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Classic Album Dissection: Pink Floyd "The Wall"

October 22, 2010
Pink Floyd's Roger Waters has been busy touring the country performing the band's epic double concept album The Wall, 30 years after the first tour. Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot both saw this show, and it got them thinking about The Wall's status as a definitive classic album. Listeners know what that means"¦time for a Classic Album Dissection. Jim and Greg compare this record to Pink Floyd's others and discuss the personal nature of Waters' lyrics. They also pick their favorite tracks. Greg goes with "Mother," while Jim chooses "Run Like Hell." Listen to the discussion here: [audio:/sites/default/files/archives/music/2010/10/Sound-Ops-Pink-Floyd.mp3|titles=Sound Ops Pink Floyd]