The Wall Mind-bending psychedelic rock, rainbow prisms, and the druggie culture of the seventies may be the first thing that comes to mind when people hear Pink Floyd. But look inside and there’s something deeper. Diving into the vault of Pink Floyd songs one could see a very common theme. Not only is Pink Floyd songwriter Roger Waters a skilled music composer, but he is able to write astounding and notable stories through his songs. The story he created through writing the album: The Wall is nothing but impressive. The second to last song on the album, “The Trial” is the epitome of a well written closer. The conclusion contains the dark, high, and intense sound listeners are used to as well as a meaningful narrative. The plot is emotional
Orchestral instruments play background roles throughout the album, but in “The Trial” they dominate, easily comprising over half the score of the song. Distorted electric guitars blare, heavy drums boom, and a large brass section roars. The unsettling woodwind section of flutes and clarinets blast high short notes and xylophones descend in runs. It’s like an orchestra playing for one of the most terrifying broadway musicals of all time. The result is an almost cinematical, circus-like track which throws the listener off balance with every stanza. Much like what Pink himself is
They slither into his mind and form themselves into the influential personas of people he knows. First the prosecutor representing Floyd’s brain brings forth an issue he’s been ignoring all this time. He’s begun to “show feelings of an almost human nature,” and tells the judge that this simply “will not do.” Next his childhood schoolmaster wastes no time rushing to take the stand. In the Pink Floyd film he is pictured as an old skeletal puppet of sorts who pleads to the judge “If they'd let me have my way I could have flayed him into shape.” Perhaps this is Floyd pondering the idea that if he had been hammered into a mold of a perfect citizen none of this would be happening. After that a scorpion of a woman emerges from behind the shadows of his wall. It’s his wife. She accuses him of not being around enough. His wife screeches at him that he has become distant from her. Floyd sits numbly unaffected by her words. Previously in the album he labels her as fat and psychopathic. Therefore her words mean nothing to him, perhaps he doesn’t love her at all. A more important and compassionate woman then takes the stand, his mother. His mother is depicted as a literal helicopter insinuating that she is a helicopter parent. She is emotional and scared for her sons fate. Stressed to think what could happen to him. Her wall like protectiveness mirrors the same wall Floyd has built. She
The persona in the poem reacts to the power the wall has and realizes that he must face his past and everything related to it, especially Vietnam.
album contains an amazing combination of poetic lyrics and edgy music that make it an
One of the many factors that have contributed to the success of Australian poetry both locally and internationally is the insightful commentary or depiction of issues uniquely Australian or strongly applicable to Australia. Many Australian poets have been and are fascinated by the issues relevant to Australia. Many in fact nearly all of these poets have been influenced or have experienced the subject matter they are discussing. These poets range from Oodgeroo Noonuccal Aboriginal and women’s rights activist to Banjo Patterson describing life in the bush. Bruce Dawe is also one of these poets. His insightful representation of the dreary, depressing life of many stay at home mothers in “Up the Wall” is a brilliant example of a poem strongly relevant to Australia.
Sheff references Kurt Cobain’s suicide note saying “It’s better to burn out than to fade away.” This seems to comes to represent what seems to be Nic’s ending unless he gets the help he needs. Nic was on a path that was seeming to lead to death by overdose, in which he would “burn out” instead of being able to “fade away like an old soldier”. Kurt Cobain is referenced again when Sheff states that he “wants to scream like Kurt Cobain. I want to scream at him.” This gives insight as to how the musical stylings of Kurt Cobain seem to be a trigger for David Sheff’s memories of his addict of a son. These references illustrate the emotion that is being felt by the author while making connections to the life of a famous man who was a great influence on Sheff’s
Writer and director, Bob Nesson, in his documentary film Power of the Pedal, points out that the small ideas can positively impact the environment. He chronicles the business success story of Wenzday Jane who worked her way out of public housing and into a niche that has turned into a small business—Metro Pedal Power. Jane’s business is a delivery service for Boston and Cambridge MA. and the surrounding areas via cargo bicycles. Nesson’s purpose is to bring awareness to his audience that there are better alternative to the way society does various tasks in its day-to-day businesses that are less harmful to the environment. He does this by appealing to the eco-friendly, logical minded, and sentimental aspects of the viewer. He accomplishes this by showing a better way to deliver goods in a congested community, images of how the environment and community are better off with more approaches like the ones in this story, and finally with a heart-touching emotional story of how an underdog beats the olds.
Several even try to connect their music to the feelings of their audience. Some of the songs including, Jailhouse Rock, Good Vibrations, Purple Haze and Stayin’ Alive try to use women as the meaning of their songs. In addition, they are used to clarify the point in films of their time and influence an environmental change. Slowly, building into innovative ways to portray music that fits the era they were in. Each song was able to readjust the perception of war and help those forget the scary outcomes war was bringing. Therefore, music adapted by connecting the people as one to their era and providing them a tune that minimized their
The film The Weather Underground was a great way to educate the population about a part of history not many people know about. The film was a documentary by Sam Green and Bill Siegle. The directors used many strategies and elements to make the film effective for the purpose of a documentary, which would be to inform their audience. They used elements like flashbacks of images and news reports, and interviews from now and then along with audio to accomplish their task. They strategically arranged the placement of all of these elements to bring out the viewers emotions and draw them into the piece.
Coming Home (2014) directed by Zhang Yimou, follows the story of a family of three in China
I was first introduced to the band Green Day when I listened to their song “Good Riddance” on their album Warning when it was released in 1997. I continued to listen to Green Day’s music throughout my teenage years after they released their next two albums, American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown. When I was young I enjoyed Green Day’s music because it was fun to listen and sing along with, but as I grew older and actually started interpreting the lyrics of their songs I realized that there was a deeper message to their music. Many of my friends also commented on the motive behind Green Day’s music, and this led us to long-winded discussions about government and politics. We didn’t fully comprehend what we were talking about, but it was obvious that their music had provoked interesting emotions in us. Green Day’s often controversial punk-rock was so influential that it sent a media-influenced generation looking for answers to the meaning behind their politically-charged lyrics in their albums American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown even years later.
If analyzed carefully, the melancholy verses of the song are in sharp contrast to the overpowering chorus. Ignore the addictive chorus "Born in the U.S.A.” and what you really hear is a protest song that tells the depressing story and struggle of Vietnam Veterans returning home to a disillusioned life. To his most devoted ...
Jerry Garcia’s life was filled with wonderful things, many of which he never expected in the first place. After an almost fatal heroin overdose in 1986, “ Garcia philosophically stated, ‘ I’m 45 years old, I’m ready for anything, I didn’t even plan on living this long so all this shit is just add-on stuff.’ ” (“Garcia”) This attitude shows why Garcia did all of the things he did and even how some of them came about. Garcia, who “functioned as the preeminent pied piper of the rock era,” led a life of great artistic ability which he used in many ways(“Grateful Dead_ Rockhall”).
Film Review of Gladiator Gladiator was set near the end of the twentieth century when the Roman Empire was at its peak. Maximus played a character who was the general of a large Roman army. 'Gladiator' starts with an introduction to the film where the audience see him brushing his hand slowly and calmly across and field of wheat.
Corporations are businesses or organizations with the rights and duties of a single person, whom is protected under the US Constitution. Roger and Me is a movie that displays that no matter what race or ethnicity you maybe when a large corporation is a life-support for a small town anything that they do will affect the individuals who live in the particular region in either a positive or negative manner. In this case Michael Moore investigates, how Generals Motors sudden closing of factors (auto plants) has resulted in the loss of approximately 30,000 individuals out of work. Mr. Moore goes on a mission to have a sit down with the CEO of GM to get to the bottom of this predicament, and to find answers in which he fails to do so. Throughout
“Dead Poet Society” is a film in the late 1950s taking place in Vermont about a teenager who joins an exclusive private school of only boys. Neil enters Welton Academy and the first thing he gets is an orientation given by his principal Nolan. In the orientation the four pillars are introduced which are Tradition, Honor, Discipline, and Excellence. This pillars have to be followed since it's a prestigious school.
British rock band Pink Floyd is known for their profound lyrics and often gloomy themes. One of the first bands to incorporate light shows at their concerts, Pink Floyd also experimented with contemporary albums and synthesizers in their music. The lyrics to some of their songs are said to contain references to psychedelic drugs and other narcotics which were a growing trend among young adults in both the US and UK at the time. Pink Floyd has written many symbolic songs over their career but one song in particular “Comfortably Numb” highlights the experience of being under the influence while also making a personal connection to band member Roger Waters.