However, thereĪre also many comparisons to be drawn between Pink and original Floyd frontman Lives on in Waters’ mind, the same way that it does for Pink. Isolation, as well as the chaotic effects of a drug-induced hallucination,īefore all the main characters come together at the end, forcefully urging PinkĪs previously mentioned, this tale can be consideredĪutobiographical to a certain extent, especially considering how Roger Waters’įather also perished in the Second World War, and thus the traumatic memory Predominantly deals with the protagonist’s response to his self-imposed Where we observe Pink’s construction of the metaphorical ‘wall’ between himselfĪnd others, slowly but surely inserting the final ‘bricks’, and in doing soĬompletely isolating himself from society. Widowed mother, his brutish schoolteachers and his unfaithful wife. Throughout the first disc, several vital secondaryĬharacters are introduced to the plot one by one, such as Pink’s overprotective Numerous flashbacks and hallucinatory episodes which are frequently alluded to
Story reveals from the very beginning that Pink is a rock musician, haunted by Roger Waters, about a tumultuous character named Pink.Įxploring themes of isolation and mental instability, the Semi-fictional, semi-autobiographical story, written by co-frontman and bassist To be the final jewel in the crown of Pink Floyd’s back catalogue, theĪlbum takes the listener on a mesmerising musical journey, by means of a Considered by many (though not necessarily all) The most celebrated concept albums of all time, as well as one of history’s 40 years on from its release, The Wall remains one of