THE WALL

Pink Floyd's "The Wall" is Roger Water's semi-autobiographical rock opera. Starting with the awesome opening of In the Flesh?, the Wall visits 'Pink's' childhood and the highs and lows of growing in a post-war, father-less family. With the No. 1 single 'Another Brick in the Wall Part 2', Pink dreams of an uprising against education and schooling. He sings of his 'Mother' who was very over-protecetive. Further on, he becomes a rock star, and marries (Someone who were are led to believe cheats on him while he is away on tour). In his dazed, drug-crazed state he retreats behind his 'wall'. In the second part of the album, Pink starts to grow lonely with 'Hey You' and the classical-guitar piece 'Is There Anybody Out There?', he continues with drug-use and is found by his manager in the hotel room, is given a drug to make the show go on, making him 'Comfortably Numb' - which is in my opinion the highlight of the whole album. He becomes (in his mind) a faschist and fights against minorities. Until he puts himself on 'Trial' and is ordered to 'Tear Down the Wall'.

"The Wall" is an album that buries itself deep inside your mind, which matures over time.

Listening for the first time may be limited, but after that "The Wall" is one of the best concepts ever created, and although it may not really be 'Prog', it is definetely worth adding to your collection if you do not already own it.