Pink Floyd ~ The Wall

The Wall is the eleventh studio album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released on 30 November 1979 by Harvest/EMI and Columbia/CBS Records. It is a rock opera that explores Pink, a jaded rock star whose eventual self-imposed isolation from society forms a figurative wall. The album was a commercial success, topping the US charts for 15 weeks and reaching number three in the UK. It initially received mixed reviews from critics, many of whom found it overblown and pretentious, but later received accolades as one of the greatest albums of all time.

Bassist Roger Waters conceived The Wall during Pink Floyd's 1977 In the Flesh tour, modelling the character of Pink after himself and Pink Floyd's former songwriter Syd Barrett. Recording spanned from December 1978 to November 1979. Producer Bob Ezrin helped to refine the concept and bridge tensions during recording, as the band members were struggling with personal and financial issues at the time. The Wall was the last album to feature Pink Floyd as a quartet; keyboardist Richard Wright was fired by Waters during production but stayed on as a salaried musician.

Three singles were issued from the album: "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2" (Pink Floyd's only UK and US number-one single), "Run Like Hell", and "Comfortably Numb". From 1980 to 1981, Pink Floyd performed the full album on a tour that featured elaborate theatrical effects. In 1982, The Wall was adapted into a feature film for which Waters wrote the screenplay.

Disc: 1

1 In the Flesh?

2 The Thin Ice

3 Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 1

4 The Happiest Days of Our Lives

5 Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2

6 Mother

7 Goodbye Blue Sky

8 Empty Spaces

9 Young Lust

10 One of My Turns

11 Don't Leave Me Now

12 Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 3

13Goodbye Cruel World

Disc: 2

1 Hey You

2 Is There Anybody Out There?

3 Nobody Home

4 Vera

5 Bring the Boys Back Home

6 Comfortably Numb

7 The Show Must Go On

8 In the Flesh

9 Run Like Hell

10 Waiting for the Worms

11 Stop

12 The Trial

13 Outside the Wall