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1979

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The Wall

When Pink Floyd released The Wall in late 1979, they weren't just aiming for another album. It was a rock opera exploring the idea of a musician, Pink, building an emotional barrier to isolate himself from the world. The recording, which spanned nearly a year, from December 1978 to November 1979, was a complex process. Producer Bob Ezrin played a key role in shaping the concept and mediating the tensions that arose between the members, who were going through complicated personal and financial times. This album marked a turning point, being the last on which Pink Floyd appeared as a quartet, as keyboardist Richard Wright left the band during production, although he continued to collaborate as a hired musician.

Year: 1979
Songs: 26
Duration: 76 min 15 seg

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24 song|s

Song list

# Title Available ⏱

Goodbye Cruel World

Guitarra · Intermedio

1:15 00

Outside the Wall

Guitarra · Intermedio

1:44 00

The Trial

Guitarra · Intermedio

5:22 00

Stop

Guitarra · Avanzado

0:32 00

Waiting for the Worms

Guitarra · Intermedio

4:00 00

Run Like Hell

Guitarra · Intermedio

4:27 00

Comfortably Numb

Guitarra · Fácil

6:26 00

Bring the Boys Back Home

Guitarra · Fácil

1:29 00

Vera

Guitarra · Fácil

1:36 00

Nobody Home

Guitarra · Intermedio

3:27 00

Is There Anybody Out There?

Guitarra · Intermedio

2:43 00

Hey You

Guitarra · Fácil

4:44 00

In the Flesh?

Guitarra · Intermedio

3:20 00

Another Brick in the Wall, Part 3

Guitarra · Fácil

1:18 00

Don’t Leave Me Now

Guitarra · Intermedio

4:17 00

One of My Turns

Guitarra · Intermedio

3:35 00

Young Lust

Guitarra · Intermedio

3:33

Empty Spaces

Guitarra · Fácil

2:07

Goodbye Blue Sky

Guitarra · Intermedio

2:50 00

Mother

Guitarra · Fácil

5:34 00

Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2

Guitarra · Intermedio

4:01 00

The Happiest Days of Our Lives

Guitarra · Intermedio

1:51 00

Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1

Guitarra · Fácil

3:34 00

The Thin Ice

Guitarra · Intermedio

2:30

Genres

Psychedelic rock

Details

Year: 1979
Songs: 26
Duration: 76 min 15 seg

About the album

The Wall, according to DoReSol

From this ambitious project emerged songs that resonated particularly strongly. "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2" became Pink Floyd's only track to reach number one in both the UK and the US. Another standout track is "Comfortably Numb," which has become a benchmark. The band took The Wall live between 1980 and 1981, with elaborate stage productions that, while impactful, nearly bankrupted the band. Pink's story and his wall also made the leap to the big screen in 1982 with the film Pink Floyd – The Wall, directed by Alan Parker, with a screenplay by Roger Waters himself and animation by Gerald Scarfe.

The magnitude of The Wall is reflected in its sales, exceeding 30 million copies, positioning it as the band's second best-selling album, behind The Dark Side of the Moon (1973). It has been recognized on multiple occasions, appearing on lists such as Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" several times (2003, 2012, 2020) and ranking 30th in Colin Larkin's "All Time Top 1000 Albums" in the year 2000. Furthermore, Roger Waters revived the work on later tours, including a live production in Berlin in 1990 to commemorate the Fall of the Wall, and an extensive solo tour between 2010 and 2013 that became one of the most successful by an individual artist. The recording sessions also yielded material that was reused on the band's next album, The Final Cut (1983).

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