Customer Reviews:
 Possibly the best of all-time! April 27, 2000
Charles Thomas (Kent, OH)
26 out of 35 found this review helpful
I just started listening to Pink Floyd about a year ago, and already I consider them one of my top 3 favorite bands of all-time. "Dark Side of the Moon" was the first album I purchased and I was immediately hooked. To me, "Dark Side.." is classic Floyd! I can't believe the sound effects that were used in this album, considering the equipment that was available in 1972-73. The listener is drawn in with the sound effects that precede "Speak to Me/Breathe", cash registers, jackhammers, old Englishmen talking, etc. "On the Run" offers more sound effects, and it mezmerizes you. "Time" in my mind is the second best track on the CD, I just love David Gilmour's guitar solo in the middle. "Money" is a masterpiece, as well as "Us & Them." Without a doubt though, my favorite track on "Dark Side.." is "Brain Damage." This song is just so great, and the lyrics are magic, "the lunatic is on the grass..." More sound effects on this one with a roadie laughing when Roger Waters says, "the lunatic is in my head." The album finishes off with "Eclipse" which sort of sums up human life as we know it, "all that you touch....all that buy, beg, borrow, or steal..." I would have to say that "Dark Side of the Moon" is probably one of the top 5 albums of all-time. Period.
At Their Collective Best. January 4, 2007
Steve Guardala (Long Island, NY.)
26 out of 28 found this review helpful
At 741 weeks on the Billboard charts, that is consistency! Roger Waters songwriting & David Gilmours guitar solos are a fine blend. "Speak To Me," is a well formulated oddity, while "Breathe's" provocative lyrics, smooth baseline, & keyboards make for an unusually serene song. "Time alrts you with alarm clocks & bells. This may be the best song on the album? Some claim it is their best song ever. Gilmour gives it a fine guitar-solo with high pitch bends. "Money," is another cerebral tune, about what it can do to breed evil. If you do not grasp this tune, just watch the latenight news. Water's lyrics, the drums & Saxophone together give it a rich texture. I think this was their finest album.
 Oh wow man, do you see the Emperor's new clothes? Awwwesome.... July 18, 2007
Jed (UK)
26 out of 37 found this review helpful
I listened to Pink Floyd when I was at school (late 1980s BTW). It just seemed the thing to do for a teenager. There was a feeling of thinking yourself more grown up listening to such a supposedly intelligent band. And maybe also a slight thrill of teenage rebellion in listening to a band that took drugs (gasp!)
Revsiting it so many years later it's hard to see what the fuss is about. It's a very well produced album I'll grant you that. Sound is excellent throughout (although perhaps Alan Parsons, not Pink Floyd themselves is mainly to thank for that) But *musically* I can't really see this as the greatest thing ever recorded, let alone greatest pop record.
Speak To Me- not really music,but an atmospheric intro
Breathe- Nice enough soft tune, but not really memorable. Water's is at his worst "butter wouldn't melt in my mouth" gentleness though.
On The Run - A synth going "bloobly bloobly blooby" to sound effects. Must have seemed clever in 1973 but it's just boring after about 3 listens.
Time- The first genuinely good song here. The guitar solo is about as good as the clean "understated" guitar style gets. Great intro too.
Great Gig In The Sky- Moving in parts, but a lot of the time it's just tuneless wailing.
Money- Floyd get funky. Meh. One of the first manifestations of Waters annoying "I hate the music business" fixation. Hey Roger my heart bleeds for you, with you having so much money. It's evil, I know.
Us And Them- Like Breathe, it's a quiet little song, quite pleasant, but to me it wouldn't sound out of place in Sesame Street.
Any Colour You Like - Hit and miss instrumental.
Brain Damage -Good song. I sometimes wonder though if Water's too obvious English pronounciations ("the lunatic is on the grawhss") are a turn on for Americans in the way that Monty Python's pronounciations of "bawwhhstid" have them in stitches.
Eclipse.- Nice ending to the album.
So overall, there are some good momemts here and there. But, in essence this album is essentially a soft rock album dressed up in Stanley Kubrick-esque pretentions. It's not "space rock", despite what people say. Early Tangerine Dream, for example, would have much more reason to call an album "Dark Side Of The Moon" than Pink Floyd.
I don't hate this album, I just don't think it's worth getting too excited over. I heard it in my formative years, but it's not music I think is worth revisiting.
 You...Are...Growing...Sleepy.... March 29, 2000
Michael (Silver Spring, MD)
25 out of 118 found this review helpful
Gosh, almost 400 people reviewed this album, most of them gushing about its genius and classic stature, etc., etc. There must be something special about it. All I can do is give my sincere opinion. I bought it at age 14 after hearing repeatedly how beautiful, powerful, profound and spacey it was.My first listen was like being splashed with cold lamb fat. My second was like being doused with cold lamb fat. My third was like being drowned in cold lamb fat. My fourth.... It's not just that it was boring, prissy (in that whimsical English way that is disgusting when leeched of all sense of humor), and self-reverential. The studio effects made me feel distanced from the band, their message, and every note they played. It was not unlike a digital prostate exam conducted by an aloof old grouch with dubious credentials and some mighty cold petroleum jelly! Not even the kind of creepiness you can enjoy, you know? All of the Weighty Meditations on time, money, materialism, madness, blah blah seemed embarrassingly trite to me, if not pretentious; I had read much headier stuff long ago. Imagine that old doctor, rubber glove in effect, lecturing you about the Way of the World in a weary, sing-song timbre. Blaugh! Meanwhile, he's wrapped in layer upon layer of sparkling chintz that he considers classy, yet actually is rather sad and impedes his movements like a straitjacket. He coos ominously about "softly spoken magic spells." And, just when you think the session is finally over, he soberly lifts that vat of lamb fat and pours. Later I grew to love (temporarily) albums like "The Wall," "Animals," and "Meddle," because the intricacy yet immediacy of the music allowed me to ignore the dour, obvious lyrics. But I never warmed to DSOTM. That would be like warming to a public restroom with Smart Toilets. Thank Ian that hardcore came along and saved me while I was still young & springy & full of zest. If you are none of these things, this album will speak to you, maaaaan! Otherwise, prevent cruelty to lambs. Boycott this CD.
Pink Floyd's Immortal Classic July 27, 2002
Alan Caylow (USA)
22 out of 32 found this review helpful
My goodness, dear reader, do you really NEED convincing by us, the Amazon.com reviewers, on why you should buy Pink Floyd's immortal classic, "Dark Side Of The Moon"? I mean, really...(*laughs*)...relax, I'm just playing with you. Well, what can be said about this legendary rock album that hasn't already been said a zillion times before? This album is Pink Floyd's "Sgt. Pepper," an undisputed every-home-should-have-one masterpiece. To make a long review short, you should buy "Dark Side Of The Moon" because: a) it's music, combining the band's sharp songwriting, outstanding musical chemistry, and impressive in-the-studio skills, is fantastic, b) it's timeless theme about all the things in life that can drive us mad---money, mortality, time (or lack of), war, etc., is pure genius, c) the clever lyrics by Roger Waters REALLY hit home, d) it's unsurpassed production & sound effects make it without question THE album to test your new stereo equipment with, and e) although I've never tried it myself, it's widely reputed to be a GREAT soundtrack album for....er, intimate encounters (especially while playing "The Great Gig In The Sky"---it's supposed to be really cool, man). And yes, you can also have fun with it while watching "The Wizard Of Oz" (start the album on the *third* lion roar, kids!).So, now you know why you have to buy Pink Floyd's "Dark Side Of The Moon." :-)
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