffed to the brim with excessive sound effects and "storytelling." this approach does not play to the band's strengths. instead, seems driven by the misapprehension that the appeal of pink floyd lies in the ambitious "storytelling"/individual personality of roger waters as opposed to the well-executed vulgarized packaging of virtuosic instrumentation/sonic experimentation/psychedelic music. while the latter are still present, unfortunately usually subordinated to the former here. too often presents a veneer of artistry laboriously gestated out of a consciously rigid program, rather than one organically formed out of raw expression; feels too rehearsed. that all being said, within this puffed up melodrama, there are a handful of truly fantastic songs. the obvious standouts include comfortably numb, mother, and another brick in the wall (although i did audibly groan at the one-two punch of the school children chorus followed by a guitar solo). I also relatively liked the closing stretch of the album.

Very long

It's alright. Didn't mind listening and there are some good parts buried in the long runtime, but I didn't find myself especially drawn in.

1) In the Flesh 2) Hey You 3) Young Lust 24/01/2025

this was long

A bit overblown tbh. Overdose of Roger, not enough Rick and Dave.

some really great tracks and a bunch of notsomuch

Clearly a fantastic album, but all in all not my vibe

Ниче не понял, вроде Пинк Флойд, но какой-то он мутный и непонятный, пару раз было страшно из-за звуков

very long and too much ambient. Definitely really strong high points and needs to be listened to very loud

I get it. I just don’t want to listen to it.

oh its just so long and samey interludes are lame and boring, i dont wanna listen to random sounds and turbines or whatever this album could be condensed into a much tighter record, its way overindulgent YNN

Difficult to rate this one. I didn't hate it, but also definitely did not enjoy it. I appreciate that it's a concept album and so isn't just about liking individual songs but has to be seen as a whole. I'm not sure if it's because as a non-native speaker I grew up listening to melodies rather than lyrics and am therefore less attuned to keeping stock of what is being said and therefore not understanding the deeper message. I feel like there's other ways to get meanings across, and not relying heavily on lyrics and actual sound bites of breaking glass and sirens etc. I find the 'real world' sound bites rather jarring. I also feel that it's not because it needs to be seen as a whole with an overarching storyline that the individual songs can be weak. My difficulty in rating this album lies in that I can feel the evolution, and appreciate the concept. I was thoroughly bored throughout a good portion of the album, but then absolute masterpieces like Another Brick in the Wall Pt 2 and Comfortably Numb come on and I feel like I need to rate it higher. So ultimately, I feel like they could have condensed this album down more without conceding on the concept, and would have made the whole more enjoyable.

I enjoyed the first half more than the second half. I like the concept of concept albums but it often becomes more work for me in listening - which I don't mind, but it does mean I need to really, REALLY enjoy the music in order to stay along for the ride. I understand this album's importance and critical success, just didn't hit the same way for me.

While I do appreciate Pink Floyd and think they have delivered some fine albums (Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here) this one just is not one of my favorites. There are some grand moments (Comfortably Numb), it is just too long and does have a bit of a bloated, pretentious feel to it. It was still worth a listen after many decades...

I get it. I just don’t want to listen to it.

Never went through a Pink Floyd phase in High School, so this might be the first time I listened to this all the way through. About half the time if worked for me, and about half the time I was left rolling my eyes. But, when they actually bothered to sing, I like a number of the songs. Low 3-star.

Long albums are really tough when catching up. What I heard I liked.

stopped at mother, will continue listening later

Too long

Pulled this to the top of the inbox, for a side-by-side weekend comp with Wish You Were Here. Lots here. No 13-minute tracks, but their defining proclivity for multi-part tracks makes me feel like I’m listening to the album version of a director’s cut, which is maybe (definitely) more of a deep dive into a single riff than I strictly require. To that end, ✅✅✅ to “In The Flesh”—which is NOT to be confused with “In The Flesh?” How dare you!

I’ve always found Pink Floyd unobjectionable but boring.

Another Pink Floyd album, and probably the best one so far, but that doesn’t mean much in my opinion. A double album, which meant I had to listen to it longer than I wanted. Think I bailed with 4 songs left.

Jag klickar inte med Pink Floyd. Detta blir ytterligare en påminnelse om det. En ljudvägg utan större behållning. Jag räknar tre ok låtar (mother, hey you, run like hell) och en mycket bra (comfortably numb). På en och en halv timme. Det är rätt svagt. Det är ett konceptalbum och sådana är svårare. 2 känns möjligen hårt. 3 för högt. Men hellre fria än fälla (eller så här, det beror på dagens humör. Häromdagen var det en två, lyssnat om lite idag på morgonen och är inte lika upprörd. Imorgon vette fan, kanske tillbaka på en tvåa).

mr. president, a second brick just hit the wall

Fine.

Je n'ai jamais réussi à écouter The Wall en entier, et cette fois-ci non plus. L'album a des chansons très cool, mais j'arrive pas du tout à accrocher. Il manque un truc dans les chansons, mais je ne saurais dire quoi. Contrairement par exemple au premier album de Pink Floyd. 3,5

I had this on whilst working, so maybe that isn't the right situation to immerse yourself into this album. I mean, it didn't blow me away. It felt like musical theatre, was that the intention? I can't say I know much about Pink Floyd or this album, apart from 'The Wall' (idk which version because who knew there were SO many versions?!). Anyways the one with the kid chorus. One other stood out to me, Young Lust, that was fun. Outside of that, nope. It didn't do it for me at all. Maybe I'll listen back when I am not distracted but really, I guess 2.5, rounded to 3.

I really like Comfortably Numb so I wanted to like this album but I really hated the concept album part of this. There's so much incongruous whispering and yelling before and after or in the middle of songs. A lot of good songs like Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. II include extended moments of this nonsense that disrupt the actual musical talent on display throughout the album.

I prefer Animals.

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

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

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

Got bored with this one real quick

Some classic tunes interwoven with a distinct degree of indifference

No es su mejor album (demasiado relleno)

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

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

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

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

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

3.5

Another Brick in the wall pt 1

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

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

dads

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

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

Overrated, surprising David bowie

Not as good as dark side of the moon

Classic.

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

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

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

The hits are definitely remembered for a reason.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

6.5/10

Meandering, pompous

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

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

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

Even for a concept album, the songs in The Wall operate too much in service to the narrative, and not enough as good tracks in their own right (with a few exceptions, of course).

Iconic Pink Floyd.

There is something so uncool about rock operas. Its all so cheesy and self-serious. Another Brick in the Wall Pt 2 is another good example of a track which in my head I don't really like, but when it came on in the album I was bopping along. Goodbye Blue Sky interpolating Goodbye Ruby Tuesday. In the Flesh sounds very much like a Dark Side of the Moon chord progression. Some derivative ideas here. Comfortably Numb is my favourite Pink Floyd song, so good. Fave Tracks: Another Brick in the Wall Pt 1 & 2, Comfortably Numb, Run Like Hell 3/5

20224-06-10...

Not an album for dancing, partying or for background music. It's a serious headphone and attention demanding work. I'm not the biggest PF fan in the world, but this is a good example and one which I've owned since it came out.

Several bangers but I honestly fond this to be a bit of a slog.

Comfortably Numb is incredible. Hey You is good. Lovely acoustic guitar on Is There Anybody Out There. Beyond that I can't really get into this album. Dave Gilmour is wonderful. Not sure about Roger Waters, he goes way over the top here for me, I don't think rock operas are my thing!

"You just don't get how deep The Wall is. It's like, there's this wall around him, and the wall symbolizes a wall." The masses aren't ready to hear this, but this might be the weakest 70s Pink Floyd album. Way too long and disjointed. Not very artsy either when you take away Gerald Scarfe's beautiful animation. This is a very simple story about cutting yourself off from the world, blown up to pompous proportions and an insane length because Roger Waters just couldn't get the point across without having 10 songs where he moans about random shit over the sounds of cattle getting mutilated. Their previous album had them retelling the entire story of George Orwell's Animal Farm in 3 songs. There is no need. Roger Waters forgot his Adderall. 3/5 - This is a Meddle household.

Its really, really long

A pretty good record, But i cant really understand the Big hype about it.

I love Pink Floyd, especially David Gilmour. I’ve listened to the dark side of the moon in its entirety (without skipping) several times and I love it. This was my first time listening to the Wall all the way through and while it’s long, I really like how the songs blend together.

Sinälläsä ihan hyvä ja tykkään tuosta konseptikulmasta ja siitä miten kappaleet yhdistyy. Tosi tunnelmallista ja hienosti toteuteutettu, mutta suurin osa kappaleista jää hiukan vaisuksi. Parhaat: Another Brick In The Wall, Comfortably Numb, Run Like Hell

Some great songs, others were not for me (especially towards the end of the album)

3/5

Classic but not the best from PF

Well here's something I listened to quite a lot as a youth, but don't think I've heard in over 30 years. There's some great material here, and it's another one that is hard for me to separate myself from opinions I formed long ago. I do find this a little pretentious, and definitely too long. This would feel like less of a slog boiled down to a single LP.

"Not as bad as I was expecting" is the closest I'll ever get to endorsing my dad's taste in music

Enjoyed listening to this album again. I was really into it when I was much younger. It doesn't have the same allure, but I still liked it.

It's good, but not as good as Dark Side Of The Moon. There's something about The Wall that takes introspection over the top, to the point where it might be just a musical form of self-pity.

All right, a notable classic, iconic rock album. I think many others will agree that Pink Floyd transcends and bends the genre in unique ways. Personally, not my favorite of mine off the bat but it has been a while, if ever, that I've actually listened to it all the way through... Previously saved songs: Young Lust, Comfortably Numb I'm currently near the end of this album...I learned that it's a rock-opera type-beat but like...what is even going on? The plot has been lost on me, but I'm vibing. Though, it has taken me a while to get through this hour and 20 minutes, so I have gotten bored of it a few times trying to listen to it. Honestly, not really sure what to say. Aside from the notable hits of which there are a handful, I was pretty disinterested. Felt a bit longer than it needed to be. Added songs: Mother, Hey You Again, notable radio plays here, nothing new or groundbreaking to me in my listen. Another solid, mid, UK hyped album. Wish I could give it 2.5 stars.

Too long

Couple hits but very self-indulgent

6/10 - There was some good songs. Some bad songs. But it was too long and with an album that long it will likely end up just mid.

Concept-albums, het is een concept dat al eventjes bestond voordat Pink Floyd er mee aan de haal ging. Maar als er één band is die het echt tot kunst heeft verheven, dan zijn het de prog rock meesters wel. Dit is misschien wel hun meest iconische concept plaat, die thema's rondom isolatie, oorlog en autoritarisme op indiscrete wijze op de luisteraar projecteert. Het bevat een complexe boodschap, die de onvrede over tal van sociaal-politieke issues toch op een heldere manier weet over te brengen. Zelden bleef een muur van kritiek zo goed overeind over zo'n lange tijd, wat recentelijk tijdens de discussies rondom de muur van Trump van dit album weer een machtig politiek wapen maakte. Naast die tijdloze topics, inherent aan de moderne maatschappij, is het muzikaal gezien ook wonderschoon. Daarmee bedoel ik dat de instrumentatie zoals altijd gelikt is, en dat de productie mogelijk z'n hoogtepunt kent in een discografie getekend door piekfijne productie. Echter vind ik het meer een theaterstuk dan een écht muziekalbum, en gaat de theatraliteit me in de loop van het album in de weg zitten. Dan is 1 uur en 20 minuten een lange zit. In sommige fases is het iets te bombastisch, en heeft het album meer weg van een langdradige musical dan een muziekstuk van een rock band. Maar dat zit natuurlijk ook wel een beetje opgesloten in progressive rock, wat me doorgaans echt niet kan bekoren. En als fervent musical-hater kon ik het overdreven toneelspel van Roger Waters ook niet altijd goed hebben. Uit de mond van Roger Waters vraag ik me altijd af wat gepassioneerde kritiek is, én wat kritiek is om het kritiek geven. Maar ik zou het album te kort doen door het alleen maar te hebben over die fases waar het gewoon niet klikt met mijn muzieksmaak. Logischerwijs staan er op een plaat met liefst 26 nummers altijd wel wat songs die aanspreken, en al helemaal bij een band met de kwaliteit en creativiteit van Pink Floyd. Het zijn de nummers waarin de structuur iets minder opgeblazen wordt door de theatraliteit, en meer weg heeft van een klassieke rock song, die mij op ''The Wall'' het beste liggen. Zo zijn het de funky basslines (Roger Waters was on fire dit album) van de classic 'Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 2' en 'Run Like Hell' die mij aangrijpen. En doet het akoestische nummer 'Mother', dat stijlistisch meer past op het album 'Wish You Were Here', het ook erg goed in mijn oren. Prachtig nummer. En als je het hebt over typisch post-Syd Barrett Pink Floyd, dan zijn nummers als 'Hey You' en natuurlijk 'Comfortably Numb' vaste hap. De tweede vond ik altijd wat overrated, en zo gaat mijn voorkeur uit naar het soortgelijke 'Hey You'. En als je het dan toch over de algehele tendens hebt om nummers groots, episch en theatraal te maken, dan is de opener wel echt ijzersterk. 'In The Flesh?' zou ik best live willen horen, en daarna direct naar huis. Tuurlijk, er staan echt een aantal machtige Pink Floyd songs op, maar had het echt allemaal verpakt moeten worden in een langdradige rock-opera van bijna anderhalf uur? De boodschap is krachtig en tijdloos, maar Roger wil misschien íéts te veel issues aankaarten. Het kon allemaal wel wat minder; van de bombastische sounds, tot de ijver van Roger om iedereen in het harnas te jagen. Maar dat maakt het ook wel weer een monumentaal en groots werk, maar het ligt niet helemaal in mijn straatje. 7/10 Highlights: In The Flesh? Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 2 Mother

The Wall doet op voorhand voor mij al onder voor Wish You Were Here en Dark Side Of The Moon. Beiden pareltjes waar The Wall nooit aan heeft kunnen tippen. En ook vandaag weer de plaat me niet te overtuigen. Het concept staat als een huis en is duidelijk hoorbaar, maar doet me niet zoveel. De titelsong heb ik al 1000x gehoord, is een klassieker maar is qua nummer een stuk minder dan ander Pink Floyd werk. Tuurlijk, er zitten mooie stukjes in en de aanloop naar het nummer Another Brick in the Wall is erg gaaf gedaan. De song wordt heerlijk muzikaal ingeluid. De lengte van de plaat is ook een minpuntje en wordt eigenlijk hoogstpersoonlijk gered door Comfortably Numb. Roger Waters geeft even de regie uit halen en ineens ligt er een parel van een nummer. Misschien had hij dat toch wat vaker moeten doen... 7/10 Highlights Comfortably Numb

3/5

Spotify's shitty queue system fucked up (as usual) and started interspersing this with Neil Young tracks from my previous album. A less than ideal listening experience. And yet, I didn't hate this the way I expected to. Maybe it functions better as a whole than when I've just heard bits.

3.5

Only person I know who doesn’t like this lp. But since everyone else seems to says it’s their favorite, I have it a 3.

100 ALBUMS BABY, LETS GO! Anyways, The Wall was quite an interesting album to say the least and it managed to be pretty good as well. I did like how the songs seamlessly transitioned into one another and that the album used itself to tell a story (especially towards the end). The best songs were mostly in the the first half while the second half was a bit less memorable. I still think the album is good and is worthy of being my 100th album. Best Song: Young Lust Worst Song: Mother

Not the biggest Pink Floyd fan but enjoyed a certain amount

The Floyd album I've listened to the most as a teenager, and the album I've tired of the most.

Overall, the album is fine. Side 3 is the best.

Steve describes this as a 'concept album disappeared up its own arse'!

I don't get it. The music is fine, but my habit of not listening to lyrics has barred me from understand this album and its reason for existing.

Will check it out

But om the weird side, still liked it, wasn't a fan of songs ending out-of nowhere

I’m gonna have to give this one a 3 I dont think I’ll be listening to this one again. I think most of their albums are better. I HATE rock operas thats mostly why. It sounds amazing and there are many good sections, whole songs, but I just cant put it up to 4 stars. It’s overrated and way too long

Surprisingly boring except for Brick in the Wall

I don't like Pink Floyd. I hate rock operas. And yet I am shocked at how much I enjoyed this, despite dragging in the back half - I can't fault every rap album on this list for length without acknowledging it here. Maybe every difficult concept album should get a detailed Wikipedia plot summary.

Apparently this is one of the highest rated albums ever. Either those people really love rock or are understanding this in a way more intellectual way than I am. I get that there's a story behind all the lyrics but honestly I had a hard time understanding it without having the Wikipedia summary open. Probably need a few more listens through to fully "get it". This is also definitely one of those albums critics praise for being coherent because of the story and the fact that a lot of the songs start to blend into each other in your mind after a while. Setting that aside the music was nice, but I found that I was enjoying the instrumental interludes within the songs much more than the singing. Comfortably Numb will always be great, and was the only song off this album I had heard before. Favourites: Comfortably Numb, The Doctor (Comfortably Numb), Hey You, Nobody Home, Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2, The Trial, Run Like Hell, and any other track with an instrumental solo (can't remember). Safe to say Disc 2 carries my rating. 3, sorry I'm not intellectual enough to rate higher but I do think rock operas are cool

First time listening all the way through on this album. Definitely will add into the rotation

1- In the Flesh? ✅ So great, love the rocket ship take-off 2- The Thin Ice ✅ 3- Another Brick in the Wall p1 ✅ 4- The Happiest Days of Our Lives ❌ 5- Another Brick in the wall p2 ✅ 6– Mother ❌❌ I fcking HATE HATE HATE this song 7- Goodbye Blue Sky ❌ 8-Empty Spaces ❌ 9- Young Lust✅ 10- One of My Turns✅ 11- Don’t Leave Me Now❌ 12- Another Brick in the wall p3✅ 13- Goodbye Cruel World ❌ Top 3 (all the ones I ticked hehe)

Good concept, but too long.

I enjoyed it

I feel like I am missing some key element to enjoying this album, like listening to the soundtrack of a musical I haven't seen.

I think this is my first time listening all the way through a Pink Floyd album and I can understand the hype but it wasn’t my favorite.

Epic album by an epic band. I personally have never been an intense fan of theirs but do appreciate their popular material such as Money and Comfortably Numb. At times though, their material seemed a bit dull and dragged on. I respect those who love Floyd and understand why.

Ну такое. Один трек норм, остальные для меня слишком глубоки и скучны

Kind of hate Pink Floyd but we're being open-minded! Honestly Pink Floyd is pretty inoffensive. Like, as much as I complain about them, I would never be actively angry about someone playing a record of theirs. It's just so proggy, which is not my thing, and I don't even know why! I would think that it would be something I am into being that I try to live my life like a 10-year-old boy in the 70s in most ways. Ok, so I was sitting here thinking about how not terrible this record was until "Hey You" came on. I fucking hate this song. I don't know man, I mean, I guess Pink Floyd is GOOD I just also find them deeply ANNOYING. It's like, white male pseudo-intellectual bullshit to me.

•Not owned: Streaming •I've struggled to climb The Wall multiple times; this time I found that the narrative is lost in the writer's self-indulgence. And maybe that's the point? I appreciate the experimentation to push the listener inside, but it only makes the second half—when the sound really keys in—more confounding. •3/5

What an interesting album--definitely not a great album, but a fascinating and intriguing one. Probably says something that I preferred diving down innumerable wikipedia rabbit holes about the album's inspirations, themes, characters, and the general lore and commercial/critical response & legacy over actually listening to the album. Pink Floyd are already an indica strain, slunk into the couch sort of band, but my god is this placid and limp. Sedate but kind of breezy in it's pacing, it just plods along and on and on. Hard to accurately call something filler when it serves a place in the narrative structure It's kind of a great trojan horse that they snuck all their most commercial, pop leaning tendencies into an overwrought, pretentious double album with an overarching narrative framework. The Eagles' cosplay "Young Lust" wouldn't fit anywhere else in their discography, same with the squint and you might see Disco on the horizon #1 single "Another Brick in the Wall Pt.II" For all it's overexposure on classic rock radio "Comfortably Numb" still sounds fantastic. When I was younger&dumber I held this in very high esteem, even if I knew better than to ever actually listen to the thing in its entirety. It's some sort of artistic triumph I guess, but outside of a couple moments, not something I really have interest in returning to--though given how cinematic and theatrical in scope this is I could see my opinions changing if I ever get around to watching the film version.

Meh, never really been a fan but can appreciate why they are popular.

Never been a Pink Floyd fan. Musically this album is amazing to me but Roger Waters vocals grate on me for a lot of it until Comfortably Numb which is an amazing track. Overall not something I’m going to revisit. I appreciate the scope but it’s so long and self-indulgent.

Some really good songs, but hard to keep concentration and interest that long.

As a piece of audio recording and studio engineering this is awesome - such a refreshing listen compared to 'modern' music where everything is normalised and compressed, this has loads of 'space' in the recording and dynamic range, however I found some of the content dragged and I don't really have the attention to listen to the lyrics and storyline.

It’s fine! Really. Kind of neat production. Was it spectacular for its time? Now it just seems kind of repetitive. Great musicians. They love sound effects. Solid bops.

Dark Side of the Moon was how I was introduced to Pink Floyd. Must have heard it more than a 100 times. Wasn’t impressed with most of this album. My taste is music has changed over time but still enjoy many classics from the 60’s & 70’s.

Very boring but I can see how it was innovative when it came out

The concept is intriguing, and Pink Floyd certainly has the talent to pull it off, but many of the tracks, particularly at the front end of the album are just straightforward arena rock without much interesting about them. Towards the middle of the record, once Pink's 'wall' is complete the songs become more spacey and creative, but it's a long time to reach that point. 6/10

Rock opera theatrical music for 90 minutes. Would have been amazing as a light show but too much as a stand alone album.

Another group and song I heard of. Basically only cared for one song.

Cool concept, legendary album. Not the most enjoyable. A couple of perfect songs.

Enjoyed the hits. Listening feels like watching a movie. When it rocks, it really rocks. Much of the rest was hard to get into.

Enjoyed the formerly Top 40 hits off the album, but that's pretty much it.

Recognize the greatness and popularity of PF. I did listen to a lot of it. Used to think I hated them, but turns out it’s just not my thing. I did imagine that folks who heard this when it actually came out, must have blown them away. Also, they were known as Megadeaths! Didn’t know this; During "Part 1", the protagonist, Pink, begins building a metaphorical wall around himself following the death of his father. In "Part 2", traumas involving his overprotective mother and abusive schoolteachers become bricks in the wall. Following a violent breakdown in "Part 3", Pink dismisses everyone he knows as "just bricks in the wall."

Classic concept album but man it’s long

Interesting

Classic concept album!

This album is conceptually sound. In my opinion, this is definitely not Pink Floyd's best effort. There are some great songs and some instantly forgettable ones. That being said, i enjoyed the listening experience and this is an album I'd be happy to revisit. But I'd probably listen to Animals, Meddle, Piper or Wish you were here instead.

There are some great songs on here but taken as a whole it was just OK for me.

Been a long time since I’ve listened to an album from start to finish. Lots of sound effects that were new at the time. Fun to listen to but not likely to find its way into my rotation.

Nothing new to say about this album. Hideously unfashionable at the time, hideously unfashionable ever since. Some everygreen songs, but the concept and the linking bits are very skippable.

not a fan of Floyd. Classic but not for me

I’ll take the layne Staley Tom morello version of another brick from 1999’s criminally underrated The Faculty, but an extra star for producing the original so it could be used in a movie about alien teachers attacking students instead of protest

I'm not saying it's a bad album, I'm just saying I could only ever listen to Comfortably Numb again and not feel like I was missing out (and I'm going to pick the dar Williams cover of comfortably numb nine times out of 10). It definitely doesn't help that the only other time I've listened to this album all the way through was while making out with my high school boyfriend so......"listen" is generous.

Ok look. I didn't finish this album today. I've heard this album so many times. It's fine. I like a lot of it. It's also extremely long and has some intercuts that make me feel I'm having auditory hallucinations (negative). 2.5 rounded up

Musikalisch nicht mein Fall, dennoch ist der kommerzielle Erfolg aufgrund der Komplexität und Qualität dieses Albums absolut nachvollziehbar. Ich mag die Doppeldeutigkeit der Texte, die zum einen natürlich den Plot des Konzeptalbums bedienen, zum anderen aber auch viele gesellschaftliche Themen ansprechen. Ich denke mit den Texten konnten sich viele Leute identifizieren. Es ist bemerkenswert, wie sich unsere Art Musik zu hören über die Jahre verändert hat, Fokus liegt eher auf kurzweiligen Veröffentlichungen und Single Auskopplungen. Würde mir wünschen dass wir wieder mehr zum Album zurückkommen

Oofff. This hurts to give because I respect the band but as an album this is so padded I was wondering when it would take the ice and play goalie. What's good is really good but it's so surrounded by fluff meant to get it up to the 80 minute feature length for the film they wanted. It's high quality fluff for what it's worth but it's still only 40 minutes of actual content on an 80 minute album. As a rock opera, it's amateur hour. No knocks against Roger Water and Co here. Musical theater is hard. Maybe if I watched the film I could change my tune but I'm rating the album here. Rent, Hamilton, Wicked, Hades Town, hell, even Les Mis all kept me interested nearly end to end with sound track alone and at twice the run time. Totally see why this album had the impact it did. I love concept albums, but I don't think this is as well executed as nostalgia makes folks think.

Fine. I don’t own this album but over my lifetime I’ve probably heard the big songs on this album a significant quantity more than most of the albums I own.

I felt like I didn't fully get this album. Not sure if I just wasn't in the mood for it.

Not their best but good.

Like the songs on here but a lot of filler. felt long.

Hey You. Comfortably Numb. Another Brick in the Wall. Everyone has heard this album start to finish. Not me.

Double albums have always been hard to pull-off. Apart from Blonde On Blonde & The White Album, what double album released in the 60’s or 70’s was outstanding? I’m still thinking. What’s even harder is to find a rock opera / concept album that’s a double album & worth that trouble. The original Jesus Christ Superstar is the only one that I really rate. Tommy had some moments & so does The Wall, but they both still seem bloated to me. Still, Another Brick In The Wall & Comfortably Numb are both classics (although I have to say I prefer The Scissor Sisters version of the latter - sacrilege I know). And I quite enjoy Young Lust, Hey You & Run Like Hell. But only three stars from me.

Good but too long

not my most favorite pink floyd album but a classic either way

Very good in places, but it didn't need to be so long. Sometimes less is more.

It's a nice album, but it's very long to listen to one core sound for

I enjoyed my listen. It's a very strange album, in a good way.

not funny

Zwaar overrated rock opera van Pink Floyd, een legendarische band die wel een mooi aandeel heeft in de beste muziek ter wereld. Hier werden ze te groot, te bombastisch. Ook vond ik ne muur als metafoor iets dat werkte toen ik tiener was, toen was dat allemaal heel diep. Gelukkig is niet heel het album saai en pretentieus, maar staan er wel wat memorabele schijven op ook. Maar ook die nummers verbleken voor mij bij de genialiteit van Pink Floyd op hun voorgaande platen. Dit had eigenlijk eerder een Roger Waters solo project moeten zijn, want de plaat past perfect bij zijn opgeblazen ego. Onze Roger was trouwens min of meer echt het brein achter deze rock opera. De grote hoeveelheid filler op de plaat komt wel goed tot zijn recht als soundtrack bij de gelijknamige film, die iets later dan de plaat en tournee er was. Al hebben ze in de film wel Bob Geldof als hoofdrolspeler gecast, een megalomaan van hetzelfde niveau als Roger Waters. Voor de hoogtepunten die de meeste Pink Floyd fan van buiten kent, toch een 3.

Its definitely a good Album and it was a lot of work to do it. For my taste it is to much a studio work. It don’t feel like a unity.

probably great. didn’t listen