The Wall

amazing

Unsure how I'm supposed to score this album. A mixture of great, not so great and very odd songs. One of those I'd possibly have to listen to 5+ times to fully 'understand' but after two listens I'm left a bit confused by the whole thing. Intriguing is the word that comes to mind, and I'll wait until the next Floyd album to make my judgement on them as a band but as a standalone record, this is pretty listenable on the whole so gets a 3 from me.

Of course The Wall pt 2 was good, had some good and even funny moments, but ultimately I'm not cut out for double albums, at least not theirs

Outstanding

Amazing, but not best Pink Floyd album by far

A classic

i mean, it’s haunting and reflective and SO cool and groovy. “is there anybody out there”…

My favorite Floyd album

Yes

El global no m'ha desagradat, tot i que hi tenia majors expectatives. Hi ha la famosa "Another brick in the wall", pero m'ha sorpres que en fan 3 parts. També hi ha balades.

My very first experience with Pink Floyd, that I'm aware of, was listening to 'Comfortably Numb' when I was a teenager. I can't exactly recall how I initially felt about the song, but I know I liked it because I was playing it on a daily rotation. And from this point is when I started to dig into more material from the band by listening to the singles recommended in YouTube. After some time had passed, I decided to check my parents CD collection and import then to my iTunes collections. One of these CD's was 'The Wall' and I was really excited about listening to the album which contains 'Comfortably Numb' and 'Another Brick in The Wall Pt.2'. However, I'll confess that I didn't care about the album, and honestly, I still don't really care. I thought that after not listening to it after so many years, maybe my opinions would have changed, but they almost didn't. I do appreciate it more now than I did before though, and it is mainly thanks to its concept. I've never stopped to analyze the lyrics of the album until now, and I'll admit that the history they build up is very interesting and engaging. I wish I could say the same about the music, as I think the majority of the songs feel like interludes, specially in the second disc, with 'Hey You', 'Comfortably Numb' and maybe 'The Trial' being the only tracks that I cared about. Fortunately for me, the first disc has some ideas and sound that I found interesting. I specially liked the moody, sad and a bit disturbing atmospheres of the songs 'Empty Spaces', 'One of My Turns' and 'Don't Leave Me Know' that the synths and little effects crafted. Talking about the synths, I think they sound spectacular and they add a lot of depth to the whole project. The same could be said about the guitars, bass and the overall production in general. They only thing I didn't like that much were Roger Water's vocals. Not all the time, but there are some moments that he voices comes out as very forced and a bit irritating. So, did I dislike this album? Thankfully, not really. Even though I always leave the album a bit impassive, I can't say I was bored.

My previous review from before I was in the group: Perhaps could do without a couple of the ajoining interlude tracks but on the whole, lots of epic sprawling prog to be had. Don’t think I’ve listened to this in full before.. it’s a journey!

Too long for me to want to listen again. But not the worst pink Floyd album on the list so far.

Potentially controversial opinion: This is a middling effort far below top tier Pink Floyd Eras of Pink Floyd ranked: 1. 1971-77 The good stuff (5 stars all round) 2. 1967-68 Barrett’s ‘Garden gnome on LSD’ era **3. 1979-83 Waters-dominating ‘Cokey opera’ era** 4. 1969-70 ‘Hipsters pretend this isn’t shit’ era 5. 1987- ‘Old man Gilmour bought a houseboat’ era It’s certainly not a bad album and is 100% deserving of being called ‘must hear’ for the concept. It’s just not deserving of the iconic reputation it carries.

I can’t quite justify a 5 but this includes some incredible classics and shows how you do a concept album.

*1979. *Never been an Pink Floyd fan, but stayed open minded and gave this one a fair chance. *There are some good tracks here (Mother, Hey You, Comfortably Numb), and the whole concept was at least intriguing enough to make me spend some time looking up why this is such a renowned concept album. *Kinda cool, but was probably a lot better when it came out and was fresh, and 3 versions of Brick wasn’t just irritating. RATING - 7/10

This album is an absolute behemoth of rock music. Not just in its levels of success, but also in its complexity (not to mention the length). I think alot of people would give this an automatic 5 stars, but I actually find a fair bit to be critical of. It certainly is indulgent and at times can feel a bit pretentious. The overly theatrical rock opera style, is one I personally have never been a fan of. And Roger Water's singing voice, as he portrays the "main character" of this epic can at times be a big irritating. If any other band tried to pull off this album, given all those criticisms, I would expect the album to be a flop, but somehow, Pink Floyd absolutely pull this off. I listened to the album in two parts yesterday and then watched the movie The Wall after jits for good measure. After spending this much time taking it in, Im pretty much in awe at any being able to pull this off, or even have the audacity to try. It is still probably my forth favourite Floyd album, but The Wall deserves all of the credit it gets.

There was a long period of time in high school where I called Pink Floyd my favourite band, but at this point it has been years since I gave this album a listen all the way through. There are some top tier tracks on this album, but the Wall isn’t even close to my favourite Pink Floyd album. I’d much rather have Animals or Meddle on this list, but I do fully understand why it’s here. It’s basically the benchmark for concept albums, the production is immaculate, and Gilmour’s playing is phenomenal. That said, this album is incredibly long and somewhat bloated. Honestly, I think I much prefer experiencing this album through the film, which I should really watch that again sometime.

Excellent album. A classic. Nothing new.

I own an original vinyl printing of the wall and listen to it often I can remember in high school falling asleep to this album on a daily basis for months This album is a classic an album that needs to be experienced as a whole And in my opinion Pink Floyd’s/ Roger waters Magnum opus

I grew up listening to this one. I still consider it a masterful, emotionally charged piece of art.

Amazing album all-around. The songs really flow smoothly into each other and paint a compelling story together. It was all very atmospheric and emotional, with amazing guitar work by Gilmour on songs like Another Brick in the Wall Parts 1 & 2 and Comfortably Numb. Waters' bass also really shined through to support Nick Mason's incredible atmospheric drums and Richard Wright's keyboards.

Wasn't fully listening so I prolly don't actually get it but I liked the music.

I have this album on vinyl and love it very much. I have probably listened to it 20 times over the years and it was very good. I listened to it all the way through twice and loved it. Five stars, easily.

Decent album, weird that they have multiple versions of the same song it tripped me out a bit but I liked some of the songs - young lust was a good one

I liked it! I don't think I finished it, but I was surprised this is what Pink Floyd sounds like.

A SEMINAL album for me. Rating 5/5 now, before listening, I've already played this end to end many many times. Discovered pink floyd in 9th grade after buying a vinyl 'wish you were here's at a yard sale for $1. Jumped quickly to the wall because of the film, and love the follow up final cut that's so thematically tied to it. I love the cyclical nature of this album so much.The build to jarring, so many good transitions. This really set the tone to my 14 year old brain, as far as what an album *could* be and it's a high standard.

Some very good tracks, really wanted to rare 5,but unfortunately a few songs bring it down.

When I was fifteen, my English and Music teachers decided to team up. We spent a month analysing the lyrics to The Wall, singing Another Brick in the Wall, and watching both the film and concert footage. I hated every minute. I was fifteen and could not relate to this weird album. My whole class hated the album too. The teachers had a great time. So, I know this album well - against my will. It's been many, many years and revisiting it felt like a chore at first. But I'm no longer fifteen and I ended up appreciating the album a lot more than I expected. I still don't think it's a masterpiece (too long, too self-indulgent, and too much guitar noodling - god, I hate prog) but I like ambition. Nothing wrong with a concept album and this is like the concept album to end them all. Nice one. Moral lesson: Teachers, leave them kids alone (i.e. don't force your fandom interests in them).

While it had its great moments, it just seemed a little long in the tooth for me

Surprise.

Classic album that everyone should listen to. I can't believe they made this with the technology of the time. Absolutely stunning.

I'm a sucker for a concept album. Favorite Tracks: Comfortably Numb, In the Flesh, Hey You, Nobody Home, Mother

Rock. Opera.

Albums don't get better than this

4.5

•The most seamless and smooth transitions between songs, it ends up being one long musical piece. •Masterpiece with a story, a play on stage. •Introductory song is a trailer of the whole film, a sweet detail. •Clean sound, ethereal feeling. •Amazing words of a long past due warning.

Contenta di aver modo di ascoltare questo album di cui conoscevo solo "another brick in the wall pt.2". Sicuramente album con tanto carattere e importante per la storia del rock ma non rientra negli album che ascolterei in loop.

Loved this album. Had never listened all the way through before and hearing some songs for the first time. Incredible sound.

wasnt really the vibe i was going for the day, but a great album nevertheless.

i mean… i get it. it’s a classic and a conceptual body of work but… it’s not as interesting as i thought it would be

BEST ALBUM ALL OTHERS THEY RECOMMENDED SUCK

so far so good. 3rd track

rart album men intresangt

-industrial -peak storytelling not much else to say, just very good overall ~favorite~ track 16: “nobody home”

This was fun! Very Space-y. Reoccurring themes throughout were a lot of fun. I don't get the concept, but still fun! This was more of an experience. Actual rating...3.5 Liked Songs: "In the Flesh?" , "The Thin Ice" , "Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2" , "Mother" , "Young Lust" , "Hey You" , "Nobody Home" , "Comfortably Numb" , "In The Flesh" , "The Doctor"

Good. The back half goes a little long. 3.5

Easily one of the best albums ever recorded.

Fav- Young Lust Least fav- Mother HM- Goodbye Blue Sky

Good album but doesn

Really solid album

It's the wall

I was excited to finally listen to this album in full. I was initially concerned about the length, but honestly there wasn't really any points at which I felt it dragged. Wonderful listen!

Highly conceptual and might need a couple listens to get my full thoughts on it. Currently there’s a lot I like about it, namely when the ‘Another Brick in the Wall’ motif returns in songs sporadically across the album. From the lyrical content of those title tracks separated into parts I gathered that the motif is meant to represent either child abuse or possibly conscription? something about boys (or children in general) being mistreated socially, so when the melody appears it really hooks me back in to an album that’s otherwise quite strangely laid out. Everything from Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 1 - Pt. 3 (including all songs between them) was quite enjoyable. Disc 2 lost me initially with songs like Vera and Bring the Boys back home which felt to me like loose ideas that the band wanted to try but didn’t flesh out, it won me back with songs like Comfortably Numb and Run like Hell, then lost me again with the theatrics at the end, definitely didn’t feel like that fit. High 3

Standouts In The Flesh? 😵‍💫 Another Brick In The Wall Pt 2 Don't Leave Me Now Hey You Comfortably Numb Waiting for the Worms The Trial I can hear how many albums this inspired and it still stands out amongst them. I'm a bit delirious listening to this while ill, it's obviously a great album I can't get my thoughts straight on it. Referencing a wall in most or every song is fun but I'm not sure on the symbolism. Every song was good, there just wasn't anything that completely blew me away. I went back and listened to In the Flesh? and it clicked why there were 2 songs with the same name, cool storytelling Very High 4

Classics such as Another Brick in the Wall, Comfortably Numb

Навіжений концептуальний альбом, історія починається з дитинства і йде до символічного "падіння стіни". Політичний альбом. Comfortably numb мабуть моя улюбена. І Goodbye blue sky

Classic album I have listened to many times. You can’t get much better than this.

Gave up after Disk 1

my favorite of all time, no other album can reach the emotional highs and lows that the wall can. 10/10.

Somehow I'd never listened to this in full before but it is extremely up my alley. I'm only a quarter into the album and it's already 5 stars for me.

This is quite the experience, and rather demands your full attention across the full album. The result is a rewarding experience, if not a tad harder to get into compared to some of their other albums.

нормальный такой альбик под реплики веномансера самое то 8/10

A study of love, breakup, the attraction of power; addiction and failure and breakdown, loss and death, love and over protection from a single devoted and paranoid parent, education and the transition into adulthood and the mental toll all of this takes on modern man and how it results in a huge barrier being erected to protect ones sanity, all from Roger Water's unique perspective. It's a mammoth project and requires a significant time investment to understand it all l, the film can help a little?) It took many an hour of hating it, before it flipped and that hatred turned to adoration. It's absolutely epic and a phenomenal achievement. However I would likely give it 2 if it were my first listen. It's not though. So it's an easy 5. Also you've got to be in the right frame of mind it can be triggering and yesterday I wasn't.

From start to finish, this sounds like a concept album with a story. I am a fan of their earlier albums. This one is distinct from the others before it and sounds like an evolving turning point in their journey as a band. I'm glad to have finally given this album a chance.

Thought hard about making it a 4, due to the over indulgence at times and my belief that a better single album with less filler would be superior. But in the end, its strengths outweigh its weaknesses. The internal stresses among the band surface here as strong emotion as opposed to the apathy exhibited on their final album with Waters. This was a missed opportunity to end on a very high note.

I've always slightly avoided Pink Floyd and I'm hoping this project will give me a chance to appreciate them more. This wasn't the best start, though. There are a handful of good songs of which Comfortably Numb is comfortably the best, and I love Gilmour's fluid guitar playing, but I found most of this quite turgid.

Absolute boss, my dad's one of the favorite albums and he gave me to listen to this all the time, so that's why i like it so much. i would give it a 5 (but really like 4.5)

Sprawling. Troubling. Accessible.

Not really my style but there were a few that I liked

reminds me of dad, miss you old man

Very spacy, in many senses.

It's my first time listening to this, therefore a gargantuan album as this is may take a few listens before it clicks. But as of right now, it's just not very good. The cardinal sin a 26-song, 80 minute long album can make is being boring, because then it gets much longer than it already is. I was checked out before the second half of it. It even made Comfortably Numb less enjoyable because of how unenthused I was by that point.

At first I though "oh god 80 minutes" but i toally enjoyed it.

Phenomenal, intricate music listening experience

rock opera can be good, actually

Experimental without giving up on satisfying musical ideas, "The Walls" stands (heh) as a model for how concept albums should be made. Despite its long running length, the song arrangement and variety keeps one's attention pleasantly humming along with the music. The mixing and production are top notch; most of the time the sounds are crisp and pleasant, like an ear massage. And with Gilmour being my favorite electric guitar player, his presence is a cherry on top. The album isn’t flawless. There are moments I would cut or skip — but it’s not bad enough to deduct a star. “Comfortably Numb” remains one of my favorite songs of all time. Overall, easy 5, and I'm on my way to the record store to find a vinyl copy.

Haven't listened to this in its entirety for maybe 25 years. I was surprised at how well it held up. Yeah, it's bloated, but it didn't feel overwhelming. I mean, the structure is the point! Happy to give this a 4.

🥞

Paar hits, maar niet mijn genre

Some bangers and obvs a classic but not for me

Unlike Donald Trump, this wall was rather successful

Мой отец мертв. Я говорил с ним первый раз за год. И он больше не понимает, что сейчас зима, что новый год, мой день рождения, страны, границы, жизнь. Он не смотрит телевизор, не работает. Думаю, ворует. Он все еще знает, кто я. Он никогда не говорил "я люблю тебя", и сейчас, когда в своем отчаянии я сказал ему "я люблю тебя, папа", он просто хмыкнул. Я надеюсь, что какие-то остатки Его приняли эти слова. Кажется, я только осознаю, что всю жизнь только и искал какой-нибудь связи с ним через свои увлечения. А он никогда не мог принять меня всё равно. Мне жаль, пап, что всё было и есть вот так. Лучшая песня - Mother.

This dragged on a bit. There were some good bits though, but it wasn't the masterpiece I was expecting.

I never really knew what the big hype was about...now I can understand. I can appreciate Pink Floyd. They are really artistic. Still, I have a hard time getting into it.

This album goes for roughly 3.79 lunar years. Incredibly evocative of the feelings of isolation & paranoia. Self-indulgent to the max, but with enough stellar moments to justify wading through some of the more turgid entries.

In some ways, the perfect album.

I remember listening to this one all the time in college...now I don't - what does that mean? Not sure. #Musicsky #albumsky

I haven’t listened to this album since high school, a revisited it with headphones while building my Lego Halloween wreath for our Christmas decor (because I am a grown ass adult). I went in critically, as I wasn’t sure it would hold up. While it’s not my favorite Pink Floyd, the structure and thematic arc hold up-a solid rock opera fo sure.

Bold album it could have fallen off a cliff but it was underepinned by a band in a creative prime

Daleko od najboljih floyda ali mu se ne može poreć storytelling i ambicija

Liked a lot of the guitar solos!

I have no nostalgia for this, as I haven't heard this album in its entirety before this year, but it's an incredible concept album. Unlike similar albums that get lost in their own lofty ideas, this album rocks the whole way through. Some slower parts lose my interest a little, but as a whole it's so far above the rest of the pack.

In The Flesh? // Another Brick In The Wall // Don’t Leave Me Now // Comfortably Numb //

Good overall but not really for me

I truly expexted to have more of an opinion on this. Like YEA it's good. All the "Another Brick in the Wall" parts are fucking great and there's absoloutely no room to disagree on that. But yk for being **THE** album ever this was, yk, cool. I liked the mixing up of the styles and tbh it probably is way too dense for me to understand it on my third relisten (esp. because I didn't have the time to watch any of the music videas) but yea. This was good? Very good. I guess it might be a tiny bit bloated but that's just me trying to actually retain anything being communicated to me. When this expiriment is over (2029 fml) I will actually take my time to sit down with it but for now it goes on the shelf.

good

4/5 Stars Top Songs: Comfortably Numb, The Happiest Days of Our Lives and The Thin Ice

Childhood memories

Such a powerful sonic journey!

Still not a Pink Floyd fan, but this is probably the most tolerable of their albums.

Going into The Wall, I assumed reputation alone would carry this straight into four- or five-star territory. It’s one of those albums that gets treated like holy scripture, the kind of thing people insist you must experience front to back. And sure — the high points absolutely earn their place in the canon. “Comfortably Numb,” “Hey You,” “Run Like Hell,” and, yeah, “Another Brick in the Wall Part 2” are as good as advertised. When this band locks in, the combination of atmosphere, melody, and sheer emotional weight is undeniable. But living inside the full double album is a different story. The talky interludes, theatrical detours, and narrative filler start to feel less like essential storytelling and more like Roger Waters workshopping his rock opera ambitions in real time. I respect the scope and the craft, but it doesn’t always translate into something I want to sit with. I kept waiting for it to grow on me beyond the big tracks — it never really did. There’s a lot to admire here, but admiration isn’t the same as love. The hits remain untouchable; the rest reminds me why actually listening matters more than buying into reputation. A solid, sometimes brilliant record that ultimately just isn’t my classic.

This album has been somewhat my nemesis over the past several years. I love Pink Floyd, from Meddle to Animals but when I got to this album, I've always hit... well... a wall! I think I may have made a breakthrough though as I've found myself enjoying it probably for the first time. I still don't think it's the masterpiece that some claim. Reading up on some reviews, I found this from a user review which very much sums up where I am with it... I have seen The Wall described as Floyd's greatest album, as "a masterpiece", and any other number of superlatives. I have also seen it described as "bloated" and "too long" and "self indulgent" and "boring". I guess I'm somewhat in the middle. I do think it's probably a bit too long, and I could probably pare it down some. That would mess up some of the story, but frankly, while I acknowledge Waters' story is fascinating and well-told, music matters more than lyrics to me and I'm not inclined to sit through music that doesn't excite me just because the lyrics are great. For me, the high points of The Wall are where the music shines - the big In The Flesh riff, the Another Brick riff that repeats like five or six times throughout the album, the gorgeous vocal harmonies of Goodbye Blue Sky, everything about Hey You, everything about Comfortably Numb, the euphoric guitar riffs of Run Like Hell, etc. So some fantastically high songs and a great concept but if we're talking on a pure musical level, there's too many tracks here that don't add enough value unless you are following the story. I will return to this, not soon, it's not the type of album you're gonna throw on all that often and when I do so, it will at least be from a positive place.

This album is 1hr 21mins long and I felt every second of it. The album somehow contains my favourite and least favourite Pink Floyd songs. I'm writing this review in the middle of listening to the album to serve as a distraction, God I wish I was listening to Wish you Were here instead.

This gauges closely how much midlife crisis I’m willing to swallow if the side dishes are amazing. Too long, of course; pretentious, of course; “Comfortably Numb” sucked out embarrassed, spontaneous tears when it ambushed me in the car, of course. Other than that, there’re the half dozen Bricks, and “Goodbye Blue Sky”, a childhood banger that I’d forgotten and felt a rush when I heard it again. Rest is an expensive mishmash, sometimes bad, usually diverting.

Yikes, the #1 adolescent angst collection, at least amongst my group of saddos (particularly apposite as Rog was peddling his Berlin wall extravaganza at the time). I know it all backwards despite never actually liking it very much; there are some excellent songs and Gilmour puts in sterling work throughout, but the "poor rockstar" selfish conceit and clumsy musical theater aspects push the quality cumulatively into the negative as the "story" continues. "The Trial" ffs, please.. This ugliness bothered me so much in 1990 that I defaced my borrowed CD copy, scratching "FUCK OFF HIPPY" into the second disc with my compass; if anyone from Watford Central Library is reading this please message me for the replacement costs. I found it increasingly unpleasant again as it unfurled today. The film is perhaps even worse, Geldof's nippleectomy notwithstanding. "Hey You" is spared for "The Squid and the Whale" where it shines (if not quite "Street Hassle") in a saner environment. Highlights of "The Wall" would have made a phenomenal single album, particularly if all the awkward indulgence was scrubbed. I can handle Waters' pretension just fine (love "The Final Cut") but the leap from "boo I don't want to play my concert" to "the audience is literally Nazis" is just ridiculous. And, yes, we all remember Vera Lynn - who gives a shit? Get a grip, people.

This album is a masterpiece. I mean... all the layers and sounds here are insane. It's very theatrical, so sophisticated at times, others so wild and complex (well, it's actually complex all the time, so enjoyable and beautiful and haunting at the same time). The musical depth and care in this album are brilliant, with a very solid result so diverse yet cohesive. Some songs are not much of my taste, but those are a very small part of the album and I value (and enjoy) a lot all the "interludes" (or links between longer songs), which give this album more presence and maximize the listening experience. The overall is brilliant, most of the songs are great, even I would say magnificent. I love how in the first part of the album Another Brick in the Wall becomes a kind of "leitmotiv", even though my favorite part of the album is the second one. So, what to say about this album; it's a fantastic one. It's very close to perfection for me.

Marvellous stuff. Although I don't delve too often due to its length - it has taken all day to get through it over three sittings. Heard before ✅️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ✅️ ★★★★☆ (7/10)

No words can do this album justice other than pure genius.

Ton of classics, great flow, cool music

been putting this one off due to the sheer length of it (80 minutes is quite the time sink for an album), but i guess i have no choice but to suck it up and dive right in. only heard like one or two tracks in the past so this will be a relatively new experience. i really enjoyed my first listen to The Dark Side of the Moon so i hope The Wall won't disappoint In the Flesh? - 5/5 The Thin Ice - 4/5 Another Brick in the Wall Part 1 - 4/5 The Happiest Days of Our Lives - 4/5 Another Brick in the Wall Part 2 - 5/5 Mother - 5/5 Goodbye Blue Sky - 3/5 Empty Spaces - 3/5 Young Lust - 4/5 One of My Turns - 4/5 Don't Leave Me Now - 3/5 Another Brick in the Wall Part 3 - 4/5 Goodbye Cruel World - 4/5 Hey You - 5/5 Is There Anybody Out There? - 3/5 Nobody Home - 3/5 Vera - 3/5 Bring the Boys Back Home - 2/5 Comfortably Numb - 5/5 The Show Must Go On - 3/5 In the Flesh - 5/5 Run Like Hell - 4/5 Waiting for the Worms - 4/5 Stop - no rating The Trial - 1/5 Outside the Wall - 3/5 Average score: 3.7/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ i'll admit, i struggle to find the words to talk about this album. i can see why this has garnered such critique over the years i'll admit, i'm sadly not the biggest fan of rock operas (yes, even Meatloaf) so that may play into why i'm not gushing about this like some others have. i didn't mind much of this album though, and if it had stopped at the first half with some rearranging of the order of songs, it would have made for a solid album in my eyes. (I understand the story wouldn't make sense that way, i'm talking purely about the overall enjoyable tracks) by the 3rd quarter, however, some of the momentum just flatlined for me and my brain is ready to check out. with the exception of Hey You and Comfortably Numb, it's just all very pretentious wallowing about how Pink (Roger Waters OC, obviously) is avoiding having feelings or whatever overall, i'd say i half enjoyed this. the story and themes are fairly clear and accessible, you really don't need to look too deeply for meaning as Waters makes it abundantly clear. this doesn't make up for the fact that the album was very self-indulgent and bloated though. either way, i'm still glad to have heard it all the way through, i think this something most music listeners should experience at least once

I'm a huge PF fan, and this album, although not my favourite - that would be "Wish You Were Here" - is without a doubt, an all-time classic. Even so, it still sounded more like a Roger Waters solo album, than as a full band effort, which is audible on "Dark Side of the Moon" or the aforementioned "Wish You Were Here". And that is what makes it my least favourite PF album, not to mention "The Final Cut" which is even more like a Waters solo album. Luckily, the contributions and razor-sharp guitar work of David Gilmour are still in place here, making me give the album a well-deserved 5/5 stars.

I've already listened to this album quite a lot just in the last year or so. Incredible album. Double albums are often criticized for being over indulgent... "less would have been better" or "could have made one solid single album and got rid of the filler it took to make 2 albums." In this case it's the perfect amount. Side 1 and 2 go by too fast. Side 4 might drag on a bit but being a concept album it's acceptable. Not much to say about this album that hasn't been said in the last 45+ years. This album gets an easy 5 stars.

This album could not have popped up at more appropriate time. For the last few weeks, I have been grumpier than usual about work and life in general. It’s comforting to know that a major rock star like Roger Waters had similar feelings to mine except he had the gift to compose music. This album is epic and I feel better for listening to it.

Favourite track: young lust

…we came in? This album is so important to me. It’s the first album I can ever remember hearing: My dad is a big Pink Floyd fan and I vividly remember the minimal album sleeve on a shelf at home; no writing just white bricks covering the whole thing until the gatefold was opened and I saw Gerald Scarfe’s mad illustrations. I remember my dad playing this album when I was really young, but can’t recall what impression it left, if any. Fast forward to my early teenage years where I’m starting to form my own music tastes, I come across this album again and actually listen to it this time. It’s so different to the pop punk and metal I’d usually listen to on MTV2 and Kerrang tv channels. This album was dramatic, it was rich in its storytelling, it was long as hell. The Wall was unlike anything I’d ever heard, and so it became the catalyst in me going back and listening to music that had come before me, and to truly try and discover new types of music. I have quite a varied taste, and I put it all down to hearing this album at such a formitive time in my life. My first tattoo was an image from The Wall, this album is and will always be a big deal for me. It’s not even my favourite Pink Floyd album. There’s moments in it that even I roll my eyes at now for how melodramatic and pretentious they are. Roger Waters gets a bad rap, but nobody else could have made this album and I think it just proves how important he is to the Pink Floyd sound (look where we end up without him, A Momentary Lapse Of Reason indeed). Isn’t this where…

I mean, how can it be any less than a 5? This is a cutting-edge masterpiece. I remember my dad singing "Brain Damage" to me at a very young age and I was scared of the lunatic on the grass LOL he also used to yell "how can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?" but that's a story for another album.

I think this concept of feeling discouraged and beaten down by the world and wanting to retreat had potential. "Mother" is lyrically the highlight as it approaches that idea in a very relatable and nuanced way. But Pink Floyd had to go and make this album literal: this dude has actually built a wall for isolation. It makes it all feel a bit silly; but the time we reach "The Trial" it's as goofy as it is meaningful. Musically the album is focused on Gilmour's recognizable guitar, which is great to listen to but which provides diminishing returns as the album goes on. More left turns like "Run Like Hell" would benefit it. And of course the album is long - some of the shorter interludes are nice but many add very little and could have been trimmed. To enjoy this you have to really believe in how grand the presentation is, and I can't quite get there.

There are some glorious moments here of course, but overall the concept doesn’t really interest me, it’s all a bit self-indulgent by Roger Waters, and the film sounds terrible. Production is great. Could do with trimming off some of the fat leaving ‘the hits’, which would completely negate the point of the album but there it is. I suspect relistens would be beneficial. Genuinely surprised this has so many 5 star reviews

Honestly not great The Wall-Pink Floyd Released in 1979 nov 30th Great transitions In the flesh?- interesting intro but peak lowk Not my favorite album 6/10 didnt keep interest for long boring songs generally

Hard for me to get into. There's so much reverence with pink Floyd that I felt like I wasn't getting it.

Incredible listening experience. No notes. I can’t believe I’ve never heard this album front-to-back before. But then again, yes I can.

Loved them right up until this album, tiring

im not rating all these songs. unfortunately the album is good. i think pink floyd is what pretentious 40 year old stoners listen to (i say as a pretentious 18 year old stoner) but they do have a lot of value to their work. they, in my perspective, popularized concept albums and really changed the way a lot of people write stories in music. are a lot of these songs boring? yeah. are there some bangers? yeah, not gonna lie. i dont like a lot of pink floyd songs but the ones i do, i adore, so theres some merit to that. where am i going with this? i dunno man.

Must say that I had a better time listening to "The Wall" today than the last time. I still think this is not even a top 3 Pink Floyd album (which speaks volumes about the overall quality of their 70s imperial streak), but it is still one for the history books.

best narrative ever.

Hard to rate this one. It's long and the beginning of a switch in a sort of 80s sound that I personally don't like. But it's bold and deep, something I will always appreciate about Pink Floyd.

Perfect concept album

It was pretty cool. I liked many of the songs. I think the concept was interesting although I thought the first half of the album was stronger than the second half. The album felt like it went quickly for 80 minutes. I’m not sure if it’s something I would listen to straight through again, but I’m glad I got to experience it.

Pese a que el disco me flipa y lo escucho con deleite, hay que reconocer que la pretenciosidad de Roger Waters se fue un poquito de madre y aquí comenzaron los problemas de la banda. No puede ser más conceptual el álbum, tanto que hasta dio para una peli dirigida por Alan Parker. Igual se pudo haber resuelto en un único disco en lugar del doble, pero por lo menos nos quedan unos temazos clásicos como “Another Brick In The Wall”, “Comfortably Numb” o, mi preferida “Run Like Hell”. Mítico.

There is a 5 star albums worth of songs in here - especially Comfortably Numb. I just personally don't like the baggage. I don't like Concept albums. I dont need an album to have a story or a journey. If i wanted that I would read a book or watch a film.

The Wall As with DSOTM and WYWH it’s nice to fill in the gaps in my knowledge of Pink Floyd. Of all the prog concept and concept adjacent albums we’ve had this is by far the best story, in that it makes a degree of sense narratively and with the wall being the physical manifestation of Pink’s psychological shut down. It’s definitely overblown and long, and there is a large dose of po-faced self importance, but it’s undeniably a brilliant album, and a large part of what makes it so great is the pompous bombast of it all, alongside a number of superb songs, from the ones I do know, like the recurring themes of Another Brick in the Wall, Another Brick in the Wall Pt 2 and Comfortably Numb, to things like In the Flesh? The Thin Ice, The Happiest Days of Our Lives, Mother, Hey You, The Show Must Go On, In The Flesh, Outside the Wall. Again as I’m not familiar with their catalogue I like how for much of it it seems a marriage of the atmospheric space rock of DSOTM with a leaner, more funk-rock sound, with of course some superbly evocative David Gilmour guitar. I probably need more time to let it percolate, but, again, I can see what the fuss is about. 5. 🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱 Playlist submission: Comfortably Numb

'In the Flesh?' is a magnificent start, introducing what's really the centrepiece of the album, Gilmour's guitar. The man's ability to carve out evocative lines that fit within the song are really second to none. We are used to seeing the majesty of the lion ('Comfortably Numb'). Of the leopard ('Another Brick'). We may even take them for granted. But rarely do we see them in their natural habitat. How they are elevated even further by their surroundings - how it feels right to see (hear) them in their natural habitat (album). What I'm saying (writing) is, this (The Wall) is a great album, and I think that's clear.

It's a classic for a reason.

I am shocked at how much I liked this. It is a little bloated - a few songs could easily be trimmed. But I really enjoyed this

top 5 album of all time for me. Transports you to highschool

ONE OF THE GREATSEST ALBUMS ON THE PLANET, LIKELY THE BEST CONCEPT ALBUM IN HISTORY

Great!

How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?!

josema dice que tengo que escucharlo de forma activa, le doy 4 estrellas por las dudas...

1. flezh - 1 2. ice - 1.5 3. uuall - 2 4. Brick - 3 5. Mother - 1 6. Sky -1.5 7. Spaces - 0 8. Lust - 1.5 9. Turns - 1 10.leave - 1 11. Wall -1 12. World - 0

All these years i've been avoiding to hear the whole album 'cause when it came out i was just a kid and the sledgehammered head soldiers in the videos scared the hell out of me.I do have memories of Another Brick In The Wall playing all the time,when the German actual wall that was splitting East and West Berlin was finally down.It was the perfect soundtrack. Hearing it now,with all my life experiences till now, i realise what a masterpiece i was missing. A conceptual Rock Opera about Roger Water's struggles that Ezrin the producer,avoided it to end up only as a autobiographical piece,resulted as an insight to human behaviour and existence.This was inspired when Waters thought to actually built a real wall between the audience and him or rhe band, because of a stage incident where he spitted to some fans that were irritating him.It was a flashing light,a red flag to his behaviour.Great album with great theatrical moments,with foley and fx that sucks you in this concept.Genius. I really enjoyed all songs as they are all connected(maybe with only exception The Trial) ,but i'll name the ones i really loved: Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 1(Alan Parson's Mammagamma vibes). Another Brick In The Wall, Part Two(of course).Here for the first time Pink Floyd used a disco beat. Goodbye Blue Sky. Empty Spaces.Epic. Young Lust. Hey You. Is There Anybody Out There?Is a reference to Syd Barrett that had left the band by the time i think. Comfortably Numb.My favourite,so spaced out and beautiful.Exceptional guitar solo. Run Like Hell(mammagamma vibes again). This album was the last featuring the band as a quartet.Great concept album,one of the best in the world. 5/5

the young stoner in me wants to give this a higher rating than I really have the ability to

I really wanna see it in film form, tbh, but obviously great.

A big theatrical rock opera. Long, but glorious. Pretentious, but you know about it beforehand. If I was going in blind I imagine I'd have had a very different score

Whatever man

This is the music my dad always listened to. I actually really liked the album. It felt dynamic and there were really great interludes that reminded me of other modern albums. It felt more like a story was being told.

The album doesn't quote stand up, but epic guitar playing carries it. Gets long and disjointed with with sound effects.

Obvious classic, great guitar work, great lyricism and ambiance.

This as muuuch better than the other Pink Floyd album. It’s good tunes to start than it is turns into a rock-opera at one point then gets back on track.

Even by 1979, it’s clear the news of the revolution hadn’t reached all music fans and accordingly, millions were still happy to lap this up as if punk had never happened. I respect the band for having the balls, 2 years on from Never Mind The Bollocks, to release an 80 minute rock opera. My life as a music fan properly began at a time when it seemed very correct to accept that punk was necessary. As a result, it’s taken a long time for my eclectic tastes to win out over my ingrained bias against the excesses of what rock music had become by the mid 70s. Older and wiser, I am now comfortably able to piss off my teenage self by investigating all manner of prog, fusion and other overblown rock which I can now appreciate without prejudice. I still believe punk was right, but to understand a revolution it’s wise to know your history. Ah how refreshing. I can enjoy all music now…. The thing is, for all the Yes, King Crimson, Weather Report, Genesis etc that’s now allowed in my house, there are a few notable exceptions that remain taboo, personal no-gos that consistently ruffle feathers every time I'm forced to bring them up. They are usually so-called sacred cows and Pink Floyd is a perfect example. This 1001 project will force me to address these face on and this is the 1st example that has come up. To be clear, I am giving this a fair listen. I’m going to be doing that as much as possible while I work my way through this 1001 thing. I’m ok with concept albums too, in fact I wonder why there aren’t more. As the album starts "In The Flesh?” makes me pause for thought. This sounds massive and while I’d never understood why The Flaming Lips tip their hat to the Floyd so often, The Lips are exactly what this is reminding me of. Have I been missing out on a whole double album as good as “In The Flesh?”? Raw guitars doing a gigantic woozy riff and a swirling organ on top of huge drums and a Ziggy style vocal. Right up my street and nothing like the Pink Floy…oh wait….here we go…. An hour later as side 4 begins, I get “In The Flesh” (no question mark) and I realise what I want to be listening to is an album by this Pink character in the story; the song in both forms is representing the main character performing in concert. In the hour between, it’s been largely what I had expected; plodding, morose dullness with “seriously important“ guitar “work” and a concept which, although apparently laboured over considerably in the writing process, seems without a great deal of depth, intrigue or sophistication. The rest of side 4 returns to form and it’s notable that it’s not until the most un-Floyd thing on the album, the musical theatre style “The Trial”, that my ears again ask “oh, what’s going on here?” I've made it all the way to the end and there’s been a few moments along the route that have been ok, but I’ve been mostly bored. Obviously, I will be faced with the prospect of more Pink Floyd as I progress through the 1001 process, and many with much greater reputations than this one. With those, I hope to have my mind changed, even if just a little, but for now, The Wall has failed to do so.

So boring.

Probably one of the most consistently good double albums ever.

A force to be reckoned with.

Possibly the greatest concept album ever. The long run time flew by. I really like how they made multiple songs into different songs and revisited the concept throughout.

5.05

Don’t think you can claim to like music if you don’t like this absolute classic. Some of the best guitar work ever recorded

At times, I really enjoyed this album and at others, they just sound too characteristically themselves and I've never been a Pink Floyd fan

Love Pink Floyd. Do not love this album.

Always Epic

I know the omportance of this album, but itbis too long. I feel like I need more tome to digest and actually listen to the album properly, reading the lyrics etc, but it is too long, too atmospheric and too boring at times. I did like the second part best, though 3/5

how many times have i listened to this album? what else can be said. i haven't listened to it in yonks, but this is part of my teenage years in an inseperable way. probably foundational to the friendships here taking part of this group.

Taken on their own, not everything on here is worth listening to. I'm not going to fire up "Vera" because it's a great song (it's not). But obviously that's not the point, and I'm not going to take away points because of that. While it's true that I almost never listen to this anymore, it does hold up very well, and for me it's probably the most obvious example of a concept album that works. "Comfortably Numb" in particular stands out as a great track, deserving of it's stand-out status on the album behind only *that one other song.* Lots of people were stoned when they listened to this. And if you ever watched the movie, you were almost definitely stoned at the time. If I spent a week as any of these dudes in 1979, I probably wouldn't remember any of it now because I was too drugged out. Fun anecdote: Ben and I saw these guys on the Division Bell tour back in 90-whatever at Rice Stadium. During Another Brick in the Wall, it started to rain/thunder/lightning like crazy (like it only can in Texas). The thunder and lightning somehow managed to hit right at all the climaxes in the song (at least that's how I remember it). By the end of the song, the stage was starting to collapse and they had to call it. It was such a dramatic end to the show, that it almost wasn't disappointing that it had to end early. Good times.

I appreciate the ambition and craft that went into this, and I appreciate icons like "Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2" and "Comfortably Numb." I just don't particularly like it. By the time the full-on Broadway musical of "The Trial" arrived, I was more than ready for it to be over. I do actually like "Comfortably Numb," but the rest of this I never need to hear again.

It's The Wall. Be real here. It's musical perfection. I may not enjoy this as much as Wish You Were Here, but it's still one of many in a list of perfect or near perfect Pink Floyd albums. Noted, it's my least favorite of them, but it's nonetheless still perfect. Hilariously enough, I actually rolled Wish You Were Here yesterday, so there is a non zero chance I get 3 Pink Floyd albums in a row. Now that would be insane. Anyway, if Wish You Were Here is a Prog Opera, this is an entire Prog Movie. It's long, it's sad, it's intense, it's a lot of things that have already been said better than I ever possibly could. The filler adds to the experience, and there is plenty of it. That is the only reason why it can never be my favorite Floyd album. That being said, the hits absolutely rule. "Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 1-3", "Comfortably Numb", "Hey You", "Young Lust" and "Run Like Hell" are all God-Tier songs littered throughout the album, and when you get to them, it's definitely worth the wait. The rising and falling actions on this album are just one of many brilliant aspects to an album that deservedly gets a ton of praise. Another 5/5. I could listen to this on repeat for the rest of my life and find something new to enjoy and appreciate.

Es sólido, permanecerá mucho tiempo

Completely unbarable and also a little good.

some good songs, not anything too crazy disc 1 is lowkey a snooze fest and disc 2 wraps it up altogether solid 6/10 again

This album has some Pink Floyd absolute bangers on it, comfortably numb, Another Brick, Run like Hell etc but it’s also quite a chore to get through. I know it’s telling a story and each song makes up a component of that story but it can feel a little bloated. On the whole it’s still great though, just not brilliant like some other Floyd albums.

as with some other records, i acknowledge its place in modern musical history. (and "Another Brick" and "Comfortably Numb" are great). but its politics were muddy anti-fascism and so much of the "opera" part seemed to sound like calliope music with yelling on top. sorry.

An absolute classic and peak of music. It's so mature, floydesque and the first album through which I got introduced to Pink Floyd. This made me go and rewatch the movie to remind myself of what a masterpiece this unique piece of cinematography is. I'm really glad this album popped up here.

The Wall has been one of my favourite albums for a long long time. I haven't listened to it in a minute though so nice to have a prompt to.

Massively influential and, Hey You, Comfortably Numb and Another Brick in the Wall pt1,2 and 3 are all incredible songs. But the album is really pretentious sounding to me other than that, no matter how many Floyd albums there are on this list, I just can't get into them!

It's Pink Floyd's The Wall. It's a 5. It's near the bottom of what will end up being all my 5's, but it is a 5.

5/5

If we were talking about the whole package it would be an easy 10/10. If we are talking about the album minus the visuals it’s a little bloated in places. Still a fantastic listen with lots of great songs but falls just short of perfection.9/10 favorite tracks- “Another Brick in the Wall pt1” “Hey You” “Run Like Hell”

Mental that I've never listened to this in full before. Every song packs a punch in its own way, and the atmosphere & tone created throughout is absolutely brilliant. The way the songs build & flow means the album is coherent, impactful and a joy to listen to. Then you add the instrumental work and wow, you get a superb album. The guitar work in particular is unbelievable. I will absolutely be replaying this one.

Love it. Own it.

C'est con, avec le tiers de la durée tu pouvais faire un album vraiment sharp. Au lieu de ça, on ronfle les 3/4 du temps.

Phenomenal album, just feels tediously long at points. I'm not sure there's anything I'd cut though. It's kinda right where it needs to be with its contents.

The wall is so funny conceptually. I like how it compares the anxieties of childhood in a boarding school of a fascist nation to the isolation of stardom. It’s my 3rd fav Pink Floyd album fs fs

I wanted to like this album but I couldn’t get into it

Wow I did not realize this was 2.5 hours long. This is probably one of the first albums that made me really appreciate listening to albums from front to back. The cohesive themes, both lyrically and sonically, keep you engaged throughout the entire album. Overall just an amazing album. No wonder its often mentioned as one of the best of all time.

This one was pretty interesting and glad I listened. Just not for me!

Hard to believe that this is my first Pink Floyd album while doing this project. I'm not at all a stranger to the Floyd. Along with Green Day, The Beatles, The Who, Blink-182, and My Chemical Romance (the latter two tragically left off this list!), the Floyd were one of my many phases I went through in high school (and I wasn't even a stoner; go figure). I poured over all of their music, but definitely fixated the most (at least in high school) on this album. Listen to it once and you don't know what the fuck is happening, but you know you like the music. Listen to it dozens upon dozens of times and you maybe know some of what is happening (but not nearly all) and you love the music. Well, most of it. The story is decent. The idea of building a metaphorical wall around oneself to block out all the influences that seek to bring you down is intriguing. The story (eventually) comes to its logical conclusion of the wall being torn down. But this only comes after my main gripe with the record - the weird, "I'm a fascist dictator now" part of the story. Yeah, I get that it was all in his head (I think), but I don't think it follows at all and I don't think it adds anything meaningful to the album. I mean, "Run Like Hell" is a great song and I love the guitar on that track. But it didn't need to be part of this arc. Suffice it all to say, the fourth side of the album (save for the final few tracks) really didn't need to be here. That, combined with Roger Waters's obvious and persistent need to remind us that his father died in WWII ("Bring the Boys Back Home," "Vera"), tragic though it is, also doesn't seem to serve the story much. It feels like the band, namely Waters, was struggling to flesh out a third act and this was the best they could conceivably come up with. But even the best double albums almost always have filler. They can't all be bangers, as they say. The first half of this album is a stunner, the second half is strong, the final quarter is the weakest part of the whole venture. But it's still a masterpiece and I wouldn't trade it for anything. Five stars. Standout Tracks: In the Flesh?, Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1, Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2, Mother, Young Lust, One of My Turns, Hey You, Nobody Home, Comfortably Numb, In the Flesh, Run Like Hell, The Trial, Outside the Wall

As coherent and compelling an album as you’ll find in the rock oeuvre. What’s amazing is how well so many of these songs also stand on their own. A true masterpiece.

Very overrated album and band in general. Every song takes ages to actually start. Brick in the wall pt2 is good for first minute then they just butcher it.

Grand ambitious record that’s deeper than its big hit. Some excellent guitar work (particularly In the Flesh and Run Like Hell) and generally a decent experimental album.

Not my favorite floyd album. They tried a little too hard for my tastes at times. A lot of really awesome sobgs though throughout.

iconic, i only recognize a few songs off of it at first glance but upon listening to it there’s a lot more that are recognizable. i like the consistent use of the same chords throughout the album. i appreciate a themed album but why does it have to be 2 and a half hours long.

Oh, now I see why people don't like Pink Floyd

Hasn't given this a listen in a long looooooong time. But man, I was in desperate need of David Gilmore solos. Ah, to have such an ear for guitar work, and such excellence in execution. The songs are legendary at this point, but the solos are a song within the song.

An absolutely iconic rock album. Pretty much perfect.

This album is a masterpiece to me. It’s the best concept album ever made and my favorite Pink Floyd album. I’d give it 6 if I could.

Obra maestra, de mis discos preferidos hasta la muerte.

Masterpiece

Meh. Prefer DSOTM

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A classic for good reason. My favorite of theirs is Animals but this is epic and well deserving of its legendary status. Comfortably numb and the trail are my favorites from this. Doesn’t even feel bloated despite its length.

It was a matter of time before I got this album. The Wall is often considered the last hurrah of Pink Floyd's successful run through the 1970s, culminating in a film adaptation and Roger Waters's departure from the band. I've heard bits and pieces of this album here and there, but this will be my first full listen through. How does it hold up? Let me start with the narrative of this record, because it is the foundation The Wall is proverbially built on. Drawing inspiration from his and Syd Barrett's lives spent in the band, along with the frustration experienced during the prior In the Flesh tour, Roger Waters embodied the character of Pink Floyd, an up-and-coming rock star who has a lot of baggage. The death of his father in World War II, his overprotective mother, his abusive schoolteachers, his wife who cheated on him as he cheated on her; all these traumas end up as bricks in "the wall" that ends up isolating Pink from human interaction and the outside world. Only after the completion of this wall does Pink begin to question himself and yearn for reconnection. As he starts to realize this, however, he is snapped out of it via drug injection from a paramedic, as Pink's manager wanted him out on stage for his performance. From there, Pink hallucinates that he is a dictator leading a Neo-Nazi rally, and proceeds to commit hate crimes on fans he considers unworthy. Once this hallucination ends, Pink begs for it all to stop and ends up placing himself on trial within his mind, against his own inner judge, who orders Pink to "tear down his wall" for his actions. This internal intervention is what opens Pink back to the outside world, except it's alluded to at the end that the cycle will begin anew and Pink will soon be back to putting up his wall again. To say this plot is a lot is an understatement, taking conceptual ideas from previous records and going for a more grandiose scale while managing to stay relevant in terms of exploring mental health problems that go unchecked. I'll admit, some portions of this narrative rang a bit too close to home for me; I'll spare y'all the details. So the narrative is rather strong for this record, and, in spite of tensions in the recording and development, the band was still operating well in their performance, and Bob Ezrin went all-out on the production. What's stopping me from outright calling The Wall an exceptional album? Well, it is a rather daunting double-album, clocking in at 81 minutes, and it becomes clear that not every song works on an individual. Aside from those songs that continue to get regular FM radio airplay like "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2" and "Comfortably Numb", the tender ballad "Goodbye Blue Sky", the opening number "In the Flesh", and its reprise in the final act, the rest don't work as well outside of the larger story. I can't imagine seeking out the likes of Waters' staccato delivery on "The Thin Ice", or the reference to Vera Lynn's "We'll Meet Again" in "Vera", and the subsequent choir singing on "Bring the Boys Back Home". Some songs exist purely as transitions from one major tune to the next, such as "Empty Spaces" bridging "Goodbye Blue Sky" to "Young Lust" or "The Happiest Days of Our Lives" bridging parts 1 and 2 of "Another Brick in the Wall". I could see how this album would have benefited from trimming down to the more essential tunes of the album and connecting those stronger elements. Still, that doesn't stop The Wall from being an album that served as an end-all-be-all to the progressive rock movement of the 1970s, capping it with a full-on rock opera experience that was worth it to behold. Even if I still prefer Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, and Animals, I cannot deny how amazing this record is.

Didn't realise what was going on till halfway through definitely needs multiple listens. Movie in song form pretty interesting and obviously know it as influential. Because of its importance and how it tells a great story got to give it 5

I'll need to give this one another listen. Even though I'm generally aware of Floyd I've somehow never given The Wall a spin until today. I'm not sure it's entirely for me, a little overly long. Some really gorgeous songs in there, I'm sure more layers get revealed the more you go through it. 3.5 stars but I'll round up to the four as I know albums like this are impossible to give a fair appraisal to on one listen.

The album was on near constant repeat in my latter years of high school. In short a masterpiece and still not their best (Animals). All day long 5/5

such a november album

A towering achievement in concept album storytelling, The Wall remains one of the most emotionally resonant and musically ambitious records ever made. From the haunting isolation of “Comfortably Numb” to the theatrical rage of “In the Flesh,” it’s a journey through alienation, trauma, and the psychological cost of fame. The album’s cinematic scope, Roger Waters’ deeply personal lyrics, and David Gilmour’s soaring guitar work combine to create a masterpiece that transcends genre and era. For me, it’s not just one of my favourite albums—it’s a cornerstone of rock music, endlessly compelling and profoundly moving.

Shoulda been a single and left out all of that Broadway Bob Ezrin crap.

Great album, not a casual listen. The cohesiveness and the concept are great, a classic.

Gotta love the Floyd!

Fuck yeah

One of the best albums ever written, and only just in Pink Floyd's top 5.

En realidad no lo he escuchado, no estaba con el cuerpo para escuchar nada nuevo, pero tiene pintaza. Por encima, buen álbum de rock si es lo que apetece escuchar.

Another classic. Full album listen for sure on this one. The trial is probably the only skip.

5 stars. Such a masterpiece.

All in all, one of the finest stories ever put to vinyl. Pretty sure it got me through high school.

It's not my go to Pink Floyd, or even anywhere near my favourite records of theirs, but it's still got some landmark tracks ("Another Brick in the Wall Pt.2", "Mother", and of course, "Comfortably Numb"), and it really does offer up quite the positively disorientating experience. Quite markedly different from the psychedelic, atmospheric nature of their earlier works, it's a difficult, suffocating listen in some respects, but the pay-off is bountiful.

Great concept, but most of the songs are just mid

Amazing!!!

My problem with this album has always been that it's too long and I stand by that. Double album or not. Still though, some amazing musical moments and songs on here.

what’s wrong with all of you. this is absolutely awful? i think there’s 2-4 songs that i actually could stand listening to. and im not taking any of the ‘ooooo but it’s so progressive for its time blablabla’ BULLSHIT. this is BULLSHIT

"If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding!”

Not their best LP but certainly one of their most popular. I personally love this LP. Hardcore fans say it is too pop.

Hey Teachers! Let us Kids alone! c

5/5

Is this Pink Floyd's best album? Definitely not. But this is a rock opera concept album about mental health written by men in the 1970s and that alone is kind of amazing in its own right. This also ends maybe the best 4 album run in Rock Music History. So this album is a little bloated and not as great as dark side of the moon or wish you were here, but the concept is cool, it's actually relatively tight for a rock opera, and I really enjoyed listening through it.

Waters was definitely steering the good ship Floyd by this stage…

Where do I even begin? This is probably the most important album in my life. It was the first album that I really fell in love with back when I first heard it in High School. I was so blown away by all the theatrics and the narrative that it literally felt like a movie to me (I later watched the film adaptation which made me love the album even more). At the time I had no idea you could tell a story like this with music. I then discovered the rest of Pink Floyd's discography and became obsessed with the band. Since then I no longer consider it my favorite album (not even my favorite Floyd album) but I still deeply cherish this album and the influence it has had on me. I like to think that my entire taste in music stems from this album in some way. Due to its length I don't revisit this album as often as some of the other Pink Floyd albums so it was a real treat to hear it again in whole. In my heart there will always be a brick wall and that fucking "asshole" judge. Favorite track: The Trial

This is one of the great albums (although I actually prefer Dark Side from Floyd). In The Flesh? - 10/10. The guitar intro is iconic. The vocals are tight. A perfect track to start an album. The Thin Ice - 8/10. Impeccable musicianship. Very simple. Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 1 - 10/10. Sets up themes of loss and loneliness. The Happiest Days of our Lives - 10/10. Another Brick in the Wall Part 1.5. Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2 - 10/10. If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding. How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat? Great chord progressions, and that guitar outro is one of the most recognizable riffs in the history of rock music. Mother - 10/10. The cool-down piece needed after the peak of ABitW 2. Perfection isn't when there's nothing left to add, but rather when there's nothing left to take away. Goodbye Blue Sky - 10/10. The ominous synth in the bass really puts a jarring contrast to the simple guitar line, but it fits the lyrics. That juxtaposition speaks to me as a veteran, having seen the cost of war in real-time. Empty Spaces/Young Lust - 7/10. Putting these together because they belong together. A great pair of songs on their own, but actually weaker when placed in the context of the album. Fills the same story purpose as Acid Queen from Tommy, but, in my opinion, not as well. One of My Turns - 8/10. As someone who struggles with depression, this song definitely hits me hard. Roger Waters understands depression so very well. Don't Leave Me Now - 8/10. Welcome to the depths of what depression does to someone. Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 3 - 10/10. This is exactly how depression feels. Goodbye Cruel World - 9/10. Retreating behind the wall. Heartbreaking in its simplicity. Hey You - 10/10. I always liked this song, I always thought it was a call out to the lonely and depressed, but placing it in context with the rest of the album, it's even better and is bringing me to tears. Is There Anybody Out There - 9/10. My thoughts ask this question every time I get a depression flare up. Nobody Home - 9/10. That piano intro is amazing. Somehow the music is triumphant, but the lyrics are still mired deeply in despair. Vera - 8/10. Solid, but on the weaker side of the album. Bring the Boys Back Home - 8/10. Solid, but on the weaker side of the album. Comfortably Numb - 10/10. Only because I can't rate it higher. One of the top 5 guitar solos of all time (Sultans of Swing from Alchemy Live, Stairway, Don't Take Me Alive, Little Wing by Hendrix). The Show Must Go On - 6/10. An interlude that seems to have little connection with the previous song or the next song. In The Flesh - 9/10. Same intro as the opening of the album, but this is longer. from 2:34 it sounds like what's happening in the US right now (October 2025). Run Like Hell - 10/10. A great song that gets even better in the context of the album. After the overtly Fascist lyrics of the last song, the urgency of this song is even more fitting. Waiting for the Worms - 9/10. A background of goose-stepping Fascist Stormtroopers undergirds the lowest point in "The Cult of Pink." Very effective piece. Stop - 8/10. And the main character's morality awakens. Again, the simplicity comes through. The Trial - 10/10. Even more than anything that has come before, this is exactly what Depression feels like. TEAR DOWN THE WALL! Outside The Wall - 10/10. Oh. Oh. That must be what the people who love people with depression feel like.

I have known of this album for decades buy haven't sat and listened to it in its entirety. I true legendary masterpiece of classic rock.

118/1001 :: Pink Floyd - The Wall Heard before? ✅ Would I revisit? ✅ Rating: 8 Listen before you die: Yes This is not a perfect album. At 26 songs it can get be a laborious listen but as you make your way through it you realize there’s incredible around every corner. I saw a review say “it’s comfortably shit” and frankly that’s just not true. It’s an impressive work of art with some of the bands greatest moments. Mother, Hey You, Comfortably Numb, Brick in the Wall are all timers. Do we need 3 Bricks in the Wall; probably not but love how the songs flow in and out of each other. Also can we get a round of applause for David Gilmour; dude is astonishing when it comes to playing the guitar.

Epic and awesome I love bricks in the wall

This is not my favorite Floyd album by any means. I much more prefer "Animals", which I think is their best, "WYWH" and "Meddle". Though I can certainly see the appeal of this overblown, yet franticly cold concept album. Waters is slowly and quite literally drifting off into a fascist mindset, as is evident in "In The Flesh", "Run Like Hell", and "Waiting For The Worms" - something he's certainly showing even more nowadays. I don't particularly care for all his interludes and Ezrin's cold production style (looking at you, "Vera", "Bring The Boys ..." and "Stop"), and "The Trial" is just utter nonsense ... But when the album hits, it hits. I had forgotten how strong side 2 is, with "One Of My Turns" almost becoming a highlight for me. "Comfortably Numb" is an all-time classic, as is "Another Brick In The Wall", and I love the more mellow pieces like "Goodbye Blue Sky" and "Nobody Home" (the latter probably being one of Waters' last really exceptionally great songs). But yeah, I'd much rather listen to a different Floyd album than this one.

MUITO BOM!!!!!!!

Já escutei, bom pra krl, faixas inacreditáveis 9/10

toujours un régal

A great album! 10/10, the finest hour for Pink Floyd. All of the songs on there are really great and tell a great story. I’m glad that there was a film adaptation of the album, and it did not disappoint!

It's another gatefold that sings over the lines. But that doesn't matter, you're supposed to listen to the whole thing. Still gotta flip sides every 15 minutes, really kills your buzz. Eh, just watch the movie instead and call it a day.

i listened to this a while ago and i, frankly, don't wanna listen to it again. didn't like it

The most biting self-portrait of rock stardom committed to tape. One of the great concept albums.

I’ve always found this outing pretty insipid, but cliche aside, Comfortably Numb is still an exquisite song

Very good album. Interesting concept and a lot of good songs. Suppose it warrants a 5. But not likely a spot in the regular rotation.

Great album and so many tracks that are loaded with meaning. An album that worthy of a full weekend experience to listen to the album, watch the movie, digest and discuss.

Masterful piece of work

Look. What do you want me to say

Superb album! Love the twists and turns it takes

I've listened to a bunch of Floyd albums, each of them several to many times. Oddly enough, have never listened to The Wall. Never seen the film. I know the hits. Definitely a classic blind spot. Let's see if it can rank up with Wish, Animals, Meddle, and Dark Side. Track 1: Way to make me wonder if my headphones were busted. Explosive intro, literally. I read this was originally supposed to be a Roger Waters solo album, but slapping the Pink Floyd name onto it got it funded. I wonder. Meddle, Dark Side, and Wish work so well because the band was in balance. Animals, though a great album, was the slide away from balance. You could see Roger Waters' hands all over everything. Now let's see the progression of that imbalance. Track 2: Kind of bored with this one. Not always a fan of Waters' vocals, and the delivery in this song exemplifies when I don't like it. Loved when Gilmour's guitar started soaring. Then the song ends. Track 3: I like it. That familiar melody. Great guitar. So far, every song seems like only an intro and an outro. At least they let this one breathe a bit. I like noodley Floyd. Great atmosphere. Waiting for a proper song, though. Track 4: I like it, but this album is like the Anti-Animals so far. Animals squeezed every drop out of each song. This has yet to turn an idea into a song. It's going for the forest over the trees, the album is the song, I guess. Movements and motifs. It's like speedrunning a hike. Track 5: Finally a song. One I've heard a zillion times. Classic. Track 6: Great song. This is the Floyd I like. Track 7: Favorite track so far. Nails the mood, nails the theme. Now the album is hitting its stride. The first few tracks were whizzing by a bit too fast for me. Now it seems to be settling into a groove. Ideas are being explored more rather than hinted then left behind. It's a weird critique when you want songs on a double album to be a bit longer. Track 8: Nevermind. Back to setting up a vibe and then moving right on. Ha. Like Roger's vocals in this one. Track 9: Another classic. Track 10: A really good song in the context of the album. A mess, but a thematic mess. I like how the first verse sounds so sloppy. Love the instrumental section near the end. Like the ending. Good storytelling. However, this is the type of track on a concept album that I wouldn't want to listen to unless I'm going through the whole album. Not a playlist song. Track 11: Thematically apporopriate, but hard to listen to until the band comes in. But I think that's the point. Track 12: This again. Track 13: Closing the first half of the album. We're at a low point for Pink. Not much else to say. Track 14: Another classic. Gilmour and Wright and Waters crush it. Even Mason does some stuff. Track 15: An ambient album track, though one I will playlist. Love the acoustic guitar. Positively dripping with atmosphere. Track 16: Pink Floyd channels Randy Newman. Big fan of the instrumental track. Vocally, not so much. Track 17: A transitional track. Continuing the theme of loving the instruments and rolling my eyes at the vocal delivery. Did you forget you have David Gilmour in the band? I'm sure it's because it's Pink's character voice, but geez. Track 18: Absolutely ridiculous. Love it. A total studio track. What madness. Track 19: Thanks for coming back, Mr. Gilmour. Oh damn, Mr. Gilmour. Those vocals. Those solos. Another classic, despite Roger's vocals being so silly. Track 20: A pleasant little track. Almost a nice break. Track 21: A reprise of the opening shot. Way better. Finally let's it breathe...in a horrifying way. Track 22: Another classic. A track that inspired the 80's. Track 23: A very theatrical pastiche. Not sure how I feel about it. A tad overwhelming. Track 24: Okay...were you necessary? Track 25: Side 2 is wild. I feel like I'm listening to a play. It's a bit awkward. Don't get it twisted, I like Roger Waters. He's a great lyricist, bass-player, and conceptualist, but he needs someone to rein him in. This is bonkers, and not in an entertaining way. I feel like I'm missing the visual half. Is this what Richard Wright felt? Track 26: Okay, I'm done. Didn't like where that went. Overall: Not gonna list out albums and what was good, bad, meh, etc. Great moments, but like most double albums, would have loved the best buts as one album. Yeah, the story may have been lost, and it's a decent story with a good theme, but, I like my music to be music. If I wanted to go to theater, I go to the theater. Maybe I'll watch the film and feel different. 3/5. The strong bits make up for the meh or bad. An awkward 3.

muito bom

7.5/10

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

Classic

I’ve loved this since I was a babe

This album got me turned onto Pink Floyd back in the day, which led me to buy their boxed set (when those were still a thing). I became obsessed with this band and still put them in my regular rotation. Shine on!

Très conny

yok aga benlik degil daha boyle sey lazim metalik biseyler🤠

Listen, I absolutely love Pink Floyd but this… this aint it. I absolutely love most of their work this one just feels off. I love their Pompeii stuff specifically because it lacks vocals, telling the story with their amazing musical talents. IMaybe it’s cause I did not see the film, but everything about this seems so theatrical to me. While the music is still great, comfortably numb is one of my favorite guitar solo’s of all time, it just lacks that mystery. Not for me I guess, loved some tracks but I vividly remember now why this never was one of my favorite records of theirs. (i HATE ‘the Trial’ it’e whimisical and goofy, that’s not why I listen to them)

Probably my favorite album that I really don’t want to listen a lot to. It’s not because it is bad, it is just a uncomfortable listen and is a lot to listen to especially if you aren’t in the best mental space.

I mean, what do I even need to say this is one of the best albums ever made, and for good reason

While disc 2 is a bit weaker, this is still undeniably one of the greatest records of all time. Engaging, impressive, and cinematic all the way through.

Strahota da je ljude ovako lako ubijediti da je neki album spektakularno dobar. Posebno kad je u pitanju ovakav album. 80-minutni a od toga 70 minuta suvišnog zvuka. 3 hajmo reći genijalne pjesme, mada se meni nijedna ne sviđa kako treba, još možda 2-3 koje se mogu nazvati pjesmama, a preostalih dvadesetak skoro-polu-muzikalne kompozicije koje praktično funkcionišu kao prelazni zvuk. I zašto bi se iko patio i slušao to sve radi te 3 pjesme? Ne hvala. Nevjerovatno loš album, za njega je Dark Side remek-djelo a i on je sam baš bezveze.

One's late middle-age self has a difficult time taking this anywhere nearly as seriously as one's mid-teenage self did. The Final Cut seemed better then and still so today. "Comfortably Numb" holds up better than many another war-horse-dinosaur arena rock cut. Still, it's quite a vision and achievement and – okay – could be said to be iconic (most overused world). Despite being overdone, one will round up because The Wall itself is in the rock and roll HOF. One wonders how the movie holds up – one suspects not all that well.

It's a great double album, it sold, it's the bloody Beatles White Album, shut up! ~ Paul McCartney. Same thing here. Maybe you prefer Wish or you are a Syd fan and it was over after Piper. Doesn't matter. Shut up! It's the fucking Wall.

Everyone goes through a Pink Floyd phase; I ended up loving them. The Wall is an incredibly ambitious concept album, made even better by the fact that it birthed so many massive singles.

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

Classic album has to be up there.

Enjoyed every minute

Had forgotten how many great tracks there are on this album. The creativity is amazing. Would sell a kidney for the Comfortably Numb solo alone. If it didn't tail-off quite so badly it would have got 5*

They really did bury my favourite guitar solo of all time in an 80 minute concept record

FIREEEEE 9/10 one of the GOATS

This is a great album. If i had jever heard it before especially the singles I would.like it more. Even though im biased by hearing the same songs on this album too many times its inarguable that Pink Floyd were a a great band worthy of their reputation and success. I cant go past a 4 because of the length of the album and because the singles while great have at least to me been overplayed.

Very hard to be objective about this album. It was a milestone one for me, as an 11 andc12 year-old I played it constantly and it took up space in my head, entering into my dreams. An incredible achievement in musicianship, songwriting, and production. It is a concept album about a drug-addled young man who turns fascist. But it's the way these songs work together and the way the songs merge into each other. And, my God, these songs--all 3 "Another Brick in the Wall" versions, "Mother," "Young Lust," "Hey You," "Comfortabl Numb," "In the Flesh," "Run Like Hell"....just great, great songs regardless of their context. So, a lot of nostalgia here, but an undeniably great album by musicians at the peak of their power. And a huge hats off to Davi Gilmour whose guitar and vocals make this album what it is and helps offset some of Roger Water's nihilism and dread (though those elements work so well in making the album what it is).

I loved this album when I was a kid, but definitely didnt understand it. I remember it being spooky, chilling at times, and I of course loved the classic rock hits and guitar solos. Listening in full as an adult, even though the grand metaphor of The Wall is anything but subtle, it hits super hard. You see people fall into viscious cycles of addiction all the time, and building that wall brick by brick until theyre totally closed off and isolated from others, just seeking release in all the wrong places. The Wall takes you through step by step; its "Tommy" with sharper teeth, a Tommy who's also traumatised as a youngster but discovers booze and meaningless sex and heroin and fascism instead of pinball, a pitch-fucking-black rock opera. Its a simple but incredibly powerful metaphor, and it also just rules as a classic rock album. The solos on Comfortably Numb and Hey You are all timers, and I love Young Lust and Run Like Hell, and all the musical motifs like the recurring brick in the wall riff, and the top tier vocals. Every song is worthwhile. The Wall is best at its most sinister, so not one I reach for often, and undeniably over the top at times, but its a masterpiece.

bloviated bloated self centered

No notes.

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

Not their best, but still good

That was so unbelievably long for how boring it was. I wish the rock opera were never invented as a concept, all of the ones that have come up on this list have been insufferably pretentious

Aside from the odd track I’d rather just listen to an actual fucking brick wall

Here's the hill I will die on: Syd Barrett Pink Floyd are amazing, beyond that, Pink Floyd are mostly dull. I've never understood the hype for this album, it's overlong, overblown and overindulgent. Mid-tempo prog wankery with a few decent pop moments. Does nothing for me, sorry.

My personal favorite Pink Floyd album, truly a generational experience. Waters may be a dick but he wrote some pretty amazing stuff. Favorites: Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 1, One Of My Turns, Hey You

A good one for wallowing in existential dread and despair.

I had to listen to this a second time through with the Wikipedia plot page open to feel like I properly understood the through line of the album - the first time I listened I had it on in the background and eventually realised I was missing context for the album. There are some incredible songs on here and also a fair bit of filler, which I guess will happen with something this long, as well as with something trying to tell a story. Overall I really enjoyed what it was trying to do, and thought it was well executed - if a bit long.

Some great songs in amongst a bloated concept album that probably isn't quite as clever as Pink Floyd think it is. Gave it 4 for the classic songs but someone really should have had a word.

Before giving this review, this was already one of my favourite ever albums. The opening 6 songs are probably the strongest opening to any album ever (I said it), the album has it's slow and pensive moments afterwards but those tracks work so well in context. Remarkable album, a concept only pink Floyd could pull off

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

always love a concept album. insane guitar. feel like i could critique the type of nihilism that seems to permeate most of the songwriting, at times more self-pitying than self-aware which can get repetitive. masterful use of samples; war broadcasts and sound bites of domestics encapsulate the mood and concept. the transition to acoustic guitar and haunting violin on ‘is there anybody out there’ feels as if the album takes a quiet moment, not of relief, but of more reserved despair. loved it. not sure i liked the almost musical theatre-esque ending to the album though. 3.5/5

day 3: i got excited seeing this one since im a huge animals fan and really enjoy DSOTM and WYWH, but have only listened to this once before. nothing is quite as empowering as ‘hey! teacher! leave the kids alone!’ an album full of incredible electric and bass guitar work, this sees the band at their catchiest and most accessible. it’s a testament that a bands 4th best album is still this good. while it is hugely long, there is still a collection of fantastic hits and deep cuts in here, which feel like i’m listening to a love child of Matilda and Rocky. for a band characterised by prog-rock, psychedelia and copious amounts of lsd, it seems mostly the latter part is present here side note: watched the film after this, wow wow wow that propels this up even more. the visual context and imagery is extremely necessary for getting the story of this album

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

I had heard the singles on the radio, but I really didn't like classic rock so I never really cared for them.

“Is this not what you expected to see?” Please allow me to unpack my bias here: the first concert I ever went to was with my dad to see Roger Waters’ first solo tour of The Wall in 2010. I was 13. I grew up listening to classic rock, Pink Floyd included, but I hadn’t actually heard The Wall front to back before. After the first act of puppets, spectacular lights, social commentary, graphic anti-war messaging, and erecting the literal wall brick by brick came to an end, my dad turned to me and said “I need you to know that most concerts are not like this.” “Yeah dad,” I said. “I’ve seen concert footage before.” Later on when we got to “The Trial” we both flipped our lids. The spectacle and big-feelings of it all really stuck with me. The Wall in all its scope and flaws and fraught legacy has a special place in my heart. The music gets me going and I’ll know every word until I die. As I get older the themes of childhood trauma coming home to roost, isolation, and anger resonate more. I’ll be white knighting for The Wall forever. Also, “Comfortably Numb” is a perfect song and that second guitar solo kicks my ass every time.

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

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

way longer than i remember 8.5/10 btw the new geese album getting killed is out so I'm gonna go listen to that for the tenth time

Roger Water's The Wall featuring Pink Floyd. Would have been a more accurate certainly a more honest title for this double album released under the Pink Floyd moniker but for obvious reasons it's not. Regardless it's the best work ever released by Pink Floyd, Roger Waters or any member of Pink Floyd which of course means it's one of the greatest Rock albums in the history of the genre. It very much feels like a swan song and for Roger Waters who left after the next album (The Final Cut) a sort of prequel/epilogue to The Wall that was largely written by Roger Waters and Roger Waters alone during (for the most part) The Wall sessions The Final Cut is made up of songs that were not deemed good enough for The Wall by everyone except Roger Waters who had to bite the bullet as there simply wasn't any room to include any more songs on The Wall. Thank God! So off goes Roger Waters on at best a mediocre album (The Final Cut) instead of exiting the band after the tour for The Wall and saving face but I digress. The Wall is a crushingly brilliant cinematic album that often feels much like a Shakespearean tragedy. It's about a rock star (Waters, a bit of Barret) who wants to build a wall between himself and his audience, an audience he's grown to despise - things would come to a boiling point on a tour date during the 1977 'In the Flesh' tour when Roger Waters spit on the face of a fan in the front row for essentially having too much fun. Roger Waters begin writing The Wall immediately after the spatting incident - that very night by some accounts. The Wall is also about the cost of war a steep price that would include the loss of his father during the second world war. It's about how some loses are forever. It's by far Pink Floyd's heaviest album and lacks the escapism of Dark Side of the Moon which isn't to say that the Dark Side of the Moon was easy listening by any means, but it absolutely had moments of sheer escapism which The Wall was entirely devoid of. The Wall is not the most enjoyable Pink Floyd album. It can be relentless and overwhelming- it's a deep dive into Roger Water's state of mind during the late 1970s- its Roger Water's ego show on full display, sometimes fragile and resigned other times controlling and angry, some songs full of piss and vinegar other songs almost dirge like in mood- the clearly spent ramblings of a mentally broken man. Pink Floyd would never top The Wall they would arguably never even release another good much less great album after The Wall. Whatever creativity was left (and you had to look long and hard for any) Roger Waters took with him after gathering the leftovers from The Wall sessions adding a couple newish songs & embarrassedly releasing it as an official Pink Floyd album when those songs SOME OF THOSE SONGS should have been saved for extras on a future box set- more curiosities for the obsessive superfan than material for a proper new album by a band who once held themselves to such high standards during the first 15 or so years of the band's career/existence. Everything worth a fuck about Pink Floyd ended with The Wall, make no mistake there but for whatever reason(s) in one way or another all (save Roger Waters) the members of this once great band were too stupid, too greedy, too scared, too fat, too human to know when to pack it in once & for all. Dead band walking.

One of my favorites, a real masterpiece

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

Man, I do like pink floyd, but this feels pretentious and long even for them. So many forgettable tracks. Only keeping this at a 2 because i'd feel bad having them in my least favorite albums at all.

Somehow have never done a full listen through - thought there might be more iconic bangers but really enjoyed the vibe nonetheless

I got this the day after Fleetwood Macs Tusk, so I inwardly sighed at the prospect of another double album from 1979. I'm not much of a Floyd fan anyway but this was much worse than Tusk which apparently was considered commercial suicide at the time, have those people listened to this. It's bloated, self-indulgent and bordering on parody at times. It sounds like a Roger Waters solo project with some nice bass-playing and occasionally fragments of good songs but they are often jettisoned too soon in order to tell the 'story' such as it is.. It really dragged for me and I couldn't wait for it to end. I'm only not going for a one because Comfortably Numb is a good song and Mother was interesting.

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

This is a fantastic thematic album. Amazing artistry and shows how to put a story together with song transitions

One of the greatest. Musically, lyrically, sonically! It's a great concept album about the effects of personal and social isolationism. "Pink’s story is finished. He constructed his wall, fell into moral decay because of it, and ultimately destroyed this isolating barrier. Our story, however, is still taking place. What happens to Pink soon becomes nowhere near as important as what happens to us. How do we live our lives? Are we currently constructing or tearing down those hindrances that produce disconnection and degeneration? How do our personal walls contribute to those of our nation, our world? How much of the world’s ills are we really responsible for?" Favorite tracks: Another brick in the wall Mother Hey you Is there anybody out there Comfortably numb