10 Perfect Rock Albums For Guitar Players

When Roger Waters first pitched the idea of The Wall to Pink Floyd, it was already bound to be a massive undertaking. Spanning across a double album, the entire project feels like it's trying to put itself alongside the celebrated operas of the world, as Waters tells the story of the disillusioned rockstar shutting himself away from society. Roger may have wrote most of the lyrics, but the soul of this record comes from David Gilmour's guitar.

For all of the great material that Roger had to work with, most of the memorable guitar passages are what stick in your brain half the time. As you hear Pink talking about his questionable life on In The Flesh, you always walk away with that anthemic guitar hook in your head, almost setting the scene for the journey that you're about to go on. The solos are where David really goes for the heart though, especially on songs like Mother and Comfortably Numb where you can practically sing the entire guitar break.

Considering this was also supposed to be a project that holds together as a cohesive piece, a lot of the guitar licks keep the album connected, whether that's the different delay settings that are used or Gilmour repeating guitar licks. While everyone has heard the guitar riff of Another Brick in the Wall, you'll find it popping up on songs like Hey You and the Trial, almost like it's become a part of Pink's psyche. It was a long road to build The Wall, and David Gilmour was the concrete keeping every brick intact.