

The album has several references to former band member Syd Barrett, including “Nobody Home,” which hints at his condition during Pink Floyd’s abortive United States tour in 1967.ħ. He feels oppressed by his overprotective mother and tormented at school by abusive teachers.Ħ. Pink’s father also dies in the war, which is when he starts to build a metaphorical wall around him.

The songs in the album create a storyline about a person called Pink, who’s a character based on Syd Barrett and Roger Waters, whose father was killed during World War II.ĥ. The Wall looks at abandonment and isolation that are symbolised by a metaphorical wall. During the tour, his frustration with the audience became so bad that he spat on them.Ĥ. Bass guitarist and songwriter Roger Waters thought of the album as a rock opera during Pink Floyd’s 1977 In the Flesh Tour.
#PINK FLOYD THE WALL ALBUM STORY MOVIE#
The album was made into a feature movie with the same name.ģ. The Wall is Pink Floyd’s second best selling album, after The Dark Side of the Moon, and one of the best selling albums of all time.Ģ. Take a look below for 23 more fun and interesting facts about Pink Floyd’s The Wall album.ġ. At first, it received mixed critical responses, though it was very commercially successful. It was released as a double album on Novemby Harvest Records in the United Kingdom and by Columbia Records in the United States. The Wall is the 11th album by English rock band Pink Floyd.
