Album · 1979
The Wall
by Pink Floyd
The Wall is a 1979 progressive rock album by Pink Floyd. It runs 26 tracks across 82 minutes on Pink Floyd Records. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.4/5 from 21 ratings.
#3 in Best albums of 1979 · #1 in Best progressive rock albums
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- 4.4 /5
- 21 ratings
- 84 /100
- 9 critics
- 26
- Tracks
- 82 min
- Runtime
- 114 bpm
- Tempo
- C major
- Key
Ratings
21 ratings · avg 4.4
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Reviews
1 review
- 4.5
Rock's most ambitious nervous breakdown: Waters builds a wall of war trauma, fame-loathing and fascist fantasy, and the band — fracturing in real time — delivers "Comfortably Numb"'s twin solos as the album's aching heart. Bloated, hectoring, and impossible to dismiss: The Wall earns its monument status through sheer totality.
Critics
9 publications
- MusicHound Rock5/5
- Sputnikmusic5/5
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5
- The Great Rock Discography9/10
- AllMusic4.5/5
- Smash Hits8/10
- The Village VoiceB−
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5
- The Daily Telegraph3/5
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Cover art
2 credits
- Design
- Gerald Scarfe, Roger Waters
Tracklist
26 tracks · 82 min
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According to Riffiter listeners, the best track on The Wall is The Thin Ice — rated 4.8/5 by 2 listeners.
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About
The Wall is the eleventh studio album by the English progressive rock group Pink Floyd. Released as a double album on 30 November 1979, it was subsequently performed live with elaborate theatrical effects, and adapted into a feature film, Pink Floyd—The Wall. As with the band's previous three LPs, The Wall is a concept album and deals largely with themes of abandonment and personal isolation. It was first conceived during their 1977 In the Flesh Tour, when bassist and lyricist Roger Waters's frustration with the spectators' perceived boorishness became so acute that he imagined building a wall between the performers and audience. The album is a rock opera that centres on Pink, a character Waters modelled after himself, with some aspects based on the band's original leader, Syd Barrett. Pink's life experiences begin with the loss of his father during the Second World War, and continue with ridicule and abuse from his schoolteachers, an overprotective mother and finally, the breakdown of his marriage. All contribute to his eventual self-imposed isolation from society, represented by a metaphorical wall.
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The Wall features a notably harsher and more theatrical style than Pink Floyd's previous releases. Keyboardist Richard Wright left the band during the album's production but remained as a salaried musician, performing with Pink Floyd during The Wall Tour. Commercially successful upon its release, the album was one of the best selling of 1980, and as of 1999, it had sold over 23 million RIAA certified units (11.5 million albums) in the United States. Rolling Stone magazine placed The Wall at number 87 on its list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
In brief
- Is The Wall good?
- Riffiter listeners rate The Wall 4.4/5 from 21 ratings.
- What is the highest-rated track on The Wall?
- The Thin Ice, rated 4.8/5 by 2 listeners on Riffiter.
- When was The Wall released?
- The Wall was released in 1979 on Pink Floyd Records.
- How many tracks are on The Wall?
- The Wall has 26 tracks, with a runtime of 82 minutes.
- What genre is The Wall?
- The Wall is catalogued under Progressive Rock.
- What BPM is The Wall?
- The Wall runs at a median tempo of 114 BPM across its tracks, most often in C major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to The Wall?
- Listeners of The Wall also rate Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin, Is This the Life We Really Want? by Roger Waters, Red by King Crimson.
- Who produced The Wall?
- The Wall was produced by Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour, James Guthrie and Roger Waters. Bob Ezrin produced all of them.
- Who wrote the songs on The Wall?
- The Wall was written by Roger Waters and David Gilmour. Roger Waters wrote 2 of them.
Credits
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Jim HaasJoe ChemayJon JoyceStan FarberToni TennilleChildren of Islington Green SchoolChris FitzmorrisClare TorryHarry WatersNew York City OperaTrudy YoungVicki Brown[unknown]
Lineage
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