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a lot more psychedelic than I normally listen to but cmon it's pink floyd. It's a classic and for good reason - it's weird and conceptual and makes me feel like i'm high and in space but strangely, it still works. I'm a sucker for the more musical songs like Money but the strange and funky instruments and sounds are so intriguing. Love the way the vocals are produced too btw. Overall, just a good ol' classic.
Liked this. Don’t think I have previously listened to the full album.
I first listened to this album early in highschool when I had a big progressive rock phase. I had liked a lot of the more technical Prog like yes and king crimson so I decided to give this one a go. found it boring. I spontaneously decided to relisten to it again last year. and then I listened again. and again. and then listened to most of pink floyds discography. it feels kind of basic but this album is just so good.
Bored bored bored
Time is still a really strong track. Overall more up my alley but not my favorite ever
Total banger.
Is it possible to go higher than 5 stars? This is just a perfect psychedelic rock album. I am not even a Pink Floyd fan and this is just lush, well constructed, anthemic, and timeless.
fuck yeah
Wow I haven’t listened to this one in a minute. Pink Floyd’s proggy elements have always been tempered by a solid sense of popular songcraft and this is the pinnacle of that. Sure, it’s druggy and a little pretentious but not so much that you can’t enjoy the songs outside of the context of the entire album. Time for example is just a good song, period. That being said, I forgot about all the synth washes. And saxophones. Anyways, whatever, happy to revisit this one, which is more than I can say about the bulk of the boomer bullshit on this list.
One of my all time favorites. Over the years, I've had this on tape, CD and now vinyl. I've done the dark side of the rainbow, of course. Total classic.
Nice background music. Some tracks are very instrumental which I like.
Classic, and perfect for a Friday.
It's alright. Kind of slow and meandering. I didn't like nearly as much as Wish You Were Here.
Pretty cool. Found the actual songs a bit less interesting than the rest
I have always and will always love this album. Visionary, beautiful, unique; it has a voice and it's not afraid of indulging in itself. Infinitely listenable.
Its an experience I love how all of the songs are made to fade into each other
one of the alltime bests
I guess it had its time, right now I think i am not able to take enough substances to make me enjoy it
absolute masterpiece
Didn’t have to listen because I’ve heard it 1000’s of times, but did anyway because of course
Ok
I like some of the songs and some of it has a chill vibe but I wouldn't go back and listen to a lot of the songs.
Already knew I loved it but I was due for another listen
7.5
I started with prog in the 2010s, and I can see how this album influenced what I hear today. However, working backwards in time puts the album at a disadvantage. There are a few tracks I enjoyed, but for the most part I just hear a shadow of the prog music I enjoy today.
Woah whats the new album! Never heard this before! Wow! So cool & new! ! !!
Fun fact: on this listen, my record player was stuck and I didn't realize it, so I started it four times and eagerly awaited those familiar pulses four times before I realized. Also my player was on 45 rpm throughout all of "Speak to Me". This is why siblings shouldn't get to borrow your record player over the summer. Anyways the fact that I already had this album on vinyl should start to clue you into my opinion. Fun fact 2: By coincidence I also happened to revisit the last two tracks of Division Bell today. Now THAT'S a weird one. Album #1. Was pretty nervous about this project seeing as I've tried similar large-scale music discovery initiatives before and they haven't persisted long, and this promises to take almost four years, but when I clicked the button and saw this album I let out an audible chuckle. What are the chances that the album most often crowned as the greatest of all time should happen to be my first review? DSOTM requires no introduction, not to me or anyone else. But while I'm here I'm tempted to reminisce about my history with Dark Side, if not Floyd as a whole because that would take much, much too long. But I can tell you how I remember first encountering Pink Floyd through this album on a sleepover with a friend in fifth grade, putting it on shuffle on Spotify and laughing off the confusion. Buying it on vinyl at Best Buy in sixth grade and listening to it with my mom, and being jump-scared by the chimes in "Time". Putting it on one time when I was sick and younger, lying down on a couch and falling in love with music. I now have eight dusty Pink Floyd records and two posters in my childhood room. My middle school yearbook quote came from this album. I wanted to name my dog Floyd. To this day, I cannot enter a busy airport and not listen to "On the Run". I've ignored Floyd a lot in recent years--probably a reaction to how pretentious and obsessed I was with them previously, as well as current Roger Waters--but you can't deny this. Probably not Floyd's best album, probably not even their most significant cultural impact, but this was formative. Looking forward to this project, which I now realize will involve a lot of looking back, which I'm learning to be okay with. Wish I'd something more to say, except bring it on.
Too many sound effects but enjoyable. Favorite song: The Great Gig in the Sky.
Pretty good background music dragged a bit at the beginning. Might need a relisten
It is obvious that this album has influenced modern music as well know it. Just based on this it deserves a 5 however since this album has influenced so much music after it it caused for my personal experience to be watered down. Because of this personally I will rate 4 stars.
“The Dark Side of the Moon is a little like puberty: Feel how you want about it, but you’re gonna have to encounter it one way or another. Developed as a suite-like journey through the nature of human experience, the album not only set a new bar for rock music’s ambitions, but it also proved that suite-like journeys through the nature of human experience could actually make their way to the marketplace—a turn that helped reshape our understanding of what commercial music was and could be.” Perfect description. This is what I truly think this list of albums to hear before I die was made for.
Pas le meilleur album Pink Floyd mais un des meilleurs de tous les temps 6/5 si je pouvais
One of the classics and best Floyd albums.
From the very beginning a marvellous trip into the depths of what is possible between melancholic songwriting and experimental playfulness. But the longer this short album is proceeding the simpler it kinda gets. Bluesrock „Money“ is the peak of normalism. Strange how small the shoulders of giants look on which bands like GY!BE supposedly stand on.
Love it, one of the best!
Should be in the top 10 of everyone's favorites.
Don't think I'd ever listened to the album as a whole before, absolutely great, a classic for a reason.
Masterpiece!
I've always really enjoyed this album. However, being a big Pink Floyd fan, I don't think this is their best works. Best production, maybe, but not the best songs. Still an amazing listen everytime! 4.5/5
je pige pas pourquoi tout le monde se branle sur cet album mais OK
Nice!
A masterpiece that still holds up after 50 years.
Oh you bet. Let's go spegettio
либо я его слушала больше чем помню, либо все музыканты незаметно его семплируют. кажется очень знакомой музыка) норм
I enjoy how each song flows into another but rather redundant
Some overly long intros, outros, and interludes, but the actually meat of the songs is incredible. Definitely an experience to listen to.
I was quite surprised to find that I recognized nearly every song on this album! I've always wanted to give Pink Floyd a real chance, but I can't say that this album sparked much interest in me. None of the songs really stood out to me as noteworthy, and I don't enjoy when songs use sound effects/random noises in their instrumentation (there are exceptions when it is well done like with Gotye, but here it is just obnoxious. Referring to Money in particular). One thing they did do incredibly well is making the entire album blend together. I always appreciate when an album feels more like an experience than a random listing of tracks, and they pulled that off perfectly here. The low rating probably reflects more on my own taste in music than it does the actual quality of the album.
Bleh
was already a favorite album though. :)
Really enjoyed this, been anticipating the listen for quite a while. Unlike quite a lot of things I’ve heard (honestly). “Us and them” would have to be one of my favourites, as well as “Breathe”. Although, I enjoyed all of them. I really liked the meaning behind a lot of the songs, as well as the feel you get from them. For example, the song “On the Run” sounds and feels like you are running fast or being chased by something. Sort of sounds like the music you get when fighting the final boss in a video game. I thought the cash register sound effects at the start of “Money” were very fitting. I really like the chill vibe you get from “Breathe”. I think it’s placed very well being the 2nd song in. It’s a bit unusual to get into at first with the opening track making you question whether the track is playing, as it is very quiet. I definitely gathered that it’s a much better listen with headphones. Overall I really enjoyed the album, I think it’s one that will become better over a few more listens. At this stage I have it at a 4. It’s just way too good to be any lower🔥
Amazing listen. The true definition of an album experience. I don’t understand how this album was made 50 years ago, the production is perfect.
Masterpiece.
Classic
I can't imagine what it was like to have this drop in 1973. For me when i first heard it I thought it was over-hyped and boring aside from Money. Now that I'm no longer a 14 year old skate punk I can appreciate it for its merits even if I still find The Great Gig In The Sky to be a bit silly. It's not my favorite Pink Floyd but it's better than I used to give it credit for.
classico
hell yeah! another one i know!! i mean on this album there is "the great gig in the sky" i cannot rate it any lower
It’s hilarious how much higher this album is rated than any other one I’ve gotten so far. Who ever would have guessed.
I will be honest going into this album I had very mixed feelings because for one this is one of the most iconic albums of all time so I didn't want to dislike it and be that guy but on the other hand I was really not a fan of their first album which I had listened to. That being said this album lived up to its hype for the most part. I was a little worried because the first few songs on this album were good but not game breaking except for "Breathe". Then we get "Time" which is the start of the really good shit. Personally I could have gone without the ear piercing clock noises as I was listening to this full volume with headphones while cooking my dinner but after that the song is incredible. Beyond that the album is immaculate. My favorite song is probably "Us and Them" but really from "Money" to "Eclipse" you can't really go wrong. The thing that stands out on this album before everything else to me is the guitar work throughout. I don't know I have listened to an album that had such consistently great guitarwork. That being said I think this album really is held back from being a 10/10 by "On the Run". It was genuinely grating to hear and that coupled with the start of time was the worst 3-4 minutes I have heard on any album that is this highly regarded besides "Love To You" on Revolver. That being said I still really enjoy this album and think that for the most part it deserves all the credit it gets. 9.5/10
This record is an absolute masterpiece. There isn't a bad song on it. It's one of those records that feels like such an experience even time you listen to it. Flawless.
A masterpiece. Fantastic commentary on growing old and society.
Zit iedereen op de hype train? Want dit is toch wel het meest bekende muzieksnobby album aller tijden. Ik ben benieuwd, denk niet dat ik het ooit hebt geluisterd. Speak to me is een beetje aan de stille kant. On the run is echt een ongelooflijke trip, een soort koortsdroom van een nummer. Doet in elk geval wel echt zn naam eer aan, ik word hier een beetje zenuwachtig van. Vind de instrumentale stukken heel nice, vooral omdat als er dan vocals komen(zoals bij time) dit opeens een stuk intenser voelt? Het album loopt heel erg fijn in elkaar over, waardoor je niet echt een idee hebt dat je naar een specifiek nummer zit te luisteren. Ik kan me goed voorstellen dat dit ook zo'n album is waar je eigenlijk altijd het album aanzet ipv 1 nummer ofzo. Vind het daarom ook lastig om een nummer er uit te pikken omdat alles zo erg in elkaar overloopt en bij elkaar hoort. Dit is een album waar ik zeker vaker naar ga luisteren, maar niet snel effe een nummer van aan ga zetten. FAVO: Time, Money, Us and Them
Pink Floyd. Een groep die ik haatte puur uit principe (bedankt top 2000). Hoewel ik zeker in ben voor iets psychedelisch, moet dit wel bijzonder goed zijn om me te overtuigen. Gelukkig lukt ze dat best aardig! Vind de elektronische en jazz invloeden heel vet. Ik vind het ook prettiger dat de nummers naadloos op elkaar aansluiten, dat maakt het een mooi geheel Het hysterische gekrijs mag van mij wel iets minder. Favorieten: On The Run, Us And Them, Any Colour You Like
A bit overrated imo. Nothing special.
I like myself some Psychedelic Rock however a bit boring in all. Money was a good song. 2/5
5 out of 5. Great album from beginning to end.
Day 1 of 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd I'm embarrassed to say I've never heard this album before. But this is exactly why I'm doing this, to find classic and incredible albums that have somehow passed me by. The fact each track bleeds and continues into the next is so satisfying to the ear. To be honest, some of it is a bit too psychedelic for me. However, it isn't boring that's for sure. Favourite Songs - Breathe, Money, Us And Them.
good enough
Shit
Easily one of the greatest albums ever recorded.
Epic album!
Great depth of sound and fluidity between tracks. One of the most complete albums I have heard.
Already loved this album.
Time-Great Gig in the Sky-Money is such a good 3 track run it's actually unbelievable
This is an all-time great. Innovative use of samples and synthesizers and reverb and whatever studio techniques aside, this is a profoundly emotional album. Where psych records can often feel muddy or just stoned, Dark Side is immersed in a clear feeling of longingv for or grasping at something, not in spite of but amplified by its dreamy nature. The reverb and production and sampling and bouncing pans all give the feeling of bewilderment, while the lyrics and the composition drive the clear emotional content. Breathe longs to relax. Time vacillates between a dead and a yearning regret. The overall theme lends itself to the oft-stated theme of mental illness (or the pressures of being a young band expected to both rebel against society and also comply with its wishes for more music). The hearts of the songs exert themselves to express something totally clear, but the echoes and the voices clamour for our attention, too. In the end, bursting through the sonic maelstrom and the deeply felt malaise, Brain Damage/Eclipse makes triumphant peace with itself, and perhaps with the band's relationship with its industry, and even their old friend, Syd: "If the band you're in starts playing different tunes, / I'll see you on the dark side of the moon."
Awesomo
A prog psych masterpiece that is as great as it is ubiquitous.
Nothing else left to say about this record. A perfect 5 if there is such a thing.
Unsure on whether to give 4 or 5 stars, think it will only grow on me the more I listen so have given 5. A timeless sound
I love Dark Side Of The Moon and think it deserves every bit of praise it gets, not much to say on it that hasn't already been said. This is also a revisit for me since I have heard it before and I think it was even better now than the last time I heard it
its dark side of the moon. what more is there to say
Some would say this is the greatest rock album ever recorded. One could argue the point, but it's without doubt in the top five.
BEST!
An absolute classic. I don't know how many times I've listened to this album. Best tracks: Breathe, Us and Them, Any Colour You Like
Can I give it 10 stars?
Beautiful amazing haunting. I accidentally got way too high before I rode my bike to target to wander around and listen to this and have some alone time. It was an experience lol. Very interesting juxtaposition. I love this classic
Great album!
I really remembered having heard this album before but I didn’t remember it at all so I guess I hadn’t. Was very excited to see it come up considering it’s so hyped up but I was somewhat disappointed. Not bad by any means but probably my least favourite Pink Floyd album I’ve heard so far. Favourite song Money.
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Fine. Find pink Floyd kinda boring. All these songs have been radio played to death
Considered one of the best for a reason. Theres nothing else like it. Timeless
I can't believe in my 29 years of existence this is my first time listening to this album. It is nothing like I expected, but everything I thought it would be.
It may not be in my top 5 of best Pink Floyd albums, but the groove and feel of this epic album is an emotional rollercoaster of sounds and feelings. Everyone should have to listen to this album at least once.
Very good
Cool album, heard it before and always enjoyed it, some amazing songs in there but don’t love the interludes and IMO there’s a few filler songs.
Legendary prog album.
Hard to pick the standout tracks here because all are awesome and they follow one another seamlessly.
Alright... I'm sold. It's a classic.
I mean duh, it’s Dark Side of the Moon
Easily one of Pink Floyds best, if not the best, albums in their catalog. 5/5
Vähän ehkä alitti odotuksia. Ihan jees fiilis, kappaleet vaihtu hyvin smoothisti toiseen. Yksittäisinä kappaleina ei kuitenkaan jäänyt mieleen kuin money ja time kun tiesin ne etukäteen
Great album
classic innit?
One of those albums you can get lost in, which is a very rare thing these days.
Can’t go wrong with Pink Floyd
Monumental, smooth prog. What's not to like?
Some songs clicked. Time is a good one. A bit too much experimentation for my taste. Bass guitar sounds great
I can tell it's good, but I didn't enjoy it as much as I hoped I would. It's a 4 because it's a classic but it's somewhere between a 3 and a 4 for me.
This album is so ingrained into the classic rock genre. If I went a year without listening to a single song from the album, I would be fine with that. It's not that I'm sick of it, it's just always around. Every piece of this album is a classic moment in time for me. I've played it so many times, and there's a reason it's been overplayed. But to be fair, some DJs would put on side 1 or just side 2 so they could go take a break for 20 minutes: bathroom break, pot break, whatever. Even so, they couldn't do that if the music itself didn't hold up. As much as Waters wants to release his "own" version of this album, it was an effort with the entire band. He didn't do it alone. It was definitely the sum of its parts to make a classic rock masterpiece.
I have never listened to this album from start to finish, though I've heard many of the songs on the radio. Wow. It is the definition of seamless. The way all the songs on side one blend together, and ditto on side two. Masterful. And incredible when you think that DJ's put individual songs on the radio and they still sounded great without their connections to the other songs. I always thought the sound effects on Money (even Time) were a bit much but not when you hear the different effects and loops together in one go. Those pieces were some of my favorite parts of the album - the effects in On the Run maybe being the best of all. And the whole theme/concept and the lyrics are incredible. This is songwriting at its finest. Probably my favorite Pink Floyd album of their big three.
Any time an album I know inside and out comes up on the 1001 albums I still give it my minimum two listens. In this case, I listened to the 50th anniversary remaster in Dolby Atmos. It sounds amazing. As to reviewing the album, it's one of those where so much has been said, but I'll throw in my thoughts anyway: It's an absolutely perfect album, start to finish. Sure, the instrumentals can get a little out there, but they work too. We start with Speak to Me: the iconic heartbeat, "I've been mad...", the money sounds, the laughter, the building machine noise, the screaming...and then we begin. Breathe is a beautiful mood with outstanding lyrics ("For long you live and high you fly, but only if you ride the tide / and balanced on the biggest wave, you race toward an early grave"). On the Run is certainly the strangest track, but it maintains the mood that makes this album a journey (and the sound was pretty groundbreaking). Time is absolutely amazing, with one of my favorite Gilmour solos. Again, Waters' lyrics are excellent ("And you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking / racing around to come up behind you again" - such imagery), and then we return to initial mood with Breathe (Reprise). The Great Gig in the Sky is breathtaking - Wright's beautiful piano composition coupled with Clare Torrey's amazing vocals. Her singing evokes such imagery...I heard it once described as the five stages of grief in vocal form. Money is a classic rock staple - gotta love a hit song in 7. Us and Them is beautiful with incredibly powerful lyrics (and a great sax solo). Any Colour You Like is a groove that takes us into Brain Damage and Eclipse (which MUST be played together). Brain Damage gives us vivid imagery of madness, followed by Eclipse - a song that gives me chills EVERY. FREAKING. TIME: "And all that is now / and all that is gone / and all that's to come / and everything under the sun is in tune / but the sun is eclipsed by the moon." So amazing. Then of course, the final line: "There is no dark side of the moon really. Matter of fact, it's all dark" and the fading heartbeat. Absolute perfect classic.
Rrrrruuubbbish!!!!
Water is wet.
the fivest ever
Of course this is a perfect album. What more can I say? Personally, I prefer Wish You Were Here and think it's a better album but that just tells you how good Pink Floyd were at the time.
It’s Dark Side of the Moon. If only someone could make Roger Waters realize that so he’d stop messing with it.
Classic
Good classic album
I know this is supposed to be one of the best rock albums, but Pink Floyd just never really did it for me. There's good elements to it, but I'm just not a big fan. 3.5/5
Excellent if pretentious stuff
easily one of the greatest albums of all time
Perhaps the greatest album ever recorded
Down and out It can't be helped But there's a lot of it about With, without And who'll deny It's what the fighting's all about Out of the way it's a busy day I've got things on my mind For want of the price of tea and a slice The old man died One of the top 10 best albums of all literal time. In thousands of years, this will still be remembered as a great human achievement. 100/5
Easyyyyyyy
It's hard to say anything novel about this album. I'll just say that it always hits harder than I expect, given all the hype. But ya know... it really is that unique, especially when you situated it within its historical context. It's a true classic. Even the art is some of the most important, influential in pop music history. I don't even know how to approach evaluating this "objectively". It changed the world dramatically before I was even born.
one of the greatest albums of all time - listen to it at least once a month (if not more) The older you get the more poignant 'Time' Becomes
Lastig om hier een cijfer op te plakken. Uiteindelijk ga ik voor 4 sterren omdat ik 'The Wall' indrukwekkender vond.
I know everyone thinks this is one of the best albums ever, but I just never liked it.
A pretty good weekend
Has to be overrated because its regard is so inflated. For historical reasons as much as anything. I found many of the same things in it to like that others always find, but I found other parts overlong, or not particularly interesting. Still, it’s an undeniable mood of an album. Feels like cinema. There’s nothing quite like this album, even if its ideas feel a little protean. 4/5
I don’t think there is anything I can say that hasn’t been said. It deserves all the praise it gets and more. Perfect.
Perfect album
Honestly: meh. It's not terrible, but it's not anything to write home about anymore. Sorry.
BEST SONGS: - On the Run - The Great Gig in the Sky - Us and Them
Absolutely amazing from start to finish. the details and almost story telling sends chills throughout. it was incredible and no complaints!
In 1998 J and S and I rented Wizard Of Oz and queued up the lion's third roar then hit play on this CD. It was trippy, man. For real. Do it. The album that's almost become a meme. Two or three of the big songs are probably playing on your classic rock stations at this very moment which completely kills the vibe of this album listening to a one off of Money followed by Aerosmith and .38 Special. Gak. It sounds completely different and wrong when shuffled in with other 70s songs. This is an album in the truest sense - I hear or think of it as one 45 minute suite. Play it in it's entirety, at high volume or in headphones and don't stop it. It is that good. Rather, all-time great. 10/10 epic 5 stars obviously.
4.5/5 almost perfect, very few flaws
One of the best records ever produced. I can still remember listening to „money“ for the first time. A great experience
Is any explanation even needed? I have considered 'The Dark Side of The Moon' to be my favorite album of all-time for quite some time now, and a re-listen only solidified that opinion. I don't even know where to start talking about this album. Just listen to it. All in one sitting, no interruptions. I think then you'll understand how I feel about it.
Any album that is closing in on its fiftieth anniversary and still charts is an easy five-star.
GOAT
The Dark Side Of The Moon is one of the most seminal psych/rock albums of history. Centred around the ideas of madness, with themes of conflict, greed, time, death, and mental illness. Built upon experiments from previous live shows and recordings, cohesively pieces, across the two sides of vinyl, continuous pieces of music. The first exploring the nature of the human experience and the second highlights the common traits shared by humanity, namely mental illnesses, conflict and personal relationships. By modern standards the hyped psychedelia of the album is a little overhyped in my opinion, however I can certainly see that this album has paved the way for modern psychedelic rock and trance. I enjoyed listening to this album in it's entirety for the first time and would love to have this sitting on my vinyl shelf. Best: Money Worst: Speak To Me
1 star for money, 1 star for the rest. Shite and I've never got them.
Outstanding production, great playing and a great listen. Just lacks an out and out 5 star song to get top marks
I understand why people like it, but it's too depressing for me.
didnt even need to listen, this is clearly a 5
It’s been a very long time since I’ve listened to this one and on a re listen it is truly a beautiful piece of work; the transition between tracks, the eb and flow, it just works. Plus the base line in Money, the singing in Great Gig, and the guitar solo in Time are amongst the best of the best. Then you get the perfect finish with Brain Damage/Eclipse. Easy 5 stars.
its just good start to finish
It's so rich with memories, so full of talent, and such a masterwork that it can be difficult to revisit. The memories were full of joy, so much so that I miss them now.
Okay... I've let this one sink in and listened to it over and over again and I really like how the songs kinda blend into each other, but on the whole I don't get what all the fuss is about. I really liked and could identify with the lyrics of Time and this album is much more trippy than I expected. Maybe because drugs are for lowlifes (thank you, no. I'm straight) I'll never fully comprehend what this album really is. I guess that's something I'm going to have to come to terms with and endure the hatred and ridicule for people f'ing up this perfect five. Sorry peeps...
Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” is proof that a prog rock concept album can be done right. It clocks in at just 42 minutes, and “Time” is not just an amazing song but also something that Pink Floyd was the master of. The longer tracks don’t wander aimlessly for too long, instead being built with purpose. From the stark and iconic cover art to the space created by the opening and “The Great Gig in the Sky,” it is an excellently crafted piece of rock music.
Sonic nirvana.
I literally wore this record out. Money might be my fav Pink Floyd song but I think Wish You Were Here might be the better whole album. Pretty close though...
This album lets me know that prog rock, when executed well, can be amazing. It’s hard to put into words what has been accomplished here. The only criticism I have is that Money has been massively over played. It’s a great song, but like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, I’m not nearly as excited about it as it deserves due to over exposure. I don’t listen to Pink Floyd much anymore and I enjoyed Money this time round. I don’t think I can pick a favorite song off this album. Of them all, I feel Time encompasses its concept perfectly. Between the constant ticking of the toms and the lyrics I feel as though I’ve experienced the full breadth of a life, a retrospective time lapse sequence, in less than 7 minutes. “No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun” is such a fucking brilliant line, invoking a sense of regret. And for it be followed immediately by Gilmour’s mind blowing guitar solo!!! Gilmour is the master of the bend and he puts it on such a display here, like treasures artifacts in glass cases at The British Museum. I could go on and on, but I’ll spare you. Top 10 album of all time for me no doubt.
✨🌈💎🌈 ✨
Classic, and it get's better with every listen
A go to
Not my first listen Peak classic rock Lyrics are existential but beautiful Love the song transitions Interview segments add to the atmosphere Favourite tracks: Time, The Great Gig In The Sky, Us And Them, Brain Damage, Eclipse
50 years on and this still is pretty impressive and unique - word!
One of Pink Floyd's best. "Us and Them" is my favorite.
Fucking boring. Not for me
Speak to Me- N/A Breathe- 4.7/5 On the Run- N/A Time- 5/5 The Great Gig in the Sky- 5/5 Money- 5/5 Us and Them- 4.8/5 Any Colour You Like- 4.3/5 Brain Damage- 4.7/5 Eclipse- 5/5 Total: 4.8/5
I mean come on, it's Dark Side
I liked this about as much as I thought I would: it’s obviously a classic and has some really great tracks, but I feel like I have to be in the right mood for it. It’s not something I would normally listen to. 3 or 4/5
Clearly influential but boring
Capolavoro
unpopular opinion: not their best
Saying outstanding is simply not good enough.
It is orchestral, soaring and epic. There are some good pop tunes on it l, as well as the more experimental sounds. It stands up and is interesting to listen to.
Probably the only Pink Floyd album I actually like and enjoy to listen to, and would happily play this album. I've never been a Pink Floyd fan, and to the purists of the group, they often claim this album as not proper Pink Floyd origins, as its drifted away from the sound formally driven by the now absent founding member and lead guitarist Syd Barret, who was lost to LSD by this stage. But for me, this is a solid album that stands the tests of time.
5 star album, no question. This record made vouch a big impression on me. I was seventeen when it came out, and i used to listen to it on my headphones constantly. The chiming clocks at the start of Time seemed to me, to be the most awesome sound that I’d ever experienced. Fifty years later, I’m 67 and it still sounds bloody fantastic. Should be taught at schools all over the land, so the poor little sods don’t have to listen to some of the garbage we all have to endure in 2023.
The epitome of the perfect album. Not much else to say.
Normally I'd be a lot less interested when an album has all these cerebral, self-indulgent instrumentals that sound like filler, but not so much when they actually elevate the rest of the record, which already sounds so lush. As an entire body of work this is really strong. Sort of like a greatest hits album where you have several distinct hits, but even better because here, every track fits so well with one another to create a complete experience. It's atmospheric, sonically diverse, and has a lovely sax too. This transcends music - it's art. As pretentious as that sounds, it's true!! And those transitions between songs? Sublime.
Glorious. Best PF album. This is an easy 5. The only thing I like more on this list than an easy 5 is a surprise 5.
Too much effects and too little substance. Was groundbreaking at the time, but it sounds quite a bit outdated, now.
Stone cold classic. I've loved this album since I was a kid. I've listened to it countless times over the years. Some people say it's overrated, but I think it actually is the best Floyd album (The Wall is the overrated one) Those Gilmour/Wright harmonies. While they are perhaps better known for their prowess with their respective instruments I absolutely love the their voices on this album. What can I say? This has been a favorite of mine for close to 30 years. What a streak I've been on. 3 5's in a row. I'm probably in for some dreck now.
Peak
пизды все получат
Пинк Флойд уже тоже стала группой, которую прям даже тяжело. Считается, что ты идёшь вразрез с мнением большинства в таком случае. Мне потребовалось 3 или 4 раза прослушать альбом целиком, чтобы что-то для себя прояснить. Это - один из замечательнейших альбомов, которые написаны как альбом. И уровень эпичности, который нагоняется весь альбом, возрастает до небес к концу пластинки. Великая космическая симфония, что-то такое. Под такую музыку только с планеты и съёбывать.
впервые послушал целиком и понял, откуда такая легендарность (до этого слышал money и пару лайвов). еще сегодня плеер с наушниками приехал и я уже знаю, какой фнак файл будет скачан первым
One of my top three favorite albums by my favorite band. This was a easy five-star
What can I say? A rich, deep album that let's you skim the surface or dog deep into lyrics and instrumentation. Love it!
I mean everyone knows this album by the cover at least. It's one of the few very iconic albums and I think that it is a good album. It's good, very good to say the least but it's nothing more. It is just very good but doesn't achieve the greatness of other albums even Pink Floyd ones. Both Wish You Were Here and Animals are better. Only a few songs achieve the greatness of other Pink Floyd albums like Wish You Were Here or Animals. Those songs are Speak to Me/Breathe in the Air, Great Gig in the Sky and Brain Damage/Eclipse. All in all the album's not what I would consider a 10/10 or even a 9/10 Not bad but very very overrated. But because I give the next best star if a part is started and this would be 4.25/5, it's 8.5/10 (5/5) Best Song: Speak to Me (yes it's my fav.)
HISTORY (even though in my opinion this is not the best album by Pink Floyd).
Fantastic album
gay triangle
Maybe my favorite album ever front to back.
One of the finest albums ever recorded
A classic.
i’ve heard this album before favorites time the great gig in the sky money
Solid album
Certified classic
The album to listen to as a whole. This is a very well designed album, they are putting a lot of thoughts into building the spacy psychedelic feel(The woozy sound effects, some sparse instrumentals). The use of sampling might be a little bit too straightforward, but using them in rock music was really ahead of its time. I wasn’t paying attention to the lyrics at all, tho. And the cover art is one of the best. 4/5
It's just a stone cold classic album. No filler, artists at their peak, beautifully composed and recorded.
I've never understood pink floyd. I understand that a lot of other people love their work but i'm not one of them
Better than I remember
Do I even need to say anything?
Cream of the crop of amazing music from the 70s. Timeless and mesmerizing.
I can definitely see why this is a must-have album by a lot of critics. My first listen and it was a good one. 5/5
Great album!
brilliant album, brilliant songs, brilliant cover. legendary album, legendary songs, legendary cover. i can talk about the greatness of this album for a very long time, but i won't, i'll just say again that it's great. added tracks: full album fav track: all 10/10
I seen why people do drugs and listen to this album. I found myself wanting it to be over
not my style. i feel like i might need to get high first then I might enjoy it.
Pink Floyd does not need my review
Yes it's great, but it's symptomatic also of the facelessness of the Floyd. Their best-known album and it doesn't have a track that punches through to the global music psyche like Bo Rap or Whole Lotta Love. Having said that, the production on this album is amazing.
It's a good album. I don't get a raging hard on for Pink Floyd like so many do but I don't complain when they come on.
Shouldn't need to put anything here. It's only one of the more influential albums in rock history
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Legendary. All time favorite.
Classic alert! Half of pink floyd fans seem to call it their best album and the other half call it overrated. One of their best albums in my opinion, not much else to say.
In fairness, is there _anyone_ who doesn't like this? *lol* (Wish You Were Here is better 😂😁)
Goated
cudo
Prachtige plaat, beetje lang alleen met al die live tracks erbij, dus niet helemaal tot het einde volgehouden.
Laatste tijd veel geluisterd. Klinkt qua productie nog steeds erg goed.
Het is veel, bombastisch, en een tikje elitair, maar ik mag het wel.
Ik had meer variatie verwacht.
When the album art is better than the album... Although it still rocks
As much as I'd love to play the contrarian this is essentially flawless. Anything that continues to hold up, both in society and to you as your music taste develops and changes, is damn impressive. Fav track: time
I'll be copping more Floyd after this listen. While certain aspects were exactly as anticipated (flowery guitar solos, harmonic oohs and aahs, money), the album composition, experimental passages and relatively tight focus kept me involved. It's not an all out sell for me - I still can't see myself ever throwing this on - but there's a lot to appreciate and respect. I'll happily dip my toe into more Floyd with Al's guidance - I think I'll find something to make the rotation in there. Three and a half. Fave tracks: Breathe (In the Air)/On the Run
Jesus Christ, where to begin? The absolute stronghold this band had on me as a 15 year old is pretty gargantuan. I feel like for me (and likely a lot of other people), this is one of those records where you first understand that an album could be more than just a collection of good songs, but an entire piece to view as a whole. The first side of this record is difficult to fault - from the concepts laid down early in its intros to the sonic whiplash of the paranoid alarm clocks and most bananas guitar sounds in Time that send me right round the bend, (even if you find guitar solos ostentatious, this one is so tasty), to that earth shattering vocal solo by Clare Tolly on Great Gig - seamless transition throughout and so polished and so weird. Side 2 I could maybe nitpick at, but honestly that’s all it is. Us and Them maybe crawls a bit towards the end of its runtime. Money is maybe cheesy and on the nose compared to some of their other work, but it’s still so hooky. That punchy time signature and the ringing of the cash registers brings it all home. And the remaining tracks may as well be blended into a single three-part movement that just just brings the whole project to an exciting and electric climax. The mixing and production throughout is hard to deny - this has got to be one of the best sounding records of the 70s, if not all time. Hope everyone that listens to this album does so through good quality headphones. It has surely had its praises sung over the last 50 years (and if I’m being honest, I’m not sure it cracks my top 3 Floyd albums), but listening to this again was just insane and brought a huge smile to my face. Is it overhyped? Maybe. Is it still an absolute hum-dinger of a concept album? No doubt. This was just as much a pleasure listening to it now as it was the first time a decade ago I'm going the whole hog! 5 stars! Fave track: Time
I need to listen to the album with my headphones on and without any distractions. It's a masterpiece.
Listening to this album feels like an Event. It can't just be some background music. Sure, you can play it way too loud late at night at house party, but that'll make you conflicted if you really want to scream over the music to talk to other people or just listen. I consider that an Event too.
Truly great album. That was my first time listening this album from beginning to the end without interruption. Music is great, I love those vocals (especially synced vocals). It's just perfect.
Okay look. I thought this would be an instant 5. And some tracks certainly were. And it's a concept album. And the band goes off. And I like weird shit. But tbh, my problem with this album is that aside from Money there's nothing that stands on its own. This is good art, and I love it. And it earns a 4 from me
I waited for the right mood. It didn't blow me away, it's just alright. Time.
9/10 Poggers
Well Roger Waters turned into an obnoxious apologist for this century's biggest war criminal so far, & the 67 year old man doesn't worship this album as the 17 year old boy did, but it's still up there with the very best.
It DSTOM
Fantastic album. The lyrics are some of my favorite of all time. Reminds you to be here now, live joyfully in the moment, and to remember that all your perceived problems are insignificant in the grand scheme.
lots of good songs on this one.
Another album by the Floyd about the futility of life, greed, conflict, mental health, and mortality. You could pretty much cut and paste the previous sentence and use it to describe most of their albums. But while you would never call DTSOM (or the Floyd in general) uplifting, it’s still excellent, with its universal themes of existential angst set to an immaculately produced, rousing, and concise set of songs which are as relevant today as they were in ’73.
Couldn't have be randomly generated a better album for 4/20
One of my all time favorite albums. Always great to revisit.
Drugs don't make Pink Floyd great. Pink Floyd makes drugs great.
I can't really add anything to what's already been said about this legendary record.
What is this? Some kind of concept album? It sounds like Dire Straits on dope. The sounds are too much at once -- like a kitschy disco record or some Dave Matthews type shit. Tell me you like that soul vocal on The Great Gig in the Sky with a straight face. This one isn't as bad as Wish You Were Here (1 star) but its dorkier than The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (3 stars) so the rating I'm giving it nestles it rightfully between the two. And hopefully this is the last Pink Floyd record I have to listen to for a while.
This is the first album I’ve been generated that I’ve felt a little intimidated by. I’ve never listened to the album in full before, but I know that people have very strong opinions on this album and how good it is. I’m a little scared that I don’t like it then there might be a hit put on me! But let’s listen, and see how good Dark Side Of The Moon really is. Songs I already knew: Money Favourites: Breathe, Money, Us and Them I’ve always loved when songs bleed from one into another seamlessly. I like how it gives an album the feel of one whole experience, rather it being just a bunch of songs. This is an album with that experience in abundance. The music isn’t quite as strange as I was expecting (I’ve previously listened to The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn which was really wacky) and has plenty of memorable hooks, whether that be on piano, guitar or vocals. Overall, I feel that this album is genuinely deserving of the ample praise it gets.
One of my favourite albums of all time. It is top 3 albums ever made. The cohesiveness of DSOTM is absolutely incredible and is landmark in the world of popular music.
Dark Side Of The Moon doesn't really have hit songs, it doesn't even really have a genuine hit. They wrote Money as a double V to the record label and publicity pressures. I respect that. Let's talk what make this rekid one for the ages. The organ and piano. The vocals of Clare Torry. The interplay of guitars. The vocals of Clare Torry. The way each song flows from one to the next. The vocals of Roger Waters and David Gilmour. The vocals of Clare Torry. This was a groundbreaking album written as a whole experience. And people got it. Especially the reverb and guitars, and the vocals of Clare Torry.
Not all of it hits, but the bits that do, really do. The musical and conceptual themes are quite magnificently integrated.
I don't even really like Pink Floyd, but you can't argue with it.
Very cool Album, was way different than I thought it would be, but in a good way!
What is there to say. It's insane that this is the most popular and most recognized album of all time. If something like this came out now it wouldn't even chart. While not the most challenging listen, it demands so much more of the listener than today's godawful mainstream rock music. It's simply on a different level. This album is very emotionally intense and you can feel how genuine it is in the music. It's lush and dense with a lot of different things going on, the songs perfectly run together to create a feeling of being lost in the sound. The lyrics are perfectly vague enough as to not spell everything out super clearly and let's you have the intelligence to understand them. It's a timeless album that will always hold up. And this isn't even Pink Floyd's best album Score: 100. Art: 100 Personally not my favorite art of all time but it is literally the most iconic image in all of music
I see the rainbow triangle, I upvote. I doubt I can add anything to the conversation that hasn't already been said about this record. It's an experience and everyone should listen to it front to back. It's considered one of the greatest albums of all time and it might not even be Pink Floyd's best. Absolute Faves: Time, Us and Them
Great atmospheric start. Songs flow together really well. Musical composition great. Beautiful songs. Great bass playing.
Why even ask? Dark Side of the Moon is one of the most classic of classic albums. It's innovative use of tape loops and samples (typically only seen in experimental music at the time) set the pattern for music today. It also rocks hard. Half the album is still in heavy rotation on most classic rock stations and college and high school students still buy it. Dark Side of the Moon still holds the current record for most YEARS on the Billboard Top 100 Album list. It is literally the stoner soundtrack of the 70s and beyond.
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I’d never listened all the way through, but that’s definitely the way to do it
Absolutely perfect. One's quibbles have to do with things like the length of "Breathe" and "Brain Damage" and "Eclipse" (all of which are too short). The sax and guitar solos on "Money" are perfectly complementary, making a song that could have been seriously stupid. "Us versus Them" is as pretty a song as any rock band ever devised. The production remains a wonder 50 years on (see "Any Colour You Like"). And what more can be said about the closing cut(s)? They've not lost an iota of their power and are a strong contender for greatest rock song ever (the actual title cut of the follow-up record is, too), with its/their gathering orchestral crescendo, gospel backing vocals and Biblical-philosophical lyrics. One knows more or less every note and still feels challenged and uplifted, n the way of great and timeless art.
Cool!
It spent 937 weeks on the Billboard 200 - 18 years!
Classic
perfection.
This album is good, but nowhere near as good as the hype and it’s iconic status would lead you to think. Probably not even in Pink Floyd’s top three.
easy 5
Never gets old!
Easy 5 stars. I've listened through the album dozens of times and enjoy it equally each time. Perfect.
One of my favorite albums. Easy 5 stars
What can I say that hasn't already been said about this album? The song-writing, instrumentation and overall flow of this album are immaculate.
I know it's classic! Just not my jam.
Damn Mr Floyd
A very enjoyable listen. This would be a nice album to put on and chill out with. The transitions are pretty cool. I'm beginning to like Pink Floyd more. My favourite song was Brain Damage.
very really good. haven't listened to classic rock in a very long time so i was going in with medium high expectations. one of the things i really love about this album is that it's lowk ahead of its time, but it still has that early 70s late 60s classic rock sounds. i also think that this is a very cohesive album that sticks to its theme and communicates a well written story. the way the track flow together and connect gives me immeasurable joy. the vocals are this album are great as well. i mean the great gig in the sky is on here soooo. but even on other tracks besides that one, the vocals push the song further and idk add on to it in a good way. sonically, this album is fucking amazing. i think even if you're not into classic rock, its hard to hate this album. anyone who gives this album less than a 7.5/10 is out of their mind and just wants to be different so bad. or they don't understand music and the impact pink floyd has had on the world and a shit ton of artists. 5/5 can understand why it's a classic. has some strange warmth to it.
Better than expected but I feel like the reason it gets so much hype is that it must’ve been incredible for its time. Nowadays it’s sound has been replicated so it doesn’t seem as unique
Perfect.
I appreciate this more at this age then I did as a kid
Neutral then, neutral now
5 stars, kind of a surprising rating as I wouldn't say to anyone that this is one of my fav albums. But it's obv great.
Classic!!
One of the absolute GOATs
I love Pink Floyd. While Rogger Watters is a shit person he is great at lyrics, especially for this album. (with that said thank goodness for gilmore is a wholesome person). This album is a all time classic. I remember listening to it for the first time and being absolutely blown away. The idea of covering classic ideas such as money, war, & time is timeless. The sound of the album feels like your on a interstellar space ship traveling across the stars, where those classic topics are as relevant as ever.
"I can't think of anything to say I think it's marvelous" I'll see you on the dark side of the moon!
Despite the enormous reputation of this album, it was better than expected. The artistic creativity behind the song-writing is astounding; as is the fact it was made in 1973. The only gripe I could possibly find is that a few of the songs are extremely similar, which makes a few of them sink below the others. Overall: a true work of art.
What an amazing album.
Dark Side Of The Moon. Perhaps the most iconic album cover ever? It's certainly up there. I don't think I've sat and listened closely enough to this album before, so this should be a good one. Yeah this is WAY ahead of its time. It's so seamless. Great Gig had me until the wailing. Another timeless record. Loved it. Notable Songs - Breathe Time 8/10
Easy 5. Definitely one of my favourite records ever. This time through I was really struck by how confident and bold the main guitar line is on Time. David Gilmour really was a bit of a visionary.
Amazing. Pivotal for my youth and a big album at the time.
It's fucking Dark Side. Recently read a conspiracy that the album is supposed to be played B side first then A side: Starting with Money and ending with Great Gig in the Sky. Listening to it like this definitely changes the tone of the album and is an interesting approach to something I've listened through many times. I'd recommend it to any long time listener as its easy on Vinyl and easier with modern services
This album is so iconic, I don't even listen to it anymore... I was afraid to play it tonight. So often I dig up some landmark album from my past and the bubble is burst, the magic is gone, and the memory is tainted. This did not disappoint me at all. Nothing in the world sounds like Dark Side of The Moon. The band was blessed at this particular moment and I am thankful.
In which Roger Waters begins to grab the steering wheel. I don't think this is their masterpiece - I do remember being dazzled by it when it came out, but being bored by it a few weeks later. It's certainly one of their better albums, but - and this is quite unusual for Floyd - the best tracks are the shortest ones and the worst tracks are the longest ones.
I don't understand this band.
Genuinely adore this album. Not gonna use this as a platform to slate Roger. Nor am i going to listen to the anniversary version, cos that twatnozzle has farted his spoken word nonsense all over it. thanks, ya jerk
What do I say about this album? This one was in my older brother's record collection in the 70s and was one of the few that I liked to listen to. I was also fascinated with the cover. "Money" was my favorite song. I bought it on CD in the early 90s and definitely tried to sync it with "The Wizard of Oz." It's simply a perfect listening experience from beginning to end and always has been. Even though it had been years since I listened to it, it's so burned into my brain that I wouldn't know what it was like to hear it for the first time.
I have listened to this album many times. I credit this to my bestie…I am thinking she even had a Dark Side of the Moon poster in college…I was otherwise not cool enough. At any rate, this is an ultimate album experience!!
I listened to Dark Side on 8-Track a lot in my teens. Today brought back memories of doing math homework stretched out on shag carpet. There are still parts of this album where I fully expect to hear the music fading out, followed by the ka-thunk of the tape changing tracks, and the same song fading back in. The lyrics certainly hit my 54-year-old ears differently than they did at 14. I'd never actually understood much of "Us and Them" and reading the streaming lyrics today nearly knocked me down. (Instead, I looked up to see a baby with giant blue eyes staring at me and we held each others' gaze for a good minute on the bus. That was intense.) I'm relieved and grateful that this album is still as good, if not better than it always was. It does not seem dated, does not feel tired. Every fall on the college campus where I teach, as the kids are settling into their new dorms, there are always Dark Side posters on display at the pop-up poster sale on the quad. I take some comfort in the fact that the teens too still find it good.
Apple’s notes for this album say, “Dark Side of the Moon is a little like puberty: Feel how you want about it, but you’re gonna have to encounter it one way or another.” I’ve finally reached that moment. I know a couple of these songs. I’ve heard parts of the album playing in the background here and there. I have never listened to this album from beginning to end. It only took me 50 years to get here… Timeless, classic, incredible. A long-overdue addition to my favorite albums.
Certainly a top 10 album of all time.
Disco más importante de Pink Floyd. Vinilo.
Een van mijn favoriete albums sinds de 1e keer dat ik het luisterde.
Pink Floyd makes me feel weird because I feel like I’m missing something. I don’t understand why this album is such a cultural touchstone. Not that it’s bad. Time is my favorite track because stuff actually happens. Yeah, I don’t know. Light 4.
Easy 5 stars. This isn't just an album. It is an experience and a masterpiece of art.
Today's album was the second Pink Floyd album I've gotten on this generator. This is Pink Floyd's 8th studio album, and it is another concept album, based on the pressures faced by the band during their busy lifestyle, and loosely touched on the mental health issues of former band member Syd Barrett. This is the first of Floyd's albums not to feature Syd, and instead to have David Gilmour on guitar and co-lead vocals. With the departure of Syd, the one noticeable difference is the lack of long acid induced guitar solos. This album is much more concise and direct than its predecessors. I love how this album flows together into one cohesive song. Also the way it starts and finishes with a heartbeat.... Leading the listener on a rollercoaster ride through the life of someone who grows up, chases money, and battles mental illness. It is absolutely phenomenal, especially the song Time. Overall an amazing album, and one I have heard before, and will definately listen to again. Favourite songs: Time, Money, Us and Them, Brain Damage, Breathe (In the Air), Eclipse Least favourite songs: If forced to pick, Speak to Me 5/5
Oh no. I wanted to be brief but all of this juts came out of me.... Not time to edit. Review dark side of the moon - pink Floyd Wow. The English can do something right after all. :B∆) It's remarkable this was a 1974 concept album that still holds up - IMPRESSIVE. A definitive one. It's an experience all right. You aren't gonna sit and listen to a whole album very often, but this would absolutely have to make the top10 list. It's the 4th nuggets seller of all time. And spent more than 800 weeks on the charts Earlier Pink Floyd albums - by comparison - are just earlier (lesser) formative experiments into music and soundscape excisions. And this one has a female vocal bit. And what a on amazing improvisational moment it is! This is the Masterpiece. It was in the top 200 for more than 900 weeks, and it's still in the top 20 charts for Vinyl after 50 years. I just listened to it twice through. 1 on big speakers. I forgot how huge their sound and emotional range is. 2. Big headphones - even more immersive. And impressive. And not at all tiring. If I had one word for this long review it's simply “Wow”. Make no mistake, it's full psychic and sensory journey and soundscape, this is a “concept album” - intended as a sit down experience front and back. Not for the singles! like many of this era, yes, it is commentary on many things (there were issues here album encountered with insanity and conflict and greed and the loss of Sid Barret - but very different to Back in Black, it's about a genuine creative who can't function any more in their world) so it's also on alienation, connection, search and insight, including imitating what drugs (probably at high doses) and we definitely gets a sense other forms of rapture - physical, sexual and spiritual - are like, and pleasing forms of anaesthesia and numbness (more of that on their next album). The transition from track 1 to 2 being very much the onset or “ rush “ of a drug. And there is the languid yet EPIC Pink Floyd sound. Even people who haven't had drugs can tell, this must be drug music. They paint quite a picture. A side note: cannabis - for context - in the 70s and 80s was much more relaxing and feel good (and less of a high). It was very high in CBD with a fraction of the THC of today so it would have felt more mellow. A beanbag and a pink Floyd album and good company was all you needed back then. So much better than the other Pink Floyd albums I've encountered on this list so far As a 50 something year old who doesn't actually own a copy, all I can say is it just sweeps over you. And I remember my first few listens to it well - it's quite amazing. And you don't need to be high to enjoy it. This is one of their top 3, with 'Wish you were here' and maybe 'Momentary Lapse of reason' being essential listening too. Especially on headphones. P.S. I never saw them “in concert” but I did hear them from a stadium 5 Kilometres away in 1990 and it was, well, “wow” then too, it was so loud and clear, filling the sky. The twilight seemed to go on for hours and hours. Maybe it was the stadium lights. And there actually were flying pigs. True.
holy shit
I remembered this as a very boring record. It's not as boring as I remember, but I don't enjoy it very much. I don't like the vibe. Favorite song: On The Run.
Thought I didn’t like Pink Floyd all that much, but actually really enjoyed this album.
One of the most impactful albums in my life, and one of my top 5 personal favourite artists. Its funny, today I was suggested this album, and on the sunday I am going to watch aussi floyd (cover band) and roger waters the coming month.
esse album é tão unico e perfeito que eu considero ele um genero musical sozinho. nenhuma outra banda nem sequer o proprio pink floyd nos seus outros trabalhos foi capaz de criar algo que chegasse perto disso em termos de beleza e perfeição sonora. o nome de genero é The Dark Side of The Moon
listened to again a triumph