Watching this documentary makes me realize how focussed and hard-working progressive rock musicians were. Most musicians would be too busy partying and boozing to ever get projects like this to see the light of day. Incredible work ethic

Some time in 1979, when I was 9, we had relatives coming to visit our family, and when I told my cousin that I loved Pink Floyd's song 'Another Brick In The Wall', he got excited and said he'd bought the 'The Wall' album and that it was amazing, and he told me he'd copy it on tape for me - I'm still waiting for that tape today! x-))

I saw the concert twice at Earls Court. And I've still got photos I took! Amazing experience.

Gilmore solo on top of wall was the coolest live concert moment I have ever witnessed. The wall show was to far beyond any other live anent at the time. What a fortunate life moment. The opportunity to see Floyd perform the wall live at Nassau Colosseum. I still get chills when I think about it. Oh and the ticket was $15.00.

I waited 12 hours to see The Rolling Stones in 2006 under the sun in a stadium in my city, I would wait for days for a Pink Floyd concert today

This is great, I consider this the best The Wall project analysis I have ever seen, it includes the original and rare material and is worth of using it as a lecture material

Richard Wright was done so wrong during this era, he contributed so much, but it wasn't apparent until they let him go. Thankfully David picked him up, and brough his enormous talent back to life, what a dude! The way Wright was treated is what solidified my opinion of Roger, and it has not changed, that's doesn't take anything away from his talent, but that's not all that matters.

I just love that the idea was born out of such a personal experience that isn't relatable at all to us non rockstars (The disconnect between yourself and your audience), but so many of the songs on the album are relatable and speak to me personally.

the moral of the story: spit on a fan out of frustration, make a masterpiece of a musical experience 5 years latee

Rogers voice and growl after he spits on the fan just gives me crazy chills. You tell he was starting to go mad and you can feel his frustration

My father used to play "The Wall" for me when I was a kid, before I was old enough to discover my own music. It was one of my favorites among his extensive LP collection. He has since passed, I think about him and how much he would have enjoyed seeing this documentary, along with all the other album-related docs online. I wish he could be with me now so we could enjoy them together. Rest in Peace, Dad. And thank you for introducing me to Pink Floyd. I love you.

Props to this guy. He redecorates his shelf every time.

Holy, Hell!! Your time and effort making this video is nothing short of spectacular!! Well freakin’ done....

Here's the super cut of all three making of The Wall videos. I read through all your comments on the three previous making of The Wall videos and made some minor changes. Most notably clarifying that fact that The Wall represents the last time the classic Pink Floyd lineup ever recorded together, I also cut out calling Snowy White a "roadie", my apologies to Mr. White and to those who pointed out my poor word choice. Thanks again for watching and stay tuned for a couple more Floyd related videos

77’ Pink Floyd concert so long that David Gilmore had time to leave the stage, watch show from mixing board, the band hired a guitar player to play the rest of set, by the time the whole concert finished it was 1978

Apparently Roger stopped working with Storm (Hipgnosis' founder and an old buddy of theirs from Cambridge) because he took credit for the Animals cover, when it was actually Roger's idea.

Never knew Gilmour sat out the encore at the final Animals show. Got tickets to see Roger this summer. My first show in ages. Great job on this video.

I put The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking to be as good as any Floyd album. I saw Roger play it live with Clapton on guitar in 1984. It's an album about a young man picking up a hitchhiker while speeding through his youth and middle years, by the end of the album the character is an older more mature man who becomes the hitchhiker as he slows down and appreciates life - he seems to travel from the East Coast to the West Coast as a younger man, and as and older man begins hitchhiking back to the East. You have to listen to it over and over like all Floyd albums to pick up all the literal and metaphorical nuances, the story line.

1979 , my girlfriends mother entered the ticket selection lottery for the first 2 shows , one on the East Coast , Boston or New York , and the other on the West Coast in Los Angeles at the Sports Arena . We got nose bleed , cheap seats , about 50 ft. From the stage and an elevation of maybe 80 ft. above the floor seating . Turned out to be excellent seats as we could look down above the Wall to see all the action behind the stage , and actually see how the bricks were being moved and manipulated , behind the Wall . One of the most memorable of maybe 80 concerts I’ve been to in my life . This video explained everything !

Roger wishes the film had more humor when he had one of the funniest lines ever. "If you dont eat your meat, how can you have any pudding."

This is by far the best and most accurate narrative about the album.

Saw the wall concert about the 3rd or 4th show... It was my 2nd of 3 shows and it was more amazing than you can just imagine.... When the helicopters flew in you thought they were inside the arena. Noise of the engines, the air from the blades blowing down on you , and the lights of the air craft making you believe they were mounted to something big. The Animals concert at the Anaheim Stadium was my first and just as impressive. At the Division Bell it dawned on me , waiting for the band to start playing was part of the experience. And when they did they wait was forgotten as your senses came to life watching the show.

It's interesting how Roger went to school for architecture and created such fantastic concept albums. Architecture but on a musical and lyrical scale.

What an excellent narrator with a good knowledge of the band. An obvious fan like myself of one of the finest and greatest bands of all time.

I saw the show in L.A. and it's still the most jaw-dropping theater experience I've ever had. Even with all of today's techno stages, The Wall as a live analog spectacle is beyond anything I've witnessed. Literally breathtaking artistry and sophistication. We were in the middle of the balcony, directly in the spotlight shining out from behind Gilmore as he played that solo atop the wall and it was a religious moment of light and music and emotion. Technically, it was something that you just had to be there for. Like the giant puppets, the lighting rigs for the performers slowly moved around the stage with these ominous beams of light. During the recorded part with the groupie in the hotel room, the whole arena went dark and the sound was so clear it seemed like I was actually there in that little room. One of the great showmanship qualities of The Wall was how throughout the whole first act and into the intermission, the tension of bricking away the band was a constant concern. What happens when everyone's behind the wall? I never knew what was coming next, but when it did it was jaw-dropping. The room coming out of the wall? Fantastic! The animation was genius and just went on and on, the images completely captivating and mesmerizing. Just a few memories to share for those who are interested... This video answered so many questions I've had since then. I've been so curious how the tech worked. Really enjoyable, minutely researched, and informative video. Thanks so much.

My girl friend and I drove almost 500 miles to LA to see this show. Seeing the show footage brings back so many memories. We had no idea what to expect and it blew everyone away. I’ll have to look for the pictures I took at that show 42 years ago.

Iv been there 1980 in Dortmund. The comfortably numb solo when David was standing alone up there was indeed unforgettable. the rest of the musicians were playing behind a wall, almost the entire 2nd half of the show. at the end, it collapsed. goosebumps for everyone in the audience for 2 hours.

Pink Floyd sold out a week of shows then in '80. I had ordered up my tickets with the first advertisement, in the 'times'. And, i remember going to the show, opening nite of THE WALL concert at the L.A. forum like it was yesterday. Coolest thing was overhead curtains that became engulfed in flame from on stage fireworks, during the first act. Burning embers falling on the stage that that Roger and David were dodging as they fell on the stage. Everyone thought it was part of the act and CHEERED until the show had to be stopped and the fire put out. Man, what a party....e.

I have always thought it ironic that The Wall is such a history of mental disintegration and the descent into depression and madness which was ultimately the CAUSE of Rick's own path into depression. You have seen this very much from Roger's perspective (understandably, given it really was Roger's baby). The other fascinating fact is that after Roger fired Rick, he re-hired him as a simple musician. The whole production cost so much that "Pink Floyd" as an entity LOST money. As a hired musician, however Richard Wright was the only one who actually made any money! One in the eye for Roger, but I don't think it ever made up for the way Roger treated Rick.

I remember when I lived in cambridge seeing Syd Barrett wandering up and down Mill Road completely in a different world back in the 90s. The lights were on, but, nobody was home...such a tragedy to see such a musical legend end up passing his time shouting random nonsense to passers by... You couldn't even talk to him... He was that crazy diamond...😞

The Wall is one of the greatest albums ever created by one of the greatest bands ever.

It's a little-known fact that Richard and Roger actually reconnected in a way in 1999, when Rick came to one of Roger's show (he was invited by keyboardist Jon Carin, who pleayed in the 1987-1994 Pink Floyd live band but then would go on to actually join Roger's outfit). Rick was invited backstage and apparently the two men talked, although not many details about that are known. You have to bear in mind that while Rick was not part of the court case in the mid 80s, that was basically Gilmour-Mason vs Waters.

there couldn't literally be a better man than Brickman for the light show of a tour called "The Wall"

The host told the story really well and this was a great documentary. I love that 1970’s room the host is in. I think my mom and dad had a lot of the furniture and decorations he had.

1985 Kingston Ontario Canada we finally got a VHS copy of the movie just when my buddies and I got home from a Greatful Dead tour and had a Dozen sheets of SUPER CLEAN ACID. We popped some doses and watched the movie whilst tripping our balls off then spent the rest of the trip around a bonfire listening to Roy Harper "What ever happened to jugula", as that album was awaiting us too.... That's my memory of the Wall movie!!!

I know this was likely a ton of work, but I would absolutely LOVE if you did more content like this for other classic albums with interesting stories. This whole series on The Wall was so ridiculously uniquely and brilliantly done.

I was at the Los Angeles show. My favorite part of the whole night was when Gilmore did comfortably numb. As he stood on top of The Wall there was very bright lighting behind him which cast a giant shadow at the opposite end of the statium. Larger than life in all respects.

Exceptional video. There was very little I didn't know about Pink Floyd and the Wall album. I am a huge fan of Pink Floyd. I enjoyed some of their concerts as well as David's concert or Roger's concert after the band dissolved. But this video is so well put together. I learned here that Bob Geldof refused the role in the film originally. His exceptionally bored and ignorant performance makes so much more sense now.

I was at the opening night show in Los Angeles with my mail order only tickets. 2nd row loge seats, about 8ft. from the wall. Could see visuals on the front of the wall, as well as the band playing behind it. Also, was right next to the spot where Roger is in the hotel room. Also, was the person spot lit during the song "In the flesh pt. 2" as the one smoking a joint. lol...oh, and a fire onstage they had to pause the show for. Best live show i have ever seen..by far.

This guy is like the best narrator i've ever watched, hands down. Fantastic work.

I want to live in that set. No joke. This video was awesome BTW. I hope someday we get a Wall concert film. I don't care if the film is underexposed do to poor lighting. Take the footage they have, put it on DVD or Bluray and let me buy it, damn it!

When I started this video I wasn't planning to watch all of it at once! Great job!

I was 15 when wall came out. Loved it and still listen to it. 1st night of wall tour in 1980 at Nassau Coliseum. Crowd outside was nuts. We couldn't get in. Music started. A guy went nuts took a barricade from police set up and threw it into window. We went in together ran in behind the wall . Chased by security we out ran them got around to the right side of the wall. It was incredible. 😎

This is.......amazing! So informative. Connects everything and puts things in the right perspective. Thank You!

Congratulations, this is so well documented . You've touched greatness, sir.

Thanks for putting all the work into this exposé. I appreciated it. So fantastic a project/s. You have done it proud by the work you have done here. Congrats.

That was fantastic doc man! Thanks for that. Such an iconic album. Still pull it out now & then. Incredible sound.

I could literally listen to you talk about The Floyd for hours and hours. Thank you for making these amazing videos about my all time favourite band.

Just wanted to say these videos are incredible. The depth of research and the quality presentation make this just so satisfying to watch. I've been a Floyd fan for years and years and still learning stuff in here. Kudos to everyone involved in producing these.

You covered every detail I've ever read about these guys and their relationships. Great work. I always enjoy your vids.

Wow, that was a mouthful, thank you for this! I love Pink Floyd and glad you worked so hard on this! xD

Thank you, thank you, thank you.....this is a great analysis of one of my favourite albums and groups.....I've really loved this "Wall series" of videos......great insites into not only the production of the album,concert tour and movie but also he machinations of the band at that time that sadly led to Roger parting company with the group......can't wait for your next instalment.....thank you again and cheers mate.

Absolute best review Iv’e ever seen in my life...great work. Love the floyd seen them together once, seen Gilmore’s solo tour in 84’ & Waters solo tour in 2018.

this video is incredible! so much time and effort must have gone into researching, recording, and editing this, great job!

An absolutely fantastic job, thanks! As a devoted Floyd fan for 35 years (which includes writing an 8-part radio documentary on the band's history) I was surprised by the massive depth of research and balanced insight reflected here, - and by how much I didn't yet know! Bravo!

This is the best historical video documentary I've seen concerning this time period of Pink Floyd. Thank you so much , and I know it's not much, but I've subbed and belled you because of your hard work. Again,thank you . A huge Pink Floyd fan .

Really great in depth review of the Wall in it's three variations. Thank you for taking the time and doing great research. I learned a ton and was entertained.

Saw The Wall @ Nassau Coliseum, February 1980. Best concert of all time!!!! The only photos I have are in my photographic memory! lol

The movie was featured at the midnight movies selection for a few years while I was a teenager pretty much every weekend. We'd be like, "Dawn of the Dead was last weekend, what ya say, The wall again? Sure 7 times a charm."

Stress always brings out the best in proffesionls. The best albums usually come from iron sharpening iron and everyone trying to show how good they are. These are four of the greatest musicians of all time.

Amazing video, thank you so much for the time and effort put into this ❤️

I can't thank you enough for this. One of the best, most detailed and well put together pieces on The Wall.

I'm glad Geldof agreed because when I listened to the album for the first time, that's exactly what I imagined Floyd Pinkerton looks like.

And yes... Before the wall.. You can truly hear Richard White contribution to Pink Floyd. Being a Pink Floyd fan.. But during the wall and the Final Cut not at all.. Until David Gilmour told Rodger Waters the f*** off. Then we have momentary lapse of reason and The Division Bell. And Richard Wright was there.. Until the endless river.. Some of those songs sounds like they should have been on wish you was here...

What a wonderful job you have done on this video! Accurate, detailed information, a joy to watch! Right on Bloke!

This is bad ass! Thank you for documenting this for all of time! You are brilliant. Cheers! Rudy

Dude, this is amazing! Perhaps you could break down the White Album or Physical Graffiti next.

Seeing Roger Waters on his Us + Them tour in 2016 was one of the best live shows I've ever seen. Also, I totally understand why Roger had his "meltdown" on stage at their last In The Flesh tour show. He'd finally had enough of the disrespect and snapped. I don't blame him.

A lot of work obviously went into you telling this story. Thank you! As always, you are a great narrator/storyteller.

This album mesmerized me from the first time I heard the entire thing, and I've always loved it! Sadly I never got to see the original tours, but was able to see one of Roger's tours, and was blown away!

Wow, that was incredibly well done. As a Floyd fanatic, I can tell you did the most thorough of research, since there were plenty of tidbits of information I didn't know. You must have read every Floyd biography ever written, haha.

this was great, just as i thought it would be :) awesome work

Excellent Review! Loved every minute of this! After seeing Floyd's Animals concert at Anaheim stadium in 77, I was not about to miss the Wall tour and fortunate to see this concert on Feb 10 which happened to be me and my best friends birthday. The only way to get tickets for that show was by mail in. They weren't offered at Ticketron, so we sent in a copy of our licenses with a note and the cheque and received 6 awesome seats. It was my 18th and this was without a doubt the best birthday memory of my life. Combined with the movie a few years later, which was the beginning of my experimenting with psychedelics in life. Floyd was the soundtrack of my youth! By the way, at the time I had no idea who Bob Geldof was. Pink Floyd will always be my favorite band of all time!

These videos are so well put together, informative and engaging. Excellent work.

I agree quality content Dude knew what the hell he was talking about and had great tidbits of information.

The fact that ''What shall we do now'' was cut from the album is an absolute crime. To me the jump from ''Empty spaces'' to ''Young lust'' is too abrupt without it, doesn't flow as well. Thankfully it was included in the movie soundtrack 🙏

Excellent and fascinating summary of my favorite album of all-time and soundtrack for my younger years. Among many things I like how it fleshes out the invaluable contributions of Scarfe and Erzin (who Waters used to viciously taunt/tease that he'd never get a producer credit for the album) Thank you!

This was so informative and interesting. Thank you for making it! 😍

It is my opinion, and always has been my opinion , that the Brits are the greatest musicians in the world. The list of brilliance coming out of the UK is endless. Great video 👍

Saw them play at Earls Court in 1980 and 1981. At least no one pinched my sleeping bag.

So, I’ve had a week off work and essentially youtube has kept me more than entertained for the entire duration due to endless, brilliant content like this. Extraordinary.

I think this is the best video you have ever made. Congratulations, it was informative, astonishing and educational

That tour sounds exhausting.

Just discovered this channel. Geez You can talk! But you do it well clearly and interesting. I only saw Pink Floyd live once at the Sun Devils Stadium in Tempe Arizona as I was traveling around the USA in 94. Perhaps not the greatest venue but it was an event for the ages for me. Love the Floyd...oh by the way, which one's Pink?

Thank you, thank you! The super cut is perfect! Well done!

I did love that bird turning into a bomber in the Goodbye Blue Sky sequence,and then at the end, gracefully folding up into a monolith.

I have seen Roger perform the wall back in 2010 and to this very day it has been the very best live music / theater shows I have ever seen or heard the sound quality was like listening to a recording at home it was truly epic . The other I would say equally best concerts with equal sound and great light / visual etc.etc. was Ironically with the David Gilmore, Richard Write and the comparable Nick Mason on July 12th 1994 @ Soldier Field in Chiraq in the rain tripping balls on majic mushrooms that was a just almost life altering event and we honest to goodness had the best seats in house we could see every thing and we were protected from the rain because we were under the sky box suites .

it has been almost 40 years since the concert, and we have still yet have a dvd of the entire performance.

this has to be the best informative, unofficial, break down of the wall, very well done.

This album truly shaped me as a being at a young age I used to fear death not mine but those I love this helped me cope with it.

Fun fact: Richard Wright ended up being the ONLY core member to make a profit playing on the tour since he was no longer a "member of the band", he was paid his wages as a "backup musician" & thus had no stake in the debt the band was trying desperately to correct...

Wish You Were Here is still their greatest album and the final one where all four members fully participated.

It’s just amazing when you get artists together to accomplish something THE WALL is a Masterpiece! Till this day!

Very much enjoyed watching and learned quite a bit. Well researched and presented. Well done!!!

One of the greatest albums ever made

Great analysis, the making of the album is a saga unto itself - totally in line with the albums theme. In spite of this being Rogers complete idea and work, the album does illustrate what it is that made Pink Floyd who they were. The demos are totally complete in idea and structure but Gilmour made the album sound like Pink Floyd, something Roger could not do on his own. If you listen to Pros and Cons it is immediately glaring what's missing. They needed each other. Its a shame that neither party would ever admit that.

That was a most informative doc. Kudos. I was about 20 when the single was released and saw the film when it was released. I loved both. In common with most I had no idea about who conceived of what or the fights and personality conflicts. I was then and still am glad it was made as it enriched that part of my life and still does in the nostalgia it envokes. Funny old thing, life.

I can't thank you enough for your work. Keep it coming , it's very much appreciated

Well to give you an idea.. To truly take on the Juggernaut of Pink Floyd fans and the cross roads that divided them.. And the album. Pink Floyd the final cut.. And the history behind it... Me I happen to like it. But what a rabbit hole to down in. And to see the the history behind it.. Tread if you want. It's just a suggestion..

Gilmour called it " Roger's big whinge..."