Back Against The Wall:tribute To Pink (2005)

Product Summary UPC: 00741157153521 Release Date: 9/13/2005 Buy.com Sku: 63999797 Item#: M2HDTT Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. In The Flesh? ~ Various Artists 2. Thin Ice, The ~ Various Artists 3. Another Brick In The Wall Part 1 ~ Various Artists 4. Goodbye Blue Sky ~ Various Artists 5. Happiest Days Of Our Lives, The ~ Various Artists 6. Another Brick In The Wall Part 2 ~ Various Artists 7. Mother ~ Various Artists 8. Empty Spaces ~ Various Artists 9. Young Lust ~ Various Artists 10. One Of My Turns ~ Various Artists 11. Don't Leave Me Now ~ Various Artists 12. Another Brick In The Wall Part 3 ~ Various Artists 13. Goodbye Cruel World ~ Various Artists Disc 2 Song Title Sample 1. Hey You ~ Various Artists 2. Is There Anybody Out There? ~ Various Artists 3. Nobody Home ~ Various Artists 4. Vera ~ Various Artists 5. Bring The Boys Back Home ~ Various Artists 6. Comfortably Numb ~ Various Artists 7. Show Must Go On, The ~ Various Artists 8. In The Flesh ~ Various Artists 9. Run Like Hell ~ Various Artists 10. Waiting For The Worms ~ Various Artists 11. Stop ~ Various Artists 12. Trial, The ~ Various Artists 13. Outside The Wall / Isn't This Where We Came In? ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Tributee: Pink Floyd. Personnel: Adrian Belew, Steve Lukather, Tommy Shaw (vocals, guitar); Billy Sherwood (vocals, piano, keyboards); John Wetton (vocals, bass guitar); Dweezil Zappa, Elliot Easton, Robbie Krieger, Steve Howe, Bob Kulick (guitar); Ian Anderson (flute); Keith Emerson (organ); Geoffrey Downes, Steve Porcaro (keyboards); Tony Levin (bass guitar, Chapman stick); Jay Schellen (drums, percussion); Alan White , Aynsley Dunbar, Vinnie Colaiuta (drums). One of the most popular, and analyzed, rock albums ever is undoubtedly Pink Floyd's 1979 sprawling masterpiece The Wall. Although the definitive version remains the aforementioned studio album, there has also been a 1982 movie (starring a pre-Live Aid Bob Geldof), and two separate live albums -- one by Roger Waters in 1990 (The Wall: Live in Berlin, 1990) and the other a delayed release of Pink Floyd performances from the early '80s (2000s Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall: Live 1980-1981). So you think that would be the last we heard from The Wall, right? Think again. A multitude of classic rockers/prog rockers have united to cover The Wall in its entirety, under the title Back Against the Wall. Led by producer Billy Sherwood, a rotating case of musicians was assembled to make anyone with a well-worn copy of Tales of Topographic Oceans drool with excitement -- Yes' Rick Wakeman, Chris Squire, Alan White, and Geoffrey Downes; King Crimson's Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, and John Wetton; Styx's Tommy Shaw; ELP's Keith Emerson, and Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson, among countless others. Interestingly though, it can be argued that The Wall was Pink Floyd's least "progressive" album, as the group focused on tight song structures -- obviously inspired by the then burgeoning new wave and punk movements. The performances are expectedly spot-on (and it's quite impressive how they re-created all the sound effects/spoken word bits so precisely), and stick very close to the originals -- except for a Chris Squire-led take of "Comfortably Numb," which adds a few extra bits. With an ever-increasing overabundance of versions of The Wall to choose from, you've got to wonder if Back Against the Wall was necessary at all. ~ Greg Prato Producer: Billy Sherwood; Bob Kulick Engineer: Billy Sherwood Musical Guests Steve Morse Chris Squire Adrian Belew Keith Emerson Ian Anderson Rick Wakeman   Compilation Appearances Capitol Records: 1942-2002 (Special Edition) (w/ Book) (Limited Edition) Capitol Records: 1942-2002 (Deluxe Edition) (w/ Book) (Limited Edition) Ultra Dance 8 Breath Of Fresh Air   Technical Info Release Date : 09/13/2005 Original Release Date : 2005 Catalog ID : 1535 Label : Cleopatra Number of Discs : 2 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00741157153521    Related Videos In Search of Solid Ground... Draw The Line: David Gray