My thoughts on "The Wall"

[Thanh Dang Nguyen <nguyet1@Eng.Auburn.EDU>]

Szia Minh,

> Think about the album "The Wall"! I've read this album was the biggest
> experiment ever made in rock music and I totally agreed with this opinion,
> although it's not the best Pink Floyd album for me.

I don't get it! If it doesn't work for you, why do you need to accept
what the rock industry tells you? Don't get me wrong! I used to be
a huge fan of "The Wall", and I think I watched the movie with the
same title (directed by Alan Parker) at least five times. I was deeply
touched by both the music and the film at that time, when I was maybe
19-20 years old. I think most people love it because of its pessimistic,
depressive and sarcastic mood through its lyrics, which is typical
of Roger Waters who had lots of troubles in his private life (BTW, he
composed "The Wall" entirely by himself!) It was an instant success when it 
was first released, due to the good timing during the booming of the punk
music in Britian in late 70's.

However, the *music* itself was no longer fresh, vivid and full of surprises
as it used to be with young Waters, Gilmour and the company. In fact,
Wright had serious drug problems during the recording of the album, and he barely
showed up in the studio. The whole thing got so bad that Waters needed
to hire another keyboardist, although the credit was still given to
Wright according to the info on the sleeve. PF in '79 was near its end,
and inside conflicts between the members had gradually lead them to
the final break-up in '83 (remember, the swan song titled "The Final Cut"
clearly showed both the Waters' destructive nature and his dominance in PF
music during that period).

The old bottom line is: if it works for you, it's all right; but if not,
don't be afraid to say so! It worked for me 7 years ago, but it doesn't
now, and that's fine with me.

	"And I've got a strong urge to fly
	 But I got nowhere to fly to"		(Nobody's Home, The Wall)

Long live Pink Floyd anyway!

What about King Crimson, another famous British band? So far only one
of you mentioned this name, and it is not a surprise to me! So back to
my question to which I've got no answer: why do people stop at Beatles
or Pink Floyd?

Best,

-Thanh