365 – New Music Daily

The Wall is like a Tarantino movie.

First, it’s long as fuck. Two sides! Two motherfucking sides.

Second, it’s problematic. Look at the lyrics to the song “In The Flesh”. I feel like if I quote them, WordPress will throw me straight into the brig. And yes, I fucking know that it’s all a part of the song idea, that it isn’t Roger Waters, but moreso “Pink” speaking. This whole thing is a bit abstract to me, but I get that part. Let’s just say it’s analogous to Tarantino’s script for Django. We all get it, but at the same time, yeesh.

Third, it’s very focused on a theme. A lot about walls. Just like Tarantino focuses on feet (had to).

This one played a lot better than Dark Side of the Moon to me. Thank you Frank, who told me that this would be the case. I think part of that might be the allure of Dark Side of the Moon, supposedly this transcendent album that is symbolic of a certain era, certain drugs, etc., which all ended up in it being a let down, filled with a minute long clock sound.

One thing that really works in The Wall’s favor is that, my god, it’s a fucking album. No collection of songs here. The transitions are fantastic. I can see the vision of Floyd here and I think it works masterfully. As a self-proclaimed deep cut guy, the commercialized/popular songs really hold up well. Another Brick In the Wall pt. 2 is still quite good (driven by a fat bassline, which is a theme to this album as well). Comfortably Numb is still very enjoyable. All in all, I see the vision. There are still some sounds that are a bit outdated to my ears, however the psych rock icons made their mark on me here and certainly redeemed themselves.

Favorite songs: The Thin Ice, Another Brick In The Wall pt. 1, The Happiest Days of Our Lives, Another Brick In The Wall pt. 2, Young Lust, One of My Turns, Another Brick In The Wall pt. 3, Hey You, Comfortably Numb, The Show Must Go On, Waiting for the Worms