The Dark Side of The Moon

[Andy Dale]

Im not a huge Pink Floyd fan even though I saw them at Maine Rd. However Dark Side of the Moon is an outstanding album by anybodys standards. Time and Money are brilliant tracks. This is one of the best albums of all time. I think it spent something like 10 years in the album charts both here and the USA. No mean feat!! The artwork is also instantly recognisable. Truly a classic and every music lover worth their salt should have this in their collection.

 

[ali benarbia's studs]

obscured by clouds.... is class too lads!


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[Vagivoovoo]

Wish You Were Here is my favourite but they do overdo it a tad.

 

[Blue2112]

Dark Side is a classic album, a classic piece of music and writing so far ahead of its time. Take Money (1973) and was ever a line written so prophetic.

New car, caviar, four star daydream
Think I'll buy me a football team

I'm more of a Waters man than a Syd but there's no arguing it all started with him. Wish You Were Here is simply sublime and beautiful whilst The Wall is dark, foreboding, depressing, intriguing, unexpected and altogether astonishing. I never fully understood certain parts of it, but having seen Waters play it live last year and without a single shred of doubt it is the most stunning and spectacular event ive ever had the pleasure to witness, only then did I begin to understand more of what it all meant.

Their Final Cut album is one of those you either love or hate, it wasn't really a Floyd album in a sense but more the beginings of Roger's solo career. I personally think its a masterpiece where the opening track should really become an anthem for Maggies legacy. 'The Gunner's Dream' is as powerful and mournful a song you could wish to hear and a killer of a saxophone solo, Wilfred Owen would have been proud to have wrote the words of this song. The final three songs to close the album 'The Final Cut, Not Now John and Two Suns In The Sunset' really showed the band was over and Roger was going his own way. 'The title track is one of my favourite Floyd/Waters songs and its worth every single second to listen to the background noises and voices which really make this such a special and heartfelt song.

I recently heard 'Grantchester Meadows' from Ummagumma, a song i hadn't played in over 20 years and found it as refreshing and delightful as when I first heard it and find myself listening to it all the time now.

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[blumoonrisen]

Best album of all time.

Also, Dub side of the moon is a creditable reggae cover.

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[c4lv3rt]

In my top 3 favourite bands, I love to get high listen to Floyd, any album sensational band.

 

[Pigeonho]

Some excellent comments on this thread. Wish You Were Here is fucking amazing. I've got a documentary on Blu Ray, (Momentary Lapses - the story of Pink Floyd). He sounded like a right nutter, Syd Barrett.

Should England get through tonight I believe that in my drunken state a Pink Floyd album will vibrate against the walls, with the bass set to 'fucking annoy every ****'.

 

[Seosa]

Well, I bought it, and I'm glad I did, lol.

 

[BigJoe#1]

Dark Side of the Moon - Best albumn ever, timeless, can go a year without listening to it then.... wow, blows my mind.

Comfortably Numb - Awesome, possibly the best albumn track ever.

 

[scenecreamer]

Live at Pompeii was arguably the watershed moment that signaled the death of rock music.
My god, there is much art happening! Look at all that art!

Art kills everything good.