A life-changing experience (FIRST REACTION to Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon)

[@theeJAYBUDshow]

Which Pink Floyd album should we do next?

[@gayvalds]

Animals!

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

Please do their album Wish You Were Here next. Pink Floyd were innovators and were way ahead of their time.

[@TAJMofficial]

Wish You Were Here makes the most sense because it came after this one

[@shakaowen]

The Wall. The Wall. The Wall. The Wall.

[@krasht1]

One point no one has mentioned is that all Pink Floyd albums are meant to be listened to from beginning to end !

[@revanasywal]

1973 - The Dark Side of The Moon 10/10 1975 - Wish You Were Here 10/10 1977 - Animals 10/10 1979 - The Wall 10/10 Pink Floyd had the greatest album run in music history.

[@gbsailing9436]

You forgot MEDDLE !!!

[@patrickrasmussen2666]

Piss off. As if every KC album was gold @@martinm1231

[@patrickrasmussen2666]

Hendrix ALSO called Syd Barrett his favorite guitarist. Just go to KC/JH threads if you hate Pink Floyd, sheesh!@@martinm1231

[@emilymartinez6961]

I saw everyone of them in concert, several times 🤘🎶

[@musicd7.100]

I love the final cut bro 10/10. Oh Maggie. Maggie what did we do? ...😢

[@philshorten3221]

"Beautiful Black Womans voice"... Yes... EXCEPT... Claire Torry was a skinny little white chick from London England 😂

[@cityhonors1]

🤣🤣🤣 I know, I laughed so hard, my side still hurts! 🤭😁🤣🤣🤣🤣🥰🐰

[@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek]

She sings great gig in the sky. Not the other stuff

[@ninjabluefyre3815]

Durga McBroom is great too.

[@phillybeef1]

These young kids!

[@MrDeadstu]

I think they are trying to say a 'soulful' voice. lol

[@ChristopherStendeck]

Clare Torry Will surprise you with her skin tone. 😅

[@grelch]

😅 Yeah, she’ll probably remind you of a substitute teacher you had back in elementary school

[@grelch]

Unsolicited advice. Next time you listen to this album, do it with the lyrics in your hands. You’re almost hooked, but once you read what you’re hearing, you’re hooked for life.

[@cwall9962]

Pink Floyd in 1973 was lily white. I was there. Needs some Motown so she sounds rapturous instead of depressed.

[@Jeremy-hx7zj]

​@@cwall9962needs nothing, it's one of the greatest tracks ever recorded you nerd

[@snausauges]

Great gig in the sky, done by one girl but 3 needed to do it live. Her vocals were also completely improvised. They played her the music and told her to just do whatever. She thought it was to get to know the music, and if I’m not mistaken this was the first take.

[@b1blancer1]

The Dark Side Of The Moon is one of those rare works where no matter how many times you listen to it, you never get tired of it.

[@louisskulnik7390]

I love it. However I have this rule for myself that I do not listen to my favorite music incessantly so it is always fresh to me.😊

[@davidmontgomery5047]

Got Tired Years Ago ,the Classic Rock radio burned it Out , along With a Friend Who Played Them non Stop .

[@b1blancer1]

@@davidmontgomery5047 Introduce me to your friend. It never gets old to me, no matter how many times I listed to it.

[@thegroovetube3247]

Dark Side of the Moon has now spent 1,000 weeks on the Billboard charts. No other album comes close.

[@franciscouderq1100]

18&1/2 yrs

[@jonhenke1504]

The one thing you get wrong is it's not old head music it's actually from the future! The guys in Pink Floyd aren't from the Milky Way galaxy! They're from elsewhere! Claire Tori the voice in Great Gig in the sky is a 5-foot tall little English lady who happens to be white which to be honest surprises a lot of people!!

[@jamesconroy-h5k]

That was a good choice boys now welcome to the 70s. Your next album should be Pink Floyd Pulse are Pink Floyd Meddle are Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here are Pink Floyd Animals Pink Floyd The Wall Pink Floyd delicate sounds of thunder enjoy these albums they're all great each other will take you on a trip

[@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek]

To me she doesn't sound black at all, not sure where that comes from.

[@iamjoaovicente]

I don't know why but the first time I listened to this song I also thought it was a black woman, I just recently discovered she was white and was really surprised

[@eigenvee]

Clare Torry interview: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3q6aKuQiNGNpa8si=XuRZhLkIqFcfI56Y

[@Yourenotsmart1999]

@@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerekShe totally does.

[@michaelyork4554]

I'm 62, and in '73 i snuck into my older brothers room while he, and my parents were gone. He had just come back from college with a killer stereo system, and a crate full of albums. I started off with pulling out 3 Yes albums, and after having my mind blown, I pulled out this album. I sat there listening on 4 speakers at 3000 watts, and by the time Great Gig was playing I had tears running down my face. Later that evening my brother returned with many friends, and with my parents gone for the week, they set up for a party. They all went outside and this older girl came through the living room with a bong, and asked my if I was coming out, i told her I had never smoked weed before, so she took me to my brothers room and got me high. About ten minutes later my brother appeared, and looked at us and said "WTF, you got my kid brother high?", to which she laughed and said yeah so what. What a Day In The Life that was! Now it's 2024 and it appears that I am witnessing a rebirth of the 70's all over again. Cheers to both of you, keep great music alive. Those were the days. FYI that was Claire Torry, a British singer, who is a white woman, but i do not disagree about Black women singers, I thought for a time that the singer was a black female singer as well.

[@theeJAYBUDshow]

That is straight out of a movie. Wish I could have experienced those times.

[@bernardsalvatore1929]

​@@theeJAYBUDshow yes the system that this guy is talking about was called quadraphonic sound!! In those mid-70s years there were quite a number of albums that were released with quadraphonic sound!! The 8-track tape was at the height of its popularity, and you could get the 8-track version of this album in QUAD (as it was called for short)! They actually had eight-track car tape decks that were in QUAD!!😮 I myself was only able to listen to this in HEADPHONES😢 and the effect was crazy enough but if you had a QUAD system and sat there in the middle of the four speakers it was an EXPERIENCE unlike any other!!!! 😮😮😮 I saw Pink Floyd in concert in 1975 and they had a QUAD setup in a stadium and I was down on the Field!!! During one of the songs they had the effects going around all four speakers and I literally thought that the stadium was a flying saucer getting ready to take off!!! 😮😮😮😮😮 Needless to say I was on a little bit MORE than JUST weed😅😅

[@kierstenridgway4634]

Great story. ❤️✌️

[@stevenmclaren2730]

I was being born when you were getting high in 73.

[@VinzClorthokeymasterofGozer]

In college, I had a four speaker setup with two at the head of my bed and two at my feet. This album was so amazing laying there, stoned out of my gourd. It was like a magic carpet ride through life.

[@juleswombat5309]

This was why high quality headphones were invented. To be listened to alone, in a dark room, all the way through.

[@Kris_T_]

or a sound system that can fill the room properly

[@ToneLone69]

@@Kris_T_idk, that’s stereo vs studio…

[@Kris_T_]

@@ToneLone69 You've clearly never listened to Floyd on a proper sound system. Stereo isn't limited to headphones, sound systems can be stereo, quad, surround e.t.c ands most of Pink Floyd is recorded in Quadraphonic, so you're kind of losing something by listening in stereo. Additionally big speakers move a LOT more air and allow you to literally feel the music. I have a 500watt Quad system at home, headphones are for listening on the move. I'll grant with a big room setup, it only sounds best in the focal point of the speakers (if they're set up properly) whereas headphones automatically put you in the middle.

[@ToneLone69]

@@Kris_T_ no.

[@trumanbadra8003]

@@Kris_T_or you could just listen to music

[@jmichaelbell5434]

I’m 64. I was 14 when I first heard this. Every time I hear it, it’s always the same. It’s always different. One day I will be the music. You will all join me?

[@tylerwfy6]

it's always different. your comment hit hard

[@DeltaA-og5sr]

True

[@takeroshinoda5897]

Wait up, lemme grab my bong.

[@paulamoya7956]

next time you listen alone , don’t stop the music . One entire listen will blow ur mind even more . You will love the flow .. 🌠

[@NondescriptMammal]

So many little pieces of the music cut out here and there in this video

[@epic4479]

@@NondescriptMammal it might be because of copyright issues

[@garryiglesias4074]

Yeah and DON'T TALK !!! I can't stand people talking and NOT experiencing... Those people sometimes ruins movies too... "Why did he did that ? What will happen next ?" STFU AND WATCH !!! (Or listen)...

[@rcsjbm]

​@@garryiglesias4074 100%

[@mkswk09]

And what’s even better is, it’ll never get old

[@RoyRocker2758]

Their lyrics are very deep and meaningful. As you get older, the words become even more meaningful..

[@bhelliom3]

Time absolutely means something differently to me now, and I’m so glad I’ve listened to it actively when I’m still young enough to apply the lessons they try to teach us.

[@ericmorgan204]

Im 73 yo white dude from New Zealand, and was in the shop when it was released here. DSotM was to be heard all the time in my circle of family & friends. I have to tell you guys, it always pumps me up, when i see a generation finding Pink Floyd for the first time, and love to follow to see what they follow up With. Go Well fellas

[@martinl8574]

I was 13 when Dark Side came out. I bought it the next day I went thru albums, cassette, CD until today. It has stuck in my head for over 50 years!!!

[@aeronovus]

Genuinely insane how this was composed and laid out to form a cohesive album. It's clearly an early 70s prog rock album but it has such a timeless appeal and sound.

[@davidh.8798]

It's amazing how often you think you know classic movies or albums before watching or listening to them, but then you actually watch or listen, and really understand why they are special and loved.

[@minervadado6636]

The reason you are enjoying this is because this is the music that has always existed and pf called it gloriously into existence. This album is pure DNA

[@aethernaut736]

Here’s a breakdown of what this album means, because I felt like it. Speak to me/breathe: These sort of represent some sort of birth. Or rather life itself. The lyrics of breathe very much sound like someone talking to a child, telling them the importance of their life and how they should spend it. It’s a great intro to what this album actually means On the Run: this song is a bit weird. As a band, Pink Floyd had to travel a lot, so they wrote this song to basically illustrate their stress of traveling and the paranoia that comes with it. Hence the ending, where a pilot goes mad and crashes his plane. Time: this one is quite self explanatory. It’s about the passage of time and how scary it can be. Of course, there is some beauty in it, but the lyrics talking about how things are moving so fast that you can’t catch up, and your always closer and closer to death as time goes on. Although, the end of the song shows the beauty in the simple things of life, the fact that it replicates the instrumentation of Breathe in order to show such. Even if we may live existential lives, we may find something to keep us going. Great Gig In The Sky: a song about death. The beauty, and the grief of it. The song explains it in its own way. Money: Money is a song about greed and power. The way that people use money for their own benefit and how greed controls them. The fact that this song leads into Us And Them, a song about war, is interesting. The album is sort of implying that Greed causes war, which couldn’t be further from the truth. Us And Them: this song explores the pain and suffering of conflict and war. It explores how even though people fight on different sides, we’re really all just ordinary people. It shows the beauty and horror in conflict. Any Colour You Like: this song is sort of complicated. It’s sort of about how, the topics explored in the songs before it, war, greed, death, time etc, all lead into insanity, hence Brain Damage coming afterwards. The fact that the topics themselves are referred to as colors, is a parallel to the album cover, with the colors on the rainbow coming from the prism represent the topics covered in the album. Brain Damage: Literal insanity. The song is slightly inspired by the band’s founder, Syd Barret, who left the band in the 1960s after he battled with schizophrenia (do a reaction to Wish You Were Here if you wanna know how the band felt about him). The song in relation to the album though, sort of repeats what I said about Any Colour You Like. It’s showing what the insanity feels like, how crazy you’ve finally become after being exposed to all the stressors of life and society. Eclipse: The sun is eclipsed by the moon. In the end, everything is dark once you’ve lost your mind. there is no dark side of the moon, a matter of fact it’s all dark. You’re welcome! :)

[@jimp4666]

pretty much nailed the "meaning" of the album, but don't ever let that distract from the absolutely stellar music, composition and musicianship exhibited. They could have been singing about teenage love or jerking off for all i care, the music is simply incredible!

[@nathanvarnell-cn1qo]

Greed And war are one in the same there’s not one without the other meaning war is both created by and the creator of greed

[@ninja_tony]

Hey guys, first video of yours I’m seeing and I clicked subscribe almost immediately. I’m 38, so this album is before my time too (but I’m a huge Pink Floyd fan), but my mom was in her 20’s when it came out. She told me once that the day she bought the record, she took it home and she and her friends sat in the basement, smoked some green, and just listened to it in total silence. When it was over, they all just looked around the room at each other and nodded that they had basically a religious experience.

[@davexenos9196]

You guys are so lucky, we had to wait months, sometimes a year for a new album from a favourite band to come out. Your generation has it all at your fingertips 60 years of musical masterpieces. Enjoy the journey.

[@jamescollins6085]

Just sad to know that once you've heard it all, that's it. There will never be music like this again.

[@philmead7977]

Been listening to DSOTM for over forty five years and it still hits hard, it's just a musical masterpiece, if you could hang it on the wall it would be up there with the likes of Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Rembrandt, Monet, etc, you guys don't know how lucky you are to be listening to this for the first time👌✌

[@theeJAYBUDshow]

Beautiful.

[@bernardsalvatore1929]

​@@theeJAYBUDshow okay fellas this popped up on my feed and being someone that was about 16 years old in 1973 when this was released, I always love to see young folks like you guys hearing this for the first time!!😮❤ You're not much older than what I was the first time I heard it and it blew me away and to this day 50 years later I still love Pink Floyd!! IT DOESN'T ESCAPE ME THAT YOU ARE PARTAKING IN GREEN TO ENJOY THIS, WHICH IS THE ONLY WAY TO DO IT!!! There's really no other band like them!! I think if you really want to take a deep dive into this rabbit hole you should go backwards first and listen to their first or second album and then the album Meddle!! You'll see a pretty stark difference between their very early stuff, when they had Syd Barrett in the lead, to their transition after Barrett had to leave the band!! Meddle was the album just before DSOTM!! AND THAT'S WHERE THEY REALLY FOUND THEIR SOUND!!! AND THEN YOU CAN GO CHRONOLOGICALLY FORWARD TO ANIMALS, THE WALL, AND SUCH!! ENJOY THE JOURNEY BOYS!!!

[@larrybremer4930]

As you get older this album will be more profound to you as you recognize the phases of your life from childhood, through your working career, and finally to you body (or mind) failing you and then your own mortality, its all there. "No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun" has to be one of my favorite lyrics and perfectly described my realization that I was slow off the blocks moving from childhood (carefree self indulgence) into adulthood (responsibilities to others and myself).

[@tomroome4118]

@@bernardsalvatore1929 "Obscured By Clouds" lp is between Meddle and DSOTM, in 1972.

[@StevenLeeStudios]

You would actually be surprised that the vocalist in Great gig in the Sky was sang by a white woman.

[@danmallin6018]

I’m 50, so it is so interesting for me to watch you young guys hearing this for the 1st time 👍👍👍

[@jonm1114]

Here's a DSOTM memory for you. Late 1970s, I'm a college freshman and I help a couple of my fraternity brothers with a weekend project they had concocted. They were engineering majors and knew a lot about circuit boards and electronics and they had hit the hardware store and Radio Shack and bought some wood, some stippled clear plastic sheet, several strings of colored Christmas tree lights, and a bunch of electronic stuff. We put together a big shadow box, painted black, with the lights attached in a random pattern in the back, and the stippled clear plastic on the front to scatter the light coming from inside. Then those engineering geniuses rigged the lights through circuitry they created so that the strings of lights would go on and off at different times and pulse in brightness with the music coming from their stereo. After a fruitful day's work, we hung their creation on the wall, downed a few brews until we had a good buzz going, and then turned out the lights and played Dark Side of the Moon and stared at the light show from the panel they'd made, pulsing and flaring and changing colors in unison with the music. It was awesome!

[@philshorten3221]

Great to watch you guys go through what I went through more than 40years ago. This album is a BIBLE for modern life.... And then came the album WISH YOU WERE HERE ❤

[@gbsailing9436]

But only AFTER MEDDLE and ECHOES!!!

[@rudyb.]

65 years old and still being mesmerized by this album. I recently bought this album for my grandson who is in college. He is digging it! Right On!

[@kevinohara2618]

widely known as the greatest album ever, its been in the album charts for over 1000 weeks since its release, yes it would be great to experience that first time listening again and that is the beauty of watching real reactions of first timers, but it is an album that can be enjoyed no matter how many times you hear it, there is a saying that you don't need drugs to enjoy pink floyd but you do need pink floyd to enjoy the drug, not totally accurate as its true that pink floyd can be enjoyed straight or bent, a bit of advice that you will probably do one day anyway, is to go home, isolate yourself, turn off all distractions, put head phones on, relax, close your eyes and listen again, it will still blow you away straight or bent, enjoy the next lot of albums, they will blow you away too, as a 62 year old it was great watching your reaction to this great album by this talented group of 4 people, Roger Waters (lyricist and bass and vocals) , David Gilmour (guitars and vocals), Nick Mason (drums) and Richard Wright (keyboards and vocals), and by the way the female voice in the great gig in the sky isn't black, she is Clare torry.

[@stevenmclaren2730]

Bent?

[@kevinohara2618]

@@stevenmclaren2730 its a old persons word for on drugs, as is "straight" for someone not on drugs

[@stevenmclaren2730]

@@kevinohara2618 I'm faking old and I've enjoyed Persian Rugs, and never have I heard being high called bent. Never

[@kevinohara2618]

@@stevenmclaren2730 maybe its just a aussie thing, i grew up there in the 60s + 70s

[@kevinohara2618]

Bent means a lot of things, today its slang for gay, but it is still used today in many places as high on drugs, here is two recent meanings (last 20 years) in the urban dictionary Bent The state of being when you are intoxicated from using both alcohol and marijuana. Get fucked up or trashed, to become inebriated to the point of disbelief, by drugs or alcohol.

[@flubblert]

Take it from an old fart, this album will grow in meaning and impact the older you get. Let me put it to you this way... You'll grow old way before this album ever does. It is the definition of timeless. Classic. Couple of corrections... That IS a white lady singing on "Great 'Gig in the sky", Claire Tory. Also there were four members of Pink Floyd during this time. Four of the best musicians/ composers in rock - one of which is also recognized as one of the absolute best lyricists in rock, Roger Waters, their bassist and occasional lead vocalist. David Gilmour, the extraordinary lead guitarist, also does most of the lead vocals on Dark Side. That amazing sax player, Dick Parry, is not part of the band but he played on two of their albums... This one, and "Wish You Were Here" which I highly recommend you do next. Great reaction gentlemen!! 👍

[@trevmb100]

Clare Torry was a session singer brought in for Great Gig. And did it in two takes.

[@jamiedimond9419]

WHITE

[@alanbarker2279]

@@jamiedimond9419 And only got paid £30 for it...Initially!

[@emilymartinez6961]

​@@jamiedimond9419,yes, she's NOT black

[@The_Jnrel]

It was improvised too

[@scottdavis8645]

Two takes? She was asked to just freelance with her vocals,express as artist do. And maybe the band uses it or not.

[@atlanticist4763]

Great job, lads. I love your authenticity. Please, never lose it.

[@aternias]

the first time you listen to Us and Them you cry. then you listen a second time while reading the lyrics and cry a second time.

[@cadanrichards2615]

You NEED to hit Meddle, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall all 4 albums are perfect. Timeless music.

[@gbsailing9436]

You forgot MEDDLE !!!

[@cadanrichards2615]

@@gbsailing9436 Thanks for the reminder :)

[@fishsmellbad1862]

^ THISSSSS

[@swfcocs1]

​@gbsailing9436 those 5 albums are just matchless. I mean aside from The Beatles who else has 5 albums of that quality?

[@gbsailing9436]

Actually my bad, You had already mentioned it! LOL. Apologies.@@cadanrichards2615

[@robertlear2712]

I was 25 when this album came out. I was playing in a garage band in Los Angeles at the time. I had stopped doing drugs at the time but the music was still amazing.

[@jonahhex8178]

I'll never understand why people associate enjoying PF with drugs. I'm 52, never been high in my life and I freaking LOVE Pink Floyd.

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

I was 19 when this album came out. That’s the great David Gilmour on lead vocals and lead guitar. Thank you for not talking during the songs. The music is beautiful but the subject matter is deep. Next time, listen to the entire album without pausing to get the full effect. I recommend you next listen to their album “Wish You Were Here.” Also, do “Echoes live at Pompeii, 1971.”

[@Ray-lw2rh]

I like the trippy green screen visuals 😅 it made it a lot of fun to watch

[@janetneu6734]

I went to their concert in 1977 in Milwaukee WI. and it was the mosy amazing concert ever. It was when the Animals album came out and they floated a huge pig over 66000 people there and it blew up in the parking lot, we all thought it was a part of the show but it wasn't. I was close to the stage on the grass and people were lighting their lighters I was only 15 and I was so stoned I thought everyone had candles. Anyway I loved your reaction to this, brilliant. You are correct about how fast time goes. I feel like it was not that long ago but it was 47 years ago. thanks for sharing this.

[@CuzKatieSaysSo]

Oh yes! I was there. What a show. 🤯

[@livtoskate]

you two remind me a lot of my buddies. can’t wait for you to get to The Beatles😮‍💨😮‍💨

[@carloschibinskineto4703]

I agree

[@TheWalkingBruhMoment]

Firstly, loved the vid, just had to like a and subscribe because these is easily the most down to earth reaction of Dark side of the moon I've ever seen. And Secondly, A notable story I have with the album. I first started listening to pink Floyd about a year and a half ago in the summer of 2022, but I didn't really understand it and become a diehard fan until half a year ago during late July. I go down to my friends beach house for a few weeks every year during the summer. And one night at like 11 pm I decided just to cruise up and down all the roads in that little complex on an E-Scooter while listening to Dark Side of The Moon. It was truly memorizing but for the last two songs I decided to go down to the shore and enjoy them with the view of the open sea and crashing waves. And right after the final lyric in eclipse, in the middle of the fucking night, someone decided to set off a bunch of fireworks. un-fucking real I tell you, I could not believe the timing in that. oh yeah and it was a full moon glowing deep orange, just so psychedelic. Oh yeah and If you ever Do more Pink Floyd vids, I highly recommend you do Wish You Were Here before The Wall. Wish You Were Here is an album about the loss of their founding member of the band Syd Barret, and how The pressures of success and the music industry pushed him into the life of a reclose. But that story is something The Wall applies universally to all humans across the world, similarly to Messages about life in Dark Side Of The Moon. but hey that's just my recommendation.

[@theeJAYBUDshow]

Can’t wait to listen to it in summer time. We are for sure doing more Pink Floyd!

[@bhelliom3]

I couldn’t tell you how many times I’ve listened to this album, I thank my dad every couple of months for showing me such incredible music at such a young age.

[@lexlang7688]

You guys should definitely check out the video for Echoes Live in Pompeii Part 1+2, it's one of Pink Floyd's early masterpieces and you can see them perform to no audience.

[@aseaofstars2353]

Time is one of those songs that means more to you the older you get. I remember really listening to it for the first time when I was around 20 and I was obsessed with how the guitar made me feel. Through the years as I've lost people around me and have come more to terms with my mortality, aging, the temporary, fleeting reality of life, Time never fails to make me cry. Very few songs make me feel like Time does, and most of the other ones are Pink Floyd and Tool.

[@jtrem08]

Listen in order: Darkside, Wish You were here, animals, the wall, then choose your own adventure.

[@steveullrich7737]

You got the full Pink Floyd experience of the Dark Side of the Moon; one of the best albums of all time! I think you transported me back to the 70s like first I heard this with my friends except I wasn't high this time 🙂! Great reaction, you show that great music is timeless and universal. The lyrics for "Us and Them" is one of my favorites too.

[@kevinsattler6603]

Saw them live Oct 30 1970 University of Toledo field house. There album meddle came out the day before. Great concert. Greater time to be alive. Peace✌

[@jasenjahn]

Old man here (46). You do hit another peak after 45+, once the kids leave the nest. We travel, travel to our kids, travel around the world. You’re still young to do cool chit-mountain bike, ski, hike, explore. Music is still big-live music and concerts are rad. Anyhoo…you guys are doing it right. Dark side of the moon is my favorite album. Next time do some 🍄‍🟫s. Worth it.

[@katsims2563]

I was 13 when this album came out. When I was 19, in the Navy, most women didn’t go in the military, and many men resented it, and women couldn’t speak out, or it would get worse. After crazy work days, I would go back to the barracks, in my room, shut the black out curtains, turn on my fiber optic, color changing lamp, and turn all the other lights out, and crank up Dark Side Of the Moon. Play it over and over, sometimes staring at that lamp, watching it slowly turn, and the colored light slowly flowing through each fiber and twinkling out at the end, bringing in new colors; all, until I would feel better. Some people, in the years since, thought I was a druggie, because I LOVE this album so much! I wasn’t, and you definitely couldn’t do drugs in the military, even if I wanted to. But you don’t need drugs with this album. It can transport you naturally. I love so much music, most kinds. But this one has always had my heart and saved my sanity.

[@razorgee2873]

I'm 70 now. I saw Floyd in concert in Mar. '73, around the same time of the release date for Dark Side. The concert included about a half dozen earlier releases plus the Dark Side album. Ticket prices? About 15 bucks!!! I rank the Dark Side concert and the Jethro Tull, Aqualung concert the best I've ever seen out of multitudes of concerts I've experienced. You guys are on quite the journey if you're going to deep dive into late 60's, early 70's music.

[@thegoatchild3545]

Great reaction, guys. This album never gets old. All of Floyd’ 70s output is pretty much untouchable. If you’re interested in the modern equivalent of this album, listen to Lateralus by TOOL. That's the album I wish I could hear for the first time again.

[@theninedivides6851]

Finally a channel that did it RIGHT! From the start to end for the album lets go

[@VioletPhoenixDude]

I'm the same age as this album, and it's my favorite one. It reminds me of my brother who saw them live when they did the Animals tour. I catch the feels. Always starts off as bittersweet, but ends with a soft breath of cool night air on your face. I can't not think of my brother when I hear Pink Floyd. They both hold a very cherished place in my heart.

[@missingmonk4601]

She was white, Claire Torrey did the vocals

[@2715bunky]

"There's something about a black woman's voice" 😂😅🤣🤪

[@Macdaddy22713]

omg waitedddd for this one. so fire. life changing music for me.

[@vivianeddm]

In my humble opinion, this was the best reaction to this album to date. You did it the right way, just allowing yourselves to feel everything and not talking over the songs (specially the guitar solos and vocals from the great gig in the sky)

[@neilboles2349]

Great reaction and analysis! You guys really remind me of myself and my best friend discovering this album for the first time! I’d really recommend you listening to echoes (live in Pompei) by Pink Floyd!

[@gbsailing9436]

DO THE AUDIO VERSION FIRST. It is SO much better and gives the the WHOLE experience, whereas the Pompeii version only gives you half the song.

[@emilymartinez6961]

I was in the 10th grade when this album first came out and my friends and I couldn't wait to see them in concert so when ever they came to LA, we went to see they and yes, we were on ACID most of the time. Great memories 🤘😊

[@choff723]

I first heard this album my sophomore year of high school. Sister Christian was very progressive and used to play records during religion class. I remember sitting in my bedroom with headphones on listening to 'Obscured by Clouds' to drown out the chaos of my typically abusive family. I saw them on their Animals tour at the Oakland Coliseum in 77. First time I got stoned (crappy mexican weed full of seeds in those days). Left home at 18 shortly after... Your comment on listening to music being a spiritual experience is true.

[@atlanteum]

I've watched 4 "First Time Reaction" videos to Pink Floyd tonight, just for the heck of it. One guy said it was okay, and a music producer was impressed with the engineering and mixing. Seriously? On the absolutely other end of the spectrum - I watched one woman break down in tears, and then you guys. So happy to see that you GOT IT - viscerally & spiritually, as it was created, and intended for others to experience. Shine on, you crazy diamonds -

[@b1blancer1]

Us And Them...gets 'em every time.

[@bhelliom3]

full body chills every time

[@RaoulLo-u8y]

It's reassuring that you guys can relate to that absolutely great music of the 70's. Keep experiencing, the era is absolutely replete with masterpieces. Cheers!

[@waynestevens1654]

Ive been stoned to this album many times and its worth it takes you to another world Still blows my mind when time starts

[@btv7206]

The basic most accurate description of what this album is about is simply the human condition. The album more than any other music ever made explains and encapsulates what it the human condition is and I what it is we all go through and deal with through our lives…. All our stresses, fears, everything…. You guys were right, this is one of the top “ I wish I could experience this for the first time again “ things in existence.

[@caltblake6112]

welcome to the floyd lads

[@JsscRchlDrsy]

53 is about right when you start thinking about things. Good call out. You’re right on the money.

[@paulamoya7956]

Hahhahaha… I am 55 . ILoved watching you guys experience this for the first time ..BTW… I work outside year around as the cart girl at a golf course in Napa . My mom is 97 and still going strong . When you guys are 53 I bet you really won’t feel much different … wiser of course 😉🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠

[@healthhealingandhappinessw6060]

Now you’re like us. I bought the 20th anniversary addition on a class trip to Toronto in 1993! On that same trip we saw laser Floyd full dark side album, at the planetarium!

[@rff2552]

I was 14 when this Album came out and it impacted me beyond words. Getting stoned, sticking my head between 2 speakers and traveling the universe. I have been a rabid Floyd fan ever since. Saw them in concert 3 times. Listen to Comfortably Numb live from Pulse

[@nineofive.2573]

Honestly you learn so much about that era and the bs that was going on when listening to Floyd, they’re not only gods of music but history that needs to be listened to like the Beatles. Shout out you guys for taking the time to listen and can’t wait for more uploads.

[@Buddha-of8fk]

What you experienced was the greatest album ever made by the greatest band to step on stage or studio. Pretty sure this album spent 741 weeks on the charts. My journey with Pink Floyd started in the early 70's and the craziest thing about Pink Floyd music is no matter how many times l listen l hear something new. Next time listen to it good and high. The best would be good hash. You will need a few candles or a lava lamp would be awesome for ambience. Play it all without stopping by yourself. Kick back and enjoy the ride. Pink Floyd music is something to experience.

[@alanbeaumont4848]

20:42 "Beautiful black woman's voice." Er no, that would be the very wonderful white Londoner Clare Torry, improvising her own vocals on the track, for which she would eventually be awarded a vocal composition credit on the record and an undisclosed financial settlement in 2005. A mere 32 years after she earned her £30 session fee,

[@epic4479]

The most memorable time i've listened to this album (apart from the first time ofc) and particularly "Time" was 2 years ago on New Year's Eve with my dad. He put the record on and "Time" 's lyrics dropped exactly at 0:00 January 1st. I think it was the universe telling us that Pink Floyd is a religion to be spread upon the world 😂

[@lukekiefer5964]

Fantastic reaction- two creative minds you can tell. It’s fun listening to you guys let your minds play. Also it’s hilarious the one guy got high off of just inhaling the hotbox 😂

[@kendixon7118]

Hi first time here I'm blown away with your perception of this album and yes your right I rember when this was new and it him me just as hard as it hit you. Green was their Pink floyd only had one peer from the 70's and that was led zeppelin many great bands from the 70's but no one beat these two band Zeppelin they are a blues hard rock band can you try their song Since I've been loving you. live at Mattson square garden 1973 the same year as pinkfloyds album.

[@bjennings1067]

40:04 You will never get enough of pink Floyd believe me I'm 74 and have been on this fantastic musical journey from the time they formed the group way back in the late sixtees there was such a lot of incredibly talented beautiful and ground breaking rock groups imerging back then we were literally spoilt for choice a fabulous time to be growing up but pink floyd were the stand out group hands down and like you said their music is and will always be timeless it doesn't get any better your experience has just begun in a way i envy you enjoy the journey great reaction guys rock on oh by the way when it comes to listening to another pink Floyd' album pick any because there all outstanding personally I would strongly recommend you watch and listen to the pulse and ghdansk concerts and experience pink floyd at their very best they will blow you away

[@bryanrains1]

Congratulations. You only get to listen to this album for the first time once. Go listen to the album “wish you were here”. It was a great follow up to dark side.

[@jannikgentsch8214]

I smoked one with u at the beginning, thanks for this experience, it was a fun ride

[@patrickrasmussen2666]

Wish You Were Here, is the obvious next choice, then Animals, then The Wall. These are coincidentally also in chronological order after DSOTM.

[@tireshredderjoe8894]

You guys did a great job of reviewing this.

[@rikurodriguesneto6043]

awesome.. i really enjoyed this reaction

[@grampysmagic3327]

@5:04 ...yup smart man....enjoy. Your going to love this while stoned. It just enhances the vibe so much. Brain Damage is my favorite "head" song

[@Blinkerson55]

I was 16 when this came out. Changed me forever. Best medicine in suburban Chicago! Saw PF Soldier Field 1977 Animals tour. Mind bending. I would definitely go with Wish you were here next, then Animals. Radio in Chicago was so progressive. Lister to first Led Zep album. Next, Jethro Tull Aqualung . After those Beatles Abbey Road....Abbey Road studio was used by PF after Beatles

[@avagantamos3]

Brought me back to the first time i heard this album. Its such a beautiful work of art. Touches on some many aspects that make up the human condition. Glad to see the new generation keeping it alive! Great reaction

[@captgeech]

A lot of people don't react to them, but Wilco is sometimes called the "American Radiohead" and their albums A Ghost is Born and Yankee Hotel Foxtrot are fantastic. Also for Pink Floyd, I don't think anything really comes close to this one but if you can watch the Live at Pompeii performance, or the Wish You Were Here album.

[@NelliotMess]

You are the only guys on KZbin that understand the proper way to listen to Floyd. Excellent job, boys! Enjoy 😎🇺🇸

[@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek]

💩🇺🇸💩🇺🇸💩

[@AdmiralGunga]

A must own album in any collection. The Floyd were well ahead of their time.

[@Jo00751]

Hya I luv the work u both do. Brilliant 😊I grew up listening to pink Floyd. Thanx to my dad,,,, . This album was 1973. I was born in 1972. I'm 52 yrs old. N ther music brings bk lots of childhood memories for me. And I luv ther music. ❤️ They dnt make music like this anymore. They are just outstanding artists,,,,,,

[@Mr.Sidenote]

I feel it should be said that during the song, "Time," keyboardist Richard Wright sings lead on the bridges and bassist / lyricist Roger Waters sings, "Eclipse." Sidenote: There are no lyrical choruses in any of the songs, only instrumental chorus refrains in, "Us and Them," and "Brain Damage," with different lyrics in each section.

[@theresasanderson4690]

This music was our school, back in the seventies. We were young and listening to words and music that made us think, discuss, and imagine. This was how we grew up in the seventies. So much good music back then.

[@thecoogs]

The singer collapsed after a walk in first take on the great gig. David Gilmour said this was the song he was most proud of

[@sotexsailor]

Outstanding reaction! Pay attention to the lyrics the next time you listen to this masterpiece and your life will change forever!

[@theeJAYBUDshow]

We have the lyrics pulled up for every reaction!

[@angelagraves865]

How to feel old 101: listen to young people talk about what it "must've been like" 50 whole years ago! 🤣 At least we got to experience the greatest era in music history first hand, though, eh? Seriously, Pink Floyd is one of the greatest bands that has ever been and I hope you keep listening to their music. They've influenced every genre of music that's come after them, including EDM and rap/hip hop. I agree with the other commenters who are suggesting you listen to Wish You Were Here, Animals, and The Wall, but I'd also add The Division Bell and Meddle to that list. Happy listening!! You're gonna get hooked. I myself don't go a day without listening to some Pink Floyd. Ever. 🖖🏽💗

[@bhelliom3]

I comment this on every reaction to this album, but at the end of a long day put on Great Gig in the Sky, whether in your car or at home. It’s such an incredible release of stress and anxiety to scream and wail along with the song. It brings me to tears, which is what we all need sometimes.

[@Looksue]

Welcome boys / try it again with a heavy dose of L.S.D.

[@WonderMommaOG]

I am one who doesn't like being too baked. So I fill a bowl and take one or two hits a day and I'm good to go. I can make a bowl last me a week. I'm a cheap date. lol Haven't watched this whole thing yet but I'm working on it now. I am super excited for anyone who opens their life up to some Floyd. It will be that much better for it. Pink Floyd (Led Zeppelin too) is even better when you're baked. So good choice.

[@dennispope1355]

Wish You Were Here should probably be next. Animals is also fantastic. Meddle is also outstanding (Especially Echoes). I pretty much like ALL Pink Floyd albums but these are all fine introductions. I heard Dark Side the first time in 1974. I was buying Pink Floyd albums on site. Back then, some of the early ones were hard to find. Not like today. I'm 68, have over 1000 vinyl albums and still enjoy these Pink Floyd albums as much as when I first heard them. Enjoy.

[@iansimmons735]

We cover 'Time' in our band sometimes. Such deep lyrics. 'And then one day you find, ten years have got behind you, no-one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun...' I'm 64, by the way ;-) On' The Great Gig in the Sky' Clare Torry walked into the studio, improvised those amazing vocals, and left. She didn't even know it would be used in the final version till the album was released. I've always thought this was the greatest album ever made. Timeless. It never dates.

[@NotQuiteFirst]

I don't think these guys are old enough yet to appreciate the lyrics of 'Time'.

[@jasperperry6751]

Of course they are! That being said, the meaning of the song changes the older you get. That’s the beauty of it.

[@kwstasarampatzis9055]

Exactly..it reflects the way you see life..the younger you are..the song seems more happy to your ears..as you get older..you experience it differently..thats the beauty of time..when you are young and a free soul it fills your heart with happyness..the more you experience life..the song gets more sadder..it has the power to reflect the file you live my friend

[@capirucho5065]

I think it depends on the experiences of each person, i’m only 20 and i discovered Dsotm when i finished high school, i missed most of it due to the pandemic, so the lyrics in “Time” always had an incredible weight and meaning for me, and i understand and know that they will hit even harder as i age, but that’s just me, i think these guys just aren’t in a moment of they’re lives where those lyrics hit hard.

[@johnwinton2209]

This is the best album you will ever hear. Appreciate that.

[@sonsofliberty9630]

Now either PF 'The Wall' next or Radioheads 'In Rainbows' :)

[@mccblarney]

Bought it when it first came out. Love it just as much now as then. Still my number 1.

[@dsomerville5293]

Supertramps "Crime of the Century" is another EPIC LP release on this level. EPIC and even better high!

[@marcimarie1473]

Lol oh my gosh y’all. I’m 53 and I got carded and almost not let into a club last weekend. Not all of us 53 year olds are about to kick the bucket. 😂