The Dark Side of the Moon [Vinyl]

Bottom line: If you are under 22, still in college--buy it.

Adults with any Self-worth and sense of hope = don't buy it!

BTW=I gave it two stars b/c some of the songs, while in college, were pretty cool.


Commenting on a Previous Review   August 30, 2000
G. Hall (Michigan)
14 out of 19 found this review helpful

"...Pink Floyd is like a huge snowball that just keeps getting bigger and bigger as it rolls downhill, picking up dumbasses and high school dropouts as it goes, and they're all going 'Dude, Floyd rules, dude'"

This review is completely ignorant. I am a straight A student in high school and Pink Floyd has been the best thing to ever happen to me.


one big self pity party   November 15, 2001
T. Gore (Europe)
14 out of 64 found this review helpful

There's a reason why this album has been the favorite of so many pot heads over the years: You need something chemical to help you take your mind off how depressing this music is. People usually defend this album by stating that "just because it's dark, doesn't make it depressing." That's true. However, when an album this pretentious goes on and on about self pity - dark or not - it's pretty damn miserable. Highly recommended for individuals who consider suicide a creative outlet.


Subversive communist filth   December 23, 1999
13 out of 65 found this review helpful

This cacophony of commie buzz words and simplistic, condescending communist ideals both offends me as an American, and as a music listener. Should've been called Red Side Of the Moon.


Perhaps the greatest CD of all time!   November 7, 2004
Matthew G. Sherwin
13 out of 14 found this review helpful

There is no doubt: Dark Side of the Moon is the rare album the value of which time could never make obsolete. Pink Floyd labored, sweated, struggled, and thought very creatively to produce an album (and CD) that will always live on. The album and artwork are powerful, relevant to the struggles people have in life throughout time, and incredibly entertaining, to say the least. Look at the proof: even though the band wrote the music and lyrics in 1972 and early 1973, it still sells very well decades later!

The music is stunning; there are guitar solos, background singers, biting social commentaries about the rat race and money, and lyrics that are so simply written yet capable of saying something about us all and the band's sadness over Syd Barrett's drug problems. (Syd Barrett was a Pink Floyd band member who had left by this point.)

The album begins with a man's voice talking about being mad (as in crazy) and ends with a man's voice saying how the moon is completely dark, which reflects the band's pessimistic commentary on life. This man's negativity also reflects Syd Barrett's troublesome drug addiction.

Between that beginning and end there's a song set that blows your mind--and you don't have to be a kid experimenting with drugs in the 1970s to agree with this! In fact there's so much excellent and unique material I don't know where to begin! "Money" is perhaps my favorite song; there's an excellent saxophone solo there and the greed we can all succumb to is lamented but with music that makes you want to listen to the song to enjoy it over and over again. "Us And Them" is a song that decries the evils of war; at the time it could well have referred to the then current Vietnam War but this sad ballad can describe any conflict. The song "Breathe" laments the stress of life.

There are also excellent sound effects on this album (now, of course, here on CD). There are sounds of footsteps, for example, and airplanes for added effect in the song "On The Run." The song "Time" begins with "the chimes," as one friend of mine once said; you hear the sounds of bells ringing to emphasize the passage of time.

Not only is this music so damn good you'll NEVER want to put this CD away, there's much more as well: you get terrific pictures of the band members in both color and black and white. The full lyrics and credits are provided which is always a nice plus. The artwork on the insert is excellent as well. Then of course there's the infamous cover art of the triangle doubling as a prism turning white light into a rainbow.

I don't think there's any reason why a rock and roll fan should hesitate to buy this CD! Indeed, Dark Side Of The Moon was on the charts ("Billboard's") for an astounding fourteen years which I highly doubt too many, if any, other albums can claim. But this CD, treasure it as you can only truly treasure a very few CDs, and play it and enjoy it for many years to come! Introduce it to newcomers, too, so they can experience an incredible CD!