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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!
Love it
Tarina-progelevyjen järkäle, eikä syyttä. Toimiva konseptilevy, jossa ei ole paljoa valitettavaa eli 5/5
Top 3 Pink Floyd album, great solos, transitions are unmatched. Always a great listen
Okay yeah
Still as mesmerizing as it was 44 years ago. One of the great rock albums of all time.
So good!
This is widely considered to be one of the best concept albums of all time and deservedly so. The vision, the realization and execution are remarkable and it's an extraordinary piece of work. It's a classic and definitely belongs on this list.
What can I say about one of the best albums in the history of one of the greatest and most influential rock bands on earth? Magic
Perfect.
Amazing experience 10/10
Pink Floyd. Nope. No ambiguity here. I think they’re great. Ok yes it can be muddled self indulgence. And a lot of lyrical there’s are first world rock star problems. I don’t care. Fight me. I have a knife. I’ll use it pretty boy. Shame to see that delicate face messed up. When I was about 12, Monty Python and the meaning of life came to my home town and the support film (Dubbo held on to double feature matinees well into the 1980s*)was advertised as the odd angry shot**.The wall played instead. A cinema full of 12-18 year old boys weren’t sure what to make of it. Some knew pink Floyd mainly thanks to older siblings. I didn’t know them then except for ‘another brick…’. The interval between the two films was hilarious. Mostly silence and the odd ‘what was that I just watched? That it starred the singer of my favourite group then, Bob Geldof, helped. But it was nothing like anything the Rats did. When I was a little older I heard The Wall again and ‘got it. ‘ Comfortably numb is probably Waters greatest lyric. And he is highly underrated as a lyricist. Mother - what a song. Even their weakest song (another brick in the wall pt II) has my favourite guitar solo by Gilmour. It’s the documentation of a band in decline. But I don’t care. I love it. Musical dna Is it bloated and self indulgent? Absolutely. Do the band seem like grim and humourless grumps? Yep. Is the album bleak and depressing? No question. Does it make any sense? Not a whit. Is the film so insane as to make you doubt its very existence? You have no idea. Am I wrong to like them? Probably. But if loving them is wrong then I don’t want to be right.15/5 * Also the local tv station broadcast the black and white minstrel show on Sunday afternoons. The title did not refer to the video medium. **The best film about the Vietnam war. If you haven’t seen it I thoroughly recommend it. All the questions of the American attempts. None of the overblown angst.
A true masterpiece
Favorite Songs: Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2 Mother Comfortably Numb Obviously this album is absolutely fantastic. It is the perfect listen through album to completely immerse yourself in.
Einu sinni fannst mér Pink Floyd ekkert spes en nú er öldin önnur. Mér finnst þetta súperfrábært og nýt þess í botn að hlusta á svona sérdeilis prýðilega rokkóperu
Hullo old friend, it's been a while. I'd forgotten just how wonderful you are.
A MASTERPIECE
This album isn't always an easy listen, but it is near the top of greatest of all time lists for a reason. Brilliant from start to finish. It's not easy banging your head against some mad buggers wall.
Classic. Naïvely thought that this is what the list was gonna be all about.
Great album. One of the best.
10/10
5/5 or riot
Classic though some songs have questionable themes
The trial was great. This whole album is great.
Still an epic album that has stood the test of time. Musically complex and interesting. Still an all-time favorite.
So so so good Probably there second best album which is crazy Best songs Mother Young lust Hey you Comfortably numb Another brick in the wall part 2 And more
A great psychedelic rock album Top tracks: The Thin Ice, Another Brick in the Wall 1-2, Goodbye Blue Sky, Hey You
9/10
perfect album. gorgeous too to bottom. moving. loving.
Possibly the most listened to album I have. Definitely top 20.
I was super prepared to do a cynical take on this album: It’s self indulgent crap, overly produced, the stories lame etc. But this the first album we’ve listened to that I know very well. I remember talking about it with all my friends just like now! Trying to interpret every line and how “goodbye blue sky” was an underrated song. So instead of reviewing it like I am now: Someone scarred by years of classic rock radio ruining my favorite songs, and slowly becoming a mouthpiece for conservative radio ads. I’m instead going to review it as the 15 year old who first heard it from a burned CD Mike Mignella gave him. This album is wild! Dave is seriously one of the greatest guitarists of all time, all of his solos kick ass. Comfortably numb is great, but my favorite is definitely Hey You. It’s also so spooky. Goodbye cruel world when they say the “did you ever run for shelter….” Gives me chills. You realize there’s so much more to it than just “Another brick in the wall Pt. 2”. There’s also 1 & 3! But they’re kind of same song. Mother is good too, it’s surprisingly chill and I love when roger waters sings “for meeee” but the scene from the movie kind of freaked me out. Great guitar solo too though. Young lust is another great track, again David is one of the greats, awesome tone. The rest of album look fizzles out after comfortably numb. But I do love it when choir says “toys in attic he is craaaaazy”. As far as rock operas go, this one is definitely the best, definitely better than Tommy. Five stars, the album art is great too! I love all the creepy cartoons, maybe I could do that one day…
This album is amazing. The concept, the composition, the atmosphere it creates all comes together to a powerful crescendo. Another Brick in the Wall, pt 2 is a certified banger that feels modern even in 2023.
One of my core memories of this album watching the movie version on mushrooms and having one of the most frightening and revealing experience of my life.
I really enjoyed this album, it felt more like an experience than an album. I think that if you listened to individual songs out of the album it wouldn't hold up but listening to everything sequentially makes for a good experience
Amazing double album and concept. Love how "In the Flesh?" later becomes "In the Flesh".
Quality all the way through and the gold standard for concept albums.
Just as great as I remembered. Yeah, kind of overdramatic, but what amazing music.
I listened to the non-remastered version as for some reason Spotify didn’t have ‘The Happiest Days of Our Lives’ on the remastered version. And wow, what a day 2 album. Literally one of my favorite albums of all time. Superb. Amazing mix of shock, psychedelic, pop and rock. What can I say? It’s a masterpiece from beginning to end. I’d recommend listening to this twice if this is your first time hearing, it’s magical.
What could I say about The Wall that hasn't already been said, apart from that it's truly iconic? It's not an album where you skip sections and just listen to your 2-3 favourite songs; it's a concept album in the best sense of the word, where every track deserves to be heard in the correct sequence. Roger Waters songwrighting - a tale of alienation, anxiety grandiose fever dreams of political power - together with the musicianship of Rick Wright, Nick Mason and David Gilmour, and the production by Bob Ezrin created a masterpiece. I believe that Comfortably Numb contains the best guitar solos ever created, elevating the song to something unforgettable. Every song on this double album deserves to be heard, even the more unknown songs like Good-Bye Blue Sky contribute to making this album unforgettable. It's Pink Floyd at their final peak, and truly one of the best albums of all time. 5/5
Gimme
My childhood in one album
Great, listened to it before. Would recommend
This was the first CD that I ever purchased (along with Smashing Pumpkins Siamese Dream, such were the times I was growing up in).
Briljant. Brilliant. Brageljant. Dit is hoe muziek hoort te zijn. Het ene nummer nog mooier dan het andere ❤️
Een van de betere albums ooit
It's Pink Floyd's The Wall ! 5 stars, obviously! Nothing more to be said.
One of the greatest and most influential albums of all time.
Masterpiece
Happiest Days -> Brick Pt 2 giving me the goosebumps to this day. Comfortably numb is a classic. What a concept album... Hot take: this is THE superior Pink Floyd album. Not dark side, not division bell, not quite animals, wish you were here is close....
i love this one
Sidste gang jeg hørte den tænkte jeg at det var den dummeste af Pink Floyds 70er plader, den her gang tænkte jeg at det var pissegodt 5/5 no notes. Den skal måske lige fange mig i det rigtige humør.
Never knew about the wall! Love the backstory and history!
Saw this album come up and immediately cringed thinking about how much I loved it as a teenager. I haven't listened to it in probably 15 years, but it's still pretty great
Only listened to disc 1... not sure if that's illegal but I didn't have loads of time. quite enjoyed this actually! the 3 part structure of "another brick in the wall" is cool and the theme of those 3 is ofc classic. I love goodbye cruel world as an album closer—all time.
You shouldn't read about this record. It's greater than the sum of its parts, which is a bold statement when those parts include Comfortably Numb, and Another Brick in the Wall part 2. It's a prog rock album that care more about what it has to say than about the technical mastery of its musicians. And sometimes a weeping wailing guitar solo is what it has to say, and it does so masterfully.
This is such a stunningly crafted, monumental work. It accomplishes what many concept albums fail to do, which is to immerse the listener in a coherent story that you don't need to overthink to understand. And it does this so artfully. The story contains several plot threads that move over decades in time, but it never feels convoluted. The album is an emotional whirlwind, pulling you through moments of anxiety, mania, rage and sorrow in ways that feel genuinely unsettling at times. If you listen to classic rock radio at all, you will recognize quite a few of these songs on their own. But I have to say, the songs lose something when you listen to them outside of the context of the album. They're simply meant to be heard together. For instance, songs like "Young Lust," "Another Brick in the Wall Part 2" or "Run Like Hell" are solid rockers on their own. But detached from the flow of the album, you lose this whole other level of meaning. Additionally, the structure of the album uses recurring musical echoes to weave memories of past trauma into present pain in a way that feels really authentic. Trauma is something that can live with you your whole life and can crop up at any time, which is something the album conveys brilliantly. This is a long, frequently intense listen, but every bit of it is compelling in a way most music is not. And this isn't even Pink Floyd's best album. Ponder that. Fave Songs (All songs, from most to least favorite): Young Lust, Comfortably Numb, Hey You, The Happiest Days of Our Lives/Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2, Run Like Hell, Is There Anybody Out There?, Nobody Home, The Thin Ice, Mother, Empty Spaces, Goodbye Blue Sky, Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1, In the Flesh?, Goodbye Cruel World, Vera, Another Brick in the Wall, Part 3, Don't Leave Me Now, Outside the Wall, Bring the Boys Back Home, Waiting for the Worms, Stop/The Trial, One of My Turns, In the Flesh
Pure decadence and bliss. This album, and this group of Brits, changed my life for the better. My 12 year old self was properly guided by their tones and tunes.
Absolute classic, every song feels different and unique
I can't believe it, but this is the first time I've ever listened to this record from start to finish. I don't know why, but it's a lot less 'proggy' that I'd imagined - I always thought Pink Floyd were similar to ELP, but this is a lot more psychedelic. Fantastic record throughout - so ambitious, especially for 1979. Some beautiful instrumentation throughout. Favourite tracks: In The Flesh?, Don't Leave Me Now, Hey You, Is There Anybody Out There?, Comfortably Numb.
Wasn't as good as when I was in high school but still, what an artistic achievement overall.
I mean, I truly considered writing a college thesis on this album so there’s so much I could possibly say about The Wall. It’s a masterpiece in my book and an early example for me of a favorite album and part of the reason why I’d even be interested in a project like this to begin with. This album made me love albums and I think that says it all.
It's The Wall. This album deserves all of it's hype.
rediscovered some songs. glad i relistened.
fire
One of those albums that actually flow from one song to another, rather than just a collection of songs.
I need more than five stars for this album. This was my youth.
Listened to this a million times through the years. Classic album.
Hot take: it's a really great album. I didn't love all of the songs, but it's an incredible narrative and the ones that I liked, I really enjoyed.
Amazing!
A classic album, perhaps even more relevant today than when it was released.
I love this album. It is a rock opera so I get not liking every single song. The few that are bangers, everybody knows. I had a whole phase where this is what I would listen to while driving around. 5/5 classic for the ages. Tragic story.
Overblown and self indulgent. What more do you want from a rock opera?
Quite the roller-coaster from start to finish. A very personal album from the lyrics. My personal favorites off of this album were Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2, Mother, Young Lust, Hey You, In the Flesh, and Run Like Hell. I currently listen to "The Trial" which is a very different piece from the rest. One thing I noticed about this album is how connected each of the songs are many of them fading into one another. It creates one cohesive piece which is quite unique. This album is really supposed to be listened to as a whole despite its daunting 1 hour 20 minute length. Albums aren't usually this long which made me a bit impatient towards the end but I won't hold my impatient tendencies against it. This is something quite special.
Simply a Masterpiece ! 5/5
Ha! No need for me to listen to this. But I absolutely will, for probably the 1000th time. I do prefer the live version to the studio version. (So, it's okay I guess... *Has tattoo of characters from the movie animation on calf*)
I love how it all melts together and there’s themes throughout.
The album's progressive music and profound lyrics make it a timeless masterpiece, taking listeners on a journey through the spectrum of human emotions, delving into themes of alienation, isolation, and a sense of disconnection, reflecting the social and political tensions of that era. It stands as a pillar in the history of rock music, showcasing the creative brilliance of Pink Floyd.
Absolutely classic, groundbreaking, and iconic in every way. The way the songs flow together and tell a story is perhaps one of the best implementations of that concept on any album ever. The album just does not stop either, front to back a complete masterpiece.
Unmatched
All time great
It's the mothafuckin wall man. why are you reading reviews
Iconic and really good. I enjoyed re-listening this time and betting a better feel for the plot of this rock opera.
easy 5 Sterne
An album that's very near and dear to me. It helped me get through many a dark time over the years. I've been told I do build up a wall because I don't let people in and I think this album has been an influence. One of my favourite albums of all time. David Gilmour's guitar solo in Comfortably Numb is in my humble opinion, the greatest guitar solo ever recorded.
Classic album from one of the great bands.
When I was young I identified with this album more than any other
Not quite up to par with DSOTM, but still an absolute classic.
Absolutely amazing. This is the 1st concept album iblve ever heard. A perfect.blend of Brit rock and Prog rock.
Beautiful
😝 😵💫 5 ⭐️ Think I should have been born a decade earlier… it’s my sisters fault!
This is like the English, History, Theatre, Band, and Art kids got together and decided to make something awesome.
good shit
One of the greatest, and an all-time favorite.
There are no bad things to say about this record.
Perfect
Bra conceptalbum, många bangers, lite mycket fillers men de bidrar ändå till helheten
The only good rock opera. The movie version of this is awesome and really conveys the whole story of childhood in the wake of WW2, English institutional authoritarianism, and the vacuity of celeb life degenerating into a fascist cult of personality. But as an album even this suffers from 70s concept bloat with lots of songs there for the story, but that don't hold up as songs. The 45-minute best-off cut of this would be amazing. Odd that on Roger Waters's definitive statement album the real stand out musical moments are David Gilmour's. An all-time great guitar performance here with precise lyrical phrasing, that slow/fast stuff, his endless sustain, and the purest chrystaline-fuzz strat tone recorded. Fuck. Yeah. And it's not just the solos - the big echoing open chords and bright chimey transitional fills are all great.
One of the greatest IMO
I can't imagine that this is going to last... So many 5* albums and I've only been doing this a few weeks. The Wall is unbeatable though.
One of my favourite albums of all time.
I mean...what is there to say? A truly epic musical journey that tells a story far more people can closely relate to than they would like to admit. This album is incredible and a cornerstone part of music history. Favorite track: Comfortably Numb
One word- epic!!
great
"The Wall" still holds up very well, even if it might seem a bit naive from today's perspective. And with a runtime of a bit over an hour and twenty minutes, not every song on the album is a classic, but many of them definitely are. It's tricky for me to find a good time to listen to a record like this because I cannot just do nothing other than sit and listen to it for over an hour, but if I'm too distracted, I might miss some of the cool details of the narrative. But today, it worked great, and I even teared up a bit.
…we came in? This album honestly gets better for me with every listen. It’s a masterpiece of composition, recording quality, storytelling, and craftsmanship. Considering its 80-minute length, it moves with remarkable quickness; every moment feels important but never lingers for too long, and no part of it is boring. Isn’t this where…
This all hangs together very well, but I feel that it needs the film to really lend context to some of the soundscapes and snippets. I give this a base of 4, minus 1 for the short, less impactful songs, plus 1 for the amazing tunes (Comfortably Numb - wow), plus 1 for the pure chutzpah of the whole thing. So a hard-earned 5.
Love this album beginning to end. Introduced me to new musical concepts I continue to find inspiring to this day. Love love love.
Listened to this three times in two days... I have listened to lots of Pink Floyd, including all of The Dark Side of the Moon...For some reason I have never listened to The Wall straight through, I am blown away by this masterpiece!!
5*
This is what gets lost in the age of the single: Artists with the vision to do things that are big, bold, and risky. What a cool project. And that solo on Comfortably Numb... I mean come on.
Pink Floyd's "The Wall is a sonic masterpiece that delves into the complexities of human isolation and alienation. Released in 1979, this double album is a musical journey that transcends boundaries. Roger Waters' haunting lyrics and David Gilmour's emotive guitar work combine flawlessly, creating an immersive experience. Tracks like "Comfortably Numb" and "Another Brick in the Wall" are iconic, showcasing the band's progressive rock prowess. The album's concept revolves around the metaphorical wall that separates individuals from society, resonating with timeless themes. It's a captivating blend of rock orchestration and storytelling that continues to fascinate audiences, making "The Wall" a timeless classic.
Not my favorite Pink Floyd album but still damn good. Even just an instrumental version of this album would be 5 stars from this guy.
it's awesome, 'nuff said
första gången jag lyssnar 👍
Don't leave me now!
A beautifully crafted masterpiece. There's only a few songs that I enjoy as singles but I really think this should be listened as a whole. It's tight and well produced. The Wall conveys a sense of grandeur and leaves you in awe. I don't listen to this album often. It's best experienced uninterrupted, without distractions and being the focus of attention.
Fantastic. Mind blowing. Atmospheric.
I bloody love this album. But only as an album. You can take a random track and listen to it in isolation and it can be a bit mediocre and make little sense in much the same way 3 mins of a movie or a random page from a book can mean little on their own. However, as a listen from start to finish, it’s a work of art and such a good listen. Worth a watch of the movie for context as well. Also VERY good live.
First time listening to a full pink floyd album, and while I wouldn't listen to this for fun, this was interesting as a concept album, and the music sounds better to me as a part of a whole. Uncomfortable, long,depressing, and better for it. 4.5 rounded up. BT - In the Flesh? - The Thin Ice - One of My Turns - Hey You - Is Anybody Out There - Vera - Comfortably Numb - Run Like Hell
Great album good movie Favorite Tracks: Comfortably Numb, In The Flesh 4.5-5/5
I mean what can I say that hasn’t already been said about this album. It is an amazing album with an amazing story being told. The song writing is varied and beautiful. The differences in Waters' and Gilmour's vocals provide different emotions throughout. Each instrument is written for wonderfully and executed perfectly. Truly a favorite album.
Masterpiece, from the beggening to the end, clearly on of the best Pink Floyd Album I think is one of the most complicated and ambicious concept album of all times, the musical geniousnof Roger Water clearly show all its extend with this I don’t kown all song tho, like there is a coupple song i dont find « good » but they all serve the album My favorites songs are comfortably numb (incredible solo), and The Trial wich is just epic and powerfull Run like hell young lust And Another brick in the wall pt2 (impossible to ear it without the happiest day of our lives) Deserve credits This album as a really powerfull impact on me when i was younger and i don’t listen Pink Floyd as much as at that time but it is still in my heart
absolutely one of the top 25 albums of all time. the story telling, the dramatic themes, the incredible guitar and keyboard work. unreal piece of art. if you have never listened to this album from start to finish then i feel bad for you.
One of my all time favorites.
Lyrically flawless, an amazing story, and an amazing message told through amazing songs. Simple as that.
Fantastic album.
An absolute classic. Though it certainly isn't a pick-me-up, The Wall keeps your attention and takes you on a journey for all 26 songs. Obviously, Comfortably Numb is the magnum opus- it's one of the best songs ever written with probably the greatest guitar solo of all time. The story of the album is one that has resonated especially well over the past several years, unfortunately. It's a story of how toxic masculinity, abysmal mental health care, and the cruelty of society and institutions, create generations of disassociated young men who isolate themselves from the world, self-medicate, and become susceptible to false-truths and conspiracies. It's one of the oldest tricks in the books - "Isn't this where we came in?"
As a musician who has been depressed and had an overprotective mother and witnessed drug abuse first hand; this album is very relatable. Regardless it's an absolute classic
It's long, but it's a great concept album and definitely influential. It was nice as background music
Confirmed. Enjoy this much better than DSotM
Yeah it's too long, and yeah it's basically Roger Waters's weird psychodrama, but man, David Gilmour's guitar can't be argued against
Amazing.
I like Dark side of the Moon better, but its still quite good
Masterpiece
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Classic album, the highs are super high but also with some filler.
A well thought out concept album that can slog a bit but is filled with some of Waters era Floyd’s best songs.
Childhood in postwar Britain, told in heartbreaking detail. Pink Floyd’s last truly great work.
I wasn’t super excited to listen to this one but I was hooked immediately. I loved the narrative and really enjoyed the overall feel of the record.
Masterpiece.
I've always dismissed this album since I don't really care for another brick in the wall pt. 2 (or at least it is super overplayed) and people tend to poo-poo the album. The last song or two were quite stinky but otherwise very good. not my favorite pink floyd album, but still good enough for a weak 5.
A couple overplayed songs but come on. That’s not their fault. Always liked this album.
Overall there were some fun tracks, but a lot of it sounded 'samey' and like noise to me - it's hard to appreciate the artistry when the guitars all sound the same across the different tracks. That could be a reflection of my relationship with heavy metal (very hit or miss). It's definitely genre defining, and there were some fun bits (like the bass in Subtraction). I may continue to give this a try, but right now it doesn't feel like the right fit. Also that album art is freaky dude.
This is a tough one. I love Pink Floyd and this album for sure is a 5 stars, but it's not one of my favourite Pink Floyd albums. It's just never quite worked for me and I just really enjoy a handful of tracks. Still this is high quality music and shows why Pink Floyd were the best at what they did.
the fact that this isn’t even thought of as their best album just shows how incredible Pink Floyd really is
peak musikk of all time
My third Pink Floyd album, and this one finally hits! Considering there's so many tracks, there's surprisingly few that are just ok. This album is also interesting, in that their more experimental bits I'm really on-board with, whereas that definitely wasn't the case on some of their other albums. I love the whole concept album approach, the way the tracks repeat and are re-worked, and how it all plays out in one big sweeping thing. It's way more expansive than I was expecting. There's a real epic feel to some of these tracks, but I also like some of the drama on this too, like 'One Of My Turns'. It's really interesting. The standout element though has to be the guitar playing. A lot of the guitar work in this album is genuinely amazing. Comfortably Numb is such a fucking tune, oh my god. His guitar tone is like liquid honey. I'm going to go 4.5 rounded.... up! I admire the ambition.
One of the very best albums of all time
So many great songs! Could have removed some of the not so great. But, didn't impact overall.
Great album 🙌🙌
great album, 0 skips fav: comfortably numb
One of my stranded on a desert island albums. Easy 5.
Pink Floyd always a masterpiece.
disillusionment, isolation, addiction, war... this album has some heavy themes. rock solid musicianship. it was one of my first introductions to a concept album and i have loved it ever since. as all concept albums, it is meant to be listened to at one setting. thoroughly enjoyed revisiting it. highlights: “mother”, “goodbye blue sky”, “nobody home”, “run like hell”.
This is an absolutely iconic concept album. For good reason. Song after song tells of disillusionment, depression and hallucinations alongside many other topic that sadly make the album as relevant today as it was in 1979.
A final masterpiece by the legends. Explores the same themes that grunge bands would pick up again 15 years later.
Oh my god this album is so much better than wish you were here.I’ll admit when I’m wrong and pink Floyd is actually pretty good.I like how the songs flow together and there are a few standout tracks,another burn in the wall,goodbye blue sky,,comfortably numb,run like hell,the trial.ITS REALLY LONG THOUGH and can be kinda pretentious at times but it’s still really good.
Album Notes: - ISSA CLASSIC - Idk if much needs to be said this is basically THE concept album - this guy has daddy and mommy issues - LET THE KIDS HAVE THEIR PUDDING AND MEAT AT THE SAME TIME!!! - Seems like part inspired by the downward spiral of Syd Barrett but also a general view on the glamourized rock and roll lifestyle that is often not so glamorous - I will admit it feels like "this is a concept album 101" which I find to be kinda boring but it also kinda set the groundwork for talking about a lot of these themes of isolation and depression in an era where that wasn't common while infusing their sound with styles of the era in a smart way - the spotify mix feels kinda quiet ngl i feel like i gotta turn up the volume more than usual -despite the lowish volume the album is mixed beautifully - solo on Hey You is excellent love the return to the Brick In The Wall melody and the soaring guitar -ngl the album has worn off on me a bit. Its still a great album but it's probably not my favorite Floyd record Best Tracks: Another Brick In The Wall Pt.2, Mother, Young Lust, Hey You, Nobody Home, Comfortably Numb, Run Like Hell Worst Tracks: I guess like... Another Brick In The Wall Pt. 1 cuz nothing happens for like 2 minutes but there isn't really a standout "bad" track on the album
Epic.
Tbh, I got sick of this album a long time ago. But since I hadn't listened to it in a while I figured it deserved a spin. Hearing it again, I can recognize how epic this album was and still is. It's too long, but it is still an amazing work. Not my type, but I'll still call it a 5.
I've heard this many times, seen the movie more times that I can remember :) Hearing it again years later was really enjoyable and I appreciate it all over again.
Psychedelic maaaann Released in UK at a high tension time, the album reflects a somber feeling turning into anger at times. Some of the most gorgeous guitar riffs and solos in music Extremely influential, many genres have sampled or been inspired by this Masterpiece. "Hey You" is the absolute dagger in the heart, full of pain. My favorite track from this album.
Gets better every time I listen. Some of David Gilmours best guitar work.
<3<3 Bae
The Wall > Dark Side Of The Moon
The goat
One of the best albums of all time. Wasn’t in the habit of listening to albums before starting this, but I’ve listed to this one multiple times before. Easiest 5 star given here.
Un disco que heredé en cinta de mi hermano mayor y que escuchaba en bucle. Mi parte favorita era la que componen «Bring the Boys Back Home», «Comfortably Numb», «The Show Must Go On», «In The Flesh» y «Run Like Hell». Aunque las canciones que más me gustan son dos muy distintas «Mother» y «Goodbye Blue Sky». Por supuesto también son enormes las clásicas que conoce todo el mundo. Un disco redondo en muchos aspectos y que al oírlo en bucle te permite darte cuenta que el final de la última canción está enlazado con la primera permitiendo una escucha repetida sin cortes.
I think this might be my first time listening to this album in earnest.... Happiest Days of Our Lives is a great interlude. Mother is an immediate standout to me as well. In the Flesh is also great. The sheer amount of variety that this album hits on is incredibly well done. From instruments and intensities to singers and solos; it all comes together nicely and kept me interested throughout. I can't believe I went this long in my life without listening to this album in it's entirety. Definitely happy I read about the concept while listening to understand the songs greater meanings; Comfortably Numb especially.
Absolute masterpiece of an album with songs that transition so well into each other. I love how there are some all time classics on this album surrounded by songs that you wouldn't necessarily listen to by themselves but make the album so great
This isn't as good of an album as DSOTM, Animals, or WYWH, but it's a damn good album. Watching the movie growing up made me feel like I was on drugs before I knew what drugs were. Excellent dark album. Obvious standouts but one of my favorite transitions in all of music is Empty Spaces into Young Lust. Definitely an album that was 100% designed to listen to in order. Mother should I trust the government? NO!
I don't really care if I "get" the story or if it makes sense because the music, sound textures/samples, and hooks are so great.
Quite possibly my most favorite album of all time. What an example of masterful storytelling and musicianship. Every time I listed to it, I have to stop what I'm doing and listen to it in its entirety; it's enthralling. It is quite simply: a masterpiece.
Amazing album, fantastic in every way. ‘In the Flesh?’ Is a great opener. ‘Young Lust’ and ‘Comfortably Numb’ were probably my favorites, but it remains hard as almost every song is a great listen. 5/5
society
a classic
Het meest bekende conceptalbum aller tijden. Vertelt het verhaal van de beschadigde rockstar Pink, en zijn "muur" gebouwd van traumas. Gebaseerd op gebeurtenissen die de band zelf heeft doorgemaakt. Briljante compositie, intrigerend verhaal, geniaal album. leukste nummer: Comfortably Numb "The Show Must Go On" had bijna backing vocals van de Beach Boys gehad, maar hier werd door Roger Waters een streep door gezet. Beach Boy Bruce Johnston is wel te horen.
Wowzers
Kritiikki läpikäynti: Heh.. ei juutalaisia helpolla saa päästää.. Venäjän presikekolle kumarrus kuuluu suurmies.. Luke 20:24-25...... Anteeksi saa antaa.. valehtelu.. ehei siltä vältytä.. Proverbs..10:19 varastaakseen on.. jos nälkä.. muita saa syyttää omista virheistä.. tervettä on.. Veroja oo pakko maksaa.. Pakko oo mikkillä laulaa... Nauhurilta voi laulaa myös..Naisista vihattavaa löytyy.. missä kunnon muodot nykyään.. mihin meni.. Vähän voi olla kateellinen.. kuuluu suomalaiseen mielenmaailmaan... Isollakyrvällä.. asioita tehdään.. Joskus ei jutuissa tartte olla järkeä... @PollySamson
A beautiful, painful album that will touch your soul, if you let it. Beautiful music, beautiful lyrics and presented in an incredible story you need to listen, in order, from start to end. I'm not the best writer and I am having a difficult time summing all the emotions and thoughts this album will make you feel. So, to start, this wonderful album. Certainly has to be considered one of the best of all time. I want to reference WWII. Do you hear the German planes preparing to bomb London at the end of In the Flesh? I can see it. Goodbye Blue Sky, when the child says, Look mummy. there's an airplane in the sky. Those are German planes coming to destroy your country. Vera Lynn, beloved by the English troops for her morale boosting tours and songs. Think she just passed in the last couple years and I remember when it was announce. Of course, I had to play Vera. One my favorites or sure, but damn, I love just about every song off this album. Even the ones radio tried to kill. Then to follow Vera, with Bring the Boys Back Home. Damn.....Waiting for the worms transitioning into Stop make me think of the British soldiers ready to die in their foxhole, preparing to become food for the earth and only wanting that war to just end, Stop. Outside the Wall, the war is over. And during a world war, we have this guy breaking down and losing his mind, losing his wife. Phuggen pain. Going from Empty Spaces to Young Lust, thinking he can replace the pain by banging a hoe. It doesn't work. Trying to reach his wife at the of the song, to have another man answer, hang up. Jesus, I wanted to kill for him. One of my Turns to Don't Leave me Now to Another Brick Pt 3 to Goodbye Cruel is beautiful, yet tough to hear. Nobody Home is my favorite song off the album, yet I don't like to play it. Makes me think of the darkest times trying to figure out how I phucked up so bad the girl I love with every ounce of love I have/had is in Kalamazoo, in OUR apartment, but I'm living in Ann Arbor. A drunken, miserable idiot who felt like he lost everything. I felt like this guy. I would call, just to let the phone ring............. Ok, enough rambling. Think I could write o book. This is a great album. This album brings out some deep ass feeling and emotions, in me. And it always does. Special shout to Mother - "Ooh baby, you'll always be baby to me." Love you Ash and Luke! 5
C'est tout là-haut, ça
Pink Floyd is probably my top 3 favorite classic rock artist. They made the prog rock music genre commercially successful and celebrated. The Wall is a great album that cuts the album j to shorter song snippets that mesh together. The concept album brings everything together and makes it easy to listen to again and again. It’s not their most popular and maybe not their best but it’s still Pink Floyd doing what they do best. 9.3/10
Talk about a no-brainer entry to this list
What a production. From beginning to end it simply carries a concert experience into an album. Their best songs, mainly those with the epic Gilmour solos, are on this album, the production is flawless and the flow iconic. This is Pink Floyd at their best. We can debate how effective concept albums are at actually conveying the story, but the album is an amazing experience still after all these years.
One of these albums where the question is not how many stars it gets but more whether or not it's a normal 5 oder a masterpiece 5. In the end of the day, it's a normal 5 because, judging from a purely musical perspective, the album has quite a few filler songs that only have the purpose of conveying the story and are thus not as enjoyable from a listening perspective aside. All that though is criticism on a very high level
Unbelievably good. It completely lives up to the hype. One of the best albums I've ever heard.
Classic! Did a 'fresh listen music afficionado' dive this morning in drive time.... Still got it, this ancient album does
I’ll be honest I’d never heard a Pink Floyd song before this so when I saw the album length I was a little sceptical that it would hold all the way through but I gotta say wow it exceeded my expectations. The attention to detail throughout the album made it theatrical at times whilst not straying to far from a psychedelic rock sound. Strong vocalist and guitar performances throughout and the right pacing to keep the 1 hour + run time feeling pretty short, very excited to check out the other Pink Floyd albums when they come up at some point later
The climax of Pink Floyd's Imperial run of albums in the 70's (just as an aside, its genuinely insane to me that Animals is not on this list) and certainly the messiest. It really is clear at this point that the band is becoming the Roger Waters show in real time, although it certainly feels like a team effort unlike its follow/B-Side collection The Final Cut. The solo from Comfortably Numb should make that clear enough. That messiness I mentioned is almost what makes this album as great as it is, going from critiques of the UK school system, to lamentations on the isolation created by living the life of a Rockstar (inspired by Waters' spitting on a fan at a concert in their previous Animals tour) and ending up as a decent into psychosexual fascist madness with a musical theatre finale. The whole album feels more theatrical than any other Floyd album, which really helps to sell the deep resentment and emotional turmoil that lays at the heart of this album. The other albums from this period had this cold and stern aura to them, only Wish You Were Here and both parts of Pigs on the Wing had any sort of emotional warmth to them (an emotion Dark Side especially traded in favor of all-encompassing grief and existential dread). Even the negative emotions explored on previous albums feel more human than on those records, which helps immensely to sell the slow decay of Pink into an emotionally dead fascist trapped inside his wall. On songs like Mother, Goodbye Blue Sky and Vera the band manages to reach a genuine sense of pathos, which is brilliantly contrasted by the cold rage of tracks such as Another Brick In The Wall pt 2, Run Like Hell and Waiting For the Worms. Ultimately The Wall could have ended up as an overly dramatic wreck of an album, suffocating under its own huge length and lack of substance (listen to the first few Roger Waters solo albums if you'd like an idea of how that would end up). But I can honestly say The Wall is a constantly engaging and incredibly well executed album, I never felt the length for a moment and it really is a perfect note for the best era of Pink Floyd to go out on (The Final Cut is ok but everything afterwards is dogshit, yes that includes the Division Bell. Sue me). Highlights: In the Flesh?, Another Brick in the Wall (Part II), Mother, Goodbye Blue Sky, Young Lust, Hey You, Comfortably Numb, Run Like Hell, The Trial
ein klassiker
2 back to back W's?????