The Wall – PINK FLOYD*****

In The Flesh/The Thin Ice/Another Brick In The Wall (Part 1)/The Happiest Days Of Our Lives/Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)/Mother/Goodbye Blue Sky/Empty Spaces/Young Lust/One Of My Turns/Don't Leave Me Now/Another Brick In The Wall (Part 3)/Goodbye Cruel World/Hey You/s There Anybody Out There/Nobody Home/Vera/Bring The Boys Back Home/Comfortably Numb/The Show Must Go On/In The Flesh/Run Like Hell/Waiting For The Worms/Stop/The Trial/Outside The Wall

After several uneven albums Pink Floyd return to peak form with the double LP The Wall. The underlying concept is based around the isolation experienced by a psychologically damaged rock star. Features the US and UK No. 1 hit Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2). (US:1 UK:3)

“The Wall is full of astounding songs that are among the most loved, most played, and most influential of all time. It should also be said this is easily one of the greatest concept albums in progressive rock history.”

“Although it's ridiculously overblown, it's still a really solid album on the whole. The Trial is a great song that fits the character's craziness perfectly.”

“This is one of those rare concept albums where the concept itself really works and flows all over from beginning to end. The best way to enjoy it and get it is to turn off the lights, reach for a really comfortable spot to lay down on, take off your shoes and listen to it all without a break.”

“The Wall is a sporadic mess of ideas that has given fans tons of material to speculate over. In all my years of being an obsessive music fan, I can't think of any other album that sounds like this. Even if you hate Roger Waters for his massive ego hampering Pink Floyd from moving forward, you have to admit that he has a good musical vision, even if it further split the band apart.”

“One of the greatest albums by one of the most important rock bands, this is genius and a conceptually driven masterpiece. Floyd’s specialty is concept albums and this one doesn't fail. Perhaps darker in themes than other albums, but there's beauty in that. An album everybody should listen to.”

“Intended as a rock opera, this album is their most conceptual yet. With its intricate story and the symbolism of the wall that barricade the protagonist from society and eventually reality itself, this offered a new standard in the making of a concept album. It delivers a lot of odd imagery with the use of many metaphorical lyrics to describe the progression of the protagonist’s mind over the course of the story from his isolation to his mental decay.”