Tazio Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 As I'm getting near to the end of my holidays just enjoying a nice relaxing afternoon with just me and my turntable and dredging through old albums. Found my copy of this and realised I haven't listened to it in years. Jesus Christ what a piece of work!! I'm by no means a Floyd fan but this album must have been a total game changer when it first came out. From the first note the entire thing sounds like nothing else, in terms of arrangement, production, use of sound effects. Oddly Money, maybe the best known track, is the one that jars a little to me as it feels very much like a "song" as opposed to the way the rest of the album just flows together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Dark Side is a masterpiece Taz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leginten Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 It’s brilliant. They performed it at the Usher Hall shortly after it was released. The gig sold out within a couple of hours - usual thing. Two of my friends at school said they were going along anyway to try and sneak in. I laughed at them. ****ers got in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauriesrank Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Was talking about this yesterday to my mate (up from London) a superb piece of work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_ Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 (edited) 38 minutes ago, Tazio said: As I'm getting near to the end of my holidays just enjoying a nice relaxing afternoon with just me and my turntable and dredging through old albums. Found my copy of this and realised I haven't listened to it in years. Jesus Christ what a piece of work!! I'm by no means a Floyd fan but this album must have been a total game changer when it first came out. From the first note the entire thing sounds like nothing else, in terms of arrangement, production, use of sound effects. Oddly Money, maybe the best known track, is the one that jars a little to me as it feels very much like a "song" as opposed to the way the rest of the album just flows together. It is still an outrageously good piece of work. Everything they'd been doing for the last five years or so just came together beautifully. I'd argue nothing that followed it came close (although I do love some of the later stuff). Still sounds lovely played on a decent record player too. Edited January 10, 2019 by Craig_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whodanny Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Always loved it, and yes a good vinyl copy on a good deck is the way to go. But for CD listeners the 2003 re-master is excellent, (also remixed) and the 2011 re-master might be the best "modern" copy. Whatever way you go it's just sublime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamhammer Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Only time cannabis ever really did anything for me was listening to this in the dark on my bed. A long time ago, I hasten to add. Went to Dynamic Earth last year during festival. They played the album and projected stuff on to the planetarium thing. Was awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seymour M Hersh Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Saw it performed live at the Usher Hall back in the mid 70's. Incredible and just like listening to the album. Also four of us naughty schoolboys from Heriots snuck in to watch their sound check when we were at lunch. Couldn't do that nowadays with all the security. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk_Till_Dawn Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 One of those albums I wanted to love but just couldn’t. I don’t know why Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchy frog Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Thread hijack Great album but not as good as "Animals" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 "There is no dark side in the moon, really. Matter of fact it's all dark." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamboelite Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Its a great album but if i had to choose i prefer wish you were here. Absolutely brilliant though and still ages well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Weir Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 (edited) It's a magnificent piece of work. Saw Roger Waters in Glasgow last summer. Probably the best gig I've seen in the flesh Gilmour is a monumental talent though Edited January 10, 2019 by Jim Weir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Jamboelite said: Its a great album but if i had to choose i prefer wish you were here. Absolutely brilliant though and still ages well. Wish You Were Here probably has better songs but as an album that was pretty much one piece of music it was amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JyTees Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 4 hours ago, crunchy frog said: Thread hijack Great album but not as good as "Animals" Sheep quite possibly my favourite Floyd track. Tend to agree with Taz on the album though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chester copperpot Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Dark side of the moon actually changed my life music wise. Agree with Taz tho, Wish you were here is a better album for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_ Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Echoes would have to be my favourite song, but as an album nothing comes close to DSotM for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Governor Tarkin Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 21 minutes ago, Craig_ said: Echoes would have to be my favourite song, but as an album nothing comes close to DSotM for me. Meddle takes me through the full range of emotions. As does Animals. A few months back I was driving down to the Western to pick up my wee brother after his last round of chemo. As I came down the hill at Craighouse Road with the Forth bathed in sunlight before me the guitar solo at about 3 and a half minutes in to Dogs kicked in. I had to pull the car over to the side and, ahem, collect myself, before continuing the journey. Wonderful stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruyff Turn Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Great album, probably their most commercial, Animals is my personal favourite as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zico Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 13 hours ago, crunchy frog said: Thread hijack Great album but not as good as "Animals" I could never really get into Animals - I loved Meddle and Wish You Were Here though. Dark Side of the Moon is a truly great album. The first time I heard it was when I was 15 and under the influence of some, ahem, psychedelics. That was a good evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_ Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Obscured by Clouds is a great lost PF album. Gives a good idea of where they were heading prior to DSotM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamhammer Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 I love the last two Waters PF albums as well. I know folk think The Wall and The Final Cut are really Waters solo album's but I love em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Slim Stylee Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 23 hours ago, Craig_ said: It is still an outrageously good piece of work. Everything they'd been doing for the last five years or so just came together beautifully. I'd argue nothing that followed it came close (although I do love some of the later stuff). Still sounds lovely played on a decent record player too. I know it’s sacrilege but I’ve always preferred Wish You Were Here. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Governor Tarkin Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 3 hours ago, Craig_ said: Obscured by Clouds is a great lost PF album. Gives a good idea of where they were heading prior to DSotM. Childhood's End is classic Gilmour. Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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