Pink Floyd’s The Wall is a concept album, or as they considered it, a rock opera. The storyline follows the protagonist, Pink, based on Syd Barrett and Roger Waters. Pink builds a metaphorical wall ...

The Wall stands out as one of the most polarizing classic albums in rock music history. Some people hear it as the culmination of Pink Floyd’s efforts to combine striking music with lyrical themes ...

Rolling Stone named Pink Floyd’s rock opera album “The Wall” No. 87 in its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. To even be mentioned on such an esteemed list is an honor — to make it into the ...

You will no doubt have read the obituaries for Syd Barrett, who died of cancer on July 7 2006. You will have read about how he was the original guiding light of Pink Floyd, who wrote, sang and played ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about music and the business of music. Pink Floyd's 1979 double album opus The Wall became a milestone in pop culture, ...

On Nov. 30, 1979, the rock landscape was forever altered with the release of The Wall, an art-rock magnum opus created as Pink Floyd slowly imploded under in-fighting, financial disputes and ...

There isn't really a psychedelic rock band who has more deeply defined the genre, connected with their fans, and inspired other psychedelic rock artists than Pink Floyd. Not only did their music ...

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