I'm all for the idea of albums that are greater than the sum of their parts, where songs are just a part of the whole. This is actually the case for DSOTM, WYWH and Animals just as much as it is for The Wall, actually.
I think the songwriting in The Wall is excellent, I like how a lot of the songs are short and segue into each other as if they were part of a suite, much like the last half of Abbey Road. The only awful tracks IMO are Vera and Bring the Boys Back home, and they don't really fit with the theme and story of the album anyway.
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