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The Dark Side of the Moon [SACD] [Super Audio Hybrid CD] by Pink Floyd (CD, Mar-2003, Capitol)
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Pink Floyd: Roger Waters (bass instrument); David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Richard Wright .Personnel: David Gilmour (vocals, guitar); Richard Wright (vocals, keyboards); Roger Wat...Read more
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If God had a favourite rock album, this might be it.
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If you own this album--be it on CD, cassette (?), 8-track (Whoa), vinyl (Double-whoa) or reel-to-reel (EGADS!)--, you already are keenly aware of its consummate excellence. In...Read more
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Product description
| Album Features | |
| UPC: | 724358213621 |
| Artist: | Pink Floyd |
| Format: | CD |
| Release Year: | 2003 |
| Record Label: | Capitol |
| Genre: | Art Rock, Rock & Pop |
| Number Of Discs: | 1 Disc |
Track Listing
1. Speak to Me
2. Breathe
3. On the Run
4. Time
5. Great Gig in the Sky, The
6. Money
7. Us and Them
8. Any Colour You Like
9. Brain Damage
10. Eclipse
| Details | |
| Playing Time: | 43 min. |
| Contributing Artists: | Doris Troy |
| Producer: | Pink Floyd |
| Distributor: | EMI Music Distribution |
| Recording Type: | Studio |
| Recording Mode: | Stereo |
| SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Pink Floyd: Roger Waters (bass instrument); David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Richard Wright .Personnel: David Gilmour (vocals, guitar); Richard Wright (vocals, keyboards); Roger Waters, Clare Torry (vocals); Dick Parry (saxophone); Nick Mason (percussion); Doris Troy, Lesley Duncan, Liza Strike, Barry St. John (background vocals).Additional personnel: Doris Troy, Lesley Duncan, Liza Strike, Barry St. John, Dick Parry, Clare Torry.Audio Mixers: Gus Skinas; James Guthrie .Recording information: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (06/1972-01/1973).Photographers: Jill Furmanovsky; Tony May.By condensing the sonic explorations of Meddle to actual songs and adding a lush, immaculate production to their trippiest instrumental sections, Pink Floyd inadvertently designed their commercial breakthrough with Dark Side of the Moon. The primary revelation of Dark Side of the Moon is what a little focus does for the band. Roger Waters wrote a series of songs about mundane, everyday details which aren't that impressive by themselves, but when given the sonic backdrop of Floyd's slow, atmospheric soundscapes and carefully placed sound effects, they achieve an emotional resonance. But what gives the album true power is the subtly textured music, which evolves from ponderous, neo-psychedelic art rock to jazz fusion and blues-rock before turning back to psychedelia. It's dense with detail, but leisurely paced, creating its own dark, haunting world. Pink Floyd may have better albums than Dark Side of the Moon, but no other record defines them quite as well as this one. The album was celebrating a total of 1,350 weeks on The Billboard 200 and Top Pop Catalog charts in Billboard magazine when Capitol Records released the 30th anniversary edition in 2003. The SACD version, as had previous digital remasterings, added space and definition to the elements of music, dialogue, and sound effects that made up the album, while the 5.1 remix expanded those improvements across multiple speakers. Original designer Storm Thorgerson contributed a new, subtly different album cover and a 20-page CD booklet that was a scrapbook of photographs and artwork associated with the album over the years. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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If God had a favourite rock album, this might be it.
Created: 06/05/09
) If you own this album--be it on CD, cassette (?), 8-track (Whoa), vinyl (Double-whoa) or reel-to-reel (EGADS!)--, you already are keenly aware of its consummate excellence. In terms of mucical composition, lyrical composition, anything you seek, it is a magnum opus, a masterpiece, which easily ranks among the other greats in history, such as the classics: Beethoven, Mozart, so on. The many primitive recording methods belie the deliberate thought invested in the lyrics and their progressive interrelation--greed, power, ethnocentricism, aging, fatality/mortality--, yet nothing was spared on mixing and engineering, that job being Alan Parsons' project (Sorry for the pun).
Whether deliberately marketed or simply a project in the right place at the right time (a.k.a., a 'lottery' piece), Dark Side of the Moon now stands gold-encased as a perennial, eternal, cult-level favourite and global success, and it has the numbers to show for it: nearly 15 years continuously on the Billboard Top 200 as well as the millions sold, and the multi-millions in revenue (was the song 'Money' prophetic?), but you need not be reminded of these facts, which you may already know. What can be suggested is that any CD collection that lacks this title is indeed lacking (no, I don't get a royalty for propping this album up). It's simply that good. No, correction: it's immaculate, flawless. Every track is candy, and if I can say this without censorship, the entire album is orgasmic.
I'd give this album a 10, but eBay only allows me to 5. Screw it, it's a twenty. If you choose to do the "Wizard of Oz" experience ("Dark Side of the Rainbow"), unpause the CD at the third MGM lion roar. Hopefully, you'll listen to "Dark Side" for more than just that. Enjoy!
Whether deliberately marketed or simply a project in the right place at the right time (a.k.a., a 'lottery' piece), Dark Side of the Moon now stands gold-encased as a perennial, eternal, cult-level favourite and global success, and it has the numbers to show for it: nearly 15 years continuously on the Billboard Top 200 as well as the millions sold, and the multi-millions in revenue (was the song 'Money' prophetic?), but you need not be reminded of these facts, which you may already know. What can be suggested is that any CD collection that lacks this title is indeed lacking (no, I don't get a royalty for propping this album up). It's simply that good. No, correction: it's immaculate, flawless. Every track is candy, and if I can say this without censorship, the entire album is orgasmic.
I'd give this album a 10, but eBay only allows me to 5. Screw it, it's a twenty. If you choose to do the "Wizard of Oz" experience ("Dark Side of the Rainbow"), unpause the CD at the third MGM lion roar. Hopefully, you'll listen to "Dark Side" for more than just that. Enjoy!
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Created: 07/09/06
In March 1973 I attended a stop in Madison, Wis., on Pink Floyd's concert tour and heard the contents of "Dark Side of the Moon" for the first time. It was clearly a breakthrough for the band, which on prior recordings such as "UmmaGumma" had buried its musical gems in a sea of aimless psychedelic noodling.
The band's transition as a maker of more accessible music, evident in "Meddle" and "Obscured by Clouds," came to the world's attention with "Dark Side" and the two-year world tour that accompanied its release. It became, of course, one of the greatest-selling albums of all time.
My personal favorite song on the album is "Time," lyrically a persuasive call to get your ass in gear accompanied by an unforgettable guitar riff.
I'd include this album in anybody's "desert island" music library, if not for the fact that it's emblazoned vividly in so many million individual brains. The recording itself has become almost unnecessary.
The band's transition as a maker of more accessible music, evident in "Meddle" and "Obscured by Clouds," came to the world's attention with "Dark Side" and the two-year world tour that accompanied its release. It became, of course, one of the greatest-selling albums of all time.
My personal favorite song on the album is "Time," lyrically a persuasive call to get your ass in gear accompanied by an unforgettable guitar riff.
I'd include this album in anybody's "desert island" music library, if not for the fact that it's emblazoned vividly in so many million individual brains. The recording itself has become almost unnecessary.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful.
The Best Version Yet?
Created: 03/08/06
) As a Trader in Pink Floyd Memorablilia, I have sold several of this CD new and unopened, but had yet to actually hear one of these...I bought this one used because the price was right...The regular CD Audio Layer sounds great, but I am not sure I could tell a difference between this release and the 1994 remastered pressing you can buy for 5 bucks less...
I prefer the 20th Anniversary version from 1993 over this, the 30th Anniversary version, simply because more goodies came with the 20th and was packed in a nice Box and all...
I have yet to get an SACD CD player to hear the new mix that James Guthrie worked on for this 30th Anniversary release...I am not so sure SACD is a format to stay with us long enough to warrant the cost right now for a $1000.00 or more piece of audio equipment...
That's my story and I'm stickin' to it...
dinoseer...
www.pinkfloytrader.com
I prefer the 20th Anniversary version from 1993 over this, the 30th Anniversary version, simply because more goodies came with the 20th and was packed in a nice Box and all...
I have yet to get an SACD CD player to hear the new mix that James Guthrie worked on for this 30th Anniversary release...I am not so sure SACD is a format to stay with us long enough to warrant the cost right now for a $1000.00 or more piece of audio equipment...
That's my story and I'm stickin' to it...
dinoseer...
www.pinkfloytrader.com
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
The Dark Side of the Moon
Created: 09/07/08
) I was trying to think of a single word that described this album, but this album even seems to elude even a simple description. It is indescribably magnificent, nearly flawless from start to finish. It is a necessity for anyone who listens to music, no matter how extensive their listening is already.
"The Dark Side of the Moon" is one of the best concept albums in the history of music. It touches upon real life problems, but still seems to offer a glimmer of hope for those who are struggling with them, if not just spurring motivation. Each lyric conveys true, unbridled emotion from Waters' heart.
The music is also out of this world. Extremely revolutionary at the time, the amount of effects used is innumerable. This does not lead to mush, as one would expect, but these effects meld together to form this near-perfect mix of music and dialogue.
Again, I recommend this to anyone who listens to music, and especially those who enjoy music. It is not just for the 1970s rock fanatic.
"The Dark Side of the Moon" is one of the best concept albums in the history of music. It touches upon real life problems, but still seems to offer a glimmer of hope for those who are struggling with them, if not just spurring motivation. Each lyric conveys true, unbridled emotion from Waters' heart.
The music is also out of this world. Extremely revolutionary at the time, the amount of effects used is innumerable. This does not lead to mush, as one would expect, but these effects meld together to form this near-perfect mix of music and dialogue.
Again, I recommend this to anyone who listens to music, and especially those who enjoy music. It is not just for the 1970s rock fanatic.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
One of the best recording since 1973.
Created: 11/01/09
I love this album for a number of reasons.
It is a quadraphonic re-mastering from the original tapes.
If you play on a true Dolby 5.1 home theatre system
(using the 6 RCA plugs from the back of your DVD player)
to your amp.(FR, FL CTN, BL, BR, SBW)
Set the amp to Multi or 5.1 sound option (which is analog),
sit in the middle of the room of your five speakers with a
sub in the back. This is just like the original quadraphonic
recording on vinyl from 1973, and the live concerts for that matter too.
The music just moves around the room in all directions.
Just the album to show off your home system, or just sit back
and get lost in a classic rock listening experience.
It is a quadraphonic re-mastering from the original tapes.
If you play on a true Dolby 5.1 home theatre system
(using the 6 RCA plugs from the back of your DVD player)
to your amp.(FR, FL CTN, BL, BR, SBW)
Set the amp to Multi or 5.1 sound option (which is analog),
sit in the middle of the room of your five speakers with a
sub in the back. This is just like the original quadraphonic
recording on vinyl from 1973, and the live concerts for that matter too.
The music just moves around the room in all directions.
Just the album to show off your home system, or just sit back
and get lost in a classic rock listening experience.
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