KFIX Rock News: 2005 Tribute To Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” Reissued With Bonus Tracks

In 2005, a tribute to Pink Floyd’s 1979 concept album The Wall titled Back Against The Wall was released that featured an extraordinary lineup of rock stars, including past or current members of Yes, Styx, Toto, The Doors, King Crimson, Jethro Tull, Deep Purple and more.

To mark its 10th anniversary, the two-CD set was reissued this week with new artwork and several bonus tracks, while the collection also has been released on vinyl for the first time.

Among the interesting collaborations that appear on Back Against The Wall are a version of “Don’t Leave Me Now” featuring Styx’s Tommy Shaw and The Doors’ Robby Krieger; a rendition of “Hey You” with Asia/ex-King Crimson singer/bassist John Wetton, Toto guitarist Steve Lukather, Yes drummer Alan White and Shaw; and a version of “Comfortably Numb” featuring White and Yes bassist Chris Squire.

The project was the brainchild of one-time Yes guitarist Billy Sherwood, who has overseen the creation of numerous all-star tribute albums over the last decade or so. A digital version of the reissue also is available.

The bonus tracks, which don’t appear on the vinyl version of Back Against The Wall, include four different remixes of “Another Brick in the Wall Part 2,” as well as a remix of “Comfortably Numb.”

Here is the complete track list of the Back Against The Wall reissue, including the key artists who contributed to each song:

Disc 1
“In the Flesh?” (featuring Adrian Belew, Alan White & Steve Porcaro)
“The Thin Ice” (featuring Ian Anderson & Tony Levin)
“Another Brick in the Wall Part 1” (featuring Steve Morse & Billy Sherwood)
“The Happiest Days of Our Lives” (featuring Billy Sherwood & Vinnie Colaiuta)
“Another Brick in the Wall Part 2” (featuring Fee Waybill, Ronnie Montrose & Mike Porcaro)
“Mother” (featuring John Wetton, Adrian Belew & Alan White)
“Goodbye Blue Sky” (featuring Steve Howe & Billy Sherwood)
“Empty Spaces” (featuring Billy Sherwood & Robby Krieger)
“Young Lust” (featuring Glenn Hughes)
“One of My Turns” (featuring Tommy Shaw)
“Don’t Leave Me Now” (featuring Tommy Shaw & Robby Krieger)
“Another Brick in the Wall Part 3” (featuring Steve Lukather & Tony Levin)
“Goodbye Cruel World” (featuring Billy Sherwood & Tony Levin)

Disc 2
“Hey You” (featuring John Wetton, Steve Lukather, Tommy Shaw & Alan White)
“Is There Anybody Out There?” (featuring Adrian Belew & Billy Sherwood)
“Nobody Home” (featuring Rick Wakeman)
“Vera” (featuring Tommy Shaw & Steve Howe)
“Bring the Boys Back Home” (featuring Billy Sherwood & Jay Schellen)
“Comfortably Numb” (featuring Chris Squire & Alan White)
“The Show Must Go On” (featuring Adrian Belew & Vinnie Colaiuta)
“In the Flesh” (featuring Billy Sherwood, Steve Porcaro & Vinnie Colaiuta)
“Run Like Hell” (featuring Jason Scheff, Dweezil Zappa & Tony Kaye)
“Waiting for the Worms” (featuring Billy Sherwood, Tony Levin & Vinnie Colaiuta)
“Stop” (featuring Billy Sherwood)
“The Trial” (featuring Malcolm McDowell)
“Outside the Wall” (featuring Billy Sherwood)
Bonus Tracks
“Another Brick in the Wall Part 2” (Electro Remix)
“Another Brick in the Wall Part 2” (House Remix)
“Another Brick in the Wall Part 2” (Radio Remix)
“Another Brick in the Wall Part 2” (Dub Remix)
“Comfortably Numb” (Blackburner Remix)

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