Pink Floyd - The Wall
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Free Music Notes for The Wall
Free Music Review: Very deep and Definitely in My Top 10 Albums of All-time
Hit: 5 Stars
This is where Waters' "solo" Pink Floyd begins. It's still great. In my opinion, the best way to rate an album is by each song, which is tough to do with The Wall and most other Floyd albums. For me, it is very tough to get a 10 for a song, so don't think an 8 or 9 is moderate, or bad, by any means.In the Flesh? -- A great opener, with solid lyrics and music (8/10)
The Thin Ice -- A change of pace from the intro, but all for the better (7/10)
Another Brick in the Wall Part I -- This is NOT the one with "We don't need no education" but is sets it up. Very solid (8/10)
The Happiest days of our lives -- A great transition from ABITW, and great guitar. But, too short (8/10)
Another Brick in the Wall Part II -- Great stuuf. Awesome guitar solo (9/10)
Mother -- Another change of pace, but stilll very powerful (8/10)
Goodbye Blue Sky -- Haunting, and by far the best part of the movie. Again, it is too short (8/10)
Empty Spaces -- David Gilmour gets to sing! It is more of a setup track (6/10)
Young Lust -- Another radio staple from The Wall (9/10)
One of my Turns -- Very ncie throughout (7/10)
Don't Leave Me Now -- The most powerful lyrics since "Time" in Dark Side of the Moon (8/10)
Another Brick in The Wall Part III -- astounding, but not quite the power of its two predecessors (7/10)
Goodbye Cruel World -- Pretty good outro (6/10)
Hey You -- My favorite song from The Wall. Another great radio staple (10/10)
Is There Anybody Out There -- Sweet guitar, but very short (7/10)
Nobody Home -- More images from the movie flash as I hear this (7/10)
Vera -- Short and sweet (7/10)
Bring the Boys back Home -- Good song, and it recurs the theme of "Is there anybody out there?"
(8/10)
Comfortably Numb -- The song The Wall is famous for. Great stuff. Probably the best song ever written (it beats Stairway, without a doubt) (11/10)
In the Flesh -- More recurring themes...(8/10)
Run Like Hell -- Great keyboard and guitar work here. A rock staple, no doubt (9/10)
Waiting for the Worms -- More power to The Wall (8/10)
Stop -- too short, not enough time to grasp it. (I think Waters as going for that) (4/10)
The Trial -- Not much of a song, but more of a dialouge. Still, veru solid, lyrically (7/10)
Outside the Wall -- An even better outro. Listen to the end of it. the music from the 1st track (In the Flesh) is playing... (7/10)
Overall, The Wall is a very solid album. But, it can be better enchanced by the movie Pink Floyd Floyd The Wall. Also, I reccomend "Is there Anybody Out There?"
1 out of 3 American households own it, and you should too!
Free Music Review: The King Of All Concept Albums
Hit: 5 Stars
For me, this was the pinnacle for Pink Floyd. Most people consider "Dark Side Of The Moon" or even "Wish You Were Here" as their high point, but I disagree - and not because of the album's significant sales. It simply finds Floyd reaching way beyond the sound effects and putting together its best lyrical messages by far.
One of my favorite elements of the album is the cycle element. If you listen closely to the very beginning of "In The Flesh?", you'll hear quiet accordion playing that sounds like it started in the middle. That's because it did...it's a continuation of the accordion playing at the end of the album's last song, "Outside The Wall", and is seemingly cut off. This invites you to understand that this is a cycle of life, that begins, ends, and restarts.
And the songs are magnificent. "In The Flesh?" is gripping in its invitation to listen, concluding with a spiralling plane crash that ends abruptly before its inevitable conclusion, to a baby's soft crying. This is Roger Waters' representation of his father's death in a WW II plane crash at the time of Waters' birth. "Mother" is a stirring ode to overprotection, doubtless brought on by having to raise a child alone. Sandwiched between the birth and Mother's overprotection is the anthem "Another Brick In The Wall Pt. II", the official theme song of schoolboy rebellion. The album progresses into Waters' teen life, with him coming of age in "Young Lust" and then turning his rage from his negative school and home experiences on a potential lover in "One Of My Turns". Finally, rejected by everyone, he turns inward, inside his wall, on the song that concludes the first disc, "Goodbye Cruel World".
On the second disc, he shows regret for his isolation on the marvelous "Nobody Home"; waxes nostalgic on "Bring The Boys Back Home" and "Vera"; and then out comes the dual vocal and amazing guitar of the signature "Comfortably Numb", a song about the life of a rock star needing artificial assistance to get through a show. The last songs on the package run a gamut of emotions - the rapture of "The Show Must Go On", which sounds like an extension of his relaxed state from "Numb"; the sudden turn on the audience with a racist rant in the reprise of "In The Flesh?"; the return of authority in "Run Like Hell" and then the theatrical "The Trial" which sentences the social outcast to the worst possible sentence - his flaws laid bare for all to see.
All in all, "The Wall" is a lyrical peak for this legendary band. Waters would stay for only one more album, 1983's weak "The Final Cut", before leaving for good. Even at $30, this album is still an excellent investment and a vital part to any collection.
Free Music Review: The Art of Music (5 STARS)
Hit: 5 Stars
Wow....What can I say about this album that hasn't been said already? I DO, however disagree with many of the die-hard Floydians that hail "Wall" as the bands best work. Yet I cannot ignore the fact that this is one of the most creative, original, and artistic concept albums in the history of music; and that fans and critics alike concure with this notion insures that this work will be looked to and emulated for as long as music is a part of human existance.
First off, the downfalls. This is NOT Floyd at its "musical" best. Creative best, maybe. But "Meddle," "Dark Side," "Wish You Were Here," and "Animals" are far superior in the COLLECTIVE effort of the band. Instead, by 1979 the release time of "Wall," Roger Waters had pretentiously taken over the band; all songwriting, all lyrics, all orchestrated arrangements. Just as with the Beatles, the sum of four is greater than the individual works combined. The band worked beter when they were ALL contributing, specifically David Gilmoure. In fact, Waters had become so controlling of the bands output, that he almost excluded "Comfortably Numb" from the album because the music was written by Gilmoure. Only after the band threatened to walk out on Waters did he agree to let it stay, on the condition that he would write the lyrics. Not believing in his bandmates abilities, Waters wrote the words for "C. Numb" in a matter of 20 minutes and then they recorded it, just in time for the album's extrication. Well, that song remains for many radio stations the most requested song of all-time.
Now lets not put down Mr. Waters TOO much. It was his confidence and arrogence that made him the incredible songwriter and musician that he had become. Creatively, WATERS (himself) is at his best. The rest of the band just wasn't allowed to be.... Waters in two years ("Animals" being released in 1977) composed all but four of the album's 26 tracks by himself (he co-wrote the other four), created a story about a worn-out, druggie rock star named Pink and his life's events that isolated him from society, and even directed the stage-play and movie that would accompany the album's concept. Quite a feat, by any means. And the music, words, and images that are conveyed by this classic double-album from one of the biggest, most successful, and yes BEST bands the world has ever seen will help it stand the test of time. It's been 22 long years and "The Wall" is still something to behold. The story will be no different in the next 22 years. So, *kodos* to Waters, Gilmoure, Wright, and Mason on one of the most influential albums of all-time.
Free Music Review: A hard-bitten, cynical, and disturbing masterpiece.
Hit: 5 Stars
Pink Floyd's rock opera The Wall represents the beginning of creative rifts between bassist and leader Roger Waters and the rest of the band. From the very beginning, Waters was calling the shots for this album, writing the vast majority of the songwriting and lyrics, and handling most of the vocals. Waters' ego would eventually destroy the band. Richard Wright left the band right in the midst of The Wall, David Gilmour retained the Pink Floyd name after a harsh legal battle, and the band struggled on without Waters through two far-flung albums, neither of which matched their previous output. However, unlike The Final Cut (which for all intents and purposes was a Waters solo album), The Wall benefits from some Gilmour involvement. His melodic lyrics on The Thin Ice, Mother, Goodbye Blue Sky, and Comfortably Numb make a welcome contrast against Waters' anguished and bitter voice and keep The Wall from being a one-sided affair. And of course who can forget Gilmour's transcendent guitar playing throughout? His mind-blowing solo on Comfortably Numb will go down as one of the great moments in rock history.
I feel that The Wall, despite its strong Waters bias, is perhaps their best album. Conceptually this album was the tightest Pink Floyd effort. The only true way to listen to The Wall is as an entire piece, not as singles. Musically, this album is very different from the post-psychedelia of Dark Side Of The Moon and Wish You Were Here, relying less on synthesizers and soundscapes and more on traditional rock instrumentation along with Michael Kamen's orchestration.
The Wall's story is embittered, angry, and disturbing, filled with Waters' trademark cynicism and political criticism (though not nearly as scathing as Waters' solo albums). The story of Pink's life and mental breakdown is compelling and frightening. Waters was at his undisputed peak lyrically throughout, and despite the internal disputes the rest of the band is in prime form.
Highlights of this album: The blustery, aggressive opener of In The Flesh?, the legendary Another Brick In The Wall I-III, the sarcastic acoustic ballad Mother, the arena rocker Young Lust, the scary One Of My Turns, the eerie and dark Hey You, the absolutely amazing Comfortably Numb, and the driving melody of Run Like Hell. Pink's story comes to a decisive finish with The Trial and Outside The Wall.
If you are a musophile, you probably have this album already. If you don't it is absolutely imperative to add The Wall to your list of future purchases. It's a true experience, ranking right up there next to The Who's Quadraphenia as the best rock opera and perhaps one of the Top 10 greatest rock albums ever.
Free Music Review: BEST CD EVER
Hit: 5 Stars
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I gotta say, this is one of the best albums I have heard in my life. Pink Floyd has moved from a band I didn't know to one of my top 5 favorite groups just from listening to this album. I have viewed the movie right after I listened to this and the album makes much more sense from watching that. I recommend picking that up right with this. What I love about this album is that every song is linked kind of like combined into one big song that go's on for 80 minutes. And if they can make a great movie with all The Wall songs on it and have so much success with the movie it has to be great, right. I usually like cd's with awesome guitar solos and drum solos and all that but this one had hardly any and I think I enjoyed it even more without solos. The vocals are the main thing that brings the 26 songs together.
Roger Waters is great singing and really can show us what he's feeling in each song. The vocals are sad, depressing, sometimes funny, and also interesting. How are they interesting. Because I have never heard what I did on this cd. It's so well put together. The lyrics actually make up a plot and that made the cd great. David Gilmour actually does have some guitar solos but not as many as in the other cd's. The best song he is featured on with guitar solo is "Comfortably Numb" which is one of my favorite Pink Floyd songs. I found the drumming to be great in this cd. It was deep, and I really loved it in "Hey You".
SONG RATINGS:
DISC 1
1. In the Flesh?-(3:19)-10/10
2. The Thin Ice-(2:29)-10/10
3. Another Brick in the Wall Pt.1-(3:09)-10/10
4. The Happiest Days of Our Lives-(1:51)-10/10
5. Another Brick in the Wall Pt.2-(3:59)-10/10
6. Mother-(5:36)-10/10
7. Goodbye Blue Sky-(2:48)-10/10
8. Empty Spaces-(2:08)-10/10
9. Young Lust-(3:30)-10/10
10. One of My Turns-(3:37)-10/10
11. Don't Leave Me Now-(4:17)-10/10
12. Another Brick in the Wall Pt.3-(1:14)-10/10
13. Goodbye Cruel World-(1:17)-10/10
DISC 2
1. Hey You-(4:42)-10/10
2. Is There Anybody Out There?-(2:40)-10/10
3. Nobody Home-(3:24)-10/10
4. Vera-(1:33)-10/10
5. Bring the Boys Back Home-(1:27)-10/10
6. Comfortably Numb-(6:24)-10/10
7. The Show Must Go On-(1:35)-10/10
8. In the Flesh-(4:17)-10/10
9. Run like Hell-(4:24)-10/10
10. Waiting for the Worms-(3:58)-10/10
11. Stop-(:30)-10/10
12. The Trial-(5:20)-10/10
13. Outside the Wall-(1:44)-10/10
ALL 10/10 FOR THIS CD. The best cd I listened to.. A must for any rock fan.