The Dark Side Of The Moon

Classic, but I missed another chance to listen while watching Wizard of Oz.

El solo de "Time" es increible

1. breathe: the beginning with the screaming into the guitar really gives me midtown foggy day movie vibes.. fire so far... singers just came in (Run, rabbit, run) this part w/ the guitar is fire. overall rlly good song 2. on the run: transition is fireeeeeeeee very mysterious very computer/technological. chill song nice and movie like rn 3. time: its giving cowboy showdown. times running out. oop wait they have singers. ots talking Abt time slipping by and how fast it can go. love the guitar solos in here. now it kinda sounds like driving on a california highway windows down and palm trees are swaying. now it has the same beat as breathe, nice little transition 4. the great gig in the sky: one of my favorite songs in the album. so much emotion in the woman's voice it makes me feel like I'm levitating. "I'm not frightened of dying" 5. money: starts with the soundtrack of (surprise) money. its giving grand theft auto or beginning of some type of thief/action movie. 6. us and them: very solemn beginning. not as upbeat as the others. sounds like it would be in a coming of age movie or smt. kinda giving walking on the highway at night with your headphones in having some type of moment. there's a saxophone in hereee. OMG there's a whole choir in the background whole nother change from what I was just hearing. still gives the same vibe 7. any color you like: this is just pure instrumental but it feels super hopeful and like you're finally going up in life or finding peace somehow someway. "you are the master of your universe, your own destiny so make it any colour you like" 8. brain damage: no comments on this mostly, good song its chill. basically like all the others. but the laugh at the end is so villainous yk. the guitar/drum solo at the end is so climactic ending core. 9. eclipse: wait omg the transition was so smooth I didn't even notice this. the guitar/drum solo at the end is so climactic ending core. with the lyrics too this is fireeeeeeeeee. overall I would rate it a 8.5/10 just because its a very good soundtrack for movies and I love soundtracks that make me feel like I'm in a movie sooo yayyy tyyyyy

One of the best albums of all time, hands down. I've listened to it a thousand times before and plan to do so a thousand times more.

Psychedelic and beautiful

One of my favorite albums. 70s prog rock at its best.

debe ser el peor album que escuche en mi vida, sobrevalorado

so tuff twin

The great Hipgnosis cover seems to perfectly incorporate the experience of listening to the record: the black vinyl explodes in your brain into a rainbow of thoughts and emotions even without following Syd into madness (though I do recognize that our modern ears may not be so inclined to entertain the prog/psych consummation). "Time" has survived AOR radio's repeated attempts on its life, and you don't even need shrooms. "Money" doesn't fare so well, mostly because it isn't as good, though it has its pluses. The side vocal itself makes the album everything it's cracked up to be.

A rare gem!

One of the best albums ever.

Simply magical. Everything about it is so perfect and wonderful. The performances, the engineering, the way the instruments are treated and arranged, the sound effects, the chords, the notes, the lyrics, the melodies. And it just gives and gives and gives. I've been listening to it for thirty-plus years now and I still find new things to love. Hell, just today, I was fascinated at the rhythm guitar on Money, realizing how unpredictable it is. And that instrumental section sent me into a reverie as I was walking my dog along the streets of Aix. I marveled at the myriad colors and the changing tempos and time signature, the way the song contracts and expands, the drama and release. And then there's Great Gig in the Sky. What even is that song? It's just pure emotion and there's nothing else like it. No one ever talks about Any Colour You Like, and yet it's a magical, sensuous feast of textures and sounds. Time just might be their best song. And that grand finale that is Eclipse? Jesus. There was a time when I would honestly say that this wasn't my favorite Floyd album, so swept up was I by my recent discovery of Piper. But who was I kidding? I love Piper to death, but this? This is truly one of the greatest works of art of the last century or hell maybe any century. As much as ranted and raved about how much I love Revolver for its diversity, I love Dark Side for its singular vision. It lays out its its stakes with that very first heartbeat and then it fulfills its grand, psychedelic vision over forty-three glorious minutes of majestic highs and emotional lows, filling every second with vitality and creativity and passion and utter brilliance. They captured lightning in a prism on this one. Fucking hell.

What Scott said! Sheer brilliance

One of my favorite albums. Especially for the time period it’s amazing

classic

I like this album. When I was a kid my best friend and I saw a laser light show at our local planetarium set to this album lol. This is my 3rd Pink Floyd album so far, and I think I like Wish You Were Here a little better than this one.

Cool album

a ride. dreamy. lots of head bobbing. movie.

I mean, what to say? The best of all time. I can't think of an album that beats or meets it. As a cohesive unit it wins. From a personal perspective of Roger Waters or a global perspective of humankind, these lyrics transcend time and space. If you were to put the best works of art made by man into a time capsule for other species that come after humans, this work would be an absolute critical requirement inclusion.

Clsiqque

I know this album so well, I don't need to listen to it again because I already know how to rate it. But I did, because why would you turn down an opportunity to hear it again? Not only is this a great album, but it's a core part of our cultural zeitgeist. It's accompanied me on long road trips, I've seen laser light shows set to it, I had a Dark Side t-shirt in high school, and I've even done the vinyl sync with the Wizard of Oz. And it never gets old or sounds outdated. - Heard before? Too many times to count. - Will I listen again? You better believe it. - Does it inspire me to listen to more of this artist? It always reminds me that I don't listen to Pink Floyd often enough.

David Gilmour is my favorite guitarist next to Hendrix, and the solos on this one are sublime as usual. I just love his soulful melodic blues bends and cadences and they always fit the song perfectly. What more can be said about this album that hasn't already been said? A near perfect record and the first part of the one-two punch with Wish You Were Here, which just edges this one out for best Floyd record.

I grew up with this album in high school. I have close friends who loved it and loved Floyd but they were not my thing. I like "Wish You Were Here" fine but that was about it. I was more into the Kinks, Neil Young, Led Zeppelin, et cetera. I listened to the Dolby Atmos mix of the album with really good headphones this morning. While I can't say it blew my mind, it came pretty darn close. Hard to give anything less than five stars.

Rv

Timeless.

This is as good as music gets. 5/5. An album is meant to be an experience.

already knew this album

I heard the name Pink Floyd a lot and some good things about them so I was expecting heat but I was disappointed. It had a very rough start with the first 3 songs. I actually like the singing on Time, but not the long ass intro at its beginning. The Great Gig in the Sky is better than most of these other songs and its just hootin and hollerin for 4 minutes. I didnt like the long guitar run in the middle of Money. The transition between Us and Them and Any Colour You Like was smooth. I liked Eclipsw, but for the life of me I cant understand why they added 30 seconds of silence at the end. Saved: Us and Them, Eclipse HM: The Great Gig In the Sky

oh. so this is why you all love this album so much.

One of the greatest albums of all time!

Hard not to immediately rank this a 5. The album is filled with so much emotion and has such a strong theme and cohesive point of view. Nothing feels wasted- even the instrumental transitions take you on a journal. Overall- masterful album

My favourite album of all time.

4/7

I’ve listened to this album already so many times. Definitely overrated imo but good still

A fantastic start

It is just pretty bastard good isn't it ridiculously ahead of its time.

one of my favourite albums ever, the great gig in the sky is my fav of the album and honestly one of my favourite songs ever

The best

It's already been said. Top Track: Any Colour You Like

I have been pretty critical of pretty much every prog rock album on this generator so far, and I fear this is not really an exception. In my opinion, I just think this album is a bit too overhyped. I could appreciate some of it, but I just don't think the beginning or ending of the album is really all that strong. The musicianship is great. Vocally? A bit inconsistent. Mostly good. I'm not really in love with this type of music, but I would never go as far as to say it's bad. It's not at all. Prog rock just isn't a genre I can get into.

highly overrated- maybe i wouldn't be so harsh if i didn't have such high expectations, but it was a tad underwhelming

Klassikerna klassiker. Jag har aldrig tidigare lyssnat från start till mål tidigare. Jag blev lite nyfiken trots allt. Detta är bra och ger mersmak. Känns förmätet att betygsätta, har inte lyssnat tillräckligt aktivt.

The Dark Side of The Moon is overall a really solid album. It definitely feels experimental and a little bit different than the rest of 1970s Rock, but it does it in an authentic way and not in a "let's make this sound different for the sake of being different" way. It also conveys some very important messages that are still very much relevant today. Despite it not being my style of music, it is a very good album all around and no wonder it is considered a classic and loved by so many people. I'm not sure if im going to revisit it but I enjoyed giving it a listen for sure. 4/5

Listening session: february 16th, while commuting to internship Listened to before: heard some songs before Thoughts: I have to admit that I never really gave Pink Floyd a real chance so this was my first time listening to this entire album. I really liked how the songs flow into each other and while I don’t think this is the best album ever made, I do see why this is such a classic Favourite tracks: Breathe (In the Air), The Great Gig In The Sky & Us And Them

Utterly sublime.

2nd Pink Floyd for me. Not a fan. Last one was The Wall and I had a fair bit to say on why it wasn’t for me. I have heard this one before and I have no major complaints. It’s a fairly chill rock album with some interesting bits. I really don’t get what all the fuss is about though.

I’ve basically been conditioned not to like this album. let me explain: One day, my friends and I smoked a lot of weed. Maybe a bit too much. Maybe it was some bad stuff… or maybe it wasn’t even pure weed? I honestly don’t know. At some point, someone decided it would be a great idea to put this album on. I remember sinking deeper and deeper into a spinning chair, getting dizzier by the minute, until I eventually threw up - all to the soundtrack of On the Run. To this day, I can’t listen to this album without feeling a strong urge to puke all over the place. My brain clearly filed it under “trauma-inducing cues” On the plus side, it actually gets a lot better on the B-side (which we apparently never made it to on that day because we were too busy scrubbing vomit off the floor before my friend’s mum came home) So I’ll leave you with this question: What rating do you give an album that literally makes you throw up?

Doesn’t really get more classic rock than this.

One of the best records in rock history 5/5

Even though I did the thing where we all got stoned and listened to this in a dorm room and waited for the "If you can hear this whisper your are dying" in "Great Gig", I find this record overrated, overplayed, and overdone.

Caught between a 4 and a 5. This album is a legend, deservedly so. “Us and Them” is probably my favorite, a floating trip that just goes on and on. But there is also a ponderous quality that I’ve always found alienating.

Very solid. Don’t listen to people that say it’s overrated… opinion vary for sure but uts a good listen. I enjoy the album’s ups and downs. I don’t know… something about the ride is fun.

What more needs to be said about this album. It is considered to be one of the greatest of all time.

6.5/10 - It’s not contrarian. There is a run of songs from The Great Gig in the Sky through Any Colour You Like that’s really excellent. I just don’t love any other song on this. It’s not the best album of all time. It’s not even their best album.

I listened to this multiple times and have tried to really connect with this, but I just feel like I'm missing something. I really like Time and Us and Them, but outside of that it's just fine. 7/10

j’adore

Not the biggest Floyd fan, heard most of the songs individually, so wasn't sure what to expect as a full run through. But absolutely blown away. Perfect album. Flows amazingly, just a purely enjoyable listening experience.

I don't remember listening to this album all the way through although it's very possible I did back in the day and just, er, don't have any recollection of it. It's good. I imagine I would have rated it higher if I was still smoking and indulging in other alternative entertainment. Would I want to hear it again? Not necessarily but it's some good sounds for the early 70s.

What more could possibly be said about his album? Even if you're not a Pink Floyd fan, something here resonates with you.

One of the easiest 10/10s I can give. Flawless record with some of the greatest sounds on it, and it still holds up today to boot. Cannot rate this any lower than a 10/10.

Get the hype. Don't love it. Some tunes however. Time and money are stand outs. I don't get great gig in the sky

It's sort of a perfect album. I don't even like Pink Floyd that much, but this one is a such an easy 5. It progresses so beautifully and is so easy to listen to.

Классика! Отличный альбом, с которого стартовала классическая Флойдовская четвёрка

Mega

OMGGGGGGGGGGG FAVS (top 3): on the run, the reat gig in the sky, money mençoes honrosas: breathe (in the air), us and them, eclipse um album MUITO bom q vale todo o hype, muito boa as musicas e transiçoes, um lindo projeto de ouvir do começo ao fim seguido eu amo muito nota final: 5/5

Timeless

I hated this album in high school but it's hard to deny it being an iconic classic rock album

Pink Floyd is at least three different bands, with at least a dozen different musical sounds throughout the years. This album, The Dark Side of the Moon, is the first one they did that could reasonably be called a concept album, and as such is a bit different to everything that went before. Less instrumental, more focused, and arguably much better for it. As with the Beatles, there are always going to be arguments over which Floyd album is the best Floyd album. For me, while this one comes very close, there are at least two other albums in their back catalogue I prefer. Still, it's a damned good album and I'm going to give it a strong four and a half stars.

I've always felt this is the lesser of the Big Four Pink Floyd albums. And so it remains. But each ithise is a masterpiece.

Would give a 4.5

I understand why this album is a classic. I enjoy most of the songs. I think I will need another listen to really make a final rating

what can I say...it's gas

I could listen to some of these tracks and never tire; Breathe is a timeless masterpiece that is so evocative my words can't do it justice. While it has a lull in the second half it finishes strongly with Eclipse. Visionary work that deserves its hype.

Legemdär

Natürlich ein tolles Album. Holt mich aber nicht zu 100% ab. Für mich zu instrumental.

Zurücklehnen und genießen! Macht einfach Spaß der Melodie zu folgen - 5 Sterne nur unter Drogeneinfluss

It's a classic for a reason. Sounds amazing in headphones.

Years ago this album started my obsession with the Floyd. Still hits just as hard now as it did then. Life changing record right here and will be talked about for generations to come.

5/5. Incredible album. Concept, execution, and production are all on point. Absolutely worth a full listen or two.

Oh I’ve been waiting for this one. This album is tied to a core memory of mine, getting to experience it through a planetarium show at the Hutchinson Cosmosphere (near where my grandparents lived and I attend Space Camp in 7th grade). Upon revisiting it this album flowed cohesively and provided an experience start to finish. It was interesting to read that it was released after the departure of Syd Barrett (whose album The Madcap Laughs I was able to review as part of this experience as well).

one of the greatest albums ever, no notes

Este álbum necesita su propia puntuación.

One of the greatest

What is there to say about DSoTM that hasn't already been said countless times before? This is an all time classic album. Not my favorite Pink Floyd album, but in the top 5. This is the album that fully showed their developed musical maturity and cemented them into the legendary status. It's the beginning of one of the greatest 4 album streaks in rock; Dark Side, Wish You Were Here, Animals, and The Wall. Brilliant arrangements, musicality, and production. That production in particular still holds up very well. Definitely Floyd in their prime, and a prime that lasted through the rest of the 70s. 5 of 5

Listened while at home. I mean it's a classic. However I've always felt that it takes itself way too seriously with its heavy handed social commentary and interview clips woven throughout. The good far outweighs the bad and it's of course a five star classic.

It’s a masterpiece. I’m speechless.

No explanation needed

Indisputably one of the GOAT albums.

Why have I not listened to this before? It’s amazing

One of my older brothers bought this album in the 70s so I have been listening to it and enjoying it nearly all my life. I can't think of a better application of the word masterpiece than to this album.

10 / 10

Immediate 5 I didn’t even listen before writing that down. I mean come on. One of the greatest albums ever. A true album project, where it’s a journey from song to song. It’s a genuine masterpiece and so widely regarded as such. It’s some sort of auditory drug that shifts your state of mind if you sit and give it your full attention. There are few pieces of music let alone entire albums that truly do this to me. Now for the notes I have while/after listening. I’m so happy to have a reason to come back to this and dig in a bit deeper. There is not a single song on here that I had any desire to skip. That is my bare minimum requirement to give an album a 5. It far surpasses the minimum.

I'm not here to be a contrarian. It's a great album, it's really well done, the songs obviously stand the test of time, money and time are masterpiece songs, Eclipse is a banger and so is Breathe. Lyrically this thing goes from overworldly to "did he really just do that rhyme" but mostly the prior. I don't know what the mental block on this album is for me. It's great, I just never want to listen to anything other than Time or Money. Maybe that's because the whole thing flows so well and it really is more of an experience as a whole, but I don't know, best album of all time? Definitely not. I think in a void if I was served this and I had never heard of it or anything off it this would be an easy 5, and I do own it on vinyl already, so I guess I just have to go 5. But personally, I am not fully sold on this record.

solid 80/100

One of the greatest albums of all time. A true classic that is never outdated.

I don’t even need to listen to this album, but I will. Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon might very well be one of my desert island albums. You know, if I were marooned on a desert island and could take five albums with me, what would they be? Dark Side very likely would be one. I love this album so much. It took me a while to get into the Floyd. My younger brother was an early adopter when he went to college. Weird thing is, neither of us smokes weed. At least that's the common stereotype people think of when they think of Pink Floyd listeners. My brother kept talking about how great they were, I thought Pink Floyd was old people music and turns out, I’m an idiot. Pink Floyd, for a stretch af about five albums, were the best band in the world. Dark Side is a concept album of sorts, dealing with the band’s lifestyle and its hardships. It also deals with the departure of one of the founders of the band and early creative source, Syd Barrett. Barrett, at some point, possibly after a large number of acid trips, began having mental health struggles, and the band knew they couldn’t move forward with him as their leader, so he was out of the band. It sounds cold, and truthfully, it probably was, but that's what had to happen. Because Dark Side is a concept album, once I start it, I have to finish it. To me, it’s all one song, as one song leads perfectly into the next. To listen to a single song and not hear the next song feels wrong. Track three, Time, is my favorite song on the album. I love the sound of the guitars on the whole album, but on Time they are extra incredible. Plus, the lyrics, at least for an idiot like me, are pretty profound. I’ve often thought time is a human construct. Time can speed up and slow down in certain situations. When you’re young or bored or distinerested, time seemingly slows down, but when you’re old or locked in on something or having fun, time seems to fly. I think time isn’t just seconds, to minutes, to hours. Time is magic, it’s cosmic. “And then one day you find ten years have got behind you No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.” That lyric hits you hard no matter how old you are, but especially when you’re not a kid anymore and, “And you run, and you run to catch up with the sun, but it's sinking Racing around to come up behind you again The sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older Shorter of breath and one day closer to death.” Track five, Money, is the song everyone has heard from this album. They may not know it’s Pink Floyd, but they’ve heard it on the radio, if radio still exists. It was the first single off the album. Money has more great-sounding guitars, and they even sneak a sax solo in the middle of the song. It’s got time signature changes, and the lyrics are about the power of money and how it affects society. The lyrics of Money sound like they could’ve been written today, though it seems today, most billionaires are into much darker extremes than buying football teams. The second single off the album was Us and Them. It seems everyone loves this song, but it’s my least liked song on the album. Yes, I know it has a sax solo, but I don’t know. Money is so good that I think any song that followed it would be a bit of a letdown. Maybe it's the slowness. This song feels like you're running in molasses. "And who knows which is which?" Did you ever cue up Dark Side and The Wizard of Oz? I did. In fact, I think my group of friends and I did it a couple of times. Not a weed smoker in the bunch. Yes, there were lots of times the music matched the movie or vice versa. When "who knows which is which" plays, in the movie, the Wicked Witch shows up and to face Glenda the Good Witch and Dorothy. There was some freaky stuff, but I’d say you could cue up any album to any movie and get quite a few freaky coincidences. Track 8, Brain Damage, is about mental illness and Barrett. “There’s someone in my head, but it’s not me” is a chilling lyric. The song has a beautiful choir singing in the background, but the music is very carnival-like. It has an edge to it, but sounds very sweet. The closing track, Eclipse comes in with amazing organs. Richard Wright was an unsung hero of the band. The choir is singing along with Roger Waters, and according to him, he's singing about “all the good things life can offer are there for us to grasp, but that the influence of some dark force in our natures prevents us from seizing them.” We need to make sure all that we say and all that we do stays in the sun and doesn’t end up on the dark side of the moon. Listen to this album, if you haven’t, and listen to it again if you have. It’s a definite must-hear top album of all time.

Not much to say that hasn't already been said about one of the great pieces of 20th century art

This is a classic. But it's a classic I grew up listening to interminably. I don't hate it. I love it the way I loved my old toys. On a shelf these days. It's cool to take it down and peruse but I find myself asking how I got so lost in it all? It's like I can't quite find the door to step inside that world again with this album? Strangely, I don't have this issue with The Wall. It's still an amazing album but it's not the perfect slick black masterpiece for me that it was at 13 upon my father's turntable. It's human and, despite its mythos, it's just a really good album with long expanses I've maybe too often walked across to appreciate the vista as much as in my youth. That's a me problem but then...it's my review.

Obviously a classic but didn’t fully resonate.

Don't even really have to listen to this to give it 5 stars (but will happily do so), it is one of my favourite albums of all time.

I have tried and tried but I just can’t find anything to love. It has moments and it’s beautifully recorded, but doesn’t set my pulse racing.

Very good

Do I get it? Yea. Do I understand it? Maybe.

Iconic album … but only a 4 four for me. It’s not that I don’t like it… I just find myself skipping some songs.

I’m not sure I’ve ever listened to this entire album as a whole. It’s weird and wonderful. 9/10 Outstanding (I’m not sure what I’m saving my “10/10 Godlike” for. Maybe I’ll go back and edit a few later on.)

I'm surprised it my group this long to get the damn Dark Side of The Moon, but the wait was very much worth it. Solid 5 Stars.

It’s something higher than a 5, though I’m personally not quite at a 10. I’ve never heard this album in full. I’ve never even gone out of my way to look up a track from the album. It just seemed like a monolith that I was always too scared to tackle, on account of the near-universal acclaim. Of course, it’s inescapable. Every track here had something I had heard before, whether it be from SiIvaGunner rips, online edits, or just catching them occasionally over the years on the radio. As a full project though, I’m stunned at just how coherently it all flows together, with lots of audio callbacks throughout. This feels more akin to an audio drama as opposed to an album, but the sound design is the glue that keeps it all together. The instrumentals feel as potent (if not moreso) than the vocals & lyrics, which are already really well-written & performed. “Time”, “Money” & “Us and Them” in particular are the obvious lyrical standouts, but they also contain fantastic instrumental sections that overshadow those lyrics. I don’t even have to say anything else about “The Great Gig in the Sky” as a track – it’s just that good on its own. Ironically enough, since it’s such a strongly flowing 43 minutes, I find it hard to really focus on this as a track-by-track album and just more of a 43 minute experience. In a weird way, that might be why I’m not at a 10 with it? Part of that is because I just don’t think it’s as good as “Wish You Were Here” & arguably not as good as “The Wall”, which both feel like equal or better Pink Floyd albums to me. Of course, comparing any of these 3 albums to each other is like picking between 3 different gold watches – there’s literally not a wrong answer. However, as a fully connected album experience, I found myself… not “unable” to catch the vibes, but I think on a first pass, I was too intent on trying to “get” the album as opposed to naturally letting them come to me. That might just be the overwhelming expectations I set for myself going in, and I’ll probably be a lot looser on future listens (because it’s certainly good enough to warrant many more). Of course, there’s not a “correct” answer for how to interpret Dark Side of the Moon. It just comes to you, and while the intent of a life from start to finish is there, everyone has their own way they digest this album. That’s part of the prism of the album cover. For me, I think I was expecting some grand magnum opus far ahead of its time that influenced everything for years to come (and it honestly probably is), but ultimately, what I think I’ve ended up listening to is just a fantastically flowing set of tracks (“just” doing some heavy lifting here). For better or worse, I’m just not as totally blown away as I thought I would be, like I have been at the end of some other albums on the list, and I think that’s where I’m holding myself back from a 10. As it stands though, it is easily deserving of its acclaim, and it’s probably a top 15 album of the 1970s, bare minimum. It never once falters, it never finds a bad track, it never hits a lull point – maybe a bit self-indulgent at points with some solos or whatever, but the entire experience flies by brilliantly. I think anything lower than a 4 is criminal, and I’m certainly still higher than a 5 on a first pass. I’m glad to finally have listened to it, and I really want to listen to it more.

It's so ingrained in our consciousness at this point, that it can be easy to dismiss. Late nights driving, bonfires with friends, and planetarium shows do not dull the power of the music one iota. The band will change and they will move in very different directions as the personal relationships start to fracture and business really starts to get in the way of the music, but this will always be a perfect document

Needed this one to come up and remind me what an actual 6 star album sounds like. Not the most original opinion for this to be one of my favourite albums ever made I know, but it has to be up there. Every song builds off of the pageantry of the last, building a sprawling epic that maturely explores some deeply existential themes. The one-two punch of Time into Great Gig in the Sky in particular elevates me out of my chair. Only to pull you back into the retail addicted monotony of our modern day-to-day lives with the excellent Money.

no notes

What else can be said that hasn’t already been said? This is one of the greatest albums humanity has ever produced.

Well, it's a classic, especially if on 'shrooms.

Album 1038 of 1089 The Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd (1973) Rating : 5 / 5 Seeing this pop up as the album of the day immediately brought a smile to my face. What can really be said about this album that hasn’t already been said a thousand times? It’s a true classic by just about anyone’s standards, and it earns that reputation every time you press play. From beginning to end, it never feels like it’s missing anything. The songs flow effortlessly into one another, the mood is perfectly set, and the whole experience feels complete in a way very few albums manage to pull off. You don’t have to dissect it or analyze it to enjoy it - it just works. You put it on, and you’re immediately pulled into its world. While I’m not sure I’d call this my favorite album of all time, I can comfortably say it’s one of the very few albums I’d consider truly perfect. If someone speaks negatively about this one, it really just comes down to personal taste, because the quality is undeniable. This is music made to be enjoyed, and it delivers on that in every possible way.

Absoluta joya. Es El disco progre. No me canso de escucharlo. Un disco que tiene todo, grandes momentos instrumentales, grandes letras, grandes arreglos corales, perfecto ensamblaje y una continuidad entre pistas excelente.

God AF

Во истину легендарный альбом, но немного не моё. Мне нравится творчество Pink Floyd, но этот альбом не очень зацепил. Понравилась подача, хоть она немного необычная. Круто короче

One of the best albums every made!

Oh my God!!! This album is perfect! Still to this day my alll time favorite album and I love Pink Floyd! Every song is perfection with so many layers. My most listened to album of 2025!

If this album doesn’t get 5 stars, i don’t know what will

Yeh its great what can u say

I do love me some Fink Ployd

So ein richtiges "Album", das durch fließt. Aber keine 10/10 und für mich nicht ihr bestes und auch nicht zweitbestes Werk.

The ultimate headphone album. A landmark in production for its time (or any time). A concept album that actually makes good on its concept. For all these superlatives and more, this album is an absolute classic in every sense. It's like a rite of passage for anyone who has any interest in rock. Listening again, David Gilmour's guitar and vocals are the focal points but each member contributes mightily. No one else could sing "Brain Damage" like Roger Waters and I love the bass on "Money." Richard Wright's keyboards on "Great Gig in the Sky" are magnificent. And Bick Mason's drumming suits the songs perfectly. Though I love "Wish You Were Here" more this is one hell of an album.

I dont think this is Pink Floyd's best record, but it is probably their best sounding record, production here is insanely ahead of the curve and immersive. And it does have some of their best songs (Time, holy shit). Im sympathetic to arguments that this is overrated, but every time I hear it I do understand how its ranked highly as one of the best rock albums ever

Already listened

Classic af, enjoying listen to it throughly.

I have always liked this album, but also thought there was considerable wasted space, particularly in “On the Run” and the first part of “Time”. Today listening through my ear buds, I really didn’t feel that way. I still like The Wall better, but listening to this album through fresh ears makes me go from a four to a five. Favorite tracks are Brain Damage and Eclipse.

MASTERCLASS

I mean, seriously, what can I say about this that hasn't already been said? This album has been a key part of my life since I was 13 years old and even though it's no longer my favorite Floyd record, it's as essential as it comes. When I think of "art rock", this immediately comes to mind. Majestic.

easy to see why this became a classic

No notes.

208/1001 Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon Heard before? ✅ Revisit? ✅ I mean, what else is there to say? An absolute masterpiece. Also has two of the greatest vocal bits put on record ever.

I heard it before. I enjoyed it less this time round. I appreciate it. It's an experience to listen through it. But I'm not gonna pick out random song from it to listen to.

An absolute masterpiece and a real joy to put on and revisit. Gorgeous psychedelic rock with occasional breathtaking jazz solos. I love how accessible it is too. You don't have to be into psychedelic or experimental music to appreciate this album's greatness. The production is so inviting, and the emotions are so overwhelming. You can't resist going along for the ride. Those opening notes of "Breathe (In the Air)" are so good. What is it about that sound that's so addicting? It's so smooth. And when the first verse kicks in on "Time" at 2:25 with that drum fill? Damn. That's so good. And wow, "The Great Gig in the Sky" is phenomenal. I played it nice and loud in the house today, and it moved me to tears. This album has an epic sweep from beginning to end. Just incredible. All-time great album cover too.

I wrote a lot in my last review about "listening experience" and I find it really humorous to see this album pop up next, as this might be the first album that comes to mind when I overall think about the importance of listening experiences. You can tell that Pink Floyd wanted this record to really be a specific listening experience; the album flows really intentionally, and the songs have such a nice balance to them. You really should sit and listen to this in one go. All of the performances are really great on this record. I love how soft the drums and bass will get when a song asks for it, like in "Us and Them". I love the soul singer that comes in in "The Great Gig In The Sky" around the 1 minute mark; this is maybe one of the best moments in the history of the rock genre. "Breathe (In The Air)", "Time", "The Great Gig In The Sky", and "Money" are classic rock royalty. It really is a legendary album from a legendary band. For that it has to be a 5/5. Beautiful, legendary album artwork. This prism is so famous!

Good album? Yeah, sure. THE best album ever? Yeah, not so much. I feel like this is way too overrated. Yeah, I get it, you were young and you absolutely adored this album at the time. It is actually proven that we are most likely to still listen to songs from our teenage years later in life, favouring them over others and only having fond memories of them. I'm just 21 so even if this was my favourite album, I still couldn't have understood what this album meant during its prime, what it offered, or what changes it brought to the industry. That's one aspect of this album I'm not trying to dispute. Music taste is subjective but the influence this album had is undeniably objective. It is for sure deserving of its spot on this list. Since I'm on the younger side I also don't understand the trend during that time period with having such long songs. Maybe my attention span is totally fried but I don't think there is a need for such lengths. It starts dragging on at some point for me and I just start wishing it would end already. Even with all my small critical comments I still think it's a nice album. It's fun having it on while I work or paint or study. It's interesting. You can clearly see it's something new for its time, something daring, and I appreciate that. Great album, but it has a few weak spots in my opinion. More of a 4.5, it's nowhere near the perfection others attribute to it but still a great album.

Possibly the BEST album of all time till now.

Obviously incredible

If anyone gives this less than 4 stars, I don't trust them and their opinion can be discarded forthwith. I'm not a huge Pink Floyd fan but this album is incredible in every way. Immaculate.

1. Speak to Me End was creepy and I’m a horror fan 2.

Ahead of its time, piece of art, especially the live version of it; still relevant in today's society, immensly powerful and a genuine masterpiece... revolutionary 🏆

100% classic album!

You're going to look me in the face and tell me this isn't a 5 star album? Really?

s2

In spite of the horrible fiasco of "On the run", this is an awesome album. Specially if you also consider it as the score of the film. 9/10

Probably the greatest album of all time.

5/5! AHHHH! What can I say about this album that hasn't already been said. TIME!

One of the best albums of the 70's, still an amazing listen in every decade since. Possibly one of the best rock albums ever made. It still brings wonder every time I listen to it, brings fresh nuance every time I buy a new set of headphones.

With how popular and iconic this album is I cannot belive i had never listened to it. Now I can say that i get why ir is so hyped.

5.9/10

Sublime!

idc

Hmm. Something that's been as ubiquitous as air for the past 50 years. I don't know if I have to listen to it again. I've already heard it enough times in my life. There was a time when I'd have given this one star just to be a smug contrarian but I think I've mostly outgrown that. It is a hell of a piece of work but I'm not sure if it's overexposure or if it just isn't fully in my tastes.

Perfect songwriting and audio-perfection - definitely one of the greatest albums! Even though not my most beloved Pink Floyd album

I’ve listen to this album a couple of times. It’s an amazing example of how the production begin an album can Influence a lot of the final sound. I really liked listening to conceptual albums form the beginning to end, to see the whole picture, this is one of those albums. I has a couple a songs that I kinda wanted to skipped. I don’t give it a 5 because it’s not an album that I would like to listen very often, but overall really good listening session.

Favorite track(s): what is there to say (besides that this isn't even their best album)? Heard before Previous rating: 9/10

Magisterial

Det är ju stor musik, men för mig blir det på lite för stort allvar. Lyft för några av låtarna.

This album makes me want to be a better person. I don't think I've ever listened to this sober. Unskippable. Goated. Breeeeeaaathe, Breathe in the aiiiiiiir.

If I hadn't put on headphones, I don't think I would've noticed some of the nuances of this album. The heartbeat on 'Speak to Me' particularly. I never knew that was there. I've listened to this album in the past with Brent, but never actually listened-listened. The title of the album comes from the song 'Brain Damage', which I find fascinating. But, it segued into the final song, 'Eclipse' so well, I truly feel like it was fluid. I thought it was so fluid, that I literally went back to the song and replayed the last few moments to listen to the transition. There is truly no transition. It just flows. And, as it began, it ends in such a similar manner with heartbeats and faint whispers. I've really liked the following songs: Breathe The Great Gig in the Sky Money (I feel like I could strut to this song after robbing a bank) Eclipse

Personally not a big fan of the album.

It's a classic. Amazingly creative, themes we can all relate to. Faultess

So good

Great album, that everyone needs to listen to atleast once. Everytime I listen I notice something else.

David Gilmore has never played a bad lick.

Remember getting super high on shrooms and going to the planetarium to see the Dark Side of the Moon lazer show? Do you? I do.

Probably should’ve rated Wish You Were Here higher in hindsight

Didn't quite like it, it seems kinda boring. Maybe listening to this while very stoned would be a different experience.

Look, I know that this is a great album. I definitely love Time and Us and Them and a few other moments throughout. It just doesn't click for me and I've tried many times over the years to "get it". I think part of the problem is the sequencing; having On the Run and Great Gig where they are taking up all this time on side 1 just kills any momentum. Never liked Money but starting to dig I'll it a little bit, and the rest of side 2 is cool. Just doesn't hit for me overall. There i said it, The Dark Side of the Moon is a 3 star album.

Gema

If my justification for giving an album 5 stars is no skips, this is a 5 star album. It feels wrong skipping any of these tracks, it flows so perfectly from the front to the back of the album. I've never been a huge Pink Floyd fan, and I haven't listened to this nearly as much as a lot of other classics, but it's a damn good album. The first time I listened to it was after eating mushrooms, watching Wizard of Oz - and honestly, the visuals of that experience have stuck with me since, and it serves as a pretty perfect music video with these songs. Plus, one of the best album covers of all time.

Easy 5. Every second of this record is iconic, the album artwork even moreso.

"And then some day you find, 10 years have got behind you. No one told you where to run. You missed the starting gun."

Amazing album.

Long and boring.

This is good, really enjoyed listening to it. I've never really listened to Pink Floyd before outside of the really famous songs. I would definitely listen to this again and give their others a go

El top 1 de momento

🎶🌑😎💖

9/10 Favourite: Us and Them Least Favourite: On the Run

a brilliant album and a masterclass in musicianship. best listened to with headphones in order to get the full experience. highlights: “time” “money” “us and them” “brain damage”

# 1: Speak to me # 2: Breathe (In the Air) # 3: On the run # 4: Time Written like a old mans tale that doubles as a warning for wasting your most precious resource, time. # 5: The Great Gig in the Sky Woah woah woah yeah indeed. Coming off the backend of **Time**, it is very on point to include *"And I am not frightened of dying. Any time will do, I don't mind. Why should I be frightened of dying? There's no reason for it – you've got to go sometime." — Gerry O'Driscoll, Abbey Road Studios doorman* # 6: Money Yet if there is one more thing as guaranteed as death, it surely is taxes. Money is well a song about money, one for all of the "maybe the curtains was blue because the author liked blue" crowd. As on the nose as it gets. Yet it also doesn't take complexity, obfuscation and countless metaphors to create something of grand artistic value. Heh value. *"Share it fairly, but don't take a slice of my pie"* # 7: Us and them My opinion vs the strawman i made up # 8: Any colour you like skobeloff # 9: Brain Damage Very everybody's crazy except me League teammates

4/5 Best- great gig in the sky Worst-brain damage

A classic. Love this album and the mystique around it. Time and Money (no pun intended) are two of my favorites.

y'all ever put this on with The Wizard of Oz??

Transcendental. Translation: demonic. Were I still a partaker in occult practices like smoking herb, I would have given it a 5.

Great album. One of my coworkers said that not only does it work with The Wizard of Oz, but also Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2.

I get why people love it. It's just not for me.

Peak..

This is like being recommended the back of my hand lmao Obviously one of the greatest musical achievements of all time and still holds up wonderfully today. If you haven't heard this yet I really have no idea what you're doing lol

יפה יפה יפה מאוד

Dark side brings me the light

One of my favorite albums ever

Speak To Me: 4/10 (PEAK TRANSITION) Breathe (In The Air): 5/10 On The Run: 5/10 Time: 5/10 Great Gig In The Sky: 6/10 Money: 5.6/10 Us And Them: 5/10 Any Colour You Like: 6/10 ??MBPW?? Brain Damage: 5/10? Eclipse: 6/10

Epic album. I think most people who have ever heard this album can tell you exactly where they were and what they were doing when they heard it. For me, it was visiting a friend's house in junior high and he had this album on. I had him play it three times over, I loved it so much. 5/5 (not sure how you'd justify going lower than this rating).

Album No. 0125 on my list. There it is. Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side Of The Moon". THE album. My hypothesis is that if you ask people to think of a music album, this may well be the one that's mentioned the most. It is certainly one of the most iconic albums of all time, and possibly the greatest rock album there is - certainly the greatest progressive rock album, and maybe the greatest album of the 70s. I have to admit that it's also one of my favorite albums (what a cliché, I know). It's just not possible for me to judge this objectively in any way, but I guess based on the other ratings of this album on this page, many others seem to like the album as well. I guess "The Dark Side of the Moon" perfectly hits the sweet spot between a complex, progressive, artsy work on the one side and a groovy, catchy, enjoyable album on the other side. It is more than a collection of 10 songs, they all fit together just so nicely. And even more than 50 years later, the album still sounds incredibly great! For nostalgic reasons, I didn't even listen to any of the remasters but to the original, and it still sounds very good. The prodcution was really aehad of its time. The album really has everything. You've got some or Roger Water's greatest lyrics on this ("Time", "Money", "Brain Damage"), some of David Gilmour's greatest guitar work ("Time", "Money"), and singing ("Breathe", "Time"), some of the greatest Pink Floyd atmospheric sound layers ("Time", "Us And Them"). In addition, you got one of the greatest album covers of all time, possibly even the most iconic one ever made. You got some progressive elements (odd time signatures, some extensive instrumental parts), but it really never gets boring. Everything is perfectly nuanced, everything is timed to perfection. To avoid adding the full album to my playlist, I'm leaving out the instrumentals, but will still add "Breathe", "Time", "The Great Gig In The Sky", "Money", "Us And Them", "Brain Damage", and "Eclipse" to my playlist. If any record is a hallmark record, it's this one. I can't praise this enough, would have given 50 stars if I could. 5/5 stars - of course!

This album will never get old

The Dark Side of the Moon is not merely an album, it is an experience, a meticulously constructed journey through the anxieties, contradictions, and quiet terrors of the human condition. This is not the first time I listen to it, and that fact only reinforces its greatness. Even after multiple listens, it refuses to fade into familiarity. Instead, it deepens. Every return reveals new emotional textures, subtle details, and lyrical resonances that feel as relevant today as they did in 1973. What makes this album extraordinary is its cohesion. The lyrics explore time, mortality, greed, madness, and alienation with a clarity that is both intimate and universal. Musically, it is flawless in its restraint: nothing is excessive, nothing is accidental. The production is pristine, yet never cold. Synths breathe, guitars ache, and the rhythm section moves with a hypnotic patience that pulls the listener forward whether they intend to follow or not. Even the simplest interludes, heartbeat pulses, cash registers, snippets of human speech, carry weight. They are not filler; they are connective tissue. These moments give the album its cinematic flow and emotional continuity, proving that depth does not require complexity, only intention. Few albums can make silence, space, and repetition feel this profound. At times, the music doesn’t just sound good, it sends chills down your spine. Criticism of The Dark Side of the Moon often says more about the listener than the record. Those who dismiss it as boring or overrated usually approach it with the attention span of a goldfish scrolling TikTok at 2x speed. This is not an album designed for passive consumption or shuffled playlists. It demands focus. It asks to be heard from beginning to end, as a complete conceptual work. Judging The Dark Side of the Moon as a loose collection of individual songs misses the point entirely. If taken apart and evaluated track by track, it might lose some of its magic, but that’s like judging a film by watching random scenes out of order. Its true power lies in its continuity, in how each piece feeds into the next. As a unified whole, it is greater than the sum of its parts. In the landscape of modern music history, The Dark Side of the Moon stands as one of the finest albums ever created. Not because it tries to impress, but because it understands exactly what it wants to say, and says it with haunting precision. I listened to the "MFQR 1-017" Ultra High Quality Record pressing release by MFSL, and in my opinion it is a marvel, quite possibly the best master and pressing of this album. 9.5/10

An iconic album. It still sounds incredible to me 52 years after its release.

This one is an easy one to review as 5 stars. However, could have done without the live versions - recorded original version is all we need!

Undoubtedly, Pink Floyd's best work post-Syd Barrett. An album that begs to be listened to in its entirety.

3 is not ragebait

This is the point where Pink Floyd loses my interest. I don't like David Gilmour's guitar style, and the songs feel drawn-out, taking a long time to get anywhere While I enjoy long, gradual compositions in post-rock, Dark Side of the Moon and Pink Floyd's approach in general don't resonate with me. I don't mind the Syd Barrett era of Floyd, but the Gilmour era always just felt like a man having a wank on his guitar.

Not quite as good as Wish You Were Here but still very good

A lot of different sounds for this album, very little talking which i find ominous especially since they’re so good at singing and the wall is one of my favorite albums. i feel like it’s so different from the wall that i was not enjoying the constant instruments.

A perfect album. Iconic album art. Amazing music from start to finish.

Really not my cup of tea. Felt like I was in an episode of a TV show in the 70s. Yet to make it all the way through

Just a classic

Classic!! Songs like Breathe and The Great Gig In The Sky always gave me the feeling of floating in space. Still a great listen. A true Masterpiece!!

Atmosphärisch, klanglich brillant und thematisch tiefgründig. Songs wie „Time“ und „Money“ sind legendär. Dennoch fehlt im Vergleich zu Wish You Were Here oder The Wall etwas von deren emotionaler Wucht und erzählerischer Geschlossenheit. Großartig, aber nicht ganz Pink Floyds Meisterstück.

Not the worst Pink Floyd album … but still pretty terrible

10/10 NO NEED TO SAY

I don’t know, something about most of these songs stressed me the f out.

Blart Side of the Mall truuuuue

Of course I was going to love this one. Shout out to you dad.

I have heard this album many times before and it was nice to listen to it again. In my opinion this album is a masterpiece, I love every part and song. I love how all the songs blend and bleed together. The vocals and arrangement. It has obvious classics like Money and Time but Us and Them is one of my favorite songs ever. It’s absolutely beautiful and I’ll always enjoy this album!

Floyd at their very best - great gig in the sky still gives me goosebumps.

Love most of it. Too brainrotted to love 8 minute songs. 4/5

Revolutionary for its time. A must listen album and inspiring.

someone described it as a cacophony of nonsense and i couldn’t agree more let’s stop pretending to like things that are bad

Classic. Can never go wrong with this one

Why should I be frightened of dying? There's no reason for it, you've gotta go sometime.

Amazing. Such a great album. Loved it. It's iconic for a reason!

literalmente el santo grial.

i love love love this album. i think it's just such a classic and so well done. time is so good and definitely my favorite along with breathe - 9/10

Experimental, I like. Very ahead of it's time.

Asombroso. Ud and the mi fav por siempre

I liked that this was my first album cuz it’s one I definitely should’ve listened to by now. I obviously recognized a lot of it but I really liked listening to it all the way through it was so cool how all the songs went into each other it was like one long song. I’m not sure how relistenable it’ll be for me but I did enjoy finally sitting down to such an influential work. Also to note in general, I’m going to try to do this album a day thing and hold myself to it because I think listening to entire albums the way the artist intended is just something I should do more often instead of listening to the same thing over and over on Spotify playlists and shit. Hopefully this can also be a way to get off my phone, like instead of scrolling for an hour I can sit and listen to an album. Anyways.

Already listened to this album, and of course it is 10/10

Severely good- sending me into a spiral

I'm starting to realize that the reason this album syncs up with every movie is because it's one of the most defined narrative and cinematic albums ever

Epic, stirring, uplifting.

Another work of art beyond "just" an album. One of my all time favourites.

not bad

Legendary

pink floyd really isn't for me man

A five star album I never need to hear again.

My fourth and final Pink Floyd album has finally arrived. I made it to album number 1055 before getting my shot at reviewing it, and I was thinking/hoping that this would wind up being my last album, but I guess it wasn’t meant to be. It’s been a really long time since I’ve listened to this album, and out of the three Syd-less Pink Floyd albums on this list, Dark Side is probably my least favorite. Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s a brilliant album, but I just prefer Wish You Were Here and The Wall. However, my opinions have changed quite a bit on some albums as I’m going through this list, so I’m curious to see how I’ll feel about it once I’ve listened to it today. After listening to it today, I’d still rank Dark Side below Wish You Were Here and The Wall, but it’s still an incredible album. Dark Side is the ultimate ‘better than the sum of its parts’ album. There’s nothing in the actual music itself that stands out to me, and there’s no song that I would pick out from this album to listen to on its own. Instead, every aspect of the music works together in perfect harmony, creating a sound that really does feel like the dark side of the moon. This album is cold and lonely in its sound, which really forces the listener to take in every aspect of the sound and reflect on the lyrics. This album may not have any songs that I particularly like on their own, but the whole album feels like one continuous work. And it’s not just because the segues from song to song are brilliant, but because everything feels so bound together by the way the sound and mood are created and then carried from song to song, like a torch being passed. I think that this is a really fun album to turn and let it wash over you. For an album so gentle and spacey, it demands your full attention when you listen to it. While Dark Side of the Moon isn’t my favorite album by any stretch, I can’t think of another album that makes me feel like this when I listen to it. While I might be bummed that this wasn’t my final album to review, I’m glad I got to revisit this classic today.

REALLY GOOD STUDY MUSIC

100% Love this album and this band

Probably the greatest Prog rock album ever. Always a great listen.

I mean, what am I supposed to say? This is a classic. The thing is, this is a great album, but I find myself coming back to The Wall and Meddle more than this. I actually really do like this album, I don't think there's a bad song on it. But if I want to listen to a prog rock album from this era, I would rather pick Selling England by the Pound. If I wanted to listen to a Pink Floyd album, I'd rather listen to The Wall. Time is a 5/5. Money is a 5/5. Us and Them is a 5/5. The rest is simply good.

Seeing the album cover alone, I was excited to finally take the time to sit down and listen to a classic and one of the most influential albums of all time. The first two tracks didn't really do anything for me, it's kind of just weird ambient art dudes and nothing lyrically interesting. But then we get to Time and I started to enjoy it a bit more. It's not a 5 star album to me at least, but I did enjoy it and can't discount how influential and iconic it is in music history as a whole.

us and them made them 5 stars for me

kannte ich schon, liebe das album

bello. proprio bello. e con questo comincio a sanare la mia ignoranza sui pink floyd

ya lo conocía pero nunca lo había escuchado, sin dudas tiene un sonido épico y único. canciones fav: any colour you like; eclipse

One of all time greatest albums! 😍 With an absolute highlight with Time, Great Gig and Money

Nothing here rises to Comfortably Numb or Wish You Were Here standards but still went for the psychedelic sci-fi blend. On the Run feels like a weird 80s synth thing, Us and Them/Brain Damage best on here

I guess I’m too normie, or too sober for this. Liked a few tracks tho but a lot were noise to me

I’ve loved this album for the longest time, I feel like I’d appreciate it more after a few gummies though

Not much to say. Legendary, ahead of its time. Some insane standalone hits while also having a great vibe when listening to the whole album. Love the use of electronics and more ambient sounds.

Great lyrics, lots of iconic instrumentals

already listened to it. i liked the songs money, time and i dont remember which other one, solid 8/10

Fav - us and them or time Least fav - on the run

Has the popular screaming song that was trending on TikTok for a while and sounds haunting. Quite groovy album

what a journey.

Dark Side is an epic classic from the cover art to the final thump of the fading heart beat. The album holds up incredibly well 50+ years after its release and was an intriguing listen, lots going on. Musically adept, liked how they tied related sound effects for each song. L = (3.4*s) Great album instrumentally. It’s moody, kinda like a rock opera. J = (4.7*s) Forgot how much I enjoyed this album. And it’s albums like this one that get forgotten (lost?) with non-physical music formats and shorter attention spans.

Dark Side of the Moon is one of the greatest albums ever made and certainly a must listen before you die. Pink Floyd cranked out a bunch of epics and although some may argue The Wall is their masterpiece, I think this record is more approachable. Their is a life force behind it and the end/finish with the heartbeat is so good. "On the Run" has been a favorite of mine but the whole thing is awesome and the flow is perfect. Dark Side has been so influential and recognizable from the cover to the songs. Everything that went into it was beyond creative, right down to the title. There is even some lore that there may have been some wizardry in the creation. It's thought provoking and deep but also fun. Albums like this one truly set the classic rock era as the greatest time for music. This one ranks up there with Sgt. Pepper for its all around impact on the world...4.6 stars.

Have been looking forward to this album as it has been one of my favorites for so so long. I already knew nearly every single note and lyric of this album from front to back and yet I was still surprised how great it is as I gave it this re-listen. This album is tied to so many memories throughout my life and I can remember so many "firsts" that I've associated with Dark Side Of The Moon. I've loved it since childhood and have realized how much I appreciate it as I grow through each new step of my life. What else is there to say about DSOTM? It 100% belongs in the pantheon of great albums and would be a worth entry for anyone arguing it as the greatest album of all time. Everything about the album works from front to back. It's about as close as you can come to a perfect album from all aspects of execution. There is so much represents its well-deserved long-legacy from the music, themes, pop culture connections (Oz?) and whatnot but for my money it also features the most iconic album cover of all time. It belongs on everybody's shelf from both a musical and cultural standpoint. I could talk about this album forever, and would be happy to do so, but it would be far too long to post in a review. Unbelievable album. 4.75 stars

A lot of instrumantal parts. As a whole sounds very good, but some songs individually don't hit that hard

W album even if you listen other genres, definitely top tier.

I thought this would be a slog for some reason, but I was very wrong! I got real real high and laid down with headphones on, gave it the ol' college try, and I was rewarded with an incredible experience! It took me places!

One of my favorite albums of all time

No notes

One of the most influential records ever. Consistently good across each song.

Listened on vinyl. A timeless classic about the complexities and madness of human life (greed, mortality, insanity, etc.) Awesome.

Always loved Bad Company

Hard to believe I was in my 40s before I first heard the entire album. It continues to grow on me with repeated listening.

I know everyone raves about this album, and when I was at school everyone in my class was talking about it, but I never got into PF, so yesterday was the 1st time I’d ever listened to the whole album- and, we’ll I quite liked a couple of songs, that was it…..

Probably the best album of all time. Between themes, music, talent, and history, it is one of my favorites.

Overall 6/10, an okay listen but not something I'd play on loop or even multiple times

It’s the dark side of the moon… cmon

It's a classic, but I think this different in 1973

This album deserves its classic status, even if I don't love it as much as many do. It's biggest strength is how it mixes detailed instrumental passages and experimental sound recordings while still being accessible. The sound of the organ is great, and every time the saxophone comes in is a treat. The long spacey passages are pleasant and engaging, and it has plenty of climaxes like "The Great Gig in the Sky" acting as a coda to "Time" and the ending pair of songs. "Us and Them" may be my favorite song, as it brings everything great about the album together and has the highest highs. It's not a perfect album - it takes a little bit to get started, "On the Run" is too long, and "Money" is good but doesn't quite fit in with the other songs - but it's a great example of a band taking experimental elements and turning them into an engaging rock album.

When to listen: For the hippie trippy ~experience~ A true no skip album that reminds me of high school, and the great Strong Songs ep breaking down the album

I've never been the biggest Pink Floyd fan (controversial, I know), but this has some really incredible songs. You can hear how the Beatles specifically had a huge influence on parts of this album, and how Pink Floyd in turn influenced a generation of music. A classic for a reason. This is between a 4 and a 5 for me. I'll give it a 5 for now, since I'm early into this project.

This could very well be the best rock album of all time. I listen to it front to back about once a year and I am blown away by it every single time. It's chilling how good it is.

Perfection.

Breathe Us and them

It’s alright

Will want to spin again but cool

GOAT Great gig Us and them

Passei o dia ouvindo. Me lembra muito minha irmã. Amo Brain Damage.

Worthy of all the hype?? Ehh

I'm not a "Pink Floyd Fan" but this is definitely worthy of all the praise. There is no argument. If you are here giving an album like this a 1 then you, sir, are simply wrong. Just a phenomenal music experience ~∆~

😖😖only liked 2 songs

good

Damn not a good album to start the new year. My heart sank, however I pressed on. And it’s not as bad as I thought. Clearly the band were missing Syd’s creativity by this stage, it’s also lacking in humour or self-awareness. Much of it is world weary woe is me isn’t life hard when you’re a rock star moaning. However there are some good ideas and pleasant keyboardy bits or sound collages at the beginnings of tracks until the excruciating vocals or clodhopping guitars kick in.

Everything that made this album revolutionary is dated enough now that it doesn't really make an impact

A unique mix of genres - spacey, jazzy, a little bit reggae in places... There's some fantastic instrumentals on this album, particularly the guitar and saxophone solos. I feel like I should have listened on big speakers or headphones to do it justice. It was an interesting listen but I didn't find the songs very memorable.

Widely revered, The Dark Side of the Moon left me admiring its craft more than feeling much of anything, ultimately coming across a bit blah.

liked breathe(in the air), on the run, time, us and them, any colour you like, brain damage, eclipse, favorite is eclipse probably who doesnt like pink floyd once more

First listened. Fucking immense fading between songs. 10/10 I think

nie podoba mi sie za bardzo

loved listening all the way through this, loved listening to a very thematic album and their narrative, amazing guitar solos, vocals, sax

eeh

Love the euphoric electrical sounds

like listening to a movie, lots of small details to hear, prob not in my everyday but i mean it’s amazing, im lowkey impatient tho and there’s lots empty space, buildup that is making my adhd scream BUT IN CONTRAST so many cool sonic things that my adhd loves so maybe i just need to ward off my dopamine addiction , not super lyrical rlly liked time, the great gig in the sky 8/10

phenomenal, phenomal album. "brain damage" might be one of my favourite songs from the album, but honestly everything was a masterpiece!!

First time sitting down and listening to this all the way through, it definitely earns the five star title. It just slowed down a little bit here and there, but the songs are gorgeous. Vocals are great, lyrics are very evocative, everything feels in the right place.