Pink Floyd - Wall

Artist:

Pink Floyd

UPC:

5099902944623

See Also:

Wright, Richard (Pink Floyd) Barrett, Syd Beach Boys (The) Velvet Underground (The) Gilmour, David Berry, Chuck Waters, Roger London Philharmonic Orchestra - Us And Them: Symphonic Pink Floyd Out of Phase (Rock) - Dark Side of the Moon 2001 Various Artists - The Reggae Tribute To Pink Floyd Easy Star All-Stars - Dub Side Of The Moon Various Artists - Other Side of Pink: A Tribute to Pink Floyd

Description:

Pink Floyd: David Gilmour (vocals, guitar); Richard Wright (vocals, keyboards); Roger Waters (vocals, bass); Nick Mason (drums).
Additional personnel: Bruce Johnston, Toni Tenille, Joe Chemay, John Joyce, Stan Farber, Jim Haas, Islington Green School (background vocals).
Producers: Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour, Roger Waters.
Recorded at Superbear Studios, Miravel, France; Producer`s Workshop, Los Angeles, California; CBS Studios, New York, New York between April and November 1979.
Digitally remastered by Doug Sax (The Mastering Lab, Los Angeles, California).
Personnel: Jim Haas, Islington Green School, John Joyce, Stan Farber, Toni Tennille, Joe Chemay, Bruce Johnston (background vocals).
Recording information: C.B.S., New York (04/1979-11/1979); Producers Workshop, Los Angeles (04/1979-11/1979); Studio Miraval, France (04/1979-11/1979); Super Bear Studios, France (04/1979-11/1979).
The Wall was Roger Waters` crowning accomplishment in Pink Floyd. It documented the rise and fall of a rock star (named Pink Floyd), based on Waters` own experiences and the tendencies he`d observed in people around him. By then, the bassist had firm control of the group`s direction, working mostly alongside David Gilmour and bringing in producer Bob Ezrin as an outside collaborator. Drummer Nick Mason was barely involved, while keyboardist Rick Wright seemed to be completely out of the picture. Still, The Wall was a mighty, sprawling affair, featuring 26 songs with vocals: nearly as many as all previous Floyd albums combined. The story revolves around the fictional Pink Floyd`s isolation behind a psychological wall. The wall grows as various parts of his life spin out of control, and he grows incapable of dealing with his neuroses. The album opens by welcoming the unwitting listener to Floyd`s show ("In the Flesh?"), then turns back to childhood memories of his father`s death in World War II ("Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 1"), his mother`s over protectiveness ("Mother"), and his fascination with and fear of sex ("Young Lust"). By the time "Goodbye Cruel World" closes the first disc, the wall is built and Pink is trapped in the midst of a mental breakdown. On disc two, the gentle acoustic phrasings of "Is There Anybody Out There?" and the lilting orchestrations of "Nobody Home" reinforce Floyd`s feeling of isolation. When his record company uses drugs to coax him to perform ("Comfortably Numb"), his onstage persona is transformed into a homophobic, race-baiting fascist ("In the Flesh"). In "The Trial," he mentally prosecutes himself, and the wall comes tumbling down. This ambitious concept album was an across-the-board smash, topping the Billboard album chart for 15 weeks in 1980. The single "Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2" was the country`s best seller for four weeks. The Wall spawned an elaborate stage show (so elaborate, in fact, that the band was able to bring it to only a few cities) and a full-length film. It also marked the last time Waters and Gilmour would work together as equal partners.

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. In the Flesh?
2. Thin Ice, The
3. Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 1
4. Happiest Days of Our Lives, The
5. Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2
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, Pt. 3
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, The
8. In the Flesh
9. Run Like Hell
10. Waiting for the Worms
11. Stop
12. Trial, The
13. Outside the Wall

DISC 3: WORK IN PROGRESS:

1. Prelude (Vera Lynn) [Roger Waters Original Demo]
2. Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 1
3. Thin Ice, The
4. Goodbye Blue Sky
5. Teacher, Teacher
6. Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2
7. Empty Spaces
8. Young Lust
9. Mother
10. Don`t Leave Me Now
11. Sexual Revolution
12. Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 3
13. Goodbye Cruel World
14. In the Flesh?
15. Thin Ice, The
16. Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 1
17. Happiest Days of Our Lives, The
18. Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2
19. Mother
20. One of My Turns
21. Don`t Leave Me Now
22. Empty Spaces
23. Backs to the Wall
24. Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 3
25. Goodbye Cruel World
26. Doctor, The (Comfortably Numb)
27. Run Like Hell

Album Information

Release Date:

02/27/2012

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Art Rock

Label:

EMI Music Distribution

Catalog Number:

0294462

Original Release Year:

1979

# of Discs:

3

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

155 : 44

Guest Artist:

Bruce Johnston; Toni Tennille

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