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The Wall
The Wall cover
Studio album by Pink Floyd
Released November 30, 1979 (UK)
December 8, 1979 (U. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Pink Floyd are Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) S. )
Recorded April 1979 – November 1979 at CBS Studios, New York, Producers Workshop, Los Angeles, and Super Bear and Miraval, France
Genre Progressive rock, rock opera
Length 81:27
Label Harvest (UK original)
EMI (UK reissue)
Columbia (original US)
Capitol (US re-issue)
Producer Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour, James Guthrie and Roger Waters
Professional reviews
Pink Floyd chronology
Animals
(1977)		 The Wall
(1979)		 The Final Cut
(1983)

The Wall is a rock opera presented as a double album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released in late 1979. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The City of New York Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved Rock operas, Concept albums Song cycles and Oratorios all differ from a conventional rock album which usually includes songs that are unrelated to each In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Harvest Records was a Record label created by EMI in 1969 to promote Progressive rock music and to compete with Philips' Vertigo and The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Bob Ezrin (born 1949 in Toronto Ontario) is a Musician and Record producer. David Jon Gilmour CBE (born 6 March 1946 is an English Musician, best known as the Lead guitarist one of the lead Singers James KA Guthrie (b November 14 1953 in London is a British Recording engineer and Record producer best known for his work with the Progressive George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943 in Great Bookham, Surrey) is an English rock musician allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Blender is an American music Magazine that bills itself as "the ultimate guide to music and more" Robert Christgau (born April 18 1942) is an American Essayist, Music journalist, and the self-declared "Dean of American Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Yahoo! Music, owned by Yahoo!, is the provider of a variety of music services including Internet radio music videos news artist information and original programming Pink Floyd are Animals is the debut album by Oxford band This Town Needs Guns. The Final Cut is a rock Album by Pink Floyd recorded at various studios in the UK from July to December 1982 Rock operas, Concept albums Song cycles and Oratorios all differ from a conventional rock album which usually includes songs that are unrelated to each A double album is an audio Album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold (especially records and Compact Discs. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved Pink Floyd are Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar)

Following in the footsteps of their previous albums, The Wall is a concept album - specifically, it deals largely with the theme of isolation from one's peers. In Popular music, a concept album is an Album which is "unified by a theme which can be instrumental compositional narrative or lyrical" This is largely inspired by their 1977 tour promoting the album Animals, with regards to an incident where Roger Waters' frustration with someone climbing the netting that separated the band from the audience reached a point where Waters spat in the fan's face. Events Bohemian Rhapsody is named 'The Best Single Of The Last 25 Years' by BPI. Animals is the debut album by Oxford band This Town Needs Guns. This led him to lament that such a wall exists, which in turn inspired him to base their next album on the theme of isolation from others. With this significantly darker theme, The Wall featured a notably harsher and more theatrical sound than their previous releases.

The Wall is a rock opera that centers on the character "Pink". Rock operas, Concept albums Song cycles and Oratorios all differ from a conventional rock album which usually includes songs that are unrelated to each Largely based on Waters' personal life, Pink struggles in life from an early age, having lost his father in war ("Another Brick in the Wall (Part 1)"), abused by teachers ("The Happiest Days of Our Lives"), nurtured by an overprotective mother ("Mother"), and deserted by his wife later on ("Don't Leave Me Now") - all of which factored into Pink's mental isolation from society, figuratively referred to as "The Wall". " Another Brick in the Wall " is the title of three songs set to variations of the same basic theme on Pink Floyd 's 1979 Concept album, " The Happiest Days of Our Lives " is a song by the British Progressive rock band Pink Floyd. " Mother " is a song by the British Progressive rock band Pink Floyd. " Don't Leave Me Now " is a song by the British Progressive rock band Pink Floyd.

Contents

Recording history

In 1977, Pink Floyd were promoting Animals with their In The Flesh tour. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Animals is the debut album by Oxford band This Town Needs Guns. The final night of the tour, in Montreal, Canada, Waters spat in the face of a fan who was trying to climb over the netting between the audience and the stage, and get up with the band. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec The incident later helped inspire Waters to develop the idea of The Wall. [1] The album was recorded at four studios over eight months, owing to English tax laws and to benefit from the cheaper recording costs in the South of France. Tensions between Waters and the band were increasing significantly, largely to do with his dominance over the rest of the band. During the recording, Waters dismissed Richard Wright, and told him to leave immediately after The Wall was finished, arguing that Wright was not contributing much,[2] in part owing to a cocaine addiction. Richard William "Rick" Wright (28 July 1943 &ndash 15 September 2008 was a pianist and Keyboardist best known for his career with Pink Floyd Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant [3] Waters claimed that David Gilmour and Nick Mason had supported his decision to fire Wright, but in 2000, Gilmour stated that he and Mason were against Wright's dismissal. David Jon Gilmour CBE (born 6 March 1946 is an English Musician, best known as the Lead guitarist one of the lead Singers Nicholas Berkeley "Nick" Mason (born 27 January 1944 in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England) is the Drummer for Pink Floyd. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. [4] In his book Inside Out, Nick Mason claims that Wright was fired because Columbia Records had offered Waters a substantial bonus to finish the album in time for a 1979 release. Inside Out A Personal History of Pink Floyd is Nick Mason 's personal Memoir of Pink Floyd published on 28 October 2004 Nicholas Berkeley "Nick" Mason (born 27 January 1944 in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England) is the Drummer for Pink Floyd. Since Wright refused to return early from his summer holiday, Waters wanted to dismiss Wright. [5] However, he returned for their live performances as a paid musician.

For "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)", Pink Floyd needed to record a school choir, so they approached music teacher Alun Renshaw of Islington Green School, around the corner from their Britannia Row Studios. " Another Brick in the Wall " is the title of three songs set to variations of the same basic theme on Pink Floyd 's 1979 Concept album, For the musical composition see Chorale. A choir, chorale, or chorus is a Musical ensemble of Singers Islington Green School also known as IGS was a comprehensive mixed Secondary school. Britannia Row Studios is a Recording studio in Fulham, London SW6 England. The chorus was overdubbed twelve times to give the impression that the choir was larger. Overdubbing (the process of making an overdub, or overdubs is a technique used by Recording studios to add a supplementary recorded sound to a previously recorded The choir were not allowed to hear the rest of the song after singing the chorus. Though the school received a lump sum payment of £1000, there was no contractual arrangement for royalties. The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency Under 1996 UK copyright law, they became eligible, and after choir members were tracked down by royalties agent Peter Rowan of RBL Music, through the website Friends Reunited, they sued. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Friends Reunited is a portfolio of Social networking websites based upon the themes of reunion with research (separate site Genes Reunited dating and job-hunting Music industry professionals estimated that each student would be owed around £500. [6]

Originally released on Columbia Records in the U. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company S. and Harvest Records in the UK, The Wall was then re-released as a digitally remastered CD in 1994 in the UK on EMI. Harvest Records was a Record label created by EMI in 1969 to promote Progressive rock music and to compete with Philips' Vertigo and Mastering, a form of audio Post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a Data storage device A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in In 1997, Columbia Records issued an updated remaster (which sounded superior to the EMI remasters from 1994) in the United States, Canada, Australia, South America and Japan. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar For The Wall's 20th Anniversary in April 2000, Capitol Records in the U. Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as S. and EMI in Canada, Australia, South America and Japan re-released the 1997 remaster with the artwork from the EMI Europe remaster. The Wall was the first Pink Floyd album since 1967's The Piper at the Gates of Dawn whose cover was not done by Storm Thorgerson and Hipgnosis. The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is Pink Floyd 's debut album and the only one made under Syd Barrett 's leadership although he made some contributions to Storm Thorgerson (born 1944 in Potters Bar, which was in Middlesex at the time and is now in Hertfordshire) is an English Graphic designer. Hipgnosis was a British art design group that specialized in creating cover art for the Albums of rock musicians and bands most notably Instead, Gerald Scarfe designed the cover and gatefold sleeve. Gerald Anthony Scarfe, CBE (born 1 June, 1936 in St John's Wood, London) is an English Cartoonist and Illustrator David Gilmour recalls Storm Thorgerson falling out with Roger Waters over issues such as the credit for the Animals sleeve design. [7]

Concept and storyline

 Music sample:

"Isn't this where...we came in?"

The last second of Outside the Wall and the first second of In the Flesh?
Problems listening to the file? See media help. " Outside the Wall " is a song by the British Progressive rock band Pink Floyd. This is the first song on The Wall by Pink Floyd. For the twenty-first song on The Wall, see In the Flesh.

The album's overriding themes are the causes and implications of self-imposed isolation, symbolized by the metaphorical wall of the title. The album's songs create a very loose storyline sketching events in the life of the protagonist, Pink. Pink loses his father as a child (Waters's own father was killed in Anzio during World War II), is smothered by his overprotective mother, and is oppressed at school by tyrannical, abusive teachers, each of these traumas becoming "another brick in the wall". Operation Shingle ( January 22, 1944) during the Italian Campaign of World War II, was an Allied amphibious landing against World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including As an adult Pink becomes a rock star, but his relationships are marred by infidelity and outbursts of violence. As his marriage crumbles, Pink finishes building the wall and completes his isolation from human contact.

Pink's mindset deteriorates behind his freshly completed wall, with his personal crisis culminating during an onstage performance. Hallucinating, Pink believes that he is a fascist dictator, and his concerts are like Neo-Nazi rallies where he sets his men on fans he considers unworthy, only to have his conscience rebel at this and put himself on trial, his inner judge ordering him to "tear down the wall" in order to open himself to the outside world. The term neo-Nazism refers to post- World War II Political movements Social movements and ideologies seeking to revive Nazism, At this point the album's end runs into its beginning with the closing words "Isn't this where. . . "; the first song on the album, "In the Flesh?", begins with the words ". This is the first song on The Wall by Pink Floyd. For the twenty-first song on The Wall, see In the Flesh. . . we came in?" – with a continuation of the melody of the last song, "Outside the Wall" – hinting at the cyclical nature of Waters's theme. " Outside the Wall " is a song by the British Progressive rock band Pink Floyd.

The LP's sleeve art and custom picture labels by Gerald Scarfe tied in with the album's concept. Gerald Anthony Scarfe, CBE (born 1 June, 1936 in St John's Wood, London) is an English Cartoonist and Illustrator Side one had a quarter of the wall erected and a sketch of the teacher. Side two saw half of the wall erected and a sketch of the wife. Side three had three-quarters of the wall erected and a sketch of the character of Pink, while side four had the wall completely erected and a sketch of the prosecutor.

Bob Ezrin played a major part in taking Waters's demo material and clarifying the storyline by writing a script, which even called for additional songs to complete the plot. [7]

Concert and filmed versions

Rehearsals for The Wall concerts began shortly after the album's release in December 1979 at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles and rehearsals would run until January 1980 when it moved to the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena for the first performance. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena is a multipurpose sports Arena in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles California at Exposition

Pink Floyd performed the concert version of The Wall only in a handful of cities. This was due to the grandiosity of the performance, which involved constructing a giant wall across the stage between band and audience, not to mention staple Pink Floyd props such as giant screens, flying pigs and pyrotechnics. Pigs are heavily featured in the artwork and stage shows of the Progressive rock band Pink Floyd. It was performed first in Los Angeles from February 7 to 13, 1980 at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, then in New York from February 24 to 28, 1980 at Nassau Coliseum. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena is a multipurpose sports Arena in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles California at Exposition The City of New York } The Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, commonly known as Nassau Coliseum (or simply The Coliseum) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Uniondale New York It was followed by performances at Earls Court in London from August 4 to 9, 1980, then again in Dortmund, Germany at Westfalenhalle from February 13 to 20, 1981. The Earls Court Exhibition Centre (also known as Earls Court Arena or often simply Earls Court) is an entertainment venue located in West London, London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Dortmund (ˈdɔʁtmʊnt is a City in Germany, located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Westfalenhalle is a Trade fair center indoor sporting arena and concert venue located in Dortmund, Germany. Finally, the band did one more week at Earls Court in London from June 13 to 17, 1981. Roger Waters would later perform it in 1990 at a concert in Berlin.

During opening night in Los Angeles, the show had to be stopped midway through the first set because of a fire in the curtains above the stage, probably started by the pyrotechnics. The house lights came up, the fire was put out and the show continued.

The performances began with a Master of Ceremonies, who rotated from show to show, reading a list of "do's" and "don'ts". A "surrogate band", which wore masks of their counterparts in Pink Floyd, would perform "In the Flesh?". This is the first song on The Wall by Pink Floyd. For the twenty-first song on The Wall, see In the Flesh. The sound of a plane crash would be made, and the surrogate band would stop playing. The real Pink Floyd would come into full view, and a giant wall is constructed by roadies out of roughly 100 cardboard bricks throughout the first half of the performance augmented by appearances by an inflatable teacher, wife, and mother. In the second half, the band would still be playing but were completely obscured from view behind the wall. A few bricks revealed David Gilmour playing classical guitar on "Is There Anybody Out There?". " Is There Anybody Out There? " is a mostly instrumental song on the Pink Floyd album The Wall. Roger Waters sang from an open hotel room on "Nobody Home" and "Vera". " Nobody Home " is a song on Pink Floyd 's album The Wall. This article is about the Pink Floyd song for other uses see Vera " Vera " is a song by Pink Floyd. During "Comfortably Numb", Roger Waters sang his parts dressed as the doctor wearing a white coat in front of the wall while guitarist David Gilmour was hoisted hydraulically on to the top of the wall singing his parts and playing his famous guitar solos in full view of the crowd. " Comfortably Numb " is a song by the British progressive rock band Pink Floyd, which was released on the 1979 double album The Wall The surrogate band returned, wearing life masks of the four band members while the four Pink Floyd members all wore Hammer guard T-shirts, jeans and shoes/sneakers (Gilmour, Mason and Wright) except for Roger Waters who wore a long leather trench coat with hammer logos and storm-trooper boots. A trench coat or trenchcoat is a Raincoat made of Waterproof heavy-duty Cotton drill or Poplin, Wool Gabardine The wall was dramatically torn down during "The Trial", and Pink Floyd themselves joined the surrogate band in front of the wreckage of the wall to perform the finale, "Outside the Wall". " The Trial " is a track from the critically-acclaimed Rock opera / Concept album The Wall, by Pink Floyd. " Outside the Wall " is a song by the British Progressive rock band Pink Floyd.

During the performance, giant puppets of the Teacher, Wife, and Mother, designed by Gerald Scarfe, were used, and animations by Scarfe were projected onto a circular area and onto the wall itself. Gerald Anthony Scarfe, CBE (born 1 June, 1936 in St John's Wood, London) is an English Cartoonist and Illustrator Added to this, a hotel room (where much of the story is set) emerges from the wall midway through the second half for the song "Nobody Home". " Nobody Home " is a song on Pink Floyd 's album The Wall.

The large stage shows required huge equipment (including full-sized cranes), and cost an extraordinary amount of money to produce. A crane is a lifting machine equipped with a Winder, Wire ropes or Chains and sheaves that can be used both to lift and lower materials and to As such, the band lost money from them, with the exception of Rick Wright, who was retained on a fixed salary for the concerts after being fired during the mixing sessions of the album in Los Angeles. The intent of the band for these concerts was to give the audience a truly theatrical experience instead of a typical rock concert where the band played the songs. As such, during many songs, Waters assumed the role of the anti-hero, Pink, singing and acting but not playing his bass.

The 1980 Earls Court live show was filmed, but after Roger Waters left the band he refused to give out the footage. Earls Court, a district in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, England. George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943 in Great Bookham, Surrey) is an English rock musician Despite this the footage was leaked and a VHS of it did eventually appear. The video though was unprofessionally edited with very low sound and picture quality.

Film version

Main article: Pink Floyd The Wall (film)

A film version of The Wall was released in 1982 entitled Pink Floyd The Wall, directed by Alan Parker and starring Bob Geldof. Pink Floyd The Wall is a 1982 Musical film by British director Alan Parker based on the 1979 Pink Floyd album Pink Floyd The Wall is a 1982 Musical film by British director Alan Parker based on the 1979 Pink Floyd album Sir Alan William Parker, CBE (born 14th February, 1944) is a British Film director, producer, Writer, and Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof, KBE, known as Bob Geldof (born 5 October 1951, is an Irish singer The screenplay was written by Roger Waters. The film features music from the original album, much of which was re-recorded by the band with additional orchestration, some with minor lyrical and musical changes.

Originally the film was intended to be intercut with concert footage and a few of the live shows were actually filmed, but subsequently not used in the film at all. Footage from these concerts has appeared on different websites from time to time and on YouTube. YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload view and share Video clips YouTube was created in February 2005 by three former PayPal employees However, an official release of this footage by Pink Floyd has not been authorized other than what was used in the documentary Behind the Wall.

Reception

Immensely successful upon release, The Wall quickly jumped to #1 on the Billboard 200 in the U. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard S in its fourth week (it debuted at #53) and #3 in the U.K.. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located To date the album has sold over 30 million records, with 23 million records sold in the U. S alone (where it is Pink Floyd's top-selling album), solidifying it as the top-selling double album in history. It was among the most popular albums of the early 1980s, to the extent that film director Alan Parker created a film based on it. Sir Alan William Parker, CBE (born 14th February, 1944) is a British Film director, producer, Writer, and Pink Floyd The Wall is a 1982 Musical film by British director Alan Parker based on the 1979 Pink Floyd album The album had a string of hit singles, with "Another Brick in the Wall Part 2" being their only song to hit #1 on the Billboard. " Another Brick in the Wall " is the title of three songs set to variations of the same basic theme on Pink Floyd 's 1979 Concept album,

In addition to its commercial success, critical reception of The Wall has been, and remains, mostly positive. Carlo Twist of Blender gave it 5 stars out of a possible 5, stating that, "For all its pomp and lofty ambition, there’s a streak of almost punk-rock venom within, not to mention some of the band’s best humping, thumping heavy rock. Blender is an American music Magazine that bills itself as "the ultimate guide to music and more" "[8] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic Guide was slightly more critical, but nevertheless said that, "its seamless surface, blending melodic fragments and sound effects, makes the musical shortcomings and questionable lyrics easy to ignore. Stephen Thomas Erlewine (1973? is senior editor for Allmusic. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. "[9] Kurt Loder of Rolling Stone remarked, "The Wall, is the most startling rhetorical achievement in the group's singular, thirteen-year career. Kurt Loder (born May 5 1945 is an American Film critic, Author, and Television personality. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published "[9] That same magazine later ranked The Wall at #87 on its list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. [10] The Wall would also be included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Post-split

After Waters left Pink Floyd in 1985, a legal battle ensued over the rights to the name "Pink Floyd" and its material. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) In the end, Waters retained the right to use The Wall and its material, as his name has been most closely associated with the album. This meant the sole ownership of all The Wall tracks except for the three Gilmour co-wrote the music for ("Young Lust", "Comfortably Numb" and "Run Like Hell") and images relating to The Wall on the later 1987–1990 and 1994 tours by the three-man Pink Floyd required payments to Waters. " Young Lust " is a song by the British Progressive rock band Pink Floyd. " Comfortably Numb " is a song by the British progressive rock band Pink Floyd, which was released on the 1979 double album The Wall " Run Like Hell " is a song on the Pink Floyd album The Wall.

Waters staged a concert performance of The Wall at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin on July 21, 1990 both to commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall and as a fundraising effort for the World War Memorial Fund for Disaster Relief. ( English Potsdam Square, is an important Public square and traffic intersection in the centre of Berlin, Germany, lying about one kilometre Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The Berlin Wall (Berliner Mauer was a physical barrier separating West Berlin from the German Democratic Republic (GDR ( East Germany) including This performance featured guest artists including Bryan Adams, Cyndi Lauper and Van Morrison. {Otherpeople|Brian Adams}} Bryan Adams OC, OBC, (born Bryan Guy Adams on November 5, 1959) is a Canadian rock Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper (born June 22 1953 is an American Grammy - and Emmy award winning Singer-songwriter and George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 1945 is a Grammy Award -winning Northern Irish Singer, This performance also differed from previous shows in that some songs from the original album and Pink Floyd concert version were omitted, others were featured in slightly modified versions, and one Waters solo song was added.

Track listing

All songs are by Roger Waters except as noted. George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943 in Great Bookham, Surrey) is an English rock musician

Side 1

  1. "In the Flesh?" – 3:19
  2. "The Thin Ice" – 2:27
  3. "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 1)" – 3:21
  4. "The Happiest Days of Our Lives" – 1:46
  5. "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" – 4:00
  6. "Mother" – 5:36

Side 2

  1. "Goodbye Blue Sky" – 2:45
  2. "Empty Spaces" – 2:10
  3. "Young Lust" (Waters/David Gilmour) – 3:25
  4. "One of My Turns" – 3:35
  5. "Don't Leave Me Now" – 4:16
  6. "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 3)" – 1:14
  7. "Goodbye Cruel World" – 1:13

Side 3

  1. "Hey You" – 4:40
  2. "Is There Anybody Out There?" – 2:44
  3. "Nobody Home" – 3:26
  4. "Vera" – 1:35
  5. "Bring the Boys Back Home" – 1:21
  6. "Comfortably Numb" (Gilmour/Waters) – 6:24

Side 4

  1. "The Show Must Go On" – 1:36
  2. "In the Flesh" – 4:13
  3. "Run Like Hell" (Gilmour/Waters) – 4:19
  4. "Waiting for the Worms" – 4:04
  5. "Stop" – 0:30
  6. "The Trial" (Waters/Bob Ezrin) – 5:13
  7. "Outside the Wall" – 1:41

Additional non-album tracks

The live version of The Wall, Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980-81, included the following tracks not on the original album:

The album was originally written to be a triple-LP album, although Waters cut it down and left material out for the band's next release, The Final Cut. " What Shall We Do Now? " is a song by the British Progressive rock band Pink Floyd, written by Roger Waters. " Empty Spaces " is a song by the British Progressive rock band Pink Floyd. " The Last Few Bricks " is an instrumental bridge/ medley used by Pink Floyd and Roger Waters at The Wall live shows between " Another Brick in the Wall " is the title of three songs set to variations of the same basic theme on Pink Floyd 's 1979 Concept album, The Final Cut is a rock Album by Pink Floyd recorded at various studios in the UK from July to December 1982

Singles

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1979 UK album chart 3
1980 The Billboard 200 1
1979 Norway's album chart 1

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1980 "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" Pop Singles 1
1980 "Run Like Hell" Pop Singles 53
1980 "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" Norway's single chart 1

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year Winner Category
1980 The Wall Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Personnel

with

References

  1. ^ Waters' spitting incident, from Angelfire. Bob Ezrin (born 1949 in Toronto Ontario) is a Musician and Record producer. Michael Kamen ( April 15, 1948 – November 18, 2003) was an American Composer (especially of Film scores James KA Guthrie (b November 14 1953 in London is a British Recording engineer and Record producer best known for his work with the Progressive Gerald Anthony Scarfe, CBE (born 1 June, 1936 in St John's Wood, London) is an English Cartoonist and Illustrator com [1]
  2. ^ Wright confirmed this on the US rock radio album premiere of Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980-81 in 2000.
  3. ^ Publius FAQ [2]
  4. ^ Gilmour confirmed that he was against Wright's dismissal on the U. S. rock radio album premiere of Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980-81 in 2000
  5. ^ Mason, Nick (2004). Nicholas Berkeley "Nick" Mason (born 27 January 1944 in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England) is the Drummer for Pink Floyd. Inside Out : A Personal History of Pink Floyd. London: Orion Books, p. 245. ISBN 0753819066.  
  6. ^ http://www.offthekuff.com/mt/archives/004531.html
  7. ^ a b Sylvie Simmons "Danger! Demolition In Progress" Mojo 73, December 1999. The feature includes interviews with all the band, plus Bob Ezrin, James Guthrie and Gerald Scarfe.
  8. ^ Blender, February 1980 
  9. ^ a b AllMusic Guide, February 1980 .
  10. ^ 87) The Wall : Rolling Stone

External links

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Bee Gees Greatest by The Bee Gees		 Billboard 200 number-one album
January 19 - May 2, 1980		 Succeeded by
Against the Wind by Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
Bee Gees Greatest is a compilation album released in 1979 by RSO Records. The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard These are the Billboard Magazine number one albums of 1980, per the Billboard 200. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Against the Wind is the twelfth Album by American rock band Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, released in 1980 (see 1980 Robert Clark "Bob" Seger (born May 6, 1945) is an American Rock and roll Singer-songwriter and Musician.
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