Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon: 30th Anniversary Edition
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Free Music Notes for The Dark Side of the Moon: 30th Anniversary Edition
Free Music Review: One of the best
Hit: 5 Stars
This is Pink Floyd's best work. It is the only album I can think of that you have to listen to from beginning to end. I can't just pick a song and listen..it has to all go together. What makes this album work is because the music is melodic and flowing, it has great lyrics, and the album cover is classic. Song by song review:
Speak to Me/Breathe - excellent intro to the album. Many sounds slowly layer on until it crescends into 'Breathe'. Its a nice opening track because it doesn't rush you into the album.
On the Run - one of the instumentals, which I absolutely love. The DSOTM DVD shows how this song was created, which is quite interesting.
Time - one of the best songs on the album. 'On the Run' really leads into this well, and 'Time' just starts rocking when the vocals kick in. Great melodic song, and is often covered.
Great Gig in the Sky - this is my least favorite song on the album, but I still like it. The accents with the music along with Clare Torry's screaching vocals makes for a powerful song.
Money - one of Pink Floyd's most popular songs, if not the most popular. Bass line is one of the best, and the song all together is quite flawless. Addictive and catchy...If you don't like this song, then I don't know what to tell you.
Us and Them - awesome song to relax to. The verse is so smooth and the chorus is a perfect compliment. A very emotional and moving song.
Any Colour You Like - another instrumental, and a nice jam before going into "Brain Damage".
Brain Damage - this is personally my favorite track on the album because it has great lyrics, and the chorus is so anthem-like. It really brings out the mood for the album to me.
Eclipse - an absolute perfect way to end the album. Short, powerful, and ending the entire theme for the album.
I usually hate when people give positive reviews for every song on an album but I can't get negative on this one. It is quite perfect. However, it may take some time to grow on you. I used to despise it, but after a few listens, I couldn't figure out why I hated it in the first place. If you're new to Floyd, you could give this a shot. However, I recommend starting out with "The Wall" simply because it has some shorter pop songs that might help you ease into Pink Floyd's sound.
Overall, a great album to own. And a recommendation...whenever possible, listen to this album on headphones. It is simply better that way.
Free Music Review: Great surround sound that few will get to hear.
Hit: 5 Stars
I am not an audiophile. Others reviewing this album have explained the subtle nuances of the sound that, honestly, is well beyond my appreciation of music. But I have loved this album since it first came out, I heard them perform it at Saratoga, NY in 1974. And I knew once cds became capable of surround sound, that this album would eventually be released in such a format. When the surround sound Dark Star of the Moon ("DSOTM")was released, I purchased it immediately, and I (a 50-something year old lawyer) laid in the middle of my living room with the lights out and had an amazing experience. Wonderful, huh?
Except Sony did not release it on DVD-audio so that everyone could have this experience. It manufactured it using it proprietary SACD format. This is not the first time Sony has left consumers in the lurch. (Remember Beta video, anyone?) There are probably more than 100 million DVD machines and perhaps 1 million SACD-capable players. Like laser-discs, this format has been left in the dust, EXCEPT Sony owns the rights to DSOTM. So those who were not stupid enough to buy an SACD-capable Sony player, will never get to hear this album in surround sound -- an album that should be heard in surround sound. Of course, I was one of the fools who bought an SACD capable machine so I get to listen to it as it should be heard.
Maybe Sony will relent and offer this album in dvd-audio at some time. It did this with one of the top ten albums of all time -- Miles Davis's Kind of Blue. At first it was released in SACD. But then, once Sony realized that SACD was not going to make it, it offered that album in DVD-audio. So there is hope. But in the meantime, I've now got three dvd players crowding my audio/visual set up: (1)the Sony because it is SACD capable and I have albums like DSOFM, Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms, Big Brother's Cheap Thrills, and Roxy Music's Avalon which may be heard in surround sound only through an SACD player, (2) an oppo that can play any disc from any region (I've got some British comedy series, such as Green Wing, that is only available only as a Region 2 set, and (3) a blu-ray player. (Thank goodness i wasn't sucked into buying an HD-DVD player.)
I sincerely hope that Sony does the right thing and releases this in a DVD-audio format. It should not be punishing those who were smart enough to realize that SACD was going to lose the surround sound competition.
Free Music Review: The greatest album ever made
Hit: 5 Stars
I've listened to the major acts in music history such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, U2, The Beach Boys, etc. but no other album has left a stronger impression on me than Pink Floyd's astonishing masterpiece "Dark Side of the Moon". This is without doubt the best piece of music I've ever heard.The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" might have been the pioneer of the concept album, but Pink Floyd redefined and perfectioned it with this crowning achievement.
"Dark Side of the Moon" is the definition of a true album because it is more of a long piece than a collection of songs. It is one long glorious symphony that from the first heartbeats of "Speak To Me" to the climatic finale "Eclipse", it is nothing short of mesmerizing. The songs flow one to another with the most expert cohesiveness and structure, while at the same time it lyrically and sonically goes on the most exhilarating musical journey through the human psyche, exploring the aspects of everyday life such as time, money, division, war, greed, insanity, aging and death and how they mold, shape and what they mean to us as individuals.
The album is also magnificently produced. The multilayered, textured sound effects create an involving and rich ambience that immediately sucks you in, and even enhance the themes the album is working with (The ticking clocks in "Time" and the cash registers in "Money" are still innovative by today's standards). Musically, "Dark Side" is as beautiful and breathtaking as it can get. The album's cosmic, surreal sound landscapes and its soothing, hypnotic pace are so delightful that they get planted in your ears and your brain.
"Dark Side of the Moon" is more than an album, it's an experience. It's a work of art and one of the most important contributions to music in the 20th century. The proof of its impact is out there. 14 consecutive years in the charts and more than 35 million copies sold. It's an album for the senses, the mind, the heart and soul. Simply put, "Dark Side of the Moon" is the best album ever made.
Free Music Review: Stunning!
Hit: 5 Stars
There are a few nay-sayers among the reviews of this album, and to them I say:
This album is billed as the 30th Anniversary Edition. That's "edition", not re-release. The word strongly implies "somehow different" and this album is definitely different. The only reason to buy it, in my opinion, is to upgrade your historical collection of "Dark Side" to the newest and dramatically improved technology, and perhaps to hear a different opinion on how the mixdown should be done. Audiophile purists continue to sneer at "CD" technology, and for a few good reasons. The sampling frequency is such that subtle overtones in the uppermost registers which contribute to spatial imaging are lost or trashed. SACD essentially solves that problem. But the big deal with this release is in the 5.1 track.
Surely, Pink Floyd intended to flabbergast the listener with spatial imaging of sounds, both eclectic and traditional, when this album was first released. But the technology just wasn't up to the task, to say the least. Now, however, the technology is unquestionably up to the task, and this album is a completely stunning example of a "blow you away" example of what 5.1 (or higher) surround is meant to provide.
For anyone who has found the motivation (and $$) to upgrade their system to high quality audiophile grade components configured for 5.1 (or higher) surround sound, this album is an absolute MUST HAVE!
The only indication on the album cover to suggest this is anything other than a regular CD is the tiniest of notices in a little square on the back which states, if you have a microscope to read it, that this album is a hybrid SACD. Oooooh, what a massive understatement! The subsonic information from the original tapes is ALL there! The image field is huge and constantly in motion. This is a new acoustic experience! Particularly for the fortunate folks who have ability to reproduce the lowest fundamentals of pipe organ, this album will rock your listening room! Please, do not expect to "appreciate" this album in your car... this album was not intended to be schlepped into a car CD player or, God forbid, an MP3 player. Yuck.
Free Music Review: One Of The Greatest Albums Of All Time
Hit: 5 Stars
As many musicians have proved, you don't have to be stoned out of your mind to enjoy Pink Floyd's 1973 masterpiece "Dark Side Of The Moon, though it can't hurt. No matter what physical state you're in, you can always enjoy "Dark Side Of The Moon". "Dark Side Of The Moon" begins with the medley of "Speak To Me" and "Breathe", one of the greatest album openers ever made. Next comes the breathtaking instrumental "On The Run", filled with great synth effects. Next comes the eerie "Time", complete with sound effects that strengthen it. Following is "The Great Gig In The Sky", this is basically an instrumental, except for the insecent wailing throughout the song. The piano is very soft and pensive. However, my friend told me something kinda of sinister about this track. If you listen closely to this track, you can hear a strange voice aying, "if you hear this whisper, you are dying". But I didn't hear it. Next comes the classic "Money", the song that led the group into the Top 20. With its amazing sound effects (cash registers going off, clinking coins), tbis is probably the standout. "Us And Them" changes the mood a bit. It is softer and more peaceful than the other songs on the album. Great song. "Any Colour You Like" is a great instrumental, followed by "Brain Damage", a trippy number written about the group's founder. Closing the album is "Eclipse", which ends the same way that the first track begins, a haunting bass line imitating a heartbeat.
"Dark Side Of The Moon" will forever remain among the greatest albums ever made. The music is so innovative and original, it's unlikely anything like it will ever come out again. And don't listen to The Infidel, the latest incarnation of The Cranky Reviewer. He just spouts words through a computer to get attention. In reality, I bet he loves The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and the other great classic rock bands he pans in his reviews, hates Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Kylie and Duran Duran, and supports Bush. Someone who doesn't do these sings isn't really a person. And go ahead, take a jab at me. I won't get insulted by your useless comments.