The Dark Side of the Moon

After something like 20 years and numerous attempts to like Floyd, this suddenly just clicked for me. But does this mean I'm old?

I don’t think I ever got all the fuss with Pink Floyd and I still don’t really. I mean it’s ok but nothing to get all giddy about.

El mejor álbum de Pink Floyd y uno de mis favoritos. Poco más se puede decir sobre este álbum que no se haya dicho antes.

Canción destacada: The Great Gig in the Sky

Så bra ihopsatt and det nästan lurar en att tro att det inte är tråkigt.

What is there to say about this album? Everything about it has already been said before, it's ascended above pop culture and has become this thing that's always been there. Everyone likes it and it gets its flowers on pretty much any platform, including here.

This is one of the most obvious 5 star albums of all. Pure genius. Turn out the lights and get lost in this one.

The Dark Side of the Moon
After enjoying Wish You Were Here I was waiting for this to come up, I’m glad it arrived not long after.

I think I probably just about prefer Wish You Were Here, but it’s still obviously an excellent album; moody, portentous without being pompous, grand, elegant, serious.

Some of the same things hold true for this as they did for WYWH - ‘a meticulously built 44 minutes of brilliantly layered, slow tempo sonic atmosphere, movingly structured around a loose concept.’ and ’it’s really about experiencing the whole thing, the feel and movement of the full run time, with synths, solos, melodies all unfolding at a languid pace, all with an occasional disquieting undertow’

The female vocals are also great, they give a different texture to an already excellent sounding album. Gilmour's guitar tone is great, the solos on Time and Any Colour Your Like are excellent, and I love the synthy noises on On the Run. And of course the money bassline and sampled rhythm intro are superb. I really like the 2nd side from Us and Them to Eclipse, with Brain Damage a highlight.

It’s obvious why its got such a great reputation, it’s a fantastic listen. 5.
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Playlist submission: Brain Damage

Not. My. Thing.

Did I need to hear this again? Probably not. It’s fine though.

Never fails to blow my mind. Since first hearing it as a teen in 1973 this has always been top tier.

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One of the most iconic albums of all time. An absolute classic

A great album. This is one of my favorite Pink Floyd albums. It's right up there with Meddle, Whish You Were Here and Animals. I think the band's other albums are great too - I'm a Pink Floyd fan - but these 4 are the landmarks. That's why I didn't have to listen to the album. But this gave me the opportunity to do it again. I also took another look at the story of Clare Torry, the singer of The Great Gig in The Sky. Always interesting, too. 5/5

Easiest 5 so far; amazing record, a masterpiece ;-)

I'm not sure I have anything to say that hasn't been said about this album already. All timer.

Well, the album cover is one of the most iconic covers there is. Almost everyone knows it.
That said, the songs are nice to hear, but nothing that really stood out.

Weirdly enough I think it's cool but I don't really like that many songs on here. The ones I do like are admittedly a little boring. 'Breathe' is a vibe but it's not that moving of a song. 'Time' has great lyrics but outside of that, it's not my cup of tea. 'Great Gig in the Sky' is not at all a great song on its own, and it kind of ruins the flow. 'Brain Damage' was weirdly relatable, which I find to be both funny and concerning. The transitions from one song to another were fantastic, and I feel that is what makes this album truly a must-hear.

Can’t believe they made that poster into an album! Songs flow so well that the only song I can play by itself is Money. Everything else requires me to play the whole album through.

I prefer "Wish You Were Here," but I decided not to go against almost 16000 people on the site. It's indeed great, just not the best.

A double album?! Really testing my motivation here. At least I know and (mostly) like Pink Floyd already. I think I saw some show on vh1 when I was a kiddo about their tragic dissolution and I thought "wow, that 'Money' song is fun". so there's your backstory.

'Breathe (in the air)' is a radio hit, or at least it's in a lot of sad movies. I like it OK. It ends very abruptly but I think that's Spotify's fault for leaving a small gap between tracks.

The next song sure is a lot of noises, which maybe I would think was more fun if I wasn't in the throes of a constant migraine. For now, not my bag.

Then 'Time' starts with even more noises. They sure made a lot of noises in the 70s, I tell you what. Alarms, triangles, creepy clocks, it's all here. Once the singing starts you're so grateful the noises are over! Maybe I should take a nap. But anyway, this song is a bit of a downer. It's fine.

'The Great Gig in the Sky' seemed promisingly mellow until the screaming started.

'Money' is still a straight banger. A classic bop that slaps.

'Us and Them's intro evokes Jimmy Eat World's 'Table for Glasses'. I am ready to weep, Pink Floyd, bring it on. But first, there is a saxophone. Apparently this was a single, but I've never heard it before. Or have I? I don't think I have, but let's be honest, it kinda sounds like Comfortably Numb with a saxophone in it. Which I like OK.

'Brain Damage' is fine. (lol). They say the album title!! They said the thing!!
I'm impressed by how similar the two singers sound since wiki tells me this is a different guy than the other songs's guy. Maybe they're just British.

'Eclipse' is a strong ender. And omg, they reference the title again!! We love to see it.

The 2nd disk of this album is just live versions, which is not my favorite due to the clapping and general muddling inherent in the medium. And they're probably not part of the original release (?) so I don't need to say any more about them here. But when did that ever stop me?!
I did like 'Time' more the second time around (perhaps because I knew the oppressive noises were only at the beginning), and even though live 'Money' had some sax in, it also felt much longer, so that was worse. and hey I know I've given everything a 3 so far, but this is really more of a 3.45, if that helps.

I wonder if there's a word limit on these notes...