Back Against the Wall

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 13, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Cleopatra
• ASIN: B000AE8GCA
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #169,035 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. In The Flesh? - feat. Adrian Belew, Alan White & Steve Porcaro

2. The Thin Ice - feat. Ian Anderson & Tony Levin

3. Another Brick In The Wall Part 1 - feat. Steve Morse & Billy Sherwood

4. The Happiest Days Of Our Lives - feat. Billy Sherwood & Vinnie Coliauta

5. Another Brick In The Wall Part 2 - feat. Fee Waybill, Ronnie Montrose & Mike Porcaro

6. Mother - feat. John Wetton, Adrian Belew & Alan White

7. Goodbye Blue Sky - feat. Steve Howe & Billy Sherwood

8. Empty Spaces - feat. Billy Sherwood & Robby Krieger

9. Young Lust - feat. Glenn Hughes

10. One Of My Turns - feat. Tommy Shaw

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Hey You - feat. John Wetton, Steve Lukather, Tommy Shaw & Alan White

2. Is There Anybody Out There? - feat. Adrian Belew & Billy Sherwood

3. Nobody Home - feat. Rick Wakeman

4. Vera - feat. Tommy Shaw & Steve Howe

5. Bring The Boys Back Home - feat. Billy Sherwood & Jay Schellen

6. Comfortably Numb - feat. Chris Squire & Alan White

7. The Show Must Go On - feat. Adrian Belew & Vinnie Coliauta

8. In The Flesh - feat. Billy Sherwood, Steve Porcaro & Vinnie Coliauta

9. Run Like Hell - feat. Jason Chefe, Dweezil Zappa & Tony Kaye

10. Waiting For The Worms - feat. Billy Sherwood, Tony Levin & Vinnie Caliauta

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Back Against the Wall, August 3, 2006

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William E. Houser Jr. "call me panzer: Book,... (Fort Lauderdale, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Back Against the Wall (Audio CD)

O.K., this is faithful to the original, but not as slavishly as other people who have reviewed this say. I just picked this up and am amazed at the subtlety of the playing. The person who reviewed and said that this is a "note for note" reproduction has never seen the sheet music.

The musicians, as has been said before, are amazing. Steve Morse was understatedly brilliant. Ian Anderson was an interesting pick. It's nice to see Gary Green (Gentle Giant) recording again. There are so many, I'm not going to continue naming them. They all bring something interesting to the table.

Is this CD close to the original? Yes. The same? No. Is it a tribute? Absolutely.

If you are a fan of Pink Floyd, or The Wall, and don't want other's interpretations, don't get this. In fact don't get any tribute albums, ever. If you want to hear some of the best musicians around lovingly rework The Wall material, you've come to the right place.

Buy this album, it's very good.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Little Too Faithful..., November 2, 2005

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Anne R. Eason "J Eason" (Deep Gap, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Back Against the Wall (Audio CD)

It's interesting to read the previous reviews for this album. It is definitely a tribute that will be either loved or hated. I like it but find some tracks a little too faithful to the originals, especially given the caliber of talent gathered for the project. The arrangements, particularly the keyboards and tempos, are too much like the originals.

On the other hand, I really like hearing what some prog rock and classic rock stars do with the vocals. I always found Roger Waters' whisper-to-a-scream vocal style a little over the top (particularly on The Final Cut). I also prefer this tribute to Waters' live "Berlin Wall," recently aired on television.

My favorite tracks on this disc are the ones that vary from the originals (Vera, Young Lust, The Thin Ice). I would very much like to hear what this collection of musicians could do with other classic albums (The Beatles White Album, e.g.), particularly if they checked their hero worship at the door and played around with the songs more and made them their own.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A genuine tribute to one of the greatest bands of our time..., September 14, 2005

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Kenny H (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Back Against the Wall (Audio CD)

It's interesting to see that there are two totally conflicting reviews on here but a review is just one person's opinion after all and the rules of the game say that we're all permitted to state our opinion. I happen to be a huge fan of the original and was intrigued to see this in the Floyd section at my local Tower store. The caliber of the players involved was enough to make me reach for my wallet - Rick Wakeman, Keith Emerson, Steve Howe, Robby Krieger, the list goes on. These aren't studio musicians looking for that next gig. Yes, (no pun intended) it's a track-by-track "reconstruction of Roger Waters' epic master piece" (as the sticker on the front will tell you.) If you are fan of "The Wall" hopefully you'll be as impressed by what you hear as I was & if you aren't, chances are you probably wont even have read my two cents regarding this CD. I'm just amazed that someone was able to get this many great names together to work on this project. Enjoy the music.