Reviews (page 5 of 14)
This album is so linked to my childhood that it's impossible to judge it without all the nostalgia that comes with it. The movie, the posters on my bedroom wall, the drawings that I made in class. I liked Pink Floyd as a whole but this album was more than music to me. The whole imagery around it, but of course the songs themselves, were constantly occupying my brain. It had been so long since my last spin that I actually forgot how much I loved it.
This album left such a mark on an entire generation and continues to do so even today. Have you seen the movie? It's a must!
This album destroyed my soul and gave me depression even before reaching the adult age. Masterpiece!
Hatte Angst, weil ich Pink Floyd schon viele Chancen gegeben habe mit einzelnen Liedern, aber nie ein ganzes Album gehört habe.
Cannot ever tire of listening experience to Pink Floyd. They are in a class of their own. The sound and quality of the music is outstanding on every level. Intelligent lyrics....just brilliant
One of the best albums of all time.
Transgressive (for the 70s) lyrics and some classic prog rock. Big fan.
Pink Floyd takes the art of an album to a new level here. There is a literal story to the album which I didn't necessarily catch all those details just by listening to the album (you can read it on Wikipedia). The lyrics are also very poetic and metaphoric. My favorites: Hey You, Comfortably Numb, Run Like Hell, The Wall pt2. Pretty epic!
This album is incredibly nostalgic for me, and I haven't listened to it in a really long time. At some point in my 20s, Pink Floyd started to feel like a downer. I haven't avoided them, but I haven't sought them out all that much in the last twenty years. Revisiting The Wall now, it is an absolute freaking masterpiece. The narrative is dark, but it has an incredibly rich tapestry of sound, and it's such an intentionally crafted storybook. I could not get enough of listening to this today, and I loved that it was long because I didn't want it to end. On top of all that, any album that gives me chills and makes me cry multiple times is an easy 5! Also, watch their Live in Berlin 1990 show if you somehow haven't like me before today, played at the site of the recently demolished Berlin Wall, with so many awesome guest stars. Bonkers and mind blowing.
This album has it all. Incredible musicianship, a showcase of the bands range, with a consistent storytelling lost in most concept albums. It deserves your attention and rewards you with it.
So many incredible songs on their own, but probably the single greatest example of an album being a cohesive piece from front to back. I've heard the album through the film several times, but never just listened to it from a pure audio standpoint (and without some psychedelic enhancement) outside of the singles. Still amazing, always going to be a contender for top album lists.
No private session used for Spotify as I have listened to this album many times before and some where in the basement is the compact disc manifestation of this album. I love Pink Floyd, this is my fourth favorite Floyd album and it is still worthy of five stars, it could be higher but it is a little too inconsistent in mood, though it works perfectly in the movie. Gilmour is a guitar hero of mine
One of the best concept albums ever. Gripping melodic hooks, powerful lyrics, and a timeless message that feels just as relevant today as it was almost 50 years ago. Personal hells are horrible things, and this album perfectly captures the grief, anger, and repressed emotion that comes with that hell
Classic
A well renowned classic and an album I had never really appreciated up until now. Listening to the odd track doesn't really do it justice, this is a record you need to pay attention to and absorb. It's great for more than just the concept though, there is some amazing musicianship, especially of course David Gilmore's guitar work. Not just roaring solos either, I like the finger picked acoustic guitars that appear occasionally as well. The lyrics tell a story of isolation and emotional withdrawal, and the vocals are good too Only thing I'd say is I never really understood the story until I followed along with Wikipedia.. dunno if that's worth docking a point but..for example how are you even meant to know the character is called Pink when it's not in the lyrics until the 4th side? Really this has so much to appreciate though so it's gotta be 5/5
9/26/24. Have listened to this album countless times, and have watched the film to go along with it. Love the concept, story, and themes covered. Has to be among some of the best progressive rock music ever made along with Pink Floyd's other work!
Masterpiece. I still get articles and news clips about the relationship between Roger Waters and David Gilmour. The reunion that never happens. They somehow managed to release two of the greatest albums of all time. The contrast between their vocals blends surprisingly well together. Total stoner music and a visual journey like no other when the movie was released. The rock opera to measure all rock operas to follow.
It took decades to quietly fall in love with this album. Pink Floyd isn’t one of my favorite bands, but The Wall is a rock masterpiece. Elvis Morrison, I will not forget.
Awesome album, love me some Pink Floyd.
Classic!
for me best album ever
неймовірний альбом-опера, додати важко щось, як завжди казкова музика пінк флойд
This album is the culmination of what music can bring to someone's life and allowing for a connection with the artist. I am a big fan of Pink Floyd, specifically Roger Waters' music. Even though I feel Waters is a bit of an ass, I cannot deny the effect his music is had on me, and I feel an emotional connection with his music. I was exposed to this album in middle school with, "Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2". What 13-year-old schoolboy wouldn't be walking through school singing, "We don't need no education, we don't need no thought control.", but the power of this album continued to grow on me as I saw the film and continued to listen to it in its entirety. For me, this is not only the greatest album by Pink Floyd, but it is also in the running for my favorite album of all. I give it 5 stars, but this one goes to 11!
I watched the movie again! Love this album
Work of art
Bom demais
Soothing, comfortable, numb
Great album, although some people have told me it feels depressing.
General thoughts: I've never been a Pink Floyd fan, I know a couple of songs, but I've never been able to get into a full album, it's been some years since the last time I tried to though. I also don't know much about them so at first, I tried to not to search any info about the band or the album but that became harder and harder as I engaged more and more into the artistry of The Wall. I knew so little that I even though they were purely a 70's band, but they actually spanned a couple decades intermittently, which is cool and makes me eager to listen the sounds they developed trough time. On the first listen some songs came back to me from previous attempts. Before now the only The Wall song I had in my library was "Another brick on the wall Part 2". As I started listening to the album I noticed it was a rock opera and Tommy by The Who popped into my head. Compared to Tommy this feels like one whole enormous song, or at least a set of big oners. Also, Tommy has a lot of repeating structures like verses or riffs which help add a cohesiveness layer, The Wall on the other hand has songs continuations like Another Brick on the Wall Part 1-2-3 or In the flesh _-?, they are different methods of achieving the same goal. I also felt The Wall is designed as a theater experience. Dramatic, ...very dramatic, divided into acts, relies in roles and songs are usually written like a narration. Tommy also has these elements but somehow feels not like theater, maybe it’s the sound effects? Water's neurotic voice? Idk but one curious effect though is that the songs usually don’t make much sense stand-alone, which is not an issue in Tommy. Is that bad? not really, it's just a statement: The Wall must be heard as a whole album or by acts (side A & B). Actually, that made it harder to rate as my system is to average all songs rating (not perfect, I know). There are some songs that are really just introductions to other songs... in my opinion some songs could have been merged from 2 or 3 songs into 6-8 min more cohesive pieces. As for the music, great guitar arrangements and riffs. The sound is very melodic and feels like you are in outer space or a big hall, really funky at times which was a nice surprise (I had in mind Pink Floyd = Psychedelic Rock). I really loved the studio work. Instruments really enhance the ambience of the story, also the use of sound effects/introductions was always on-point. This album and all songs in it make it easy for you to imagine and pop images into your head, they are really narrating a story trough all their means. The guitar performance clearly steals the show, drums for me just fall into the background and the bass it's very lacking, which is a shame because it would enhance The Wall's spatial feeling. As for voices, Waters voice is reaaaally neurotic, I mean it fits the character and the story, but it was tiring on the first try, even then I don’t love it. Gilmour's is more my style and I would have loved to hear him more. I generally liked his songs more too. Story-wise, I don’t quite click with the album's concept, I don’t emphasize with the protagonist nor I understand if I should. I mean if we talk about mental walls Tommy is a better example in my opinion but was missing a message. The Wall in the other hand lacks a good enough character to convey its idea, it definitely got a reaction from me though, which is what I value the most. As for the story-pace I feel the first half goes fast, and the second half is much slower in comparison. Fixing the pace + filling some story gaps + better character build would’ve have made it for me. I know the Pink’s character is a mix of Waters/Barret/fiction, but I really get a feeling of exaggeration, like he is more of a culprit than a victim, so all this fable about The Wall and everything just feels like a game. Maybe I completely missed the point it or maybe that’s the reaction I should get(?) Anyways, I hope after watching the movie I'll be able to see it with a broader perspective. In general, I loved the album, I did like 15+ full runs on the album to reach the minimum review I'd be pleased with. This is definitely an album that transcends time and I can easily see myself in 10 years rediscovering the album and finding new things I am not aware of in the present. I reiterate, this album must be listened to as a whole, from track 1 to 26. I will also point out I liked more the first half. Favorite song(s): I specially loved The Trial. Particularly how the roles play during the song and how grandiose of a closure it feels like along with the final track. What I mentioned about The Wall being basically theater shows a lot here. Other favorites are Mother, and ABITW part 1 + The Happiest days of our lives + ABITW part 2 (this trio should have been one song for example). Worst song(s): Another Brick in the Wall part 3, not bad per se but it’s basically filler so I cant point it as good as part 1 or 2. The rest of the songs are 4+ Cover: Simple but precise. Liked the decision to actually have the name on an overlay. Real rating: 4.59 Favorite rate: 30% (8/26) *I added 'Favorite rate' retroactively on 03/01/26. I plan to add it to >=4.5 rated albums. It's an indicator of songs marked 'Favorite' disregarding the song rating.
Roger Waters really doesn't like his Dad.
Clasec
Most people shouldn’t make hour and a half albums, but that is because most people are not prime Pink Floyd. It justifies the runtime easily, incredible diversity of sounds and effects while still being cohesive to the album itself. Wonderful.
I was introduced to this album at a very young album by my Dad, Pink Floyd were one of his fsvourites and this was his favourite Floyd album. This Album is a masterpiece and what a run the band were on at the time, it's a sprawling double album with great tunes. Another Brick In The Wall (all parts), Mother, Young Lust, One of my turns, Hey You & Run Like Hell are all stand outs but Comfortably Numb is the highlight for me, those guitar solos are pure beauty. What an album, man they were so good between 73 & 79 before they fell out.
This sprawling concept album is quite the undertaking, clocking in at an hour and 20 minutes. Surprisingly, none of those minutes feels wasted. This is a fascinating album and keeps you on your toes for the entire hour plus, like a good movie would. It’s a full narrative about the stages of an entire life lived under an oppressive regime that stresses conformity and coercive control. It tracks this man’s life from birth to school days, childhood relationship with his mother, adolescence and rebellion, falling in love, falling out of love, growing old and beaten down, and then realizing, at long last, that you don’t want to lose your soul. While you’re listening to it you can’t help but think: “This may be the greatest album ever made.”
Haven't listened all the way through in a long time.
The bias is real, this is easily one of my top five favorite bands. Love this album passionately.
A classic rock opera and an album that needs to be listened from start to finish every time
Oh boy. What an album. This might just be one of the most fascinating albums of all time. It's also a lot to handle and discuss about. I really don't know if I can do this album justice with my writing. To start, The Wall is one of the most conceptual concept albums to ever be conceived. It tells a clear narrative in an excellent way. You can actually understand the main character of the album. Of course, it might be easier for one to do that with the album's film adaptation, but the album version does quite a good job fleshing out the character of Pink. Speaking of flesh, the album's opener, "In The Flesh?" establishes everything about this album quite well. It's also a pretty good song. Most of the songs are quite good. Some aren't as good as others, but when a song on this album is great, it's phenomenal. All three parts of "Another Brick in the Wall" add to the story in unique ways, with the second (and most iconic) part being a stand-out. Songs like "Mother" and "Hey You" give this album an emotional core, while others like "Young Lust" and "Run Like Hell" give the album some energy. And of course, I would be hard-pressed to review this album without bringing up "Comfortably Numb," which might just be one of the greatest songs ever made. The sound of the album is varied with all of it being quite great. The singing is similarly varied and always fits the song. The writing is truly something to behold. The story is emotional, harrowing, and deep. This isn't my favorite Pink Floyd album, I'll say that. I did like both Wish You Were Here and The Dark Side of the Moon more. But this is still an absolute accomplishment of an album that has stood the test of time in a way that very few albums have. 5/5.
What is there even to say. A total masterpiece, a resounding achievement of human musical creation.
Not under the link
absolutely insane
very good
Pink Floyd's biggest, loudest, most ambitious project to date was basically the bedrock for many a prog band after it to keep pumping obnoxiously loud and long concept albums with little regard to their own pretentiousness. But 'Wall' do be good still.
Memories are made of stuff like this
My husband’s says it was life changing. One of the best albums he ever listened to.
All-time classic
August 10, 2024 Oh God, I’ve: -listened to this over and over -seen the movie - bought Roger Waters: The Wall tour on BluRay - watched R.W. do songs from this album with my own eyes in 2017 Is there any point in listening again? Are there any surprises left that my seventeen-year-old self hasn’t already gleaned? Well, I’ve never noticed the rhythmic breathing in “Don’t Leave Me Now” Or just how much noise is in the background in “Is Anybody Out There?” & “Nobody Home” But yep- “Mother”, “Comfortably Numb”, the “this is when the Nazi section comes in” section- they’re all where I left them. As pompous and self-pitying as it can be, there’s also basically nothing I’d change about it- right up to the breathtaking dementia of “The Trial” Take ya 5 stars & get outta my face
Dark Side of the Moon defined MUSIC. Wish You Were Here defined a BAND. The Wall defined a GENERATION.
een van de beste albums van een van de beste bands...
One of the few albums that truly feels like a complete experience. It’s not just a collection of songs like so many others. The production is top-notch, and there’s a great variety of sounds and tones.
Exceptionally unique. Themes woven throughout, and a meaningful journey.
Classic concept album, overblown and epic in the best way possible with a great story
#304. This album is pretty long, but I wouldn't mind if were longer, if anything. Seems it's one of those things where the whole is greater than the sum of it's parts, as no one piece stands out individually as being something you'd call amazing, but together they make something special. 5/5: perfect
I shouldn't like this album. I'm luke warm on Pink Floyd overall, I generally hate long/double albums, and pretty much everything produced in the late 70s tends to annoy me. *But* this particular album for some reason clicked with 14 year old me as it was spinning on my 5-disk changer as a high schooler in the early 1990s. I was able to get into the headspace of the music and the journey it took me on was truly extraordinary. I loved it then and I still love it today.
Now this album listening party is starting to get good. 3 banger albums in a row? Get the net. Ok, I’m not sure if it’s been 3 in a row for me and I won’t be checking so let’s roll with this. This is probably the best soundtrack that has ever been released. Soundtrack you say??? Well, watch the movie and try to argue with me. There are great songs and there are good songs on this album. There’s longish songs and there are short songs. They all fit, blend together and take you on a journey, wether sober or not. Enjoy it. Has anyone not listened to this album? Like even a little bit? Choice Cut: Young Lust
One of the best albums I've listened to yet
Beautiful Album, perfect to relax and enjoy with eyes closed.
Having seen the film, it's hard not to picture the imagery that comes with every track on this album. However, the writing and production is so strong with this album, I get the feeling I would have understood what Roger Waters was going for even without that imagery.
Masterpiece
Some monster songs on this album, it's been far too long since I've listened to the whole thing. The best concept album ever.
Easily in my top ten favorite albums of all time “And when they’ve given you their all, some stagger and fall, after all it’s not easy. Banging your heart against some mad bugger’s wall” And yeah, I think if my father died when I was an infant and my mother babied me to the point of psychological detriment and my wife left me because I was disassociating all the time so I started hooking up with a new roadie every night out of the endless pick of roadies I would probably also end up on a drug fueled mental breakdown in which I build a mental wall around my entire state of being and basically become a nazi crazy with power and attention.
I’m comfortably numb
THE WALL has always been a hard album for me to talk about in terms of why I like it. Of course, I rattle off about the autobiographical-inspired elements from Roger Waters, the general amazing muscianship, the flow of the narrative, how incredible it is we even got this album at all given the state the band was in... And for the record, it's not even because I'm more melody-first than lyrics so I don't know what to say about this. This was my first Pink Floyd album; it's the one I've lived with the longest. I can rattle off nearly every word of it by heart. It's my third favorite behind THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON and WISH YOU WERE HERE, in that order. I love, love, **love** THE WALL. Hell, it was Doug Walker's shitty "review" of the movie adaptation that got me to **finally** stop watching him. No, no, I've always struggled to talk about why I like this album is because I don't know what it means to me. Note: what it means **to me**. Not **generally**; I well understand that. What do **I** get out of it, personally? THE WALL, more than any other album I've encountered, feels like one where you **need** to talk about what it means to you. You can't just point out bangers or say "It's a bit comfortably shit, innit?" and move on. You need to have at least **some** self-reflection on what it says about **you**. And that's probably just a load of pretentious shit, I realize that. I'm probably just over-thinking and over-worrying about not enjoying this album "correctly." I know I won't be looked down upon if I don't bare my soul as part of this review. Certainly, looking around at a lot of other reviews, not a lot of people share my feelings. But that's just kind of the person I am, y'know? 'Cuz sometimes I think about this piece of creative writing I did for myself on THE WALL, inspired by The RS500, where all I did was talk about how my dad bought it for me at a book store, and I feel bad. 'Cuz it's like, "Really? That's all you get out of it? That you own it? There's really no deeper significance to you beyond the fact of your possession?" And knowing what the album generally means, and the elements taken from Roger Waters' and Syd Barrett's real life... I mean, is it any shallower than Doug Walker interpreting "Goodbye Blue Sky" as an Oscar bait song about "World War II with monsters?" There wasn't even a word in there about how I enjoyed it. So, maybe I'm just concerned that over a decade later the only other meaning this album's gained for me is "Doug Walker's a shithead." 'Cuz it's not like I haven't had experiences with isolation, or with how easy it can be to descend into far right points of view (and how hard it can be to completely rid yourself of them, goodness). It's just, I've never really made the connections back to this album. So what does that say about me and music, then? Believe me, THE WALL isn't the only piece of music I don't derive personal meaning from. Is it a lack of personal experience? Do I need more? How do I get more? Will I ever? Will I just be stuck behind this waist-high wall I've built for myself, that I could easily get out from behind but just refuse to for one reason or another? **Will I ever truly touch grass**? And it can go on like that, spiraling forever and forever further down the line of "What's wrong with me?" But that's probably a bit deeper than even this album calls for, honestly. And again, I look out at every one else who enjoys this album; all the people who blast "Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)" and "Comfortably Numb" without playing the rest of the album around them, or who go to concerts and make the "hammer" sign... Is enjoyment not enough meaning in and of itself? To experience a story, grasp its theme, delight in its melodies... Even if it's not as deep a meaning as I want it to be, it's still **something**. It's no less valid than relating personally to the album's themes of isolation, war, abandoment and cycles of violence. Just because I'm not engaging with the album, or art in general as a mirror doesn't mean I'm engaging with it wrong. So maybe that's the part of my soul I mentioned above. Or maybe it's not, and I still need to dig deeper to find it. In any case, THE WALL is deeply entrenched in there. For my money, it's the greatest rock opera of all time. I doubt I'll ever get sick of it. From the crashing, epic riff of "In The Flesh?" down to the hopeful words of "Outside The Wall"—followed then by the realization that the album loops, and that the cycle of walls being built and demolished will never end... It's a masterpiece among masterpieces. An amazing end to their imperial period that started with DARK SIDE. Bless THE WALL, and everything it does or could stand for.
A bloated, yet excellent end to the classic era of Pink Floyd. 5 stars.
I’m at a 10. I truly don’t know that I have the words to describe how all of this made me feel, but I imagine I’ll stumble into them as I write stuff; first and foremost, this is my first Pink Floyd album in full. Never heard anything off of Dark Side, and really, the only Pink Floyd track I’ve heard before this was Wish You Were Here, which I think is an excellent track. I’ve had moments throughout listening to all of these albums where I’ve felt dumb for not listening to an artist or a band before they popped up in this list and I had to be confronted with it. This is perhaps the dumbest I’ve ever felt yet. I don’t want to give a full recap of the plot or anything; that’s for other people to type out and analyze. I just want to type how I feel, which is that this just hit remarkably close to home for me a little too often, but in a good and confrontational way. The wall is a very real, and very valid thing. The message this album is trying to send is arguably more relevant now in 2024 than it was in 1979, and it’s a goddamn shame that apparently Roger Waters himself has lost the fucking plot on it. I’m still at a loss for words, so I’ll just skip to the finish: there is not a single missed note, or beat, or anything on here. This is 80 minutes of some of the best stuff ever put to tape, in terms of a fully cohesive vision and its execution. I feel remarkably idiotic for not listening to this before, and I curse Doug Walker every day for making “The Wall” into his own personal shitshow of a joke. Just a truly fabulous album that I may never put into words. Just listen to it. It’s a 10 out of 10, and well-deserving of so much of its critical acclaim. I truly, truly loved this.
I’ve never listened to this album all the way through in one sitting - the way it was meant to be listened to. Too make up for my previous failure, I listened three times in a row. If anyone talks badly about this album I guess it’s just because they don’t like rock and roll or they had just have bad taste. What can you do? Can’t make everyone happy. It’s a masterpiece in every sense of the word.
This was made when really good albums were made. You don't get ones like this much anymore. It's all crap from TikTok.
Fucking fire!!!!!
It has been a minute since I’ve listened to this album all the way through. Just… wow. What else can I say about it? Pink Floyd at their best. The pinnacle of concept albums. Absolutely brilliant.
This is the definitive concept album. There are other great ones, like The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway and Operation Mindcrime, but in my view this reigns supreme. The flow of the story, the transitions between songs that set the tone for the next chapter, all of it. Beginning to end this is a masterpiece. Additionally, there are plenty of songs that have the legs to stand on their own. Knowing the story helps, but Comfortably Numb doesn’t is fantastic even out of context. Same goes for Mother, Run Like Hell, or Another Brick in the Wall, Pt II. As an aside, I truly appreciate that this album came up on a day that I was building a literal wall at my house.
Das Meisterwerk - auch der Film ist sehr zu empfehlen. 5/5 (mit Herzchen)
Seminal
A certified classic of the Psychadelic Rock genre, maybe its the nostalgia talking, but this does a great job combining art and music.
This album is a triumph of storytelling and music. The emotional journey this album takes you on is a rocky one but satisfying. Yes it’s a double album and all double albums are too long but this one has always worked for me. And yes I was obsessed with this album in high school, how’d you know?
Pretty outstanding but also very disturbing and exhausting to listen to even without watching the film. Challenging and abrasive and I probably won't go back to it, but sounds incredible. Comfortably Numb is one of the best songs of all time. The last section was a lot to handle. 4.5/5
Let me share something with you. I'd purposefully avoided listening to this album for a couple years now, not because I didn't think I'd enjoy it, but rather because I know I would. A few years ago I received a copy of Paul McCartney's RAM on vinyl for Christmas, an album I'd never heard before, and proceeded to pull my record player into the bathroom so I could drink beer in the shower while listening to it for the first time. Christmas of course being one of the two days a year I indulge in that most tantalizing of vices known as shower beer. I've been chasing the high of that morning ever since. I'd planned on not listening to The Wall in a similar fashion, which brings me back to my avoiding it for years. That said, engaging in the challenge of this app isn't about some personal goal of musically shangri-la, it's about hearing new music you otherwise might not have been exposed to due to your own biases. So, instead of listening to the wall for the first time on my terms, I listened at my desk at work at 7am before anyone else is usually in the office. It was spectacular.
Such a great album. This list was literally created for albums like this
This is one of the greatest albums of all time. Personal enjoyment: 5/5 Relevance to this list: 5/5
Not my favourite Pink Floyd album, but still delivers. There a couple of really good songs on here, like 'Another Brick In The Wall, Pt.2", 'Hey You', and 'Young Lust', to name a few. Conceptually and sonically it's very well orchestrated and tied together with a clear red line and theme throughout the album. You can also go watch the 'The Wall' movie directed by Alan Parker if you want more of this album and the concept. I feel it works both for and against it being made as a concept. It's quite neat that there is a red line, but at the same I become quite annoyed when 'In The Flesh' the second time. And there are also quite a few tracks that are meant to drive the narrative of the album, or just setup the next song, which I perhaps wouldn't consider a proper song themselves. For example 'Is There Anybody Out There', 'Stop', 'Outside The Wall', 'Goodbye Cruel World' to name a few. This makes the album feel littered and sprawling. But perhaps you should instead look at the album as some sort of opera, which I guess it was made to be. But that's just not how I want to listen to albums. Weak 5, mostly due to the many and sometimes uneven tracks. But still a good album!
Not my favourite Pink Floyd album but still very, very good. Probably the most thematic of them and I think if it wasn't for its long runtime it might be one of my favourites as well. The only part I don't think is great is the second part of the first side. From "One of my turns" to " Good bye cruel world". Still it isn't bad at all. Second side has so many good songs the whole movement from "In the flesh" to the end is good, scary and uncomfortable. It's just really good and you need to listen to them as an album to really get the whole picture. Single tracks are harder to pinpoint but the guitar solo in "Comfortably numb" stands out, as well as "Mother" and of course "Another brick in the wall part 2" 5 stars.
Classic
Fantastic. Distinctly pink floyd, super spacey, super influential. I dont think its as good as the wall. Songs like money stand out. The later tracks can blend into each other. Not necessarily a defect but I think the album feels shorter as a result.
This is an album that is going to appear in a ton of critics' top 10, let alone top 1001, so its inclusion is not a surprise at all, nor should most of the content be if you're older than 30, maybe even 20 if you had a certain kind of parent or still listened to terrestrial radio in 2012 or whatever. I know it's a classic but having listened to a ton of pink floyd in my life I don't think this is their best album, or even second. The thing it does really well though is be a concept/opera album without being overly up its own ass about that fact. It's still full of great standalone tracks that are tied in to the story without having to rely on full songs worth of context to make sense of them. It speaks to Waters and the rest of band's songwriting ability and storytelling prowess. Being able to pull a musical theme down through most of the first disc without ramming it down your throat the whole time is what film composers and classical composers do - it's rare for a rock band to pull this off. I think the second disc is better than the first, by a lot even. When I'm in a mood to listen to this album I usually skip the first disc entirely. It's an obvious pick, but I think if I could only listen to 5 songs for the rest of my life Comfortably Numb would be one of them. The harmonies, the carefully picked effects on the guitar, the instrumentation, the lyrics, it's just all great. It being on the same album as Hey You, Run Like Hell, Another Brick in the Wall pt X, and Mother is really something. I can't give this anything but a 5; I'd give it a 4 knowing their other work but I've given lots of lesser albums 4's and it wouldn't do it justice.
I didn't listen to this today because I listened to it this weekend! I was watching this youtube documentary about a youtube channel making a parody of the Wall movie (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rokAtlFGa7Y) and ended up watching the movie and listening to the album. The songs are haunting and poignant, they feel personal and universal. There is a reason this is considered one of the best albums of all time.
For being a double album it certainly doesn't feel like it. I think the motifs that keep popping up throughout help it feel more cohesive, but I guess some people might call that repetitive. Plenty of standout songs too to match with the more interlude type tracks, but even the shorter ones can have some great instrumentation or melodies in them. Grows on me more every time i hear it.
yes sir
Este es un disco estupendo, diferente a lo que se esperaba de Pink Floyd y desde luego alejado de los estándares Punk de la época. Un proyecto sobre todo de Roger Waters que no aporta nada en cuanto al concepto (ópera rock, disco doble, incomunicación... todo eso ya lo habían publicado antes otros con buenos resultados). Sin embargo se sostiene por las excelentes canciones. In the flesh, el tremendo éxito de Another brick in the wall, Confortably numb y la excelsa Run like hell hacen de este un disco para disfrutar. No hay canciones menores: Mother, Goodbye blue sky, Hey you son otras canciones enormes. Otros discos de 1979, el año del "Disco sucks" y también de maravillas como: JOY DIVISION - Unknown Pleasures, THE CLASH - London calling, VAN MORRISON - Into the music, NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE - Rust never sleeps y Live Rust, AC/DC - Highway to hell, PAUL COLLINS BEAT - The Beat, THE CURE - Three imaginary boys, THE POLICE - Regatta de blanc y zenyattà Mondatta, THE B-52'S - The B-52's, GRAHAM PARKER - Squeezing out sparks, THE KNACK - Get the knack, THE UNDERTONES - The Undertones, Armed Forces de Elvis Costello & The Attractions, We Are Family de Sister Sledge, Look Sharp! de Joe Jackson, Spirits Having Flown de Bee Gees, Breakfast in America de Supertramp, Y de The Pop Group, Voulez-Vous de ABBA , Bad Girls de Donna Summer, Lodger de David Bowie, Discovery Electric Light Orchestra, Exposed y Platinum de Mike Oldfield, Fear of Music Talking Heads, Off the Wall de Michael Jackson, Quadrophenia deThe Who, Reggatta de Blanc de The Police, Prince de Prince, Damn the Torpedoesde Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers , One Step Beyond... de Madness, The Specials de The Specials, Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants" de Stevie Wonder, Metal Box de Public Image Ltd., Risque de Chic, Real to Real Cacophony y Life in a day de Simple Minds
One of the greatest. Wish you were here is a better album in my opinion, but The Wall is timeless and fantastic.
I really like it
A true Masterpiece
When I was in jr high my brother let me go through his music. I found a tape with the simple words “the wall”. I still remember listening to the opening ”in the flesh” and being blown away. Never had I heard something like this. I think the theme of isolation is even more relevant today. And the imagined political climate seems almost prophetic “all you have to do is follow the (trumps) worms” And some of the best guitar work on any album ever. A true masterpiece.
10
Outstanding
Brutal, at times overwhelming, and tied together into one neat package ready for shipping. Lots of themed reused/recycled throughout the album, which can be a bad thing for many listeners, but not me. Take the "we don't need no education" melody. It appears again and again, not only in the three "Another Brick In The Wall" parts, but in The Trial, Run Like Hell, Hey You, and more. It's just one of many examples of this album's genius. Thematic repetition adds this beautiful consistency that you normally only hear in classical symphonies. The Wall's "plot" strikes a good balance between easy-to-follow and left-open-to-interpretation. The tragic story of an up-and-coming rock star trying (and failing) to come to terms with his past, leading to several recurring instances of mental breakdowns. Roger Waters, the primary composer here, creates these darn great musical ideas that, while not exactly complicated, tell the story perfectly. There are ups and downs, problems and solutions, comedy and tragedy (mostly the latter) - and Roger Waters does all of these justice. Some great song transitions in this album too. Lots of incredible musicianship here, particularly in the lead guitar (Gilmour) and bass (Waters). The guitar solos on some of these tracks are pretty incredible and some of my favourites of all time. The bass playing, particularly in the "radio" tracks like Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 2 and Comfortably Numb, is superb. I'm not a huge fan of Waters's vocal here (it's stronger in the previous three Floyd albums) and Gilmour definitely outshines Waters on that front with his rough rock voice. Wright's synth and keyboard playing is more understated than in earlier albums, but it's placed tastefully and played excellently. Mason's drumming is solid as always. Also, this album arguably has more Pink Floyd hit/"classic" tracks than any others (though that could be attributed to The Wall being Pink Floyd's only double album): In The Flesh, Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 2, Mother, Goodbye Blue Sky, Young Lust, Hey You, Run Like Hell... and of course the crowd favourite Comfortably Numb. With a portfolio this strong, I think you can afford to have a few throwaways. 5/5
Quite possibly the most ambitious concept album
The brick on the wall three parter was fantastic just to be followed by mother, genius. The next two songs were all right, Young Lust was another banger. Some of the next songs gave Charlie Day's Bob Dylan impression vibes, which is not a negative. Hey you is a great starter for the disc 2. Comfortably Numb is my favorite so far. In the flesh feels like a big rock anthem I should've know about already
The final hurrah for Pink Floyd MKII as the band would undergo another lineup change as Richard Wright would not appear on “The Final Cut” and Roger Waters was out after “The Final Cut” (Rick did return after “The Final Cut” however). A Rock-Opera for the ages depicting Pink’s isolation from the outside world within his… “Wall”.
Also classic gem
I love getting absolute classics on Fridays.
It's THE rock opera. It's one of a handful of albums this long i'll gladly listen to end to end without fatiguing. It's got some all time classics on there. It's just great.
Joya de joyas que, escuchado hasta el hartazgo en décadas pasadas, vale la pena desempolvar. Una obra compleja y pretenciosa conceptualmente, que genera una atmósfera sombría adecuada para un día lluvioso. Logrado de manera impecable, este disco subió muy cañón la vara de lo que se podía hacer nivel de producción, ejecución y creatividad. Los temas más choteados, como Another Brick in the Wall y Hey You, cobran una dimensión diferente cuando se escuchan en el contexto de la obra completa. Una hora y veinte muy bien invertidas.
Wow, this was definitely an encompassing task and felt much longer than the listed 1 hr 25; “The Wall” is itself a wall of soundscape and experience, in some places even a hurdle. But it’s filled with a gamut of emotions both up and down (touching on Pink Floyd’s theme of the music star’s experience). First time listening all the way through but I’m familiar with many of these tracks. Not my favorite PF album but still a great listen, 5/5
My parents showed me Pink Floyd in my early teens, right around the time I started collecting vinyl. Even as a child, I was in awe that a record like this could exist. I’m 22 now and I am STILL in awe. An album with writing, performances, and a concept this strong is generational. It doesn’t even matter that there are moments on here I don’t love, what matters is that it all adds to the story. This is a landmark record, a timeless classic, and the greatest concept album of all time. I can’t wait to show this to my kids one day.
Cmon man
Fuuuuuuuck
Come on a 5 for sure!
relisten. literally the album of all time i don't even think i have the vocabulary to explain how mind-blowing and perfectly crafted it is.
Re-listen. Feels like you’re listening to a film. Great songwriting and a compelling concept. One of Pink Floyd’s best.
You have to settle in for this one. Good but at times haunting
It's simply a masterpiece. Creative, inventive and conceptually brilliant. Everything is stitched together perfectly, like an elaborate tapestry that ultimately displays it's totality. Some fantastic tracks on here to listen to individually, or soak up the entire album in one go. Whilst there are other Floyd albums I prefer, this still gets a perfect 5/5
Man. So so so so good.
Day 15 of listening to 1001 albums, one day at a time. This might be one of Pink Floyd’s best album to date. It is definitely a huge album being a literal double able. The story it tells is so gripping and is truly an album that deals with isolation and pushing others away. It’s has to be such a difficult task to tell a story but also at the same time create music that is great in its own right. Which in true Pink Floyd fashion they manage to fulfill both of those with amazing tracks. While the character of Pink is based off Syd Barret you can tell a lot of the ideas of closing your self off come from Waters. A remarkable album with a masterful story.
What a ride. This is an album I had only ever dipped in and out of, and this experience has shown me I've been missing out! Absolutely must be listened to in full, uninterrupted, with headphones. Sprawling, emotional, uncomfortable, operatic and what has to be one of the top concept albums of all time. Immaculate musical storytelling at its finest.
The first half of CD1 (side1) is great stuff. Theres a fantastic run of songs on this side. All the way to goodbye blue skies. The 2nd half of CD1 (side 2) drops in quality. Im sure it adds to the story of the album. However, i feel its not necessary from a musical perspective. The tracks are average. It brings down the quality of the album overall very slightly id say. CD2 picks it up in terms of quality again with the fantastic hey you, comfortably numb and run like hell. A few amazing tracks right there. Comfortably numb is one of the best tracks of all time in my opinion. Great music and lyrics. Gilmours singing. Amazing. That solo. Got to be one of the most amazing pieces ever. It makes my hairs stand on edge every time i hear it! I'd give this a low 5/5 rating. Its a fantastic album. I just think the length isnt for everyone. Its not the best PF album imo but one of them. You could probably remove Side 2 completely and the last few tracks of Side 4 (cd2). If you were to cut the length of this album down 20-30 mins it would be a perfect 10/10 for me. Nevertheless, its still a cracker.
holy moly
Favourite Album in High School
Pretty much automatic 5
Masterpiece
It's been many years since I've last listened to The Wall. Going in, I thought I would give it 4 stars, but after listening to it with fresh ears, it's easily a 5. It has certainly aged well.
I didn’t like this album the first time I listened to it and I don’t know why. It was SOOO good. There were a couple filler songs but for the most part all the songs were really interesting and enjoyable. Pink Floyd experimented a lot with non-musical sounds in their music and that is present here, but not at the same of the music. It enhances the place that the song takes you it’s great. S teir.
This is pretty damn epic. It's been a while, but I loved revisiting this.
This is another album that just feels like home.
This made me feel all the feelings! Feelings of an almost human nature. This will not do. Actually, it will do quite well. This piece of theater is still pretty brilliant after almost 50 years. So much nostalgia.
Back in junior high school, a dear friend and I used to get into occasional debates over Pink Floyd (her favorite) and Styx (mine). In the days when acquiring new music involved significant financial investment for a junior higher, I never took the risk of delving into the music of Pink Floyd instead focusing my resources on music I knew and loved. For whatever reason, once I had my resources and easier access to music Pink Floyd never because much of a priority. That was clearly a mistake. This album gave me goosebumps from the opening notes and they are returning now as I write about it. What an incredible, haunting, epic masterpiece this is. My expectations were high and this album leapt way over them. Incredible!
I mean this rlly is just one of the greatest albums of all time. Imagine releasing this as your ELEVENTH studio album and you make this fucking classic. Roger waters i am pouring honey on you goat. maybe im biased because i also grew up around this album but i AM a dark side of the moon / momentary lapse of reason girly so i don’t think i am. Hey you is my favorite
I don't think I've listened to this in 20 years, and I certainly didn't appreciate it then the way I do now. Sprawling, chaotic, mesmerizing.
It's a bit much. And kind of one note. But to make a compelling story for two albums is quite the feat
Tu best. Always a great album to listen to.
Absolutely brilliant. I feel like this gold standard for concept albums. Its one of those records that really only works as a whole. Especially the first half, it's all world building and stage setting. It kind of flows and moves and I do enjoy it, but I don't love it. Even Another Brick in the Wall pt 2 doesn't really get my blood moving. For me, the real magic is back half. Hey You, Is There Anybody Out There, Bring the Boys Back Home, Comfortably Numb, In the Flesh Reprise, Run Like Hell, The Trial, Outside the Wall. It's in the back half that it really reaches climax and the story + music takes off. I love the operatic storytelling and song writing that really gets me. I don't listen to this album a lot, but it is one that has grown on me over the years. I really didn't get it when I listened to it first as a High School student, and I really tried. I went hard on Pink Floyd and watched / listened to Dark Side with the Wizard of Oz and everything. I still think I probably prefer Dark Side of the Moon from a taste standpoint, but I give this one a spin at least once a year and I'm always stoked. It's a treasure.
This is it, one of the best albums ever created! It's not music, it's art.
masterpiece
This album was very significant in my musical journey as a child. Years later people try to convince me that 1: Pink Floyd are not great as I remember them to be, and 2: especially not the Wall. I'm happy to tell this people- you are wrong. This record, as any rock opera, has a youthful shine to it, and I can get why it might be considered pretentious. But it delivers. The concept, in my opinion, still works, it still bothers me and scratches my head. And especially, the songs are so strong, preformed so well and produced perfectly. So to my younger self and myself today, it was a 5 and still is
Classic!
Lo diferencial que puedo decir de éste trabajo es mi experiencia personal con él. Recuerdo comprarlo a un precio irrisorio a los valores actuales en la disquería de un supermercado, llegar a casa, escucharlo en mi minicomponente y no entender nada de lo que estaba pasando. 15 años y escuchando The Wall, fantaseando con las imágenes que me planteaba esta música extraña, con la piel erizada por todo lo que me transmitía el disco y que tiempo después entendería mejor: el concepto detrás del álbum, la película y sus animaciones y, sobre todo, cómo esta banda marcó mi juventud preuniversitaria y universitaria. Entré de adolescente por The Dark Side of the Moon, teniendo algún resabio en mi inconsciente de "Another brick in the wall, Part two" y luego pasé a éste LP, sólo sabiendo de él por documentales y por un libro sobre rock. Disco y banda eternas, que cuando escucho lo hago con nostalgia para con esos años llenos de romanticismo, de escape y encuentro conmigo mismo.
Rock, 1979 -> 5
Masterpiece. Great from start to finish.
Intelligent lyrics, innovative sound and ingenious concept.
I will admit I never really understood The Wall properly - and maybe I still don't -> but this listen was GREAT for me! I am just in love with Gilmour's guitar work. The 'Waters'-y part of this record is a bit less appealing to me musically, though I think he definitely brought the goods in terms of thematic content. Anyway this record is better than I ever gave it credit for before. I would still rank Dark Side much higher, and if this was a 100 point scale maybe I could express that difference, but I think it's a 5 star record.
All time Pink Floyd classic
sick, have listened a few times, love young lust
Oh boy - here it is! The Wall is a masterpiece of musical exploration, reaching one of the highest peaks in the genre. It's not an album you can fully absorb in just one listen; its richness and depth demand repeated visits. Yet, it's precisely this complexity that renders it timeless. From its bizarre moments that border on the surreal to its breathtaking beauty and heart-wrenching sadness, The Wall encompasses the full spectrum of human emotion. It's an album that excels in every aspect, making it a quintessential piece of music history.
always in contention for my favorite album of all time. 10/10
Not my favorite Floyd... but amazing overall
All Floyd is 5 stars in my book. Gilmour is on my Mount Rushmore of guitar greats. The Wall is probably the greatest concept album of all time. Comfortably Numb is probably the greatest guitar solo of all time.
Neither Roger Waters nor Nick Mason could read music at the outset of their professional success, so they invented their own system of notation that was intelligible only to them but somehow massively appealing to a broad swath of people. Maybe that's kind of Pink Floyd's gift; the Wall is such a complicated, elliptical, deeply personal work that it doesn't even really seem intended to be fully understood. Experiencing it is like hearing someone else's life play in fast forward through a wall (or "the Wall" perhaps) with all of its beauty, melodrama, and tragedy. Anyways 5/5 all time classic by one of my favorite bands.
Absolute classic
I haven't listened to pink floyd since the last album of theirs I got on this list, which was quite a while ago, so despite having listened to this album countless times it still felt refreshing when I got it today. It's probably the best concept album ever and even the "interludes" have replay value before you even get to classics like comfortably numb, another brick in the wall pt 2, and young lust. Every time I listen I feel like I get something new out of the story and this listen was no different. Also makes me wonder what Pink Floyd would have made if Syd Barrett hadn't been insane since at least 3 of their most famous albums are based on him in some way.
Listened 2x. 4.7
Absolutely legendary. Took the full double record for a spin, which I haven’t done in forever, and was pleasantly surprised how many of these songs are just impossible to forget. Knowing the story of the concept makes it so much more enjoyable too. At face value it’s hard to tell what the god damn fuck is going on, but on its face this is just a solid fucking album. Roger Waters is one of the best songwriters that has ever existed and this record is proof of that on top of Dark Side of the Moon and Animals. This one doesn’t have Syd Barrett but his PRESENCE and attribution as the inspiration for the main character Pink is clear. I can’t say enough about this becoming to be honest it is a listening experience top to bottom. You already know the hits. You saw the movie. Give it another listen!
If I had to choose one full album that was the best album ever it would probably be this one.
We need more stars for albums like this. Was my fave in high school, but now I like Dark Side of the Moon better. Still a stellar album!
Still superb, one of my favourites
brilliant, should still be on the list.
One of the great concept albums, and the last great work by Floyd.
One of the greatest
Holy shit this album just took me on a spiritual journey. I now know the meaning of life and it’s not what I expected. I’m not ok and I’ll never be ok again. Seriously though, what an album! This sounds so incredible and it may be the strain I’m blowing in the air but this sounds perfect to me. Every damn cord has hit my chest like a ton of bricks. Thank you for this journey to the center of the earth. Ok they lost me at the end of disc 2 but I’m still giving this a 5 😂
little boy lost his dad and deals with growing up
It's never a bad time to listen to Pink Floyd, one of the most amazing bands that exists and obviously this album is one of the most iconic ever made by them. Vocals, drums, guitars and bass just perfect in almost every song, but also the transitions to one song to another are beautiful in every possible way. Really great album.
Love this album. One of the goats.
Tight
I wish I couldn’t relate to this but I do.
Another one of Those Albums Everyone Had. I’d forgotten it’s a double. Pink Floyd has held their own and managed to be respected by each generation since. Just heard the Memphis Symphony Orchestra do their own arrangement of Dark Side of the Moon—blew away the concert hall with a huge assembly of orchestra members. Fifty years later and Pink Floyd can still kick it.
imo this is just good music, I think its great to listen to, not sure if its what I would listen to in my day to day but its just done well I think, 9/10
Usually when the wiki says an album is one of the best selling of all time, I’m skeptical. But this totally deserved it. It was long, but constantly entertaining; stylistically consistent yet diverse from song to song. Plus, they managed to make the instrumentals entertaining enough for folks like myself who don’t really listen to lyrics. Totally great 9.5/10
Excellent album
This is an 80 minute album that I suppose would be considered a rock opera. There’s a lot to say about it. It’s not just a list of songs. There are overarching themes and oft-reprised melodies that combine to make a cohesive story. Pink Floyd makes frequent use of non-musical sound elements like sound effects or conversations, which work well in this context. The “regular” songs are great listens in isolation, but I do expect much of the album will only work well within the full context. I was surprised that “Another Brick in the Wall” actually has several parts, of which I believe part 2 is the only one I’d heard. This is a really solid album if you know what you’re getting into.
A masterpiece and one of my favorite albums. Favorite track: Vera
every time i think i've over pink floyd and that they're overrated i listen to any one of their songs and my opinion switches immediately they are so cool
The personal Bible of lonely teenagers in the late ‘70s, and nevertheless as relevant today, "The Wall" is the culmination of Roger Water's creative epiphany. A highly introspective album (only to be beaten by its successor, "The Final Cut"), The Wall paints an accurate — though terrifying — saga through Pink's (Roger Waters's spitting image's) psychological trauma ("The Thin Ice"), sexual repression ("Young Lust"), isolation ("Hey You"), and eventual disillusionment ("Waiting For The Worms"), due to losing his father in Anzio, being coerced to 'mask' his poetic self by his abusive Schoolmaster, and trauma sustained from his his overprotective mother and unfaithful wife. Pink is eventually placed on a mental trial for his imagined crimes (disillusioned, he holds a fascist rally in his head), with each of these people serving as witnesses. The judge (the embodiment of a literal posterior) ends up sentencing Pink to "tear down the wall" (which represents Pink's psychological barriers) in "The Trial". Pink's fate remains unknown as the album ends with "Outside The Wall". Roger Waters reminding the audience that they're loved more than they know: "All alone, or in twos The ones who really love you Walk up and down, outside the wall Some hand in hand And some gathered together in bands The bleeding hearts and the artists make their stand And when they've given you their all Some stagger and fall, after all it's not easy Banging your heart against some mad bugger's wall ..." Although many argue that the album is too "self-indulgent" or "pretentious", I believe it is an excellent social commentary on mental health, and it certainly made me (and not just me) feel less alone when I was a lonely 14-year-old.
Brilliant
gemstone
Ok, I don't need to listen to the album. It's present to me. As a 16-year-old, I was thrilled. I was very sorry at the time that I had neither the money nor the opportunity to see the live show in the neighboring city. All I could do at first was watch the movie in the village cinema. In the run-up to the show, the cinema operator was happy to show the film "Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii". At the time, I was already a fan of the band and liked many of the songs that were played there. I was very amused that some unsophisticated moviegoers expected "Another Brick in the Wall" to be played. :-D Many years later, when Roger Waters gave a guest performance with his show nearby, I was there. I was lucky to be able to see Pink Floyd concerts live in the 80s/90s. Roger Waters' "The Wall", on the other hand, is more of a very elaborate show than a rock concert. Nevertheless, it was great, even if I don't like his political opinions. I've come to view Roger Waters critically and that's not just to do with different political stances, but also with his unfair attempts to suppress other opinions. In this context, I liked Nick Cave's handling of this. Against this background, my enthusiasm for the album has cooled somewhat. To me, it seems to be a self-actualization project by Roger Waters, in which he mainly deals with his childhood. I now find Tommy from The Who more conceptually ambitious here. Nevertheless, the music is great and I always enjoy it. 5/5
Work of art. Easy 5 stars.
What’s there to say that hasn’t already been said about one of the greatest albums of all time?
This is a long album but an iconic one, and still holds up as one of the greatest #rock albums ever made. Slows down a little in disc 2, but still has some great tracks. Favorites: Another Brick in the Wall 2, Mother, Young Lust, Run Like Hell
A unique album. Love it all.
Bon bon bon bon bon.... Moi, j'dit que c'talbum il déchire ok. M'en fou. Yé trop de la bombe! C'est trop cool okokokokok!!! LETS GOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Second favorite album of all time
This album really has it all. Experimentation, storytelling and amazing music. Still so unique to this day, I can’t imagine listening to it when it came out.
In high school, I clumped Pink Floyd in with "hard rock," which wasn't a fan of. But as I have aged, I have come to appreciate the complexity and supreme musicianship, and sharp political and social commentary. Great album.
One of the all time greatest albums!
I would call this a rock opera. It is a story or a jouney of sorts that taken collectively has a greater meaning. Looking at it this way, it is no doubt one of the greatest rock operas of all time. Taken as individual songs, it so happens to also be one of the greatest albums of all time and shows the absolute mastery of the musicians craft throughout. This is considered an important part of rock history and an important album in that history. And ... It ought to be!
One of the greats 95/100
Simply brilliant
It’s a classic.
Maybe not their best album but iconic and amazing! They were so ahead of their time. ❤️
4/5
How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat yer meat?
Fascinating to let yourself be absorbed by the narrative of this album. I need to start eating more drugs.
I don’t have time to get all my thoughts in here, but suffice it to say, I rate this album very highly. musicianship, concept, and the overall time and place it takes me to as a child of the 70s. Solid five from me.
I went to Floyd live 3 times in the late 80’s and 90’s. One of the best concerts of all time. BTW it’s a misconception that the dark side of the moon never sees the light. The back side of the moon faces the sun daily as it orbits around the earth, however, we on earth only see one side of the moon as the moon’s orbit is locked facing the earth — these are things you contemplate, as an astronaut, at a Pink Floyd concert.
Wanna take a baaAAAATH???
Absolute gem of an album. Have listened to this album, and watched the movie countless times. Never tire of this album, one that definitely deserves a place here.
Just a stellar album through and through, my personal favorites from this album are, another brick in the wall part 2, comfortably numb, and run like hell. For the strange visuals that they make in their soundscape, this is most clear on comfortably numb. I really enjoy the feel and slightly rhythmic guitar patterns on another brick in the wall part 2. I also think that run like hell is a good mix of the two, and those are just the ones that specifically stand out to me.
A band at the apex of their creativity and execution. The rock opera/concept album that all others are judged beside. The orchestration, repeating motifs, cyclical structure, the pure raw emotion on display, the juxtaposition of the grand and the personal. Filled with iconic tunes and moments, a masterpiece greater than the sum of its' parts.
Mesmerizing. Transportive.
Det legendariske, twists and turns i hver låt, heftige tekster, dritbra musikk, sjuke instrumentaler, lydteater, rockeopera, klassisk, jazz, guitarsoloer og prog på alle plugger. Crank it to 11 for det er et av historiens beste band med et av historiens beste album. PS: Ikke at Roger Waters er sånn veldig god til å synge men enten så digger du at han gir faen eller så gå hjem.
Best Floyd album
Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 1 Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2 Hey You Comfortably Numb
Crystal clear production, the guitars and drums sound amazing. The children's chorus and Gilmour's solo on Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2 are iconic moments. Too many other highlights to mention (but Comfortably Numb has to be one of them), it's hard to imagine not wanting to listen to the whole record and just be transported to another world for 80 minutes.
¿Se puede decir algo de este disco que no se haya dicho antes?
It’s just beyond incredible not only that a band can produce an album like this, but also that the same band created The Dark Side of The Moon. The album of an era, telling the story of a generation following the life of a broken man.
Classic. Absolute masterpice.
4.5
Many of these songs stand up on their own but listening to The Wall from start to finish just solidifies this as a musical masterpiece.
41/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Oh I love this. The drama of the rock opera but also incredibly listenable music. So good
felt like just normal rock first The Trial seems like a musical song very good
The Wall could be the high point - or, one of the high points - of Pink Floyd's illustrious career. A rock opera about a rock star, Pink, and the struggles he has with his life, fame, and the world we live in. The album was incredibly successful, and inspired several successful tours and a not-as-successful movie. The Wall has become a cultural icon as one of the most famous and influential albums of all time. Some days, this can seem cliched and melodramatic - other days it can seem poignant and inspired. From either perspective, The Wall is compelling and and engaging.
Here we go with another double album. I don't think I've heard the whole thing but know at least half the tracks by the titles alone, so we're at instant 5/5 territory and I'm just here for the ride. So after listening, the tracks I knew seemed quite a bit different from the others and almost feel like a different band. Some had more of a Styx vibe and was actually kind of a let down. Valso, the number of tracks that benefit from being played together also somewhat inflates the great song count on this. Nobody wants to have "Empty Spaces"and not let it continue to "Young Lust" or "The Happiest Days of our Lives" into Brick pt 2. Even counting some of those as a single track, there are still 5+ songs I want in my playlist and I've more or less been giving a star per song on my made up rubric. Plenty of great songs here although somewhat buried within some odd filler that somehow doesn't really hurt it at all for me. Favorite tracks: "Comfortably Numb" and "Run Like Hell". If I can combine the two double -songs mentioned above they are in here too. 5/5
Words can't express how much I love this album.
Top 5 album of all time for me.
incredible album, personally don't think it's their best but it's undeniably epic. not every song is perfect but as a whole it tells a great story and the transitions are nearly seamless
Yes
Their best album in my opinion. The music is brilliant, from the frigthening In the Flesh? and Run Like Hell to emotional songs like Mother and Vera. Film is equally brilliant! The sadness of Roger Waters as overprotected son by his mother after his father who died in the war, then being crushed by the school system and then having to cope with 'popstar fame' while still feeling like a frightened little boy inside. If you ever suffered from periods of sadness or even minor depression you understand you want to be left alone, build a wall around you to protect yourself against the ever imposing world that always wants something from you but seldom gives positive emotions in return. All a long time ago for me, but this is one of the albums that made me cry and saved saved my life as Morrisseys/Smiths Rubber Ring: "But don't forget the songs that made you cry And the songs that saved your life yes, you're older now and you're a clever swine. But they were the only ones who ever stood by you "
1st album one of my already all time faves don't mind listening to it again :)
already listened to....lol all in all you're just another brick in the waaall
Icoinc
I had heard singles from this album many times obviously, but grew tired of another brick in the wall when I would hear it in passing. In the context of the rest of the album, I absolutely love that song and there are no skips on this album. The way the songs seamlessly blend together with the interlude type tracks is satisfying. Many different sounds going on in the background. "in the flesh" gives me early Neal Schon guitar vibes. Comfortably numb still has one of the best guitar solos of all time. This is a 5/5 album easily - i wish i was alive to hear it when it came out.
I hadn't listened to this all the way through in I don't know how long. It was probably at least 20 or 30 years ago in a friend's basement during the very early teen years when somebody had the rare occurrence of weed. So today I decided to put on the full length movie version and watch it with my kids on family day! The 18-year-old thought it was interesting.
Masterpiece. Несмотря на то, что запоминающихся песен всего 2 (Another brick in the wall и Comfortably Numb), сам альбом звучит как одна большая музыкальная постановка. Как будто я побывал в филармонии. Понравилось искусное смешение разных стилей и голосовые эксперименты + немузыкальные вставки, коих было в меру.
Shit hvað þetta er góð plata. Sekk alltaf inn um leið. Venjulegu lögin eru sjúk og þegar þú heldur að platan sé að fjara út færðu Hey You og Comfortably Numb í andlitið.
Magnað meistaraverk.
One of the best groups out there, I listened to one of their album already, and now this one might be a better one, judging from what I've heard. I'm not in the mood to check the lyric meanings so I'm just gonna enjoy it. Also there is three discs on Spotify (third not available for) and I read that there is 26 songs on the album, which is first two discs. First song, it was quite slow and steady and then the dramatic beat came in with the guitar slamming and it's now ordered chaos. The guitar is definitely doing its job for my ears. Song is quite short. Lyrics came in, it's soft and guitar is gone, though piano makes constant beat. After the lyrics the guitar came back and it's playing in a head rocking way. Coming to endd, woooow I hear the ship and rocket sounds. Feels like vacuum cleaner turned off, and then baby crying, amazing transition to the next song. I don't think rating songs individually is logical here, Imma review the whole album at the end shortly. Second song, Queen vibes. Piano and he's singing. This one is even shorter. The voice is in the right now. Guitar came back, almost as same as in the last song, just has more of a character now. Another transition to the next song, BEST THING AN ARTIST COULD DO. Third song, this is the first part of the legendary song everyone knows, it's a slower version of it (to say it badly). Half song gone and no lyrics left. Guitars are playing different versions of same sound. Man said "hey", now children playing. It's chill, nothing's happening, but the guitar is veeery satisfying. Obviously a transition. 4th song, helicopter sounds, such a short song. Man was screaming, but also said something. Guitar has the beat of the third song. Lyrics are literal, about teachers who abused children. It's joker like singing now. Choir came in and getting to the end. OOOO LOVED THE TRANSITION. 5th song, THE SONG. It's very nostalgic too. As expected, children singing. I don't think this is the best song on the album, dunno yet just a theory, but even the songs I've listened to before this were equally good, just everything was less. Just perfect. 6th song, quirky start lyrics, oops I just read what it said, it was said in a goofy way, that's it. Now I see sadness in it. He said one part louder than the others. Ooh the weird instrumental addition, I love that, it's playing more now, it's a type of guitar, but obviously not sure. I love the melancholy that they put in this. Guitarical break. Mentioned a mother a lot of time, not complaining. The guitar, the beat, the piano in between, his voice it's just soothing and saddening too. Outro was even more raspy voiced and dark. 7th song, bird singing, and factory is working in the background. Little girl talked a little and THE MOST NOSTALGIC NOTES HIT ME, I've never heard this song before, why do I know this guitar notes, was it in a film maybe? I love the delivery of his first lyrics. Said a big sentence low-key fast, loved that. THE FUCKING GUITAR, I'VE HEARD THAT, IMMA CHECK, couldn't find anything. 8th song, violins I hear. Short song, both lyrically and by duration. Not a violin now that I've heard it more, it has an electric guitar vibe mixed with piano, and constant beat(idk of what). Deep voice he has here. WHAT A TRANSITION, THIS WAS A TWO MINUTE INTERLUDE BASICALLY. 9th song, more rocky and full sound in general. Even deeper voice now. His vocals are great too, not an amazing voice during it, but he pulls it off. The instrumental breaks are veeery nice to hear. Outro is a woman speaking formally on a telephone and its sounds too. 10th song, door closed, and some girl is talking about that room, which is full of guitars, she walked into. There is also a man speaking from the radio from the left. Lyrics came in. Less deep voice, more like soft and relaxing. WHAT the vibe fully changed, and now it's from glam rock to original rock. He's screaming-singing. The instrumental fusion is giving. Vocal outro, a looooooong one. 11th song, smooth transition as always. It's breathing sounds, piano in the background, two typed of piano sounds I hear. He's vocaling the lyrics. Long in between pauses. His voice seems sad. Low key slow jazzyness came in, veery slightly. WHAT A BEAT DROP (worst way to call it maybe idk) I expected it depending on the last song, but it's much better than I thought, just different level as always. Radio changing and people talking sound. Men screamed and fell(?) then there was breaking sounds, and a transition whohoo(writing this too fast to keep up with it. 12th song, the continuation of the mentioned legendary song. Lyrics are said in a same manner, but are different. The guitar was sooo good at one point. The fuck it's a different song, now didn't even notice. I loooved this one. 13th song, I love his voice here, there is a slight beat of the last song left in the background. His voice is coming from the right and he MUST use that voice more. 14th song, fully different vibe, ohh I think the disc changed, there was a transition, but not exactly. The more upbeatness in the second verse, plus the way it changed it, was chefs kiss. The instrumental break is magnificentt. It was a quick switch up to the lyrics. Less loud break. Last verse has the same vibe as the others, but it's progressive. 15th, aggressive tone. Bee noises. This one's dark and haunting. I'm having goosebumps what is this guitar notes, it's nostalgic yet I've never heard it before. Loved this track in a different way. 16th song, mf DOOM like start. It has a Elton John vibe in a good way, the way he sings. Now it was violins, which have gone very quickly, and came back(I think). First time he's talking this much. It's soothing and enjoyable, his voice. Vocals came in of his, women talking in the background, and the man too. Ended on a sad note. 17th song, women man talking contained, a bomb dropping sound. Now I call this the most melancholic he sounded so far. None of the songs were extremely long. It ended on a sad note too. 18th song, marching music, AND EPIC OPERATIC VIBE CAME. Feels like hymn singing. They samples themselves from that legendary song in the lyrics. The end felt like it should have been a transition, but it ended on that. 19th song, I'VE HEARD THIS ON THEIR ALBUM BEFORE THAT NOTE, IT'S GREAT GIG IN THE SKY, JUST BEFORE SHE TAKES OFF WITH THE LYRICS, THERE IS THIS SOUND. Dark side of the moon was made before this, so they just casually put this here too. He says lyrics differently, with am emphasis. He sings normally now, the instruments are melancholic, and glam rocked. Guitar break, it's nothing uniquely different. He talks here eveen more I think. The overall vibe has a Beatles-ness into it. Rest of the song is instrumental, and it's guitar playing rn. I loved the outro, I had to slow dance to it. 20th song(I know discs changed and the counting started again, but I prefer it this way), weird transition this one had. His lyrics were choiry, has a Queen song name. This one seemed like an interlude, it brought different sounds though. 21th song, guitar sounds nostalgic. It was upbeat, now it's choiry. He has a different voice(I've said this many times, I think there is one vocalist, whose name idk, and that's why I don't assume that different men sing it yk). Low key goofy way of saying some of Lyrics at the end, I liked the guitar chiming in and now it's only that, even better. EPIC OUTRO LITERALLY. People screaming Pink Floyd at the end. 22th song, what a beat, they haven't done that. It's guitar with another instrument coming in time to time, but often. Normal sound he had, the start vibe stayed. Saying "run" differently now. Second verse has this whiny(not exactly just can't remember another word for it) voice of him, which makes it more unique. Now the guitar is whining. Loved the more silent outro. 23th song, German counting at the start. The constant beat is so catchy, but his voice was sad. The voice type change after each line I think. "waiting" is the best part of the song, sooo much different, simple and catchy, along with that man was talking something. It's getting better and better. It's just that man talking now, I want that "waiting" to come. There is loud cheering sound, oh it was "hammer" saying. 24th song, 30 seconds?! Must be a good transition. It's sad with the piano too. It was nothing much just transitioned quite well. There is theatrical sounds, it's mischievous now. I hear theatre play vibes. THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST, THE INSTRUMENTALS, DIFFERENT VOICES COMING IN. Violin came in, so more dramatical, but sad too. Children choir singing. It stopped and the villain like person is singing, IS THIS STILL PINK FLOYD?!! I LOVE THIS, I should check more theatrical stuff after this, apparently, didn't know I liked it. Why is this song here though, is it their made, or a sample? WOOOW THE ROCK SOUNDS CAME IN, ALONG WITH THE SOUND BEING EVEN MORE VILLAINY. I SHOULD BE ABLE GO WRITE THESE IN EVEN MORE UPPERCASE. THE ENDING IS THEM SCREAMING "TEAR DOWN THE WALL" AND THEN WALL TEARING DOWN. I'm confused, but in the best way possible, guess I should check what this "wall" symbolically means. 25th song, sounds like a nice movie ended in the best way possible, after some dramatic events, as if this wall being destroyed means that the good won(?). He's talking while there are children singing in the background as a choir. Now only the sound has stayed, and it's very melancholic. "is this where-" HE WAS SAYING SOMETHING, wonder what it was. How do you expect me to like any albums after this by 5 stars. This was THE experience, I so want to listen to this again, and I will definitely do it, I hope. Last Pink's album was not it for me, it was veeery same throughout, but I'll check that out too later. Well, basically 5 stars isn't enough for this, but it's what it's. I want more albums like this here.
One of the absolute best albums by one of the absolute best bands of all time! This concept album is such a journey. One of the rare concepts albums where multiple tracks do work on their own though.
well. i mean. it’s perfect.
It's the Wall. What can be said that hasn't already been said at this point. It’s hard to get into if you’re not a Pink Floyd fan, but this is easily a 5/5 all time great album.
Rock star decides to write album about rock star going off the rails and turning his band into a brutal dictatorship, in realising this idea as an album, he goes off the rails and turns his his band into a brutal dictatorship. Musical wonderment ensues. Not fair to new listeners to expect any kind of real appreciation for this thumping great brontosaurus of an album in one day. That said I don't think it's as self-indulgent as people say, it's self-examining and self-absorbed, but it is about taking a long cold look at yourself ultimately so it has to be. It is the most fully realised opera in rock music, it doesn't just drone on mostly, (though it has it's moments) it goes from scene to scene explaining Pink's spiral into mania, delusion and ultimate redemption. If you require happy uplifting music that puts a positive spin on everything in 3 minutes then this claustrophobic, large scale work of unreleting doom will wear you down in a trice. But if you can take a bit of darkness and can manage repeated listens you will be rewarded. 'Goodbye Blue Sky', 'Hey You', and 'Comfortably Numb' are some of the best Floyd tracks, Glimour's voice and guitar playing are on typically superlative form here, there are classic studio effects and atmospheres (dive bombers, helicopters, TVs getting sledge-hammered, and a child innocently identifying the airborne apocalypse, a man drunkenly threatening a woman with poetry in the middle of a freeway as cars whizz past). It's one of those rare albums where the ridiculous scale and ambition of a stupendous overblown idea is in fact upheld by the resulting recording. It makes 'Tommy' sound like an EP. It's too long, it's depressing and scatalogical, Waters voice sounds like a particularly grouchy cat being strangled, and it really is the record of a band dying on it's feet. The songs 'Vera' and 'Bring the Boys Back Home' are annoying preludes to the subsequent Final Cut album. The soaring guitar solos in 'Comfortably Numb' are really only bettered by the one in 'Time' by the same guitarist. Spectacular, chilling and peerless.
Brilliant
Iconic for me. I could listen to the whole album with each song in a row or pick and choose. The best.
Pink Floyd - The Wall Classic album. One everyone knows about even if they've never listened to it. It's a rock opera that tells the story about a jaded rock star (Pink) who constructs a "psychological" wall of social isolation. It's interesting when you read up on the making of this album. How disillusioned Waters ( and the band) felt after their last tour and how the crowds weren't connecting with the band or the music and seemed to use concerts just as a social event (much of what I feel concerts have become today). Causing the feeling of isolation while playing concerts for fans who served to not really care. 30 million copies were sold and it's Pink Floyd's second best selling album, behind Dark Side Of the Moon. I'm pretty sure that this album is in the majority of vinyl collectors collections. 5/5
5.0. A timeless classic. Absolutely brilliant.
Espectacular
Rating: 10/10
This album was a main stay of my childhood I kill two copies on cassette
It’s great, hard not to give it (or most Pink Floyd albums) a 5 just because of how interesting they sound. Like this album has so many great songs like another brick in the wall (all parts), comfortably numb and the trial and them alone really give it this score. The others are great though and really fit with the concept. 5/5
I've been on a roller coaster with this album. I received this album at a young age from my older sister. I was probably too young for it but I did like it a lot. A few years later I got into their older work and was convinced that The Wall wasn't "real" Pink Floyd. I've come back around to appreciate this album as being really great. I borderline dislike Young Lust but it is pretty catchy. It needs more Richard Wright and less vocals from Waters but I'm not giving this anything less than a 5.
I think I’m too young for this one. This album is arguably one of the greats, however I think it would have resonated more with me had it come out in my own adolescence. I loved the way Roger waters or whatever his name is uses sound clips of natural human moments to boil down the moral of each track and writes music that feels a lot like the content of the lyrics. The concept doesn’t really stick with me though since it’s simply non conformity. I am also not super impressed by the actual musical capabilities here, most likely because of my exposure to music influenced by Pink Floyd, before listening to Pink Floyd. All in all I cannot deny this album to be great and incredibly influential.
Heavy emotionally, but artfully crafted. I can’t imagine an album like this being made today. For whatever reason I just want to turn it up loud and that’s the case with most Pink Floyd
Absolute gem! All time favorite.
What a perfect way to send off the 70s and progress into the 80s. It had to happen, but when the wall came down it wasn’t the same on either side.
I love this album. this is a classic. Straight rock-opera.
A must!
My first interaction with this album was hearing “Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 2” when I was in elementary school or so. I loved the dark and moody sound, and I thought it was badass that included a chorus of kids signing the line “we don’t need no education.” As a child who often clashed with his parents, I thought this song was incredibly badass, and I loved when it came on the radio. I kept listening to classic rock as I got older, and I eventually became familiar with other songs on The Wall: “Hey You,” “Young Lust,” the amazing “Comfortably Numb,” and the criminally underrated “Run Like Hell,” were all some of my favorite songs to hear on classic rock radio. I eventually bought the CD of The Wall, which came in one those awesome cases that was like two individual jewel cases fused together. The Wall is my second favorite Pink Floyd album, albeit by a small margin, just behind Wish You Were Here. If I could only listen to one Pink Floyd album the rest of my life, it would be Wish You Were Here, but if I could only listen to one Pink Floyd song for the rest of my life, it would be “Comfortably Numb.” The Wall is full of great songs, and those songs form an incredible album that functions incredibly well as a larger piece of work. The lyrics of this album cover a wide variety of topics (stardom, tyranny, isolation, abandonment, war and nuclear annihilation, to name a few), and these themes contribute to the larger picture of collectivism versus individualism. In a world that was only growing more connected, how can someone embrace and value their individuality while still contributing to the collective good that the world needs in order to survive? It’s something that still fuels debates, not just between major political schools of thought, but within those schools of thought as well. Musically, this album has Pink Floyd’s sound, but it manages to evolve past both Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here. Every song is unique, but they all fit together brilliantly, like a puzzle. Even though the songs flow wonderfully from one to the next with outstanding segues (I love a good segue by the way), the way they fit together feels like it goes beyond the linear. The musical arrangements are outstanding, and even though there’s so much to take in, it never feels jumbled or too busy. This album is fantastic, and it’s a must listen for any music fan.
Have it in my collection
I remember stealing this album from my parents once or twice, and I’m surprised for how many of the songs I already knew. Giving this another shot in my 30s, holy shit this album rules. Feels like a concept album (and deserves a relisten when I’m not as distracted), but blends musical styles and meshes the songs together incredibly well. No real stinkers whatsoever. Some of the all time greatest songs on two discs. Easy 5.
One of the finest albums ever created, and the accompanying film is essential to elevate the experience. The absolute pinnacle of concept albums as an art form. My favorite PF album among a legendary discography. Favorite Tracks: Comfortably Numb, Is There Anybody Out There, The Trial
wow well there's a lot to unpack here. emotional abuse and getting shouted at...... just a whole story of an albums........
Essential concept album, even though Waters’ power play was ripping the band apart during this production.
A perfect story-telling about a man and his traumas. Magnificient evolution of the melodic aura through the algum.
In my top 5 of all time
It's a banging album. That's all there is to it, really.
Genius. Rock and roll theater at its best.
RW is douchey, but this album is one of the best ever.
Usually i dont like Albums with +20 Songs but this one breaks this Barrier. I love each Version (part) of another brick in the wall theyre all beatifully executed and the whole Concept with "The Wall" In the Flesh and and and works so well. Its truly a Masterpiece and it has a good Structure and Soundwise its time ahead from what ive heard. Arguably an Top 3 Pink Floyd LP! 5/5
Love . Love. So epic
Very relaxing and a bit mind trippy and I liked it
One of the greats, for sure!
Even better with the passing of time...not many things you can say that about.....Fucking Perfect start to finish
Perfect
It is a classic for a reason
Perfection, always amazing
WOW~ What a treat!!!! I know ... some of us throw 5s around but this IS one of the are that earns it. Thats's why it's in the Global top 10. I may be jaded, I am a big Floyd fan 0 even saw this on their initial tour in 1979 at Nassau Colosseum in LI, but still a tour de force! Thank you !
4.7 Personally not as good as DSOTM but a fucking masterpiece nonetheless. Fave songs: young lust, comfortably numb, goodbye blue sky
hm, I think I'd rated "Dark Side Of The Moon" lower than this, which maybe I didn't mean to do that, when I'd listened to that one I was less oriented with what Pink Floyd is and does. Though actually, I think I maybe do like this one better, even if it's probably not conventional opinion. Overblown rock opera theatricality is something that works on me pretty well.
The best
I still remember the time I listened to this for the first time on a greyhound to portland in like 2017. i feel like remembering when you listened to the album for the first time is a good sign that it's a five star
Great album:. Lost my notes.
Love this album, reminded of when I first discovered it over twenty years ago. Listened to that cassette until it stopped working.
Best PF album and always a great listen
One of the best ever. It had been a long time si ce I listened from the first track to the last. Fantastic!
Favorite band of all time, but not my favorite album of theirs. Still good stuff. Listened to this 1,000 times, never gets old.
Album 289 of 1001 Pink Floyd - The Wall Rating : 5 / 5 Favorite Tracks : Nobody Home / Mother / Comfortably Numb, In the Flesh, etc, etc. While I enjoy the new music I've heard while listening through this list, it is still a joy when I see an old favorite pop up. Gives me a chance to start the day with some music I know I will enjoy. It has been a while since I listened to this album in one sitting. Every song on the album is on my 'Like" list and I hear them regularly. It was nice hearing the album from beginning to end, again. Different songs evoking different memories. Don't think anybody will ever be able to listen to this album and say it didn't hold up over time.
Feels like a Musical Great soundscape of an album Sound design is 10/10 4.5 Great Intro 4.5 4.9 Quiet before the storm vibes 4.5 4.9 Another classic I knew of, but never listened to intentionally 4.6 Great lyrics 4.7 Eerie vibes 4.9 New 4 3.8 4.1 Good sound design 4.5 3.4 3.9 4.9 Cinematic feel 4.3 3.6 4.4 4.3 Solo saves the song 4 4.6 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.9 4.4
Excellent.
This is one of my favorite albums of all personally so it was easy to listen to it again
To listen to this one I broke out my vinyl copy and listened to the entire thing as it was intended on my old turntable. One of the first 45rpm records I ever owned was "Another Brick in the Wall Part II" which we played over and over again.
One of my favorite rock albums of all time! I wore out a copy or two when I was younger. The guitar solo on Comfortably Numb is one of my favorites. David Gilmore is a fantastic player and has been one of my favorite players for a quite some time.
I found this album, when exposed to it while at Uni, to be so engaging. I was deep into it then. And on rediscovering it again, I am deep into it now. It feels timeless. Beautiful atmospheric and gritty in a sad depressingly artistic way. Easily able to listen to again and again. Clearly 5 stars.
Legendary album. Apart from great music and the superb guitar throughout, the storyline of this album is emotional, relatable and gripping. I’d say this album would be top 5 rock albums of all time. So real!
One of the best of all time!
Este disco me flipaba en mi adolescencia y luego dejé de escucharlo. En mi memoria lo recordaba como un disco coñazo lleno de guitarras progresivas, con unas voces masculinas demasiado agudas y sin fuerza y demasiado largo. Ahora lo he vuelto a escuchar y me ha parecido un muy buen disco. Supongo que mi recuerdo estaba envenenado por el excesivo y muy incorrecto uso que se ha hecho de algunas de las canciones en documentales, piezas para televisión, anuncios y películas. También por las muy malas versiones que han hecho otros grupos o por las hechas por grupos aficionados dedicados a hacer tributos. Sobre el disco puedo decir que la experimentación con las guitarras, que suenan de formas muy diferentes y que cubren un muy amplio espectro musical, desde la balada folk hasta el rock progresivo más puro y eligiendo siempre el sonido más adecuado para esa canción. También está la postproducción, con sonidos de calle que acompañan perfectamente a la narración de las canciones. Es posible que a las voces les pueda faltar un poco de fuerza en ocasiones, pero todo queda muy bien disimulado por la fuerza del resto de sonidos. Por mucho que me cueste admitirlo, es un disco que me ha gustado.
Classic, FETT
Voll vergessen wie klasse die Platte ist. - von Anfang bis Ende!
Will go 5, maybe the standard for a concept album
one of my favorites by PF!
Even though I like listening to Dark Side and WYWH more than this album, I somehow think it deserves to be rated more highly. Amazing journey throughout the whole album (paired with the film) makes this an absolute masterpiece, not to mention one of the best guitar solos of all time. Truly a great performance by Pink, I think he'll make it big one day.
Great
sorry i do just love a concept album
Nooit de tijd genomen om eens goed te luisteren naar Pink Floyd, maar wat een goed album. Muzikaal, gevarieerd, en ook de bekende nummers vallen opeens kloppend in het verhaal van het album.
Another lottery strike! What a way to end the year with this album!! True experience and definitely enjoyed best from start to finish. A rock opera for the ages, there a reasons this album is still talked about today. Favorite songs: Another Brick in the Wall Pt2, Hey You, Is Anybody Out There, Comfortably Numb
Alleen vijf sterren is mogelijk
Epic rock opera with some of the best solos David Gilmour ever played.
The Experience. Amazing storytelling which I imagine is not for everybody. If you looking for songs you can't find many here but boy, if they actually play they're masterclass. 5 stars for whole concept.
Meh
Hot take: This is the superior Pink Floyd album. Not Dark Side, Not Animals, GTFO Division Bell, Wish You Here is a close 2nd.
Excellent album that holds together throughout. A proper listening experience compared to modern day pop rubbish. One of the best albums ever.
So many memories
Sure, it’s as long and convoluted as other, worse rock operas, but this one’s just so much fun. There are actually amazing songs on their own, like ‘Hey You’ or ‘Comfortably Numb’, plus ones that are just a lot of fun or have great music (part 2 of ‘Another Brick In The Wall’, ‘Young Lust’, ‘Run Like Hell’). One time I listened to this on a plane on my way to New York (I was on the generator at that time, actually; that was the day I had Another Green World). I hadn’t gotten much sleep the night before and it was an early flight, so I kind of drifted in and out of sleep while listening to it. It was surreal, especially when the end of ‘Bring The Boys Back Home’ started, I fully woke up, and that opening to ‘Comfortably Numb’ just HIT. Same thing happened when I saw Harry Potter on Broadway a few days later, but that show sucked, so whatever.
I have heard this a few times and the live version. Love it!