Pink Floyd: The Wall

by Pink Floyd, Roger Waters (Editor), David Appleby (Editor)

Photographs combine with the lyrics of songs by the rock and roll band, Pink Floyd, to vividly portray the alienation and disillusionment of a young boy

Genres: Music, Nonfiction

142 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1982

Reviews

[M.rmt · Rating 4 out of 5]

if you like ♥Pink Floyd♥ don't waste your time and catch it...

[Saman]

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[Silas · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have had this book for years, but when I got it, it was beyond my ability. Picking it up now, mainly because I had finished a different book, most of it wasn't all that difficult. While it was a guitar tablature edition, I appreciated that it included notation for some of the songs that had no guitar at all. I might have wished that it would include more parts, like bass lines or more notation for synthesizer solos, but again, it's a guitar tablature edition, so that's not its focus. It did write out some synthesizer parts arranged for guitar, so that was cool, but, for instance, the synthesizer solo on Run Like Hell is just absent (the accompaniment part is there, but no notes for the solo). I thoroughly enjoyed playing along to an album I know more or less by heart, and that intimate knowledge of the guitar parts helped the process of playing the parts quite a bit. However, playing the Wall in 2020 had a weird, sort of Jumanji vibe during the descent into racism and fascism that took the shine off of it a bit, and made me rush to get to the ending a bit (and there isn't all that much guitar on the end, anyway).

[Richard H · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this randomly today. Being a huge fan of the album and film, I figured I'd get it. All it is is stills from the film and lyrics from the album, but they're very nice to look at.

[Jeremiah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This nihilistic romp into virtual madness ranks as my favorite rock book (and album) of all time. It is so poignant in it's ability to pin point the lostness of man in a world spinning out of control that I am nearly brought to tears. I know how much I used to identify with these lyrics and how many people out there feel that vacant emptiness and hopelessness that Floyd so masterfully transfers to its listeners.

[Mike · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found it a whirlwind tour and very disconcerting. But it did have the feel of accuracy.