So I know that I start a lot of my 1001 albums reviews by saying that I wasn’t familiar with the band or album, but today that is so not the case. I have listened to this album countless times over the last 40+ years and Pink Floyd has always been one of my favorite bands.

I mean, what can I say about this album that hasn’t already been said. It’s a classic. It’s iconic. It’s a master class in theatrics and storytelling. Lyrically brilliant, musically beautifully complex, and – well – it’s a great fucking album.

It’s actually been a while since I sat down and listened to the whole thing but I remembered every word and every note. I probably could have just sat and listened in my head without hitting play… I’m glad that I put it on though, I need to listen more often.

This song is so soul crushingly emotionally honest in every way, and delivered perfectly. I remember seeing Roger Waters on the Pros and Cons tour and he did the same staging of this as on the original tour. What a great moment.

To learn more about the 1001 Albums Project, I first wrote about it here.