The Wall - Pink Floyd

The Wall - Pink Floyd
1979, Harvest Records (UK) / Columbia Records (US)

Where else to start a doomed blog than with a review of my favorite album. While this may not be the greatest album of all time, it's the album that I appreciate the most (keep in mind I've only logged 363 albums at the time of writing this review). The Wall is a rock opera (an album with an overarching narrative) that chronicles a man's decent into insanity, chronicling every scar and misstep in his life, ultimately culminating in him building a "wall" to cut himself off from everyone. Through Roger Waters' and David Gilmore's smooth and sometimes absurd vocals, we are shown the inner thoughts of a man struggling to deal with his life and himself. We see his successes, his failures, his paranoia, and his isolation. The lyrics and delivery are top notch. While the lyrical subject matter is bold and executed perfectly, it would be a sin to overlook the skill of the band members. This album is just song after song of Gilmore's amazing guitar licks, Waters' brooding bass lines, Nick Mason's impressive drum work, Richard Wright's keyboard wizardry, and an unpredictable ensemble of backing instruments.
The best word to describe this album would be "epic," as this album truly is an outstanding achievement for one of western music's most iconic bands. It covers a range of moods and genres, from the bombastic opening In the Flesh?, to the disco track Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2; from the bass-driven Young Lust, to the broken-down depression of Don't Leave Me Now and Vera; from the deceivingly sweet Mother to the horror of Run Like Hell and Waiting for Worms; from the piano ballad that is Nobody Home to the orchestral climax that is The Trial. And let's not forget about Comfortably Numb, one of the band's greatest songs, containing one of the greatest guitar solos of all time. Even for its 80 minute run time, the album is never boring and is always turning down a new path on its descent into insanity.
10/10

Comments

  1. UnknownOctober 29, 2018 at 12:34 PM

    I like listening to the songs on this album in a random order.

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    1. Kieran RooneyOctober 29, 2018 at 1:06 PM

      Why would you do that?

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    2. RickJanuary 8, 2019 at 10:44 PM

      I prefer to listen to this song by Pink Floyd first.
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

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  2. RickJanuary 8, 2019 at 10:50 PM

    The song
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc2u6AFImn8
    Is also good.

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