Well, thanks to someone's avatar...I started thinking about the movie The Wall again, which was a very powerful experience for me when I was a teenager.
I watched The Wall the movie over the weekend.
Two of my all time favorite modern albums are The Wall by Pink Floyd and What's Going On by Marvyn Gaye.
In my opinion, What's Going On, should only be listened to as a whole set together. What a beautiful expression of love for the human race, in all its complexity and contridictions.
The Wall should be watched as the movie to understand the message. How things go wrong in life, in this messed up world and set in motion circumstances that create isolation and pain for years to come.
There really needs to be more musical works like these, but so much of what gets out to the masses is targeted to the basest drives and emotions, it is not about self discovery or seeking a change in consciusness.
It is funny, watching The Wall when I was 15 was a very powerful and changing experience for me, but I didn't get those flower cartoons until watching it as an adult..lol and I wasn't a very innocent 15 year old either!
It is funny the things one misses on first glance!
It is funny that when Roger Waters left Pink Floyd, David Gilmore criticized him, saying the fans hated Water's angry and complaining stance, but without that angst, in my opinon the passion left Pink Floyd and their lyrics just never hit the same note.
I watched The Wall the movie over the weekend.
Two of my all time favorite modern albums are The Wall by Pink Floyd and What's Going On by Marvyn Gaye.
In my opinion, What's Going On, should only be listened to as a whole set together. What a beautiful expression of love for the human race, in all its complexity and contridictions.
The Wall should be watched as the movie to understand the message. How things go wrong in life, in this messed up world and set in motion circumstances that create isolation and pain for years to come.
There really needs to be more musical works like these, but so much of what gets out to the masses is targeted to the basest drives and emotions, it is not about self discovery or seeking a change in consciusness.
It is funny, watching The Wall when I was 15 was a very powerful and changing experience for me, but I didn't get those flower cartoons until watching it as an adult..lol and I wasn't a very innocent 15 year old either!
It is funny the things one misses on first glance!It is funny that when Roger Waters left Pink Floyd, David Gilmore criticized him, saying the fans hated Water's angry and complaining stance, but without that angst, in my opinon the passion left Pink Floyd and their lyrics just never hit the same note.
