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Media Type: CD
Artist: PINK FLOYD
Title: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
Street Release Date: 07/07/1987
Domestic
Genre: ROCK/POP

Track Listing

1. Speak To Me/Breathe
2. On The Run
3. Time
4. The Great Gig In The Sky
5. Money
6. Us And Them
7. Any Colour You Like
8. Brain Damage
9. Eclipse

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #79 in Music
• Brand: PINK FLOYD
• Released on: 1990-10-25
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.com essential recording
Dark Side of the Moon, originally released in 1973, is one of those albums that is discovered anew by each generation of rock listeners. This complex, often psychedelic music works very well because Pink Floyd doesn't rush anything; the songs are mainly slow to mid-tempo, with attention paid throughout to musical texture and mood. The sound effects on songs like "On the Run," "Time" and especially "Money" (with sampled sounds of clinking coins and cash registers turned into rhythmic accompaniment) are impressive, especially when we remember that 1973 was before the advent of digital recording techniques. This is probably Pink Floyd's best-known work, and it's an excellent place to start if you're new to the band. --Genevieve Williams

Customer Reviews

One of rock's great ironies
In my freshman year of high school, 1996, I had to listen to Dark Side of the Moon while watching Fritz Lang's silent masterpiece Metropolis because my world history teacher thought it fit with the movie perfectly. While I was watching the movie, I tried to correlate the album with the movie and I couldn't. Instead I was annoyed and wish I could watch the silent movie the way it was intended. Let me tell you right now, Metropolis WAS NOT what Roger Waters had in mind when he wrote the songs for Dark Side of the Moon. Dark Side of the Moon is one of those albums that could grow on you if you gave it a chance. Thing is, I am not one of the listeners who is willing to buy it and let it grow on me, since I prefer faster music. However, just because I prefer faster music, does not mean I am close-minded. For example, I think Massive Attack's slow album Mezzanine is one of the greatest albums of all time. About a year after hearing Dark Side of the Moon in my world history class I decided to give it a second chance. I listened to the album in my room, by myself, and I felt detached emotionally. This is very challenging music and the commercial appeal of the album is one of rock's great ironies. There's a lot to admire about Dark Side of the Moon: the lyrics are thoughtful, the vocals are melodic and emotional, the instrumentation is complex, and the production is stellar. The sound effects were pioneering at the time; it's hard to imagine Kraftwerk, Gary Neuman, and electronica's offspring without Dark Side of the Moon. However, there's a difference between admiration and enjoyment. The overall tone of the album is very pessimistic. Dark Side of the Moon is a gloomy experience. It is not the kind of album to put you in a good mood. It is a work of art, maybe profound even, but for music listeners such as myself, sometimes that is just not good enough. B-

Pink Floyd is much more than "The Wall"
I've always liked Pink Floyd, but I owned only "The Wall." I bought "The Dark Side of Moon" to remind myself of the earlier sounds, many of which made it into "The Wall," but some of which are just unique, like the creative instrumentals in "On the Run" and "Time" and the great use of a female vocalist in "The Great Gig in the Sky." And "Money" is probably the earliest memory I have of Pink Floyd on the radio when I was a preteen!

One of the best albums ever!
No matter how many times I hear this album, I continue to be amazed. Anyone that says this album is overrated needs to have their head checked. Amazing.