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I love this album. It should be appreciated as a whole. First half might be a bit boring, but nonetheless the second half makes up for it. Clare Torry’s vocal on “The Great Gig in the Sky” is wonderful.
One of the rare instances where an album deserves the enormous amount of hype it receives. Truly Pink Floyd's finest hour, despite the increasing number of people in music spheres claiming otherwise. But bare in mind, this is an Album album and it's experienced best when taken in as a full piece, as it was intended, particularly the first side. Not to there aren't big standout moments, because there obviously are, but I can't I've ever listened to "On the Run" on its own, despite it being an essential part of the tracklist. Pink Floyd and this album are usually lumped in with the 70's Progressive Rock movement, but they bare very little resemblance to any of their peers, sounding spacier and more anthemic. This sound was later picked up by the post-britpop bands of the late-90's but in a poppier and more radio-friendly way. But of course, this album's influence encompasses a lot more than just that, even transcending music as a medium. A true masterpiece, indeed. Key tracks: Speak to Me / Breathe Time The Great Gig in the Sky Money Us and Them
In our tween years, a bunch of friends and I gathered in a friend's basement to check out the infamous Dark Side/Wizard of Oz mash up. We excitedly told our parents the plan and settled on an array of beanbags to gaze in wonder, nary a mild altering substance to be found in our innocent viewing. I can officially confirm, having attentively watched as a sober and clear young mind, there are a few moments that have cool coincidental synchronization but these two masterpieces are meant to be enjoyed separately. Years later, with a bit of the ol' green stuff, I got to see the Flaming Lips cover some of these songs and enjoyed the whole experience much more.
I'm getting old as I really enjoyed that in all its pomp.
This is a true album - it's greater than the sum of its parts. 'Money' stands alone, but the rest all work together to create the ethereal atmosphere. These are songs that should be listened to as an album. Everything about this has an expansive sound; the title invoking space and expanse; the pulsing electronica which sounds futuristic but sows anxiety; the heavily reverbed instrumentation; the imperious guitar solos; the lofty, philosophical lyrics. A rare end-to-end aural pleasure.
Timeless
A well deserved 5. First time listening to the album in it's entirety, trying not to let the hype sway me. It's beautiful, it's timeless, you must listen.
I've heard this one before, of course. It's one of the greatest albums ever. I really don't have much more to say, it's such a great album.
Geweldig, goede nummers, en ook een mooi geheel.
It has been one of my all-time favorites since I was a teenager.
Feels like a journey (not the band)
fenomenal каждой частью тела чувствуется музыка переходы от песни к песни максимально плавные
It's so good. It flows. It sounds fantastic.
One of the best albums of all time. Zero skips
As good a record as ever has been made. From the scope of the conception and depth of the emotional content, to the quality (right-note-right-time precision) of the playing and dazzling production, they got it all right.
One of my favorites for 30 years.
There is really nothing much I can add to reviews of DSOTM. It is simply one of the best albums of the '70s (and beyond) and captured a moment rarely repeated. Musically, lyrically, production-wise, it is an almost perfect album. The themes of madness and the human condition might seem trite - "Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way..." - but it all works. The only thing I will add is that the line "I don't know, I was really drunk at the time..." is spoken by Henry McCullough (soon to be ex-Wings) and, 20 years later, I spent an enjoyable Thursday afternoon getting drunk with Henry...
Brauch ma ned redn
God this screams college.
My first favorite album. Probably still in my Top 5 albums of all time, even though I have not listened to it in years. Excited to listen to it again. I wonder if it holds up from being 16 years old. Curse you Spotify. Will I have to download Amazon Music so I can listen to this in order? This album CANNOT be played on random. It MUST be played in order. Amazingly, some of the songs still transition almost perfectly, but that feels even more disappointing. I can't bring myself to give this four stars, but I am afraid the shine is off, after 20 years.
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Again, this album feels like Abbey Road where there isn't much to be said about it that hasn't already been said. Really incredible.
Repeated plays and it's still that good.
Ég var spenntur. Ég hafði aldrei hlustað á plötuna í heild sinni áður, bara í bútum. Hún er vissulega pínulítið yfirhæpuð en mér fannst hún samt mjög skemmtilegt að hlusta á. Ég er að reyna að hlusta á mitt innra sjálf til að ákveða hvort hún er fjarki eða fimma. Ég smelli fimmu þótt ég væri til í fjóra og hálfa.
Easy 5 star. This is my favorite album of all time and I think there's so much to love about it thematically and musically. The cover art is an all-time classic and was definitely a poster on my dorm room wall. Everything just flows so well together from song to song. Time and Money are everyone's favorite tracks, but there's just something hauntingly beautiful about Great Gig in the Sky that gets me every time I listen to it. Us and Them is a song that encapsulates everything Pink Floyd is about to me and it's crazy how much hasn't really changed in the world when looking at this theme. Brain Damage/Eclipse wrap up the album perfectly and I've definitely spent too much time thinking about the meaning of the final audio in Eclipse: "There is no dark side of the moon, really. Matter of fact it's all dark." Perfect album that grips your attention from start to finish. Like what has been said already, I wish I could go back and listen to this for the first time.
Possibly the greatest album of all time.
Masterpiece. 4.75
Contender
I mean literally always. It's just undeniably one of the greatest albums literally ever. Start to finish it's just so fluid. I'll never forget the first time I ever heard it and just how much I gravitated towards it. Brain Damage --> Eclipse is just one of the smoothest transitions in all of music. If that were just one song it might honestly be my favorite track of all time
Still an amazing album!
4.5/5
No notes
Awesome possum. Dim lights and nice company. I understand why he is held in high regard. If I found this on vinyl for a decent price I would pick it up.
This album amazes and stuns me. It feels like floating amongst the stars and galaxies. I hope, when I die, this is played at my funeral. I'm letting this be my reminder to rewatch The Wizard of Oz with this in the background. I saw it at an indy movie theater back when I was in college in the 90s...trippy times. This is one of the best albums on the planet.
Pink Floyd, what can I say.
Ohhhhhh. This is the apex of the vinyl rock format. Every second feels thought out. The songs flow into each other. I always love Pink Floyd even though it runs contrary to my usual taste.
Best Album of that year!!!!!!
A classic. Perfect all the way through. Favorite track: Time
Incredible album. I marked 6 of 10 albums as favorites. I like the setup of having the first album be studio tracks and the second album be live tracks.
Perfect from start to finish. As I said in the group chat, a gorgeous listening experience 🌑
It has very spacey/retro vibes. Absolutely stunning.
Easy rating of "5" from the old boomer. Every cut is strong. What was surprising to me was how well the album has stood up after all these years--still sounds fresh and relevant.
ICONIC. The album. The artwork. Wizard of Oz. Truly my favorite artist from this era. I really don't have much to say about this one. "Money" is probably my least favorite song on the album - it's always seemed grating compared to the journey the rest of the album takes you on. "On the Run" might be my favorite track, even though it's little more than an interlude. Always a fun headphones experience. The drums on the beginning of "Time" *chefs kiss*. I appreciate how every track is able to breathe. I have memories in highschool just relistening to "The Great Gig in the Sky" on repeat. I guess I did have much to say.
Love ‘em
No Notes. Love everything about this. You haven't listened to music until you've closed your eyes and blocked out everything except this album. It's a journey through time and space. Also it's very cool to watch it timed up with the wizard of oz
I know this is a wonderful album but I'd forgotten quite how good it is and it was a treat to listen to it in full again. Definitely a 5 star album for me
Just a great album overall: start to finish. Oddly enough, I had listened to "The Wall" earlier in the day before realizing that "Dark Side" was next on the 1,001 list, so it was a bit of a Floyd overload day but I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Sheer lunacy to give this anything other than a five.
Why are there not more stars?!
The standard by which all albums should be judged. Everything about it is perfect...the album cover, the lyrics, the variety of songs, the transitions between songs. After to listening to it hundreds (thousands?) of times, I still feel like I pick up something new every time I listen to it. Speaking of album covers, there's a great movie on Netflix about them called "Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)". Thinking Bingo told me about it, but can't remember. Great documentary.
Is gewoon 1 van de best classics
Met recht een klassieker. Een van de beste albums ooit gemaakt. Easy 5/5
Pretty much a classic, I've heard this one so many times, and it's so tight, so creative, clean production, and it touches on important - even if, at this point, a bit overdone - themes. It might've been my introduction to concept albums, and I hope to hear multiple many more concept albums still. Great, emotional, interesting musically.
Fantastic album. Sonically beautiful.
Never fails to blow my mind. Since first hearing it as a teen in 1973 this has always been top tier.
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Biased since I have memories attached to this album. Time is one of the best songs ever written.
Literally one of the best albums ever made.
Good chance to be my favorite on the list, but I knew that beforehand...
Banger!
amazing
Already listened to loads. Amazing.
This is the greatest work ever released in the entire history of the recording industry. There is no other so well crafted. There is not much to say, only to feel.
This is an easy 5 star. Every song is amazing, and the fact that they created a lot of the tech to do it is incredible.
Actually liked this .. surprised myself
Love this album! When I was in high school visiting my uncle for Thanksgiving one year, he put on the vinyl and told me to close my eyes and listen. Each time I return to this album, it reminds me of that experience. Big fan, though for some reason I've never really branched out into the rest of the Pink Floyd canon.
Need to listen to this one more often
5 out of 5 baby.
Good soup.
Classic.
One of the most iconic albums of all time. An absolute classic
An apt first album for a Kansas City girl (gotta get caught up) (Note: no, it doesn’t sync up. lol But it is fun to try and suspend disbelief at least once)
So far this is the first one that I've heard it beforehand in full and it's a 10, no much more to say, everyone in Floyd was at top of their game in the studio for the recording of this album.
this album is really good. these guys should do another one like this
It's legendary for a reason. Everything about it rips. No weaknesses other than that you've probably already heard most of it ad nauseam on the radio growing up. Still enjoyable every time. Favorite tracks: All of them 10/10
we live in a society RAAAAHAHHHAH
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Hall of Fame
Love this album. I've never heard the live recordings in Spotify, that was a plus =)
thank you god for blessing us
I criticized an album a couple of weeks back for not really feeling like an album, as it was just an overly long jam session recorded live. This is a true album. One where the songs are meant to be listened to as a whole. A cohesive collection of songs that create an experience, a mood, a kind of magic. There's a reason that this is considered one of the best albums of all time.
This album marks the start of year two of this project. And I would say that this is very much a landmark album to mark this milestone. The 1001 Gods have certainly been kind to me selecting this. As they were exactly one year ago when I set out with Radiohead’s OK Computer. This is one of a few albums I knew would crop up and all the while I was thinking in advance of what I could say when it actually turned up. Truth is that after all that deliberation little needs to be said as anyone into their music knows that everything needed to be said has already been said thousands of times. It has been analysed to death. So it really comes down to what your ears and brain think and if it passes your own personal preference. I love this album and it’s certainly in my top ten. I know the album in every detail and if I never heard it again every track is permanently ingrained in my brain and will be until I go to the great gig in the sky. I bought the album on day of release with the light blue pyramid label, stickers and poster still inside. With very careful handing and storage I have a record which is sought after and will one day probably, if they are so inclined, make my kids a bit of money. But for now it proudly sits near the top of my collection and I do still get a lot of joy periodically handing and playing it whilst also remembering all the many happy memories associated with this record. 5/5 3/1/25
But i heard this one… Ok ill listen again Sure, its still amazing <3
úristen olyan gyönyörű ez még mindig - a Wallt de lehet felülmúlni, de ez is 5 öt csillag any day!
Easiest 5 so far; amazing record, a masterpiece ;-)
Although Pink Floyd was the band that brought me down the rock music pipeline, I had initially viewed "Dark Side Of The Moon" with disdain and found it to be a pretentious work-of-art. Avant-garde soundscapes did not resonate with me. It's the sort of album a music snob would claim to be their favourite. Even today, I find "Dark Side Of The Moon" to be massively overrated and subpar to "Wish You Were Here" and "Animals" but I can appreciate it for the impact it's had on musical history. The score is rewarded based on the importance of the album rather than my personal preference.
When I was a kid, the local radio station would sometimes play classic rock albums in full late at night. I remember sitting out in the garden on a warm August evening, watching for meteors and listening to this album for the first time. It still has the power to send shivers up my spine, even after 40 years and countless listens. It’s nice to see that Clare Torry finally gets a writing credit for Great Gig in the Sky - her voice is the highlight of this!
Not even my favourite albums of the Floyds, but still perfect.
Does anything need to be said? A Timeless Classic.
I can’t think of another album that musically conveys such powerful emotion and human experience even before the lyrics kick in.
The single greatest record ever recorded. People will be listening this 100 years from now will say the same thing. It touches a part of people that's vanishingly small yet speaks to us on a universal level. Plus the album cover is simply iconic.
It good.
Obvious and easy 5. Amazing album. I find something new every time I listen to it
Sound bites, guitar solos, drum half solos, music that flows into one another, being a soundtrack for the Wizard of Oz, clear meaningful lyrics. That’s a formula for greatness. This album really cannot fail. Other than a female vocal solo that goes on for too long that is. There is something about Pink Floyd that people don’t like and I’m sure it exists with this album, I just don’t hear it. Choice cut: Us and Them
No question, 5 stars.
5/5 - I think I've heard the album once or twice before. But never got the time to actively listen to it. Holy shit, I'm blessed on the 3rd day of this challenge. Instant classic album. The songs are tied to eachother so well. The solo on money is amazing. The smoothness of us and them is a bliss. Crazy ride of an album Pink Floyd is a band Ive never delven into, I cannot comprehend why I haven't done that.
To experience "The Dark Side of Oz," which is the phenomenon of watching "The Wizard of Oz" while simultaneously playing Pink Floyd's album "The Dark Side of the Moon," simply start the album at the very beginning of the movie, right when the MGM lion roars on screen, and let the album play through the film, as many believe the music and visuals sync up surprisingly well throughout the movie; essentially, you're watching the movie with the album's soundtrack playing in the background.
Classic. Stunning. Often overlooked because of its incredible reputation
This was the first album I ever bought! Back in 1977, as I was a late starter in getting interested in music, and I'd heard so much about this album when I was at school. Anyway, I think this was a bit of an achievement at the time, with its inclusion of field noises/found sound and the general assembly of songs into a coherent whole. To my modern ears it perhaps sounds a bit plodding, with (at times) clunky lyrics, but there's no mistaking this album for anything other than important. Unfortunately, touring this album to set the scene for quite a bit of introspective music later in Pink Floyd's career - I'm thinking of The Wall and beyond.
Easy
Mästerverk!
Best ever
Jeg ville aldrig være så stor en buzzkill at jeg ville give den her mindre end 5. Kolossal banger
Det er nok ikke rent faktisk min yndlingsplade, men DSOTM har en meget god case for at være det bedste rockalbum. En af dem som jeg sagtens kunne have givet 5 stjerner uden at genlytte, men det var fanme fed lige at genlytte!
I'm not sure I have anything to say that hasn't been said about this album already. All timer.
First time listening all the way through in one sitting….i get it. Flawless record.
A prism isn't that dark.
Absolute classic. Timeless piece of music that is bar none. Best track - any color you like
I don't need to wax lyrical about this album. Instead, I'll share David Gilmour's POV on the Wizard of Oz rumour: “We listened to it… Polly [Samson, Gilmour’s wife] and I, years ago. Somebody said you put the needle on at the third roar of the MGM lion. And there are these strange synchronicities that happen ...There are these strange coincidences" Source: The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, November 7th 2024. Make of that what you will. Overall: 9/10
I really like this album - i ❤️ the melody motif/reprise and themes that are carried through all songs but also each song is still super unique! I love the sliding guitar and psychodelic sounds! 4.9/5
Insurmountable
This may be a perfect album. If not it's certainly near perfect. I regret rating some other albums 5 stars as now they share the same rating as this, but dark side of the moon stands head and shoulders above most. Every song flows seamlessly into the next. The tone is melancholic but there is lots of variety between the tracks. Each song is iconic in it's own way, with hugely influential songs speckled throughout. And it all builds to brain damage and eclipse. I wanted almost every song to stick around longer, but that's the mark of a great song
own
This is easily one of the best rock albums ever made. When it first came out in 1973, I can only imagine how futuristic it must’ve sounded, especially with the use of synths on “On The Run” and the incredible production by Alan Parsons. I wish I could say more about it, but this is an album I’ve been hearing my entire life—my dad played it all the time when I was growing up. For anyone new to Pink Floyd, though, this album will definitely blow your mind.
The greatest prog rock record of all time. This is what a rock album should be. Not just a collection of songs but one cohesive whole. I love it when weirdos either decide to, or are forced to, try to make something normal. When weirdos are allowed to be as weird as they want, they make stuff that’s too weird. When normies try to make normal stuff, it’s boring. But when weirdos operate in the box of normality, that’s when true greatness can happen. This album is just weird enough to be interesting but not so weird that it becomes unlistenable. That’s the sweet spot.
God I forgot how good this album is. The songs, the way it flows… it’s practically perfect. There’s really nothing else I can say that hasn’t already been said. Brilliant record.
Meistarastykki. Ógeðslega gott konsept. Útfærslan frábær. Geðveikin, peningar og geimurinn, mannlega upplifunin á lífinu og dauðanum. Þetta eru stóru málin. Ekki að ástæðulausu að þetta sé talið ein besta plata allra tíma.
Meistaraverk. Ótrúlegt að hafi komið út fyrir meira en 50 árum. Tímamótaverk. Plötuumslag Storms Þorgeirssonar epískt.
9/10
One of the GOAT nothing more to add
It doesn’t speak to me in the same way as Wish You Were Here or Animals. The themes of alienation are a bit heavy-handed. That being said, aside from the silly sax on “Us and Them,” I can find no fault with it. It’s mainly just exquisitely beautiful, and the older I get, the more I am drawn to the instrumentals, which for me are the highly of the album.
Favorite Track: Time
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Can’t believe they made that poster into an album! Songs flow so well that the only song I can play by itself is Money. Everything else requires me to play the whole album through.
So mellow, but still so interesting. 4.5.
A perfect album that delves into mental illness. Personal enjoyment: 5/5 Relevance to this list: 5/5
I've heard this album a bajillion times throughout college, instant 5 stars.
5 stars. No notes
Somethings are just unimpeachable. A cannon event. There's something for everyone. A reason we have lived with it for so long. Funny that it's paired up with Wizard of Oz, another lifelong classic that will never not work on some level.
Easy 5. Complete album from front to back.
it's a beautiful sweeping epic that is both soothing and also challenging. Incredible guitars, vocals, saxophone, and drums, as well as complex lyricism and song structure make this wonderfully deep album a masterclass in music.
Dark Side of the Moon is legendary for a reason. I have this thing we're I don't fully appreciate a good album the first time I hear it. The only time I've ever felt love at first listen was with the beatles, so I was initially a bit dismissive when I heard Dark Side, or really any Pink Floyd in general. The sounds they lay out early in the album seemed odd and hardly anything like what I would've considered a proper song. But then I listened to it again. And again. And again. Each subsequent listen let me pick up more bits and details. It let me really appreciate the tone the band created, the emotional tension they build up that is then released in all it's glory on the back half of the album. So yeah, 5 stars.
Good stuff. For falling asleep. Jk. It was really good. I liked electronic transitions and samples. Such a cool thing to do in 1973.
There is no dark side of the moon, really Matter of fact, it's all dark
Absolute classic.
1001 albums #10 now i know you okay maybe she's a bit overrated but that doesn't mean she isn't great
Quite possibly the best album ever produced.
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Amazing album that i feel inadequate to evaluate. Felt spellbound already at the quiet opening that feels to me like a power gently stirring at a distance until it races to you, then the opening words blend in, “Breathe, Breathe the air, don’t be afraid to care”. Anyone who listens to the whole album will probably return to it again and again through the years. I have loved it since the 1980’s myself. “Breathe”, “Time” and “Dark Side of the Moon” are the ones whose lyrics i recall the most.
Best album yet.
Dark Side of the Moon, as released in 1973, is a flawless, timeless album.
I really love the harmonies and all the unusual instruments used in their arrangements. Such a phenomenal progressive rock album.
Tight album with cool use of sound effects. The sound was full without being overly busy. Would listen to this again as a full album, very cohesive and was like listening to a movie. Favorite songs were: 4. Time 8. Any Color You Like 10/10
Through both my own personal experience, and general cultural osmosis, this has become my archetypal "Album". If someone asked me to give an example of the album as an art form, it would be this. I first heard it when I was too young to remember. In early grade school, most of it went over my head, but Money was one of my favorite songs. Later grade school/middle school, me and my friend Keenan would listen to this in his bedroom and play with all the different visualizers on Windows XP Media Player. Then came high school and weed. This is a journey known to and recognized by many, and I suspect by most in this group. This was the time where Dark Side was most important and at the forefront of my life. As a teen that made being a stoner his identity, I placed outsized importance on the stoner canon of music. While my love for Pink Floyd at the time was somewhat performative/image driven, I grew to truly love this album deeply. Certain moments on it have always been able to take me to another place in a way little else can. I have a friend who is a deep classical musician (and very catholic). She once described writing classical music as the pursuit of creating true beauty. That notion of true beauty in music stuck with me, and I think well describes certain rare moments where music creates a feeling of my essence rising out of my body. It’s rare, but sometimes when the moment and song are right, it happens and it’s genuinely euphoric. Dark Side of The Moon has at least 3 moments like that. I can’t for sure say its the best album ever, but it will always define the concept of an album to me. Album cover: Come on. This album cover is one of one. It is the definitive album cover. It transcends letter grades, but if I had to give it a letter grade, those letters would spell out “This is a very good album cover”
This is an amazing album. I listened to it while working in my garden as the sun was setting, perfection.
This is one of the most culturally pervasive albums ever written. It would be difficult for even the most casual of rock enjoyers to not have heard of Pink Floyd. The album cover is iconic and is the flag flying over a decade of legendary music. I have vivid memories of walking back from Mike Rullo's house in an 'altered state', going right to bed and lying in the darkness with this album playing. I also did this regularly with Explosions in the Sky, but that's a discussion for another time. The first three songs of this album are such a carefully crafted sonic experience. It's the most I've ever felt like I was 'inside' songs. The album The beginning of "Time" is so well recorded. I feel like I'm in the center of a room encircled by blaring clocks. The rest of the song shreds too. The lyrics are so beautiful and melancholy. "The Great Gig in the Sky" is the song that would always affect me most while lying in bed and listening. It slowly grows and envelops you, carrying you higher while the singing starts. It keeps you up there for a minute, then slowly brings you back down to earth. I feel as if I'm slipping off to sleep while listening to it. No time to rest, "Money" is starting. This is the first song I heard independent of the record. It's groovy as hell. It picks you back up after "The Great Gig" and brings you back into some rock and roll. "Us and Them" transports you to the next destination on the journey. It is a slower subdued beginning that grows again. The songs swells and falls, alternating between the saxophone blaring alongside a chorus, and the peaceful piano and organ arrangement. "Any Color You Like" is the weakest song on the record for me. It gets a little weird and synthy, and I don't think it matches the vibe of the rest of the album. "Brain Damage" / "Eclipse" returns right back to the formula. It truly feels like the culmination of the journey. The backing vocalist from "Great Gig in the Sky" returns and kills it. The manic laughter is awesome. This album is about as good as it gets. It's one of the most famous albums of all time for good reason. 10/10
shocking but true: yeah, okay, this was extremely good.
this was a great album. the songs are interesting, the lyrics are evocative, the instrumentation is lush and textured, and nothing drags on too long. i'm not very familiar with pink floyd but i listened to this a couple times and found myself enjoying it a bit more each time. i'm sure this is deserving of its place near the top of the rankings. favorites: breathe (in the air), time, the great gig in the sky, money, us and them, brain damage, eclipse
This is as close to perfect as an album gets. Fucking masterpiece.
Classic and awesome. A rare 5 for me.
Timeless PF classic.
Magnificent album.
I could just about review this one from memory, but I welcome any opportunity to take another tour. This may not be my favorite (or even top 3) of Floyd albums, but there is a reason it has so much recognition among their discography. Of all their albums, this one has one is most polished with a cohesive environment end-to-end and plenty of timeless hits that tapped the popular interest without selling out. A decidedly psychedelic vibe is immediately set with the Speak to Me intro introducing several repeating motifs (heart beat, mad cackle, cash register) before giving way to a shrieking cry that bleeds into Breath (In The Air). The effect of that transition is transcendent -- we go from madness into the pillowy winds of Gilmour's guitars and the smoothest of drum beats that feels like he's playing without trying to wake a baby in the next room. Then as quickly as we came, it's off to the races with On the Run. A mad little electronic looping experiment upon which layers of synth and vocal samples are cast into and out of focus. Few songs evoke motion as this one. Time is the first in the first in a series of four back-to-back singles that this album produced. Fitting to the name, it takes its time getting going with ominous bass and distant percussion before the snare hits bring us into a groovy little psych-rock jam. Great Gig in the Sky is a powerful centerpiece made all the better by its origin story as effectively a free-form vocal audition that made the final cut. Pretty shitty that the band used her takes without informing here, but I guess that's rock and roll? Money is one of my favorite all-time Floyd songs -- hard not to get behind the groove of that bluesy little riff and timeless lyrics about the power and influence of money. Not to mention this song has among the best cohesive downstream jams of any song they constructed. Us and Them rounds out the streak of singles going back to similar pillowy lands as Breathe. But now with support on saxophone and a somewhat deeper subject matter relaying the senselessness of individual distinction in war, race, and poverty. Ultimately we are all the same: people. In a similar format to the first side, Any Colour You Like sits in the third spot as an instrumental interlude -- this time favoring Gilmour's liquid fretwork. A seamless blend into Brain Damage, which touches directly on insanity (perhaps an ode to former front man Syd Barrett) before handing over into Eclipse which is about as good a closing track as has ever been written IMO. Such a cathartic summation that ties this in a bow. Like I said, not my favorite from Floyd, but no doubt a 5 / 5 that had a huge impression on me.
10 stars out of 5. Never heard of this Pink Floyd band but this album might be the single greatest piece of musical art I have ever heard. This album might create world peace. Spread the word!
Great album to listen to while flying around in outer space in Outer Wilds. Not much to say about this album except that it nails just about everything. I especially love the backing vocals throughout.
I wish I could listen to this album for the first time again because it is impossible to not give this album a 5. One of my favorite albums of all time and the album cover makes for an elite shower curtain. Dark Side of the Rainbow in the College Park basement was one of the coolest things to watch. Time has one of the greatest guitar solos and gives me the chills every time. I looked at the global reviews and some guy gave a 1 star and said "Aimless, meandering, and interminable with an incessant cacophony of nonsense". I feel like that guy is one of those Reddit commenters who always tries to go against whatever is popular and whoever uses those types of big words just to sound smart, definitely likes to smell his own farts.
This is probably the most influential album to me in terms of how I currently listen to music. Simply one of the best albums of all time and probably my favorite that we'll have on this list. Not much else needs to be said except do yourself a favor - take mushrooms and watch/listen to Dark Side of the Rainbow. 100000/10 experience. I'll still never forget sitting in the CP basement, about to blast off into another dimension, when the speakers blew during Breathe. As one of the top reviews states you have two choices: - recognize that this is one of the greatest albums of all time - be a contrarian twatwaffle Fin.
# Playlist track # Notes - There is a very good reason why that cover art is one of the most recognizable artworks of all time! - As an album, this is a very different experience and it does require an open mind to enjoy it, maybe listening a couple of times. Even having considered that, the transition from "Brain Damage" to "Eclipse" is an absolute masterpiece of an apotheotic moment and one of the best endings to any album in history. - That alone makes this album worth a listen, even if you don't enjoy Pink Floyd. - Had a real real good time re-listeing to it. You should go do the same!
Straight 5
You feel like you've been through something listening to this. I mean it's a classic isn't it? And incidentally the only tape in my car, so I've listened a lot. It's epic like an opera. The repeat motifs are so clever, tying it all together. Beautiful. Epic. Love it
Hard to know what to say about this album that hasn't been said before. But it's obviously amazing isn't it. Great Gig in the Sky is just phenomenal and I could listen to that so many times and never get board. There's not a bad track in there and the whole thing is tied together so perfectly.
This is one of them albums that everyone told me is great, so I never bothered to listen to verify as it seemed so unanimous. I guess I was missing out.
My favorite album of all time!
Insane turbo giga banger, literally cumming everywhere.
Quintessential Floyd. I hadn’t listened to the entire album at once before and found I knew almost all of the songs
Classic album
good music
Iconic - might not be everyone's cup of tea but it's killer
Outstanding piece of music regardless of genre. Easy 5 stars.
A sonic experience with pristine production. Second best Pink Floyd record and still a 5.
You knew, without even looking or thinking, that this album was going to be on the list. In fact, if this album wasn't on the list, the list would be useless. This is a great album start to finish. If not Floyd's best work, it's for sure their most important. And like every other hipster out there, this was the first album I listened to when I bought my fist record player. Easy 5 stars.
The best
Another classic
Holds up!
Yeah it’s really good
millions of college kids with this poster can't be wrong
Duh, of course. Timing of this one is good. Going to see David Gilmour this weekend. He’s still got it.
A 5 for the Pinkest of Floyd's!!
Money is the root of all evil today and the Dark Side of the Moon is one of the best albums of all time.
Legendary album, if you've heard about music, you've probably heard of The Dark Side of The Moon. There is a lot of amazing songs on this record, few of my favourites, and also one of my least favourite Pink Floyd's track - Money. For some reason I feel like it doesn't have a place on this album and it spoils all immersion I gained on side A. But back to good things - Time is timeless, Us and Them is so emotional, The Great Gig In The Sky is perfect. Great album with one, pretty big issue. But it's still an easy 5.
Great album to shoot to, and just lay on the couch, clinging to life, while listening to the music that will surely fill the air as you begin your journey towards your next life.
This was my favorite band and album when I was young teen. It doesn’t hit emotionally like it once did but it’s still an impressive production 50 years later.
I was really drunk at the time
Everything has been said
Is it my favorite Pink Floyd album? No. Does it contain some of the most beautiful rock songs ever written? Yes.
If you don't give this a five then you're an idiotic twat. It is literally one of the greatest albums ever written. Fucking tune.
"Money" feels a little out of place (an opinion originally offered by a friend, but she's right so I'm stealing this) but this album is a top notch otherwise.
The Dark Side of the Moon is Pink Floyd's eighth album, and is one of the best selling albums of all time. The band had been successful before this release, but this work made them into international stars. Among other accolades, this album holds the records as the album with the longest run on Billboard's charts. This album has had appeal with generations of fans, helping the band become one of the most successful and influential bands of all time. This is the first of the band's concept albums that were primarily authored by bassist Roger Waters. The songs focus on the pressures of life in a band that is touring the world, and the difficulties of mental illness. This was part of Water's work directed towards Syd Barrett, former band member that succumbed to mental illness. The songs are transcendent - "Time" and "Money" are among the band's most popular of the bands songs, and made the band's introspective psychedelic rock into an enduring part of popular music.
Classic!!!!
I've been pretty careful about giving out 5 stars, and I certainly don't use this term lightly, but this is a masterpiece. The production, the musicianship, and the songwriting is all awesome. It's varied but has an extremely cohesive theme, and the pay off of the "I'll see you on the dark side of the moon" in Brain Damage always gives me goose bumps. It's not my favorite album ever, but it is the standard against which all others are compared.
it's on the short list of greatest albums ever for a very good reason, i personally prefer The Wall but this album is nothing short of perfection. it doesn't get better than this.
My parents had to know something was up when I visited home one weekend my first year of college and asked to borrow my dad's "Dark Side of the Moon" CD. This album went on to imprint itself on brain, thanks to many psychedelic listens, dorm room background music, and of course several viewings of the Wizard of Oz with this as the soundtrack. I knew before pressing play that this would be a 5-star album for me, but I was curious how it would hold up to my aged and sober brain. Thankfully, it's no less a masterpiece, and perhaps even more so, passing the tests of time, circumstances, and being a "lunatic on the grass." It's so cohesive, each song blending seamlessly into the next; rich with layers of sound, perfectly mixed; and all thematically tied together. There is nothing like it, and it's a rare perfect album.
Masterpiece.
Seminal
Such a fantastic album, 4.7 stars
I know 5 is the highest, but can I do 10?
Classic and timeless album
One of the greatest albums ever much like Rumors and Abbey Road. Just a perfect album
The perfect album.
Incredible
I've bought this one on vinyl without having been able to listen to all tracks, but woah! That album blew my mind. Its diversity and lyrical themes are top notch. The production is ahead of its time and the artistry of Pink Floyd kicked the doors for future artists, even beyond progressive rock and psychedelic music. It's highly influential. I would recommend it to all who's new to classic rock and wanna explore.
Fooookin yes!!!!!!!!!!!!
Obviously.
Qué se puede decir de semejante obra maestra. Obra absolutamente atemporal, con un sonido tan cálido, rico bajo el toque maestro del ingeniero Alan Parsons.
This album will never be underrated. If anything, it deserves all the accolades it gets everywhere. Top-tier, beautifully crafted.
Missed it but obviously for cultural impact alone, this is a 5/5
It's an absolute 5, but not my favorite Floyd album. I like Animals and Wish You Were Here more, but Dark Side is still outstanding and there's a reason why it's on so many "Best Rock Albums Of All Time" lists.
It would be a 4.5, just because I'm not a fan of longer songs, but in honor of Dad and because I did really enjoy, giving it a 5 :)
One of the all time greatest LPs ever. Bar none, this is top 3 of any generation.
It rarely gets better than this.
The best. No notes.
There's not a lot I can contribute to the discourse about one of the greatest albums of all time. The Great Gig in the Sky alone would net it a 5 no matter what else was on the record. And it's still just magical how Speak To Me/Breathe and Eclipse bookend the album. But I will say that for an album I have heard many times in many formats, the 2023 Atmos Mix found on Apple Music sounded phenomenal on a good home theatre setup.
perhaps the hipster in me is predisposed to some skepticism towards albums that are so renowned. nevertheless, I acknowledge that this is quite an enjoyable piece of prog / art / experimental rock, and an album that doubtlessly influenced all popular music that came after it.
I know this album front to back, its pretty much the soundtrack to my childhood. I cant count how many times my dad just blasted this album or played Delicate Sound of Thunder on our tv in the basement. its completely tied to nostalgia for me and it always will be. Listening to this as an adult makes me see why he loved it so much, I usually avoid listening because it puts me in an emotional spot, its great though. Truly timeless.
I mean… it’s Dark Side of the Moon
An absolute masterpiece. Sure, I've listened to this albums hundreds of times, but every single time it just gives me chills. Gilmour's guitar work is just achingly beautiful, the lush sonic soundscapes of Wright's keyboards transport the soul to another plane. The lyrics are imminently relatable, melancholy and timeless. I could go on forever.
Timeless.
Simply one of the best top to bottom albums of all time.
Albumi #78, 14.10.2024 "Dark Side of the Moon" on yksi rock-historian täydellisimmistä albumikokonaisuuksista. Pink Floydin kahdeksas albumi julkaistiin vuonna 1973.
dreamy and exciting!
Often argued as the best album of all time for good reason. The sound engineering and quality of music alone are unreal, but the lyrics and topics covered is what connects. I love how the album loops. It's a small touch but shows how purposefully this was built as an album and not a collection of songs. The cover is incredible. This album is in a league that almost no one even gets close to.
Great album cover. As far as I know this band DOES albums. This is not my first listen but it has been a long time. It really is made to listen to as one long piece. And that's what I did. The vocals work so well as an instrument not just laying there. Amazingly layered soundscape. Top tier production with a lot of thought put into it. This is how you album.
4.8
One of the best
Best Album ever, Pink Floyd is not progresive rock, Pink Floyd is well, Pink Floyd!
The crazy thing is that it isn’t even their best or even second best album.
Very good
Another REFUSED TO LISTEN. How many times do I need to hear this? Five stars on what it once meant to me, and sometimes, still does. I'm supposed to write something to add a little depth and focus, right? OK... It's a journey, and a bloody depressing one at that. The layers work well. The subject matter of alienation and pessimism for the masses works well, as sung by multi-millionaires... But hey hoe. I still occasionally end up buzzing off me tits listening to this. But not this morning.
Everyone knows what this is gonna get rated. Never gets old. Always a solid choice.
glad i listened to this again, definitely heard a lot of influences in psychedelic rock
Faktisk ret godt
I am ashamed to admit that I haven't listened to this album before, but holy cow its great! I have heard snippets of a few of these songs before, but I never recognized their origins. This is so smooth, such good listening. 5/5 :)
Masterpiece of masterpieces
In all honesty, I expected this album to be too weird and experimental but that ended up being why I liked it so much. It took me though a journey of rock that led me to feel every emotion. Truly one of the greatest albums ever made.
an album that has reached levels of notoriety where people who haven't ever heard a song from it easily recognize the album art. this is an quintessential rock album, with simple yet impactful lyrics, lush and spacey instrumentals, and a message so strong it relates to anyone from 10 to 100. expressing existence, change, and the essence of human nature, this album will literally change your life.
There's nothing I can say that hasn't been said. I've loved this album for many years now. It's not just music you know - it's music that knows you. I love being in total darkness with noise canceling headphones while listening and just fully immersing. This one is truly very special.
4.6 1x extended
Amazing album. Def deserves its place as one of the best.
amazing journey
I've had a string of flops, so I'm excited to listen to this one as a whole for the first time. The fact that this is 60 years old is wild. 5* It's very atmospheric and would work very well in an IMAX theater with space footage playing. It may not be an album I return to often, but I recognize how grand it is. It has the overarching feeling of a symphony. Highlights: breathe, us and them (epic buildup, these dudes know how to use dynamics), brain damage
I’m cheating as I didn’t give it a fresh listen. Suffice to say I know this album to the point where I know they did Clare Tory dirty on Great Gig in the Sky. It’s five stars. Next!
I went into this expecting to find a record I assumed would be massively overrated, and not to be impressed. But I was very wrong. Its quite the masterpiece people make it out to be. They were making sounds I reckon people didnt think were possible in the 70s. Sounds like something from the future. It’s a lot more experimental and a lot less dad-rock than The Wall for me. Pretty flawless.
Been a while since I'd listened to this... Not sure there's anything I can say that the other reviews don't say. It's incredible. Pretty nostalgic too, remember my dad playing it when I was a child and hearing all the strange noises and sound effects and thinking, this isn't even music..... And I suppose that's the criticism that this would get from some. But it all comes together to make something staggering. Time is the best track for me, gives me goosebumps. Breathe, money, and brain damage are great too. Just the whole experience is amazing. Simplest of 5s. Looking forward to wish you were here
An actual freaking masterpiece. Can’t believe I’ve never listened to this album…. Insane how much variety and at the same time connection there is between the tracks. I know I will have more and more thoughts as I listen
Great album. Hadn’t listened to it in a fair few years, but didn’t seem as long once played. Very familiar.
100/10. Where do I begin? It's The Dark Side of the freaking Moon. It is one of the best albums of all time. Every single second of this album is pure perfection. I believe that anybody who says that this is a bad album is an edgy try-hard. If music were like clay and stones, Pink Floyd would be top-tier sculptors who sculpt royalty. Pink Floyd is the best freaking band to ever touch this Earth.
I have a lot of fond memories of this album. My dad used to put it on the record player and he'd play along on his guitar while letting us kids stay up late to listen to music. It's a core bright spot in my childhood memories that probably helped give me an enduring love of just sitting and listening to an album all the way through. Listening to it now brings me back to lying on the carpet by the speakers feeing the bass in my bones. It's not just a thing to hear, but an experience.
A classic. No skips. Second favorite Floyd album.
Yeah this album rips. Perfection.
la música de gente drogada para gente drogada es todo para mi. 10/10 ya fuee
Classic
Epic
Haven’t listened to this since I was like 16- obsessed with Pink Floyd when I was a youth Nr digging out my dark side of the look T-shirt rn Favs: Breathe gives me goose bumps The clocks in time always make me jump LOL but wow Great gig in the sky 😳😳😳🔥🔥 Money is so good, love anti capitalist messages me Us and them is so beaut luv the sax Any colour you like: guitars slap Brain damage- luv the vocals on this and the way it goes into eclipse 💅
Masterpiece
Favorite Track: Money
Buen disco, mejor camiseta
Ja de allerbeste natuurlijk. Van begin tot eind briljant.
It’s Dark Side
'The Dark Side of the Moon' is definitely one of the albums that everyone who loves must listen to at least once. It's iconic, and deserves all the praise it gets. I love Pink Floyd and progressive/art/space rock, and it's one of my favourite albums, as well. It's a brilliantly written, performed and produced concept album about society, mortality and madness. The synthetizers, and sound effects (in songs like Time) make this an otherworldy, atmospheric album. I love the instrumental songs a lot (On the Run, Any Colour You Like), the hits (Money, Us and Them) or the closing songs (Brain damage, Eclipse). When I listen to this album I always get shivers down my spine. The album's cover (and its design) is one of the most recognisable ever, too, probably second behind Abbey Road. It's the pinnacle of 1970s rock and one of the great masterpieces created in the history of music in general.
I swear we're not glazing. This little art rock album about modern society and human madness is definitely the epitome of music. Give it a try for it IS a must hear before you die ://. It changed my life and I wish I could hear it for the first time again like (probably) you.
Ein Klassiker…ihrer Zeit weit voraus 10/10
Top ten all time.
An all-time classic for good reasons.
What can I say about this iconic album that hasn't been said before. It is fantastic - inventive, enjoyable, memorable and beyond criticism. However, I would urge the listener to try Dub Side Of The Moon, by the Easy Star All-Stars for a surprisingly excellent reinterpretation.
This is where the bar has been set since 1973.
★★★★★★
Masterpiece.
This is an all-time album for me so a re-listen is always welcome. A masterpiece from top to bottom, should be required listening for all humans and probably most animals as well.
Classic
Not much to say. Timeless tho
Such a phenomenal album. I've actually never listened to this album in its entirety, but it was exactly what I thought it would be. Amazing. I've been listening to it on repeat all day.
The chill is profound. No doubt the mother chill. Breathe. Time. Money brings the groove. Us And Them is the drama. So much space and mood in between. Social commentary. Layers of keys. IT'S ALL THE DARK SIDE ❤️
What do suburban dads, the Target graphic tees section, and dudes who grow weed in their closet have in common? You thought they were cool as a kid and they’re all equally correct about how good this album is.
Ahhhh!!! Itkettää ja naurattaa ja kihelmöi
Perfection. Flawless. There are very few album that have no down time and no fillers. And PF made two of them.
An absolute must listen to anyone who loves music. 10/10 will to again. Best - Breathe (In The Air), Time, The Great Gig In The Sky, Money, Us and Them, Brain Damage, and Eclipse Worst - every song on this is a masterpiece 6/5
There's a reason it's the best selling album of all time. It's perfect.
The Great Gig In The Sky is my favourite. They should pay that lady her royalties… So much for criticizing capitalism while being so money hungry lol. Love the sound engineering, obviously. The intro of Time is just mental. Us and Them along with Any Color You Like are my second favourites. They bleed into each other.
All time. Still an amazing listen after listening to it so many times for decades now, but especially when you consider the record is over 50 years old.
Really good! Highly recommend !
The Dark Side of the Moon isn’t just an album — it’s a full-body experience. Even after all these years, it still sounds futuristic, mysterious, and endlessly deep. Pink Floyd crafted something truly timeless here, blending rock, jazz, synth, and soul into a seamless journey through the human condition — anxiety, greed, mortality, madness. Heavy stuff, yet somehow completely hypnotic. “Time” is a masterclass in dynamics and lyricism, “Us and Them” aches with beauty, and “Brain Damage” is haunting and surreal. But “Money” is the standout — funky, cynical, and packed with bite. That cash register intro alone is legendary. It’s the song that pulled me in, and, in a former life, probably soundtracked more than one slow-motion head trip with smoke curling through the room. This album doesn’t just hold up — it lives outside of time. Whether you’re stone-cold sober or somewhere else entirely, it still hits like nothing else. Favorite song: Money
Pretty much flawless
An album so good it’s a cliché saying it’s good.
What is there to say about this one that hasn't been said a million times? Everyone and their mother knows this one, and probably owns the vinyl. Obviously it's a timeless classic, worthy of a 5 star rating. The interesting thing for me is that if I rated this album as a collection of individual songs, it would be very good but not masterful. However, when they are all put together, the album is elevated and achieves its status as a masterpiece.
Несомненно великий альбом, и очень хороший, но все равно далеко не лучший в дискографии любимой группы. Лучшая песня - Time.
The first album I tripped on acid to and it changed my life! The tab kicked in about 15 seconds into on the run… ☮️ time is one of the greatest songs ever written!! This album is a masterpiece in every way!!
10/10
Done
It would've been cool if they paid the lady with the pretty voice but at this point that's just trivia. Great album
Deserves the name of the greatest album in history,slow paced,great transitions, immaculate sound for it's time,overall a 10/10
What do you say about an album that’s had as much ink if not more spilled over it than all other albums? What fool has brought a torch to bright-burning Troy? Well, let me first add what my wife said about this album on our most recent listen: “this album has a bit of everything, so it’s like a denizen of the other side of the moon came around to our side and, during one revolution of our satellite, listened to all the sounds of Earth, and when he went back around to what we call ‘the dark side’ of the moon, he made this music, rendering back to us our own sounds but filtered through his experience.” Damn. Why can’t I just come up with things that like to say? Anyway… Dark Side. A lot of the poignancy of this masterpiece is found in the lyrics, as they paint a bleak picture of modern life and as they detail the stress we feel living in this kind of world. Don’t you sometimes feel just a little bit crazy being mixed up in this modern soup? For all its supposed complexity, this album has no histrionics, no immersion in sound, and no musical complexity. It relies on “found” sounds, such as the iconic cash register, spoken parts, running, and heartbeat. The success of this album was (still is?) unprecedented, with a run on the US Top 200 chart for 741 weeks! That’s just over 14 years.
You've heard it all, so here's a story you haven't: On May 13, 2023, I took too many edibles at Chicago's Adler Planetarium before a 50th-anniversary audiovisual celebration of this capital-P perfect record, resulting in an overwhelmingly transcendent experience that quickened my pulse to alarming levels and nearly caused my heart to burst from my chest.
It’s perfect
Very important album to me! Thanks for all the good mems.
Beloved for a reason. Hard to separate the art from the artist......Roger Waters is an anti-Semite. Needs to be noted in my opinion.
I forgot how listenable DSOTM was. I put it on a little after work, and then after a bit went out to do some shopping for dinner, and was convinced that there was more that I’d missed. For a prog album, it’s really quite concise and catchy. I’m sure I could write an essay about why this, of all albums is the one that’s been so mythologised and critically acclaimed, but sometimes it really should just be about the music man, and this is pretty damn good
Classic
Prefer Wish you were Here but this is still an iconic album
What can I say that hasn’t been said about this album? I guess to start, this is by no means the best Pink Floyd album. Wish You Were Here is probably better, Animals is better, and don’t even get me started on The Wall. However, I can’t imagine in any world this record in particular getting less than a 5. It is competing with also amazing albums by the same band after all. And of course, it’s so beautiful and instrumentally and lyrically filled to the brim. I mean sure, Roger Waters is a piece of garbage and he made a new rendition of this album that I refuse to believe exists, but you gotta admit this album is a damn masterpiece. From maybe the most iconic album cover ever to the insane influence of the album both in the band and its cultural impact, The Dark Side Of The Moon is just as close to perfect as it gets. I’m sorry I don’t have any controversial opinion on I this record, but cmon, is any hateful opinion of this album even worth listening to?
One of the top 20