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Taverner

(55,476 posts)
Sat Jun 29, 2013, 12:36 AM Jun 2013

Pink Floyd - The Wall: Overblown narcissistic wah-fest or act of musical genius? [View all]



And this applies to the movie or album...
11 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
Overblown narcissistic wah-fest
2 (18%)
act of musical genius
9 (82%)
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Act of musical genious (if you're older than 45) Captain Stern Jun 2013 #1
I'm 43 and love it Taverner Jun 2013 #2
I'm 26 and love the wall I still think Meddle is my favorite Pink Floyd album tho Arcanetrance Jun 2013 #14
I'm 42 and love it so much (as mentioned down thread) GreenEyedLefty Jun 2013 #27
All in all, it's just another brick in the wall. Prisoner_Number_Six Jun 2013 #3
Musical genius Doc_Technical Jun 2013 #4
+1000 Taverner Jun 2013 #10
Genius, but the incessant playing of it on the radio kills it. . . DinahMoeHum Jun 2013 #5
Love it since it came out. tonekat Jun 2013 #6
I will channel Skittles BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2013 #7
Taterguy did... Callmecrazy Jun 2013 #17
I actually wrote a paper on "Mother" in college. cyberswede Jun 2013 #8
Wrong, Do it Again Wolf Frankula Jun 2013 #9
Where the 'Both' option? nt NoGOPZone Jun 2013 #11
Yah both... uriel1972 Jun 2013 #12
Men have a habit of blaming women Taverner Jun 2013 #15
I'm sure Pink's mother really was creepily overprotective, and that had a major effect on his life. nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #20
Well, sauce for the goose Orrex Jun 2013 #24
That's an interesting take Orrex Jun 2013 #23
Love it! In_The_Wind Jun 2013 #13
It is the second greatest Bob Ezrin-produced album that uses a wall as a metaphor for alienation Tom Ripley Jun 2013 #16
I think it's both of those things. n/t kurtzapril4 Jun 2013 #18
Neither. It's somewhere in between. Or a little of both, if you prefer. nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #19
Over-hyped, tedious and underwhelming. Joe Shlabotnik Jun 2013 #21
I don't know about genius, but I like it. BainsBane Jun 2013 #22
both Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2013 #25
I love The Wall so much GreenEyedLefty Jun 2013 #26
Both. I prefer Animals and Wish You Were Here. n/t ms liberty Jun 2013 #28
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