THE WALL

So much has already been written about "The Wall" that it's terribly hard to write something new. Before being a progressive rock Masterpiece, it's one of the most powerful artistic statement of the 20th century, for sure, capable trough its own plot/story to make light on one of the themes mainly common to the contemporary man, since human society became a mass-society: Alienation. "The Wall" after all these years have become a milestone in rock music and a contemporary icon in culture, it's a matter of fact that if you go around the streets asking people: "do you like Pink Floyd?" the first thing they'll answer you will be:" Pink Floyd?...oh, The Wall...". This album is mainly a Roger Waters' creation, though it's not entirely autobiographical, in fact there are references to Syd Barrett... The plot of the concept is extremely reknown by everybody: it's a story of a decadent rockstar, living out his nightmares from the obsessive mother, his horrible years at school, trough his wife's adultery and so on, to the decision to build an imaginary wall between the rest of the world and himself; the progression of the story shows the main character descent into madness, significant are the last songs on disc two in which he consider himself as a fascist dictator and looks at his fans as his "slaves"; only in the very end of it all, the decision to "tear down the wall" will be taken. Of course the only thing I can suggest you is to go buy this very touching progressive rock Masterpiece, which, personally speaking changed my life like no other work of art has ever done.

5 Stars.