A belated birthday

[zoanthropic]

It was 30 years ago yesterday that one of the greatest and most popular double albums of all time was released. Pink Floyd's second masterpiece 'The Wall' was released in time for the Xmas season on November 30th, 1979. It is one of the band's most successful albums, and THE most successful double album of all time, selling over 30 million copies worldwide since its release. It is also one of the few double albums to have a #1 single taken from it, in this case "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2".

I was a wee lad of 6 when it was released. As I became more interested in music, 'The Wall' became one of those albums you "had to have" because all your friends had it. I remember the first time I heard it, being mesmerized by how powerful the music and lyrics were. I still get that feeling to this day, a feeling that was magnified last year when The Australian Pink Floyd Show performed the album live in its entirety. It was an experience I'll never forget.

And now... for your listening pleasure...

Pink Floyd - 'The Wall'

Part 1:
1. In The Flesh?
2. The Thin Ice
3. Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1
4. The Happiest Days of our Lives
5. Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2
6. Mother
7. Goodbye Blue Sky
8. Empty Spaces
9. Young Lust (Gilmour/Waters)
10. One of My Turns
11. Don't Leave Me Now
12. Another Brick in the Wall, Part 3
13. Goodbye Cruel World

Part 2:
1. Hey You
2. Is There Anybody Out There?
3. Nobody Home
4. Vera
5. Bring The Boys Back Home
6. Comfortably Numb (Gilmour/Waters)
7. The Show Must Go On
8. In The Flesh
9. Run Like Hell (Gilmour/Waters)
10. Waiting For The Worms
11. Stop
12. The Trial (Ezrin/Waters)
13. Outside The Wall

All songs by Roger Waters, except as indicated
Produced by Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour, James Guthrie and Roger Waters

For more info on the album, click here.