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I've never owned this album despite having listened to it on the radio since it was released in '73. I was surprised to realize that I knew everything on the CD. If I needed to describe this album in a phrase, incredible amounts of space. One of the best albums of all time.
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Arguably one of the greatest albums ever. The layers of sound and ideas still resonate after 40 years. Best listened to with headphones.
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Since it was first released, I've probably had to buy at least 4 each of 8-track, cassettes, vinyl and CDs. Yeah - it's that good.
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How can you go bad with Pink Floyd? Dark Side of the Moon is one of the most iconic albums of all time! I have this album on LP, CD and Cassette, it's that good! Trust me, if you don't own any Pink Floyd, this album is a great place to start!
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A strong contender for the greatest album ever released. 'Dark Side of the Moon' spent over 14 years in the US Billboard charts and has a total of nearly 7 years in total in the British album charts, making it the longest and 5th longest chart runs ever respectively for any album. Now chart success doesn't necessarily equate to artistic greatness, but this album is widely acclaimed as a true classic. The music runs continuously, each song merging into the next (except for one break - this was an LP release originally), all on the general theme of life and its trials. The tracks themselves are superb, ranging from (almost) straightforward rock songs like 'Money'(a US top 20 single with some very neat time changes) and 'Time', through languid accoustic tracks like 'Breathe in the Air' and 'Brain Damage', to the almost transcendental 'Great Gig in the Sky' featuring an incredible lyricless vocal performance from the initially uncredited Clare Torry. And then there is the frankly psychotic 'On the Run' with its fast paced cyclic rhythm and explosive crescendo. But what really makes this album great is the addition of various sound samples such as manic laughter, screams, chiming clocks, looped cash registers, a heartbeat, and - most notably - various quotes such as 'I know I'm mad. I've always been mad, like most of us are' and 'There is no dark side of the moon really. As a matter of fact it's all dark'. These were apparently responses to a series of questions on a card which were put to various people in and around the studio, and the inclusion of these was the icing on the cake. The production is far better than anything else of the period and introduced a whole new experience to multi channel listening. To this day it still sounds incredible on a set of headphones. Even though many of the songs are excellent on their own merits, it is the whole album as opposed to its parts that gives the most gratifying results. This is an absolutely essential part of any serious music collection. Enjoy....Read full review
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