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Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin

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8.0/10 • 33

1990-07-211h 55m

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A global television broadcast of the event in which former Pink Floyd leader singer and composer Roger Waters led an all-star cast in a mammoth benefit performance of his acclaimed concept album, The Wall. Set in Berlin, Germany less than a year after the destruction of the hated Berlin Wall, Waters was accompanied by disparate talents such as Cyndi Lauper, James Galway, Joni Mitchell and Albert Finney in the classic dark musical tale of a rock star's descent into madness and back.

Directors
Ken O'Neill
Writters
Roger Waters

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  1. Roger Waters

    Roger Waters

    Self / Pink, The Father / The Doctor

  2. Klaus Meine

    Klaus Meine

    Self - Leader, Surrogate Band (as Scorpions)

  3. Matthias Jabs

    Matthias Jabs

    Self - Lead Guitarist, Surrogate Band (as Scorpions)

  4. Rudolf Schenker

    Rudolf Schenker

    Self - Rhythm Guitarist, Surrogate Band (as Scorpions)

  5. Francis Buchholz

    Francis Buchholz

    Self - Bassist, Surrogate Band (as Scorpions)

  6. Herman Rarebell

    Herman Rarebell

    Self - Drummer & Percussionist, Surrogate Band (as Scorpions)

  7. Ute Lemper

    Ute Lemper

    Self - Vocals

  8. Cyndi Lauper

    Cyndi Lauper

    Self - Vocals

  9. Thomas Dolby

    Thomas Dolby

    Self - Synthesizer, vocals

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Jul 10, 2012

8.5/10

Nobody really expected the Berlin Wall to come down in 1989, and so suddenly. Roger Waters especially, because he had once made a promise never to perform The Wall again after the 1980 tour until the bricks fell in Berlin. But they did, and Waters had no intention to renege on his promise. The Wall became a star-studded megaconcert to benefit the Memorial Fund for Disaster Relief, with larger bricks, bigger inflatable puppets, and a larger audience than any of the original Pink Floyd shows. There was always a contradiction in performing such a personal work in a stadium setting, but here it becomes especially acute when opening up the vocal tasks to a variety of artists. Bryan Adams is actually an astute choice for the cock rock swagger of "Young Lust," but Cyndi Lauper ruins the spare funk of "Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2" with over-enthusiastic yelping. And you'll definitely want to skip Jerry Hall's reading of the background dialog before "One of My Turns" ("Oh my gawd, what a fabulous room! Are all these your guitars?" -- a piece known word for word by every Floyd fan out there), as she seems unaware that a microphone can be used for amplification. By running through the album track by track, a lot of the effect of the live versions wears thin, as it invites constant comparison to the studio album. But the trial scene is handled well, with Albert Finney, Tim Curry, Marianne Faithfull, Thomas Dolby, and Ute Lemper taking on the characters in Waters' psychological drama. It's fun, a nice document, but only makes you want to return to the original album.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
berlin wall