The Wall: Live in Berlin (1990)
Directors: Ken O'Neil; Roger Waters Writer: Roger Waters Keywords: Music Concert, Rock and Roll
Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
Bryan Adams |
Musician |
5-Nov-1959 |
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Canadian Rocker |
Paul Carrack |
Musician |
22-Apr-1951 |
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White soul singer |
Tim Curry |
Actor |
19-Apr-1946 |
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Frank N. Furter in Rocky Horror Picture Show |
Rick Danko |
Singer |
9-Dec-1943 |
10-Dec-1999 |
The Band |
Thomas Dolby |
Musician |
14-Oct-1958 |
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She Blinded Me With Science |
Marianne Faithfull |
Singer/Songwriter |
29-Dec-1946 |
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Sister Morphine |
Albert Finney |
Actor |
9-May-1936 |
7-Feb-2019 |
Erin Brockovich |
James Galway |
Musician |
8-Dec-1939 |
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Flute virtuoso |
Jerry Hall |
Model |
2-Jul-1956 |
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Second wife of Mick Jagger |
Levon Helm |
Drummer |
26-May-1940 |
19-Apr-2012 |
Drummer for The Band |
Garth Hudson |
Musician |
2-Aug-1937 |
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The Band |
Cyndi Lauper |
Singer/Songwriter |
22-Jun-1953 |
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Girls Just Want To Have Fun |
Klaus Meine |
Singer |
25-May-1948 |
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Lead vocalist, The Scorpions |
Joni Mitchell |
Singer/Songwriter |
7-Nov-1943 |
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Big Yellow Taxi |
Van Morrison |
Singer/Songwriter |
31-Aug-1945 |
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Central figure of the Belfast blues scene |
Sinead O'Connor |
Musician |
8-Dec-1966 |
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Pop star ripped up Pope picture |
Roger Waters |
Songwriter |
9-Sep-1943 |
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Bassist for Pink Floyd |
REVIEWS Review by anonymous (posted on 20-Apr-2005) Roger Waters had been with Pink
Floyd for many years and I think many will agree that he was one of the
main composers within the band who put a lot of input and created some
brilliant albums in his time e.g Animals and The Final Cut, but i
believe many will agree that his masterpiece was The Wall. The Wall in
itself has many meanings that can reflect upon any one but I believe
this performance had even more of a meaning as it was performed in the
no mans land in Berlin which was surrounded by two walls. Roger Waters
masterpiece also being made into a film as well as the large scale
performance also was incredible. Despite the fact of Rogers Age from
when he wrote the original recording in 1979 his voice has not yet
suffered and his playing skills are even better and I would recommend
this filming of The Wall Live in Berlin to anyone who wants to see a
rock concert like no other and is a large scale fan of Rogers and Pink
Floyd's work. By Stratis Koutsoumanis
Review by anonymous (posted on 2-Jun-2005) I am a big fan of Pink Floyd
and so I was very excited to see a DVD copy of this film in my local
bookstore. Although the only Floyd member involved in the concert and
film was Roger Waters, I still thought it would be worth watching, if
for no other reason than I had heard and read so much about the lavish
spectacle that was the Wall performed live. After hearing the live show
talked up so much, this film did not disappoint. From the opening
chords to the insanely over-the-top finale, the Wall Live in Berlin is
a sight to behold. The incredible songs and music of the album are
added to by the huge number of guest stars and performers present at
the concert, an ecclectic group that ranges from Cyndi Lauper to the
Band and Van Morrison. I do have to say, however, that watching the
concert live on a television really gives very little of the feel for
what it must have been like in Potsdamer Platz on the night of the
performance. When I watch this film, it is as much for the sounds as it
is for the sights. The performances are wonderful to watch, but as with
any live performance of an album you have grown to love, live
performances tend to differ greatly from the recorded version
(especially when only one of the four band members is involved in the
concert). Some of the camera work can be a bit disorienting, and it is
hard to keep track of what is going on with the huge wall being built
behind the performers at the same time as watching them sing. All in
all, I would recommend this movie to anyone who is a Pink Floyd fan, or
just a Roger Waters fan, as much for the music as for the film itself.
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