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: A classic which succeeds on some remarkable fronts
Hit: 5 Stars
I've known Pink Floyd's album DARK SIDE OF THE MOON for many, many years, but although I've been writing Amazon reviews for nearly a decade, I've always been reluctant to post comments about DARK SIDE. What more can I say after thousands of others? How many people are going to decide whether or not to buy this universally acclaimed classic rock album based on my comments?
Well, I might as well dedicate this space to two properties of the album that I've always found peculiar indeed. The first is the way it succeeds not so much based on its musical content (its melodies, harmonies and rhythms -- its tunes abstractly considered) as its atmospheric production. Now, I'm a fan of nearly the whole of Pink Floyd's career, and this album would be fine music regardless of the producer, but Alan Parsons's role is what takes DARK SIDE to a completely new level: the sense of space (the SACD quadrophonic mix is worth it), the warmth of the sound, the plain authenticity of the sampled speech and the flawless mixing of one track into the next. Pink Floyd's music had been more overtly psychadelic in the past, but the exploitation of spatialization makes the trippy moments here more out of this world than ever before. It's almost like the band could be playing anything, but the way the sound comes at you is enough to make it a masterpiece.
The second remarkable property that I admire about DARK SIDE OF THE MOON is how behind the times it is in many respects -- that's right, I like how it sounds more in tune with the late 1960s than its 1973 release date. In expressing the vibe of that remarkable period of history that had already sadly passed forever, Pink Floyd created a monument, whereas something more clearly Seventies might have lessened its greatness.
Free Music Review: Superb, Flawless, Brilliant album
Hit: 5 Stars
Listening to Dark Side of the Moon brings back memories of a generation. A generation that, musically, I was unfortunately not involved in. Dark Side of the Moon is one of the greatest rock and roll albums ever made. A steady heartbeat commences and closes the album. In between is some of the best music ever made. This is definetly worth buying again on the new 30th Anniversary edition, because the sound is clearly better. Although the original artwork is changed, and the back has the songs on it unlike the original, the music is still the same, and possibly better sounding. The lyrics in the songs are beyond compare. The sounds us by manually cutting tape and feeding it in the machine were revolutionary, and much more so because of the lack of technology that we have today. There were no drum machines in the 1970's. The album falls into a theme, perhaps except 'Money'. The theme is a relaxed, melodic type with incredible talent displayed on all instruments used. The vocals are...inspiring. When I first listened to 'Us and Them', I felt incredible emotion. It send me into tears, but I was incredibly happy at the same time. The Great Gig in the sky features incredible vocals by Claire Torry, where she sings no words, but an incredible, Aretha Franklin-type wailing that sends melodic shivers down a spine. 'Breathe' and 'Time' are very innovational songs. Of course 'Money' is a landmark. The ridicule of modern culture of the domination of the drive for money and power in people in the lyrics of the song are only made better by the slamming guitar, saxophone and percussion. The medley of 'Any colour you like','Brain Damage', and 'Eclipse' are a perfect end to a perfect album. For lovers of simply good music, "Dark Side of the Moon' is a necessity.Free Music Review: You should know!
Hit: 5 Stars
I love Pink Floyd. This album is one of there best. But ther are so many other Pink albums out there that rock just as much as darkside...if not more.A lot people who say "greatest album ever" know only this album and mabey the wall. Has it ever occured to you people to wonder how Pink Floyd went from sounding like they did on Darkside to a totally differnt sound on the wall? The answer is in all the albums stuck between.
Heres a list of albums that you definetly HAVE to have.
1.PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN- the ORIGINAL floyd sound, very psychedelic with the genius Syd Barrett. Look him up, and you'll get one hell of an education about Pink Floyd. 1967
2.ATOM HEART MOTHER- The floyd finding their feet after losing an unforgettable friend, Syd. 1970
3.MEDDLE- Pink Floyd perfecting the sound they were searching for. 1971
4.WISH YOU WERE HERE- This is probably there 3rd most well known album. Whole album is dedicated to Syd Barrett. A must have.
-1975
5.ANIMALS- This is the key album where Roger Waters became pink floyd. Roger took control and became a much differnt person from this album on. -1977
6.THE FINAL CUT- This is more of a Roger Water's solo album than pink floyd...but still good. Its all about Rogers father dying in WW2, and dealing with it. -1983
If you buy these album...you will become a more experienced Floyd Fan. After these are bought, buy these....
A saucerful of secrets-1968
More-1969
Ummagumma-1969
Obscured by clouds-1972
The Division Bell-1992
Syd Solo Albums-
Madcap Laughs-1969
Barrett-1970
Free Music Review: Buy it for the SACD, not the CD tracks
Hit: 5 Stars
Another customer comments that this remaster does not stand up against the original Harvest UK CD issue. I have not heard that, but I do own the original US CD issue, the 20th anniversary US issue, the Mobile Fidelity gold CD, and a number of LPs, including a French pressing from a pre-Wall "complete" box set. Until I heard this, the best-sounding version I'd heard was a Japanese Mobile Fidelity pressing played on a world-class turntable in an incredible stereo system. Stunning.
It's true that the standard-CD version of the album presented here on the 30th anniversary reissue is overly compressed and hyped in the treble and not what I would call faithful to my conception of what the master tape sounds (or ought to sound) like.
But the SACD tracks! It's a completely different program. It is far and away the most lucid, dynamic incarnation I've heard, open and airy and simply *clear* beyond my dreaming. The bass tones in the opening of "Time" explode from the speakers with an authority I've heard only in listening to SACD material on terrific systems. It's not at all about *quantity* of bass. It's not boomy. There's simply an ease and richness in the sound of the bass that I can only compare to the sound of a plucked string from an electric bass guitar emanating from a great bass amp.
If you already own this album on CD and you don't have an SACD player, you may want to consider sticking with the version you have. But if you're set up to appreciate Super Audio CD and you like or think you might like this album, this disc is a must-have. Especially at this price! (And it is indeed *The* Dark Side of the Moon, contrary to what another has opined below.)
Free Music Review: Perfect album, excellent SACD
Hit: 5 Stars
Its hard to believe that "The Dark Side Of The Moon" is over 30 years old but its true. Its a rare that one album can stand the test of time like the way this one has, and has sold as many copies as this one has but when the albums speaks on so many levels and goes places that mainstream music at the time hasn't gone to then people are going to love it. For this 30th Anniversary edition, the band has approved a new 5.1 surround sound mix done by James Guthrie (who worked on the later Pink Floyd albums). This is also one of the rare times where the orignial master tapes have been used for a new remastering outside from the original release and the rushed quadraphonic mix from the 70s. This edition comes with three flavors that any Pink Floyd fan will love - you got your standard CD version which sounds okay but a few times during the album I noticed it sounded a little too loud. Next up you got the SACD Stereo version which sounds fantastic, I don't know why if its from the higher resolution or if its a different remastering but the SACD Stereo mix sounds a little different from the CD Stereo version. But anyways, the main jewel on this edition is the SACD 5.1 surround sound mix - which, in one word, is EXCELLENT. Hearing this in 5.1 is really an eye opener, being able to hear things from noises to the voices that used to be muddled to having a much more open sound enviroment. Those who are used to the 2 channel mix might not like this at first, but give it a few listens its well worth it. Oh - and to those who are marking down this disc yet claiming they have not listened to the SACD portion please don't bother submitting a review since your review is - at best - uninformative.