Pink Floyd - The Wall [VHS]

By any rational measure, Alan Parker's cinematic interpretation of Pink Floyd: The Wall is a glorious failure. Glorious because its imagery is hypnotically striking, frequently resonant, and superbly photographed by the gifted cinematographer Peter Biziou. And a failure because the entire exercise is hopelessly dour, loyal to the bleak themes and psychological torment of Roger Waters's great musical opus, and yet utterly devoid of the humor that Waters certainly found in his own material. Any attempt to visualize The Wall would be fraught with artistic danger, and Parker succumbs to his own self-importance, creating a film that's as fascinating as it is flawed.

The film is, for better and worse, the fruit of three artists in conflict--Parker indulging himself, and Waters in league with designer Gerald Scarfe, whose brilliant animated sequences suggest that he should have directed and animated this film in its entirety. Fortunately, this clash of talent and ego does not prevent The Wall from being a mesmerizing film. Boomtown Rats frontman Bob Geldof (in his screen debut) is a fine choice to play Waters's alter ego--an alienated, "comfortably numb" rock star whose psychosis manifests itself as an emotional (and symbolically physical) wall between himself and the cold, cruel world. Weaving Waters's autobiographical details into his own jumbled vision, Parker ultimately fails to combine a narrative thread with experimental structure. It's a rich, bizarre, and often astonishing film that will continue to draw a following, but the real source of genius remains the music of Roger Waters. --Jeff Shannon

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Pink Floyd - The Wall

By any rational measure, Alan Parker's cinematic interpretation of Pink Floyd: The Wall is a glorious failure. Glorious because its imagery is hypnotically striking, frequently resonant, and superbly photographed by the gifted cinematographer Peter Biziou. And a failure because the entire exercise is hopelessly dour, loyal to the bleak themes and psychological torment of Roger Waters's great musical opus, and yet utterly devoid of the humor that Waters certainly found in his own material. Any attempt to visualize The Wall would be fraught with artistic danger, and Parker succumbs to his own self-importance, creating a film that's as fascinating as it is flawed.

The film is, for better and worse, the fruit of three artists in conflict--Parker indulging himself, and Waters in league with designer Gerald Scarfe, whose brilliant animated sequences suggest that he should have directed and animated this film in its entirety. Fortunately, this clash of talent and ego does not prevent The Wall from being a mesmerizing film. Boomtown Rats frontman Bob Geldof (in his screen debut) is a fine choice to play Waters's alter ego--an alienated, "comfortably numb" rock star whose psychosis manifests itself as an emotional (and symbolically physical) wall between himself and the cold, cruel world. Weaving Waters's autobiographical details into his own jumbled vision, Parker ultimately fails to combine a narrative thread with experimental structure. It's a rich, bizarre, and often astonishing film that will continue to draw a following, but the real source of genius remains the music of Roger Waters. --Jeff Shannon

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Roger Waters rebuilds 'The Wall' at The Q, with spectacular results

All in all, it wasn’t just another concert.

When Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters revisited his 1979 masterpiece “The Wall” on Tuesday night at The Q, it was nothing short of spectacular.

As a 35-foot-high, 240-foot-wide wall took shape around him, Waters constructed an elaborate metaphor for shutting yourself off – from your feelings, from other people and from the world at large. In the process, he set a new standard for rock ’n’ roll theater.

The opening number alone, “In the Flesh?,” involved more pyrotechnics than Lady Gaga probably ignites over the course of an entire show.

“If you wanna find out what’s behind these cold eyes / You’ll just have to claw your way through this disguise,” Waters sang.

At 67, the wiry British grandfather of rock grandeur made a lean yet not-so-mean frontman. Waters often smiled and waved to the 12,000-strong crowd, despite the darkly autobiographical subject matter of his magnum opus.

Thirty-odd years on, not every song held up as well as “Mother” (done as a virtual duet between Waters and a video of his younger self), “Young Lust” or “Run like Hell,” although there was plenty to take in, even when the score dragged in spots.

Fans raised on midnight screenings of the 1982 film “Pink Floyd The Wall” sat wide-eyed anew as artist Gerald Scarfe’s surreal images of copulating flowers and marching hammers were projected on the massive bulwark. Pictures of soldiers and civilians killed in battles past and present also were shown, driving home an anti-war message.

The sensory overload also entailed surround-sound effects and giant inflatables, including a pig that flew over the audience and menacing balloon versions of Mother, the Teacher and the Wife.

Waters’ 11-piece band included his son Harry on keyboards and former “Saturday Night Live” bandleader G.E. Smith on guitar. Robbie Wyckoff faithfully re-created the vocal parts of Waters’ estranged Pink Floyd bandmate David Gilmour, while four backing singers (including members of the group Venice) provided tight harmonies.

In a nice touch, Waters also had local outreach group ROAM (Roots of American Music) select 20 Northeast Ohio teens and tweens to join him in the spotlight for “Another Brick in the Wall Part 2,” sporting “FEAR BUILDS WALLS” T-shirts.

And let’s hear it for the unsung stagehands who built the wall, cardboard brick by cardboard brick, during the first of two acts, each approximately 1 hour long.

“Goodbye Cruel World” found a backlit Waters only partly visible through a small gap, before the final brick was dramatically put in place.

The second half of the show commenced with “Hey You,” performed entirely behind the wall, with nary a glimpse of the musicians.

During “Nobody Home,” part of the rampart opened to reveal Waters slumped in a chair amid a trashed hotel room. For a soaring “Comfortably Numb,” he was front and center.

At the end of “The Trial,” concertgoers chanted on cue: “Tear down the wall!” When it finally came tumbling down, it sent a small shockwave through the arena.

“Thank you so much, from the bottom of all our hearts,” Waters said. “You’ve been a fantastic audience, and it means a lot to us.”

Like a latter-day Joshua fresh from the battle of Jericho, Waters played trumpet on the triumphant finale, “Outside the Wall,” joined by his bandmates amid the rubble.

In more ways than one, the production was a smashing success.

SET LIST:

In the Flesh?

The Thin Ice

Another Brick in the Wall Part 1

The Happiest Days of Our Lives

Another Brick in the Wall Part 2

Mother

Goodbye Blue Sky

Empty Spaces

What Shall We Do Now?

Young Lust

One of My Turns

Don't Leave Me Now

Another Brick in the Wall Part 3

The Last Few Bricks

Goodbye Cruel World

(intermission)

Hey You

Is There Anybody Out There?

Nobody Home

Vera

Bring the Boys Back Home

Comfortably Numb

The Show Must Go On

In the Flesh

Run like Hell

Waiting for the Worms

Stop

The Trial

Outside the Wall

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