The Wall (1979) Album Review

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Music critics combined give The Wall a score of 3.8000 out of 4

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All Music Guide

Roger WatersconstructedThe Wall, a narcissistic, double-album rock opera about an emotionally crippled rock star who spits on an audience member daring to cheer during an acoustic song. Read more about The Wall on All Music Guide

Rolling Stone

Though it in no way endangers themeisterwerkmusical status ofDark Side of the Moon(still on the charts nearly seven years after its release), Pink Floyd's twelfth album,The Wall, is the most startling rhetorical achievement in the group's singular, thirteen-year career. Read more about The Wall on Rolling Stone

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Everyone knows of Pink Floyd's 1979 epicThe Wall. It is one of the ten top-selling albums of all times, and three years after its release, was turned into an Oscar-nominated feature film. But the single thing most people think of is the dynamic
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Music Album Reviews: The Wall

The Wall

by Pink Floyd

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All Time

of 457,240

94

1970's

of 2,829

13

1979

of 271

2
Genres
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    29
  - Album-Oriented Rock
    
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    23
  - Supergroups
    
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    9
- Dance & DJ
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    of 40,792
    
    8
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    1
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  - Hard Rock & Metal
    
    of 19,074
    
    17
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    of 8,073
    
    16
- Pop
  - Pop
    
    of 264,669
    
    90
  - Pop Rock
    
    of 64,981
    
    53
- Rock
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    of 108,263
    
    55
  - Progressive
    
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    6
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    6