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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0724383124329 Format: Original recording reissued Label: Capitol Manufacturer: Capitol MPN: 31243 Number Of Discs: 2 Publication Date: 2002 Publisher: Capitol Release Date: April 25, 2000 Studio: Capitol Editorial Review: Amazon.com Essential Recording: 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 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 subtle, 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 Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Does not require buy-in.After basically ignoring THE WALL for years once I decided that I had no patience with Roger Waters' whining all the way to the bank, I've come to the conclusion that the listener does not have to buy in to Waters' monomaniacal view of his lot in life to be bowled over by the songs and how they're presented. "Comfortably Numb," "Mother," "Goodbye Blue Sky" and "Hey You" still sound great after all these years, and kudos to David Gilmour, Nick Mason and the late Richard Wright--as well as Waters himself ... Read More Rating:  - you never knowOK OK I'm not a kid see I was 1 years old when the piper hit the streets, but my mind has always been overdeveloped. And I know BADDD!!! music when I smell it: Pink void, eric clapton, Bruise springsteen, all weiner music it is. Hubbard S. Hubbard Rating: - you never knowOK OK I'm not a kid see I was 1 years old when the piper hit the streets, but my mind has always been overdeveloped. And I know BADDD!!! music when I smell it: Pink void, eric clapton, Bruise springsteen, all weiner music it is. Hubbard S. Hubbard Rating: - long words rule Comfartably complexity conquistador fragrances are all words that are in NO way befitting to this gruesome (albeit somewhat atrocious) CD set. The wall is like an exploding merry-go-round filled with live toads and Chinese liquorice lollies. My favorite CDs of ALL time are: (in no specific order) 1/ OK there are people whoa the sound of Prank but they better be helped, or themselves and abolish this adolescent craving from their gradually developing minds Read More Rating: - long words rule Comfartably complexity conquistador fragrances are all words that are in NO way befitting to this gruesome (albeit somewhat atrocious) CD set. The wall is like an exploding merry-go-round filled with live toads and Chinese liquorice lollies. My favorite CDs of ALL time are: (in no specific order) 1/ Mike Oldfield - Incantations 2/ Rakesh Chaurasia - Reiki: the path to personal and global transformation 3/ Devakant - Sacred dances 4/ Sally Oldfield - Natasha ... Read More |
