Perhaps one of the most memorable bands of rock history, since 1965, Pink Floyd have captivated millions of fans with their psychedelic, progressive music and have resulted being one of the greatest rock bands of all time. With England roots, Pink Floyd was founded by Syd Barrett, Nick Mason, Roger Waters, and Richard Wright. However, in 1968, the lead vocal singer, Syd Barrett, was left the band due to his overdoing mental health. It was suggested that certain of Pink Floyd’s latter songs were based on Barrett’s life and experiences. During the years of 1973 to 1983, Pink Floyd, joined by David Gilmour, flourished with some of the most profound albums of classic rock, such with “The Dark Side of the Moon,” “Wish You Were Here,” and “The Wall.”
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However, as the album transcends and presents itself within the lyrics of each song, it shows how Pink struggles with him being raised without a father, due to his father dying in the war, and his internal struggles. Pink life’s is purely destructive and how in the end, he always ends up isolated from the world. He builds a “wall”, hence the album title, between himself and everyone else. “Comfortably Numb” captures Pink’s feelings in such a beautiful, and exquisite way that it shows the pain with powerful detailed guitar solos and the deep raw sounds truly makes it one of the greatest songs in rock …show more content…
The pain he feeling inside is just another aspect of his life and he prefers to stay isolated by not brothering anyone with talking about it. For instance, Pink mentions, “this is not how I am,” lying both to himself and the doctor, in hopes of them leaving him alone. In “The Wall” album, Pink shows how he overcomes this certain feeling from his past, and with hopes of persuading a simpler, happier life by releasing those raw emotions. The doctor talking back to Pink, mentions, “That’ll keep you going through the show,” after injecting him with a medicine and the word “show” symbolizes life. In life, we can go into the world, giving off a certain image of ourselves, without it actually being us. Certain drugs can blind our inner thoughts, and temporary make us feel “normal.” Time is another big concept, throughout the song, time is brought to the attention by reminiscing of when he was a child. “Come on, it’s time to go,” helps us understand that time is always running and we cannot always hind from our problems but we must overcome them
However, as the album transcends and presents itself within the lyrics of each song, it shows how Pink struggles with him being raised without a father, due to his father dying in the war, and his internal struggles. Pink life’s is purely destructive and how in the end, he always ends up isolated from the world. He builds a “wall”, hence the album title, between himself and everyone else. “Comfortably Numb” captures Pink’s feelings in such a beautiful, and exquisite way that it shows the pain with powerful detailed guitar solos and the deep raw sounds truly makes it one of the greatest songs in rock …show more content…
The pain he feeling inside is just another aspect of his life and he prefers to stay isolated by not brothering anyone with talking about it. For instance, Pink mentions, “this is not how I am,” lying both to himself and the doctor, in hopes of them leaving him alone. In “The Wall” album, Pink shows how he overcomes this certain feeling from his past, and with hopes of persuading a simpler, happier life by releasing those raw emotions. The doctor talking back to Pink, mentions, “That’ll keep you going through the show,” after injecting him with a medicine and the word “show” symbolizes life. In life, we can go into the world, giving off a certain image of ourselves, without it actually being us. Certain drugs can blind our inner thoughts, and temporary make us feel “normal.” Time is another big concept, throughout the song, time is brought to the attention by reminiscing of when he was a child. “Come on, it’s time to go,” helps us understand that time is always running and we cannot always hind from our problems but we must overcome them