Is Pink Floyd's The Wall a Rock Opera?

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2005-03-06 04:40am

however all of pink floyd is about Sid Barret, and his descent into insanity.

Vicious · Post by **Vicious** » 2005-03-06 09:00am

The Wall is a Rock Opera, hell yes. As is Rush's 2112, which I love immensely.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2005-03-06 05:23pm

The Yosemite Bear wrote:however all of pink floyd is about Sid Barret, and his descent into insanity.

I wouldn't say that, but a great deal of their stuff is influenced by it.

Shine On You Crazy Diamond is most DEFINETLY about Syd Barrett, however;by amazing coincidence he happened to drop by the studio while they were cutting the vocals.
Roger Waters recalled how he was recording this song about him, with tears running down his cheeks; meanwhile Syd was in the other room, fat, bald, and nuttier than fuck.

Vicious · Post by **Vicious** » 2005-03-07 03:12pm

All of Wish You Were Here is about Syd Barret, and there are some other songs which touch on the subjects of insanity. Still, I think Wish You Were Here is the only album dedicated specifically to Syd. IMO, the rest are just influenced by the bands close association with Syd.