IS "THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON" ONE OF THE BEST ROCK ALBUMS OF ALL TIME? PINK FLOYD-Reaction/Review

[@sebastianexisting]

Short answer: Yes.

[@patrickmaloney6440]

What he said... 👍

[@stevetomlinson3894]

Long answer: Absolutely.

[@toiletjoseph4167]

shorter answer: No

[@DavidHunter]

Absolutely. It’s addictive. The only gripe I have is that beginning of Time. It’s always jarring, but brief. But then in this reaction his allusions to an alarm waking us up made me realise maybe that was the intent… and now it’s golden.

[@Shapzon]

Long answer: yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees

[@LivingOnCash]

This album needs to be listened to with the lights turn down low, turn on the lava lamps and spark up a doob. Then sit back, close you eyes and drift off into another world. I was 17 when this came out in '73. Back then we didn't internet or hundreds of TV stations or all the other distractions we have now. Music was our escape and no one could take you another place better than Pink Floyd.

[@rff2552]

So well said. Such a great time to be alive for the music and concerts. I saw PF in concert 3 times in the 70's and 80's.

[@robbiebonham]

I was more of a Queen guy than Floyd, but I understand. Music is all, isn't it?

[@ffjsb]

You don't need drugs to absolutely enjoy this album. Drugs are for the weak minded.

[@dyldog]

If you need drugs to appreciate or enjoy music you need help

[@LivingOnCash]

@@dyldog I don't need drugs to enjoy music. In fact, I haven't smoked pot in over 40 years. But back in the '70s, that's what many of us did. Many of the musicians that created this music did as well. Some still do. A lot did much harder drugs than pot too. If you've never enjoyed a nice buzz and immersed yourself in the envelope of sound then you are speaking from ignorance. I'm not saying you should do it but don't criticize something you have never experienced or understand.

[@matthewmccaffrey5060]

Us and them for me is a top 10 song of all time. It’s so beautiful

[@amaromunoz6425]

absolutely

[@hoboactual]

Any colour as well.

[@rebeccashears7091]

@@hoboactual the whole album is a masterpiece but I think I could easily listen to just Us and Them through to the end...it's my favorite part of the album ❤❤

[@blade1535]

Great gig in the sky was her singing battling with the end of life. All life’s emotions expressed and then the final acceptance.

[@vippi1]

Emotional song

[@starrroberts-n9h]

I agree, It's supposed to reflect in raw emotion the transition into leaving life, the stages of dying, starting with denial, anger, fear, resistance and finally acceptance, it is a Masterpiece !!

[@The_Jnrel]

The best vocal solo in music history, and its an improv done in two takes

[@zeroceiling]

It’s great that she finally got a writing credit.

[@stevelangdon3250]

I told my wife that I want time and great gig to be playing as I leave this world. Greatest album of all time.

[@edgardiaz7386]

Loved that he didn't pause the album right at the end of Us and Them. That transition it's otherworldly.

[@cssneil]

This album was produced by Alan Parsons and his engineering expertise was a large contributor to the sound of this album. The blending of the tracks, the recording of the voice overs. A lot of that was due to Parsons. Not to take away anything that the band did, their genius is on full display, but sound engineers and producers don't often get the credit they are due. They often have a huge impact on the final results.

[@btv7206]

100% I think dark side of the moon is honestly humans greatest achievement in terms of music as art in its purest form. Everything about this album is perfect, from instruments, singing, recording and production, the structure and feel of the album, even what the album is talking about, the Human experience, written into one album and piece…. It a god damn masterpiece and marvel of human achievement and what human can do as a team with genius at its core at all parts needed to make a album. Even with genius and skill it is damn near impossible to make something like this without it sounding too pretentious. And being able to have every person listening to it immediately connect with it all due to all of use living through what is the human condition and experience.

[@redrick8900]

Parsons was just doing what Nick Mason told him to do.

[@gordowg1wg145]

@@redrick8900 Uh, he was a very skilled sound engineer in his own right - check out "The Alan Parsons Project" for his original work - and only a damn fool wouldn't have allowed him input into the final sound.

[@redrick8900]

@@gordowg1wg145 So what? The guy that installed my mother's hard wood floor was very good at hat he did too. It's not like he made any creative decisions. The Alan Parson's project is a pretentious mess. It's all skill and no inspiration. It's like watching a kid say "Look what I can do."

[@gordowg1wg145]

@@redrick8900 False analogy - it was your mother's decision, but she would have had input towards that from those experienced in the wood options, and their pro's and con's. Can't really disagree, I've got the album on vinyl, somewhere, and it's been decades since it was played - you summed it up well! But if he had someone else he could take some input from, who knows how his solo work would be affected?

[@gerrydantone6834]

I was about 21 when it came out and already a Pink Floyd fan and I was astounded as I still am. Masterpiece. Everyone knew it immediately.

[@marklunn41]

I was 12 when this came out. That summer, my friend and I built an amazing treehouse while listening to this nonstop

[@blastingweevil2968]

this "ALBUM" was on the Billboard 200 albums chart,,,it remained in the Billboard 200 albums chart for 736 nonconsecutive weeks (from 17 March 1973 to 16 July 1988). no other album has even come close to that, that is how good this album was and still is today the songs are timeless....

[@detroitlady7201]

Only reason was removed was because billboard changed the guidelines. Up to almost 20 years now!

[@Northbankgooner69]

It's not one of the best rock albums of all time,it's the greatest album in human history.

[@kaylamanor]

Yes

[@TheEnnisfan]

Not just that. It's one of the greatest works of art in general.

[@johnwinton2209]

Yes. Who can argue?

[@antonioiniguez1615]

Greatest collaborative effort in human history

[@flubblert]

How did most of us react when this album came out back then? Well, about half of us started saving our pennies to buy new stereo systems because we knew what we had wasn't going to cut it anymore. The ahead of its time quadraphonic stereo recording demanded proper stereo equipment to play it on. People were going over to friends houses and friends of friends to listen to it properly. Remember, stereo was still in its early stages back then and until Dark Side came out, no one was in that big a hurry to upgrade. This album changed everything in that dept. There was literally a run on electronic/hi-fi stores. They say this album sold more stereo equipment (home and auto), than anything that came before it. Not only did it push the market forward but it most likely help push the technology itself faster into the future than it might otherwise have gone without it. And yes I can still remember setting up my old Lloyds four speaker quadraphonic surround sound system in my bedroom and putting the album on for the first time and thinking to myself... I have finally arrived. 😏 Btw, when Pink Floyd performs this music live, it is done in full surround sound with speakers set up all around the stadium. I've seen them twice, in 88 and "Pulse" in 94. I can attest that you hear every note, every whisper, every sound effect, just as you do on the albums no matter how big the stadium. Literally as if some of those background whispered speaking voices that you hear at the end of some tracks were right over shoulder. To the point I found myself having to turn around more than once to check to see where the sounds were coming from. Downright eerie! These guys were perfectionists in rvery sense.

[@greenbluemonkey]

"People were going over to friends houses and friends of friends to listen to it properly." I remember that!

[@cavemanjack]

Wow great write up This helped set the scene so well for me !!

[@noelheaton1973]

I was in the Olympic Stadium in Munich for the Pulse Tour. The Olympic Stadium was beautiful to look at, but fucking horrible for sound quality. Floyd made it sound like you were listening to it in your living room on 15000 grand speakers.

[@flubblert]

@@noelheaton1973 it really is amazing. I was at the Division Bell tour (Pulse), at Soldier Field in Chicago in ‘94. I was in the upper lower mezzanine section in the stands. I remember I kept looking back to see who was speaking in those hushed tones you hear just under the track during and in between some Dark Side of the Moon tunes. Sounded too clear and too close.. had to be someone sitting behind me. Finally located speaker boxes tucked in the rafters all along that side. All you could do is shake your head and smile. Floyd! 😏

[@jeninaverse]

I went 88 one. Was so disappointed that Roger Waters wasn’t there. He was my fave.

[@nickwalters5380]

As a total album and concept, one of the greatest 42 mins and 50 seconds of music ever.

[@papagawain]

While Pink Floyd is often labeled a “progressive rock band” it conceals how much Pink Floyd incorporated soul and jazz into their songwriting.

[@thedorianmode8087]

Apparently the family story goes. I was born in 1972 and my dad bought the DSOTM album on release, still got it. I was only an infant who had trouble sleeping. One day my dad was playing DSOTM as he was cradling me and he said I basically passed out and slept for hours afterwards. So dad moved the record player into the baby room and played the album on low volume of course and my parents have said to me that I would pass out in the crib and I started sleeping the night through. I’m the youngest in the family and my eldest sister who is 10 years older than me has confirmed it. I used to as a child beg dad to put DSOTM on and I haven’t stopped listening to it. My mum passed away 13 years ago from luekemia and my father just passed in August last year. I got his entire vinyl collection which has over 500 records. Everything from early elvis Presley records, fats domino, little Richard, all pink Floyd albums, you name it. Jazz, blues, classical. It was no wonder I started playing instruments from a young age and continue to play the piano and guitar to this day. I’m 52 now and a grandfather and I have introduced DSOTM to my first grandchild who was born 15 months ago. And guess what? I get him to sleep by playing DSOTM lightly. He passes out.

[@potato44_]

You should listen to Animals. the concept of the album is very interesting, and all songs feel very distinct and large, while all making sense with the theme and, in a way, story of the album.

[@TheCoolKidPro]

This

[@pzeller1]

Yes, Animals is an underrated gem. You might want to read the book "Animal Farm" (George Orwell) beforehand, as it further illuminates the characteristics of the Dogs, Pigs, and Sheep.

[@lilaelsi5766]

Yep, “Animals” is much, much better than “Wish You Were Here”.

[@pervenchemusic]

@@lilaelsi5766I think the only problem with the wish you were here is how different each song is from each other a bar from the shine on you crazy diamond songs. Welcome to the machine is so different to Have a Cigar which is so different to Wish You Were Here and it breaks up the album, but every song is amazing on their own

[@johnfloyd4166]

Spot on..❤

[@liam_fulton]

Their best album by a mile in my opinion. It tends to suffer from success but when it's just you and the music you feel it hard.

[@vippi1]

However my favourite one is "Wish you were here", Dark side of the moon is just perfect

[@inheritmyshoes9559]

It's a beautiful album. But not by miles....that just discredits The Wall so hard. Wish You Were Here is great too. So is Animals. So is Atom Heart Mother. I personally think side 2 of The Wall is my favorite, but I couldn't ever say anything by PF is "by miles" best or better than their other projects. They're amazing, completely.

[@redrick8900]

@@inheritmyshoes9559 The Wall isn't even top four Floyd Albums.

[@atomreader8162]

First time I heard this album, we went to lunch in high school (in 1986 Seniors got off campus lunch). We smoked a joint on the ride back to school and the driver put this on. As the high came on, “Breathe” kicked in and enhanced the buzz so utterly perfect. It was life altering.

[@Brycensbeans]

I've heard a breakdown of the album that states that it is about the aspects of life that can drive people to madness. Work can drive people to madness, not stopping to breathe. On the run, fear of leaving the house, airlines, etc. can drive people to madness. Trying to grasp your loss of time can drive you to madness. Fear of death can drive you crazy. Greed can drive you to madness. The illusion of choice can drive you crazy, and finally mental illness, or brain damage can (obviously) drive you crazy.

[@cavemanjack]

mannn so many deep themes within this album

[@shaheerraza4096]

I think the album touches upon many aspects of life. Time and Money being the center, but also explores insanity (Brain Damage), death (Great Gig), and war/poverty (Us and them)

[@kathleensmith3555]

This brought back a very special memory for me -- -- My dad who was didnt listen to rock of any kind unless it was Elvis asked me if I wanted to go to our local Planetarium to watch a special presentation they were doing showing the beauty of the universe all choreographed to the music of Dark Side on the Moon --- It was spectacular and I was so surprised he asked me to go knowing how I was a space geek before it was cool to be one LOL -- I will never forget that bond we shared

[@cavemanjack]

Thank you for sharing that special memory !

[@robbiebonham]

Man, I love watching your understanding of music, you're a joy.

[@michaelyork4554]

I was a teenager when this came out, however, somewhere around 1990 there was a show "The Pink Floyd Laser Light Experience" which toured, some roadies, I think, had purchased PF laser light equipment, and did shows all over. My wife and I went to this show in a small Performing Arts Center, and they had a MASSIVE sound system with 10's of thousand of watts, and to this day I have never heard any music so loud, and clear, and powerful. They played all of DSOM, with a mind blowing laser show, and between side one, and two they had an intermission where they played Echoes. A Most Memorable Experience. To be honest, we smoked some weed, but the show was so powerful it completely overwhelmed any buzz we had.

[@desrever1138]

Damn, talk about bringing back the memories. Me and my friends went to a couple of these show tripping balls on acid and mushrooms. What a hell of an experience.

[@charliermacleod]

I was 14 years old when the album was released. All my buddies and I played it to death. The lyrics, the melodies, the arrangements...all instantly connected with us without hesitation. I got to hear them perform the whole album live at the Autostade in Montreal the following summer. Just a brilliant performance.

[@harold5856]

im so jealous

[@Codex7777]

Dark Side of the Moon regularly tops lists of the greatest albums of all time (all genres)! It always makes the top 10 of such lists. It's the 3rd biggest selling album in history! It holds the record, by a mile, for most weeks on the Billboard Album Chart, at almost 1,000 weeks! That's almost 20 years! It holds a similar position in the album chart of their home country and in many other charts around the World. It regularly makes reappearances in the top 10 of charts worldwide. It's also one of the most critically acclaimed albums of all-time! Pink Floyd still outsell 99%+ of modern artists Only the Beatles and Led Zeppelin can match them for continuous sales for 50+ years. Floyd aren't just one of the giants of modern music. They're one of the giants of music, full stop! Their music will still be listened to for centuries to come! Their importance is on a par with Mozart and Beethoven, in their era! :)

[@cavemanjack]

Their work is so rich and I’m gonna love continue diving into their sounds !! Such a legendary project

[@alanshepherd4304]

I was 20 in 1973 and first listened to it at my friend's house, his older brother had bought it and made us listen to it, start to finish, we all had to lay on the floor lights out, curtains drawn and just absorbed the music, almost like osmosis. It's a phrase that is over used, but it blew my mind!! I went to town the very next day and bought a copy, which I still have, 50 years later. I still listen to it quite regularly, headphones on, a darkened room, a glass of something interesting and I'm 20 years old again!!🥃🥃😂🇬🇧

[@stopbunsen]

On the run was about their fear of flying which increased because they were flying around so much. You can hear all the references there, the airport announcements, the sounds of planes and the crash at the end. I love how easily Money switches from 7/8 to 4/4 and back to 7/8 again. Not many 7/8 songs out there. That riff though... it's iconic. Eclipse has to be one of the greatest endings to an album with incredible lyrics by Roger. I can paraphrase him when he says that if you feel like life is making you crazy, if you feel like your sun is being eclipsed by the moon then I feel that too. There is such a huge amount of humanity in this album and it speaks to a lot of universal truths that transcend time and space. It will still be relevant in 100 years. Thank you for your honest reaction!. It was a pleasure listening to this with you.

[@geoffclarke3796]

My favourite rock album of all time. I loved the instrumentation on DSOTM when I first heard it aged 10 in the early 1980's and a few years later I was old enough to appreciate the brilliant lyrics.

[@adamjesionek3707]

Damn, your reactions are sooo amazing, I feel like I'm listening to these albums for the first time again, it sends shivers down my spine.

[@cavemanjack]

Thank you so much Adam!

[@phogandivephogandive3885]

There's a reason it spent 741 weeks on the charts (14.25 YEARS).

[@starrroberts-n9h]

The great gig in the sky represents in raw emotion, the transition into leaving life, the stages of dying starting with denial, anger, fear, resistance and finally acceptance

[@karene5406]

I got this when it came out. Being a kid Time was just another really cool song. I am now 69 and fully understand it. I will be listening to Pink Floyd until it’s my time to go and hopefully after.

[@rff2552]

I fell in love with Pink Floyd in 1973 when i heard this album for the first time and i been a rabid Floydian ever since. I never tire of this group. I agree, Us and Them and Time are slight favorites. This album is so huge and influencial it should pass the 1000 week mark on Billboard 200 sometime in 2024. No album is even close and i doubt ever will.

[@cavemanjack]

Such an amazing project !

[@secondchance6603]

'Time' - One of the most profound songs from one of the best albums ever recorded by one of the greatest bands ever.

[@debnbhuy]

I am 63 and first heard this album in 1978 and it makes me so happy that generations later this amazing music is understood and appreciated. Will music of this type and standard ever be made again ??

[@lesleywhibley]

Well it's back in the charts again 50 years after release so hell yes.

[@MotoNomad350]

I remember first experiencing this album at thirteen listening in my best friend’s bedroom. To that point, I’d only heard Floyd’s radio “singles” but his older brothers had all the Floyd albums and we played them endlessly. They’ve been in the fabric of my life ever since.

[@cheslerpark7223]

Really enjoyed your reaction! I hope you do Animals or Meddle soon. :) I consider Dark Side to be a true masterpiece, and my pick for overall best album ever made. It's truly ONE cohesive sound, a near-perfect execution on an epic, timeless concept. See you could look at it as a collection of several large concepts of human life... or you could zoom out and see it as the telling of LIFE ITSELF from birth to death in a split way. "ALL that you touch and ALL that you see... everything under the sun is in tune but the sun is eclipsed by the moon." This album will grow on you and grow with you. You will find something new that you love about it on the 50th listen. That's why it's the goat.

[@cavemanjack]

It flows so effortlessly and I have continued loving hearing more and more reveal itself with every listen

[@harlanginsberg7269]

That spacey sound in breathe is David Gilmour on pedal steel guitar. pedal steel guitar

[@ISlookup]

A detail about the song "Time" when the TIMING of the song slows for the last verse, it turns back in to the previous song "breathe"

[@cavemanjack]

So many great details within the album

[@franktreadwell3442]

The timing was perfect. This incredible album arrived when progressive rock was at its most virulent, and it soared above everything else and stood proud like a beacon of perfection that has stood the test of time. Pink Floyd set the bar so high that it probably brought progressive rock to an end. It eclipsed everything that went before it, and so much since.

[@warzypants]

For me the album feels like a journey from the womb to death and the afterlife, with a journey into madness along the way. The deep tones on the opening track remind me of some subterranean cave, with the heartbeat hinting at someone getting stronger, awaiting birth. Time reflects life's journey, Great Gig in the sky the journey into an afterlife, perhaps protesting and not wanting to leave at first, then becoming reconciled to the idea and becoming serene, until the final moment. Probably others have a completely different impression, but that's how it feels to me.

[@diverdown631]

To me, Us and Them is a masterpiece within a masterpiece.

[@cavemanjack]

I gotta agree

[@ayeayeron4]

life changing album

[@dalebeaudet3201]

Loved the album when it came out. Had already been following them since their first album. Concert was great in Detroit!! Speakers in every doorway into Cobo Hall. A hornets nest of speakers hanging from the ceiling, not to mention the stacks of speakers on stage. It was Epic!!!

[@dreww1609]

Ah man, excellent holiday surprise, to see you post a reaction to this album! Like a little gift. First reaction this record is unique and as always your love for the experience and discovery is infectious, so thank you from an old Pink Floyd mega fan. I found your page via Radiohead, and I'll leave it there per comparisons and such, I doubt I'm the only person who shares those 2 bands as my two favorites, though I'm unsure how many of us there are (nor how many who would also specifically add Stevie Ray Vaughan - I'm gonna work on you for a reaction there - and A Tribe Called Quest to round out their top 4) as this ought to be firmly about Pink Floyd. It does sound pretentious but it seems eminently correct to call this a work of art, as a whole, truly, its so much more than individual pop or rock music songs. It has a life, a pulse in this Universe. From the synchronicity of playing it in U with the 'Wizard of Oz' (it works, hah, it really does - if only the visual being a beautiful backdrop for those who may be skeptics on the whole thing - watching 'Great Gig' while the movie part in the synched up timing is playing - its brilliantly powerful visual is really spectacular. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3_Fp2OCZt1jn6M ) But the point of that is this album is like a lifelong companion, the layers within and without when analyzing it. I only would listen to it in entirety for years. Still feel like that's the way to go. This album has the Guinness World Record for being in the Top 200 Albums for like 17 years straight I believe....750ish weeks in a row??? I love bands, and the inner workings of members, and the parts they play...Pink Floyd offers that in so many ways, but one such on display in this album, while bassist Roger Waters wrote the music and lyrics for almost all of the band's major output, they divide the lead vocals, with lead guitarist David Gilmour (one of the titans of Guitarists not for his fast playing or insane technical skills but his ludicrous tone, and melody and inventive solos and slide work and just being such a singular and unbelievable sound in pushing this band's songs) is the main singer, but then you get Roger with the more twangy vocals, and even keyboardist Richard Wright who often harmonizes got lead vocals on "Us and Them" in this album...its just cool. When I was 15 I though it was cool and I still do now. These different voices, the band seems larger than life. The message of these key elements of life explored as the album goes, its a life journey conveyed in music, sound, lyrics, dreamscapes...it is the best album on earth to listen to with a certain wonderous botanical substances, it has the coolest album cover ever...but hey, just so glad to share another album experience on your channel, you make it hard not to want to explore music with you. Happy Holiday times, thanks as always. Peace//

[@cavemanjack]

Thank you legend Hope you are well!

[@katapult9999]

I bought my first Pink Floyd album in 1969 (Ummagumma) and saw them live in 1971 and 4 more times after that. For me This is the BEST band of all times. Now I'm 71 years old and still listen to them everyday.

[@Sydxsd]

keep going brother! love your reactions

[@cavemanjack]

Thank you! Will do legend !

[@The_Jnrel]

Fun fact: there are 12 bass hits befor the vocals come in on Time, referencing the 12 numbers on a clock

[@moniqueleroux2198]

We had instruments BITD. ...and Clare Torry ! You are a doll!

[@inheritmyshoes9559]

Your take on Time was spot on. The warmth of the music allows you to confront the harsh reality of the lyrics.

[@joerouleau8853]

There is music and then there’s Pink Floyd I’m one of those people that had the privilege of growing up in the 70s….i will never get tired of hearing this album, it transcends

[@katapult9999]

They brings you somewhere out of your body! Pink Floyd made me fly for the last 55 years and I've been bless for that!

[@ianfortier6796]

Great reaction, man! I loved this and would love to see you do every Floyd album as each deserve this treatment. The way I see it, the first five tracks take you through one cycle of life, while the last 5 touch on specific aspects of life in general. Speak To Me is a cacophony of sounds heard throughout the album, and thus, throughout one's life. Like a prep for the new life about to begin. Breathe is a tutorial for how to live that mew life, almost like words of wisdom passed on just you're born. On the Run is both about the rat race of working for a living and a fear of flying (which is partially how the band was working fir s living at the time), Time is self-explanatory and a message that people need to be aware of how little time we have, Breathe (Reprise) is winding down a taking time for yourself, yet connected to "the tolling bell" and "softly spoken magic spells", which I believe is a funeral mass for someone who's recently passed. The Great Gig In the Sky is the soul of that person who's just passed going through the stages of grief and acceptance which is why it starts off so chaotic and gradually gets more calm. The second half includes Money being about greed, Us And Them is about war, poverty and classism, Any Colour You Like is about fate vs free will, Brain Damage is about mental illness, and Eclipse is the grand finale which encompasses everything. It's a fantastic album. Looking forward to more!

[@cavemanjack]

Great write up! Keen to check out more from this legendary band

[@dariathelazy]

I can't talk about personal experience of what this album's release was like back in 1973 since I wouldn't've been born for another 20 years or so... but what I can say is that it's been with me all my life (thanks to dad who introduced me and my brother to music of 'his era') and that it never lost its sheen of quality to me :) When I was younger, it helped to shape my standards for music (and music production), and as I grew older I started to appreciate it only more. It's meditative, space-y, abstract, melancholy but also warm like a hug from an old friend. In my case, it really felt like my only friend in school sometimes, or like my only friend when I moved to a new city after college and didn't have anybody I'd know there, or like my only friend during lonely long-distance travel in my adulthood... I could ramble about DSotM for ages, tbh 🥲 buuut I doubt all the sentimental stuff would be of much interest, haha Loved the video, Jack!!! ❤ It's cool that you only stopped to talk whenever you felt like saying something, and didn't force yourself to pause at every track 😅 considering how uh, seamless the album is designed to be at times

[@craigeaton4870]

The great gig in thr sky is about life being awesome and realizing that you are mortal and understanding it and the before dieing you reflect on life and see the awesome moments

[@evank794]

Hey Caveman Jack! First off, thank you for taking time to react to music and to create a welcoming community here (and for reading my comment, hopefully). I have watched quite a few music reaction channels, but I can tell you are truly passionate about music. It is nice to find people who are patient enough to listen to entire albums rather than only individual songs that are popular. (Although I have nothing against people who do that either.) My favorite form of music listening is probably in album form so I can see what the artist is really wanting to convey to the listener. I don't know how it was when this album came out since I only listened to about 3 years ago, haha! I pretty much always listened to music while doing homework, and one time I was just curious what Pink Floyd sounded like. For some reason I thought they would be more hard rock, but nope! The Dark Side of the Moon sounded so different to anything else I had heard at the time (2021). Now they are one of my all time favorites when it comes to musicians. If I were to choose only 3 songs from this album they would be... Us and Them The Great Gig in the Sky, and Any Colour You Like Thanks again, and happy happy new year!!

[@cavemanjack]

Hey! thank you so much for the kind words it truly means a lot. I love music and I love being able to dive into an albums sounds and I believe you can find so many themes and perspectives as each song transitions I found a lot of my favourite artists when I used to be studying/homework The songs you picked are all so good Take care and have a happy new year!

[@KaiLiedtke]

You need to feel it and you did. Thank you

[@davidjeffery3532]

Just discovered you from the kid an album reaction. And subscribed now! Love it!

[@danalawton2986]

The first time I heard this album was in 1974, my older brother played it on our father's stereo console... one of those big pieces of furniture that had a kick ass stereo hiding in it. It sounded great. Probably the only time in my life that I can remember where and when I first heard a piece of music.

[@bobolive1249]

Sorry that you felt the need to edit this album. There are no wasted moments on it, even cutting out part of the vocal on Great Gig in the Sky. This was the first time I watched one of your reactions and probably the last.

[@ffjsb]

"ONE" of the best??? Easily one of the top 5 at a minimum if not THE best EVER. Done completely in analog recording, with Alan Parsons engineering, it's a masterpiece.

[@dlorde]

Pink Floyd's music never seems hurried, it just takes its own sweet time - but it's never boring because there's so much going on. I've been listening to it since the 1970's and it just never gets old (unlike the rest of us) . When this album came out I was in my late teens, and it just blew us all away - we'd never heard anything like it. At that age, the lyrics weren't so impactful - they grow on you; how someone still in their 20's could write those lyrics is beyond me - unless they spent a lot of time talking to their grandparents!

[@defiance34758]

Ode to the days of album rock, each song led to the next. You will always remember Dark side of the moon.

[@louishinojosa5160]

the best album ever. amazing masterpiece

[@Mateusz.dedmcz]

This may be a bit of a long comment, but there is a lot that can be written about this remarkable album. The concepts and themes presented on this album may seem trivial and ordinary, but they concern each of us and we struggle with them throughout our lives. Death, money, searching for better place and purpose in life, transience, war, greed and madness. However, all these things are presented to us in a masterful way. They are decorated with wonderful sounds, none of which was accidental. This album was perfection in music production and was years ahead of the times in which it was created. In my opinion, it is one of the most important, if not the most important, music album of our time. Which continues to inspire artists in various musical genres to this day. It contains many innovative ideas introduced by Parson (producer) never heard before. At Alan Parsons' suggestion, they incorporated synchronized sounds in big room of ticking clocks into "Time", recorded and mixed by him. As in previous albums, they also used non-musical sounds. The sound of opening cash registers and pouring coins (probably the longest loop made using the traditional technique!!!). And all this was in the 1970s. Perfection. And thank you. You really love the music.

[@cavemanjack]

thank you for in depth thoughts on the album!

[@mrsseasea]

Ordered the 50 anniversary LP dark side of the moon ….cant wait to see it.

[@kylevanbockel1957]

17:55 you know it's good when you abort the swig of the bottle mid way to your lips to give an ewwwffff face at the saxophone entry

[@cavemanjack]

It was too good haha

[@johnwinton2209]

The best album you will ever hear. In my opinion.😊

[@paulamoya7956]

The pleasure and Joy u got from Us and Them made my 🤍Smile so big cause that is how I feel every time I listen . Thank You for The 🤍

[@cavemanjack]

What a song Hits so hard

[@peachesannndgravy]

Happy New Year, Jack! I woke up && finally checked YT && of course your reaction. I haven’t heard this album in a while. You’re correct, it’s such a warm album. It’s so captivating. Once again, I’m crying && feeling each note && marveling at your facial expressions when a note touches your soul. I feel it, too :)

[@cavemanjack]

Woo woo, hope you enjoyed the vid! was such a fun one to react to, and being such an iconic album it felt very special

[@psychmike1717]

Genius. Masterpiece. Art. Timeless. In 1973 it was massive, and went on to be so for years...even now. It will never be repeated and nothing will ever come close.

[@johnfloyd4166]

THE best peice of music in history ❤😊

[@markhelmboldt2872]

I was 18 when this album came out. Headphones, a bong of hash, a dark room, lay back on the couch, and drift away! That is actually what I did the first time I listened to this album. I have never been without a copy of The Dark Side of the Moon in various formats; vinyl, 8 track, cassette, CD, and now, digital. I’m 68 now. The meaning of “Time,” is a literal concept for me now.

[@scottnorvell2955]

Claire Torrys voice always gets me.

[@kylevanbockel1957]

Growing up, my dad didn't play much music, but if he was in a certain mood, he'd put on 'Time'. What a great song to get you up and hyped. That intro! Iconic. Great memories.

[@cavemanjack]

Such a track!!!

[@ArnoldLayne-he9qq]

The answer to Your question: NO, it is not one of the best....It IS THE BEST OF ALL!

[@ALLHAILSUNSETYOUTH2]

I'll be honest. Darkside has never clicked for me. Its not bad, but i just don't feel the emotional connection that other people do. Wish You Were Here hits me way harder

[@kroft6799]

They're both amazing but to each his own.

[@desrever1138]

Wish You Were Here is in my top 5 albums of all time. Still, Dark Side of the Moon is still in my top 25. Both are classic records IMO

[@TraditionalHippie]

First time watching someone react to Dark Side of the Moon. You da man!

[@cavemanjack]

Thank you!

[@PedroCarneiro-w3g]

Love the content , keep up man

[@cavemanjack]

Thank you so much !

[@JohnHanson-r1z]

When this album came out I was in my 20s I first saw them in the UFO club when they first started. You need to listen to this in a dark room headphones and a joint I’m 76 now and still do

[@SJ95111]

Not just one of the greatest rock albums but one of the THE greatest albums

[@raulhuseynli4026]

Unbelievably beautiful

[@themadcow71]

Perfect album about the meaning of life.

[@wreckoner2650]

Another great reaction, Jack! Happy holidays to you and your fam over there on the other side of the globe!

[@cavemanjack]

Happy holidays! Same to you !

[@Hayseo]

How did people react? Well, it was on the top 100 selling albums list for 10 years. So,… That’s a reaction.

[@michaelgrantham125]

Its groundbreaking in all tegards. Your favourite track will change through thr years. At the moment I continually am drawn to Breathe and Eclipse is the gteatest outro ever.

[@robertmartyr9432]

Absolutely

[@Codex7777]

It's one of the greatest albums of all-time, full stop! It regularly tops lists of the greatest albums of all-time! It holds the record, by a mile, of most weeks on the Billboard Album Chart, at almost 1000 weeks! That's almost 20 years in total. It sold equally well all over the World and still makes regular appearances in charts worldwide, to this day. It's the 3rd biggest selling album in history! :) Their other albums are incredible too and 'The Wall' is the biggest selling double album in history! :)

[@dannybhoy2625]

Rick Wright, what a piano player-RIP

[@danielswood]

Thank you for your appreciation! It was amazing at the time - and many years later, still the same. 😀

[@bugscorb]

To answer your question, Yes!

[@crofootski]

Love reactions to Dark Side of the Moon, including yours. Just wondering why you cut little bits since you talk through some of it; wouldn't that be enough to not be hammered by YT?

[@Tony99992000]

Check out Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here and Yes - Close To The Edge as well. All our amazing albums to listen to with headphones, especially in the dark!

[@HenrikRClausen]

Well: Yes I still remember where I was, and who I was with. Half a century ago, when I first heard this masterpiece. Guess I was ten at the time.

[@spenorr]

Please react to The Beatles! You can do one of their defining records like Abbey Road, or I'd recommend the self titled White Album. It has an incredible range of genres. It's only of those albums where I don't consider every song a 10, but the sum of its parts comes out to a 10/10. Along with Sgt. Pepper's, it also pioneered recording/engineering techniques used in rock for the next 50 years.

[@seniorchief6136]

Time always scares me, even when I know it's coming. And the song too lol

[@8tubeyou2]

Killed the Top 100 for DECADES. so much love personally

[@acerx203]

This album was on the US billboard charts list for 988 weeks. That works to 18+ years.

[@jebhardwick]

Quite a journey you're on recently man! Can I strongly recommend the album Takk by Sigur Ros? Trust me, you'll have a fantastic time. Hope you're well.

[@cavemanjack]

Great suggestion! Thank you

[@jebhardwick]

It's soul shattering goodness, strap in!@@cavemanjack

[@jackiegiannino6835]

I was 14 years old and Blown Away by this Album!! The complete Album as a whole is how it should be played. I’m 65 this year and it’s still my favorite album . It’s in my car on the Cd player. The three top songs would have to be ( for me) are Time… Great Gig in the Sky and Us and Them. It’s been standing the test of time for 50 years! May I make a request for you to listen to Comfortably Numb live from the Pulse tour(1994). You won’t be sorry!! David Gilmore talks to your soul with his extended solo. Their music takes you on a journey. Enjoy the ride!!!✌🏻❤️

[@charliemac64]

23:15 = Mind blown. ❤

[@stevelangdon3250]

I highly recommend looking into the making of great gig in the sky. Claire Torrey is, and will always be, an icon.