Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. In The Flesh
2. Thin Ice
3. Another Brick In The Wall
4. Happiest Days Of Our Lives
5. Another Brick In The Wall
6. Mother
7. Goodbye Blue Sky
8. Empty Spaces
9. Young Lust
10. One Of My Turns
11. Don't Leave Me Now
12. Another Brick In The Wall
13. Goodbye Cruel World

Disc 2:

1. Hey You
2. Is There Anybody Out There
3. Nobody Home
4. Vera
5. Bring The Boys Back Home
6. Comfortably Numb
7. Show Must Go On
8. In The Flesh
9. Run Like Hell
10. Waiting For The Worms
11. Stop
12. Trial
13. Outside The Wall

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #325 in Music
• Released on: 1994-10-10
• Number of discs: 2
• Formats: Double CD, Original recording remastered

From Amazon.com
The Wall is less a collection of songs than a single work, which is sometimes frustrating; the plot lacks enough coherence to hold the snippets of music together. However, there are occasional flashes of brilliance on what arguably ranks as Pink Floyd's most ambitious project. Most of these come from the fully developed songs, which have become classics in their own right; "Hey You," "Mother," and especially "Comfortably Numb" are subtly incredible pieces of music. Though complex, they move at a relaxed pace, allowing the listener to absorb them slowly; this kind of pacing was something Pink Floyd excelled at. Also worth noting is the "Another Brick in the Wall/The Happiest Days of Our Lives" medley, which has become a staple of rock radio. --Genevieve Williams

Customer Reviews

A Masterpiece in Modern Art
Pink Floyd's "The Wall" is a concept album in every sense of the word. Roger Waters was compelled to write this semi-autobiographical masterpiece after spitting in a fans face and analysing all of the events that lead up to that moment.

The album deals with a wide range of topics, including isolation, modern life, the troubles of superstardom, infidelity, drug abuse, mental illness, war, death and overbearing parents. The narrative rotates around a troubled rock star, Pink, who, due to aforementioned reasons, decides to embark upon a self-imposed mental exile. Waters uses the metaphor of a wall to illustrate this, with each contributing factor being described as just "another brick in the wall". I shall not go deeper into the narrative; I don't want to ruin it for any new listeners out there!

A great concept is nothing without great music to hold it together. Thankfully, "The Wall" has that in abundance. Almost exclusively penned by Waters, the music has a grand, operatic feel. Sound effects and flourishes add to the theatrical nature of both the music and narrative. David Gilmour also wrote some music for the album, many have argued that Gilmour's contributions are amongst the strongest cuts on the album. In my opinion, with an album like "The Wall", to discuss single tracks is an exercise in futility. Every time I play the first track, I end up listening to the whole album as it is engrossing and fascinating. If I were forced to choose highlights I would begrudgingly opt for "In The Flesh", a bombastic opener that sets up the album perfectly and powerfully, and "One of my Turns" a poignant track that perfectly illustrates Pink's fragile mental state.

I find the album to be very relaxing and calming. Having said that, amongst the lullabies are harder, rockier tracks such as "Young Lust" and "Run like Hell", there is something for everyone here, but do yourself a massive favour and digest the album in one go, little bites never give you a full taste!

All in all, a masterpiece that should be in everyone's collection! Stop reading and start listening!

This explains the punk "revolution".
I had often read music historian's comments about the punk revolution and how it was a reaction to the bloated pomposity of the rock bands of the time ... and often Pink Floyd are quoted as an example. Listening to "Dark Side" I really couldn't see that and I think it is one of the great albums. But having bought The Wall ... it all makes sense. Self indulgent twaddle about says it all.

An Absolute Masterpiece
The Soundtrack to the film by the same name, this is a musical masterpiece. It is basically telling the story of Pink through music, and it works so well. It is not Pink Floyds best album but it deserves 5 stars because of the originality alone.

It does also contain some very well known Pink Floyd songs such as "Another Brick in the Wall pt2" and "Comfortably Numb".

You should definately buy this album, it is great to listen to all the way through but also has some great individual tracks on it. Anyway it is an important piece of musical history and no collection would be complete without it.