What’s So Great About Dark Side of the Moon?

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[@edbukowski]

My number one "headphones" album by far.

[@tayzatun6351]

The number one head phones album is definitely “Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven”, but Darkside Of The Moon is pretty up there too

[@wispa1a]

Dunno great speakers is better less selfish on the house.

[@valley_robot]

You really need to listen to tangerine dream “rubycon”

[@rikitikitavi8937]

@@wispa1a if you live in Kansas

[@MassReflux]

And it’s quite a good surround album too ;)

[@billstutts6219]

I think Dark Side's greatness comes from the fact that every human deals with the themes in the album. From death to greed, a race against time, and with mental health struggles. The different genres in it and the themes really pull everyone in. The voices at the end of Money are actually responses to the questions of when was the last time you were violent, and were you in the right?

[@calebhightower6676]

Eh, too be honest there’s not really different genres in the album. It’s definitely a rock album, with each song being a different interpretation of the genre, through the Lens of the band.

[@noblerecords]

There are elements of different genres in the fabric of the composition

[@thekeywitness]

Yes to all of that, but also the track sequencing and seamless flow really add to the listening experience. Listening to this album is always like going on a journey.

[@gerardocamilo7252]

For me, a big part of the greatness is the simplicity of the lyrics embracing the magnitude of life and the cosmic indifference to human life: "the sun is the same in a relative way, but you are older. Shorter of breath and one day closer to death"

[@goatuscrow4135]

I was 15 in the summer of 1980 and I was at my buddy’s house and after a few beers he grabbed some headphones and this record and insisted I give it a listen, I haven’t been the same since.

[@Publius_Enigma]

For me - it's the best album in history of music. It touches your soul. Musically it's divine, all members still functioning like a band and giving their best. Lyrically, it's as relevant today as it was 50 years ago when it came out. It's about things every single human thinks, worries and fears of. Money, time passing by very fast, politics, mental state, and in the end - death. It's also funny how one person can experience the album differently as time passes. I'm 25 and already experience it differently now, compared to 10 years ago when I heard it for the first time. God knows how I'll understand it in 30 years. Will it be relevant as it is today in 30 years? It even gives glimpses of futuristic sounds (On the Run) and funky instrumentals (Any Colour You Like). On top of that, art cover is probably most recognised album covers of all time. I'll listen to this album for the rest of my life, because it touches my soul like no other album... (maybe The Wall).

[@bibichillieblue]

I always thought Time was about old people when I was 15- 6 years later and I think it’s about me 😔

[@bradberkely7448]

history of music is a really bold claim that I think is incredibly short sighted. But it's a fire record for sure

[@gibraltar321]

I can think of no better way to respond to this album than how you put it.

[@leesanders6490]

David Gilmour was never afraid to play slow. That was his secret.

[@markhutchins7808]

Its an amazing record. There's this sonic stage, this sense of depth and clarity to the sound of the record. The music all seems like one piece. It ebbs and flows like a classical record, but its clearly the work of a rock band. Even the silences are as important as the musical notes. Its an enveloping comfort of a record.

[@bobgoldesberry7740]

Every person should turn off the lights and listen to Floyd. It will take you on a journey.

[@noblerecords]

AGREED!

[@mattyicemadebeats6320]

Will do and especially because of what this guy is saying. I’m sad but happy I’ve never listened. I’m gonna listen soon

[@priccostein2746]

Maybe get a little high too, just enjoy your time

[@seansrecords]

@@mattyicemadebeats6320 i wish i could listen for the first time i cant remember the first time i heard this album because it has always been there. as a kid i had a record player in my room which was next to the bathroom and my dad would get home from work and have a bath and ask me to put this on and crank it so he could hear it in there ... i would be a bit annoyed as i wanted to listen to michael jackson and other 80s pop records , but i absorbed this album through osmosis and when i took up playing guitar years later floyd became my favourite band and still are ... i dont listen alot as i have heard these albums alot , ive even been in floyd tribute bands . but i dont think anyone has ever made 4 albums like dsotm > the wall ... maybe radiohead ? but still i will take floyd. DSOTM is how an album should be made. Not a collection of songs about your dick and your car .. but real music about life

[@rikitikitavi8937]

#5gisd

[@trainman5698]

This album takes me straight back to being in a car and driving back to the airport, watching the sunset over the Arizona desert.

[@joshzotea2309]

I’ve seen dark side of the moon album cover every where. T shirts, posters, parodies. I cant believe I never listened until 2022. Best album ever

[@pml-starwars9043]

Dark Side is great, but Wish You Were Here will always be my favorite Pink Floyd album

[@noblerecords]

I’m actually with you there

[@TheHSIHP]

I have to agree!

[@lsghost5805]

I remember sitting down and listening to the entirety of Dark Side of The Moon for the first time, I'd give anything to forget it and listen again. what an album, Time is no doubt my favourite song off the album

[@markspooner1224]

I'm impressed, that was a very good talk on the album, those who knock it have just listened to it too many times but really they still know how wonderful it is. I still love it and often watch reaction videos to see the wonder on faces.

[@noblerecords]

Yeah it was nice to sit and listen to it again last night, amazing always!

[@colinhathaway9493]

Or not given it a chance at all. I know people who are totally into the Brit pop thing that won’t even give DSOTM the chance it deserves. Sad really

[@markspooner1224]

@@colinhathaway9493 They probably miss out on all the good stuff.

[@robertfiorellino6070]

I believe it was released this day, March 1, 1973.

[@noblerecords]

Believe it or not... I did not plan that 🤣

[@robertfiorellino6070]

@@noblerecords Better yet. Proves the music gods are watching.

[@cihant5438]

A 16-year-old remarks about Dark Side of the Moon in Charlotte. Days later, I see this video and listen to the whole album with headphones on. Head explodes. My favorite part is the female vocal improvization on The Great Gig in the Sky. If that doesn't bring you to your knees, nothing will.

[@briancullen9575]

Was that your first listen?

[@theSHOP31]

For real, was that your first listen?

[@xujingyi2582]

Me to! Great gig in the sky is fascinating!

[@briancullen9575]

Animals might be my favorite, but DSOTM is their best, IMO.

[@johnfloydman7735]

Thanks for keeping the floyd alive and present. It truly is the greatest album ever made... A true masterpiece 🙏 Us brits are so very proud of our musicians and artists 🇬🇧🎸✌ " there is no dark side of the moon really "! The truth is... It's all dark.....

[@johncoltrane7899]

So glad you started this story with Syd.

[@noblerecords]

Had to!

[@alanboas810]

I overplayed it when I was younger but decided to re-visit it today after listening to this video. It brought me back. I'm glad that kid in Dillon's shop asked that question. No answer is even necessary. Just listen to it.

[@jackcarraway4707]

Dark Side doesn't seem like much today, but back then it was one of the most revolutionary albums released up to that point. It was dark, grim and depressing. Instead of the usual sex and drugs, Dark Side was philosophical and made listeners think.

[@truthstillmatters59]

Back in 1974 the only song I had heard by Pink Floyd was Money which was released a year earlier. I wanted to buy some pot and a friend of mine told me his older brother could get me some. He had a 1971 Camaro and of course I thought that made him super-cool. He picked me and his brother and another friend up and we went to score the weed. It was about a 15 minute drive and he had a Blaupunkt cassette player in his car. This was 1974 so having a cassette player was SUPER COOL! He plugged in his Dark Side of the Moon cassette and cranked it up. We listened to it till we arrived. He went in and scored the weed. We found a parking lot, rolled a joint of some very powerful stuff and passed it around as we continued listing to Pink Floyd. That was my introduction to the album and it has been in my top 3 favorite albums ever since. Even a stoned out 14 year-old can tell greatness when he hears it.

[@mactherecordranger6252]

I first heard on 8 track. The bass player in my high school band had just bought it. The whole band listened to the 8 track all the way through, sitting in the car. It was light years ahead of anything else. Great job on a "Deep Thoughts" video.

[@iblamesummers]

I hope to one day find an 8-track cassette of DSOTM in the wild.

[@martyagey3680]

I wonder which songs the 8 track clicked on to switch tracks? I had 8 tracks in the day but always found that annoying. Great sound quality though.

[@justanoverconfidentguitarist]

I wasn’t around when this came out but it is one of the greatest of all time in my opinion. The last month or so I have really gotten into Pink Floyd- I hope they release a 50th anniversary of meddle this year!

[@cumulo25]

This is one of, if not, the BEST album ever made. Everyone should listen to this album. Recently, a friend of mine went out of town for the weekend with his girlfriend, so he had me stay at their (very nice) house to take care of their dogs while they were gone. In the living room is a killer stereo system with a phonograph, and he said I could listen to whatever I want. After they left and I got the dogs fed and walked, I looked through the records to find something to play, and then I found it: a pristine copy of _The Dark Side of the Moon._ I just had to do it now. I quickly went back to my house and returned with two tabs of LSD. Now, I've tripped dozens of times, and I've listened to that album like 100 times, but this was my first time doing both. I took the tabs, and 2½ hours later, I put on the album and was blown away. It almost felt like I was hearing it for the first time. The weirdest thing happened, though. When I listen to "The Great Gig in the Sky," a lot of times I'll get kind of choked up and teary-eyed from the woman's singing, but not this time. I started fucking LAUGHING! I'm asking myself, "why am I fucking laughing?" It was kind of funny and confusing. Other than that little incident, absolutely gorgeous from beginning to end. I know it seems clichéd, but it's totally worth it. If you're into tripping and get a chance to trip and listen to the whole album uninterrupted, do it. Drugs notwithstanding, It's an amazing ride.

[@colinhathaway9493]

I know this album back to front but with my new system I’m hearing things on it that I’ve never heard before. It’s amazing

[@MrLovell1971]

Dark Side of the Moon was the album that made me a Pink Floyd believer and I been Hooked ever since great video brother . Lovellandrew

[@richardmorgan1588]

Same here! I'd never heard of Pink Floyd before. My boss at the pizza parlor I worked at recommended it. I had little in common with my boss (so I thought) but I was instantly hooked after one listen! Of course if after hearing this you still don't get it, no words can explain it!

[@vargulavideo]

1973. Overpowering memory of Akai earphones, Pioneer PL12D Turntable, Pioneer SX434 Amp. Triangle goes around and around a scratchy record then Thump Thump Thump Thump tick tock tick tock ....I've been mad for f.... years and I'm away... I know many people will gel to this.😍

[@flipt4real762]

My favorite group and album of all time. Ironically, I disliked this type music when I was young. It took me until my mid 30's before I realized I was missing out on genuine excellent music.

[@manialord1699]

I listened to it while stoned last night. Im 15 Ive smoked before many times and I have listened to half of the album and thought it sucked when I was sober and in class. I started falling asleep in the middle of it, and fell asleep until the third to the last song. I was still aware, but it felt like I wasn't there. I was half sleeping. When I woke up it felt magical. I felt like they represented to me all my trauma and dreams and took a shit on top of it. That's the best way I can explain it. I don't remember one fucking lyric but I fucking love the album now. It is the best album I have listened to ever.

[@BrytonBand]

It's the only album album that can therapeutically cleanse my soul and where I saw my past, present, and future. The beginning and end of life summed up in 43 minutes.

[@BrytonBand]

Side note, it was also the first album that truly made me understand vinyl and made me start collecting it. To say it opened up a whole new world would be an understatement.

[@ryanblackcat1326]

I always thought On the Run was way ahead of its time. In 1976 I was 10 and they used to play On the Run on the radio on rock station. It used to scare me when I was listening to the radio at night in bed. Thanks for the story.

[@PBGreen-pn8yt]

Nice work. It's hard to explain---from an old person's exp---how many times we heard---with and without enhancement---this one record. And I myself didn't get into it until post-Wall '79 (senior yr HS). The post-Beatles music sells it; the philosophical take---which may seem jejune as you age---seems to resonate with the young, generations on. All I can say is read more, listen more, then change the world Waters decries. ALSO: listen straight through, in the dark. EXP, baby!

[@panthro9831]

My favorite thing about the record is that you knew instantly with that first chord that your in for something special. Still have a clear memory of my first listen.

[@wilnnn5]

The only album I ever had on 8 track, vinyl, cassette and CD. Must own on vinyl and this makes most people vinyl lovers.

[@spacealienjesus709]

Greatest album of all time..there is also an old rumor that they used the heart beat as a click track through the whole album..its on ever 2 and 4 beat..plus shows up on , On The Run..and it lines up all the way through.

[@daniellaubsch1605]

I have a copy of this album on Harvest label. Great album start to finish!

[@optimalforager]

I listened to this record a lot in my teens and have not felt the need to listen to it again for a long time. Maybe I will revisit it again though...

[@Evan-tj1te]

HAHA! First for once. I will edit once I watch the video in full. Edit: Great video Dylan. An awesome retrospect and revisitation of a classic album!

[@noblerecords]

Thanks man!

[@1963catman]

Great video. When I saw the title I had to assume you were joking. Best album ever in my opinion. I hope that young guy gets a chance to listen to it with an open mind.

[@HayabusaOrlando]

I listen to it almost every night as it sends me off to that other world of sleep. Started back when I was 15 yoa. Nw I’m 55 and still listen to at bedtime.

[@polypetalous]

Yeah of course I love Dark Side of the Moon, but for sure DSOTM also really opened my eyes (and ears) to the genius of Alan Parsons (and "The Project")... All-in-all well said Dillon!

[@WJSpies]

Best album in the history of music history. Awesome!

[@VinylNostalgia]

I bought it when it was first released, it's my favorite Floyd album...

[@frogville]

DSOTM is great because it's about all the facets of life itself, everyone can relate to some if not all of it as not only a work of art but as a statement about the bands or at least Roger water's philosophy on life.

[@noblerecords]

Yes, well said!

[@TheTigersfan20]

Well said

[@foxlied]

Pink Floyd’s dark side of the moon changed my outview and point of perspective on life, it made me see life in a very different life. But boy what I’d do to here that album again…

[@davidegaiao3452]

One more great video! Congratulations from Portugal!

[@noblerecords]

Thanks for watching!

[@timmycrw91]

Shine On You Crazy Diamond! Now THAT was about Syd Barrett after he showed up at the recording studio years after leaving the band; they at first didn't recognize him! Now here's a real stumper question : How did Floyd record Echoes at Pompeii and NOT have a plane fly overhead while doing the recording?? LOL. Thanx for the video.

[@bradcrabtree9276]

The narrative and flow....and Alan Parsons!

[@IHWKR]

In a brief statement my opinion why DSOTM and Pink Floyd in general is so iconic is their ability to make music outside the realm of conventional music while still having a familiarity about it. A well blended fusion of blues, rock, and jazz among other genres. They experiment heavily with the texture of sound, harkening a spacial epitaph of memories. Their music creates a feeling, like the sun shining brightly on an astronaut drifting through the black back drop of space. At the same time my mind travels back to a bygone era curated through the essence of music that's synonymous with human space exploration. Pink Floyd's ability to evoke a feeling for something intangible that leaves me longing for something that I can't put into words.

[@royrice6656]

Greatness, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.

[@valley_robot]

I have it on vinyl twice , had them since the 80s

[@georgehenley749]

I was 18 and stoned the first time I heard it and I was so impressed it left a lasting impression on me. I will never forget how it made me feel in 1973 This and James Gang Rides Again were my go to getting stoned albums

[@happyhippythevinylguy]

Really good overview of the this great album. it's obviously you really really dug deep into this, man we appreciate you sharing this with us!

[@noblerecords]

Thanks!

[@jeffcher10]

When i came to the states in the 90's I saw a laser light show performed to the album in a auditorium in Balboa park - It really brought the album to life - Profound lyrics and A real work of art !

[@Vinyl_guy]

i bought it and was just blown away by all of it

[@SublimMedia]

They should show this video in school. Mandatory info. Great Dylan!!

[@TheAgeOfAnalog]

It’s an aural and emotional journey. I discovered DSOTM at age 13 in 1979 when a friend’s older brother was playing it down the hall in his bedroom. I’ve owned many copies on many formats over the years and have probably listened to it more than any other album, with the possible exception of The Wall.

[@razzafornow9929]

Everything is great about Dark Side

[@nolans11]

I was just about to comment exactly the same thing.

[@_sugr.skull_]

Fantastic video! Beautifully explains what we all feel about this work of art.

[@teddybeer6206]

The "Made for headphones" album. It's like going on a trip in your head.

[@danielwilliams1921]

Meddle did hint a bit of Dark Side, but it was Obscured by Clouds, released after Meddle, that bore the greatest resemblance.

[@138NastyNate]

Well said. I cant think of another album that blends so perfectly bleeding into one another from song to song. Its a Masterpiece.

[@briancullen9575]

Nick Mason is one of the most underrated drummers in the history of rock. Like Ringo and Charlie Watts, he played what the song needed and nothing more. That’s arguably more difficult than what Bonham (my favorite), Moon, Baker, Peart did.

[@noblerecords]

Totally agree!

[@spindoctorandhisvinylmayhem]

Amazing album with a great story. Still sounds just as relevant today as it did then. Ecstatic to finally have it on vinyl which of course I got it at your shop! Great video , could feel the passion!

[@sugadelicsavagesoul8623]

Love this album of course, it was a staple of my youth. Sippin' those bottled Pepsis listening to it. To this day, it's hard not to listen to it without sipping on some good ol'Pepsi. As a youth my least favorite song was "The Great Gig In The Sky", but as I matured and grew as an adult, this is hands down my favorite track on the album, and also one of my favorite all-time Floyd songs. My second favorite song from the album is "Us & Them" and if anyone has seen Live In Pompeii, you'd be familiar with those studio scenes where they're working and constructing the album. Man, the part where they rehearse "Us & Them" gives me shivers everytime. It's some wonderful, amazing footage. This album blew my mind so many years ago, and it still does! Now that's the mark of a masterpiece!

[@jenniferadams-anderson2218]

Love the album. I saw them when they toured Dark Side of the Moon at a small venue in Charlotte, NC. Amazing.

[@Rigs275]

Dylan you said it all. My favorite album. Told Chad to make it in UHRQ again...

[@shanemccormick6072]

This is definitely my favorite band I was a teenager back in the seventies when I discovered this band. I saw the dark side in Philadelphia. And the wall in the coliseum in Los Angeles David Gilmour financed all of Syd Barrett's albums. He is a hell of a guy.

[@matswynia1043]

You really should do this with other albums! Maybe even make a series of it. Great Video!

[@jerry3790]

Any colour you like is my favourite song from this album.

[@whatonearthamito]

the heartbeat permeates throughout the entire album, not just beginning and end

[@donmoles1675]

Awesome job Dillan. Every time I hear anything from Dark Side of the Moon brings me back to another time or at least my memories of the 70s.

[@charlesguthrie1844]

I picked up a copy DSOTM it's a remastered 180 gram record from Barns & Noble on Friday. The Hype sticker was what made the find extra special. I was excited to read about the record & it's production. "Remastered from the O.G. Analogue Tapes by James Guthrie, Joel Plante & the Legend himself Bennie Grundman." Well, I re-worded the hype notes. But I was so stoked to add this masterpiece to my vinyl collection. Great video Dillion & Yes "It's still in the shrink" & I've been listing to a lot ; )

[@coyote4237]

Masterpiece album.

[@gerardocamilo7252]

The ultimate existential themed album. The indifference shows up in the great crescendo at the end in "Eclipse"; "and all that you buy, baby, barrow or steal...and all that's now....and all that is to come, and everything under the sun...it's eclipse by the moon"

[@Reactor-hl9bc]

Or even “And all that you buy , borrow or steal “ Sounds better don’t you think 🤔?

[@cosimo1319]

The lyric is “all that you buy, beg, borrow, or steal” but yeah I agree, however I find that instead of it bringing up the futility of life it shows that death adds meaning to life instead of removing it.

[@reganferguson4823]

I agree with everything you said. For me, even if I didn't understand english and couldn't understand what they were singing about, I would still love it just for the musicality of it.

[@dennisw4654]

This album, for me, opened up the genre of art rock.

[@mr.jazzfusionhiphop1298]

Well said, next to Hendrix - Band Of Gypsy's this is the greatest Rock album of all times. I grew up in Harlem where not to many listened to Rock like I did but this album crossed over to R&B with the song Money and the Gospel feel of the background vocals on here takes you to another place. I admit I still this play on the regular and have collected over 50 live shows of this album. It just one of the albums that once it starts playing you have to listen to the end.

[@berndwolfram451]

für mich das beste album aller zeiten ....

[@austin5600]

the best piece of music ever put out in history

[@garrettmcnabb8471]

Great video, Dillon! You said it as well as anyone could've!

[@sebjohnson6850]

Ive had this record (on CD) for about 20 years and ive listened to it pretty regularly since I bought it... (Im a northern English lad and about to turn the big 40!) maybe 3 or 4 times a year Id stick it on... I was never a massive Pink Floyd fan (grew up in the 90s so it takes a while to find your way back with so much other great stuff to catch!) and preferring other 60s bands (Beatles & Kinks in particular) to PF. IUntil recently only had this and Tha Wall plus Echos (a best of released about 10 years back in the UK). But recently ive really got in to it and become a bit obsessd. Now Finally getting all their back catologue! My wife is losing her mind as she often now finds me spced out in the kitchen (from the music! tut tut!) listening to Time or GGITS when my kids are running riot. Cant think of any other album that makes me feel like this one. A very special record! Also, great review mate!

[@skyeslaton3435]

Pink floyd is my favorite band ever, I think dark side of the moon is perfection

[@ByTeaQz]

Your doing great job, thanks for all from France

[@stillersgirl]

Your videos remind me of when you’re flipping through records at the store and you overhear two music experts are having a really interesting and informative conversation, so you kind of slow down and stop paying attention to what you’re looking at and turn your attention to what you’re listening to. Funny story, my dad is a huge music collector and after I watched one of your videos for the first time a few weeks ago I asked him what his favourite album ever was and he said DSOTM. Interesting that you posted this :)

[@noblerecords]

Hahah thanks for watching!

[@daveperry3186]

Dark side of the moon album was still charted in the album charts in billboard as of 1985!

[@alekhidell3644]

You're not giving it enough credit. It was on the Top 200 chart continuously from 1973 to 1988. And it has made many more appearances there since.

[@killawhatt8620]

EVERYTHING.

[@garypowell1540]

Also worth mentioning is the production quality and the contribution of Alan Parsons. Remember this was 1973 at a time when affordable high-fidelity systems were first hitting the market and becoming widely owned. Indeed many Hi-Fi shops used Dark Side of the Moon as their demonstration record. Also, the time when drug culture had spread to the leafy suburbs. Therefore it was not just the music of bands such as Yes, Genesis, Camel, and Pink Floyd that was new, these all put together, created an experience that seemed to be transcendental in nature. An invisible line was drawn between those that had experienced this transcendence and those that had not. Seriously, some of us thought we were in a very special club, and we liked it that way.

[@DavidSmith-ss1cg]

There's this saying - "The Past is like a foreign country, they do things different there." When "Dark Side of the Moon" happened, it was recorded for a new sound reproduction system called Quadrophonic(also called "Discrete Quad"), which required a lot of technical effort to record properly; Quadrophonic had 4 different discrete signals, designed to go to 4 different speakers. If you listened to this album(on a "Quad" system) at certain times, the sound source appears to swirl around your head. You will NOT hear this on a regular stereo record. The problem is that Quadrophonic sound required an expensive Quad sound system to properly get the full effect of the system. And this was beyond the finances of more than 95% of the people who were likely to buy the album. There were only a very few Quadrophonic albums ever recorded(The Beatles "Abbey Road" is one, and it was recorded at the same studio as "Dark Side"), and since the record companies insisted on having regular stereo versions of those albums available, Quad Sound passed away as an expensive fad. But the same attention to detail(in recording) that made Dark Side of the Moon so great can be heard in listening to the Beatles "Abbey Road" album; the sound quality is fantastic on both of them. Another reason the album is so great is that Pink Floyd had been a popular "Cult" favorite group for a few years, and the Public caught on to them just as they recorded an extraordinary cohesive album, that appealed to everyone, and had extraordinarily exquisite sound quality. The same thing was true for the Beatles "Abbey Road," although the Beatles had a fantastic track record already, and so there was no surprise. The same thing happened to the British Progressive Rock band Genesis; around 1980 or so, the public "discovered" them, although they had been making great music for more than a decade, and had a huge following outside the US. The Dark Side of the Moon's artwork was great, as well, and was required decoration for teenager's bedroom walls for years, in the 1970s. And I'll pass on the band's association with mind-altering substances, except to say that the music WAS mixed to appeal to people who were high. On purpose. A lot of other band's music got the same treatment; it was required, if you wanted to sell your records. So, those preachers and politicians were right, them Rock and Rollers WERE high on Dope. What the heck, them preachers and politicians are ALL crooked as Heck. Deal with it. So. Call some of your friends; get some beverages and munchables(and other "party favors," perhaps) and invite them over, and enjoy this music(and some other classic albums from this time period). You'll understand, then.

[@GooseRider808]

Great video. I’m not much into listening to this record but it is a cool story and it sounds like it was an interesting project for them to create.

[@KathleenMcCormickLCSWMPH]

Great review. The album is a true existential masterpiece. Syd Barrett was the Brian Jones of Pink Floyd.

[@asialynn317]

I'm doing a project for my history of rock class and I am analyzing the themes in the album. This video has a lot of insightfulness and helped me come up with my ideas!

[@noblerecords]

Thanks so much! Glad to be helpful!

[@6catalina0]

Still one of my favorite albums Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon. I have talked to black people who have never heard this album -- and yet can to anyone of them about soul music of any decade -- even back to Billie Holiday. But I have to tell you that while I was in Vermont in 1989-90, I noticed that the men had unkept full beards with or without mustaches. Oddly, these last five years, umkept beards have become popular on the west coast. What will men do when this type unkept beards are not fashionable?

[@tomdemaline8869]

Your right man Dark Side is an incredible album. Pink Floyd is my second favorite group next to The Doors. Animals is an amazing album from Floyd probably didnt get the exposure it deserved. Dark Side is very easy to listen to (and party to).

[@mourningknightprog]

I've known this album for around 47 years now and it's part of my DNA. It's a perfect album on every front.

[@ProCorona]

Could listen to you all day 🙏🏻😃

[@iconicon5642]

What's so great about "Dark Side of the Moon"? Good discussion. It's not as interesting as "Piper at the Gates of Dawn" or "Meddle" or the live sets on "Ummagumma" for that matter. These are essential as is "Relics" which includes their early singles. "Dark Side" was viewed at the time in the UK as a bit MOR; perhaps that's a bit unfair but I'm not sure it was as influential as you suggest - lots of these ideas were already abroad.

[@marktrickett5081]

I'm with you. It's not my favourite Floyd, although it is one of their best. I think it dips a bit after the fantastic 1st side IMO.

[@jetyler3400]

Excellent.

[@yyman23]

Legendary album. I still think I like "wish you were here" better.

[@valley_robot]

Agreed

[@zodiacbluesbaby]

Nice appreciation. Rick Wright was also a great harmony singer, it's hard to tell his voice apart from Gilmour's at times