How Pink Floyd Made Dark Side of the Moon: Pt. 1

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Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon is one of the most famous and best selling albums of all time. A flagship release of the progressive rock genre that dominated the late 60s and much of the 70s, it changed the world of music forever with genre-fusing instrumentation and progressive vocal sampling techniques. Pink Floyd are responsible for such masterpieces as Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall, and of course, Dark Side of the Moon. The members of this legendary band include Roger Waters on bass, David Gilmour on guitar, Rick Wright on keyboards and Nick Mason on drums. Syd Barrett was one of the founding members but he left the band in the late 60s after their album Saucerful of Secrets because of mounting mental problems caused by overexposure to psychedelic drugs. Pink Floyd are one of the best selling bands of all time and remain popular to this day, with former members Roger Waters and David Gilmour still releasing music to this day. Roger Waters recently embarked on a world tour, making many statements against US President Donald Trump in the process.
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[@bernardopaba]

best video to date 🔥🔥🔥

[@andrelucas6851]

Volksgeist great video.The wall is also an amazing album

[@ethnicleanserberg7975]

Volksgeist great video ! , it would be wonderful if you do the rest of pink Floyd's concept albums.

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[@DrumWild]

It was Easter 1973, and I was just 8 years old. My parents got all of us kids Easter baskets. My basket was different. I had the chocolate bunny, but also had "Dark Side of the Moon," which was just weeks old at the time. I ended up listening to the record with headphones on, while watching the other kids do the Easter egg hunt. This was my parents' way of telling me that I was growing up.

[@Volksgeist]

beautiful story man. love how pink floyd has affected all of us

[@joelmarksbury4376]

r/ThatHappened

[@rayanmehadjeri7604]

Joel Marksbury lemme enjoy some fiction :(

[@hayizmehs1252]

Joel Marksbury that’s what I was thinking loool

[@iggypopshot]

You fucking liar

[@cymbaline4384]

Probably the most iconic album cover all time.

[@143ba]

even if you’ve never heard a pink floyd song or can’t name a single album you’ve seen this cover somewhere

[@JawJX]

@@143ba thanks to science class

[@spicyair710]

My dad was 14 during the 80's, and was getting into rock music. Stuff like Dark Side of The Moon, Wish You Were Here, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie inspired him to take up guitar. He never got a teacher, as his parents were busy dealing with 7 children, so he taught himself. My dad would listen try to repeat jingles from commercials and Pink Floyd songs. When he was around 18, he got into a band. They were semi-successful, got a record deal, and played in front of 60,000 people. My dad still plays music in his small band, but only as a hobby now. When we were cleaning out our basement, I stumbled upon his old albums. My dad shared this story with me, which was a nice experience.

[@punkgate9891]

what's the band called

[@aalexjohna]

@@punkgate9891 Big Willy and the gay boys.

[@jschlatt]

I see that Hyper Light Drifter music 👀

[@Volksgeist]

since the day you told me what the song was i've been waiting to use it. thanks for inspiring me schlatt

[@CoolcatzCorner]

Who is the artist?

[@JAMOES]

Disasterpeace

[@ghost_partythehorsewizard9537]

@@CoolcatzCorner Disasterpeace (Rich Vreeland)

[@mateomilkweed]

jschlatt is a pink floyd fan? based

[@thebeingdestroyerofworlds8690]

I love dark side, but meddle is really good, specialy echoes, which is what a lot of people consider their magnus oppus

[@serenity-indeed2132]

it is especially near in the last 6 mins. masterpiece

[@blunderabluez]

The being destroyer of worlds I honestly don’t find all but Seamus, Echoes (my favorite track from them), and One of These Days that enjoyable for me. But hey, it’s ok you like it! I think Dark Side, Wish You Were Here, The Wall, and Animals are all very good

[@pickle47100]

Echoes live at pompeii part 1 is truly stunning.

[@ozricaurora6943]

Shine on you crazy diamond is their magnum opus

[@thebeingdestroyerofworlds8690]

Prog Rock Anarchy Posibly it is

[@steemonkey2000]

It's the best album of all time and yet it's not even the best Pink Floyd album. Just an amazing work of art.

[@supersamsquared8055]

You paint quite a nostalgic picture in the beginning. The first time I listened to it was in my room, at night with the lights off. It spoke to me, it marked a pivotal point in my life.

[@paulomagalhaes498]

Waters were right, Dark Side was the end of Pink Floyd, and Wish You Were Here was the rebirth.

[@corporalclegg5057]

Debatable

[@shufflequest]

One of my favorite albums of all time. Great job! Can’t wait for the rest of the series.

[@Volksgeist]

thanks guys!!

[@195511SM]

@@Volksgeist Saw this pop up in my recommended videos on Jan. 5th, 2019. I noticed I had already 'liked' it.....AND subscribed .....months ago. STILL haven't found Part 2 though.

[@mmjahink]

The Dark Side of the Moon is the greatest record ever made. They're not even my favourite band.

[@jacobhouser7672]

Absolutely. Feels like the reason sound was even allowed to exist in this universe

[@goldmantis5850]

Agreed. I don't even listen to classic rock or prog/art rock most of the time, but this is undeniably the greatest album of all time.

[@ProfessorKenneth]

Better than anything zeppelin covered? Dark side of the moon is a masterpiece... meddle is another masterpiece 👍🏻🇬🇧🎸🎹🐖

[@treehuggerdeluxe5598]

Agreed. The entire album is ephemeral... "Like music from another planet" as the narrator says. There's no other album like it.

[@ProdJakera]

pink floyd's the wall is leaps and bounds better in my opinion

[@Deliquescentinsight]

Dark side is remarkable because of this consistent theme of social isolation, and depression, injustice, death, it kind of covers the modern human condition-all with bluesy/melodic progressive music, pretty good.

[@alanbratt3022]

I agree! It transcends all musical genres. No matter what kind of music you are into, you can still listen to DSOTM and relate to it's content, whatever walk of life you are from.

[@nickhepler533]

Meddle was not the previous album. Obscured by Clouds was which is an underrated and forgotten album. Lot of good tracks on it.

[@tarikn.g.dabbous3323]

Nick Hepler Yeah. It has incredible songs like Wots..uh the deal, Stay, Burning Bridges and others

[@ozricaurora6943]

Nick Hepler Ackshully

[@shanewright2772]

Meddle is my favorite.

[@sonwabilentsonta7925]

Free Four is one of my favorite songs on Obscured by clouds. Meddle is definitely top three!

[@theknightsofawesomeness2701]

Free four is a favourite of mine

[@brandonumagat]

The first song I ever heard from Pink Floyd was "Us and Them" on the radio when I was in middle school and was eventually hooked. Dark Side of The Moon is the very first album I ever bought and it will always be my favorite album ever.

[@nelsonk1341]

meddle would be my number 1 alum. echoes is so amazing and perfect. i just felt sad that echoes actually have a ending, this song should never end.

[@Volksgeist]

it's really underappreciated. just so good

[@Will-fr9hg]

One of my favorite albums of all time. Dark side of the Moon is what I like to describe as the sound of the world passing by you.

[@dikhed1983]

The Dark Side of the Moon is my favourite album of all time. It's magic.

[@ThatOneGuy7550]

I still prefer Wish You Were Here but Dark Side of the Moon is still really dope.

[@midchaff5010]

That One Guy Shine on is one of the best songs I've ever heard, before I knew what the songs where about I perfered Wish you were here and Have a Cigar, but after I read about it I absolutely love Shine on but not more than Dark Side

[@davidglover7870]

Watch polyphonics video on it

[@o-REDBEARD-o]

One of the greatest pieces of art humans have ever made

[@weeooh1]

I was 16 years old in April 1973 and someone just got the album. We entered an abandoned house, the album owner had a portable turntable, we sat down and started passing a hash pipe. We were a group of 5 who usually laughed and were talkative. 2 or 3 minutes into the album, everyone fell silent. Just mesmerized. When someone spoke..."who is this?" "Its Pink Floyd" was the answer. It was so unique for the time, we couldnt really figure it out. Just that it was special. A few weeks later, we would be listening to it over and over, several times a day for weeks and months. We quickly recognized it was an absolute masterpiece. In a space of 10 years, from when the Beatles were no.1 with simplistic, 3 chord songs like I Wanna Hold your Hand.... to this... was like going through an accelerated, massive evolutionary change. I dont think any other piece of music from that era could hold anyones interest for decades to follow as DSOTM has done.

[@johnasbury3856]

Live at Pompeii is legendary.

[@JioFreedOfOphan]

This is definitely better than something made for television. Great background images and narrative.

[@carloscreativity9557]

plsss release part two! & don't forget their album The Wall was as iconic 🌟🌟

[@Volksgeist]

next thursday/friday!

[@OurChangingClimate]

Great as always man. Keep up the good work!

[@Volksgeist]

thanks man, means a lot coming from a great editor and speaker such as yourself!!

[@drtydawg73]

I was born October 73. the first music I listened to was pretty much all pink Floyd, and I would spend hours with my parents headphones on just listening to it and day dreaming stories to the music. I still have all Pink Floyd cds and still listen to them daily.

[@donnythompson408]

For the most part, this is a good video, describing the motivation and process behind the album. I say “for the most part”, because of its glaring omission of at least mentioning Alan Parson’s contributions to the album. As the album’s recording/mix engineer, his own talents played a big part in the sound of the album; first, in capturing the performances of the band, and then combining all the performances and various sonic textures into a cohesive body. Alan’s work on the album resulted in it being a highly immersive experience that was magical for the listener, and I think that this is worth mentioning. FWIW

[@geetgeorge9696]

Cannot wait for Part-2!!!!! Thanks a lot for this.

[@shmoo1000]

One of the true timeless albums

[@ujjwaldhyani5063]

It's gold jerry! Gold

[@heavymeddle28]

This must be the happiest days of our lives... Pink Floyd never dies

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Bro your content is so high quality, honestly keep it up my guy

[@benmckernan7296]

A couple of your videos have been in my recommended for a while, after seeing that you had made a video on my favourite Floyd album I decided to finally take a look. I’m very glad I did.

[@woahman-zg1xq]

I love the trippy visual effects you put on the video clips. Great stuff

[@Volksgeist]

What should I make next!? Drop your suggestions here. 🎵

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Theres quite a bit of stuff to talk about with king gizzard and the lizard wizard. But i would love if you talked on their use of time signiture and how its constantly changing throughout alot of their songs.

[@mrx9825]

I'd LOVE if you made a video on Wish You Were Here (the album) PS: Great video dude! This is high quality content!

[@mrx9825]

Also, a video on To Pimp a Butterfly would be dope as hell dude!

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Volksgeist Some Jefferson Airplane

[@banfield1368]

You should do one on In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

[@Volksgeist]

already did! check my channel

[@AstronomyDomine]

Fuck

[@banfield1368]

Oh shit damn

[@beatominican]

How about Brain Salad Surgery? Probably one of my favorite prog records

[@johnasbury3856]

Killer album.

[@MrGohan11599]

Loved that you put in the score from Hyperlight Drifter

[@tomedwards318]

Great video, would love it you could talk in depth about the other floyd albums aswell as you've done such a great job with this one!

[@Volksgeist]

maybe in the future!! i love floyd

[@washhtswarrior6411]

Us and them isnt just about war, by the way. Its about human nature also. Humans love to make and take sides. Conservatives v liberals Capitalists v communists Humans v nature Etc. Not to say we shouldnt have those debates, but we often become part of those sides rather than having our own real opinion. As you will see many people knowingly lose arguments just to stay on “their” side.

[@Volksgeist]

good insight!

[@digger65uk]

Humans and nature coexist alongside each other as do Conservatives and Liberals? They are not versus each other, they cannot do without each other.

[@glyph6757]

Ashes and diamonds, foe and friend. We were all equal in the end.

[@deangilberry4844]

You're talking about tribalism, and if we don't evolve past it, it will kill us all.

[@theoettrich1328]

one of my favorite albums ever.

[@pickle47100]

DSOTM overated???? ha ha ha it was in the top 100 for over 10 years. Its a friggin Masterpiece!!! First heard it when i was 12 in 1973. Amazing album.

[@cudanhn7021]

It's a bit overrated

[@malnushi3042]

@@cudanhn7021 nah.

[@dwissba68]

@@cudanhn7021 Great Gig in the Sky is for sure overrated

[@cudanhn7021]

@@dwissba68 agreeed

[@dwissba68]

@@cudanhn7021 Pink Floyd has some beautiful music but great gig in the sky to me is just a lot of screaming.

[@martyosborne2525]

Very well done! I feel you expressed and explained everything I have felt about this album.

[@ataco1770]

Fantastic video, you perfectly captured the true feel of Dark Side.

[@robertclarkguitar]

Thank you for this. This proves that the world still prefers music over what's being passed as music today aka pop.Hip Hop , mainstream etc.

[@mikespearwood3914]

It's not music now, it's a product.

[@AGoodJoe]

DSOTM is incredible, though for me, Meddle is the perfect Floyd album. Btw... Obscured by Clouds doesn't get enough love too.

[@crispypickles8466]

If I were placed on a desert island and allowed to take only 1 album, Dark Side of the Moon would be my choice and I wouldn't need any time to think about it.💯❤

[@ernestolongoria1221]

Easily in the top ten albums of all time! A true timeless masterpiece of writing and production.

[@bobthebuilderhecanbuildit]

well done, one of my favorite albums to listen to alone

[@JoeMode213]

@1:14 At the time the strikes meant that lights and power would regularly go out. In fact curfew became earlier because of the lack of light and the four day weeks during this time meant power past a certain point in the week was difficult.

[@Volksgeist]

exactly!

[@dclarkmusic]

I’m going to listen to dark side today! Great as always man

[@aaroniks3093]

this video is absolutely in the right

[@aquariusfriar]

Just got this on vinyl today. This is my third time buying the album. I started listening to it at 15 in 2001, a little under thirty years after its release at the time. It is still a masterpiece in spite of everything new I've been listening to.

[@danwentz]

My first prog album was DSOTM, hell I even made a Descent level named after it!! This is an excellent video. Keep them coming!

[@panKowalski597]

A very interesting and informative video. Thanks!

[@ethnicleanserberg7975]

Pan Kowalski are you polish dude ?

[@matteoorsi5238]

This is great. Thanks for making it.

[@Volksgeist]

thanks for watching bro!

[@bpmotion]

When in the process did they decide to sync the album with Wizard of Oz

[@BeatBodega]

AWESOME MAN had goosebumps several times during this video... incredible narrative and montage. Congrats

[@javiermata5445]

Omg this is one of the best videos of all time you have a such talent, incredible, amazing!

[@zach2473]

Probably the best album ever

[@aaroninja1]

Actually nope

[@johnnymoondogs1816]

Ever heard of Sgt pepper

[@finnafishfl]

Easily

[@Julius2965]

the only other album i can think of that comes at all close is abbey road, just coz of that awesome medley

[@alexisruiz9051]

Paolo Bulacan pfft sgt peppers is amazing but dark side is way better

[@NinjaDoge]

this channel is going to blow up, heard about you through not the weekend in a discord server im in, the thought that goes into making each video, the production quality, the editing, the presentation, is all unmatched, especially for such a small channel, honestly, this channel is most likely going to blow up.

[@Volksgeist]

thanks!! we'll see :)

[@FlyByNick]

An iconic album such as Dark Side of the Moon can't be over rated. Whomever says this is expressing a type of jealousy that is based on the huge sales and $$ generated by the album. When it came out I was 10 years old but my friends older sister had a copy. It blew me away, I've never heard anything like it before or after. Kudos to the band for crafting a masterpiece that will live on forever in our hearts, mind, eyes and ears.

[@theeddy1296]

Amazing quality video essay on my absolute favorite band, nice one.

[@conflux2300]

Great work man!

[@Volksgeist]

thanks man!

[@vicentedevidts7647]

Hyper light drifter in the background makes me happy

[@Volksgeist]

its such a beautiful soundtrack

[@lucasvargette7378]

Great work! Thank you!

[@guusholdijk3971]

this deserves way more views an likes, you did a great job man!

[@kerritemporary2011]

I wanted to wait until both parts were out before I commented on either video. As always, you did such a great job. Obviously I know about Pink Floyd, but I think the only time I've heard DSOTM from start to finish was while watching the Wizard of Oz. Your video has inspired me to listen to the full album in its entirely ASAP. Thank you, Volks!

[@thrax4939]

This is absolutely incredible

[@konstantinosmoys8313]

The Hyper Light Drifter soundtrack is perfect for this video. Good choice!

[@LuigiFanPlays]

I love Dark Side of the Moon, but honestly I consider Animals their best album, with The Wall at a close second.

[@matts8012]

So happy this is a thing. Can you do a series on all of the albums? 😂😂

[@Volksgeist]

i could!

[@Shrimpy08]

👏👏 this is one of my favorite albums

[@chrisdimis91]

We waiting for PT2. But we also expecting Pink Floyd The Wall

[@angellopez6095]

Best album of all time! Its absolutely perfect.

[@ziggystardust949]

Good Work man !

[@golfgrabu]

Great video! Can't wait for part 2!!!!

[@sumantamaitra]

Brilliant video. Certainly deserves a million views.

[@GamingTeamBrohammer]

this is really good man, i love video essays and pink floyd, so this video really caught my eye, can't wait for part 2

[@Volksgeist]

thanks!!

[@Bluecat33]

Keep these coming man! Pretty cool!

[@theskoolmustard00]

They made better albums imo since if you look more into their discography you see much more ambitious conceptual stories in their works but I understand why this album is brought so many times since it really gave the band the true spotlight and was revolutionary. Excellent video by the way, high quality channel.

[@pinkysquenky4286]

The Skoolmustard the wall and animals are better albums imo but nothing beats this album while lonerism

[@booster-b3568]

Great video! loved your use of the Hyper Light Drifter track at the beginning

[@Volksgeist]

thanks! great game

[@carolinelima1660]

I want the second part plsss❤️❤️❤️

[@arizona7853]

Great video and the hyperlight drifter soundtrack in the backround is just perfect !

[@littledracox2572]

volksgeist is my favorite music teacher

[@Volksgeist]

draco is my fav 12 year old

[@littledracox2572]

awwww thx

[@Mankiratsinghsehra]

Man why does your commentary gives me chills

[@Mirascarlo]

Man where's your 1mil subs yet? This content is a goldmine

[@Peter7966]

The first time I heard Dark Side I was on the air playing album cuts on a NY college FM radio station. The album had just arrived and I decided to preview it on air, without hearing it first. I put side 1 on and it stayed on for the full side. I was floored. It was the best album I'd ever heard. I remember fumbling about, flipping the record over, not wanting to break the trance. I put side 2 on as fast as I could. The audience could hear me as I did. Side 2 was better. To this day Dark Side is still the best album in my opinion.

[@eva.olivari]

Fabulous video!! 😍😍 Great work, keep it up! :)

[@TristanTheGamer01]

This was great.. Love this album

[@Volksgeist]

thanks!!

[@TristanTheGamer01]

Your welcome! Can't wait to see what you say in the next part.

[@CarlosMendoza-hx3kt]

we have to wait A WEEK for the next?? :( Great video, excited for the next

[@Volksgeist]

i knoww :( gotta make the vid though LOL

[@nimeshchaulagain7401]

These type of videos are the reason, why youtube should exist.

[@midchaff5010]

Wait idk much about Pink Floyd, Which one is Pink? (He doesn't say)

[@midchaff5010]

Volk thx for liking my comment

[@PompeyMatt17]

originally called Tea Set..Barratt quickly changed it to Pink Floyd Sound at a gig they were playing as there was another band called Tea Set playing...Pink Anderson and Floyd Council were two Blues albums Syd Barratt had.

[@charmianpearsoncl6691]

To me the best album of all time, and I'm a Beatles fan. Thanks to Roger Walters for bringing his fantastic concerts to Australia. Just a note, this album has sold over 45 million copies and rated by those who know as one of the best.

[@richardeast3328]

My first listening to DSOTM, was in 1973 when I was 18 years old. I had put together old headphone cords to make my headphones reach out to my roof top. I went out my window and climb onto the roof. I then put on the headphones and had my Sister lower the needle onto the album, then my trip began. It was a clear night, with a full moon and the stars were shinning bright. The music seemed like it took me out there to those celestial bodies. It was the closest thing I have ever had that may be described as a religious experience.

[@tgrules565]

I go between this and the Wall as my favourite depending on how I'm feeling. Both absolute masterpieces!

[@traplover6357]

Two parter 🤤. Hallelujah 👏

[@completeandunabridged.4606]

Great video, previously saw your video on anthony fantano but this one made me subscribe.

[@Volksgeist]

thanks!

[@austincharles1446]

When will there be a part two? Very intriguing!

[@Nachtdervolfe12345]

This is a very well done video, this channel should go far

[@Meshica111]

Pls do one on ummagumma, that album has so many strange sounds

[@camiloendara5319]

Thank you for this.

[@rubensousa8035]

Really awesome🤙🏽