Reviews (page 6 of 17)
Perfection
I think a little too instrumental for me. Like the vibe but not sure if I’d go back and listen to much of it again.
Pink Floyd are one of the big gaps in my “classic rock” knowledge, so I was intrigued to get this. Now I’ve heard Dark Side of the Moon, I like it, but it wasn’t quite the “where has this album been all my life?” revelation I thought it might be.
Weird, claustrophobic and tremendous.
One of my favorite classic rock albums....along with every other person in history.
This was the first album that ever made me feel like I was existing in a different plane of reality. When I first heard songs like Breathe and The Great Gig in the Sky, I felt so much that I can’t even articulate it to this day. As a kid, I would sit and visualize scenes in my head as I listened to this album- that’s how cinematic it is. It’s also immaculately produced, masterfully performed, and flows from track to track effortlessly. It’s deserving of its recognition.
I mean yea.
It's the album I use to test audio systems. One of the best of all time.
Album, który okazał się dla mnie dużo bardziej problematyczny, niż bym się kiedykolwiek spodziewał. Po olbrzymim wrażeniu, jakie zostawił na mnie "Wish You Were Here" i niewyobrażalnej renomie albumu spodziewałem się doświadczenia niemal transcendentalnego. I bardzo się zawiodłem (wstyd się przyznać, ale nie słuchałem go nigdy wcześniej, choć pewnie gdzieś tam nieświadomie zetknąłem się z pojedynczymi kawałkami; wydaje mi się nawet, że kiedyś u mojego ojca mógł polecieć cały...). Szczerze mówiąc, średnio podoba mi się ten album... Przesłuchałem go wielokrotnie, na kilka dni przerwałem słuchanie następnych płyt, bo co chwilę wracałem do "The Dark Side..." w nadziei, że tym razem coś mnie oświeci. Ale nie. Były takie momenty gdzieś między 2 a 5 przesłuchaniem, kiedy poważnie myślałem o daniu temu albumowi trójki... Ale wydawało mi się to jakimś świętokradztwem, więc konsekwentnie dalej szukałem zachwytu. "Us and Them" i "Brain Damage" z czasem trochę uratowały dla mnie tę płytę. Gdyby nie jej monumentalna pozycja w świecie muzyki i to, jak bardzo wpłynęła na kulturę, to nie wiem co bym postawił... Być może w takim "ślepym odsłuchu" faktycznie poszedłbym w trójkę, niezależnie od liczby przesłuchań. Pewnie jeszcze wrócę kilkukrotnie, szukając czegoś, co przegapiłem. Czas potrafi kompletnie zmienić odbiór. Bo na razie to trochę mi wstyd, nawet bardziej, niż za niechęć do Bowiego.
This album is on this list for a reason. Funny that the version we got here is studio + live concert so you have to hear it twice and it's only another positive,
I remember... I remember being a kid. I'm not sure how old I was at the time, but definitely elementary school age. I'd seen this cassette tape in my dads car, the black cover with the triangle and the rainbow shooting out of it and just looking at it over and over and thinking whatever it was had to be really cool. And I remember my dad...kind of not knowing how to explain the music, but that they had used a bunch of sound effects and there was a song called "Money" which he thought was amusing. And I remember going out to the garage, opening the door to his big sedan, grabbing it from the glove compartment and sneaking it back up to my room, putting it in my little boombox and pushing play. It was a cassette tape, right? Doesn't start from the beginning, it starts from whoever last listened to the tape had stopped it. And all I heard was a bunch of clocks going off which I didn't understand and certainly didn't like. And then I fast forwarded the tape a bit and heard more random stuff and then fast forwarded again and heard the sound of a cash register and coins. What the hell was this? I hated it. You don't know what you don't know and what I didn't know at the time was that I was just too young to understand any of it. Fast forward to my high school years and I've discovered Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin and that's all I'm listening to. I've got a discman that I take on the subway to high school and I still listen to my Pearl Jam and Nirvana CDs every so often but Jimi Hendrix is my favorite. And I learned that at one point, Pink Floyd (that terrible tape I heard?) and Jimi played on the same bill at one point. And so I get this album on CD and holy fucking shit did I get it all of a sudden. All of it was just so majestic and amazing and it all made sense. It never surpassed my love for Hendrix, but I played this album a lot. Listening to Brain Damage and Eclipse on the subway as a teenager, thinking I was profound somehow because I was listening to this profound music. Great memories.
very good
Good for a vibe but a bit crazy for me
Fabuloso!!
Sali a caminar con el album. Nunca lo habia escuchado de corrido es hermoso e increiblee
so very cinematic and beautiful, almost narrative driven in a way, and the music bleeds into each ofher so well 9.5/10 (the .5 is just cuz them tryna not give clare torry her royalties for her beautiful hootin and hollerin on the great gig TUH)
Excellent mais pas étonnant en soit
Beautiful.
I am not exactly sure that reviewing The Dark Side Of The Moon is a fruitful endeavor, although I suppose that has never stopped me before. I think this *actually* may be the single most discussed LP ever. At least I'm pretty sure it's top ten. I may as well be reviewing carbon or limestone or groundwater. "Yup that's groundwater, 5/5". You could probably finish this review for me: it doesn't matter who you are. It's excellent, it flows as a cohesive piece of art, everyone knows every song, it isn't my favorite Pink Floyd album, it doesn't matter, we're talking about Dark Side. This whole exercise was functionally an excuse to spin Dark Side again, then flash a thumbs up. Yeah, it's a 5, it has to be, it isn't even really a matter of opinion, it's a fact of life. Don't get me wrong, I love the album, but even if I didn't, "Dark Side is overrated" is as big a trap as "Dark Side is perfect". You've just gotta play into fate on this one, then review an album where your opinion matters a little more the next day.
HELL YEAH! (punches air) firstly, roger waters is the biggest wanker of all time. secondly, like, rog, you are scaring the hoes with "time". and i am that fucking hoe. thirdly, what else can i say. what i needed to say is already being said. this is really decent, and maybe i should listen to this lying flat on the bed inside of staring at the computer screen. but i started at 10.45 pm so... if i close my eyes ill probably fall asleep. its a tiny bit overrated at the same time and i wll glaze the wall until my life ends because i fucking identify with pink but i got the wall down. good for me 4/5
pink floyd is a classic. really enjoyed this album!! faves: time, the great gig in the sky and money
Another one of the big ones. I gueds it was pretty good
One of the greatest albums of all time. Iconic. 5/5
Perfect! and not only because everybody else says so - but because it is
I get it now. I started one track just to get a taste of this before bed. Surely I'll recognize most of the music from this hugely referenced album. Before you know it I was laying in the dark, transported. Not at all what I pictured when I'd heard this talked about. What a vision
Got already
Really like the concept of this album. I guess it is a concept album, but it sounds so interesting. You really don’t know what’s coming next, majorly genre bending. Can see why this is on the list because you must listen to this at least once in your life.
Somehow never listened to this in full. Doing this project so far has made me really appreciate how forward looking this album is in terms of what else was available in 1973 and prior. Sets the standard for 'thinking' band music, easy to see how ideas pioneered here are prevalent across popular music. However, I don't think it's as accomplished as Wish You Were Here or Animals.
I've never been one to completely gush about this album, but time and age has revealed some key elements of it's themes and production which really stand out to me. I would really like to sit down with the vinyl record with a good pair of headphones and pour over the lyric sheet for the full "experience." It's an absorbing work that embraces the harsh realities of existence like staring down the barrel of a shotgun.
A true classic that lasts through generations
Really not a Pink Floyd fan and I'm clearly in the minority not loving this album. I can see the appeal and understand why it has such high marks, but it's really not my cup of tea. I appreciated how the album feels holistic, like the tracks are carefully placed and flow together purposefully. Money is a decent track; the rest are kind of droning and a bit whiny. Some other highlights: I enjoyed the use of L/R stereo effects as well as the sound effects on Money and Time, found the vocals on The Great Gig in the Sky grating at times, and the saxophone on Us and Them kind of odd and out of place. Glad to have given it a listen, but I won't go out of my way to do it again.
Chill, I like the uniqueness
A timeless classic of course, its an experience. Money, time and brain damage transport me everytime
a classic
5 stars. No notes required.
All time classic
I like the vibes, don’t love the loud noises like the clocks
😩
another classic
Incredible flow, probably the best ever.
- love the transitions between songs, album felt like a seamless experience - i also liked the sonic representations of the concepts in the song , eg: coins clinking in "money", clocks winding in "Time" - funky, distorted synth sounds - very alien vibe, fits the whole "dark side of the moon" thing - songs had a lot of mystery - I liked it! but i didn't see a whole lot of replay-able music, n I probably wouldn't reach for this album to listen to on a random day (might change my mind if i listen to it more) - Fav song: Us and Them
Already very familiar with it. A total classic
Ouch!! I am new to this genre but absolutely enjoyed listening to it as I colored and sketched...such great background instruments played.
Ok, I have to admit this is actually really good (despite me having called Pink Floyd "overrated" in the past). Deserves its five stars. Now I just need a two-star Pink Floyd album to round out the straight.
This album gave me my first existential crisis when I was 10 years old
classic 5 stars
This is meant to be listened to as an album! Loved money especially since I got to listen to it with the video
Soo good
I know this is like THE album and I do enjoy it, but still 4/5 stars for me. From what I understand, it was very ahead of its time as far as sound goes. Really like Us and Them.
It was coming, the pinnacle of what you are supposed to like. Tried to listen to PF over the years. And well it’s never landed. Can appreciate this but don't like it. Maybe it's it's status that seems to leave no apparent area for objectivity, that leaves me not being objective, the reviewers remark that mirrors critics/youtubers etc about if you don't rate this your a twat, isn’t music like all art subjective? I just find it a little dull, it meanders and the track life is the only 1 I really enjoy. This is always what I think of if anyone mentions most overrated in music, that muso elite thing, critics/rapid fans telling you that you have to like. Yeah it can be someones all time favourite (but let’s accept anyone on this list can be someone's favourite) So get off telling me it's got to be one of my all time. It just isn't, it for me, so 3 Star
The ultimate trippy classic rock album for thinking deep thoughts to while in an altered state of consciousness. No critiques, no complaints.
THE GREATEST ALBUM OF ALL TIME
Wouldn't call it bad, but didn't blow me away. Wasn't expecting it though. I'm not sure what I was expecting, but it wasn't this. Was a lot of goofy stuff in here, weird money sound effects, long long instrumental parts. Was interesting
omg loved it
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Fantastic album! Was incredibly ahead of its time. Not my favorite Pink Floyd project but still is absolutely incredible. Great guitar playing and flow to the album and Time is one of the greatest songs ever!
A progressive rock classic. Certainly belongs on this list as it helped define how a concept rock album could and should tell a story by using structural elements in the song arrangements and album arrangements that came from the program music of the Romantic Music Age, which was all about marrying music to story. Having said all that, I do not love the album and rarely if ever feel the desire to listen to it, nor is it my favorite Pink Floyd album. That would be THE WALL. To me it gets a 4 because of cultural relevance, but really feels like a 3.75 to me. I celebrate that they did not dwell on extended instrumental solos that often plagued their earlier albums, but TDSOTM songs while keeping the story motifs intact, don't vary enough stylistically from one another in the way that, in my opinion, other concept albums by artists like David Bowie, Rush, and Nine Inch Nails, even ANTICHRIST SUPERSTAR by Marilyn Manson do, in order to really experience the entire scope of the emotional range which is clearly the album's ambition. I applaud that Pink Floyd kept the album from being a double album, but perhaps this is one of the those rare times when it could have benefited from being a double album. Being a double album is what allowed THE WALL to cover far more narrative and emotional ground. I would have liked to see them keep the songs tight, but push even further out of their boundaries.
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Listened to this before, it's a good but you have to really be in the mood for it.
It’s Dark Side of the Moon
Awesome
I really do not like Pink Floyd
ça m'a rendu encore plus triste que je l'étais déjà maintenant j'ai juste envie de me suicider
Love this record. It's slow and meandering here and there, but so pretty. Another one that you kind of have to be in the right mood for. Stunning vocals from Clare Torry. 🤩
Masterpiece! And my gold standard for backup singer inspo.
To me this is very boring.
amazing, obviously. time is still my fave
Perfection
I hold with the general consensus that this album rocks. I don’t think it’s the best in their catalogue (that might be 'Wish You Were Here'), but I do think it’s great and moving. I grew up listening to it (so I’m biased I guess) and whenever I put it on again I go “Yep, it’s still really good.” Proclamations of overrated or overplayed do not budge me.
This album is revered as the epitome of psychedelic rock. It experiments with different sounds that truly make you feel like you're experiencing the dark side of the moon. I didn't love the album, but I respect its cultural impact and impact on future albums. 5/10
Loved the lyrics, there was so much effort put into them, just don,t think this is my cup of tea sonically. There was really only one song that i loved from the lyrics to the sound. Its was “time”. I do understand why it’s such a big sucess, this album really does deserve all the recognition it got.
Wonderfully experimental
One of "the big ones". 100% deservedly so.
As an album-listening experience, this album is brilliant. The way it all flows together is fantastic. In the age of streaming though, the songs independently are not quite as fun to listen to. For example, I would never want to listen to 'On the Run' on its own. However, Brain Damage into Eclipse is sooooo good that it earns that fifth star.
Classic and is good as a whole
I saw the cover and I went "okay, easy 5 stars", but then I decided that that wasn't fair. Does one of the go-to greatest rock albums of all time deserve a pass? Absolutely not. I decided to listen to it with a critical ear, as if I had never heard it before. Result? I’m more than 500 albums into the list and this is still one of the best I’ve heard. 5+⭐️
Time is the best song ever.
no notes, takes me back to moms minivan
Let's be honest. This is a masterpiece. Music as art. Inherently yet not overtly political, enormous and bombastic, clever and refined. This record is held to lofty standards and it overshoots them. Phenomenal.
A great journey from start to end, every song is a hit
From Time to Us and Them, it's perhaps the greatest 4 song run on any album ever. The rest of the album I've always been pretty indifferent to. But those 4 songs, wow. The Guitar solo on Time is a strong contender for the GOAT. I'm giving this a 4.
Groupe et album connu, qui fait partie de mes préférés ! Des morceaux instrumentaux, des sonorités très expérimentales, des chorus mythiques de guitare et sax ('Time', 'Money'), une originalité totale et inégalée depuis, cet album mérite lui aussi la note maximale. Les morceaux avec du chant sont eux aussi très réussis, en particulier 'The Great Gig in the Sky' et ses vocalises, et le plus planant 'Us and Them', qui font partie de mes morceaux préférés. Cette nouvelle écoute ce matin a ensoleillé ma journée ! =>5/5
PEAK
put it in the louvre!
I love how the album plays together
Bello bello già ascoltato
Listened to this twice through today. Still don’t fully appreciate the prog rock through lines and funky noises. Also can’t listen to this and not think of the wizard of oz connection now. 2/5 stars, Pink Floyd just isn’t for me.
Very varied kind of songs, some more instrumental or experimental than others
No entiedo el hipe de este album la verdad, lo tendre que escuchar mas veces pero no se me hace lo iconico que es aunque se nota que esta bien hecho
Great album, totally immersive listening
I appreciate a good concept album.
Perfect sounding record. Side 2 is some of the best music ever recorded.
Really quite good.
Already heard, it’s an absolute classic yet not being Pink Floyd’s best. Experimental but also an acceptable record to put on for others who haven’t heard of Pink Floyd before, almost maximalist in terms of sound and a good album to hear while high. Great gig and the sky will always transcend me. Brain Damage/Eclipse still might be my fav Pink Floyd behind Echos 95/100
Beaten into submission over the years to recognise it as an important album. Not been keen on the band. Saw the band tour the album and it was something of a bore. It just didn't seem to work in a massive space. However it seemed to be on constant play on late night french radio and through that began to appreciate the depth.
So much has been said about this album and my contribution to the discussion… pretty much perfection.
Near the top of my Best Albums of All Time list.
Nothing like it.
Perfect all the way through
It's a 10 but fuck Roger Waters.
Not much that hasn't already been said. This is one of the best of all time, and it's not even my favorite Floyd album. I love the song writing, I love how every instrument plays off each other, I love the production. It's one of the best sounding records ever. It's focus and conceptually consistent. There will never be another album quite like this one, and crazier still, I got it on my 6th day. Standout Tracks: Breathe (In the Air), Time, Great Gig in the Sky, Brain Damage.
Start the album at the third roar of the MGM lion at the beginning (not the third roar of the character the cowardly lion). From what I remember, play through twice. Also, check out "Dub Side of the Moon" by Easy Star All-Stars. It's a reggae cover of entire album. Five stars there too.
Seminal. Experimental. Melodic. Haunting.
Absolutely fucking perfect. Still one of my favorite albums of all time. It's slow to start (on purpose obviously) but when you get into us and them, any color, then brain damage into eclipse, fucking chills every single time
Really good album. Being one ofbthe greatests albums of all time make sense. Now i understand what people ment by that. Its so atmospheric and emotional, every song impact my soul. Time was exepcional, my favorite so far.
I get it. It’s great. The transitions were also wonderful.
I laid on the floor and listened to this on vinyl which is the proper way to listen to this. This album makes me think of my mom because it’s hers and she loves Pink Floyd, and also because Time was a pretty formative song for me wanting to live my life on my own terms and in opposition to the life I saw her living (which in high school I told her was a sad and miserable one… still regret that 💔). Damn that song is fucking cool and the build/intro is so exciting. And the sax on Us and Them is awesome. The guitar solos throughout are so good. This album is such a fun ride meant to be taken from top to bottom.
Ok this is a really good example of the point I was trying to make in my review for Highway 61 Revisited. I simply cannot connect with Pink Floyd. I know I know I know this album is a masterpiece for many people, and I kind of want to be able to enjoy this like other people seem to, in the same way I'm vaguely envious of people who love smoking pot. But to me this album feels oddly soulless. I think that's the best way I can describe my reaction to this. It's immediately forgettable to me, the songs just don't sink in. What is the mystery of the soul connection with music? Do different people just vibrate on different frequencies and the genius of music is connecting with your particular existential frequency at the right time and place? Is it just that my father hates prog rock ("too many notes, too much instrumental technique, there's no accounting for taste and this tastes like throw up to me") and so I too must shun all prog rock and instead crave the mournful sounds of foghorns across a dark and dreary New England coastline? In any case, I didn't hate listening to this, but I won't ever listen to it again and I already forgot the songs.
Really lush orchestrations and fantastic production. I think I just have a hard time getting into psych rock because while this album was beautiful, it took me a bit to get into it. Consider this a very high 4. Maybe if I smoked weed it'd be a 5.
Das Album entstand hauptsächlich in den Abbey Road Studios in London. Pink Floyd kommen aus Großbritannien und nutzten hier ihre damals bereits eingespielte Arbeitsweise, um ein geschlossenes Konzept aus Progressive Rock, psychedelischen Texturen und reduzierten elektronischen Schichten zu gestalten. Die Songs greifen ineinander, ohne den Eindruck eines reinen Konzeptalbums erzwingen zu wollen. Besonders bekannt wurden „Time“, „Money“ und „The Great Gig in the Sky“ – Stücke, die durch ihre jeweiligen klanglichen Schwerpunkte zeigen, wie durchdacht Rhythmus, Stimmen und atmosphärische Übergänge arrangiert wurden. Der kontinuierliche Ablauf der Platte erzeugt ein Gefühl von Bewegung, das sich eher beiläufig entfaltet als dramatisch auftritt. Für mich hat das Album dadurch eine ruhige Eindringlichkeit, die auch nach vielen Jahren unverändert wirkt. Insgesamt ein sorgfältig abgestimmtes Werk, das musikalische Ideen klar ordnet und ohne große Gesten auskommt. Ein sensationelles Album das in keinem Plattenschrank fehlen darf.
One of the strongest albums of all time. The songs are tight and fit together seamlessly. The guitar work, lyrics, and vocals are extremely well executed. A drummer friend pointed out that the drumming is pedestrian at best. But i think that’s a feature not a flaw in this context. The very steady, uneventful, not-so-creative drumming evokes the status quo “machine” that Pink Floyd rails against. Even their weakness is a strength. A 5.
Just like Shakespeare’s iambic pentameter was a reassuring heartbeat, this album is reassuringly warm and womb-like. The clock chimes at the start of Time notwithstanding. Not the best Floyd album. It’s a bit pretentious at times and takes itself entirely too seriously but there is something safe feeling about it.
I feel like I need to put this as a 5/5 just because of what it is meant to be, rather than what is actually is. The good is that the entire album flows so effortlessly, has great components, and is a fun listen. The bad is that the album feels a bit empty at times, but nothing that makes it bad. I am too young to fully understand the gravity of what Dark Side of the Moon meant, so I'll trust the elders. 5/5.
I can't imagine anything anyone has to say about this album hasn't been said by someone already. There are a lot of artists that have multiple albums on this list but I've seen 3 and they were all 5 stars. I'm unsure if they have more but hard to find a flaw in the wall, wish you were here, or dark side.
Really enjoyed listening to this Album
It's day #4 and this album is at the top of my list. I wouldn't be surprised if it's still that way on day #1004.
I’m not the biggest fan of the instrumentals, and I think they maybe show their age a bit, but they’re still enjoyable and every other song is just lights out. Time is one of my favorites, us and them is groooovy, and brain damage/eclipse is as fine a closer as you could hope for
The rare album that seems to float outside the time they made it. Wanted to offer something contrarian but sometimes classics are classics for a reason.
A person can only dream to possess the creativity necessary to imagine such an album, let alone the musical talent to execute the vision.
Considering how many times my brother and friends got high to this, I’ve probably heard this album a few hundred times. It’s still rad.
Man do I love this album. Every up and coming stoner owns a copy of this at one point in time. A perfect album when accompanied by some incense, a lava lamp, and a fat ol’ doobie.
What can I say that hasn't been said already? Can't get over how much of a masterpiece "Time" is.....the rest of it is pretty dang good too.
Arguably the best album by Pink Floyd - if you don't go for Wish You Were Here or the first two albums with Syd Barrett. It's a tough choice because this one is perfect from the beginning to the end. "Us and Them" and "Time" and "Money" are standouts, but it all fits great together.
The best album ever!
Much better late at night under certain conditions, but considered a classic for a reason
as an incorrigible hater of almost all things psychedelic, i expected this to be a painful revisit, but it's not so bad. haven't listened to it in over 15 years. time is nice, brain damage is alright, a few other songs were tolerable but not anything i'd go out of my way to re-listen to.
As a huge Pink Floyd fan - a 5 star rating here is a no brainer. This album is pretty much flawless, iconic, and the band are masters at expressing emotion musically and lyrically. Designed to make you feel, think, question. I believe everyone should hear this album once (even if they don't end up liking it that's fine we all have different tastes, but it should be listened to). The production is utterly sublime, all the added layers and extra effects; talking, laughing, to be a fly on the wall during the recording sessions. I could go on all day. Simply a masterpiece.
Yeah okay FINE. Take the stars
Richtig gute Musik. Kreativ, abswechslungsreich, atmosphärisch, nie langweilig, tolle Stimmen, tolle Instrumente. Verstehe, dass das auf einer Top-Liste landet. Erwarte aber auch noch Brick in the Wall und freue mich drauf.
All time favorites
The house I grew up in was not a musical one, and certainly not a secular music one, but of the very few CD's my dad did own, this was one. I recall playing it in my room as a 10 year old and being amazed. How is it that an album like this connects with a kid? This has always amazed me. 5 stars!
Oh my. As good now as it was when released
really, there's a need for explanation ?
... obviously... Any Colour You Like sounds like Down by the River
Well, I may not feel the need to listen to it that often anymore, if ever,but it doesn't change the fact that this is an absolute classic. I've grown really fond of the deeper cuts on this, this is the kind of album that will reveal something new with each listen, forever.
Album 990 of this list. Finally, a good album.
At the beginning of my adolescence, I stumbled upon the track "Us & Them" and it changed my life. It was the first time I'd ever felt something so transcendent while listening to music. I knew from then on, it was a feeling I would constantly seek in my listening. This album was a game changer for me, and for many others. It's a cliché, sure, but there's no denying it. Perhaps one of the most important albums in history.
You have to listen at least once. An atmospheric adventurous album tha still manages to have radio hits.
I thought the second half of the record was more interesting than the first. Favourite Track(s): Money, Us And Them Least Favourite Track(s): On The Run
Good album
Gonna use this box to say that "any color you like" is among the most underrated songs of the century
Easy 5 on this one, know it by memory alone. Clearly one of the most iconic albums of all time and one of the bestsellers for a good reason, but not my fav PF album.
Nice listen, but I know they've got better stuff.
Yes it is nice to listen to, probably especially when high. Specific parts of specific songs are very good and take you on a trip but I can't rate it any higher because the majority of the album is just "good" imo.
I actually didn’t really understand this album until I took acid and saw a planetarium laser show for it. The CGI was clearly made in the 70s and had never been updated; even hallucinating it still looked so bad. Like dancing cash registers and dollar signs to Money. A little on the nose. The music hit hard though. It blew my mind. I think this was a foundational experience in me broadening my music taste and getting more into music overall. A real cornerstone.
Also..... ein paar tolle Songs mit nem klasse Sound, aber 5 Sterne? Es hat mich nicht oft genug vom Hocker gerissen dafür
Höre ich immer wieder gerne an. Sehr gut gealtert, fühlt sich wie ein einziges 40-minütiges Lied an.
War sehr gespannt auf das Album, nachdem viele es als beste Album ever sehen und ich Wish you were here sehr mochte. Die Produktionsqualität ist fantastisch. Ich glaube Konzeptalben funktionieren nicht immer beim ersten mal, muss es mehrmals hören, dem Text und der Story folgen. Hab es zweimal gehört und werde langsam warm, glaub es ist ein "Slow Burn" Wish you were here wird trotzdem mein liebstes Album von Pink Floyd bleiben, aber werde dieses auch öfter hören.
Hot take: This is a good album
I needed a break, that's nice. A 5 See you tomorrow. I feel like anything that can be added was said in my review for the wall. This one is not different. This is an undisputed classic (it shouldn't be anyway) and I believe that for generations to come it will keep blowing up kids minds, just like it did for me.
Classic, but have to be in the mood for it!
6/5 no point adding to what others have said.
10/10 no notes
This is just one of the best albums ever made. It's hard to even find something to criticise. Beautiful, dark, thought provoking, instrumentally brilliant, the synths on this record are out of the world. The guitar playing is just stunning. I even like the saxophone.
What is there left to say that hasn't been iterated upon thousands of times? While some of the bass lines and vocal melodies can be a little "samey", they are uniformly enjoyable. This is undoubtedly a classic of psychedelic rock (and rock in general) that stands the test of time. It's interesting, fun, and (at times) thought-provoking. Fantastic guitar, driving bass, and an overall enthralling listen. This is a no-skipper for me, and just short of a perfect 5/5, although I am a bit of a stickler for that sort of stuff. If 4.7 existed, that would be my real score for this. I'm going to be hearing "bum....tap...ba-bumbum tap" in my head for the rest of the day. 5/5
Amazing album. As if this isn’t great enough with epic tracks like Time, Money, and Us and Them, this packs so much more into this incredible effort. So many different colors, from the trippy On The Run, to the gospelish The Great Gig in the Sky, to the tight bow at the end which is Eclipse. And yet it all just fits together amazingly well. A true masterpiece and easily one of the top few albums of all time.
This is most definitely an iconic album and band. It has some great musicians making great music to dose to.
the transition between the first few songs was soo smooth and satisfying! Really enjoyed the whole album!
I love albums that try to take you on a journey and this definitely does that. I love when artists put effort into clean transitions between songs too, it heightens the whole feel of the album. It’s weird but I guess that’s kind of the point. Critically acclaimed for a reason
Probably the most anticipated album on this list, and I can honestly say this is my first time listening to it. Of course, i've heard all the things like syncing it up with Wizard of Oz and all that stuff, but never listened to it. First, the continuity and track transitions are flawless. I love with one track seamlessly runs into the other and every song on this album does a wonderful job. The album was gripping from start to finish. I love the psychedelic nature of it where you can just get lost in the music. Lost in thought. A musical trance. I like that most of it is without lyrics. I like the theme and concept of the album, which is probably why it resonated with so many people. Yeah it sounds great, but the theme is problems that every day normies deal with.......not just Pink Floyd. Time, Money, Mental Health, dying, all these stresses that plague everyone. We don't need a metaphor for it when it's constantly there, looming. I love that they use the snippets from the interviews with people in the studio throughout the album, which adds to the grounded nature of the album. Not a fan of the intro to Time with all the alarms going off. Come on, that's just wrong. How am I supposed to fall asleep to this album? Other than that it's just wonderful. The harmony with Wright and Gilmour in Breathe is insane. First listen I figured it was a recording technique like in The Beatles Revolver with ADT, but it was two people......that sound the same......in harmony. Really cool. I am less of a fan of the song Money though since it really breaks the psychedelic theme of the record. But what do I know? Money is the most listened to song on the album. I mean the song is fine, I just don't think it fits in the album and definitely sticks out in a bad way. Pulls your out of the contemplative mood that the entire album puts you in to play a "dad rock" radio hit......and then Us and Them lulls you into the mood again. A-side would be perfect without the stupid alarm clocks ruining my day. B-Side would be perfect if they replaced Money with a song that sounded a bit more consistent with the rest of the album.
One of the best albums ever. Breathe is such an amazing opener.
Good all the way through. I like how it ends the way it starts, almost like it was made to stream on a loop.
Iconic music along & perhaps the most iconic album cover artwork of all time?. Proper album rather than a collection of tracks . This was the second album thrown to me in the 1001 list so I struggled to hand out a 5 so early in the campaign. Some slightly indulgent early 70's druggy synth wasnt enough to nudge this from a 5. Dear Lord those backing vocals (Claire Torry) too.
How can you not give this album a 5? Likely one of the best Pink Floyd albums out there.
Solid.
Been heard. 4
You know the album cover. You may have listened to it while tripping on acid. Apparently it lines up with The Wizard of Oz. It's iconic for many reasons and now I see why people have such a strong infatuation with this album. I think if I were you get and more impressionable, The Dark Side Of The Moon would have a much more profound affect on me. The subjects and themes of the album are melancholic and self reflective. A commentary on life and our pursuit of comfort in the chaos. This listen through taught me that Pink Floyd aren't a singles band. They're an album band. If you're not listening one of their records front to back, then you're not truly experiencing Pink Floyd. Money may get radio play but it doesn't have any resonance without the lead-in from The Great Gig in the Sky. That's the strongest part of the album. It flows effortlessly from track to track making it one whole satisfying experience. I now get why tripping at a Pink Floyd laser show was peak entertainment at one point.
Hi Madeline & Matthew, today is the day of your wedding and this is the album! How fitting. Nothing to say about this album that hasn’t already been said. I’m happy that this record has been a soundtrack to night hikes in the past. 5/5 the 1001 albums list works it’s magic once again
Really holds up. A truly excellent album. Compelling and haunting, so many interesting moments throughout.
Really influential album. Time and Money are brilliant, but a little weak in some places. Good production. Brass and dramatic vocals were over the top.
One of the best ever. Put it on and forget about everything else.
Cool chill out album, a few great tracks
One of humankind’s crowning artistic achievements. Enough said.
This was an album I was excited to see pop up - always happy to re-listen to it. Amazing album!
Dark Side of the Moon was released in 1973 and didn’t leave the Billboard charts for 14 years. 'nuff said really, but I'll add some personal thoughts. Pink Floyd is one of my favorite bands. Forty years ago, however, I wouldn’t put this in my top three Pink Floyd albums. I liked the catchier songs on The Wall (and how can you not love the guitar solo in Comfortably Numb?) and the longer, more “prog” rock songs of Animals and Wish You Were Here. But now, I’d probably put this at number one. I think it strikes a nice balance between the very long songs of Animals and WYWH and the more radio-friendly songs of The Wall. For a long time, when discussing the album, I would mention that I didn’t like the “screaming black lady” in the middle of the album. First, the lady, Clare Torry, is white. But more importantly, that song is amazing. One time, after complaining to a friend about the “wailing,” someone said, “That’s what makes the song amazing. Listen again.” And I did, and they were right. The emotion and vocals are beautiful. I still listen to this a few times a year, always straight through. It’s not a greatest-hits album. It’s one long inhale and exhale. One of the best albums ever made.
Time Us and Them Any colour you like Breathe in the air Great gig in the sky Brain damage Eclipse
I tried to listen to this as if I'd never heard it before. (Oddly easy to do in this daily challenge. I've rediscovered some great bands and gained appreciation for some I'd discounted before.) I like Pink Floyd well enough. It's always been pretty easy to see that they're excellent musicians and writers. But, I never saw them live and I'm not a fanboy or anything, but... Who could deny that this album is a masterpiece? It's a frigging triumph of epic proportions! Young men this young should not be this talented or insightful! Somehow it's a rock album, but it's not really Rock Rock, ya know? It's symphonic, ethereal, deep. Completely unexpected for its time. I can't review the songs. There are a million out there with hundreds here. All I can say is that there isn't a bad minute on here. And it's epically better experience to listen to it all at one instead of as singles. The production is insane. Alan Parsons really took these fellas to another level. I'd call him as much a member of the band as Gilmour or Waters. 10 out of 5
I'm giving it a 2. That's right boomers, I don't like your precious prog rock bullshit. Come at me.
Peak
What's not to like
Nothing set up a session of Ann we like listening to Pink Floyd’s Time
Eh wish there were more vocals
Overhyped, but a great album nonetheless. 8.5/10 Favourite track: Us and Them
Classic
a life classic
Incidental music and nothing more. I dont understand the hype.more emperors clothes I guess
Epic concept album with beautiful phases. Nearly perfect.
Money
I guess what makes this album so good is how the songs seemly bleed into one another. I do wish there were fewer shrill sounds in this album. Makes it hard to listen to.
My 3rd Pink Floyd album after having The Wall and Wish You Were Here. I like this more than Wish You Were Here and slightly less than The Wall. Very impressive musicianship which makes these songs ubiquity on classic rock radio/ critica list make sense. Not a 5 for me but an excellent album.
Shine on, you crazy diamond...
i hate pink floyd but kinda like this one
Good but listened to death
Nothing I need to say about this one
This is seriously one of the best albums ever created. It just feels like a whole story from start to finish with seamless transitions and the last two songs working together to complete the thought. Borderline flawless. Speak to me - 5 (doesnt count) Breathe - 8 On the run - 6 Time - 10 (Transition here) - 11 The great gig in the sky - 7 money - 10 us and them - 10 any colour you like - 8 brain damage - 9 (Transition here) - 11 eclipse - 9 Individually ranking these songs is unfair because they all mesh together and some songs are simply used as the connecting pieces.
What a record. Pink Floyd really understood what doing an Album as a holistic full standing piece of art was. Every song is different but feel part of the same project, they flow seamlessly from one to another. The 40 minutes feel like one single experience. They knew what they wanted to do and to say and they did it perfectly. I often hear people say that this record is overrated and I always try to understand why and I just can't. Because every time I press play on TDSOTM, it's just an amazing experience. So easy 5/5. And the great gig in the sky, my god
One of the greatest albums of all time.
I weirdly hadn't listened to this album before, I think I tried as a teenager but it was too experimental for me at the time but now it's actually a good listen. I can see why it was so influencial
Jag försökte vara så neutral som möjligt när jag började lyssna, framför allt när jag aldrig lyssnat på hela albumet back to back. Ett musikaliskt mästerverk. Fantastisk struktur på albumet. Gåshud.
1. Speak To Me - N/A It's an intro track. 2. Breathe (In The Air) - 7 Good slower track with some decent vocals and lyrics. One thing I am noticing is that the transitions between tracks is absolutely world class and a huge enjoyment. 3. On the Run - 5 It's an okay instrumental. There's nothing phenomenal about the track and it's a complete pass over on the album. 4. Time - 10 Good track. Fun lyrics that builds well into an absolutely legendary guitar solo in the middle of the track. It comes down off the build and guitar solo brilliantly as well. 5. The Great Gig in the Sky - 10 Vocally it's incredible and instrumentally it's a masterpiece. Absolutely a monumental track with a huge build and superb descend. Just a great sound. 6. Money - 9 Very good track. Vocally it's good, lyrically it's superb, and the guitar solos with the drums are absolutely exquisite. Awesome sound on this track. 7. Us and Them - 11 Just an all time classic. I used to listen to this while fragging out in Unreal Tournament 2004 so it has some fond memories already. Lyrically it's excellent and the sound all throughout is just top drawer. Amazing track. 8. Any Colour You Like - 9 Great jam song. Brilliant guitar play with some awesome sounds on it and superb as a bridge itself between Us and Them and Brain Damage. 9. Brain Damage - 10 Lyrically this is fantastic. The choir like background voices add so much to the track while the guitar brilliant plays melancholically to help further express the twisted nature and meaning of the lyrics. 10. Eclipse - 11 An absolutely stunning crescendo to an absolutely stunning album. Absolutely superb track. Short, sweet, and draws from the tracks previously on the album lyrically to deliver the perfect ending. A masterpiece of an outro. Average Rating: 9.11 Adjusted to 5-Point Scale: 4.56 Rounded Up: 5 Stars
This album just like some other Floyd albums has some essence about it that forces reflection of what it means to be a person in a world that prioritizes material things and artificial purpose. What is the purpose of our pursuits and where do they bring us? Additionally, Money is one of my favorite songs ever made. The whole album has such a great vibe to it and it really is beautiful and a soulful masterpiece. I think that it deserves the credit that it gets as one of the greatest albums of all time.
Iconic, but not in a "I do drugs" kind of a way Best Song: Money Rating: 8.5/10 Stars: 4
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Psykedelisk rock som jeg synes er meget tydligt på on the run f.eks. Progressive rock fordi det har store arrangementer og inspireret af klassisk musik i struktur. Stor buildup. Tror det må være en af de første konceptalbums nogensinde. Der blev åbenbart også brugt nye studieteknikker med båndloops, surround panorering (on the run) som giver en ekstra dimension til musikken synes jeg. Det gør lidt mere det bliver en følelse af et univers man er i. Sjovt at money er placeret i midten af albummet. Jeg synes det er meget unikt, for når man lytter til andet psykedelisk kan det enten være meget underwhelming eller ikke centralt nok i albummet eller også er det som om det bliver for overambitiøst. men her lader det bare til at det er meget fuldent og gennemført og perfekt balanceret. De har jo også lavet meget og haft meget erfaring med musik inden de udgiver dark side of the moon. De er også kendt for improvisations koncerter osv. Det er et meget filosofisk album som tager udgangspunkt i livets helt store temaer som liv død kærlighed og samfundets struktur. Det er melankolsk, hypnotisk, intenst og tidstrandencerende. føler viirkelig det kræver at man sætter sig ned og lytter til det og det ikke bare er baggrundsmusik. så bliver man belønnet med en masse detaljer, men humøret skal også være specielt når man lytter til det.
This is my favorite album of all time. It always has been and it probably always will be. It’s album 55 for me so I’m hopeful this list hasn’t peaked for me so soon.
Never been a big fan. It's fine, good production, bit overblown in places. Surprised it's consistently rated as one of the best albums of all time
yeah alright it’s still good and in certain moments it’s even great. the sound effects are silly now but i can see how that might have been inventive back in the day. i agree that this is music you need to first hear when you’re fifteen to really be blown away by it. now it’s just nostalgic and nice rather than mind-boggling. fav tracks: money; us and them
I like how grand and dramatic everything feels. I weirdly see why I was really into this music around the same time I found Lana Del Rey and Arctic Monkeys — it’s moody and dark and sort of fitting for a teenage taste. I don’t mean that as an insult necessarily because I think this album has held up, but there’s a certain appeal that this has for someone who has never gotten to hear music like this before. Having listened to more prog rock (mostly against my will) in the time since my introduction to this album, I can hear the common thread through all of it more than I used to. As a Pink Floyd enjoyer, I’d like to convince myself that this kind of music is a totally different thing than say, Yes, or the more excessive, indulgent parts of 70s classic rock, but I have to admit I can hear on this record more than I remembered. Despite this, and despite the fact that I’d say this isn’t even the most compelling or daring Pink Floyd album to me, I definitely feel absorbed in this sound and think it’s worth listening to from time to time (no pun intended). Fav tracks: Time; Us and Them
Fantastic
A lot of hits but not a huge PF fan.
I've always liked Pink Floyd, but have to admit I'd never listened to this album from start to finish. Just, wow.
Easy 5 star
1. zpeak - 0 2. breathe - 3 3. run - 1.5 4. time - 3 5. Sky - 1.5 6. Money - 3 7. Them - 3 8. Colour - 2 9. Brain -1.5 10. Eclipse - 1.5
Tosi hyvät instrumentaalit. Muutenkin musiikillisesti mielenkiintoinen monipuolisten tahtilajien ja ääniefektejen (joita kylläkin oli välillä hitusen liikaa) ansiosta. Olin kuunnellut useita näistä biiseistä jo ennestään ja aion kuunnella jatkossakin.
Hyviä biisejä mutta ei ois ehkä tarvinnu kuunnella heti perään samoista lauluista live versiota. Kuiten aika hauska ja mielenkiintonen kokemus sekin. Musiikillisesti mahtava ja monipuolinen. Mii laik.
absolute cinema
Money Favourite Song: Time Honourable Mention: Money, Breathe, Brain Damage
holy moly
Masterpiece.
4/5
Stellar bluesy rock album. Epic in scope and near perfect
Shocking no one here, this is a really good album. Not listened to it in a long time but is a big nostalgia hit, taking me back to when I first heard it and it made a big impact on me. Not a favourite but always good.
A complete album. Ahead of its time and an instant classic.
Classic, 'nough said
One of those classic albums I listened to when younger but grew tired of in my 20s. Good of course but it’s not one I ever put on any more.
Like, it's Dark Side Of The Fucking Moon. What else can I say?
5, of course. Their best album.
So lush, so smooth that you get to thinking you could play this record through the speakers of a 3310 and it’d still sound sublime. Listening to “The Dark Side of the Moon” is, as first song proper neatly foreshadows, like breathing. To enjoy it requires no conscious effort; you just pop it on and – ever so slightly jarring mid-album “Money” shot excepted – let it carry you along. “On the Run” is a fabulously evocative sound collage; puts me in mind of anything from CAN to My Disco to Protomartyr (“Ultimate Success Today”). “Time” is, like so much of the record, a splendidly languorous piece right up until it isn’t – then it’s alive, rapturous, otherworldly. (The guitar solo reminds me of “Maggot Brain”; I can think of no higher compliment.) The vocal performance that is “The Great Gig In the Sky” is a blisteringly abrupt shock of urgency – exactly where it should be and how it should be. “Money” is a song, “Us and Them” is a masterpiece, and “Any Colour You Like” picks up and packs up the weird. “Brain Damage” and “Eclipse” send you off into the night with a deliciously warm and fuzzy feeling; you’ve all had a lovely time, but you know you’d better be off before you overstay your welcome. An enchanted sonic equilibrium, engineered into coherence by what’s probably actually a form of genius.
Here it is then. The Mack Daddy. I’m not a huge Pink Floyd guy and even I have to admit this is pretty damn good. Perfect? Hmmmmm I dunno. But screw it’s near as dammit to 5 stars in my opinion. Nice work Floyd, they’ve got a big future ahead of them if they stick at it
Pretty easy to rate: 1, because I hate Pink Floyd . . . Oh wait, I'm not Johnny Rotten ca 1977. It's great.
This album is a crime against humanity. The worst thing ever done by humans
Beautiful beautiful record. Sweet modal mixture in the songwriting making for some really interesting shifts in feel. That spacious non-contrived connecting thread throughout the songs. That liquid guitar style and tone. Love it all
Another Pink Floyd album with really great memories attached to it. How in the world do you objectively rate an album that you can link to such a special place and time in your life and that gives you such feelings of nostalgia? I forgot how much I loved the song Us and Them. It’s beautiful. For me it’s the best song on the album. This is an easy five stars for me. It’s pretty near perfect.
Jada.
Never listened to that album front to back. Loved how the songs could be standalone, but bled into each other to present and further develop a well rounded vibe. I really liked the psychedelic, melancholic vibe with added mildly tweaked discussion for the interludes. Would I listen to it again? Maybe way later in the future, not exactly my tempo, but I did enjoy the experience of listening to it all the way through.
I really enjoyed this album, I'm not sure I've ever listened to it all the way through. The experimental sounds and cinematic experience the album provides are always something I like from albums. My only real critique is that Speak to me (intro) ->Breathe in the air->On the run (interlude) felt like a slow, disjointed start to the album. I feel they did it better in Wish you were here w/ shine on you crazy diamond; but the rest of the album hold up to the Pink Floyd sound and feel I enjoy.
My biggest problem with this album is that to get the full experience, you need to listen in order and be totally tuned in. I think that's a fair ask; it's a great album with a lot of sonic character and what few tracks could stand alone (Money, in particular) are phenomenal. I'm not a boomer music meatrider and I don't think this album is as perfect as all the snobs think it is, but I can recognize how and why it's great while maintaining some very clear distance from "perfect" or even from "one of the greatest albums of all time." It's good, but it's not *that* good.
I could gush about this album for hours, but I will refrain from doing so. What I will say is that this album has been a cornerstone of my life for my entire life, and because of that, I cannot objectively review it. From being woken up by the bells of Time when I was asleep on the bus countless times, to jamming out to Money with my friends after school, and screaming my lungs out to Great Gig in the Sky when words couldn't convey properly how I've felt, it's seemed like this album has been with me through it all. It means so much to me. Any Colour You Like -> Brain Damage -> Eclipse is up there with the Abbey Road medley of album endings for me. It's creates a wonderful soundscape that truly feels like The End and wraps up with the final words "There is no dark side of the moon really. It's all dark" for those who had blasted it loud enough to hear it. Incredible. Art. Blown Away. Thanks Mr. Floyd for your contribution to the silly album list.
My first experience with Pink Floyd back in the day and it’s stuck with me ever since. Most of my favorite songs of theirs are on here. I’ve always loved how well the album flows together while still having a distinct feeling with every track. Absolute 10/10 for me
When I was young, my dad played me this album and presented it as one of the greatest compositions ever. I was pretty amazed at first listen, mostly because I think it was my first conscious understanding of the link between storytelling and music. It’s a great concept album, although I find it quite pretentious music nowadays. I still love the bluesy jam on “Money,” the keys on “Any Colour You Like,” and the backing vocals on most of the tracks. ‘Wish You Were Here’ is a much better album, though. If you’ve never played this album while watching the Wizard of Oz, you’re robbing yourself of a fun trip.
*Insert Principal Skinner "No, it's the children who are wrong" meme* I think I largely have fairly middle of the road takes. Usually, when things are highly regarded, I like them. I don't try to force myself to enjoy things that are popular, but I also don't try to be contrarian; the only thing worse than liking stuff just because other people like it is hating stuff just because other people like it. With that preface out of the way, I submit to you that Pink Floyd is not so much a band to me as they are a t-shirt brand. To me, Pink Floyd's entire career is like a concept album where the concept is "boring as shit" and every lead vocal sounds like it's being wheezed out by one of those cartoon wizards in a blue robe covered in stars and shit. Of all the albums that show up on every single "greatest albums" list, there is none that I find more alienating than this one. You cannot find me a thing I have attempted to listen to more while enjoying it less. Flashback to less than a week ago, when I gushed over Patti Smith for, as I put it, "liberat[ing] us from the tyranny of masturbatory prog rock bullshit." This album is incapable of penetrating my consciousness. I've heard the whole thing 900 goddamn times and cannot hum you a bar of a single song that didn't get overplayed on classic rock radio. I want you to imagine my brain as the prism on the album cover and this album is the light... Except rather than going through the prism and making a rainbow, it just bounces right the fuck off. I almost just wrote 😴 and called it a day. I guess if I had to pick a favorite song it would be the one where David Gilmour tunelessly moans like a ghost in the world’s most apathetic haunted house. I almost gave it a 1/5 but then I remembered that King Crimson album exists and I do like this album dramatically more than that one, in the same way that I'd like having all my teeth pulled out by a dentist dramatically more than I would hate having all my teeth knocked out by a UFC fighter. I also remembered I'm probably going to have to review a Rush album at some point (such review will read, in its entirety, "fart sounds + jack-off motions") so I can’t let my scale bottom out just yet.
Exceptional albums explore the many avenues of what music can be, in a cohesive package. That's what Dark Side is all about for me. Sonically you've got twinkling pianos, inventive guitar effects, shrieking vocals, and the first time many people heard a modular synthesizer. The messages are wide-ranging and still potent: the afterlife, war, $$$, finding yourself. In 10 songs this record covers a lot of territory and does it well.
I enjoyed this so much more than I thought I would.
I’m gonna be honest, I’m 47 years old and I’ve listened to a heck of a lot of music - but I’ve never listened to dark side of the moon in it’s totality. And I went in skeptical but I’m gonna be honest it deserves five stars. I listened to it during a rainy drive on the way into work early on a Sunday morning, and I can see now how it has earned its legendary status. It is a total achievement in the “concept album” genre - and they knew that I would get to it at some point on this list, and I’m delighted to have had the chance to listen to it before my shift in the emergency apartment.
When I was still getting into music as a kid but was still scared of drugs, I nonetheless found this album, specifically, to be the kind of trippy nonsense I can get behind. I've obviously heard "Time," "Money," and "Brain Damage/Eclipse" a thousand times since then, but it's been a long time since I listened to the whole thing. I expected to find it tiresome. But, NOPE. Holds up. I can absolutely understand someone wanting to roll their eyes at it, but it still grips me. Another all time album cover too.
I've heard the Pink Floyd version so much, I don't need to hear it again, so I listened to the Flaming Lips version. I liked it a lot.
Hell yeah - this album is a classic for a reason. The production, song-writing, and overriding concept make for a truly phenomenal experience. I pity anyone that died before this album came out, for they could not listen to it before they died.
ICÓNICO
I’m happy to have been given this album and forced to listen again. I didn’t connect with it when I gave it a first listen a few years ago. I thought there was too much noise/soundscape and I just didn’t feel what the hype was all about. Upon second listen I can absolutely appreciate the epic nature of the whole album, and the grandeur of it certainly had its effect on me this time. If it’s not too basic an analysis, I still don’t really ‘get’ the soundscape-y parts of it. The more musical tracks have much more of an effect on me. Money, I think is an incredible rock song. I’ll have to be in the right mood, but I do think I’ll listen again. Those last 2 tracks to close it off are epic.
There is a reason this album stayed on the charts for literally a half a century. It’s a masterpiece like no other record. From beginning to end it is perfect
Not sure what else there is to say about this album. It's on the shortlist for greatest album of all time. Music doesn't get much better than this.
the best
A real treat. Great album. Every song is worth your time and the album is an excellent straight through listen. Favorite tracks include Breathe, Time, The Great Gig In The Sky, Money, Us And Them, Brain Damage, Eclipse.
I never got Pink Floyd. So I gave this an honest try. Headphones and out for a walk. Full concentration. But I failed. I don’t get it. It sounds like loose ideas stitched together. These are not songs. There is no concept. From the ideas I found like 5% interesting. It‘s produced well. And the voice samples were revolutionary. The cover iconic. I would like to like this, reading the raving reviews here. But I can’t.
Still a classic, strange their best was so long ago.
I think it lives up to its reputation as a great album
Really solid album. Cool sounds and vocals. I owned this on vinyl at some point. Strong 4.5, with a tip to the 5 side.
7.6/10 - not exactly my style, but the production quality is amazing. 7.5 for every song, with Us and Them getting an 8. Great album
The greatest album ever.
I just don't get Pink Floyd. This is better than Piper at the Gates of Dawn, but I can't say much more about it. Maybe it has to be played at the same time as a supercut of Thundercats like the guys across the hall from me in college used to play at parties. Those were some weird cats. Time is probably my favorite song from the album, definitely the best so far. Money is one of the most overrated songs on one of the most overrated albums of all time. Brain Damage was good as well. Maybe it isn't "the most overrated album of all time" after all.
Woo Hoo
If any album has a claim to perfection, it's this one. The production values, atmosphere, musicality, lyricism, and cover art are all off the charts. The production is particularly impressive, even by today's standards, and became the bar that every other album is compared to. 5.0/5.0: Iconic
ive never been a huge fan of pink floyd but you cant deny how good this is.
warning: cult following of an album. review may be unpopular as i'm not the biggest on this album. it's good! but i don't think it should be on the pedestal that it is. edit: it was worthwhile, but not /crazy/.
Beyond classic. Seminal. Sounds as amazing today as it did 50 years ago.
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really not for me. i guess i see what they're trying to do?
Экспериментально, много новых звуков
не до конца понял, нужно вернуться к альбому
I can see why this is considered a masterpiece.
Sublime from start to finish
Wow. The Dark Side of the Moon is an experience. Listening to this album was like reading an exquisite novel. It took me on a ride from the first heartbeat to the very last. I experienced so many emotions while listening to it. I didn’t want it to end. For once, I can say I wish an album wasn’t so short. I wanted this to go on until I was lulled into a dreamlike slumber. The album is completely cohesive and the dead-air omission between songs makes it meld beautifully. It is agonizing yet soothing and absolutely mesmerizing.
Великий альбом, с несколькими шикарными песнями и вот это вот все... Но! Лично у меня он почему-то никогда не вызывает сильных эмоций. Впрочем, как и другие концептуальные альбомы пинк флойд. Ну не понимаю я вот эту их театральщину, все эти звуки колоколов, печатных машинок, разговоры - вот это все что МЕЖДУ собственно песнями, которых кстати не так уж и много - не более половины хронометража
It's Dark Side of the Moon.
Not much to say about this one that hasn't already been said. The musicianship is great, and the concept, the continuous work of music, and the production take the experience over the top.
Very familiar with this record and love it. Will give it a listen today if I can
for once, i could almost handle listening to pink floyd
'Breathe, breathe in the air / Don't be afraid to care.' That's how this record opens, an album unexpectedly clad w/ wisdom and advice for the everyday + spiritual. Indeed, it often reads as a self-help book backed by packages of funk, gospel, and rock: 'The sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older / Shorter of breath, and one day closer to death.' This aphoristic kind of lyricism - the sort you might find in a trashy collection of poetry that's more Ryan Holiday than Wallace Stevens - yet manages to avoid a collapse into the maudlin, and in fact inspires/emboldens. Wish You Were Here is, for me, still their best release - bigger, bolder, quieter, wiser - but I greatly admire the sincerity packed into these 42 mins. +, it's too classic to decry.
Probably not a good sign for an album when you listen to it and the song stuck in your head afterwards is a cover version of a song that wasn’t on the album.
They really Mars Volta-ed this one.
This overhyped drivel is way too far up its own backside. Nowhere near worthy of the reputation it enjoys. The band is trying so hard to sound epic, but a lot of it results in indistinct noise which goes on far too long. It’s boring. There, I said it. I have to commend a few of the bass lines. Some really good rhythm work gives an extra star, but the vocals are never more than average. “The Great Gig In The Sky” is hard to listen to; although the backing music is solid at times (not as intricate as it seem though), the only vocals on offer are random voice clips of men saying random statements and a histrionic woman who shrieks wildly for 3 minutes, like she is being stabbed over and over. It’s not enjoyable. You will know after you listen that these guys were talented musicians, but they forgot the essence of music: to entertain. They are so caught up in sounding epic that the songs are not songs, it’s just a series of loud, pretentious sounds with no structure and no purpose. I wanted to like it, but I couldn’t. There is much better music out there; I don’t feel the desire to ever listen again and I probably won’t.
Possibly the easiest 5-star album on this list. No need to belabor the point. It's a landmark. A masterpiece. An icon. I'll tack on a whole extra star for the "Wizard of Oz" thing. Coincidence or not, it's uncanny how well it works.
In the past, this was my favorite Pink Floyd album, and I would've given this 5 stars, now its only a 4 for me. These days I prefer Animals, Wish You Were Here, and The Wall over this one. But this is one of the best albums of all time. Time, Money, and Breathe are my favorite songs on the Album. Undoubtedly the most iconic album cover of all time.
Always a pleasure and nice to listen after several decades of not.
Never listened to this before the whole way through, but yeah, it lives up to the hype. Songs are great. Really poignant, and the lyrics are meaningful. Really enjoyed this listen, and I will definitely listen again.
Not sure there's much I can say on this, other than I think I both like this less than most people seem to, and also less than early Floyd? What I will say is that this is a proper album. Properly cohesive, a enjoyable experience that works together without being same-y.
The old man and I agreed on very few things. This album was one of those few things.
Very psychedelic
Absolute classic. A all time favourite.
Very good album! This Album is an event, A Journey! Extremely cohesive!
It just so happens that my favorite album is the best album of all time.
Simply Amazing
Speak to Me - no rating Breathe (In The Air) - 5/5 On the Run - 3/5 Time - 5/5 The Great Gig in the Sky - 5/5 Money - 5/5 Us and Them - 5/5 Any Colour You Like - 4/5 Brain Damage - 5/5 Eclipse - 5/5 Average score: 4.7/5 i'm a sucker for albums where all the tracks seamlessly melt into one another
Nic dodać nic ująć, za każdym razem solo z Time uderza tak samo, niesamowity wokal w The Great Gig In The Sky, a całość zakończona Brain Damage/Eclipse
Ciężko ich przebić. Mistrzowsko zrobiony układ całego albumu i poszczególnych utworów, z długimi, rozbudowanymi przejściami / wstępami budującymi klimat itp., przez co album jest różnorodny i ciekawy, zachowując konkretny styl. Że instrumenty dobre to nawet nie trzeba wspominać.
Found the beginning of the album didn’t grab me but once it gets going it’s just so good. Don’t really know how to pick a fave song between The Great Gig in the Sky and Money, I think it depends on my mood, but Money has been stuck in my head all day so I’ll go with that. Fav song: Money Least fav: Speak to Me
Was good but not quite the transcendent life changing experience people say it is. Nice transitions and great cover though. Specific rating - 4.3 Fav song - breathe( in the air) Least fav- on the run
Might be sacrilege but sometimes there's a little too much going on for me around the actual music- maybe doesn't need the full 2 and half minutes of lead in to the singing on Time... Objectively great album still tho Favourite song: Money Least: On the Run
The best!
One of the most iconic rock albums ever released.
Pretty good rock, not loud. It's not really psychedelic like Ryan says.