The Wall by Pink Floyd (CD, Apr-2000, 2 Discs, Capitol/EMI Records)

When I was little, The Wall was the album that all my older sisters and all of my friends' older brothers and sisters had. It was an object of wonder and mystery. Like a bong stored underneath the bed (what's that thing for, he'd ask), or a contraband Betamax copy of Porky's, The Wall was a dark and powerful talisman of teenagerhood at a time in my life when teenagers were Olympian gods - the massiveness of its gatefold sleeve, the violence of its cartoon artwork on the inside, and the creepy chanted verse of "Another Brick in the Wall" - we don't need no thought control - which Brian Gibne,..

Before Alice Cooper howled about school being out forever and well before Dead Prez put in their two cents in the song, They Schools , there was one band that started it all: Pink Floyd. The lyrics, We don t need no education / We don t need no thought control , stick out in my mind as being the best lyrics written on the subject. But there were other things the band was known for. Throughout the seventies, Pink Floyd had been the in thing alongside similar bands like Led Zeppelin and The Who, releasing such classics as Meddle and The Dark Side of the Moon . But The Wall , in my eyes, is the.

My acquaintance with Pink Floyd and The Wall began about six months ago. A French friend of mine raved about it, and lent me the video of the film (the double-album being officially the film's soundtrack). Noting the involvement of great cartoonist Gerald Scarfe I eagerly started the tape and watched the first few minutes. Unfortunately, it was a French video cassette, and was thus rendered in less than impressive black and white. I took a look at a shot of someone swimming in what was probably supposed to be a swimming pool of blood and thought: 'Nah. This isn't going to do it justice.' Then.

Some of you guys know how much of a Pink Floyd fan I am (despite the fact I did not like the movie Pink Floyd: The Wall, and so being the natural Pink Floyd fan I am (after being forced by friends to get it), I decided to purchase this album. I've already heard Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here and both of those were simply amazing. If you don't know who Pink Floyd are, then I don't know what planet you're from (I'm only kidding!). To those who don't know, basically they're one of the best bands to ever walk on this planet. If you want proof, read the review. Despite the fact...