THE WALL

The best Pink Floyd album ever? Nope, afraid not. I, like everybody when this album was released, flipped out over it and played it to death. With the passing of time however, I would rate it in fourth place, behind Meddle, Wish You Were Here, DSOTM and maybe even behind Animals. Don't get me wrong, this album will stand alongside other great pivotal rock and roll releases, such as The Beatles' Revolver, Dylan's Highway 61, etc., etc. but I just don't think it's their best album. Sure, the playing and recording is sometimes breathtaking (such as Comfortably Numb, Run Like Hell, etc.) but for a double album there are really only a few great songs, while the quality of the rest of the songs just aren't up to par. Plus, although we all know this is a FLOYD album, it really sounds more like a Waters/Gilmour epic. Whatever the reason for Rick Wright's lack of contribution to this album, in my opinion he is sorely missed and is pretty much utilized as a sideman. Still, I think the album is still a "must-have" but in all honestly I will probably never listen to it all the way through again, as unfortunately FM radio has ruined it for me by overplaying Run Like Hell, Hey You, Comfortably Numb, Another Brick in the Wall.

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