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Magichord Rucker
65 years, music lover since age 5. Audiophile since 1982. Lived in Marin and Sonoma Counties north of San Francisco for 23 years. Now residing in central N.C. A drummer in the 70's and early 80's. I listen mostly to (real) jazz and progressive rock, though much of my collection can't realistically be categorized.
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I listened to The Wall in its entirety for the first time in many years today, and my feelings are still the same as in 1980. Floyd fans could rely on the band for compelling psychedelic music up until this album...Waters really broke away from that here. With the brilliant exception of David Gilmour's gorgeous, incredible composition and performance on "Comfortably Numb", most of the album is rather bombastic and overwrought. I know that many fans will dismiss my review, but I've tried numerous times over the years to relate to "Pink", the central character of the loose "story", and I fail every time. Even the tracks that are "not bad" like "Hey You" or "Run Like Hell" are quite mediocre compared to the brilliance and elegance on Floyd's previous albums.
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