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The Wall is the eleventh studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 30 November 1979 by Harvest/EMI and Columbia/CBS Records. It is a rock opera which explores Pink, a jaded rock star, as he constructs a psychological "wall" of social isolation.
In the film Pink Floyd – The Wall, during the ominous opening to the song, Pink is standing in front of the completed wall, and throws himself against it several times as if trying to escape. Then, during the acoustic guitar section, it cuts to Pink laying out all his possessions on the floor of the hotel room in neat piles.
Name of song, writer(s), lead vocal(s), original release, and year of release. Song Writer(s) Lead vocal(s) Original release Year Length Ref. "Absolutely Curtains" † David Gilmour Nick Mason Roger Waters Richard Wright: Chant by the Mapuga tribe of New Guinea: Obscured by Clouds: 1972 5:52 [1] "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast" † David Gilmour ...
"The Trial" (working title "Trial by Puppet") is a track from Pink Floyd's 1979 rock opera/concept album The Wall. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Written by Roger Waters and Bob Ezrin , it marks the climax of the album and film .
An orchestrated version, arranged by Jaz Coleman and performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Peter Scholes, appears on the 1995 instrumental album Us and Them: Symphonic Pink Floyd. On Metric's 2011 tour, for their 2009 album, Fantasies. [8] On the tribute album Back Against the Wall, the track is performed by Rick Wakeman. [9]
Both appear on Pink Floyd's second album, A Saucerful of Secrets, [10] the first of several to feature cover artwork by Hipgnosis. [11] In 1969, Pink Floyd released a soundtrack album, More, and a combined live and studio album, Ummagumma. [12] Atom Heart Mother (1970) was a collaboration with Ron Geesin, featuring an orchestra and choir. [13]
Song by Pink Floyd; from the album The Wall; Published: Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd: Released: 30 November 1979 (UK) 8 December 1979 (US) Recorded: 1978–1979: Genre: Progressive rock: Length: 2: 10: Label: Harvest (UK) Columbia (US) Songwriter(s) Roger Waters: Producer(s) Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour, James Guthrie and Roger Waters
Song by Pink Floyd; from the album The Wall; Published: Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd: Released: 30 November 1979 (UK) 8 December 1979 (US) Recorded: April–November 1979: Genre: Art rock: Length: 1: 35: Label: Harvest (UK) Columbia (US) Songwriter(s) Roger Waters: Producer(s) Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour, James Guthrie and Roger Waters