Listened The Wall for the first time...

[Akron162]

Believe it or not, yesterday i listened The Wall for the first time. Maybe i was over hyped, but considering all the talking this album has get over the years, i find it a little bit dull.

 

Don't get me wrong, the album is very enjoyable and has pretty nice compositions, but is very far from what The Dark Side of the Moon or Wish You Were Here achieved years before.

 

Well, it's just my opinion.

Edited July 3, 2012 by Akron162

[Enemy Within 77]

Wow, can't believe you've just heard it for the first time! It's alright, but waaaaay overrated in my opinion. Give me Animals over this any day. Edited July 3, 2012 by Enemy Within 77

[Unattractive Truth]

At the time of its release, as a 13 year old boy, I thought it was the most revelatory thing I had ever heard. Simply awesome.

 

Maybe it's a set/setting thing?

 

[goose]

QUOTE (Unattractive Truth @ Jul 3 2012, 07:00 PM)

At the time of its release, as a 13 year old boy, I thought it was the most revelatory thing I had ever heard. Simply awesome. Maybe it's a set/setting thing?

Timing matters in this case.

 

I still love it, especially side 3.

[Bastille Dave]

Heard it for the first time when I was 12 back in '79, and I still love it. I guess you had to be there.

[ColdFireYYZ]

I'd rather listen to Animals, Wish You Were Here, and Dark Side of the Moon but The Wall is a great album.

[bluefox4000]

Uhhh the Wall. Great great stuff, buried in a self loathing muck.

 

But I can't talk cause I preferred The final Cut

 

Mick

[J2112YYZ]

QUOTE (goose @ Jul 3 2012, 07:10 PM)

QUOTE (Unattractive Truth @ Jul 3 2012, 07:00 PM) At the time of its release, as a 13 year old boy, I thought it was the most revelatory thing I had ever heard. Simply awesome. Maybe it's a set/setting thing? Timing matters in this case.   I still love it, especially side 3. Side 3? What's a side?   I like the album a lot. I've always liked darker themed stuff and the album takes you on a unique ride with it's writing and the way everything is presented.

[D3strukt]

Division Bell is the best PF album.

[J2112YYZ]

QUOTE (D3strukt @ Jul 3 2012, 09:55 PM)

Division Bell is the best PF album.

 

Wait, are you serious?

[D3strukt]

QUOTE (J2112YYZ @ Jul 3 2012, 09:59 PM)

QUOTE (D3strukt @ Jul 3 2012, 09:55 PM) Division Bell is the best PF album.   Wait, are you serious? Yes. It's when they stopped making albums of mediocrity. Pink Floyd is ZZZZZZZ for me.

[HamiltonYYZ]

QUOTE (J2112YYZ @ Jul 3 2012, 09:32 PM)

QUOTE (goose @ Jul 3 2012, 07:10 PM) QUOTE (Unattractive Truth @ Jul 3 2012, 07:00 PM) At the time of its release, as a 13 year old boy, I thought it was the most revelatory thing I had ever heard. Simply awesome. Maybe it's a set/setting thing? Timing matters in this case.   I still love it, especially side 3. Side 3? What's a side?   I like the album a lot. I've always liked darker themed stuff and the album takes you on a unique ride with it's writing and the way everything is presented. Long Play(LP) has 2 sides. A double LP constists of 4 sides

[OGr8imL84AD8inF8sBlackSedan]

QUOTE (J2112YYZ @ Jul 3 2012, 10:32 PM)

QUOTE (goose @ Jul 3 2012, 07:10 PM) QUOTE (Unattractive Truth @ Jul 3 2012, 07:00 PM) At the time of its release, as a 13 year old boy, I thought it was the most revelatory thing I had ever heard. Simply awesome. Maybe it's a set/setting thing? Timing matters in this case.   I still love it, especially side 3. Side 3? What's a side?   I like the album a lot. I've always liked darker themed stuff and the album takes you on a unique ride with it's writing and the way everything is presented. I agree.... it's one of those "had to be there" kinda things I guess.   But I prefer side 4 if I had to choose one.

[SilverSurfer]

Seeing the Wall live last month definitely made me appreciate the already brilliant album even more so.

[J2112YYZ]

QUOTE (HamiltonYYZ @ Jul 3 2012, 10:10 PM)

QUOTE (J2112YYZ @ Jul 3 2012, 09:32 PM) QUOTE (goose @ Jul 3 2012, 07:10 PM) QUOTE (Unattractive Truth @ Jul 3 2012, 07:00 PM) At the time of its release, as a 13 year old boy, I thought it was the most revelatory thing I had ever heard. Simply awesome. Maybe it's a set/setting thing? Timing matters in this case.   I still love it, especially side 3. Side 3? What's a side?   I like the album a lot. I've always liked darker themed stuff and the album takes you on a unique ride with it's writing and the way everything is presented. Long Play(LP) has 2 sides. A double LP constists of 4 sides Yes, I know. I was just making a joke about how out of date the term is. I used to listen to my mom and dads old classic rock vinyls when I was a kid and when I first started buying music myself it was on cassette. So, I do know what album sides are

Edited July 4, 2012 by J2112YYZ

[Hatchetaxe&saw]

I still love it, but I prefer The Final Cut.

[Imaginos]

How did you manage to avoid for so long Akron162?

 

It's a decent enough album but certainly no where near the trinity of Animals, Dark Side of the Moon & Wish You Were Here.

[Presto-digitation]

Guess you had to be there. My favorite album by anyone, ever.

[Presto-digitation]

QUOTE (Bastille Dave @ Jul 3 2012, 07:46 PM)

Heard it for the first time when I was 12 back in '79, and I still love it. I guess you had to be there.

I hadn't read this post, but said the same thing.

[Hatchetaxe&saw]

QUOTE (Presto-digitation @ Jul 4 2012, 03:09 PM)

QUOTE (Bastille Dave @ Jul 3 2012, 07:46 PM) Heard it for the first time when I was 12 back in '79, and I still love it. I guess you had to be there. I hadn't read this post, but said the same thing. '86 for me, a pirate copy my brother bought in a flea market in Beirut when he was stationed there.   It was love at first listen.

[theredtamasrule]

The Wall, to me, is lots of bellyaching and whining by Waters' character. Can't stand it.

[umoveme]

QUOTE (Bastille Dave @ Jul 3 2012, 05:46 PM)

Heard it for the first time when I was 12 back in '79, and I still love it. I guess you had to be there.

this

[nappy2112]

QUOTE (Presto-digitation @ Jul 4 2012, 11:08 AM)

Guess you had to be there. My favorite album by anyone, ever.

me too !

[goose]

QUOTE (J2112YYZ @ Jul 3 2012, 09:32 PM)

QUOTE (goose @ Jul 3 2012, 07:10 PM) QUOTE (Unattractive Truth @ Jul 3 2012, 07:00 PM) At the time of its release, as a 13 year old boy, I thought it was the most revelatory thing I had ever heard. Simply awesome. Maybe it's a set/setting thing? Timing matters in this case.   I still love it, especially side 3. Side 3? What's a side?   I like the album a lot. I've always liked darker themed stuff and the album takes you on a unique ride with it's writing and the way everything is presented. You see, there were things called "long play records", and they turned at 33 1/3 revolutions per minute...   The Wall makes for good audio theater, I think. Pretty well done as far as capturing the neurotic experience.

[The Owl]

I love The Wall

 

 

- Musically, It's not their best there are many musically better albums...though the album is very good musically, just far from their best...plus it was hardly a "Floyd" effort, as Much as I love Waters, he was an asshole, power-hungry douche bag back then.. I still consider it a "Floyd" album, especially when you compare it to "The Final Cut" (which I don't consider a Floyd album) but you can tell that the other guys had very little creative influence on the record..

 

- Writing wise, It is one of the best albums ever.. once again despite being dominated by Waters, he created a masterpiece, the album is very well illustrative and engrossing... the story while depressing is enthralling.. and seeing it played live (with full production of course)is a life changing experience.

 

- David Gilmour's guitar solo in "Comfortably Numb"....nuff said.