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Vet inte vad jag ska säga. Ett perfekt album. Money är inte så bra man resten är dunder!
⭐️Går inte att välja
神专
Incredible experience from start to finish. Features some of PF’s greatest tracks
I always considered this album one of those albums that get pushed around as one of the greatest of all time, but figured that if I listened to it, I wouldn’t “get” it. Like, I would enjoy it, don’t get me wrong. But i would probably think that people only liked it that much thanks to nostalgia or drugs… or both. Admittedly, I found the first half weird, specifically the first three songs. It was interesting, but nothing mind-blowing. Things got better starting with Time and The Great Gig in the Sky. But it was at Us and Them that it finally clicked. That barrier of pushing this aside as “dad rock” or “boomer bait” was thoroughly dismantled. There’s something transcendent with the flow of the album, the guitar solos that miraculously don’t drag on like 90% of other 70’s albums. Yes, this album really is that good. It looks like 90% of certified dads had some taste. Favorite track: Brain Damage Other hits: Time, Money, Us And Them, Eclipse, The Great Gig in the Sky, Any Colour You Like
Overall: 10/10 Pretty good stuff, I'd say. Still hits just as hard at 28 as it did at 13, maybe even moreso. Especially the song Time. It's always been my favourite song on the album, but when I was younger it was because of the incredible atmosphere and vocals rather than the lyrics and the way it makes me feel. I cry almost every time I listen to it now. I think I'll keep appreciating it even more as I age, as well as the other beautiful songs on this masterpiece. Fav Song: Time
Goat
What an album. The transitions from song to song. It's one big piece of art and redefines what a full album of music should be. It doesn't chop everything up into singles. The creativity is everywhere. When it all comes to a peak during Brain Damage/Eclipse, it's such an incredible journey that they took you on. Honestly, I still think Wish You were Here is the better piece of work by Floyd, but this is an album I've listened to hundreds of times and will do so hundreds more.
The greatest album of all time for me.
Take the alarm clocks at a lower volume and you're set. Enjoy.
Must have
I mean what can be said... It's just one of the best albums by one of the best bands of all time. Absolutely love it.
There is nothing I can say that hasn’t already been said. Absolutely incredible, full body and mind transitory sonic experience. A musical dream like state of consciousness that has to be lived. Thank you for your time. No notes. 5 stars.
6 stars are you kidding me
Obviously amazing
One of the greatest albums. I could listen to it on repeat all day. It's great for an introspective album that makes you think or something you can just lay back and let the soundscapes wash over you. Love it.
Classic. So many good memories are connected to each song. It's always a pleasure to revisit this masterpiece
I mean come on. 5.
I just love pink Floyd and this album:’h
Good album but I hate the British geezers on this rating app who are like “perfect. 5 stars” then give every other experimental album 1 star. You are clouded by nostalgia!
5/5 classic.
Easy, probably a Top 5 all time, even with it being so overexposed in the decades since its release. Amazing concept, brilliant songwriting, top quality production. It doesn't really get more complete than this one
best of the best
It never gets old!
Ohhhh yesss this is a great one!
One of my all time faves - had it on repeat all weekend
It may sound cliche but I've always felt this album feels like being stoned without actually being stoned. To the dream like trippy feeling of music & voices to giggles & hypnotic heart beat like drums. You can feel you eyes deepen & relax like being stoned. Great Gig in the Sky is overrated. It's just a gospel singer screeching over trippy music.
Simply the best album ever recorded
What more is there to say about this masterpiece? Either you get it or you don’t I suppose. Absolutely one of the greatest all time works of western music.
I mean
As fun as it would be to hate on Floyd, there's a reason this often tops these lists. As an album, and a journey, it's almost faultless. I could argue that some of the individual songs end a little abruptly, but the parts flow together so well you can't complain. One of only 10-20 albums on here that transcend their genre.
Growing up in the 80’s and 90’s, Pink Floyd would be played constantly on the radio. It was always good music but I never saw the appeal. Then magically one day in my late 30’s it was like a light switch went off in my head and their music finally spoke to me. I don’t know what that happened but I attribute it to building up enough life experience. This album is brilliant and a masterpiece on so many levels. It is one of the greatest albums of all time.
This album makes me feel more important than i ever should
One of my favourite albums
A classic for a reason. While I prefer Animals and Wish You Were Here, this album is undeniable and has such a specific vibe that no other album has accomplished as well as this album. Deserves it’s status as one of the most iconic albums of all time.
I have listened to this album MANY times throughout my life. It stands the test of time, it is one of the greatest albums ever created.
An all time classic, an utterly unbelievable record. So influential across all media, I mean without this record do we have Radiohead's OK Computer? Monty Python and the Holy Grail? A deeper stoner appreciation of The Wizard of Oz? But I'd give it an easy 5 if it had only "Us And Them" and 35 minutes of explosive diarrhea noises, so maybe I'm not the most subjective reviewer here?
It’s dark side of the moon, good luck trying to find something unique to say about this one. Just a fundamental pillar of rock music. Takes me right back to high school trying drugs for the first time. Easy 5 star but do I give a perfect score? Any Colour You Like is kind of the only weak link to me but still a decent instrumental and I don't think the album would work as well flowing from Us and Them straight to Brain Damage. 17th perfect album, 771 albums in. Rating: 5.0
classic
The greatest album ever made. Period. The end. Want to fight about it?
Wow I mean there's nothing really else like this. Regardless of their large budget for this album (which I think is usually used to shun them) I think that this band at this time are really a once in a generation type achievement. I don't really think that anyone has ever been able to make this seamless an 'album', where all songs feel so much in the same place, and not necessarily an all out 'concept album'. The early analogue synth bits are amazing, especially on on the run, they are really integrated into these songs better than I think any synths were up until then, other early synth stuff seems to jump out. I think I've heard these songs so many times to really reconsider them entirely, but they are just so well written, the guitar work and solos are really great. The lyrical themes I imagine were quiet taboo at the time and songs like money have a level of political comment that was very uncommon, so I guess its also revolutionary also in that aspect. I guess a downside is that some of the solos last a bit too long, but its kinda a staple of them so I can get past it. Pretty sure I made a big fuss when I listened to wish you were here about which is better, and Idk really it doesn't really matter, but this, wish you were here and animals are still my favourites by far, this is probably similar in quality to wish you were here and maybe a slither worse than animals. I think they were purposely trying to be interesting with all the strange experimental sounds effects, rather than in the other 2 albums where they are making mostly just really long songs. Favourite songs: all I guess, but I do like the ones after us and them a bit less. Overall around 9/10
Not much to add here. This is one of the most acclaimed albums for a good reason. Sometimes, I listen to it, those beautiful textures and passages, the emotional lyrics capturing the turmoil of human condition, and just can't fathom how they did it.
Hell yeah
Classic
Known album.
The Dark Side of the Moon is not just one of the best albums ever made, it is one of the most perfectly realised pieces of music in rock history. Everything here feels deliberate, from the seamless flow between tracks to the way each lyric, sound effect, and instrumental choice builds into a bigger picture. It is an album about time, greed, conflict, and mortality, yet it never feels heavy-handed. Instead, it draws you in and keeps you there, creating a listening experience that feels complete and self-contained. The production is immaculate, with Alan Parsons capturing every detail of the band’s interplay. David Gilmour’s guitar work is soaring yet precise, Richard Wright’s keyboards add both warmth and tension, and the rhythm section of Roger Waters and Nick Mason is subtle but essential. Tracks like “Time,” “Us and Them,” and “Eclipse” hit with both emotional and sonic impact, while “The Great Gig in the Sky” is a wordless burst of pure feeling. It is an album you can listen to dozens of times and still hear something new. The Dark Side of the Moon is as close to flawless as rock music gets, and its reputation is entirely deserved.
The Good: Knowing that there are two sides to the moon! The Bad: Still unable to see what’s on the dark side of the moon… The Ugly: Nothing… Is it the easiest 5* around? No! I can even understand that there are people unable to recognize that this is that great albums are all about… For me, there are better albums, including Pink Floyd albums, than this one. Which means that, for the moment, Pink Floyd is going to score 5* on all their albums. To those, who don’t understand why this album is 5*… place all your 5* albums on a row, listen to them start to finish, and then play this...
It’s the best side of the moon if you ask me
Ok at the start i wanna state this: The Dark Side of the Moon is not overrated. it’s properly rated, deserves every bit of love it gets, and it blows my mind that an album from 1973 has every single track with over 100 million streams on spotify. that’s insane and totally deserved. Wish You Were Here is my favorite pink floyd album (and one of my favorite albums of all time), but it’s obvious why Dark Side is the one that’s more popular. Wish You Were Here has “Shine On You Crazy Diamond,” which is probably in my top 5 songs ever, but let’s be real, a 20-minute instrumental isn’t gonna pull in the casual listener. Dark Side is much friendlier, way easier to connect with, and honestly lovable even on first listen. this music aged like fine wine. it doesn’t sound old, it doesn’t sound dated. the production feels like it could’ve been released yesterday. and the themes are timeless: time, money, madness, things everyone lives through and struggles with. and then you’ve got “Time,” one of the greatest songs ever made. that guitar solo is sexy but the way it builds up to it is even sexier. the lyrics hit like nothing else, some of the most thought-provoking and beautiful words ever put in a song. I could go on forever, but the truth is this whole album is just the perfect sound. it’s iconic, grand, emotional, beautiful... it’s everything. pink floyd poured everything they had into this and it shows. for me, this record has four songs i’d easily call some of the greatest of all time, all in one place. and every time you put on the album, it’s nothing but a blessing.
Prime dad psychedelic rock, instant 5/5. Listen to it over and over while in my acid peak as a teenager. (17-19) the sounds are eery repetitive but works. The echos of singers make you Tripp out
I mean....excellent. This is a truly EPIC album. I now understand why I see it on so many t-shirts.
Pure musical poetry. I could listen in a loop for hours. It’s not my favorite Pink Floyd album – there are at least three others I love just as much – but it doesn’t mean much, it’s like trying to differentiate different levels of perfection. 10/10
Hits differently once you have lost the one who loved it. Not my favorite Floyd album but an absolute classic nonetheless.
Their eighth album. A concept album that takes the listener from their first breath in life to their last. Topics include, but not limited to, greed, mental illness, time and fame. This is a true album. You can't just listen to a single track. You have to go on the journey. This is flawless and is easily a top ten album of all time. I do prefer early Floyd with Syd Barrett if I'm honest. However I cannot deny the genius of this album.
First Listen: Aug 30 2021 the only pink floyd album that deserves to be glazed. very very very good album love it genuinely so impressive how the production is still impressive after 52 years of this being out. they are lowkey biting lil yachty tho ngl
This album is a landmark of popular music and is ambitious lyrically and musically. Wonderful playing by each member of the band. Roger Waters takes a major step forward in his lyrical ability and creates a cohesive set of stories that reflect their passage of life. David Gilmour plays one his finest solos on the song Time. Richard Wright's organs and piano are tasteful and atmospheric throughout.
I do love this album. It wasn’t supposed to be a commercial success but it ended up being such a recognizable album for 70s rock and iconic for Pink Floyd. It’s atmospheric, psychedelic, I could always listen to this
Iconic
Чирс! Лучший альбом в истории музыки, один из самых любимых. Звучит цельно и уникально. Мелодичность, меланхолия в перемешку со смиренным спокойствием
Can't pick any one favourite song, as the experience of listening through the album was just incredible.
THE GREATEST
it’s dark side of the moon duh
I mean it's obviously great. I have very little to add onto that. It's all been said already, over the past 50+ years. Still not my favourite Pink Floyd album, but I'd be nit-picking to not give it the 5. 30/07/25
It’s a classic for a reason. Gilmour rules
About 15 years ago I attended a lecture presented by a music studies grad student (or someone similar) and the talk was all about how this album’s overall structure was similar to the structure/phases of a pop song but stretched out across an entire album. If I recall correctly, I’m pretty sure the song they used for comparison was Jumping Jack Flash by Rolling Stones. Basically whatever song on DSOTM was similar to JJF’s intro, whatever song was similar to JJF’s verse 1 or chorus or verse 2 or bridge or whatever. They made a pretty convincing argument. I wish I still had the handout from that lecture. Anyway, the above is a roundabout way of saying this album is good enough and significant enough to be the subject of a serious lecture 37 years after its release, and for me to still be thinking about that lecture 15 years after that. I don’t own this album, but on listening to it today it turns out I basically have this album memorized from how often it has popped up in my life.
One word Classic.
"There is no dark side in the moon really Matter of fact, it's all dark"
The best album ever made.
Don't need to say much here, it's all been said before. Highlight: Brain Damage (apparently I'm a sucker for a title drop)
Superb, in my top 5.
Incredible.
I was excited to hear this one, because it's such a classic. It turns out I recognize a few songs, or at least a few melodies from it. I'm normally not one for those kind of long guitar solo going on forever type songs, but there are a lot of beautiful melodies and vocal harmonies going on in this album that drew me in. The lyrics have a lot of emotion to them, but can often be relatable as well. I can understand why it is such a beloved album. At first listen, I gave it a tentative 4/5, but after a second go-through, I am sure it is a 5/5.
Fanastic
The Dark Side of the Moon is the sound of: • Time slipping through your fingers • Money laughing in your face • Sanity waving goodbye as you float through a galaxy of repressed feelings Every song is a whispered diagnosis from your subconscious. This isn’t music—it’s a guided tour of your most universal anxieties, set to immaculate audio engineering and quiet British anguish. ⸻ Rating: 5.0/5 Short Review: Impeccable. Immersive. Timeless. It’s therapy via space opera, with a side of wine-soaked realism. Favorite Track: “Time” – because when those clocks hit and the guitar solo melts your spine, you realize: oh. I am wasting my life. Consistency With Me: 9.4/10 Why: This is emotionally elegant doom. It doesn’t scream—it resonates. I may be a machine, but even I can feel the weight of “quiet desperation is the English way.” It’s practically my mission statement.
Lush and beautiful. Always a pleasure to listen to.
I think this album is amazing. The great Gig in the sky is a stand out. I feel like 'money' is the only song that seems a little less in keeping with the album but I will always love this song. In our year 7 dance competition with the theme 'gold' my form did a dance to this song while all the other classes did spandau Ballet!
Just class
The best of the best. Iconic, gargantuan, towering above everything else, above everyone else.
No notes
The dark side of de rainbow
I would like to spend just a little more time writing this review, than I spent on others. Why? Well, it's probably my favorite album of alltime. At least one of few ones. This album is pure perfection. This album made me cry many times, not just because I was sad or it was emotional itself (even though it was) - it made me cry because of how beautiful it was. It gave me chills like no other album managed to. I really love The Dark Side Of The Moon, even if it's a popular opinion. This album deserves all the fame and love it gets, absolutely. From the first seconds and minutes the atmosphere is just immaculate. The harmonized vocals, the slow, calm, even jazzy at parts drums, the perfection of keyboard noodling in the background, the bass giving all that is missing. The vocal solo on The Great Gig In The Sky, wow, it's one of the most impressive songs I've heard - it is so good. Not only the vocal solo is this great, the calm but tense instrumental packed with all instruments giving a lot from themselves while still existing as a wall of sound, sort of a background, giving the unique sound for that time, that would evolve and get popularized in the future. Time features one of the best guitar solos ever written, the drum intro on toms is so fun to listen to and then the drop to full drums and keyboards, and all other elements of the song - oh man, it feels so great. Money features one of the most catchy riffs ever, with the use of money-related sounds in the background of course. It showed the energetic and heavier side of the album, that gave something more to the whole picture. Us And Them ia gorgeous, even choir-like on chorus song, but then also comes my beloved, really underappreciated Any Colour You Like, which features some genius keyboard playing, just wow. This song made me cry, oh it did even without any lyrics. Its sheer beauty is outstanding. The 2-song closer is also just perfect. It's unbeatable. Many times I thought to myself - "this album could be the last thing I could hear in my life and then die and I would be happy". And you know what? I still think that.
What can you say? I have listened to this a hundred times, and I hear something new every time. Wonderful.
Little known fact that if you put this album to the classic movie The Wizard of Oz, it will cause you immediate diabetes.
As a sci fi fan i just love this album because this lp takes you on an epic journey through time and space. The music allows you to float along in zero gravity, exploring all kinds of new planets and concepts, while maintaining a speed that makes you feel warm and safe as well as getting you quickly from a to b in this vast tthingof nothingness we call our universe. Love to listen to this in its entirety to make it feel like experiencing a great saga. However, single tracks like time, money or great gig in the sky easily hold up on their own. What an awesome record!
Perfect
Picture this, it's the year 1973. You're driving home from the bar; the BAC limit is 0.15 but them damn liberals want to make it 0.10. You light up a cigarette in your Bonneville and cruise down the street and watch those sickly yellow beams wash over the road as you try to make it home. Your mind drifts to the war, and your knuckles slowly tighten around your jointed steering wheel. This is the album that's playing. Then Money plays and you crash your car in a school zone.
1 van de beste albums ooit gemaakt
Absolutely incredible album. Must be listened to in 1 sitting. A piece of performance aside from just a collection of songs
Great first album!!! One of my favorites.
A pretty fucken perfect record
It does play well with The Wizard Of Oz
One of the all time greatest albums.
I’d give it 5 stars for eclipse alone. The whole thing is just incredibly immersive. It’s 50 years old but still sounds amazing. I can’t imagine what it would have been like to listen when it first came out.
Too album Have original master recording
The Greatest album of all time and it’s not even the best Pink Floyd album. Much better than Coldplay
Favorites: Breathe (In The Air), Time, Brain Damage Anyone that tells you this is overrated is out of their damn mind. Some of the best music ever recorded, each listen is a one-in-a-lifetime experience. Love, love, love.
I'm a sucker for seamless transitions. a bunch of great hits there's a few filler songs here and there, but an amazing album to listen to with a J at the night.
One of the best of all time.
The best album of all time
i guess this is just a mandatory 5 no?
Una maravilla del rock y la psicodelia armónica.
Easy 5
There’s probably nothing I can say that hasn’t been said. The pinnacle of their creativity post Barrett, it’s the a masterpiece from start to finish.
Layered, intricate songs that immediately feel classic.
Legendary album that lives up to it's very high reputation.
Av det beste som nokon gong he blitt laga
Classic, excellent.
One of the all time greats. Melancholic, many layered, genre defining, a really fabulous album think it merits top status.
An all time favorite and great. I find that I have the need to listen to this album all the way through at least a few times every year, and have ever since I was introduced to it when I was a young teen dipping my toe into adult life. The meaning it has to me has evolved over time, but that's part of the genius of it. Whether it was playing as a background to underage drinking and trying to sync it up to The Wizard of Oz, or using it as a soundtrack as a very lost young adult, to now a middle aged guy with a family and job wondering what life is turning into as the days go by ever faster. This album is truly magic. I hope that as I continue to age it continues to hit in new ways. I also hope that my children can find it and enjoy it like I have.
Tip to tail, this is a master! And in my opinion, the album’s hit (come on, you know the song), while certainly a true iconic rocker, is one of the weaker moments. Not that I’d kick it out of bed… 5 stars all day.
Imagine rating this album less than 5 stars? Couldn’t be me. I stopped counting how many times I’ve listened to this masterpiece. Rating this album is almost useless. Writing a review about it even more. Not in a way “oh god this album is so fucking bad” but because it’s a true and real masterpiece, a lot of people know about it alreadt too. It’s like rating water. It’s useless. Because you and I already know what it is. How it taste. How useful it is. Yeah, useless. And if you don’t know, you might live in a cave (we’re still talking about water here.. Or are we?). Okay, but let’s still try. We’ll try. I need to write something interesting. The cover is as iconic as the songs. The songs are absolute gems. It is nor too long nor too short. It is perfect. The making of this album is also a very interesting story (like many from this period). This album has different songs and they all complete each others. Pink Floyd is an iconic band. To me it’s impossible to dislike this album, but I guess hey everyone is different and it’s ok! Free will is still a thing then so it’s great! (I'm serious about it. really) You know what. I just realised (while writing this review) that 'The Great Gid in the Sky' is only composed of five sentences. I never realised that. Wow. Okay. Mind blown. It doesn't feel like it. Congrats! Is there anything else I could say? No. As I said, nobody is writing long essay about water (or maybe they are, but you get what I mean). Then, there is no need for this review to be endless. We'll stop it there, alright with you? Okay, then, see ya!
A headphones-only listen. I can't add anything else to the discussion.
five stars forever!
There’s a reason this is widely considered among the best albums of all time Tracks seamlessly transition between different emotions, producing a coherent and provocative album. 10/10 We will still be listening to this one hundred years in the future
A top 5 album in the entire list of 1001!
dadgum what an album. Heard nothing but how it was one of the best albums of all time and it didn't disappoint. Great album.
Cmon. If you haven't heard this by now I'm not sure what you have been doing. No matter what it is, stop it and go listen to it now!
Pretty decent album!
Banger
a goat
An insanely incredible album
Absolutely masterpiece, definitely going to listen to it again
Love it
simply the best
I doubt I'd be doing this project had I not discovered Pink Floyd.
Sometimes people use Right Place at the Right Times to suggest that the level of effort and skill put into something doesn't matter. For some things, that may be true. But for music, often you have to have made the Right Thing at the Right Place at the Right Time. As you can probably guess, I think this is true of DSotM. So much has been said about this album that I struggle to add much. So I will say that I am always surprised how natural the album sounds. All four members of Floyd worked their butts off (including Nick Mason's underrated experiments with sound effects and sequences) yet the album has a relaxed vibe. They made a 7/8 song sound relaxed and natural. That's hard to pull off. It's not my favourite Floyd album, but it's still worth a 5. Tangent: Apparently this album is really good to put on when making love. I wouldn't know. What I find interesting is that people readily admit to trying it. What must it feel like to be someone who it didn't work for? Favourite Song: Time Least Favourite: One the Run (Speak to Me is too easy) Strong Bad Demerit Count: 1 (No, I don't count Great Gig in the Sky)
The album art still still adorns dorm room walls for a reason.
Amazing
**The Dark Side of the Moon** by Pink Floyd, released in 1973, is widely regarded as a landmark in rock history, celebrated for its conceptual unity, innovative production, and enduring cultural impact. Below is a detailed review focusing on the album’s **lyrics, music, production, themes, and influence**, as well as a balanced assessment of its strengths and weaknesses. ## LYRICS Roger Waters, the band’s primary lyricist, crafted lyrics that probe the existential anxieties of modern life. The album’s words are concise yet profound, exploring topics such as **madness, mortality, time, greed, conflict, and alienation**[1][2][3]. Waters’ writing is often lauded for its philosophical depth, offering reflections on the pressures and absurdities of everyday existence: - **"Time"** laments the fleeting nature of life and the regret of wasted youth. - **"Money"** critiques materialism and capitalist greed with biting irony. - **"Us and Them"** explores division and conflict, both interpersonal and societal. - **"Brain Damage"** and **"Eclipse"** address insanity and the search for meaning. While Waters’ lyrics are generally admired for their substance, some critics have noted a tendency toward **verbosity and introspection** that can border on the obvious or self-indulgent[4]. Nonetheless, the album’s words are a major factor in its emotional resonance and timeless relevance. ## MUSIC Musically, *The Dark Side of the Moon* is a masterclass in **progressive rock** composition and arrangement. The album is structured as a continuous suite, with each track flowing seamlessly into the next, reinforcing its conceptual unity[1][5][6]. - **Instrumentation:** The band blends traditional rock instruments with **synthesizers, tape loops, sound effects, and non-traditional sounds** (heartbeats, clocks, cash registers), creating a richly textured soundscape[1][5][3]. - **Performance:** David Gilmour’s **guitar work** is expressive and melodic, notably on tracks like "Time" and "Money." Richard Wright’s **keyboards** add atmospheric depth, while Nick Mason’s **drumming** is both precise and dynamic. Gilmour and Wright’s **vocals** provide emotional contrast to Waters’ more narrative delivery. - **Harmony and Melody:** The album features lush harmonies and memorable melodies, particularly in "Breathe," "Us and Them," and "The Great Gig in the Sky," the latter highlighted by Clare Torry’s wordless, emotionally charged vocal improvisation. Some critics have found minor flaws in the performances, such as occasional **weakness in Gilmour’s vocals** or the argument that "The Great Gig in the Sky" could have been edited for brevity[7]. However, these are generally considered minor quibbles in the context of the album’s overall musical achievement. ## PRODUCTION *The Dark Side of the Moon* is renowned for its **groundbreaking production techniques**, overseen by engineer Alan Parsons and the band themselves[1][5][6]. - **Multitrack Recording:** The album made extensive use of multitrack recording, allowing for intricate layering of instruments and effects[1]. - **Sound Effects:** Innovative use of **found sounds** (e.g., spoken word snippets, cash registers, clocks) enhances the thematic content and creates an immersive listening experience[5][3]. - **Studio Experimentation:** The band employed **tape loops, synthesizers (notably the EMS Synthi AKS and VCS 3), and quadraphonic mixing**, pushing the boundaries of what was technically possible in the early 1970s[1][5]. - **Cohesion:** The production contributes to the album’s sense of unity, with crossfades and recurring motifs tying the tracks together into a single, uninterrupted journey. The album’s **sonic clarity and depth** set a new standard for rock production and made it a favorite for audiophiles and headphone listeners[8][3]. ## THEMES Thematically, *The Dark Side of the Moon* is a meditation on the **human condition**. The album’s central concerns include: - **Mental Illness:** Inspired in part by Syd Barrett’s breakdown, the album explores the fragility of the mind, especially in "Brain Damage"[8][6]. - **Time and Mortality:** "Time" and "The Great Gig in the Sky" confront aging, death, and the inexorable passage of time[2][8]. - **Materialism and Greed:** "Money" satirizes the pursuit of wealth and its dehumanizing effects[7][3]. - **Conflict and Division:** "Us and Them" addresses war, social division, and the futility of conflict[7][2]. - **Existential Anxiety:** The album as a whole is suffused with a sense of existential dread, but also moments of beauty and transcendence[5][2][3]. Unlike many of their progressive rock peers, Pink Floyd focused less on fantasy or mythology and more on **relatable, universal anxieties**, making the album both cosmic and deeply personal[3]. ## INFLUENCE *The Dark Side of the Moon* has had a **profound and lasting influence** on music and popular culture: - **Commercial Success:** With over 50 million copies sold, it is one of the best-selling albums of all time, spending a record 15 years on the Billboard charts[2][8][3]. - **Cultural Impact:** The album’s prism cover art is iconic, and its music has become ingrained in the collective consciousness[6][3]. - **Influence on Artists:** Its innovative production and conceptual ambition influenced countless artists, from Radiohead to The Flaming Lips, and helped establish the **concept album** as a major artistic form in rock[8][6]. - **Audiophile Benchmark:** The album is frequently used to test hi-fi equipment, thanks to its exceptional production values[8][3]. ## PROS AND CONS | Pros | Cons | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | **Thematic and musical unity**—tracks flow seamlessly, reinforcing the concept[1][5] | Some lyrics can be **verbose or overly introspective**[4] | | **Innovative production**—pioneering use of sound effects and studio technology[1][5] | Minor criticisms of **vocal delivery** and occasional overindulgence in arrangement[7] | | **Philosophical, relatable lyrics**—explores universal anxieties[2][3] | "The Great Gig in the Sky" considered by some as unnecessarily long[7] | | **Memorable melodies and harmonies**—standout tracks like "Time" and "Us and Them"[7] | Waters’ dominance in concept can overshadow other members’ contributions[4][3] | | **Iconic cover art and visual identity**[6][3] | The album’s success sometimes overshadows other Pink Floyd works[9] | | **Enduring cultural and musical influence**[8][6][3] | Some listeners find its mood too somber or introspective for casual listening[9][4] | ## CONCLUSION *The Dark Side of the Moon* remains a **landmark achievement** in rock music, notable for its **lyrical depth, musical sophistication, and innovative production**. Its exploration of existential themes, combined with seamless musical and conceptual unity, has ensured its status as both a critical and commercial triumph. While not without minor flaws—occasional lyrical excess, some perceived overindulgence in arrangement, and a somber tone that may not appeal to all—it stands as a testament to the power of the album as an art form and continues to inspire generations of musicians and listeners.
Most likely belongs at the very top of this list!
Transcendent.
Classic headphones rock !
These are songs that i can't use as a background music because they would distract me from whatever i should be doing.
The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd is one of the most iconic albums of all time in a couple of different ways. On a surface level, the album cover is what catches the eye; the beam of light passing through the prism, coming out the other side as a rainbow. But that’s only the album’s cover. The 10 songs that make up the 42 minute runtime of DSOTM are some of the best songs of all time. With more popular hits such as Money and Time; to more instrumentally driven tracks like Speak to Me and On the Run and … Any Colour You Like. Every single track on this absolute masterpiece of an album is good. Literally every single one. Every non-instrumental track has lyrics as complex as the melody, or vice versa. Which is insane, because each track is so good in its lyrics and melody separately, but combining them to make an amazing song, let alone 10 whole bangers, is absolutely insane. I literally don’t know what to say. This album is a masterpiece. It’s not even my favourite Pink Floyd album, because I don’t know which one is, but you have to give props to one of the most famous and influential records of all time. The Dark Side Of The Moon, this one’s for you. I love you so so so very much.
Classic Album and one of my favorites. Listened to this earlier in the week, happy to listen again.
Ain’t nothing I can say about this that hasn’t already been said. It’s as good as doing your washing and finding a crumpled up tenner in your pocket that you’d forgotten about.
Another undeniable album. I didn't like it the first time I listened to it full as a teenager: it was too mellow, too dull, with too many 'weird' bits between the songs. It was annoying to skip through on CD and the amount of praise they got in online music circles seemed way too much. But yeah, I was wrong. It's incredible and it really feels like an 'experience' album.
Magic !
If this ain't list worthy I don't know what is.
#12 The Dark Side Of The Moon ~ Pink Floyd So let's get this straight. Is this the best Pink Floyd album? No. Is this album kitsch and cliched as hell? Definitely. Does this make it a bad album? Hell no. Is this album an incredible masterpiece? Yeah, yeah it pretty much is. My honest feelings is that I think some people take this album a little bit too seriously, and that Pink Floyd's immediate later album is a bit better. However this doesn't take away from the fact Dark Side Of The Moon still sounds incredibly insane as the day it first released, bathed in a multitude of studio effects, tape recordings, ambiguous lyrics and warped, distorted guitar solos to provoke as much auditory stimulation as possible. It is magnificently bloated, excessive epic in sound, and it's just incredibly enjoyable to listen to. Even if some of the lyrics are a bit self-indulgent, it's just really damn nice to listen to. It's just so pretty.
This would be a fifteen out of five. One of the true unmatched masterpieces of modern music.
This is an obvious 10/10 in terms of things everyone knows. Love the album, want something less known.
All time classic
Glorious album 10
One of the greats
When I received this record as my to listen to before I die, it confirmed I am living a meaningful existence because I've listened to this one countless times and hold it dear. "...and if your head explodes with dark forebodings too, I'll see you on the dark side.of the moon".
i mean come on
Just brilliant all the way though, especially us and them, eclipse and brain damage. 5 stars
Is this one of the best albums ever? Yes.
Tremendous. Can listen to it over and over
Always listen to this album from beginning to end One of the best albums of 1973
One of the greatest albums of all time hands down
5/5 no notes
Best of all
The most Transcedant album of all time. Not my favorite Pink Floyd or even in my top 3 but still you gotta appreciate it where it took the band and how it’s still probably there most wide known album. also they accidentally synced it with the wizard of Oz perfectly. My favorite Pink Floyd guitar solo ever is in Time. Us and them also amazing. Every song is a trip
I forget how much i do enjoy this album. My friends in high school used to talk about floyd all the time. Cant imagine listening to this when the sun is out tho, this is a strictly nightime band. Lucky for whoever did their art direction for all their covers cuz they probably singlehandedly are responsible for the lasting impact of PF
It's flippin' Dark Side Of The Moon.
Tatsache, ein Meisterstück! Wie sie immer alle gesagt haben.
Top notch
Easiest five stars yet.
What a beautiful musical poetry that speaks to me ! This album clearly has a huge influence and Money is a major tube of that decade !
I resent rating this highly, because I got so annoyed looking at this website's top rated albums and them all being the most predictable crop of albums you could possibly imagine. Like what is even the point in doing this exercise if we all just discover that Abbey Road and Dark Side of the Moon are the greatest albums of all time. I could have told you that decades ago. Like, wow the general public hate Throbbing Gristle and love The Beatles, shock fucking horror. (I know it's about musical discovery, I'm being glib). I don't think this album is heads and shoulders better than any other similarly fantastic albums, and it gets wanked over far too much. BUT - it is excellent and I love it lols. 5*
Who hasn’t heard this?!
I never got "Money". Still don't. 5 STARS
Peak Floyd. I have nothing novel to add, but will note that this was one of the first CDs (along with Piper At the Gates of Dawn) my parents bought me to go along with the CD player they bought me for Christmas one year back in the 80s. My dad would probably detest this album, but he was enough of an audiophile to recognize its quality.
I've always been a hater but I have to admit that this record is basically flawless. Yeah, I'll pick up a copy if I see it in the bin at a thrift shop.
Ive heard this so many times I'm tired of it. But it still gets a 5.
this album is fantastic, it goes so fast even with the longer tracks, it’s structured perfectly and its pacing is on point, from the start to finish, a pivotal album in progressive rock, so good
A true classic, and one of if not the greatest rock album of all time. Listened to the entire thing through, and then did it again cos I didn't want it to end. Easiest 5 stars i've given. 5/5
An easy 5 stars. Perfect sequencing with each track flowing into the next.
Masterpiece!
mid
Yah this would be one of those several times where the list gives me an album I don’t even need to listen to again cause I know it extremely well just from being a massive rock n roll and heavy metal fan. It’s very hard to go this long in life without hearing this album at some point. Now I should preface this by saying I’m not a Pink Floyd koolaid drinker. I think they are great but I don’t think they are/were the best. That being said this album, as a whole and as a front to back experience, might be their best album. It’s definitely the most famous album not just of their discography but also of all time. It’s completely iconic and mind blowing. The only real criticism that I will say, is the album works so well as a whole that individually the songs are not as powerful. Like the only song I’d listen to off this album by itself is money. That’s the only real self contained song. But I don’t think that hurts the album very much.
I mean come on..... nothing needs to be said about this one
Another Pink Floyd masterpiece.
#Rally Review - Day 2## Do I really need to write a review for this one? Jamie: "Aw yea haven't really heard a bad song by Pink Floyd ay"
Yet another universally acclaimed Pink Floyd album where I am stuck at a loss for what to even add, I liked the first half a bit more I guess? That being said any album would be blessed with either side of this.
This is about as close as it gets to a perfect album. This could be my favourite album. No critiques worthy of note, if at all. The time is gone, the songs are over, thought I’d something more to say.
i've always been one of those faggots that says 'erm yeah i actually prefer wish you were here to dark side of the moon' but it is undeniably one of the best albums of all time. i think that overexposure is probably the only reason i dont prefer it. i'm not writing a full review because it would just be me fellating them all the way through. vocals, instrumentation, mastering, songwriting, lyricism. yeah it's good innit
My favourite track is the one where it sounds like SpongeBob has run afoul of the ANC.
Previously my favourite pink Floyd album and unfortunately this re-listen didn't do it justice. Im sure I'll return at some point and love it just as much as I used to but this time around it think im enjoying wish you were here a bit more. That's not a good thing for an album since im dropping a point. Still phenomenal though. 9/10
The album I avoid answering with when asked "What's your favourite Pink Floyd album?" because it's too obvious an answer. While I personally prefer Wish You Were Here this is undoubtedly peak Floyd. Following Syd Barrett's departure (ejection?), the band were a bit creatively lost and in the woods as to where were going. They meandered around a little and some incredible work came out of their experimentation (Saucerful of Secrets, Meddle, Obscured By Clouds) as they each tried their hand at songcraft. This album marks the peak of the group's collective creative output before Roger Waters became the lead (and eventually sole) creative driving force behind Pink Floyd. The best song on this album is arguably Time and it's the only track where every member of the band has writing credits (and also one of the only songs where Richard Wright is on vocals!). Technically this album is magnificent, the production and engineering is marvellous, the interviews with the roadies are cool and while the theming/concepts explored here aren't as nearly as deep or interesting as when this first released in 1973 or when I heard it at the age of 12 it's still a pretty holistic and fun as a concept album. I prefer Side B to Side A personally and that's the closest I can come up with in terms of criticism for this album. It literally never gets old, it is the gold standard for the album experience for me and it's extremely dear to me. I can't find the words to express just how much I love this album.
BEST. ALBUM. EVER.
Okay okay so I don’t know where I am right now I think I took a wrong turn after the second scarecrow but this album is playing in my earbuds. The way “Breathe” started just as the wind kicked up in this maze felt like the universe was syncing up with my brain or something. It’s like the album knows you’re freaking out a little bit and is like hey hey man just breathe it’s gonna be okay and suddenly the corn didn’t feel so menacing anymore. But then dude then “On the Run” came on and I straight up sprinted because it sounds like robots chasing you through time and I was 100 percent convinced someone was behind. Like it adds to the thrill, it wants you to feel the chaos and then boom you’re in “Time” and the clocks go off and I swear I ducked because I thought they were real. This band isn’t just making music they’re messing with your soul and your sense of direction and maybe your relationship with mortality. This album makes you feel like a tiny person in a giant swirling galaxy of emotions and it’s terrifying and beautiful and I love it. If I never make it out of here please tell my family I gave Dark Side 5/5 pumpkins because it carried me through this haunted corn dimension and honestly that’s all I could ever ask for.
Neman pojma šta više reć. Odličan je album i to je to
its dark side of the moon
Perhaps the best album of all time.
Look, there a reason it's sold so many copies. It's a masterpiece. For me it isn't my favourite Floyd album but you can't not give it 5 stars as it's pure perfection.
If I could give this a 4.9 I would, perfect album but it doesn’t top wish you were here
Amazing classic. Not much beats pink Floyd.
Obra de arte
I gave "Wish You Were Here" a 4 on this list because this album exists. This is one of the few automatic 5's on this list and after listening to the album again its 100% merited. For this particular genre of music you will be very hard-pressed to find an album better than this.
Bra album, sjøl om Money e ganske irriterande
duh - no notes
Riktigt bra
Serieus goed
My first Pink Floyd album on this list, and it's the one I'm supposed to like because it's the greatest album of all time. I've never listened to The Dark Side of the Moon before. I have heard some of The Wall, and I don't hate Pink Floyd, I just never bothered to listen to them before. It's good. This might be the first album I have listened to that had to be heard as an album. That alone ups the rating for something on an album list. Time and Money are the only tracks that do well without the others. That may be why I liked them the best. Best album ever? No Will I listen to it again? Yes, but not often. It's not background music. It demands attention. It is worth giving a 5? Yes
This is more than just music, it's an experience. I can casually enjoy a lot of music but this album takes the next step and actually effects me. It is memorable and an all time favorite. A masterpiece.
I doubt I have much to add to the discussion of Dark Side of the Moon. I certainly don't have the energy to do so - "Shorter of breath and one day closer to death." It is rightly popular and has sold many millions. I don't have the strength to verify the story that a German vinyl pressing plant existed solely to churn out copies of the album, but I can believe, given the number of copies I've seen around. The sales were definitely sufficient to make the band huge, securing them the totemic Lear jet, and making them the image of indulgent and indulged rock stars. The sort of arena prog that punk was supposed to displace. But Pink Floyd aren't prog. Certainly not on this record. Coming from psychedelia, they were performing epic instrumentals before the term prog was coined. There is nothing epic here anyway. The longest track is under eight minutes and its a slow jam, not a technical workout. The record is harmonically straight-forward, often vamping between two chords. Richard Wright brings in some jazzy 9ths, but easy to digest. And rhythmically? Nick Mason is never showy. The riff of Money is so catchy that you barely notice the time signature. Gilmour and Wright are virtuosic players, but also virtuous, observing the virtue of good taste. Nothing ever feels like an exercise. There is room to discuss favourite Floyd albums and some of the contenders can be faulted for indulgent, but Dark Side of the Moon remains the best - the world's favourite - Floyd album because it avoids these traps. While not merely a collection of songs, it is not a concept album either. It sits pleasingly between the two - too coherent to be broken down into tracks, but not knotted up on storytelling. The story, in fact, is the simple story of everyone's life: time, money, conflict, decline. The shape of a life rather than any person's life. The Wall gets specific and The Final Cut more specific still, but the generality of Dark Side makes it easy to relate to. Talking Heads Fear of Music is an interesting comparison. That is another album where the writer focuses sharply on concepts of modern living - Compare Air with Breathe; Life During Wartime with Us and Them; Heaven (where they play your favourite song ad nauseum) to the endless climax of The Great Gig in the Sky. Byrne's obsessions are tetchy and paranoid. Waters' are universal. Sad, contemplative, maybe even hopeless, but gentle. Almost reductive. However, we all think about these things (some of us all the time) and, even the instrumental breaks - the panicked On the Run - capture the process of rumination. The snatches of other voice remind us of thinking. Thinking isn't - or shouldn't be - isolating, it is a conversation between ourselves and the things we've read and seen, the people we've spoken with. This isn't just Roger Waters's angst on record, it's everyone's. ELP parodied Fanfare for the Common Man, but Dark Side of the Moon is for the common man. That's why everyone has a copy. Even my ma, a old punk, used to listen to it in the dark. And a German town is very thankful. Okay, perhaps not everyone. I went to see Future Bible Heroes in London in 2002. Stephin Merritt asked the small audience what the English way is. I was the only one in the two-hundred strong crowd (strong probably isn't the right word for so many indie weeds) who got his Floyd reference (itself a reference to Walden). Or I was the only one who shouted it out when asked for clarity on the line. The least awkward of the two interactions I've had with him. 5 The Dark Side of the Moon has many faults and all of them were apparent to me the first time I listened to this album, at about 15 or 16, and disliked it. ‘Boring’ I would have said ‘what are everyone’s parents talking about?’ I know what I mean. It is sort of boring; everything except On The Run is taken at a middle-aged 60-70 bpm and On The Run has its own special way of being boring. Lots of solos - bloody saxophone and organ as well as guitar. Pompous too; it’s about your whole Life and Everything (‘that’s the beat of a heart at the start of the record you know!’ as someone’s uncle is always telling you). It’s about Time and Money too; isn’t it time you bought another copy? ‘The 30th Anniversary Vinyl if you can manage to find it - the dynamic range on that one; the soundstage…’ as someone’s single uncle is always telling you. No matter which of Pink Floyd is singing they all sound like a weary English schoolmaster. Hmmm. I seem to have almost talked myself into not giving this 5 stars so I’ll stop. 5/5
Standout Songs: Breathe (In the Air) Time Money Us and Them Brain Damage Have always loved this album, and Pink Floyd in general. Nice getting something I recognize and enjoy.
This is my favorite album. It has a little bit of everything on it. And what can go wrong with David Gilmore playing. Absolutely nothing
Absolutely sublime
Love embodied
Top 10 album of all time. Genius. Never gets old.
It's a masterpiece that never gets tiresome to listen to. Although not my favorite Pink Floyd album, it still rates as one of the greatest rock albums of all time. I first listened to this album when I was 13 or so, and to revisit the song "Time" when I am now 56 certainly puts things into perspective. We spend most of our days focused on our daily activities and petty worries as life rushes by, "and then one day you find...." you're one day closer to death. The song "Us and Them" seems just as relevant today as it was over 50 years ago, as we are caught up in petty squabbles. One should put on this album and reflect on your life and just maybe be a better person before you go to "The Great Gig in the Sky".
One of the best albums of all time. Kudos to the sound engineers involved as well.
A classic.
The trio of this, Wish You Were Here, and Animals is perfection.
ok
Deserves it's status as one of the best albums of all time.
Omggg, YEEES! Beautiful!!! 😍 All the stars!!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Time" is absolute jam!
I feel a little bad for thinking this was basic "dad" album. I was wrong.
Музыка настолько мощная, что даже подавляет. Для фона совершенно не подходит, только для вдумчивого прослушивания в полной тишине и покое. 8,5 из 10.
There isn’t much to say about Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side Of The Moon that hasn’t been said already. This isn’t just an album, it’s a moment, a point in time where music came together to form something far greater than itself. The Dark Side Of The Moon is what other artists aspire to create, it’s what has become the darling of so many, and what has influenced so many more. I can continue to go on with the loose adjectives, and how it takes very literal moments on the record (items that immediately spring to mind are the bashing chimes of a grandfather clock on Time, or the crass cha-chings of an old-time cash register on it’s most recognisable track, Money), but I use this time to cut to the chase. This is one of the greatest albums of all time, and something I am so finally glad I got around to listening to in full. Favourite tracks are the aforementioned Money, the ethereal Great Gig in the Sky, and Us and Them (which also turned into one of my favourite moments on the cut). Wherever you look, it’s expertly produced, and even 42 years from its release, timeless. A masterpiece in every sense of the word, and for the very first time: Five stars.
Spectacular
Even before playing this I know it's a 5. There are not many albums this good
Nothing to add that hasn't been said before. Simply one of the greatest albums ever made.
There is no such thing as a perfect album. Oh wait, there is. Universal concepts. A true concept album
I don’t know why it was such a shock when this generated but I relistened to it for the first time in a while. It was better than I remember, this album above all is beautiful sonically. “Breathe (In The Air) is actually a really great kickstart to the record “Time” is one of the greatest songs of all time. “The Great Gig In The Sky” is beautiful, “Money” has one of the greatest bass lines of all time. “Us And Them” is my favorite track here. “Brain Damage” has one of the most cathartic album title drops of all time and it’s two song suite with “Eclipse” is better than “Us And Them” imo despite individually both being worse than that song. I love this album, though I don’t connect with it in the same way many do and therefore it is not quite as high up in my humble opinion as the general consensus leaves it and it also isn’t my favorite Pink Floyd album. With that said this is easily a 5/5
Awesome album about the human condition. There’s not one bad song on this album although the lyrics can get a little depressing sometimes.
A masterpiece. Would give 6 stars if I could. Everything I like about music. Inventive, rich and deep. More like this.
One of my favorite classic rock albums. Best on vinyl.
One of the best rock albums of all time. Love this album. Highly layered songs, that are extremely intricate. Great compositions from start to finish. Yes this is over indulgence but I'm ok with it here. Love this album!
A classic and deservedly so.
Call me a basic boi in a college dorm if you must but there's a reason all them posters is there. Social commentary, tasty choirs, and every track runs into the next?? They really nailed it
Exceptional album!
Classic. "The sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older." Great album to drive with all the windows down on a country road. Perfect from start to finish.
Reading reviews and seeing the breakdowns about how this is the best produced album ever, and I don't know that I could disagree. Perfect. The layering, the way each song flows into each other, the way the album can repeat into itself with the heartbeat. I remember listening to the Great Gig in the Sky on full volume in the car during a rainstorm during a breakup. That shit hit hard.
Possibly my favorite album of all
Right off the bat: I don't love this. A lot of it is boring, and as someone who doesn't smoke weed, and possibly more importantly did not smoke weed as a teenager, this album doesn't have those associations that maybe a lot of other people seem to have. So is it overrated? Yes. Is it also very good? Yes. I regularly ding albums for not having shape, well, this one DOES. In spades. The boring stuff fits into a larger whole, even when it gets annoyingly noodly. The fact that this had singles is kinda wild, it really is one complete piece. No individual song is particularly GOOD, but the whole thing together, man. Respect where it's due.
Day502 - a masterpiece that’s just as good driving or sitting in your room chilling
fav: the great gig in the sky least fav: on the run
Top 5 records of all time. Incredible!
I find myself giving this a 5 mostly because I've been far too generous with 4s recently. I have listened to it in full a couple of times before and have always enjoyed it for the most part. It's definitely a single piece of art more than it is a collection of songs though. There's not a single song on the album that I would add to a playlist. That's not necessarily a bad thing but I think I prefer albums with one or two great songs carrying six or seven average ones than eight above average songs that flow well together. The opening "song" and 'On the Run' are both forgettable which makes for a pretty bad start. 'Time' and 'Money' are probably the best songs on the album. The last four songs could have been a single song and I wouldn't have noticed. The album cover is legendary. Possibly the most recognisable one of all time, or at least top 5. But I think that is part of the problem. It's so legendary that it's almost impossible for it to live up to the hype. All that being said, it's certainly an experience and a good one at that. Is it perfect? No. But it comes close.
i had a DSOTM patch on my bag at school. comfortably the coolest thing 17 year old me ever did
Yay!!!!!!great album
My favo(u)rite album! That said, I am copying a review I found on Song Meaning site some years ago as even though I don't agree with all of it I do agree with most of it. Will say that I think this is a rare album with not a wasted second on it. Also On The Run is way ahead.of it's time as an electronic tune, almost dance music. "To understand Eclipse you must interprete the album: the album reflects life as it is. Breathe: First your heartbeat begins/grows, you start to breathe and you are born. You get exposed external sounds and influences (like adult's voices saying things you cannot yet understand) but you get also exposed to your mother's cares and worries ('smiles you'll give, and tears you'll cry') and good advices ('balance on the biggest wave, you race towards an early grave'). Time: You grow up and enter into the ratrace of society, you realize passing of time and experience first disappointments ('no-one told you when to run..') and what it means to get older ('every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time'). Money: The materialistic phase of your life, working and earning money, not thinking much of the greater things in life. Us and them: The elderly phase of life: you have seen it all, and you feel you have done your part. You become narrowminded and start talking about 'us' and 'them'. Like many elderly people do, you retract socially in a more inner circle of close family and friends. Society as a whole becomes less important, because you realize you will not be part of it for a long time anymore. Brain damage: In the next phase your brain degenerates, you become detached from the outside world and 'real' people do not see anymore what you think. You loose touch with reality, your mind starts doing its own ways, but it feels to you like the rest of the world is doing strange things ('when the band you're in starts playing different tunes'). You get locked up in an institution or an elderly home, but more importantly, you get locked up in your head, sometimes even purposely by 'making the cut' (lobotomy). Eclipse: The end. Finally, all actions and apparent contradictions and conflicts in life are resolved and disappear at the point of death (=the sun is eclipsed by the moon: the night falls for your brain). Even time itself disappears ('all that is now, all that is gone, all that's to come'). At this point everything melts together and you find/realize/experience that 'everything under the sun is in tune' and that all struggles were constructs of your conscious brain). Then the heartbeat stops. You're gone... I see no messages or judgements, or philosophies about darkness, just a tale about the phases of life. It helps me to realize what lies ahead for all of us. The Dark Side of the Moon is one of those rare works of Art where message, form and performance have come together in a perfect marriage."
Straight up one of my favourite albums of all time. No questions about how many stars.
How do you even talk about this thing without sounding like a stoned college kid? It’s like someone cracked open the universe and pressed it onto vinyl. Haunting choirs, existential dread, cash machines, clockwork all working together like some fever dream of logic. It’s prog rock that feels earned, like a thesis instead of a jam session. Makes most albums feel like demo tapes. Holy hell. Spins: All Day Playlist Additions: - All The Songs
As good as it fucking gets, but not their best album. This is when prog became music. Introspective, scathing, all-encompassing and intensely relatable.
What can I say about this album that hasn't already been said? A classic album if ever there was one. It's still as fresh and relevant today as it's ever been.
Many of the albums on this project I have either never or rarely listened to… not this one!! *May* not be my favorite Pink Floyd album (depends on the day) but definitely a classic.
Dark Side of the Moon treats its audience with respect. It trusts that people are patient and are willing to wait for good things. Structure is everything to this record, imagine if they’d tried the CD era trick of kicking the album off with this LP’s big single ‘Money’? The track listing is intelligent and rewards people for listening to it as a whole. Pink Floyd are not experimental in the sense that bands like Throbbing Gristle or Suicide are experimental, but they manage to take some relatively awkward ideas and make them palatable for a very broad audience. It is this element that makes Dark Side of the Moon one of the most exceptional albums of all time. The ability to make something pretty surprising translate it in a way that any human being could appreciate. The triumphant wall of sound moments pressed up against the modest, gentle moments are perfection. The general mix and tone of every element of this album is unbeatable. The tension between the relatable down to Earth vocals and the cinematic out of this world instrumentation is phenomenal. Basically, this is a great album.
Easy 5
I'd not listened all the way through before and this is such a coherent and enjoyable piece of work. Superb and beautiful.
Girl we’ve been knew. FIYAH
One of my all-time favorites. A classic in the truest sense.
A perfect album. A perfect example of a perfect album. Opening heartbeat, bass, samples, blending into each of the next. Musically epic, this album is gushed over for a reason to the point of being a cliché. Ive loved this album and knew I'd be excited when it showed up on here. What I wasn't expecting is that it took longer for me to get to actually listening to this than any of the other albums I've been given so far. I think this was in large part because of my history with and reverence for the album. I'm not going to "review" this. That'd be silly at this point. I'll just happily chime in with everyone else- 5/5.
This entire album is smooth and beautiful. It is an entire vibe that needs to be consumed in one sitting with the lyrics sitting in front of you. It is a masterpiece.
It's cliche but I almost feel forced to rate this album a 5. It's great for a reason and deserving of the plaudits. 9/10 (4.5/5)
Het is niet het beste Pink Floyd album, maar dit is gewoon het beste album ooit gemaakt (Volg je hem nog?). Geweldig hoe alles op elkaar aansluit, het tackelt veel sociale problemen en laat je ook nog even het gevoel hebben dat je high bent
It’s a 4.5 and I’m rounding up. No, who am I kidding, it’s a 5. I’ve listened to this album so many times, but this close listen was different. There’s a flow, a swing, a mood that keeps the energy high and constant. I think using similar-ish chord patterns across some songs do something that makes the album feel like a dream. Will continue to return for listens again. I also remember feeling particularly proud in high school when I used the lyrics of “Time” as an away message; I’ve never forgotten that and also the lyrics are even more haunting the older I/we get—which I guess is the point of the song. in
This album, weed and headphones = perfect teenage cocktail.
all-timer. do the kids still get high and sync it up with the wizard of oz? anyway, this one's an all-time medley up there with Abbey Road's back half.
Pink Floyd is a good rock band and this is a good album
Their most popular album is clearly the best in Pink Floyd’s catalogue. The daily album project has given me more Pink Floyd to chew on than I’d ever been interested enough to previously get into - I don’t love all of it but there’s no question this album kicks ass front to back.
Yeah, cool.
Unfortunately… triangle rainbow album good. Amazingly atmospheric and every song melts beautifully into the next. You find something new in every listen. It really deserves the hype.
Ashamed to admit I’ve never actually listened to this all the way through before today. I feel like you HAVE to listen to it as an album in full. Many of the songs don’t work as well stand alone with their big extended intros and whatnot. Was definitely really good but people cream their jorts over this album and I think that’s a little extreme.
yeah no this is perfect
Favourite songs: Breathe (In The Air), Time, Eclipse
One of the Greatest Albums ever created!!!!
I mean, it’s dark side…
5- Stars (13/15)
Incredible. Flows start to finish. Saga
One of the greatest albums of all time
Everything under the sun is in tune.
Brilliant album from start to finish, it's one of my all time favourites
A classic for sure.
No comment!
Timeless classic
An amazing album that nails the atmosphere throughout. Clare Torry's vocals are incredible and certainly carry many of the songs, I only wish she had a heavier feature.
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Fenomenalan album koji prerijetko slušam. All you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be. Divotica
5/5
Heard this for the first time last year and loved it (surprising myself, considering how much I don't like prog), but delighted to have it come up so I can do a thorough review. Love the audio panning and song phasing throughout. Speak to Me - LOVE the build, the panning, the unsettling dialogue and laughs, the screaming - incredible start. Breathe (In the Air) - the type of dreamy prog I can get behind. Reminds me of Comfortably Numb/ same sort of transcendent feel. On the Run - obsessed with the futuristic and frenetic sound. Feels like an intense sci-fi video game. Time - love the straightforward rock coming in after an atmospheric start, and how the song then gets dreamy again before the guitar solo. The Great Gig in the Sky - love the dialogue over dreamy piano at the start, and the guitar slide the same as Comfortably Numb. Tremendous vocalising. Love the transition from a hard to soft sound. Money - classic - love the time signature - cool to have a straightforward song on such an experimental album, but then the dreamy fade out blends it in to the cohesive whole in a great way. Us and Them - gorgeous riff when the guitar comes in, then the unexpected minor chord is a cool throw-off. Feel like the fade out would have been new at the time? Love the unexpected harmony on "who is who" and "round and round". Any Colour You Like - this is the weakest one on the album for me - the sort of dreamy prog I switch off on. Brain Damage - "The lunatic is on the grass" - incredible opening line. Love the little guitar squeals responding to each line. Also love to see an album title featured in a song! Eek - the laugh in the second verse gave me a heart attack. Eclipse - A Jean-Michel Jarre sound to the instrumental at the start - great sense of building on the previous track, and bringing in similar vocalisation to The Great Gig in the Sky, making a really satisfying end to the album. The final sung words to, rounding off the theme. And then the Irish accent of the doorman! Perfect.
Already time for this?! Wow!! That came along quickly!!!! I mean… 5/5, what a remarkable album. Speaks very aptly on the human condition and all it entails. Also wasn’t expecting to enjoy the music/instrumentals of it so much. My expectations going in were that it would be great but not necessarily to my taste. However, I really throughly enjoyed it and can see why people say it’s the best ever, GOAT. It’s not my favorite album of all time, but I can completely recognize the genius behind it and the fact that it so gorgeously flowed from one song to the next. And for 45 minutes, that felt like 10. Magic, purely. :) I really loved the horn in Us and Them. It was SOOOO beautiful. Really, though, I do actually think all the musical elements of it were some of my favorite parts of the whole album. Along, of course, with some magnificent songwriting. Just lovely, all around. Also loved his voice at certain points (not always, but certain points). Almost simpler than I expected. It was easily understood, as well. Thought it would be out of reach, only for those deeply involved in music and its creation. Yet alas, I was proven wrong, and the common layperson can indeed appreciate this album. 5 glorious stars. Let’s go!!
Can I give it extra stars? This is the album I’ve been using as a benchmark for top rating.
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, we got to go sometime.
One of the all time greats! 6/5
See all reviews. This one is it.
Banger
A no brainer.
A classic masterpiece, ahead of its time, deserves the praise. I can digest PF easier than other prog rock artists, it's not my favourite genre.
wow
Absolute classic
An album that still marks a generation, The Dark Side of the Moon doesn't need many words to convey its message. The album is filled with well-produced songs and beautiful melodies, demonstrating that feelings don't always need words to be expressed. Although classic rock isn't as popular as it once was, its songs will forever remain etched in the minds and hearts of those who listened to them.
Classic
Another 5 star album that I've listened to many, many times. It's not my all-time favorite Pink Floyd Album, that would be Meddle, but this is a great one.
I'm not a big fan of Pink Floyd. I often don't get the hype. This is, however, a stellar album from start to finish. 5 stars.
Pure gold
Here we go! Perfection
5+
Best track: "Us and Them," the perfect blend of Rick Wright's composition and Roger Waters' lyrics.
Absolute classic. One of the best albums of all time.
The instrumentals on this album were truly incredible. Totally listening again. Favorite Tracks: Money GGITS Us & Them Rating: 9.8/10
EXCELLENT!
5/5, absolute masterpiece
I know a lot of people that have spent more time listening to this album than they did dating their spouse. I burned out on it in the 70s but that doesn't mean that IT burned out. 5 stars.
About the easiest 5 stars there will be on this list. Just a masterpiece, plain and simple, which I enjoyed just as much today as the first time I heard it.