The Dark Side Of The Moon

Great vibes and good classics

I have listened to this album so many times in my lifetime and I don't think it will ever get old. Will never forget the time I fell asleep in my car after a bush party in the mid 00's to this album playing only to be startled awake by "Time". Every song feels like a masterpiece but I think my favorites are Breathe, Brain Damage and Eclipse. Albums like this almost ruin the scale for me because this is one of those albums that feels like the fivest five stars that ever fived and makes me rethink the scores I've given everything else.

One of my all time favorite albums. It's an album that explores complex themes like mental illness, mortality, and human existence. The seamless transitions between tracks, enhanced by the band's use of synthesizers, sound effects, and philosophical lyrics, create a rich, atmospheric soundscape. Songs like "Time," "Money," and "Us and Them" showcase the band's lyrical depth and musical experimentation. It's both introspective and universally relatable, with Roger Waters' poignant lyrics and David Gilmour's soaring guitar work standing out. A timeless classic, the album remains a pinnacle of progressive rock and a cultural landmark.

Ein Klassiker…ihrer Zeit weit voraus 10/10

Top ten all time.

An all-time classic for good reasons.

What can I say about this iconic album that hasn't been said before. It is fantastic - inventive, enjoyable, memorable and beyond criticism. However, I would urge the listener to try Dub Side Of The Moon, by the Easy Star All-Stars for a surprisingly excellent reinterpretation.

This is where the bar has been set since 1973.

★★★★★★

Masterpiece.

This is an all-time album for me so a re-listen is always welcome. A masterpiece from top to bottom, should be required listening for all humans and probably most animals as well.

Easy 5/5. As released in '73, Dark Side is a masterpiece of the rock genre, blending psychedelic elements with masterful studio editing to create a near flawless concept album.

already listened to it, my favourite of theirs

Classic

Not much to say. Timeless tho

Such a phenomenal album. I've actually never listened to this album in its entirety, but it was exactly what I thought it would be. Amazing. I've been listening to it on repeat all day.

The chill is profound. No doubt the mother chill. Breathe. Time. Money brings the groove. Us And Them is the drama. So much space and mood in between. Social commentary. Layers of keys. IT'S ALL THE DARK SIDE ❤️

What do suburban dads, the Target graphic tees section, and dudes who grow weed in their closet have in common? You thought they were cool as a kid and they’re all equally correct about how good this album is.

Ahhhh!!! Itkettää ja naurattaa ja kihelmöi

Good songs hidden behind a load of sampling and solos. Would not want to listen to it again.

If I'm being honest I was dreading this album. I thought it would be like hanging out with my dad when he was in a bad mood, but it's like hanging out with my dad and he's in a good mood.

Gave it 2 shots because of the cult following it has--idk just not a very fun album to listen to. I know it's not supposed to be "fun", but really I feel like I got 20 minutes of good music and 20 minutes of noise surrounding it. I don't really care if the noise has some deep meaning, it's kinda just annoying to listen to. When the music gets going it's good, and the transitions between songs are so smooth.

Not really my fav Pink Floyd album

Perfection. Flawless. There are very few album that have no down time and no fillers. And PF made two of them.

I find the first half famous without being all that good, then the second half of the album just whips all the way throughout. Us and Them, Brain Damage, Eclipse. C'mon, man. Incredible. I wish the first half didn't verge on annoying.

p302. 1973. 4 stars. The only hippies you can trust. Does meander a bit though.

Money ainoa hyvä biisi. Ihan ok tunnelma ja yhden kuuntelukerran jaksoi kiinnostaa.

En kuule sitä mistä kaikki hehkutus kumpuaa. Siis ihan hyviä biisejä, mut ei vaan iske. Paikoin tylsää ja liian pitkiä kipaleita. Erikoista kilkuttelua siellä täällä.

An absolute must listen to anyone who loves music. 10/10 will to again. Best - Breathe (In The Air), Time, The Great Gig In The Sky, Money, Us and Them, Brain Damage, and Eclipse Worst - every song on this is a masterpiece 6/5

There's a reason it's the best selling album of all time. It's perfect.

The Great Gig In The Sky is my favourite. They should pay that lady her royalties… So much for criticizing capitalism while being so money hungry lol. Love the sound engineering, obviously. The intro of Time is just mental. Us and Them along with Any Color You Like are my second favourites. They bleed into each other.

All time. Still an amazing listen after listening to it so many times for decades now, but especially when you consider the record is over 50 years old.

Really good! Highly recommend !

The Dark Side of the Moon isn’t just an album — it’s a full-body experience. Even after all these years, it still sounds futuristic, mysterious, and endlessly deep. Pink Floyd crafted something truly timeless here, blending rock, jazz, synth, and soul into a seamless journey through the human condition — anxiety, greed, mortality, madness. Heavy stuff, yet somehow completely hypnotic. “Time” is a masterclass in dynamics and lyricism, “Us and Them” aches with beauty, and “Brain Damage” is haunting and surreal. But “Money” is the standout — funky, cynical, and packed with bite. That cash register intro alone is legendary. It’s the song that pulled me in, and, in a former life, probably soundtracked more than one slow-motion head trip with smoke curling through the room. This album doesn’t just hold up — it lives outside of time. Whether you’re stone-cold sober or somewhere else entirely, it still hits like nothing else. Favorite song: Money

Pretty much flawless

Not a really a Pink Floyd fan, I mean it's ok

An album so good it’s a cliché saying it’s good.

What is there to say about this one that hasn't been said a million times? Everyone and their mother knows this one, and probably owns the vinyl. Obviously it's a timeless classic, worthy of a 5 star rating. The interesting thing for me is that if I rated this album as a collection of individual songs, it would be very good but not masterful. However, when they are all put together, the album is elevated and achieves its status as a masterpiece.

I don't know if I believe everything everyone says about this album but it's definitely very good. Probably just about breaks into the 4s.

Great album to chill and listen to, bit slow but flows perfectly

Несомненно великий альбом, и очень хороший, но все равно далеко не лучший в дискографии любимой группы. Лучшая песня - Time.

The first album I tripped on acid to and it changed my life! The tab kicked in about 15 seconds into on the run… ☮️ time is one of the greatest songs ever written!! This album is a masterpiece in every way!!

Ugh another album that sounds like an alien abduction I'd never listened to Pink Floyd so wasn't sure what to expect. But going by the ratings on here I had high hopes Starting with the bad points - The screeching wailing woman in "The Great Gig In The Sky" ruined the song All the clock noises in "Time" were like nails on a chalkboard. Awful Now for the good points - I did enjoy the male singers voice and the songs without offensive noises. "Us and Them" was a very nice song and I recognised "Money" I liked the chill guitar songs towards the end of the album and how the songs flowed into each other I can't rate this album as enjoyable on the whole because the first half was that bad. Which is a shame because the 2nd half was very good I feel like this album is either overhyped, or the people giving it 5's were high as fuck 3 ⭐️

10/10

This is arguably one of Pink Floyd's best albums. Personally I prefer their albums before DSOTM. Fav tracks: the great gig in the sky, Time and Brain Damage.

Pretty cool that half the time this album just goes beep boop beep boop wuh wuh wuh wuh wuh and humans were like this will be the album we all own

Done

Always hated Pink Floyd, ever since I was a teenager and people always tried to hype them up to me. While I'm still not a fan, I have to give this album a 3/5. It's overall decently enjoyable with some things that irked the shit out of me. I'm glad I gave it a fair chance decades later instead of just not listening and slamming it with a 1.

It would've been cool if they paid the lady with the pretty voice but at this point that's just trivia. Great album

Deserves the name of the greatest album in history,slow paced,great transitions, immaculate sound for it's time,overall a 10/10

not my style but i can see why people like pink floyd

What do you say about an album that’s had as much ink if not more spilled over it than all other albums? What fool has brought a torch to bright-burning Troy? Well, let me first add what my wife said about this album on our most recent listen: “this album has a bit of everything, so it’s like a denizen of the other side of the moon came around to our side and, during one revolution of our satellite, listened to all the sounds of Earth, and when he went back around to what we call ‘the dark side’ of the moon, he made this music, rendering back to us our own sounds but filtered through his experience.” Damn. Why can’t I just come up with things that like to say? Anyway… Dark Side. A lot of the poignancy of this masterpiece is found in the lyrics, as they paint a bleak picture of modern life and as they detail the stress we feel living in this kind of world. Don’t you sometimes feel just a little bit crazy being mixed up in this modern soup? For all its supposed complexity, this album has no histrionics, no immersion in sound, and no musical complexity. It relies on “found” sounds, such as the iconic cash register, spoken parts, running, and heartbeat. The success of this album was (still is?) unprecedented, with a run on the US Top 200 chart for 741 weeks! That’s just over 14 years.

Well folks, we've come to it at last. At the time of writing this, there have been 533 albums generated on my list, and this is the first Pink Floyd. I was starting to think it was statistically impossible to make it this far without generating any Pink Floyd. I'm certain there's nothing left to be said about this album, and it could only be by some divine intervention that THIS is the first time you've heard about it, but of course I'll leave my 2 cents. This is the GOAT. Albums don't get better than this. Music doesn't get better than this. Waters, Gilmour and company brewed magic here, and that magic has never faded from popular culture. DSOTM is the first album you want to learn riffs from when you start playing guitar; it's the album you made out with your first girlfriend to in the back of your 2005 Chevy Colorado; it's the album you had your first drug experience to; it's the album cover you have tattooed on your skin; it's the album it's the album you and your dad can bond over and both agree on the fact that "albums these days just don't sound the same" when listening to it; it's the album you listen to while walking through your neighborhood thinking about how easy it would be to get the fuck out of this suburban nightmare you've created for yourself, then being comforted by the fact that you can provide stability to not only yourself, but the family you made for yourself; it's the album that gave you the appreciation for music and art that you still have today. It's the album that inspired you to take on listening to 1,001 albums over the course of nearly 3 years. But, I mean, how does it sound? Eh, 2/5 stars -- too many guitar solos.

You've heard it all, so here's a story you haven't: On May 13, 2023, I took too many edibles at Chicago's Adler Planetarium before a 50th-anniversary audiovisual celebration of this capital-P perfect record, resulting in an overwhelmingly transcendent experience that quickened my pulse to alarming levels and nearly caused my heart to burst from my chest.

It’s perfect

Very important album to me! Thanks for all the good mems.

Speak to Me 4 Breathe (In the Air) 4.2 On the Run 4 Time 4.5 The Great Gig in the Sky 4.6 Money 4.4 Us and Them 4.5 Any Colour You Like 4.3 Brain Damage 4.4 Eclipse 4.4 Score: 4.33

Хороший альбом который мне чуть-чуть надоел, но я не думаю что это переоцененная пластинка просто хороший альбом

Ok.

Beloved for a reason. Hard to separate the art from the artist......Roger Waters is an anti-Semite. Needs to be noted in my opinion.

This is probably amazing on headphones, while tripping balls. Probably great when paired with the Wizard of Oz, or whatever it was people would rave about. This is certainly a mood. And it is very well composed, serious song structure, real direction. Excellent musicianship. There’s nothing bad here. I’m still mostly bored. Feels like I missed my window to develop a real affection for this band. Maybe you need to be young to be impressed by this. At this point, to my ears, it’s just alright. It’s good, but I’m not getting the full OMG experience. 3/5

I forgot how listenable DSOTM was. I put it on a little after work, and then after a bit went out to do some shopping for dinner, and was convinced that there was more that I’d missed. For a prog album, it’s really quite concise and catchy. I’m sure I could write an essay about why this, of all albums is the one that’s been so mythologised and critically acclaimed, but sometimes it really should just be about the music man, and this is pretty damn good

Terrible

Overated? Favourite track: On The Run.

Beyond overrated. Lacking in any kind of heart or soul 5/10

Classic

Prefer Wish you were Here but this is still an iconic album

What can I say that hasn’t been said about this album? I guess to start, this is by no means the best Pink Floyd album. Wish You Were Here is probably better, Animals is better, and don’t even get me started on The Wall. However, I can’t imagine in any world this record in particular getting less than a 5. It is competing with also amazing albums by the same band after all. And of course, it’s so beautiful and instrumentally and lyrically filled to the brim. I mean sure, Roger Waters is a piece of garbage and he made a new rendition of this album that I refuse to believe exists, but you gotta admit this album is a damn masterpiece. From maybe the most iconic album cover ever to the insane influence of the album both in the band and its cultural impact, The Dark Side Of The Moon is just as close to perfect as it gets. I’m sorry I don’t have any controversial opinion on I this record, but cmon, is any hateful opinion of this album even worth listening to?

One of the top 20

Ah yes, the first album so many teenagers listened to while high. Or listened to it when it was synced up The Wizard of Oz...while high. Not as mind blowing now as I thought it was when I was a kid, compared to newer psych rock I've heard in the last 10 years. But I appreciate the great sound engineering done for the album, where you can hear each distinct instrument on their own and hear how they all combine so well in every track.

Stoner’s journey through the mind.

While I did not have the chance to listen to this album under the influence, this album is stacked. The whole thing flows together so well and really does take you on a journey. This was my first time actually sitting down and listening to it all in one go and it was well worth it.

This album was very nice to listen to. A lot of interesting sounds and a lot of creativity throughout. My only issue is that there isn’t enough singing. I really like things that I can sing along to, and nothing here gave me that feeling. I do wish I had smoked up before. But it was still very enjoyable.

I felt a lot is pressure coming into this, not having listened to this whole album before and really only knowing money. It’s hard to be objective when there’s so much noise about how this is the best album of all time, etc. I can give a sigh of relief though because even though it didn’t necessarily exceed my expectations it certainly met the already lofty pre meditated expectations. The only way I really know how to describe this is just that it’s epic. I was worried that it was just going to sound like a classic rock album and without certified bangers other than money, I didn’t know how it was going to meet those expectations. But this truly is an “experience” album that u need to listen to the whole thing and I understand now why this has been recommended so much. There’s such a wide variety of musical sounds and instrumentation but nothing feels excessive or forced (I could’ve done with a little less vocal runs in great gig in sky but I’ll allow it). Absolutely loved the transition from side a to b from the end of great gig into money. It really feels like the end of something into a completely different vibe. Also, I feel like we don’t talk about album covers enough but the bold minimalism of this cover really is just so epic (despite it being diluted by every 60 year old white dad as a t shirt). Now for my music theory homies. So in Money at the beginning there’s obviously all of the abstract money sounds but then as soon as the baseline drops, they quickly fall in line with the beat which I cannot imagineeeeeeeee how freakin hard that must have been for the engineers in the 70s without having any computer technology to artificially place those sounds on the beat. And speaking of the beat, it’s a 7/4 time signature which honestly, I don’t think I’ve ever seen before and is kinda badass that it’s just in a random rock song like this but gives it a weird dynamic that you don’t really pick up on on first listen

The biggest album on the list so far! Iconic. From the cover of the album to the last song. We should definitely listen to this one through again together at a party or something again.

This is the first album we’ve had where I need to be wearing noise-cancelling headphones and just disassociate for 45 minutes. I wasn’t in the right environment for this one, so maybe I’d rank it higher than a four but it’s a solid four.

The Dark Side Of The Moon is the best produced album of all time. I have written two papers on this album and can talk endlessly about its tragic backstory with Syd Barrett or the deep meaning of it's lyrics, but I want to focus instead on the production of this album. Specifically it's composition and layout. This album is truly a masterpiece as a whole, and should be listened to as a completed package rather than individual tracks. Every song perfectly builds on the next. They bleed together so seamlessly you don't know when one ends and the next begins. 10 songs split perfectly in half with 5 on side A and 5 on side B. It's organized absolutely perfectly and hasn't been topped since. The intro song "Speak To Me" is a perfect set up. It starts out with a few seconds of silence to get you to think "Is my volume turned up?", and once you start to turn it up you begin to hear the heart beat of the album. The song takes you through a quick journey of what's to come with ticking clocks, cash registers, melodic wailing of a strange women, and the laughter of a mad man. It all builds into a crescendo until it stops and the next song tells you to.... "Breathe" and relax. That was only a taste of what's to come. You can take it easy and sit back in your chair. This album has only just started, so take a deep breath and gather yourself before we need to get... "On The Run". A bridge between songs that on a normal album would only be 30 seconds long. Pink Floyd was able to make a bridge that keeps you engaged, but more importantly sets the pace for the next song. This track is much more than a waste of... "Time". It was intended to lull you into a rhythm that is purposely interrupted by alarm clocks and ringing bells. Wake up, because this song is a big one! Played on the radio all over the world and the second most recognizable track on the album. There's not much that needs to be said about the heights this song has reached. It has climbed all the way to... "The Great Gig In The Sky". Where we float high above everyone around us and bask in the openness. There are no words that need to be said when you're looking out at the vast emptiness. Just the emotions to be felt from deep within. So much can be pulled from Clare Torry's vocals. It's a beautiful song, but it won't be played on the radio and let's be honest, we need to make some... (This is where side one ends on the vinyl. It's a perfect fade away and an intended break in the album to allow you to flip the record and let the next song to come in hard without sounding out of place.) "Money". The big single from the album. Is it ironic that this is the most profitable song off the album? Or that it's criticism of wealth and capitalism has made the band millions? Is Pink Floyd still able to relate to the common man, or has their success put them on the other side of... "Us And Them"? Should there even be an us and them? After all we are only ordinary men. Can't we all sit back and enjoy some beautiful saxophone? It's important to remember that we shouldn't be putting everyone into categories and fighting. Anyone can be... "Any Color You Like". Another 3 minute long bridge song, but in reality it's the backbone of the back half of this album. Side B blends perfectly together because of this song. It links everything so that it could be enjoyed as a whole even if you had... "Brain Damage". My favorite track off this album. It's a beautiful song with deeper meaning than just the struggle with mental illness. It's a song dedicated to Syd Barrett that hits so hard they made an entire album referencing back to him with Wish You Were Here. It's a reminder that this band has a past history, and it shouldn't be forgotten. It is a shame though because The Dark Side Of The Moon put everything Pink Floyd did before it in an... "Eclipse". And there we have it. We've come back around with another song encompassing everything that has come before. A perfect summary of the album with a fade out back into the heart beat we heard at the start. Not only does every song play perfectly into each other, but the album plays back into itself. You can loop it right back to the beginning and not lose a beat. Now take all of that perfectly composed genius and wrap it up in the most iconic album art ever. Every aspect of the album is so perfectly put together that I believe it is the best produced album of all time.

It's honestly nuts that the 1-minute intro to this album, consisting primarily of cash register noises, a droning generator, and a heart-beat/kick-drum metronome has over one hundred million streams on Spotify. It proves how holistic and iconic this album is, separate from its specific songs. 'The Dark Side of the Moon' is about the album experience, which makes sense, Pink Floyd has always had a knack for conceptually driven albums. It's to the point where it feels like every song before 'Time' is an interlude. It's the main reason why I'm more partial toward a 'Wish You Were Here' or 'Animals', where each song is so defined and secluded. From my taking also, I feel like this album's concept is far looser, and simultaneously not too eagerly indulged in. While the interlude and gimmicky moments might've been impressive and unique at the time, they only ended up bogging the album down for me. The "full" songs here though, holy, they're as good as Pink Floyd songs get. The three-piece 'Time', 'Great Gig in the Sky', and 'Money' are bluesier and more soulful than what I'd typically associate the band with. The former's existential leanings and mid-way explosive guitar barrage never fail to bring me unmatched joy. The 'Money' bassline, no matter how many times I've heard it, still fucks. 'Us and Them' is such a powerful song that keeps giving with these meaty, luscious harmonies sprouting throughout the song. It's a tear-jerker with a message tackling the unwavering nationalism and close-mindedness of global conflict opinion. Following it is 'Any Colour You Like', which is probably my favorite 'interlude' moment here - especially the messy, yet flourishing synth melodies that kick the track off. Going back to the idea of "song streams", has there ever been another band or musician in history who built an identity out of making "longer than usual" songs, yet still managed to achieve this unmatched level of popularity? It speaks to their quality. Everyone can love Pink Floyd, like everyone, there's not a single soul who can listen to this music and not like it to some degree - it's, historically, a popular music constant.

Do I really need to review it? :)

I mean..... the greatest album ever????? All you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be !!! My love for PF cannot be written in words.

A Time-less classic, and one of the greatest albums of all time(although I don't think it's the greatest Pink Floyd album). The epic vocals in "The Great Gig In The Sky" sends chills down my spine, and who doesn't love singing "Money" while splurging on the weekend? Finally, the end of the album winds down with the relaxing, yet, emotional "Us and Them", and there is no better way to close this album than "Eclipse". Favorite Track: "Great Gig In The Sky".

A classic. Second best Pink Floyd album. Many good songs.

If this list was the top one hundred albums of all time DSoTM would have a place on it. If this list was the top ten albums of all time DSoTM would have a place on it. There's nothing that can be said that hasn't already been said a thousand times. It's an essential album. There are other Floyd albums I like more and find more interesting, but it's undeniable to me how near perfect DSoTM is as an experience. If anything I might have arranged the tracks a little different, but hard to argue with a classic on this level. *Heard before.

A Classic, But Not Without Its Lulls There's no denying The Dark Side of the Moon is a landmark album. Its influence on popular music is undeniable. The album's concept of exploring the human psyche through themes of time, money, and sanity is ambitious and, at times, effective. Tracks like "Us and Them" and "Money" are undeniably catchy and have aged remarkably well. However, while the album boasts some iconic moments, it also suffers from pacing issues. The overall tone can be rather monotonous, and some tracks feel stretched out. The experimental soundscapes, while innovative for their time, can occasionally come across as indulgent. Ultimately, while The Dark Side of the Moon is a significant piece of music history, it's an album that rewards patience and repeated listens.

Hell yes. I didn't actually expect to like this album as much as I did. I thought it was going to be another highly rated album that was just okay and probably didn't deserve as much attention as it got. This deserved all the attention. Rock on, Floyd. 🌈

See you on the dark side of the moon!

What a great album, in every sense. I think I like "Wish you were here" just a teensy bit more than this one, but that takes nothing away from this masterpiece. It's impossible for me to untangle the songs from memories of reading books while listening to the album, or of watching Laser Floyd to various tunes from this album (although I was always disappointed that the laser show part never seemed all that magical), but regardless I love it that the album is so seamless, and yet there are also several truly great songs on their own. "Time" is probably my favorite, but "Us and Them", "Money" and "Brain Damage" are also up there too, plus all the non-lyric tracks. I think what sets this album apart, more than any other I've heard before or since, is how unique it sounds. I'm sure it's been classified this way and that, genre-wise, but to me it's a complete experience that doesn't really sound enough like anything else to be easily categorized. Perhaps not surprisingly, the Wikipedia entry is enormous and comprehensive, but also worth reading (at least to me). I particularly enjoyed reading about how they got Clare Torry's wordless singing on "The great gig in the sky", as well as where all of those quirky and candid fragments came from (flashcard interviews, although kind of the opposite of Brian Eno's famous flashcards, as it turns out). And I love it that Alan Parsons was involved in the recording, and I love it even more that the album's very large proceeds helped Pink Floyd fund "Monty Python and the Holy Grail".

perfect morning: up early, sun starting to shine, strong coffee with a small side of herbal refreshment, and dark side of the moon on my headphones. Thank you, Pink Floyd.

Hard to be objective but this is such a good album

Really good, not exception and perhaps the hype was too much. But really good. Would have been groundbreaking at its time.

The minute I saw this, I was like, "YESSS"!!!! I could not get to this fast enough. "PINK FREAKIN FLOYD"... NUFF SAID!!!

it was bound to happen at some point! in all honesty, this was my first time fully listening to this album. it took me a couple of tries to get into it. first time round, i was tired, hungry and cynical, and i didn’t pay enough attention, which left me wondering how this could possibly be considered a classic album. i was severely underwhelmed. on my second listen, later in the day and feeling a lot more positive, i was determined to understand this album. it was on this listen where i understood the hysteria around this record; the innovative studio techniques, the unique solos, the calm vocals. just goes to show how great an affect your mood can have on listening to an album. despite all this, i don’t believe it is fully a perfect album; if there was a 4.5/5 i would choose that. but it’s close enough, so i’ll round up for the sake of its legacy.

Masterpiece. Epic. Divinely inspired. What more superlatives can I find to describe this?

Perfect

I mean c’mon. It’s Dark Side of the Moon

Perfection

This record is a bore. There’s nothing here that I find very interesting. I feel like Pink Floyd is one of those bands that if you find them at the right time you love - for me, I never got the appeal.

Un real clásico del rock psicodélico, con canciones sumamente legendarias y un "passing" digno de cualquier top 20 de álbumes del imaginario de cualquier crítico musical. Los tracks que más destacan son "Money" y "Time", siendo las dos composiciones que se sienten como las piedras angulares bajo las que se mueve el resto del EP. Recomendable, pero ciertamente, no indispensable.

so good

Wow, the production is amazing for an album from 1970 and some of the openers give me chills!

Another Pink Floyd, so soon after the last album? You're too good to me. This is a definite 5 stars through and through.

I've heard it said that there have been so many copies of this album sold worldwide that it is statistically impossible for it not to be being played by someone somewhere at all times. For a good 6-12 months in the mid-90s I can definitely attest to that because I listened to it constantly, and have played it easily many more times than any other album. I can't put into words how this album makes me feel because I am neither an artist nor a poet, but they are big feelings and I was both delighted and saddened to see this come up today. Delighted because it is, in my opinion, the greatest album of all time, but saddened because I feel that, in the remaining 943 albums I have left, nothing else will come close to being as good as this.

Having listened to their contemporaries on this list, I've come to enjoy it more. Definitely not the greatest album of all time

did not expect to like it as much as i did seeing as this was the first time i listened to anything pink floyd!!

magique

I was beginning to get burned out from this list, with some recent travel + being obsessed with the Summer Olympics causing me to fall behind as well as a stretch of mediocre albums taking up my backlog as a result. But albums like this make this challenge worthwhile. "The Dark Side of the Moon" is far from new musical territory for me, but it's always nice to have the peace of mind that a titanic album such as this was always waiting in the wings of the random generator. The greatest concept albums flow effortlessly and don't overstay their welcome. One could argue that this is THE definitive concept album, I mean there's a reason that this album is taught in pretty much any music/rock history class. The themes explored are fairly general; among those being conflict, death, and the passage of time, which are things every human experiences. These are conveyed well through their respective tracks via their instrumentation and on-the-nose existential lyricism. Those seemingly random excerpts of dialogue scattered throughout the album make sense now after reading up on the album's production, as those voices are of the staff at Abbey Road answering questions related to the themes central to the album. The album is ultimately bookended with sounds of a heartbeat, driving home the overarching theme of human life and its experiences. Definitely one of the few classic rock albums that deserves its spot on the pantheon of the "greatest of all time" lists. The production is top-notch, as the instrumentation featured throughout is the main character here in my opinion. Guitar solos, synthesizers, ticking clocks, cash registers, etc. An already memorable album made even more so by it's unique instrumentation.

One of the all time Greatest Records ever made!

Feedt album, i sær Money!

Just not my thing

First 5er

I hate PF

5 Stars, no question.

just dont get it

Ein Jahrhundertalbum. 50 Jahre alt inzwischen und immer noch gut zu hören.

You’d think The Dark Side of the Moon had to be overrated right? Considering how highly regarded it is. And yet, it’s not. Many can be said about this album and all of it likely has been. For me, what’s special about it is how patient it is, how there are beautiful sound scape, then the drums and vocals hit, examples being Breath, Time and Brain Damage. A masterpiece. 9.5/10

Overrated

Have had some great nights on shelter island playing poker to this album with college friends. The story of life is unmatched through this album. “No one told you when you run, you missed the starting gun” has always stood out to me as a reflection point and makes me consider my position in this race. And despite trying to get the most out of life it’s always good to come home and warm your bones by the fire

A perfect album. One that you can listen to front to back without any moments that drag. The lyrics are incredible, taking on large and abstract concepts and cutting to the core of them in not so many words. The playing on this thing (especially David Gilmore) combined with the synths and effects (which never seem to show their 50 years of age) create songs that feel like worlds unto themselves.

One of the very best!

One of the best albums ever recorded!

This would have to be on the list of top 5 recordings ever made. It is a perfect concept album - groundbreaking and unique. Its only flaw is that it is too short. You are consistently left wanting more and playing it over and over never really gets old. Play it loud with good earphones to get the full effect. 11

That album cover would look great on a shirt

That was nice. I wish I had been there for the cultural phenomenon as I don't get all the hype, but it was still a good listen.

A Classic.

It seems cliched to say this album is one of the best. Think of the 12 year olds who just discovered classic rock and were 'born in the wrong generation'. But it is one of the best isn't it? It's probably the first album i'd think of when asked to name an album, it epitomises the album as an art form, it's probably about as close to perfect an album that's ever been made IMHO.

One of the best albums ever created. Loved this relisten - an easy five.

Some interesting songs, but overall extremely slow and hard to understand lyrics.

Unreal!

These guys are so talented. Songwriting is top tier and they have a consistent tone throughout that brings everything together. It feels profound when you are listening to it, like the universe is imparting some kind of ancient wisdom upon you

I've never heard of these guys before but this is pretty okay. I feel like you have to have a big IQ to understand this one - because all I hear is echoy vocals, a screaming banshee, and mild guitar and drums.

Sgt Pepper followed by Dark Side, what a treat!

My second Pink Floyd this week! I actually ended up listening to both this and "The Wall" back to back because I hadn't gotten to "The Wall" yet from earlier this week and had already been planning on knocking that one out today. This is the better of the two albums. Much shorter, tighter, and more intentional. I like the prog rock elements a lot. ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

Þessu grenjaði ég yfir þegar ég var smákrakki. Geri enn í dag. Elska af öllu hjarta.

This just works as a complete entity, doesn’t it? (Without the ‘bonus’ live tracks of course). The sound design is great. A one off

A masterpiece. This album is a gateway drug. Maybe not for everyone but for me it definitely was. It’s accessible enough for someone starting on their music journey but also opens your ears to new possibilities. I wrote out a whole diatribe but it was rambling so I cut it. The crux of it is that this album was one of the catalysts for helping me explore new kinds of music. And unlike some other gateway albums/bands this one stays with me. It’s just as good now as it was when I first got into it. Probably in different ways, the themes hit you different depending on where you are in life. But it’s endlessly relistenable and still one of the greatest albums of all time.

Pink Floyd is legend. The second album in my 1001 journey was Pink Floyd, and here we are again as I near 100. This is an iconic album with iconic songs. I enjoyed the album overall and will be coming back for more.

Rating: 8.5/10 Great album overall. The production and performances from all of the members is amazing, the atmosphere and sound on this album is truly unique. The standout songs are incredible and iconic like Time, Money, and Us and Them. My issue with this album is some of the other songs: On the Run should not be 4 minutes long, Any Colour You Like is forgettable compared to everything else, and Eclipse feels like an underwhelming closer. Although great, this album falls short to the band's best work (Wish You Were Here and Animals) which I think are more ambitious and interesting than this. Favorite songs: Breathe (In the Air), Time, The Great Gig in the Sky, Us and Them. Worst song: On the Run.

I know they are iconic, but not for me. 3/5

There was nothing I liked about this album. But maybe that’s because I wasn’t stoned when I listened to it…

Not my favorite PF album, but definitely a classic.

This album being so good and it's being so good being such a cliché feels bad, but man is it good. Good good bad good. Much wow.

I think this is the first time that I've taken a second to think "I'll never be able to hear this for the first time again" before pressing play. This is one of those albums that is so iconic and for some reason I've never actually listened to it before, so today was a treat. It's great, as expected. This is one where there's so much that's been written about it that I won't try to summarize much here, but it's a concept album about the pressures they faced and their former singer's mental health issues. The whole album has a really rich sound, it's generally pretty classic rock instrumentation but with lots of other instruments and synthesizers and things mixed in. It's also one of those albums that probably works best as a whole piece of art. The music is continuous from one song to another, so the whole thing just flows so smoothly, you'd barely know where one song is ending if not for the Spotify track listings. There's also a bunch of small spoken word snippets throughout, which typically don't really work for me but here they just bring things together so well. Basically all the songs were great, but the lyrics of "Time" really struck me, just an incredibly succinct and emotional way to capture the feeling of the passage of time (and then it's followed up with "The Great Gig In The Sky", which makes it hit even harder). Great album overall, the hype is warranted. Late '60s to early '70s rock is definitely a good period for me, and this is another top tier album from this period. Favorite song: Time Other: Breathe (In The Air), The Great Gig In The Sky, Money, Us And Them, Any Colour You Like, Brain Damage, Eclipse 7/18/24

You know I want to knock it down a peg as I know it will tick all the boxes of the older generation on here. But, you know, it's undeniably good and it would be churlish to be too edgelord about it.

Only meant to be heard while high.

355 records in my collection and i still haven’t bought the one that damn near everyone owns.

For many people, 'Dark Side of the Moon' is *the* great rock n roll album. As of this writing, it's the number 3 best album on the generator's global stats. It's the fourth best selling album of all time. So we need to take it seriously. Let me start by saying that I like Pink Floyd, but always preferred 'Wish You Were Here' to this one. I understand that 'Dark Side of the Moon' is a very good album, but I never quite understood why it was so particularly revered. It's obviously a huge step forward for Pink Floyd as a band and their most accessible album, but if you weren't already a fan, where's the extra appeal? I've listened to it quite a lot in the past and never really saw it. On revisiting this album now, I'm trying to be a bit more objective and two things strike me. First, the lyrics are fairly universal, focusing largely on the discontents of the modern Western citizen, to occasional point of madness. Secondly, it's a kaleidoscope of various rock styles up to (and slightly past) 1973. There's prog rock, blues, winding rock ballads, musique concrete and even glimpses into early pulsing electronic work that would later find their way to the likes of Kraftwerk and eventually David Bowie. Yet, it all feels almost seemless. I say almost because my biggest criticism is the insistence on littering the album with unnecessary sound effects, which (personal opinion) are a bit jarring and take one out of the flow of the complete album. So I accept that it's a significant album and maybe even a great one. But for me, it's not quite a perfect album, but I appreciate that I'm in the minority there.

Very solid. Not my first listen. High points: 70's goodness Low points: the chiming clocks at the beginning of time always drag on a bit too much. It's an amazing 7:00 minute track, but it's an even better 6:00 track starting at 1:0x

GOAT Album, not best Pink Floyd Album

An obvious 5 if there ever was one

Why is it so good? It heals me

Classic. Groundbreaking. Timeless.

Wooooo fucking Dark Side baby! A classic among classics and it’s hard to state the impact this album had on music, culture, and me. Every song serves its purpose on our journey through space and human psyche, with the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. One of the best ever, but is it even my favorite Floyd album? It was for a long time and sometimes still is. Not much to say that hasn’t been said, this album fucking rules.

TDSOTM. What else is there to say?

Lol, I decided not to skip. What can I say? This album is damn near perfection and most of the ideas haven’t completely aged.

89/100

arguably Pink Floyd's best album next to the Wall.

Great album front to back. Such interesting recording. Can definitely hear the influence on Radiohead - love the atmospheric stuff pulsed by more straight rock songs like time and money. Can see myself listening to this again sometime, but less relisten value only because I would need to pay more attention than just listen passively.

This is the album that boomers point to and say "They don't make 'em like they use to!!" for a good reason.

This album is incredible. So much to enjoy here.

Legendary! What more can I say?!

classic

Masterpiece

I've listened to the album before, but I did not realize until today that Us and Them is one of my favorite songs ever. Fucking incredible. I love, love, love when an album flows seamlessly between tracks, and this album does that so well I didn't know the track changed a couple of times. This is just an all-time elite. One of the best albums ever. Favorite Song(s): Time, Us and Them, Any Color You Like, Eclipse

It's Dark Side of the Moon

Chef d’œuvre intemporel.

not much to say, classic!

This album started as a 1 star, then upped to a 4 star, now I'm giving it the full 5! My mistake was thinking Pink Floyd would be an easy band, they're not, with so much to unpack first listen can feel like a right chore but I urge anyone rating this low to try it again and again. I'm on my 4th listen and its gets better every time. It doesn't top Wish You Were Here or The Wall for me but I can absolutely see why its so well loved. I'm well and truly down a Pink Floyd rabbit hole and loving it!

Perfect

One of the few albums I loved as a kid that I still can listen and actually love. It's really good. I get that they sold out and it's a dorm room poster band but to deny that it's anything short of perfect is absurd. Sure Animals and Wish You Were Here are maybe more ambitious but only because they set their own stage with this. People also sleep on Meddle.

Great Album

Deserves all the praise it’s gotten. Absolutely magnificent across the board: the playing, the songwriting, the production, the sequencing, everything. A truly perfect record. 5/5

I see why people like it. I am praising this album. But I feel little and journey doesn't hook me.

Have to be in the mood for this one but it is hard not to acknowledge its greatness. 5 stars if I was on the psychedelics.

I enjoyed that it was less “listening to music” then it was sort of a “musical experience”

The 3est album of all time.

Like Wish You Were Here but more so, I was a bit worried that this wouldn't match up to my 15 year old's memories. It did and more. I listened on record, as nature intended, and you can see why it's still held up as the exemplar of high quality sound. While it's an album that's about the whole, there are also a number of really standout moments - the 'I'm not frightened of dying' bit, the vocal kicking in in Breathe, the opening riff of Money (otherwise the album's worst song IMHO). And above all, the astonishing virtuoso vocal throughout Great Gig In The Sky - real goosebumps and shivers all over. Smashing.

They have 3 other albums better than this, yet this is the one people praise to the moon and back, pun somewhat intended. Still a great album, I love every song except Money. That one's obviously here to have a radio single, and it ruins the flow of the album. The conundrum, though, is the fact that the concept of the album demands a song about money. So I guess it can keep its lame boomer radio rock track, as long as I get to keep Us and Them.

Undulled by decades Much revered album still jams Nearing perfection

1001 Albums Day 5 The first entry that I've listened to before. As with many of us on here, Pink Floyd was the band that got me into critical listening in my teens, so it's safe to say I've listened this album to death. A thing I find with music you love and have listened to too much is that you stop being able to be objective and find it difficult to quantify. It has hardened in your mind into an entity, instead of a collection of sounds done well, or less so, but I'll still try to come up with some observations about the album. It's been a little while since I gave this album a proper listen and a thing that struck me is that this is almost an electronic rock record, with heavy usage of synths, arpeggios, electronic drums and sampling. Now, Pink Floyd have never been that far from electronic music. I find that their sound was created by the three pillars of Waters's lyrics, Gilmour's guitarwork and Wright's electronic soundscapes, which is why Pink Floyd was so much lesser when one of those went away. Nowadays, me pointing out the usage of electronics on a rock record may seem a bit weird, but I can imagine, at the time that hearing a song like On the Run on a rock record might have been a bit of a shock. I have always loved the midnight sound of this record, feeling black and blue like a moody jazz club painting, spiraling somewhere between rock and funk and 70s pop. Though it seems an ocean away, in terms of development and maturity, it is quite obvious that Meddle was only 2 years old at the time. Currently, the thing you might know Dark Side for is people saying it's nowhere near Pink Floyd's best despite being their most popular album. And while I do get that sentiment, and actually agree with it - I've always been a The Wall and Wish You Were Here kinda gal - I still think the reaction is overblown. Listen, people, we're comparing 9's to 10's, let's not pretend that anything from Meddle to The Wall is anything less that great. Or that anything from Dark Side to The Wall is anything less than one of the best albums ever made. We're literally comparing apples to slightly different apples here. All in all, The Dark Side of The Moon is a perfectly amazing Progressive Piano Rock album with electronic experimentations and one of the greatest and most high-fidelity mixes ever produced at the time. It isn't the deepest, most complex or most difficult Floyd album, and whereas future releases would focus their efforts on exploring a central idea, this album is more sort of idle musings on life, and in that respect, it is perhaps closer to Saucerful of Secrets than The Wall. However, all of that being said it is still one of the best listening experiences in rock history, and when people's biggest criticism of an album is that you did better later on, you know you've done pretty well for yourself. 9/10

It turns out sometimes, when everyone says something is great, they're actually right

deserved reputation

Classic

Still outstanding

boomer rock... is good?

Oh Jesus like I need to relisten. Not my favourite Floyd record, not in my Top 50 of all time, arguably overrated, BUT I would be completely remiss to say that isn’t one of the most rewarding album experiences you can have. Get it on vinyl, pop a tab of acid, close your eyes, and let those clocks before Time scare the ever loving shit out of you.

It's almost hard to pick individual songs out because it feels like one single piece. Ebbs and flows, masterfully trapping us under its spell. What more can be said about this album? In terms of moments, though, I really like how the disorienting, psychedelic keys of On the Run segue into the intro of Time. Money has its iconic bassline, but it's the guitar and saxophone leads that really shine. Any Colour You Like is another instrumental, keyboard heavy section, bringing us gently back down after the high of Us and Them. Brain Damage and Eclipse blend together, one more climax before things finish as they started, with a heartbeat and empty space.

It's a great album, of course it is, but I don't listen to it any more. Or any Pink Floyd TBH. I don't feel they've aged as well as some of their contemporaries.

6 stars

A classic

Classic. As Rich says, no brainer. One of the most original albums of its time and it stands up today

Of course I'm pretty familiar this one, but it really is great. I was surprised at how much I liked "The Great Gig in the Sky" and "Eclipse" - love the backing vocals!

There’s two ways that one can go about reviewing this album - the easy way or the hard way. The easy way to review it would be to just say, “It’s Dark Side of the Moon.” That’s it. This album continues to garner accolades. It shows up on “Top Albums of All Time” articles from various publications. The individual songs and the whole have been covered multiple times (and yes, that includes the shitty Roger Waters solo de-make). Even if some people might prefer Animals or Wish You Were Here, Dark Side usually gets brought up when discussing the best albums of Pink Floyd’s discography. You could point to all that and get away with it. The hard way to review it is to sit down, listen in full with a fresh mind, and think critically about how this album works in relation to you the listener. For me, I know I just listened to this album a couple of months ago for the solar eclipse in Vermont, plus I watched a making of documentary about Dark Side last week. Regardless, I wanted to listen again in full and see if I can figure out why it works for me. What I can say right off the bat is how impeccable tracks flow from one to another. Whether it’s “Breathe (in the Air)” building up tempo to “On the Run”, or “Any Colour You Like” with the guitar bend at the end moving towards “Brain Damage” followed by “Eclipse”, the transitions are well executed. There’s even wonderful segues in the tracks themselves, such as the cashier sounds leading into the bass line for “Money”, or “Time” providing a neat callback to “Breathe (in the Air)” at the end. Hell, even the intro track “Speak to Me” serves as a pretty good overture. Every band member and session member perform exceptionally well on this record. My personal highlights would have to be Dick Parry’s saxophone solos on “Money” and “Us and Them”, as well as Clare Torry’s vocals on “The Great Gig in the Sky”. Lyrically, Roger Waters was able to craft a meaningful reflection on life as we are each day drawn closer to the end of our time. Is it a bit melodramatic? Maybe, yet it also can be viewed as a call to pursue something greater in our lives while we still can. Overall, I’m glad to have revisited Dark Side and thought more about how I view this album. At the end of the day, that’s the best we can do on this site, ain’t it?

What an awesome way to start this week. I really loved "DSotM" since the day I first heard it. Every song is almost perfect. There is a reason why this album is near universally loved. It's 46 years since Pink Floyd made this masterpiece and music was changed forever. I'll give "Dark Side of the Moon" 5 stars.

Alltaf rugluð

Still great!

If I ever tried to put together a favorite 25 albums of all time list- this would definitely make the cut.

classic, Pink Floyd's best album

I did the proper thing and listened thru even though I was pretty sure this was an epic 5. It was.

Psychadelic jams.

This album is sick. Go read someone else’s better review.

One of the all-time greats. There aren’t many albums that bring you on the majestic journey that The Dark Side Of The Moon brings you on.

Believe it or not it’s good

As good as it gets

Obra de arte

I think this is the last of the really big headliner albums on this list for me and it was a great one to end on. Plus, this one proves the randomness because I got like all 8 Bowie albums and 1000 others before this. Anyway, I didn’t really have any new revelations on this latest relisten but that’s probably more due to the fact that I’ve listened to this more times than I can count. There’s no skips and it deserves its spot among the best albums ever with my favs being time and brain damage/eclipse.

I know I'm supposed to think this is the greatest thing ever, but I just don't. It's good though. 4/5

IDK....I just don't think it's as great as everyone else I guess. That frickin' song with the woman wailing made my physically angry. A few great songs and a lot of experimental filler.

The Wizard of Oz trick! 🙌🏼🌟

If you’ve never watched the version of Wizard of Oz that is synced to this album, go do it.

Overall really good but the sounds at the start would get boring with multiple listens

Best album for relaxing and deep thoughts

TICKING AWAY THE MOMENTS THAT MAKE UP A DULL DAY

Breathe The Great Gig In The Sky Money Brain Damage

Not much to say here...you either love it or hate it. I'm in the former camp. This is one of the easiest 5s I've given here yet. Absolutely timeless. Had the pleasure of seeing the Flaming Lips perform this in full at their New Year's Eve Freakout in 2010. Did not disappoint then either but you can't beat the original with a stick. If you're one of the people who enjoys shitting on this album, you may need to look deep within and ask "Am I the problem?". That may answer more questions than you're comfortable with but I promise you it's worth it on your journey to being a better human. Standout Tracks: Breathe (In the Air) Time, Money, Us and Them

Hard to overstate how good this is. Happy for the opportunity to listen again

Borinh

had some great songs but was just weird at times

I showed my album of the day to my wife and she said 'oh it's a day off then?' But no. Why let a chance to listen to this album again in its entirety go to waste? This is not my favourite Pink Floyd album. I don't think every note is perfect and I even think some of the songs don't work for me. BUT. This is masterfully recorded, brilliantly conceived, and lovely to listen to. There's not a moment during my listen that I thought to bring this down from a solid 5 stars.

There's already so much has been said about this album, I don't believe I can add anything more to it. I'll just say it, it's the pinnacle of human's capability to make music.

Unlike many experimental albums the quality of production and musicianship hasn't dated, and there are quality songs on offer. On the Run is the only track that hasn't aged well and feels at odds with the epic, sweeping rock band sound. But there's too much noodling, atmos music and muttering dialogue - which at the time made it an experience, but now sounds a bit tiresome. Strip out the greatest hits (which I know is not the point here) and it's a 3 star album. As an album experience, I suppose it still stands up. But I got bored. Wish You Were Here is a better album.

💰

My happiest of happy places is in a planetarium watching a laser Dark Side of the Moon show.

obviously a pretty great album. not as good as animals or wish you were here imo but its pretty easy to see why its considered one of the best. strong 8/10

I wonder are younger generations still getting into this, probably one of the best “albums” ever. Still does really stand up well today. This was one of my first CDs purchased and I never owned it on vinyl so came late to it but it sounded wonderful this evening. An easy 5/5.

Classic of the classics

One of my favourite albums ever.

Definitely the first time I've had three back to back to back 5 star albums. What can you say about these albums? brilliant, fantastic, amazing. All of the above. Great stuff. LOVE the guitar work on Time, all the actual song songs are brilliant and the inbetween is inventive and interesting. The female vocals in The Great Gig in the Sky are epic, great stuff I refer to album length ALOT, but this is the third stone cold classic album in 3 days, and they have all been less that 45 mins. incredible. Longer songs but less songs makes an album more focused, and this is laser focused.

Yeah this is a classic for a good fuckin' reason. Life changing audible experience, one of the greatest albums ever. Not much else to say as the music speaks for itself

I waited until I could listen to this with headphones. Have heard it/ been around it all my life, and wanted to give it the attention that it truly deserved. I will say, both my husband and dad have the clocks from 'Time' as their ringtone, so I did think for a hot second that phone was ringing which was fun. The tingliness in my ears at times was an added bonus. Breathe (In the Air) and Us and Them are my two favorites, and they aren't even the best on the album. It warrants 5 stars. I can't find anything to fault here. The hype is real. 5/5

What do you want me to say?

I wonder what Pink Floyd would think if they knew the only song I’d heard off this album was money and I’d only heard it because it was the soundtrack for a winterguard show in 2009

Not my first or last listen. This is THE album to me. If I was talking to an alien and had to show them music this would be the first album. And then they'd be just a little disappointed with the rest, unless they had very specific taste. Great to go on a little sound journey again.

Great listen while stuck in Boston traffic! Seemed liked they never took a breather in the live portion of the album- impressive.

i mean it’s the dark side of the moon. i probably won’t listen again but yeah it was good! fun! would love to go to a laser light show!

Love this album - hear something new every time I listen to it.

Classic. Heard many time before

***This is a headphones album or a good stereo system, or a decent in-car system album. Listening to this on a bluetooth speaker in the corner is pointless. It's not that it's an amazing production by modern standards (though incredible achievement for the time) it's just a big dynamic soundscapre full off effects and moments that need to be experienced fully.*** And now the review: Stone-cold, copper-bottomed, nailed-on, drop-dead master-stroke. The only album I've heard that gives birth to you at the start before giving you up to oblivion at the end whilst fast-forwarding through all of life's tribulations in between. My favourite album of all time by anyone, and really I think it is the ultimate example of the album as an art form in itself. The guitar solo in "Time" is unmatched. The only noodling on this album is in the transient "On the run" but that's because they were at the bleeding edge with sequencing analogue synths. Despite the Syd Barrett mythology, they had come a long way from 'Vegetable Man' by this point, and even with the obvious big themes it is not pretentious, the lyrics are blunt and poignant. The album this list was made for surely?

It's a close to perfect as an album can be.

consistently good

masterpiece, maybe slightly overrated but still a masterpiece.

Classic

Amazing atmosphere and great, uninterrupted instrumentals makes this a 5/5 for me.

Definite banger, every song is a hit.

Something you have to experience for yourself. Truly an album you need to head before you die!

I think Dark Side Of The Moon is one of those albums that achieves this sort of mythical status where it became so ingrained into music that it's bigger than itself. What I mean by that is that even people who have never heard it and might not even recognize the name Pink Floyd could recognize the album cover because it's so ubiquitous. People who normally don't go out of their way to listen to music outside of new, top 40 pop hits have either listened to it, or are at least somewhat aware of its legacy. It has a reputation for being the gateway album to teenagers that haven't developed their own music taste yet, bringing them into the world beyond what their parents and peers listen to. This begs the question of how, exactly, it could possibly live up to this legacy. In my view, it does, to an extent. It has some problems, like how the first three tracks (especially On The Run) feel a bit disorganized in comparison to the rest of the album, but as a whole, I think it has its place as one of the all time great classic rock albums.

What a great album for letting the mind slip away from whatever earthly nonsense is in one's head. I saw PF live once, and that was enough. This is not the driving rhythm that I like for live music. It is music for headphones. I use Floyd to set a tone or mood. Maybe 3 or four times a year.

i have a long history with this one already

Actually really good all the way through just like they all said it was

Art, but not for every day

C'mon.. I'd be crazy to not have heard Dark Side of the Moon a thousand times already. Some of the greatest rock you'd ever hear in your life. Super iconic tracks, outstanding production, super artistic and completely game changing. Granted my favorite Pink Floyd album lies between Wish you were here and The Wall but neither can really live up to the legacy of this LP. Some of the most beautiful vocal performances. The great gig in the sky will forever hold one of the best build ups in music history. Such a moving album full of gratifying and timeless sounds. Nick Mason deserves his flowers for doing such an awesome job playing the drums as well. Right next to him would be Richard Wright on the keys and even Clare Torry for her legendary vocal contribution.

I mean, it's just SO good isn't it

Classic. Mind stretching. One of the all time greats that my dad had in his collection. A worthy listen.

Come on.. it’s Dark Side of the Moon. No review needed, but I do hope Animals is on this list

Amazing album. I don't like it.

Not really much to add. Nobody else was on their level in production. Lyrically powerful and universal, but never preachy. Paced and delivered in a way that still makes this record enjoyable and exciting. Flawlessness that is constantly endearing and enticing.

I do prefer other Pink Floyd albums but then again they are all worthy of a 5. Brilliant at the time and still is.

I’ve gone back to this one over and over, trying to “get it”, but I just don’t think it’s for me. I understand the importance, and I always see people quoting great lyrics online, but it’s just not happening for me. Maybe someday! Also, the intro is so scary.

Classic

A classic that never gets old. (Same with the cover art!)

It's not their best. It is really good tho

Wow two five-star albums in a row. Great start to the week. Great album, although I prefer Wish You Were Here.

I love this album, easily in my top ten and one of the albums I can just sit and listen to, rather than treating it as background music. This is one of the albums that I have listened to for decades and as my life changes, I get more and different meanings from the songs. I love Gilmour's guitar work in this album, I love the lyrics, not generally a saxophone fan, but it works here.

How could this be anything but a 5/5? Favorite album from one of my favorite bands for sure.

I mean how can you not have a special place in your heart for this album. Sixth grade me syncing this up to The Wizard of Oz before I had even smoked pot…wow. Memories. Pink Floyd definitely has a reputation, but I mean come on. It’s good rock and roll. And any band that writes a song in 5/4 gets immediate points in my book. Sorry not sorry. I like this album.

Goat

4.7 - This is such an incredible album and I was surprised how well I knew it. I've not listened to them for over 10 years, but it hit me just like it did before.

What's there left to say about this old thing? I like to imagine how it would have felt living through the release of this in 1973, and I think it would have felt truly monumental. They took the rock music formula to grandiose new heights, creating something epic and conceptual, without overstepping the line into pastiche. If we were to play Over/Under/Properly rated I would still say that DSotM is very slightly overrated. Let's face it, some of the tracks that build atmosphere are ones you would never listen to outside of the album experience, even if they do help make it one of the most cohesive albums of all time. Fave Tracks: Breathe, Time, The Great Gig in the Sky, Us and Them 4.7/5

Obviously 5

I know this is popular, and I should like it. I can appreciate the tone, musicianship, production, but it's a very difficult listen for me.

One of the great albums.

It's a classic for a reason, one of my favourite albums of all time.

My father in law sadly passed away after a motorcycle accident the day before I got this album in this app. I could not bring myself to listen to it. I was going to tell him about this app, cause we loved talking about music and he wanted to expand his horizons so I thought he'd love this. 5 starts from him.

It doesn't get much better than this. I can't choose a favorite track, you've just gotta listen straight through.

This was fine.

I'm willing to bet that this was one of the first albums that the author put on the list - it's a legendary album for a reason, and it wasn't just the cover that made it one of the biggest selling albums of all time. Brilliant record.

"Dark Side of the Moon" is the eighth album by English rock band Pink Floyd. Before the recording started, the band conceived a concept album focusing on pressures faced by their arduous lifestyle and the mental health problems of former band member Syd Barrett. The album engineer was Alan Parsons who along with the band were responsible for the sonic aspects including multitrack recording, tape loops and analogue synthesizers. The album had wide-spread critical acclaim for its lyrics, production and engineering and, in 2012, was inducted by the Library of Congress into the National Recording Registry for its artistic significance. Commercially, the album hit #1 in the US and #2 in the UK and was the biggest selling album of the 70's. The album opens with a long silence in "Speak to Me" which eventually goes into various noises (people laughing, screams) and without a break goes into the next song. "Breathe (in the Air)" is a dreamy, slower song. The guitar stretching. It's about the importance of one's life and the threat of madness. The beating of the instrumental "On the Run" leads into "Time." The multiple clock noises and that guitar noise (I think) that always reminds of a kung fu movie. Great vocals by David Gilmore and Richard Wright and great backing vocals by a host of female singers (that's true throughout the album). The passage of time can control one's life. Speaking of great female singers, Clare Torry gives emotional wordless outbursts throughout the song "The Great Gig in the Sky." Mostly backed by Wight's organ and piano, the song dramatically builds towards the end. The coin/tearing paper/cash register noise loop and bass open the first single " Money." Dick Parry's sax and David Gilmore's guitar solos highlight the song. The song mocks greed and consumerism. "Us and Them" uses word dichotomies in its three verses to describe the senseless nature of war, racism and aspects of society. Another great Parry sax solo. The album closes with Roger Waters on lead vocals in "Brain Damage" and "Eclipse." "Brain Damage" is an obvious song about mental illness from fame and Syd Barrett. Nice guitar chords. "Eclipse" offers the hope of a bright side or sun but there's always the dark or moon side working against it. Listening to this album today, I noticed all the sound effects, random noises and layered production. This added a lot to the atmosphere. I found this album more laid back and chill especially the first side with the instrumentals intermixed. A few highlights for me include the lyrics, Parry's sax solos and the female backing vocals. They successfully achieved all their themes they were aiming for. The musicianship and vocals are top-notched. I'm sure everyone has an opinion of this album and for me this sounded every bit the classic album I remembered it to be.

One of the greatest albums of all time

Proof that it is possible for an overrated album to deserve all the praise it gets. Current #5 of all time. Thank you mom.

Has to be one of the best albums ever. -The sun is the same in a relative way but you’re older.

Honestly, what is there to say about this album that hasn't already been said? Best Song: Money Worst Song: On the Run The Lunatic: On the Grass Album Score: 9/10

Solid album. Favourites- breathe, money, time,

Wow, first day doing 1001 Greatest Albums and I get this classic! I've listened to this before as a teenager that didn't have the musical context or ear to appreciate what I was hearing, but even in my 30s this took me a couple of listens to get into. I started feeling sad that I would never get to experience hearing this for the first time in the 70s. It would have been monumental and earth shattering, like nothing I'd heard before, I'm sure. On second listen I started to appreciate the seamless transitions from song to song, not really knowing where the next track had begun. The whole thing takes you on a journey. Definitely going on my list of listen agains and I look forward to picking up something new on each subsequent listen.

One of my favourite albums of all time. Pure musical genius with sound and lyrics that apply to any time. It is eternal.

5 stars

Meh. Watered down prog for the mainstream

impeccable

Classic Pink Floyd experimental bluesy rock. Not my preferred Pink Floyd album; The Wall is.

Instruments galore. So many fun and unique sounds and compositions that I really enjoyed and look forward to listening to again.

I wish I liked this, I really do.

Brilliant senic melodic album

Nothing is more of a classic album.

Just pure epic album..

Pink Floyd - 5 stars. Nuff said

Didn't listen to this yesterday then I didn't need to as this is one of my favorite albums. Will probably listen sometime during the weekend. Great music expertly performed.

There's nothing I can say about this masterpiece that hasn't been said. A brilliant stroke of musical genius that is near perfect in every way

Some albums deserve their status.

One of my absolute favorites! Always a joy to listen to!

This is an epic album, I don’t adore every song but it’s a great trippy listen all the way through. Im divided between 4 and 5 so I’ll go with the consensus and hit 5

100% deserves it's standing as one of the greatest albums ever made. I don't consider myself a Pink Floyd fan. It most defintely wasn't my era. But I totally understand how it enchanted a generation. It is simply great music.

There's a lot of weird on the album that makes it a hard listen sometimes, but clearly a classic.