Pink Floyds monumental 1979 double album, The Wall, was a direct outgrowth of Roger Waters experiences during the bands 1977 World tour. As documented in numerous posts on this blog, Waters, during that tour, began to feel more and more alienated from his audience, which resulted in numerous incidents ranging from yelling obscenities to spitting in the face of a fan. The Wall focuses on themes of isolation and abandonment, telling the tale of Pink, a character based on Waters. When Pink Floyd decided to tour in support The Wall in 1980, the band spared no expense in ensuring that the theatrics, staging and sound quality would be unlike any concert ever before performed. The band spent over $1.5 million on lighting, sound equipment, props, etc. before they even played a concert. The shows would include the building of a giant wall across the stage, which would eventually be torn down as the show progressed. Due to the cost and effort involved in staging each individual concert, Pink Floyd only perforned The Wall live 31 times in just 4 cities, in 1980 and 1981. Those 31 shows had an enormous impact on rock concerts, however, as noted by the NY Times in its March 2nd, 1980 edition. The Times wrote The Wall show remains a milestone in rock history and theres no point in denying it. Never again will one be able to accept the technical clumsiness, distorted sound and meagre visuals of most arena rock concerts as inevitable. The Wall show will be the touchstone against which all future rock spectacles must be measured. This amazing quality audience recording captures Pink Floyd playing The Wall at Earls Court in London on August 6, 1980, 31 years ago today. Perhaps it was no coincidence that The Wall tour would be the last with Roger Waters as a member of the band. Waters not only built a wall across the satge, but also one between himself and his fellow band mates. Pink Floyd 1980-08-06 The Wall: Live in London Earls Court London, England HQ Audience Recording (A/A+) 320 kbps Artwork Included mirrorcreator/files/ZNLVMHJL/
Posted on: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 06:43:18 +0000
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