THE WALL

Well this here is quite an overrated album. Its got a lot of good stuff, its just a little too ugly for me. Pink Floyds earlier music was much better, ust because it wasn't so dang ugly and dark. But anyway, the album starts off quite nicely with In the Flesh? Which is a good rocker, and the album continues with the Thin Ice, with some excellent vocals from both GIlmour and Waters. Then comes Another Brick in the Wall pt. 1, which is the best of the three. Nice synth. Then the happiest Days of our lives is pretty good, but the part over the percussion is really great. Another Brick pt. 2 is overrated in my opninon, partly because the solo doesn't really do anything for me. Mother is one of the best songs on the whole album, featuring great acoustic guitars, great vocals from both Gilmour and Waters, and a nice electric guitar solo from Gilmour. Goodbye Blue Sky is another great one, all acoustic, with a dark verse and an uplifting Chorus. Empty Spaces is a weird one, nice guitar all around, cool vocals. Young Lust is pretty much just a traditional rock song which doesn't do much for me. One of my Turns starts out slow and uninteresting but it starts rocking. Don't Leave Me Now= worst PF song ever. Worse than Seamus. Terrible whiny vocals from Waters. Another Brick pt. 3 is good stuff, great vocals, Goodbye Cruel World is pretty much filler. Not too good, but I guess it progresses the story.

Disc Two starts off with Hey You, an ominous acoustic song which rocks in the middle. This song I find is pretty boring, except the middle part. Then comes a scary song 'Is there anybody out there' which ends with a nice acoustic guitar. Nobody home= boring. Vera is not terrible, plus its short. Nice vocals kind of. Bring the Boys Back Home is the best short song on the album. Great great military style stuff, with some nice wailing from Waters overtop. Then comes Comfortably Numb. Now the verses, sung by Waters, are terrible, but the chorus, sung by Gilmo0ur, is pretty good. The 2 solos, 1 short and 1 long, are both pretty good, but I still don't see why this song is worshipped so much. The show must Go On is a great song, although it is too short. In the Flesh is pretty much the same as the opening track, except with some new lyrics. Run Like Hell is a good rocker, nice riff, nice vocals. Waiting for the Worms is this album's hidden gem for me. It starts out all slow and 50's pop styled with the 'ooooooooh you cannot reach me now' etc etc. Then it starts rocking, and its just an all around great song. STop is another great short song, even though there isn't much to it. Great piano. The Trial is a very operatic song. Its not too good until the Judge comes in, and its all heavy metal styled after that, until there's this huge explosion and the album ends softly with Outside the Wall, which is a pretty good ending I think.

So this album is pretty good, although it is overrated and not as good as PF's older stuff (Dark Side, Wish You Were Here, Animals). The High points are: In the Flesh?, The Thin Ice, Mother, Goodbye Blue Sky, Is there anybody Out There?, The Show Must Go On, Waiting for the Worms, and the Trial I suppose.

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