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Pink Floyd's 'The Wall': A Complete Analysis

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Re: Pink Floyd's 'The Wall': A Complete Analysis

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Post by MrMcCall »

lc9er wrote: post #7

I love Pink Floyd and The Wall, though I think it works better with visuals than a standalone album. It's a shame they were unhappy with their own footage of the few stage shows they performed of The Wall. My dad saw the New York show, for which I'll forever be jealous. If you're a casual PF fan, I'd recommend two overlooked albums of the 70's - Meddle and Animals. Meddle is probably the first album to sound like wha…

Yeah, I saw The Wall in college and once was enough for me.

I think your analysis of Waters is spot-on, as I've just introduced my teens to Dark Side (which they love) -- it's nice to have skipped it until my mid-50s, and now fully enjoy it and not be burned out on it.

And our daughter appreciates Animals as well. Thanks for the recommend on Meddle.

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Post by chasd00 »

I grew up in the country so during HS the only music i knew was either country/western or heavy metal. I didn't hear this album until college, i fell in love with it but my more sophisticated friends didn't think that highly of it. I still listen to The Wall end to end on long trips driving by myself.

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Post by JimiofEden »

Wow it's impressive to see that this page has remained up for so long!

I used to email the owner a long time ago when I was really getting into Pink Floyd in high school. It was one of the first times I can really recall about having long, ongoing conversations online about something I was becoming increasingly passionate about. I really enjoyed the debate and back and forth that they were willing to entertain with me.

Sadly it looks like those conversations have been lost to time/old email addresses. But the idea that people would be open and willing to chat about their hobbies is really what defined the internet to me of that age.

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Post by gapan »

encoderer wrote: post #6

The wall was performed live in only 4 cities (LA, NYC, London, Berlin) because it was too big and expensive to move. My dad saw it and to this day it’s one of his favorite experiences. They literally built a styrofoam wall in front of the band as they played until at one point you can’t even see them. Well anyway about 15 years ago I’m showing the old man YouTube for the first time. And I ask him, is there any old me…

> They literally built a styrofoam wall on front of the band as they played until at one point you can’t even see them.

I never had the chance to go to a Pink Floyd concert, but I saw Roger Waters a few years ago and the huge wall was there too, along with a helicopter if I remember well.

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Post by UberFly »

encoderer wrote: post #9
lc9er wrote: post #7

I love Pink Floyd and The Wall, though I think it works better with visuals than a standalone album. It's a shame they were unhappy with their own footage of the few stage shows they performed of The Wall. My dad saw the New York show, for which I'll forever be jealous. If you're a casual PF fan, I'd recommend two overlooked albums of the 70's - Meddle and Animals. Meddle is probably the first album to sound like wha…

As a fan of Waters I would add The Final Cut to that list.

Final Cut could really be considered Waters' first solo album. One that the other members contributed to, so to speak.

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Post by ohm »

My physics teacher played the whole album in high school class as we were doing our work. The door to the classroom was open and the music was echoing through the whole floor. I was surprised none of the teachers next door said anything.

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Post by encoderer »

UberFly wrote: post #15
encoderer wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As a fan of Waters I would add The Final Cut to that list.

Final Cut could really be considered Waters' first solo album. One that the other members contributed to, so to speak.

Yes, very much agreed, and when you compare that to his works like Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking you see that being in the band really did bring out his best.

I am too kind to comment on Pink Floyd’s albums without Roger, though.

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Post by 01100011 »

genter wrote: post #2

Roger Waters bloviating for 90 minutes about not having a dad.

Yeah. Love the music but I stopped being able to listen to it a few years ago because it's so.. self-indulgent and emo. It kind of ruined PF for me since I became aware of those themes in their other albums with Waters.

I still love and respect PF, but I don't listen much these days. I guess it also correlates with less substance abuse in my life.

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Post by wingspar »

ohm wrote: post #16

My physics teacher played the whole album in high school class as we were doing our work. The door to the classroom was open and the music was echoing through the whole floor. I was surprised none of the teachers next door said anything.

My jr high recollection was a teacher complaining about the bad grammar. “We don’t need no education…”
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