What exactly was the “wall of sound” technique and why was it so important for music?

Question

I read the wikipedia page on it and im still confused on how it is made and what exactly was so good about it. Im not familiar with music production but ive seen people mention Spector and how he contributed to music and the “wall of sound” is always something i see people mention. But i never know what exactly that is

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Answer 1

There’s nothing good or bad about it. One song might sound good with one voice and one or two guitars, another might sound good with a full orchestra, or multiple instrumental tracks. As music recording equipment got more sophisticated, more options became available