Dark Side of the Moon

Can't forget the first time I heard this album. O e of my most valued records in my collection

I seriously doubt that there's anything I can add to what's already been written about this perfect album. I grew up in the 60s, smoked pot and dropped acid, and well into the 70s, listened to "Dark Side of the Moon" and "Wish You Were Here" more times than I could ever count. Musically, technically, spiritually, psychically, emotionally ... there are very few albums ... scratch that ... there are THINGS in life that can capture and codify an entire generation of humans to a specific time and place in there lives the way Dark Side of the Moon has managed to have captured! It is simply miraculous! I was fortunate enough to see the Grateful Dead on their first US tour back in the 60s, but it wasn't until Pink Floyd's 1972 Dark Side of the Moon US tour, just before I got drafted and shipped off to Vietnam, that Floyd truly made a musical impact on my life. To this day, that music continues to crawl into my brain and sit there ... for days at a time. It's a part of my (now) old life, and it always will be. I have no idea how the current generation perceives Pink Floyd's music, given the breadth and depth of music that's currently available to listen to. All I know is what I know, and I'm a fan!

This album is pure perfection from the album artwork, to the lyrics, to the sounds and to the creators, Pink Floyd. This was the first album I happened to listen to one night when I met psilocybin for the first time. The sounds were so unique and every song had a different touch of its own to make the album a great listen from intro track to end track. After I heard it in its entirety for the first time, I played it again from start to finish two more times, it's that good. I love that it sounds like one huge song, the ends of each song fade into the start of a new song. I still get goosebumps when I play it. I highly recommend this piece of music to ANYONE. After Breathe (In the Air) comes to an end, you will hopefully be pulled straight into the world of The Dark Side of the Moon, an album breaking the billboard 200 in the top 10 to this day, even when it was released back in 1973. If that doesn't tell you how well written this album is, I don't know what will. This is music. This is what I would consider art. Every song is gold. The message displayed in this album is beautiful. This will be a record that will be played for a very long time, it is a part of history.

There are a lot of versions of this record around, it's one of the greatest records in history. So you already know about the music. That's not why you're reading this unless you were born in the past decade and you're only just discovering good classical rock from it's roots. That's ok, welcome to the fold. You want to know more about this record though. It's a thick record, 180grams. This is boss. Why? Because it's harder to break! Anyone who owns records for 20+ years knows what happens to them when they are thin and brittle. These big 180gram records are where it's at! I love getting these giant thick discs. They're heavy and take up a lot of weight and space, but you're collecting records, so you don't care obviously or you'd just have an ipod. If you're looking for convenience, get something else, like a CD. If you want quality, something that will last your life time, something beautiful you can handle and listen to, this is the record style for you. I don't mind switching between records and they at least put it on one record. I have other big thick 180gram records that required two records to take all 12 tracks, so this is just a phenomenal package. It comes with some good posters and stuff too (and free MP3 download of the entire album so you can have it on your phone/mp3 player too). Great deal. I'd buy it again in a heart beat.

Haunting, beautiful, cynical - The reflection of the happy-sad-tragic Syd Barrett is everywhere in the compositions. The exquisite guitar work of David, the solid, meaningful drumming of Nick, the keyboards of Richard and the bass of Roger - there is a reason that this is a timeless classic. As much as "Wish you were here" - Pink Floyd transcends. Experiencing it on vinyl, in pure analog glory lets you hear this masterpiece as it was intended. Do not listen to it an an off hand manor - absorb it, or rather let it absorb you. Regardless of the fights and the internal disagreements going on - when they came together to create music, they created magic. - I'll see you, on the dark side of the moon.

If you need to read a review about this album, you have major issues. I can't add anything about the content of this album. This review is about the 2011 remaster on vinyl and if it's worth it. The reasoning to investigate is since it was an analog recording, it should be heard on analog equipment. The album arrived in Amazon's cardboard packaging, minimal but effective. I eagerly unwrapped it, and was thrilled to see the 180 gram vinyl was in a static resistant sleeve to resist pops and scratches, a big plus. The new poster is nice and the code for the digital download was included, but the obvious reason for all this was the vinyl. I put the record on, and have to say the sound is just unbelievable. The heartbeats in the beginning are clearer, deeper to where I could feel it. After the crescendo to where the band dives in to Breathe, it's like a sonic curtain coming off a masterpiece. Unlike many remasters where they generally just sound louder, Dark Side is cleaner and has a warmth that simply has to be heard to be believed. This may sound cliche, but seriously, this is like hearing the album for the first time all over again. If there was ever a reason to buy a turntable, this version of Dark Side would be it. An absolute must!!!

Todo perfecto

If you're getting back into vinyl, or getting into vinyl for the first time, I'm pretty sure you have to include this album in your collection. Your preferred music genre is irrelevant, this album is basically the price of entry! This is also a great choice, it's a high quality 180 gram vinyl which is in a plastic film liner which is contained in a very nice, satin-feel gate fold jacket. The prism is iconic. They also include a pair of stickers and a poster in the opposite side of the gate fold. The stickers weren't particularly interesting to me, but the poster looked pretty nice. Though I'll be just keeping it all together for posterity.

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Parliamo degli anni a cavallo fra la fine dei Sessanta e l’inizio dei Settanta: nelle camerette dei ragazzi cominciavano a comparire gli “impianti stereo”, composti da un amplificatore, un giradischi, due altoparlanti. Nient’altro: niente equalizzatori, niente registratore, niente sintonizzatore radio. Ebbene: a partire dal 1973, chiunque fosse l’orgoglioso proprietario di un impianto stereo era anche, nel 99 per cento dei casi, anche l’orgoglioso proprietario di “Dark side of the moon” dei Pink Floyd. "Dark side of the moon" e l'hi-fi Non c’era negozio di Hi-Fi che non utilizzasse questo album come disco dimostrativo per far apprezzare le caratteristiche e le qualità delle apparecchiature in vendita. In ogni “saletta d’ascolto”, prima o poi risuonava lo squillo della sveglia che apre “Time”, secondo brano della facciata A, oppure si sentiva il tintinnio di monete dell’inizio di “Money”. Ogni raccolta di dischi esibiva la copertina di cartoncino nero con il prisma in cui entra un raggio di luce bianca che ne viene scomposto nei colori dell’arcobaleno. Poi, col tempo, la stessa popolarità dell’album ha fatto sì che esso venisse “dimenticato”: può sembrare un paradosso, ma “Dark side of the moon” è uno dei dischi più presenti nelle case ma anche uno dei meno ascoltati. Anch’io mi sono ritrovato, accingendomi a scriverne, a riascoltarlo per intero dopo tantissimo tempo, e me ne sono stupito: il CD dell’album è stato uno dei primi che ho comperato, quando ho cominciato a riconvertire parzialmente la mia collezione di vinile, ma sono quasi certo di non averlo mai usato (e sentito) fino ad ora. Anche perché, col passare del tempo (e di tempo ne è passato: il disco è del 1973) il mio approccio nei confronti dei Pink Floyd è significativamente mutato: dopo averli scoperti con “Dark side”, dopo averli “digeriti” con “Wish you were here” (1975), dopo essere stato affascinato e coinvolto da “The wall” (1979), dopo averli messi da parte all’uscita di Roger Waters, sono andato a riscoprirne capisaldi come “Ummagumma” (1969), l’imprescindibile “Atom heart mother” (1970), il bellissimo “Meddle” e il fondamentale, psichedelico “The piper at the gates of dawn” (1967): unico album della discografia del gruppo al quale abbia ampiamente contribuito Syd Barrett, il “crazy diamond” la cui uscita dalla formazione ne ha forse influenzato l’evoluzione più ancora che se avesse continuato a farne parte. TRACKLIST 01. Speak To Me - 2011 Remastered Version (01:04) 02. Breathe (In The Air) - 2011 Remastered Version (02:49) 03. On The Run - 2011 Remastered Version (03:36) 04. Time - 2011 Remastered Version (07:02) 05. The Great Gig In The Sky - 2011 Remastered Version (04:44) 06. Money - 2011 Remastered Version (06:20) 07. Us And Them - 2011 Remastered Version (07:52) 08. Any Colour You Like - 2011 Remastered Version (03:25) 09. Brain Damage - 2011 Remastered Version (03:45) 10. Eclipse - 2011 Remastered Version (01:54)

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Muziek blijft gewoon goed maar jammer dat deze is geremastered het is het net niet beetje vlak de pit is er een beetje uit.