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

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Post by Keyframe »

UberFly wrote: post #26
encoderer wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

I was at a Brit Floyd concert (cover band super highly recommended) and during the few Division Bell songs everyone was running to use the bathroom so as to not miss the real Floyd music. :)

There are (dozens) of us who really like Division Bell, come on.

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Post by cosmic_cheese »

clarge1120 wrote: post #34

I got hooked on Pink Floyd's "Momentary Lapse of Reason". Listened to it on a 10 hour drive back home from Houston in my custom VW beetle. It was custom because I "built" it out of several broken down beetles and so it was a tense drive home, checking my car's vitals every so often. I have never forgotten that long intense drive home, in the summer, with no air conditioning, and playing Pink Floyd on full volume the…

A Momentary Lapse of Reason is right up there with Dark Side of the Moon in number of listen-throughs for me. Back when I was in high school it was one of the albums I’d put on prior to getting lost in working on something or another in Photoshop.

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Post by aidos »

grujicd wrote: post #32
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…

Gilmour also played bass on Animals.

Did not know that! The pulsing baseline on Sheep is awesome. Not as awesome as the way the vocals tail off into hypnotic synth at the end of each line. It’s such a well crafted album.

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Post by jzb »

encoderer wrote: post #17
UberFly wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

I thought that Momentary Lapse of Reason was okay: but that could be because it came out when I was a teen and apt to be uncritical about albums. I still enjoy it, but I can tell it’s a lesser work, now.

The rest don’t even hold my attention, though. Not even enough to dislike them.

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Post by singleshot_ »

technothrasher wrote: post #23
JimiofEden wrote: post #13

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 m…

I had a similar relationship in the 90's with the guy who started the Magnum Mania website for fans of the show Magnum PI. It was fun to communicate directly with somebody who was even more enthusiastic about the show than I was, and fun to send him pictures when I bought my Ferrari 308 after seeing the car on the show and literally saving up for it for 20 years. I haven't talked to him in many years now, and he does…

There is an episode of the original run of Magnum wherein a character picks up a phone and dials “9, 1,” as though they are about to call emergency services, and then hangs up the phone instead. I think, but am not sure, that the caller is using a phone on the Masters estate.

Any idea which episode I’m referring to?

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Post by rikthevik »

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…

One of my advisors saw Pink Floyd play Dark Side in its entirety in London in the 70s. I can't help bringing it up every time I see him.

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Post by mrkpdl »

encoderer wrote: post #17
UberFly wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

It’s so interesting how people go either way on this. I’ve thought about it a bit (Pink Floyd are a bit of an obsession for me). I much prefer the Division Bell to the Final Cut. To the point where I find the Final Cut to be mostly boring, and many of Roger’s solo albums the same.

I think my brain is just way more into the music than the words. The melodies are what bring me to Pink Floyd. I think David’s guitar and Rick’s synth say more to me than Rog’s lyrics.

I also feel that without Rick the band loses its heart, and this shows mightily on the wall where his contributions were limited.

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Post by marpstar »

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…

I was fortunate enough to see David Gilmour play live this past October at Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. The energy when he played Comfortably Numb was absolutely indescribable.

I, too, think that Animals is a masterpiece. Also agree that it's "overlooked" (though some others in the comments seem to have a different assessment) -- most people I know can name tracks from Dark Side and The Wall but that's about it. The songs are too long for radio.

"Dogs" is my favorite Pink Floyd song of all time, both lyrically and Gilmour's playing.

"You have to be trusted by the people that you lie to. So that when they turn their backs on you, you'll get the chance to put the knife in."

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Post by aueeeh »

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…

I listened pf back and forth for years. What i never get tired of is Meddle and Atom Heart Mother. Maybe because its not heavely played. I was once at a tribute show where three different bands were playing. The last band were three guys playing Atom Heart Mother. They nailed it. No orchestra just the spirit of early pf.

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Post by xcf_seetan »

One of my most strange and wonderful audio adventure i ever had. I remember the first time i got my hand on "The Wall" album and listened to it in complete darkness, lights out. It got me into an adventure through all the album. I could not understand the lyrics at the time, as i am not a english native speaker, the sound alone told an incredible journey through emotions and i swear i could see lots of things in the darkness. I remember that when i finished listening to the album i was emotionally in tears...
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