The Dark Side Of The Moon

Top 10 all time

GOAT slow prog album

Very Floyd

This was nice to revisit. While I'd hear single tracks, the first time I listened to the entire album was through the BBC radio play "Dark Side." The concept of ethics that was interwoven with the lyrics really interested me. Enjoyed listening to a first-edition press that my father had.

Fav Song: Any Colour You Like

Very cool. I can see why it's a rock classic.

It was nice and familiar

It's difficult to properly listen to something we've all heard a billion times before. We've all been told this is one of the greatest albums so many times, yet I don't think I like it that much to be honest. My brother loves this album. I can take it or leave it. I mean, it's okay, inoffensive enough, but I never understood why it gets so much praise heaped upon it. Maybe familiarity has bred comtempt here.

Really easy to listen too. Already heard most of the songs. But it was good to listen to the whole thing through.

Day 34 of Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. In 1973, Pink Floyd released their eighth studio album, The Dark Side of the Moon, an album that would put Pink Floyd over the top musically, and would become their most successful album in their long and storied careers. Dark Side is a concept album that takes the listener from their first breath of life, to their last. Topics covered include, but aren’t limited to, greed, mental illness, time, and fame. When I reviewed Pink Floyd’s debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, I complained about the instrumentation going on for far too long on much of the album. Pink Floyd mostly ditched this idea on Dark Side, and more often got to the point of the story, much to my satisfaction. On vinyl, the track listing of ten songs is split into side A and side B. The five songs on side A blend together seamlessly, almost into one song. The same goes for side B. David Gilmour’s vocals are very pleasing on Dark Side and I didn’t learn until just now that he replaced original frontman, Syd Barrett amid issues with Barrett’s alleged mental illness. Now I know why their debut album seemed less familiar to me. The song Breathe (In the air) starts slow and inconspicuous, then builds into a frenzy that cued me up for a wild ride. On the Run, one of my favorites, is melodic and urgent. Time, my favorite song, is funky and has tempo changes that hit right in the feels. The Great Gig in the Sky shines bright with the vocal power of Clare Torry, and almost sounds like a funeral procession. Money is a bass driven rock song that is all about greed. Funnily enough, after this album, the band would become very rich. Us and Them is one of the most dynamic pieces on this record, especially due to its falls and builds and jazz roots. It’s spooky and comforting at the same time, like much of the album. Brain Damage and Eclipse are the final nails in the coffin and even though this album is just under 45 minutes, it feels like a lifetime has passed since Speak to Me, the opening track, began. The album closes with a weakening and fading heartbeat. Chills. Now THIS is how you make a concept album! I didn’t want to skip any songs on this album, it was a great journey that was executed precisely. This is an album you MUST hear if you’re passionate about music of any genre. The Dark Side of the Rainbow: When I was a kid, long before I had heard much of Dark Side of the Moon, I had heard the rumors that you could sync this album up with The Wizard of Oz, and it would play perfectly along and match up with the scenes of the film. I always thought that was cool, so I tried it. I rolled a nice joint and cued this up as soon as the MGM lion began to roar. My mind was blown! The two match up so well that it seems it just HAD to be intentional. The band denies this, but you have to give it a try sometime, if you haven’t already that is. I love this album and it’s re-playability value. You will find many things on your second or tenth listen that you probably missed before, and I’m all for it!! Please share your thoughts, memories and opinions on Dark Side of the Moon!!

This deserves more than 5 stars tbh

Really cool! I wanna smoke some weed...lol

nice

Culte et excellent.

One can debate however much they like over how "Wish You Were Here" or "Animals" are arguably better albums that lack the self-indulgent filler-ness of tracks like 'Any Colour You Like' or 'On The Run', and yet, you just can't deny that Pink Floyd tapped into something other-worldly with this album, lyrically, musically, and even conceptually. The guitar solo in 'Time' remains, for my money, the most striking, visceral, and all-around greatest guitar solo I've ever heard, and few songs hit as hard as 'The Great Gig in the Sky', 'Us or Them', or 'Eclipse'. People like to give "Money" flack, but you have to admit the cleverness of putting a track called "Money" at the centre of an album that's arguably about life and the various facets of human existence.

Bitch please! What is there to say? A fucking masterpiece of musical expression.

I don't think there's anything I can say that hasn't been said before. An absolute masterpiece of songwriting, performance, and production.

It was good. Not as mind-blowing as I thought it would be based on all I had heard about it, but it definitely was enjoyable.

There's not much to be said that hasn't already been said, this is one of the best albums of all time, a perfectly packaged concept album that never feels boring or dull and that was groundbreaking back then and still is almost 50 years onwards

YES YES YES!!!

What can I say this is a classic 9/10

this has some actually really good songs on them.. money is a banger.. brain damage and time.. wow but its also kinda over hyped so 8/10 for you

A classic. Exceptional song writing and production. Takes you on a real journey.

Classic.

Not the biggest floyd fan, though Time and Money are always bangers.

1 star, the song speak to me is an anthemic banger but the rest of it was ded.

I love it.

Everyone has heard this one.

No notes needed.

Classic. Beyond classic and over loved often but still tight. Also forever connected to Paul Blart now

Shit

Another jam

Classic Floyd, I think the wall was the real peak up nothing bad here

Amazing album!

Solid album but also vastly overrated, Pink Floyd has at least 3 better albums than this but I don't get why this one gets all the love. Still, 4/5 and has my fav Pink Floyd song -- The Great Gig In The Sky

Shit

Shit

Shit

i like the general feel of this album and i know that this is classic and album cover is iconic. time is good

Shit

Yawn

£30 well spent on vocalist Claire Torry!