THE WALL

This is one of the boldest, brightest and most essential albums ever made - a two disc concept album released in the days when punk was riding high and most albums featured 1 disk that struggled to top 30 minutes. There are few bands with the pedigree to make such a concept work. Of those few, Pink Floyd would probably top the list.

Anyway, what can you say about an album about which so much has already been said? Not much, really. So...

If you haven't got a copy of this album then buy one. If you haven't heard this album, waste no more time and buy it. There are short songs, long songs, rocking songs, ballads, marvellous sound effects, a rainbow of characters, and an actual story to be told. Gilmour's guitar-work is unparalleled, Wright's use of the piano is sublime, Mason's drumming out of this world, and the combination of Waters' sneer and Gilmour's melody weave a pattern of vocal wonders.

This is one of the few concept albums that really works, it is cohesive and gels to form a single piece of work rather than being a lose collection of related (vaguely) parts. I'd say it was Pink Floyd's finest work were it not for the fact that all their work sits atop the same lofty peak.

The Wall truly is a masterpiece of progressive music and is absolutely essential!