Pink Floyd's The Wall (31)
It was the story of a Rockstar's nervous breakdown, and various events throughout his life that contributed to that event. He'd built up walls around himself and these walls contributed to the breakdown. The bizarre nature of the film is owing to the perception i.e. 'Pink's' view of the world as his mind deteriorated. It's quite complicated toward the end, but he finally destroys these walls through self examination. There are some powerful scenes in this film when one understands it.
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jeepers: The Great Gig in the Sky
(Wright) 4:44
"And I am not frightened of dying, any time will do, I
don't mind. Why should I be frightened of dying?
There's no reason for it, you've gotta go sometime."
"If you can hear this whispering you are dying."
"I never said I was frightened of dying."
(Wright) 4:44
"And I am not frightened of dying, any time will do, I
don't mind. Why should I be frightened of dying?
There's no reason for it, you've gotta go sometime."
"If you can hear this whispering you are dying."
"I never said I was frightened of dying."
And may Richard Wright rest in peace...a true genius
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Hey, Merriweather
Being a musician, I've always liked Pink Floyd - from the early Syd Barrett days through to the present...
This is only my opinion, but I really feel that their album "Dark Side Of The Moon" had more resonance with the people listening.
You brought up "dancing to it". Indeed, "The Wall" has many parts in it that were utilizing late-70s / early-80s styled disco beats of course, Nick Mason played the drum parts live, as a human
. You could take a verse drum track from the title song, and compare it to "Another One Bites The Dust" from Queen.
Same stuff. Yaawwnnnn...
What made "Dark Side Of The Moon" so incredible was the lyrical content provided by Roger Waters, and the musical textures. The song "Money" - for example - was a really strange 5/4 - type tune that ROCKED when David Gilmour played (in straight 4/4 time, so you could still dance to it)lead.
Imho, once again - nice to hear (read) from you again, Merriweather
I guess that I wasn't (and still aren't) a big disco fanatic.
Love & Wonder
D.
Being a musician, I've always liked Pink Floyd - from the early Syd Barrett days through to the present...
This is only my opinion, but I really feel that their album "Dark Side Of The Moon" had more resonance with the people listening.
You brought up "dancing to it". Indeed, "The Wall" has many parts in it that were utilizing late-70s / early-80s styled disco beats of course, Nick Mason played the drum parts live, as a human
. You could take a verse drum track from the title song, and compare it to "Another One Bites The Dust" from Queen.Same stuff. Yaawwnnnn...
What made "Dark Side Of The Moon" so incredible was the lyrical content provided by Roger Waters, and the musical textures. The song "Money" - for example - was a really strange 5/4 - type tune that ROCKED when David Gilmour played (in straight 4/4 time, so you could still dance to it)lead.
Imho, once again - nice to hear (read) from you again, Merriweather
I guess that I wasn't (and still aren't) a big disco fanatic.
Love & Wonder
D.
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jeepers:
"And I am not frightened of dying, any time will do, I
don't mind. Why should I be frightened of dying?
There's no reason for it, you've gotta go sometime."
"And I am not frightened of dying, any time will do, I
don't mind. Why should I be frightened of dying?
There's no reason for it, you've gotta go sometime."
This was actually one of the roadies, I think , that were hanging around the studio at the time of recording the album. Wright wanted spoken voices at the end of the track and got studio staff to speak a few lines into a tape recorder, of whatever was on their mind at the time roadies, canteen ladies, etc, and then they picked the ones they liked.
BBC made an hour long doc on the making of Dark Side, as part of their Classic Albums series
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victor_meldrew: This was actually one of the roadies, I think , that were hanging around the studio at the time of recording the album. Wright wanted spoken voices at the end of the track and got studio staff to speak a few lines into a tape recorder, of whatever was on their mind at the time roadies, canteen ladies, etc, and then they picked the ones they liked.
BBC made an hour long doc on the making of Dark Side, as part of their Classic Albums series
yes, I heard this documentary on a radio program once not to very long ago.BBC made an hour long doc on the making of Dark Side, as part of their Classic Albums series
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Merriweather: Hi G
and you have it and are still dancing to it.... by the looks...
and you have it and are still dancing to it.... by the looks...
Hi R, yes I still have the album, saw them perform it at
Earls Court in London in the eighties. In fact I've seem
them more times than I can remember. The first time was in
1969 at The Opera House in Manchester when the did Ummagumma,
but by far the best performance of theirs I saw was at
Knebworth 1976 when they perfomed Dark Side of the Moon, a
truly astonishing concert. Little did I know that they would
be as popular so many years later as they were back then.
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In my late teens I started listening to Pink Floyd and have loved their music ever since. When I saw The Wall for the first time, I was in awe. Whenever I know it's on tv I watch it.
To those who've seen Pink Floyd live....I am so jealous. Always wanted to see them in concert.
To those who've seen Pink Floyd live....I am so jealous. Always wanted to see them in concert.
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fantasticvoyage1: The Wall was such an intense film and i would love to read about how it impacted others when they saw it for the first time.
how can you have any pudding ........if you don't eat your meat! Thirty times plus I've seen it, each time there's something new. By far the best write of music and film with a psychology base ever. Do some reading on Sid Barrett, you'll get the relevance of the portrayal within. 
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In response to: The Wall was such an intense film and i would love to read about how it impacted others when they saw it for the first time.
I loved the really hot groupie scene and the subsequent freakout in the movie.
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kenno: am i right or wrong about the fact that it was a three album set on vinyl right?
Really? I could have sworn it was all on one casette tape. Was it on two? Hmmm.
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Hi G
and you have it and are still dancing to it.... by the looks...