So, he builds a wall in his consciousness to isolate him from society, and takes refuge in a fantasy world created for him. The concept of the story portrays fictionalized the life of an anti-hero, Pink, that is mistreated by the society since the early days of his life, suffocated by his mother and oppressed at school. Shocked with his own action and mournful about the alienation between fans and performers, he imagined a wall between the audience and the stage.
Waters conceived the idea of the album during the Pink Floyd’s 1977 “In The Flesh Tour”, also known as the “Animals Tour”, when his frustration with the audience became so acute that he spat in a fan’s face at a gig in Montreal, in Canada, when the fan tried to get on stage. While the concept of “The Dark Side Of The Moon” deals with things like conflict, greed, the passage of time and insanity, the concept of “Wish You Were Here” is about the mental instability of their founding member Syd Barrett and a critic to the music industry and the concept of “Animals” was based on the Orwell’s political fable “Animal Farm” and describe various classes in society as different kinds of animals, the concept of “The Wall” explores themes of abandonment and personal isolation. The album had also the participation of Bruce Johnston, Toni Tennille, Joe Chemay, Jon Joyce, Stan Farber, Jim Haas (additional vocals) and the voices of the Pupils from Islington Green School Choir.Īfter the release of their great trilogy “The Dark Side Of The Moon”, “Wish You Were Here” and “Animals”, all concept albums, Pink Floyd returned with another concept album, “The Wall”. The line up on the album is David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Richard Wright and Nick Mason.
“The Wall” is the eleventh studio album of Pink Floyd and was released in 1979. It's also probably the most famous progressive rock album in the history of music. Review Summary: This is one of the most intriguing and imaginative albums in the history of rock music.
0 kommentar(er)
