The Wall- Greatest album ever?

alobar
alobar Posts: 310
edited July 2006 in Other Music
Is there anything else out there that comes close to the epic of The Wall?

mmmm, nope.
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  • El_Kabong
    El_Kabong Posts: 4,141
    it's good but i wouldn't say it's the greatest, even for floyd. the studio album just sounds too flat and cold to my ears. roger basically came in and said they were doing either the wall or what became his first solo album (the pros and cons of hitchiking). now, the live version they released sounds faaaaaar superior to the studio version, at least to me.

    overall it's a great album, i just think pink floyd was a lot better when dave had input instead of the rest of the band basically being studio musicians.
    standin above the crowd
    he had a voice that was strong and loud and
    i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
    eager to identify with
    someone above the crowd
    someone who seemed to feel the same
    someone prepared to lead the way
  • enharmonic
    enharmonic Posts: 1,917
    DSOTM > The Wall

    IMHO :)
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  • brain of c
    brain of c Posts: 5,213
    it's the second weakest floyd record.
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • LedZepFan
    LedZepFan Posts: 1,009
    the wall may be the single most overrated album of all time
    I've faced it, a life wasted, and I'm never going back again.

    Some die just to live.
  • tomtin
    tomtin Posts: 48
    Wish you were here > The Wall
    I'm the first mammal to wear pants, yeah
  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Animals>The Wall
    Dark Side Of The Moon>The Wall
    Wish You Were Here>The Wall
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  • kdpjam
    kdpjam Posts: 2,303
    what about relics? lol
    lay down all thoughts; surrender to the void
    ~it is shining it is shining~
  • Echoes
    Echoes Posts: 1,279
    not even close
    printf("shiver in eternal darkness\n");
  • Bu2
    Bu2 Posts: 1,693
    Tommy was better.

    But can you hear me?
    Feels Good Inc.
  • kdpjam
    kdpjam Posts: 2,303
    *smashes mirror* heh.

    i like tommy better>
    lay down all thoughts; surrender to the void
    ~it is shining it is shining~
  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 17,005
    it's amazing. It's not my favorite Floyd album. but it's much greater than Tommy and truely one of the great all-time rock albums.
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  • Bu2
    Bu2 Posts: 1,693
    I really didn't get any story line from it. Whereas, with Tommy, I felt like I was playing pin ball, just by smell.
    Feels Good Inc.
  • Soldier Of Love 1503
    Soldier Of Love 1503 Posts: 87
    Definetly one of the most overrated albums in rock history.

    Dark Side Of The Moon, Animals, Meddle & Wish You Were Here are all far superior albums. Especially Animals...fucking unreal :D
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  • Drifting Away
    Drifting Away Posts: 270
    mind you it sold 23million albums in the US alone so it must be pretty good, not my fav floyd album, which is DSOTM but awesome none the less, more of a show then an album
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  • dirt
    dirt Posts: 398
    El_Kabong wrote:
    now, the live version they released sounds faaaaaar superior to the studio version, at least to me.

    I agree 100%! It wasn't until a few weeks ago I picked up the live version (Is there anybody out there?)...what the heck was I think waiting so long??? It's quite a piece.

    Btw, I picked it up after reading Tool's newsletter from may '06. Their board admin. (I think that's his role) wrote this great piece about trying to score seats at one of the The Wall LA shows back in '80 -- he goes back and forth comparing fan access to concerts today to what it was like then in a most entertaining way. Worth the time it takes to read:

    http://www.toolband.com/news/index.html
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  • karma defect
    karma defect Posts: 5,483
    Of course not. It isn't even the best Pink floyd album.
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • dCowboyPJ
    dCowboyPJ Posts: 479
    Soldier Of Love 1503 wrote:
    Definetly one of the most overrated albums in rock history.

    Dark Side Of The Moon, Animals, Meddle & Wish You Were Here are all far superior albums. Especially Animals...fucking unreal :D

    Yes! Another Animals fan. I fucking LOVE that album. Its by far the greatest Floyd album ever.

    I like the Wall, but its not an album you can listen to straight through I find.
  • Echoes
    Echoes Posts: 1,279
    Drifting Away wrote:
    mind you it sold 23million albums in the US alone so it must be pretty good,


    hahahah I love your logic
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  • transplant
    transplant Posts: 1,088
    alobar wrote:
    Is there anything else out there that comes close to the epic of The Wall?

    mmmm, nope.
    I'm almost right with you. Though I don't put it at the top, it is cemented in my top 10 and my favorite Floyd disc.
  • Pearl Jam and toast
    Pearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    I love the wall.. but WYWH, DSOTM, and Animals stomp it into the ground hard.

    also, as much as i love floyd (and i do), there are albums better than anything they produced out there.
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