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The Last Real Wall
What if a real wall is built to divide rich from poor? Impossible? So was the prospect of a barrel of oil costing US$100.

It is doubtful Pink Floyd knew this was their last time together on stage as a band. All subsequent live appearances would be concessions to egos and a desire to do charitable work. Or to tour without Roger Waters.

Instead of a by-the-numbers performance, the opposite seems true. Although this is their 31st show of The Wall, the band don't sound tired or jaded. Perhaps it is the atmosphere of a hall like Earls Court where both the Stones and Led Zeppelin have played memorable shows that pumps up the adrenaline.

"Thank you, welcome! Are you gonna have a good time? Does anyone here like pigs? This one is for all you WEAK people in the audience! Is there anyone here who's weak? This is for you; it's called 'Run Like Hell.' Let's all have a clap!"

Run Like Hell could be the theme song for this generation. Oil prices above US$100 a barrel. Food prices soaring. A world recession a possibility. The emergence of a real wall between rich and poor. Time to run like hell. In the '80s, rock stars were supposed to be messengers of change. Today, rock stars compete among themselves to be super rich and famous. The wall is real.

The taper has done an excellent job. He is well positioned in front and captures the full breath and depth of the stage. This is one of the best performances of The Wall.

There are two other versions of this same show from the MoLM collective. The second version emerged in 2004 and uses mainly the second source tape of the show. A third source appeared in 2007[?] and was released by MoLM as The Handwriting On The Wall. The taper of the third source appears to be a bit further back from the stage. Unfortunately, we do not have the other two to compare.
- The Little Chicken

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	Disc I
Track 101	Intro/In the Flesh? (7.5MB)
Track 102	The Thin Ice (3.7MB)
Track 103	Another Brick in the Wall, part 1 / The Happiest Days of Our Lives (8.4MB)
Track 104	Another Brick in the Wall, part 2 (8.4MB)
Track 105	Mother (11.1MB)
Track 106	Goodbye Blue Sky (5.4MB)
Track 107	Empty Spaces (What Shall We Do Now?) (6.1MB)
Track 108	Young Lust "Sorry Neil, only joking!" (7.2MB)
Track 109	One of My Turns (5.4MB)
Track 110	Don't Leave Me Now (5.5MB)
Track 111	Another Brick in the Wall, part 3 (6.3MB)
Track 112	Brick-making interlude (1.8MB)
Track 113	Goodbye Cruel World (1.3MB)
	Disc II
Track 201	Hey You (6.7MB)
Track 202	Is There Anybody Out There? (4.0MB)
Track 203	Nobody Home (4.9MB)
Track 204	Vera (2.7MB)
Track 205	Bring the Boys Back Home (1.9MB)
Track 206	Comfortably Numb (9.6MB)
Track 207	The Show Must Go On (3.6MB)
Track 208	In the Flesh (11.5MB)
Track 209	Run Like Hell (10.4MB)
Track 210	Waiting for the Worms (6.1MB)
Track 211	Stop! (702k)
Track 212	The Trial (8.3MB)
Track 213	Outside the Wall (3.8MB)

Lineup:
Roger Waters - bass, vocals
David Gilmour - guitar, vocals
Nick Mason - drums

The Surrogate Band:
Andy Brown - bass
Andy Roberts - guitars
Willie Wilson - drums
Peter Wood - keyboards
Rick Wright - keyboards [Mr Wright was a paid employee after leaving the band]

Backing vocals:
Joe Chemay
Jim Farber
Jim Haas
John Joyce

You can buy Pink Floyd's live Wall album, Is There Anybody Out There: The Wall Live 1980-1981, here.